This Is Us‘ Justin Hartley guest stars on NBC’s Quantum Leap season one episode four which finds Ben leaping into the body of a female bounty hunter. “A Decent Proposal” airs on October 10, 2022 at 10pm ET/PT.
The 2022 sequel stars Raymond Lee (Kevin Can F**k Himself) as physicist Ben Song and Caitlin Bassett as Addison, a hologram who only Ben can see when he leaps. Ernie Hudson (The Family Business) plays Herbert “Magic” Williams, Mason Alexander Park (The Sandman) is Ian Wright, and Nanrisa Lee (First Love) plays Jenn Chou.
“A Decent Proposal” Plot: Ben leaps to 1980s Los Angeles and into the body of Eva Sandoval, a no-nonsense bounty hunter in the midst of securing an elusive target. Plus, Ben remembers more about his own life.
Raymond Lee as Dr. Ben Song, Caitlin Bassett as Addison, and Justin Hartley as Jake in ‘Quantum Leap’ season 1 episode 4 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)
Season One Synopsis:
It’s been nearly 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. Now, a new team, led by physicist Ben Song (Lee), has been assembled to restart the project in hope of understanding the mysteries behind the machine and the man who created it.
Everything changes, however, when Ben makes an unauthorized leap into the past, leaving the team behind to solve the mystery of why he did it. At Ben’s side throughout his leaps is Addison (Bassett), who appears in the form of a hologram only Ben can see and hear. She’s a decorated Army veteran who brings level-headed precision to her job.
At the helm of the highly confidential operation is Herbert “Magic” Williams (Hudson), a no-nonsense career military man who has to answer to his bosses who won’t be happy once they learn about the breach of protocol. The rest of the team at headquarters includes Ian Wright (Park), who runs the Artificial Intelligence unit “Ziggy,” and Jenn Chou (Lee), who heads up digital security for the project.
As Ben leaps from life to life, putting right what once went wrong, it becomes clear that he and the team are on a thrilling journey. However, Addison, Magic, Ian and Jenn know that if they are going to solve the mystery of Ben’s leap and bring him home, they must act fast or lose him forever.
Caitlin Bassett as Addison and Raymond Lee as Dr. Ben Song in the “A Decent Proposal’ episode (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)Justin Hartley as Jake in episode 4 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)Mason Alexander Park as Ian, Nanrisa Lee as Jenn, and Ernie Hudson as Magic in season 1 episode 4 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)Raymond Lee as Dr. Ben Song and Tyson Turrou as Stuart in episode 4 (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC)Sofia Pernas as Tammy Jean and Raymond Lee as Dr. Ben Song in episode 4 (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC)Justin Hartley as Jake and Raymond Lee as Dr. Ben Song in episode 4 (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC)
Characters from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz pop into our world to help solve a mystery on season three of Apple TV+’s Emmy Award-winning series Ghostwriter. The season three trailer provides a look at the assortment of fictional characters, including the Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow, as well as Wilbur from Charlotte’s Web, that are brought to life by a ghost to join human friends on an adventure.
The season three cast features Princess Mapp (Sydney to the Max), Nour Assaf (The Casagrandes), and Daire McLeod (Danger Force). Guest stars include Randall Park (WandaVision) as Lion in The Ghost of Oz journey, Jay Baruchel (This Is the End) as Ralph The Mouse in The Ghost, The Mouse and The Motorcycle quest, and Emmy Award-winner Jean Smart (Hacks) as Charlotte, and Iain Armitage (Young Sheldon) as Wilbur in The Ghost’s Web adventure.
J.J. Johnson and Andrew Orenstein developed the series and serve as executive producers along with Christin Simms, Sinking Ship Entertainment’s Blair Powers, and Sesame Workshops’ Kay Wilson Stallings. Oscar winner Luke Matheny (Best Short Film, Live Action, God of Love) directed five episodes and also serves as an executive producer.
The live-action series won the Outstanding Children’s or Family Viewing Program Daytime Emmy Award in 2020. Additional Daytime Emmy Awards nominations included Outstanding Young Performer in a Daytime Fiction Program (Isaac Arellanes), Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Fiction Program, Outstanding Cinematography, and Outstanding Writing Team for Daytime Fiction Program.
Ghostwriter season three will premiere on Friday, October 21, 2022.
