The official trailer for The Roku Channel’s Weird: The Al Yankovic Story finds Weird Al (played with total commitment by Daniel Radcliffe) attempting to follow his dream of taking existing songs and changing their words. We’re also treated to Evan Rachel Wood channeling Madonna and suggesting Weird Al parody her “Like a Virgin” – which she admits she’s definitely not.
The cast also includes Abbott Elementary creator/star Quinta Brunson as Oprah Winfrey. Rainn Wilson (The Office) plays Dr. Demento, Julianne Nicholson (Mare of Easttown) is Mary Yankovic, Toby Huss (Dickinson) is Nick Yankovic, and Spencer Treat Clark (Animal Kingdom) is Steve Jay.
Weird Al co-wrote the film with Eric Appel (Die Hart, Brooklyn Nine-Nine), and Appel is directing. Weird is produced by Funny Or Die and Tango.
The Weird Al biopic premieres at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival followed by a release on The Roku Channel on November 4, 2022.
The Weird: The Al Yankovic Plot, Courtesy of Roku:
Daniel Radcliffe is “Weird” Al Yankovic in the unexaggerated true story about the greatest musician of our time. From a conventional upbringing where playing the accordion was a sin, Al rebelled and made his dream of changing the words to world-renowned songs come true. An instant success and sex symbol, Al lives an excessive lifestyle and pursues an infamous romance that nearly destroys him. With Evan Rachel Wood, Rainn Wilson, and an A-list cast of thousands their agents won’t let us reveal.
Although the teaser declares “all will be revealed,” absolutely nothing is revealed in this 10 second Yellowstone season five video. John Dutton (Kevin Costner) is the only character who speaks in the teaser, saying, “We’ll show the world who we are and what we do.”
The teaser confirms season five will premiere on Paramount Network on Sunday, November 13, 2022 with a special two-hour premiere event.
The cast is led by Oscar winner Kevin Costner as John Dutton. Returning cast members also include Luke Grimes as Kayce, Kelly Reilly as Beth, Wes Bentley as Jamie, and Cole Hauser as Rip. Kelsey Asbille stars as Monica, Brecken Merrill is Tate, Jefferson White plays Jimmy, Forrie Smith is Lloyd, Denim Richards is Colby, Ian Bohen is Ryan, Finn Little is Carter, Ryan Bingham is Walker, and Gil Birmingham is Thomas Rainwater.
Josh Lucas will return in a guest starring role as a younger John Dutton. Mo Brings Plenty (“Mo”), Wendy Moniz (“Governor Lynelle Perry”), Jen Landon (“Teeter”), and Kathryn Kelly (“Emily”) have been upped to series regulars for season five. The upcoming season will also feature newcomers:
· Kai Caster (American Horror Story) plays ‘Rowdy’, a young cowboy.
· Lainey Wilson plays a musician named ‘Abby.’
· Lilli Kay (Your Honor) plays ‘Clara Brewer’, the new assistant for one of the Duttons.
· Dawn Olivieri (1883) plays ‘Sarah Atwood’, a confident, corporate shark and a new arrival to Montana.
Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly in Paramount Network’s ‘Yellowstone’ season 4 episode 3 (screengrab)
Taylor Sheridan and John Linson co-created the series and serve as executive producers along with series star Kevin Costner, Art Linson, David C. Glasser, Bob Yari, and Stephen Kay.
Season four premiered on June 21, 2020 and became cable’s highest-rated show with 14+ million total viewers. Yellowstone and its prequel 1883 proved to be so popular that Paramount Network greenlit another prequel, 1923, with Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford.
Paddy Considine, Eve Best, and Steve Toussaint in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 1 episode 2 (Photograph by Ollie Upton / HBO)
HBO’s House of the Dragon season one episode two opens with a disturbing scene of men, presumably pirates, alive and being feasted on by crabs. Lord Corlys “The Sea Snake” Velaryon warned King Viserys and the council that the Triarchy, led by Craghas Drahar, was wreaking havoc in the Stepstones. The scene confirms the warning was correct. It also confirms that Craghas’ nickname Crabfeeder is well-earned.
Meanwhile, in King’s Landing, King Viserys (Paddy Considine) and his council learn Lord Commander Ser Ryam Redwyne of the Kingsguard has passed. Ser Harrold Westerling (Graham McTavish), the succeeding Lord Commander, wants to quickly replace Ser Ryam to return the guard to seven.
Lord Corlys (Steve Toussaint) arrives at the meeting late with news four ships, including one of his own, have been lost. He doesn’t want compensation from the kingdom; he wants to seize the Stepstones and kill Craghas Drahar.
Lord Corlys is reminded the Seven Kingdoms have never gone to war with the Free Cities, and King Viserys doesn’t want to do so now. Lord Corlys points out that Prince Daemon’s been at Dragonstone for six months, protected by his personal army of gold cloaks. No one fears the Crown anymore.
(This reveals the action’s moved forward half a year.)
King Viserys is determined to settle this without engaging in a war. He’s already sent men to negotiate on his behalf.
Princess Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock) is in attendance as the King’s cupbearer and has been listening to the discussion. She suggests her father send his dragonriders as a show of force. Lord Corlys backs her plan, but King Viserys says it’s not that simple.