Poster for Apple TV+’s ‘Ghostwriter’ season 3
The Plot, Courtesy of Apple TV+:
When a ghost haunts a bookstore and releases fictional characters into the real world, a group of friends works to solve an exciting mystery surrounding the ghost’s unfinished business. While tackling the big mystery, the young heroes embark on six curious adventures with characters inspired by L. Frank Baum’s story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; author Pablo Cartaya’s ¡Leo! El Magnífico; Beverly Cleary’s novel The Mouse and the Motorcycle; Mick Jagger and Keith Richard’s song “She’s A Rainbow”; E.B. White’s book Charlotte’s Web; and Jewell Parker Rhodes’ tale Bayou Magic.
After all the stress and trauma the staff’s been through recently, Max wants his co-workers to take some time and focus on themselves on NBC’s New Amsterdam season five episode four. “Heal Thyself” will air on October 11, 2022 at 10pm ET/PT.
Returning season five cast members include Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin, Janet Montgomery as Dr. Lauren Bloom, Jocko Sims as Dr. Floyd Reynolds, and Tyler Labine as Dr. Iggy Frome. Sandra Mae Frank returns as Dr. Elizabeth Wilder and has been upped to series regular for the final season. Conner Marx guest stars as Ben Meyer.
“Heal Thyself” Plot: Max mandates a personal health day for the staff at New Amsterdam and meets with surprising resistance. Reynolds finds himself intrigued by a persuasive new member of the staff. Bloom struggles with job stress after being taken off an essential medication. Iggy goes on his first date. Max convinces Wilder to get much-needed surgery.
Episode four guest stars include Derek Smith as Dr. Dorian Rylance, Ryan Youngwoong Kim as Ronel, and Toya Turner as Gabrielle.
Conner Marx as Ben Meyer, Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin, and Janet Montgomery as Dr. Lauren Bloom in ‘New Amsterdam’ season 5 episode 4 (Photo by: Zach Dilgard/NBC)
Season 5 Description, Courtesy of NBC:
After a tumultuous year in which the leadership of New Amsterdam underwent dramatic change, the idealistic and beloved Max Goodwin is back at the helm.
As Max takes back the reins at New York City’s busiest public hospital, he must first address his own personal life, which was thrown into uncertainty at the conclusion of season four. Max and the team will forge ahead with optimism and a renewed commitment to their own lives – reaching for more joy and forging deeper connections with the people they love.
Dr. Bloom will continue to navigate her own personal journey, including a complicated relationship with her estranged sister, Vanessa. Dr. Frome will tackle the mess he has made of his marriage to Martin. And, after a year full of significant family developments, Dr. Reynolds will continue to sort out the relationship with his long-lost father, Horace.
Finally, Dr. Elizabeth Wilder, who joined the staff last year, will continue to build on her firm foundation as a critical member of the New Amsterdam team and a vital friend and confidante.
Tyler Labine as Dr. Iggy Frome, Jocko Sims as Dr. Floyd Reynolds, and Janet Montgomery as Dr. Lauren Bloom in season 5 episode 4 (Photo by: Zach Dilgard/NBC)Jocko Sims as Dr. Floyd Reynolds, Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin, Conner Marx as Ben Meyer, and Janet Montgomery as Dr. Lauren Bloom in season 5 episode 4 (Photo by: Zach Dilgard/NBC)Ryan Youngwoong Kim as Ronel and Tyler Labine as Dr. Iggy Frome in season 5 episode 4 (Photo by: Zach Dilgard/NBC)Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin and Sandra Mae Frank as Dr. Elizabeth Wilder in the “Heal Thyself” episode (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/NBC)Sandra Mae Frank as Dr. Elizabeth Wilder in season 5 episode 4 (Photo by: Zach Dilgard/NBC)Derek Smith as Dr. Dorian Rylance and Tyler Labine as Dr. Iggy Frome in season 5 episode 4 (Photo by: Zach Dilgard/NBC)
The unit takes on an unusual kidnapping case on ABC’s The Rookie: Feds season one episode three, “Star Crossed.” Episode three of The Rookie spinoff will air on Tuesday, October 11, 2022.
Niecy Nash-Betts leads a cast that includes Frankie R. Faison (White Chicks) as Christopher “Cutty” Clark, James Lesure (Las Vegas) as Carter Hope, Britt Robertson (Big Sky) as Laura Stensen, Felix Solis (The International) as Matthew Garza, and Kevin Zegers (Transamerica) as Brendon Acres.
“Star Crossed” Plot: Garza’s unit gets roped into a complicated kidnapping case involving a forbidden relationship between two rival drug-dealing gangs. Meanwhile, Simone’s love life is heating up; Laura comes face-to-face with her past, and Carter tries to reconnect with his wife.
Niecy Nash-Betts and James Lesure in ‘The Rookie: Feds’ season 1 episode 3 (ABC/Eric McCandless)
The Plot:
From the executive producers of flagship series The Rookie comes The Rookie: Feds starring Niecy Nash-Betts as Simone Clark, the oldest rookie in the FBI Academy. The spinoff was introduced as a two-part event during the fourth season of The Rookie, where Officer John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) and the L.A. division of the FBI enlisted the help of Simone Clark when one of her former students was a suspect in a terror attack.
Niecy Nash-Betts, Kevin Zegers, Britt Robertson, and James Lesure in season 1 episode 3 (ABC/Eric McCandless)Niecy Nash-Betts in season 1 episode 3 (ABC/Eric McCandless)Kevin Zegers, Niecy Nash-Betts, Felix Solis, Britt Robertson, and James Lesure in the “Star Crossed” episode (ABC/Eric McCandless)James Lesure and Niecy Nash-Betts in season 1 episode 3 (ABC/Eric McCandless)Kevin Zegers, Niecy Nash-Betts, and Britt Robertson in season 1 episode 3 (ABC/Eric McCandless)Niecy Nash-Betts, James Lesure, Kevin Zegers, and Britt Robertson in episode 3 (ABC/Eric McCandless)
Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, and John David Washington in 20th Century Studios’ ‘AMSTERDAM’ (Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios)
Christian Bale’s Amsterdam character spends a great deal of time begging everyone to remain optimistic. Don’t fall for it, people. Optimism isn’t warranted when it comes to this unnecessarily convoluted dramedy.
Amsterdam is neither funny nor fully comprehensible. This meandering mess boasts an A-list cast that’s given the extraordinary task of attempting to pull together the scattered shards of a plot.
Spoiler alert: They’re only sporadically successful.
Written and directed by David O. Russell, whose last decent film (American Hustle) also starred Christian Bale, Amsterdam isn’t so much a movie event as it is a test of endurance. Russell’s got Bale, John David Washington, and Margot Robbie shouldering most of the load, but he’s not satisfied with wasting the big three. Russell packed Amsterdam with a plethora of Hollywood’s shiniest stars but gave each very little to do. With razor-thin characters, this assemblage of recognizable faces seems to have been gathered to impress just by their very presence in this R-rated adventure.
Amsterdam is part murder mystery, part romance, and part thriller, with a few pratfalls tossed in for good measure. And if you don’t like a scene’s tone, wait for just a beat – it’ll change moments later. Settling on any one thing – the genre, the pacing, or even the point of the story – isn’t something Russell’s ungainly political satire attempts to accomplish.
Despite the two+ hour running time and dozens of stars, there’s very little by way of an actual story. Christian Bale plays Dr. Burt Berendsen, a disgraced doctor with a glass eye and a face that bears the scars of war. Burt’s got a good heart and specializes in treating his fellow vets, and has remained best friends with Harold Woodman (John David Washington) after serving together in the Great War. Woodman’s now a lawyer, which comes in handy when the pair are implicated in the murder of the daughter of recently deceased Bill Meekins (Ed Begley Jr), the commander of their battalion.
Prior to her untimely death, Bill’s daughter enlisted Harold and Burt’s help in figuring out how her father died. After her death, Burt and Harold head out on a wild adventure searching for clues as to who poisoned Bill – a hunt that involves cameo appearances by a wealth of big names in tiny roles.
By way of flashback, we learn the Burt and Harold duo was once a trio. Nurse Valerie Voze (Margot Robbie) added to her bizarre collection of shrapnel while treating Burt’s battalion and in the process, worked her way into their hearts (Harold’s in particular) with her effervescent personality.
The trio’s separated at one point, which is a shame since the fragment of the film that focuses on their escapades in Amsterdam is the most entertaining portion of the movie. They’re brought back together later on, but the bloom is off the rose by the time they’re reunited on screen.
Smushed into the story are Michael Shannon and Mike Myers as bird-obsessed not-so-secret secret agents; Alessandro Nivola and Matthias Schoenaerts as detectives who aren’t the sharpest tools in the shed; a nearly unrecognizable Timothy Olyphant playing a scenery-chomping bad guy; and Rami Malek and Anya Taylor-Joy as a high society couple who would fit right in with today’s looniest conspiracy theorists.
Taylor Swift makes a brief but impactful appearance, and Chris Rock drops in occasionally to point out things only white people can get away with. Zoe Saldaña falls for Bale’s Burt, even though he’s married to the social climbing Andrea Riseborough, the daughter of millionaire bigots. And finally, Robert De Niro, playing a highly respected general, is tasked with gathering the assorted storylines together and bringing the film to an understandable, satisfactory conclusion. That herculean task is too much for even the two-time Oscar winner to pull off.
Amsterdam is loosely inspired by the Business Plot of 1933, which I’ll admit to knowing nothing about before the film and only slightly more about at its conclusion. The Business Plot involved businessmen plotting a coup to overthrow the US government and install a dictator, but Amsterdam waves at the coup-planning storyline – rather than paying it the attention it needs or deserves – until the film’s last 15 minutes or so. It’s only then that this overarching plot comes into focus. By the time what’s been going on for the previous one hour and 45 minutes is sort of made clear, it’s incredibly difficult to care about trying to put together the pieces.
GRADE: C-
MPAA Rating: R for brief violence and bloody images
Fox’s The Resident season six episode three charted the course of one gunshot victim’s impact on the hospital staff and resources. Plus, there were a few heartstopping moments when Padma nearly lost her twins but, fortunately, she ultimately gave birth to two beautiful babies. Up next, episode four – “It Won’t Be Like This For Long” – airing on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 8pm ET/PT.
The season six cast includes Matt Czuchry as Dr. Conrad Hawkins, Jessica Lucas as Dr. Billie Sutton, Bruce Greenwood as Dr. Randolph Bell, and Jane Leeves as Dr. Kit Voss. Manish Dayal stars as Dr. Devon Pravesh, Malcolm-Jamal Warner is Dr. AJ Austin, Anuja Joshi is Dr. Leela Devi, Andrew McCarthy plays Dr. Ian Sullivan, and Kaley Ronayne is Dr. Cade Sullivan.
“It Won’t Be Like This For Long” Plot: Ian is faced with performing a surgery on a Jane Doe NICU patient while he continues to struggle with his personal issues. Meanwhile, Conrad asks Devon to cover his shift so he can spend a day at home with an anxious Gigi.
The compelling medical drama The Resident follows the doctors and nurses at Chastain Memorial Park Hospital. They work tirelessly to solve intricate medical cases, stopping at nothing to save their patients while facing challenges in their own lives.
Season five was a tumultuous journey, as our heroes at Chastain weathered several storms, including the devastating loss of the beloved Nurse Practitioner Nicolette Nevin. Now, entering a cutting-edge and electrifying sixth season, the stakes are at an all-time high. This season, pertinent topics are touched upon that push our characters to the limit while fighting for their patients’ lives. The season kicks off six months after we’ve last seen our heroes at Chastain. Chastain’s quality of care is put at risk and it’s up to our doctors to shine a light on the effects political corruption has on the healthcare system.
In the season premiere, DR. CONRAD HAWKINS (Czuchry) cozies up with his new love interest. Who will it be, DR. BILLIE SUTTON (Lucas) or DR. KINCAID (CADE) SULLIVAN (Kaley Ronayne)? Conrad’s journey continues as he balances his new love life, single fatherhood and saving patients at Chastain. Elsewhere, we’re catapulted into a gripping medical emergency for PADMA DEVI (guest star Aneesha Joshi) and her unborn twins, that will showcase the skills of Chastain’s new top pediatric surgeon, DR. IAN SULLIVAN (McCarthy), as he hides a dark secret surrounding addiction. If Ian’s secret leaks, it can cost him his job and his relationship with his daughter, Cade.
Stepping into fatherhood, we’ll see another side of the “Raptor” or DR. AJ AUSTIN (Warner) as he supports Padma all the way. The power couple DR. DEVON PRAVESH (Dayal) and DR. LEELA DEVI (Joshi) shine as Devon leads his own clinical trials and Leela is appointed Chief Resident. Chastain’s CEO, DR. KIT VOSS (Leeves), feels the stress of running a hospital when resources are low, and a new potential governor threatens to cut Chastain’s funding, all while supporting her love DR. RANDOLPH BELL (Greenwood) through his battle with MS.
This is a season of renewal and transformation for the doctors at Chastain as they step into new phases of their personal and professional lives.
Stranger Things‘ David Harbour stars as the real Santa, complete with magical powers and a particular set of skills that prove useful against bad guys, in Violent Night. Jolly old St. Nick is not about to have his Christmas deliveries waylaid, and warns, “Santa Claus is coming to town. Time for some season’s beatings.”
In addition to David Harbour, the film stars Emmy winner John Leguizamo (John Wick), Cam Gigandet (Without Remorse), Alex Hassell (Cowboy Bebop), Alexis Louder (The Tomorrow War), Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones), and Beverly D’Angelo (National Lampoon’s Vacation franchise).
Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow franchise) directs from a screenplay by Pat Casey and Josh Miller (Sonic the Hedgehog). 87North’s Kelly McCormick, David Leitch, and Guy Danella produce, with Marc S. Fischer executive producing.
The holiday-themed action comedy opens in theaters on December 2, 2022.
The Plot:
To hell with “all is calm.” From 87North comes a coal-dark holiday action-comedy that says you should always bet on red.
When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus (Harbour) is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.
The extended trailer for MGM’s Bones and All reveals how two strangers who share a mutual appetite for the items in the film’s title initially meet. And no, it’s not by way of your typical Hollywood “meet cute” situation.
Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet reunites with his Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino to star as Lee. Spirit Awards nominee Taylor Russell (Waves) plays Maren in the film adaptation of Camille DeAngelis’s novel. The cast also includes Mark Rylance, Michael Stuhlbarg, André Holland, Chloë Sevigny, David Gordon Green, Jessica Harper, and Jake Horowitz.
Luca Guadagnino directs from a screenplay by David Kajganich. Guadagnino serves as a producer on the R-rated thriller along with Chalamet, Theresa Park, Marco Morabito, David Kajganich, Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Lorenzo Mieli, Gabriele Moratti, and Peter Spears. Giovanni Corrado, Raffaella Viscardi, Moreno Zani, Marco Colombo, and Jonathan Montepare executive produce.
The R-rated thriller opens in theaters on November 23, 2022.
Poster for MGM’s ‘Bones and All’
The Plot:
Bones and All is a story of first love between Maren, a young woman learning how to survive on the margins of society, and Lee, an intense and disenfranchised drifter; a liberating road odyssey of two young people coming into their own, searching for identity and chasing beauty in a perilous world that cannot abide who they are.
Natalie Zea as Eve and Nicholas Gonzalez as Levi in ‘La Brea’ season 2 episode 2 (Photo by: Sarah Enticknap/NBC)
NBC’s La Brea season two episode two begins with Eve and Levi holding hands while stuck in a cage on the way to wherever their captors call home. They arrive at the camp and are forced to work as slaves alongside others who’ve also been abducted by this well-armed tribe.
Their leader tells Eve (Natalie Zea) and Levi (Nicholas Gonzalez) they need to dig for a specific black rock. Once found, they need to alert a guard and then keep digging.
Eve and Levi ask one of their fellow captives where he’s from. It turns out his name’s Virgil and he also fell through the La Brea Tar Pit sinkhole.
Virgil says their captors are brutal and force them to dig. He warns them to do as they’re told, or they’ll be killed.
Eve passes some of the time digging by experiencing flashbacks of her affair with Levi. They were together when she received the call that Izzy was in an accident. Eve was supposed to pick her up from school but was busy having sex and so her neighbor was driving when the accident occurred.
The flashback ends and Eve tells Levi they have to escape. She can’t die without seeing her kids again.
Eve and Levi get Virgil to agree to help them escape. Virgil knows they need a map to make it out through the tunnels, so the only other way out is through the main gate. They’ll need a distraction, or they’ll need all the other La Brea sinkholers to work together to overpower the guards.
Virgil’s caught not working and the guards ruthlessly attack him. Levi comes to his aid and is grabbed by the guards and hauled off.
He’s returned later, beat up but still breathing. Levi reminds Eve he promised he’ll never leave her.
Michelle Vergara Moore as Ella, Zyra Gorecki as Izzy, and Eoin Macken as Gavin in ‘La Brea’ season 2 episode 2 (Photo by: Sarah Enticknap/NBC)
Worlds Collide as the Newbies Show Up at Camp
Gavin (Eoin Macken), Ella (Michelle Vergara Moore), and Izzy (Zyra Gorecki) make it into camp and Gavin immediately freaks out Sam (Jon Seda) by explaining he used to be Isaiah. Sam notices Gavin’s scar on his hand and shouts to the group, announcing this newcomer is Eve’s husband/Isaiah grown up.
Gavin’s forced to immediately dampen their spirits when he apologetically reveals he’s not there to rescue them. In fact, he’s now stranded with them – which does the group absolutely no good.
Gavin’s life becomes even more complicated when he’s told Eve’s not in the camp and Josh isn’t even in 10,000 BC anymore. He’s now hanging out in the ‘80s.
Ella informs everyone she was Lilly as a child but now she’s also all grown up. Ty (Chiké Okonkwo) is overcome with emotion, and he and Ella embrace.
Lucas (Josh McKenzie) describes the group that snatched Eve and Levi, and Gavin remembers hearing stories about them as a child. The group – known as The Exiles – enslaved anyone who trespassed on their land. Gavin’s overloaded with new info, including that Aldridge – who Gavin knows – is missing, and his own grandfather, Silas, is being held under guard for questioning.
Silas (Mark Lee) instantly recognizes Gavin – even though he looks nothing like Isaiah – and welcomes him home. Silas offers to show him where The Exiles live; Gavin may have just fallen through a sinkhole but he didn’t just fall off the turnip truck. He knows his granddad’s just trying to escape.
Silas denies that’s his plan. He believes the only way to get Eve and Levi back alive is for just the two of them to go to The Exiles’ camp. Oh, and The Exiles are merciless, by the way.
Gavin argues with everyone, including Izzy, about his latest plan. No one wants him to go with just Silas on a rescue mission. Gavin manages to overcome all their arguments by saying please.
Izzy warns him to be careful.
As they walk, Silas points out key locations from Gavin’s past, including where he killed his first wild pig. Gavin’s not in a reminiscing mood and demands to know why he never told Eve how to bring Josh back – if he cared about his family as much as he professes to.
Silas claims he doesn’t know if bringing Josh back is possible. Gavin does not believe him.
Gavin gets pissed about all the secrets Silas is keeping and isn’t paying enough attention to his surroundings. He steps into a snare and is yanked off the ground. He drops his knife and Silas grabs it and runs off without rescuing his grandson.
A massive bear appears as Gavin’s just dangling there defenseless. Gavin tries to shush it into behaving. That. Does. Not. Work. Do not shhhhh a bear.
Silas reappears and stabs it from behind just as it’s about to make a meal of Gavin. He hands the knife back to Gavin who frees himself. Silas swears he would never just leave his grandson.
They have a heart-to-heart while heading toward The Exiles, with Gavin giving a CliffsNotes version of his life. He asks what happened to his parents and Silas offers a cryptic explanation. Gavin’s mom only wanted Gavin to know what he needed to to survive until she could see him again. So, she’s alive? Silas isn’t sure. Gavin’s dad could be alive, too, but if Gavin goes looking, he could die. Silas only said they’re dead to protect Gavin, and he intends to keep the promise he made to Gavin’s mom and dad.
They make it to The Exiles camp and Silas hands Gavin water that’s been drugged. Gavin passes out and Silas just leaves him there. Later, The Exiles find Gavin and carry him back to their camp.
He’s shackled and in rough shape when they deposit him in the caves. He has a brief flashback to immediately before he passed out. Silas stuffed a map in his pocket and told him it would get him out of the caves. The map’s still there.
Meanwhile back at camp, Ella introduces herself to Veronica (Lily Santiago), explaining she used to be Lilly. Veronica laughs/cries and pulls her in for a hug. They have a chat and Ella confesses she remembers everything about her childhood. Without Veronica, she wouldn’t have survived. That’s why she jumped into the sinkhole…to help Veronica. (Without any supplies or a plan to get home.)
Izzy looks around camp and Sam asks if she wants to join their search party to look for Scott. Or, others are working in the fields. Izzy doesn’t want to join in either activity, thank you very much.
Sam noticed her limping earlier and grabbed tape and tar pit tar to fix her socket. It’s a low-tech solution but it should work. His experience working with the Wounded Warriors program gave him the knowledge he needs to fix her prosthetic.
Izzy thinks she recognizes Sam and figures out she goes to school with his son, Andrew. Andrew showed her a photo of Sam and Riley at a vigil for the missing sinkholers. Izzy assures Sam that his son hasn’t lost hope.
Night falls and most of the camp’s gathered together near the fire. Lucas reports in that he still can’t find Scott, which is weird because Scott’s been like his shadow.
Ty and Veronica have a quiet talk, and Veronica doesn’t understand why Lilly/Ella came here. Veronica believes she’s done unforgivable things but refuses to elaborate before heading off to bed.
A crackling of branches is heard, and Scott emerges from the woods. Ty asks if he’s okay and Scott replies, “You are never going to believe what happened.”
Jack Martin as Josh and Veronica St. Clair as Riley in ‘La Brea’ season 2 episode 2 (Photo by: Sarah Enticknap/NBC)
Los Angeles is About to Have Way More Oceanfront Property
Josh (Jack Martin) and Riley (Veronica St. Clair) make it to Hollywood Lake Park and discover it’s surrounded by cops. There are a lot of looky-loos as well as members of the media buzzing around, but Josh thinks they can still sneak through and jump in the sinkhole. (He inherited his father’s “planning” skills, I guess.) Riley speaks for the audience when she suggests they need a better plan.
Riley talks Josh into waiting until it’s dark.
Neither Josh nor Riley notice that a man’s eavesdropping on their conversation.
Josh and Riley eat at a little spot on the Santa Monica Pier that will in the years to come have a sign declaring it’s served LA’s best dogs since 1988. Riley’s dad loves this place, and she wonders if she’ll run into him here. That would be bizarre, for sure, but Josh accurately points out not as crazy as “hanging out with your 10-year-old father and then sending him through a light in the sky so you don’t die.”
Riley notices the dude who stood next to them at the sinkhole and thinks he’s following them. She confronts him and he initially denies it but then quickly comes clean. He’s Franklin Marsh, Professor of Geology at Caltech, and he also believes there’s way more to these sinkholes than meets the eye.
Franklin’s been tracking the sinkholes and every time one opens, their energy waves coincide with a time factor that predicts the next one. Riley asks for that once more in plain English and Franklin says, “More sinkholes are coming.” (He couldn’t have just said that in the first place?)
The next one will be in four days, and it will be REALLY bad. He needs to know what they know since everyone in LA is in danger. The next sinkhole could destroy a large part of the city!
Franklin thinks with their help he can prove his theory and maybe save a whole bunch of people. Without it, people will just think he’s lost his mind.
As they walk and talk, Franklin explains the next sinkhole will open just off the coast in the ocean. It will cause one of the world’s biggest tidal waves and kill millions of people. Franklin begs them to tell him what they know and they agree, even if it means the Hollywood sinkhole closes before they can jump through it.
Shaun and Alex’s lives are about to get a lot more complicated on ABC’s The Good Doctor season six episode two. Directed by Anne Renton from a script by Thomas L. Moran and April Fitzimmons, “Change of Perspective” will air on Monday, October 10, 2022 at 10pm ET/PT.
Season six stars Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, Hill Harper plays Dr. Marcus Andrews, Richard Schiff is Dr. Aaron Glassman, and Will Yun Lee is Dr. Alex Park. Paige Spara stars as Lea Dilallo, Christina Chang is Dr. Audrey Lim, Fiona Gubelmann plays Dr. Morgan Reznick, Bria Henderson is Dr. Jordan Allen, and Noah Galvin is Dr. Asher Wolke.
Episode two guest stars include Savannah Welch, Brandon Larracuente, Giacomo Baessato, Phil Burke, Alison Wandzura, Riley Calderwood, and Mikayla Lagman.
The “Change of Perspective” Plot: On their first day as surgical attendings, Dr. Shaun Murphy and Dr. Alex Park are introduced to the first year residents they will be overseeing, Dr. Danica Powell (Welch) and Dr. Daniel Perez (Larracuente), who make quite the first impression.
Meanwhile, Lim returns to work while facing her new reality and the emotions surrounding the changes.
Phil Burke, Freddie Highmore, Noah Galvin, and Savannah Welch in ‘The Good Doctor’ season 6 episode 2 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)Giacomo Baessato, Alison Wandzura, Riley Calderwood, Mikayla Lagman, Noah Galvin and Freddie Highmore in season 6 episode 2 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)Fiona Gubelmann and Bria Henderson in season 6 episode 2 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)Noah Galvin and Savannah Welch in season 6 episode 2 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)Bria Henderson and Brandon Larracuente in season 6 episode 2 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)A scene from season 6 episode 2 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)Freddie Highmore and Will Yun Lee in season 6 episode 2 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)