Princess Rhaenyra is summarily dismissed and sent off with Ser Harrold to choose a new member of the Kingsguard. The Hand of the King, Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans), assists in the selection and as the candidates are introduced, Princess Rhaenyra asks if any of the men have combat experience. Only Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) does, and his introduction marks the first time Princess Rhaenyra engages in actual conversation with a candidate.
Rhaenyra’s impressed with Ser Criston’s history as a soldier and chooses him. The Hand warns her not to be hasty, reminding her of the politics of the decision. Rhaenyra disagrees. Her father needs the most capable, experienced fighter to protect him.
King Viserys has a quiet, private moment with Alicent Hightower (Emily Carey) in which he describes the sculpture of the ancient Valyrian capital and how it was built. She compliments his skills, but he credits the stone masons with constructing the model. He simply provided the blueprints. Old Valyria had 1,000 dragons and a massive navy. “The glory of old Valyria will never be seen again,” notes King Viserys.
Their hands touch and there’s a moment when King Viserys actually sees Alicent as more than just his daughter’s best friend. The moment passes, and he asks how Rhaenyra is doing, worried she no longer speaks to him about personal matters. Alicent assures him it will take time and that perhaps he should make the first move.
King Viserys hopes Alicent isn’t mentioning their talks to Rhaenyra. She may not understand. (Apparently, these talks are now common occurrences.)
Later, Rhaenyra confesses to Alicent that she’s upset they’re trying to marry off her father just six months after her mother’s death. She’s also aware they’re hoping for a new heir to the throne. Alicent reminds her friend that the King chose her as his heir.
“He didn’t choose me; he spurned Daemon,” replies the wise-beyond-her-years princess.
Rhaenyra shows her vulnerable side, breaking down in tears as she prays while thinking about her mother and father. She wants her father to see her as more than just his little girl. She and Alicent commiserate about fathers who don’t know the language of girls.
King Viserys, Lord Corlys, and Princess Rhaenys (Eve Best) engage in a chat to mend fences and assure one another how much they value each other’s opinions. Lord Corlys asks permission to speak candidly and suggests their enemies are now paying close attention to the Red Keep. The Queen has passed, Prince Daemon’s seat on Dragonstone has been allowed to continue unchallenged, and a girl has been named heir to the throne. Plus, the Triarchy has seized control of their most powerful shipping lane.
The Crown’s perceived as vulnerable and Lord Corlys explains, “To allude a storm, you can either sail into it or around it, but you must never await its coming.” Lord Corlys proposes that King Viserys marry his daughter, Laena, bonding the Targaryen and Velaryon families. Viserys’ dragons and Lord Corlys’ fleet together are too imposing for enemy forces to consider attacking.
King Viserys admits he hasn’t considered remarrying.
That evening, Princess Rhaenyra breaks the silence over dinner and King Viserys takes Alicent’s suggestion to heart and engages in a real conversation with his daughter. He confesses he loved her mother very much and Rhaenyra discusses the selection of Ser Ryam’s replacement. Only Ser Criston had any real battle experience; the other candidates were just tourney knights.
They discuss the council meeting, and he assures her she’ll learn when it’s time to speak. Rhaenyra’s expression suggests that was not the advice she was hoping to receive.
Later, Otto Hightower and Grand Maester Mellos (David Horovitch) are in attendance as maggots set to work on King Viserys’ damaged finger. (He cut it on the Iron Throne while banishing Prince Daemon.) Viserys explains Lord Corlys proposed a marriage to his daughter, and The Hand believes Lord Corlys overreached.
Otto points out Laena is young, but Grand Maester Mellos believes this might be a way to heal wounds caused when the Great Council passed over Princess Rhaenys.
Uniting the great Valyrian Houses would signal unity. However, Otto – who is looking out for his own interests – suggests that replacing a deceased wife for duty’s sake is an unenviable task.
In the following days, King Viserys attempts to get to know Laena who’s just a child. Their discussion concerns dragons, mostly, but then Laena cuts to the chase and promises to give him many children of Valyrian blood if he chooses to unite their Houses. She confesses her father told her to say this, but her mother promised she wouldn’t have to consummate the marriage until she turns 14.
King Viserys can only sigh in response.
Milly Alcock in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 1 episode 2 (Photo by Ollie Upton / HBO)
Princess Rhaenyra watched the interaction from above and is confronted by Princess Rhaenys as she walks away. They have an antagonistic relationship, and it’s obvious they’re not close. However, Princess Rhaenys does deliver important advice. She reminds Rhaenyra that her father will wed and will likely have male heirs.
“And when that boy comes of age and your father has passed, the men of the realm will expect him to be heir – not you – because that is the order of things,” says Princess Rhaenys.
Princess Rhaenyra declares that when she’s queen, she’ll create a new order.
Rhaenys delivers the hard truth: “Men would sooner put the realm to the torch than see a woman ascend the Iron Throne. And your father is no fool.”
King Viserys and Alicent share a meal, and he admits he doesn’t know Laena well, but the council wants him to marry her. Alicent believes it would be a strong match but as she says this, her nervous habit of picking at her fingers gives away her true feelings.
Alicent presents Viserys with a gift of a dragon. It’s one that he recently broke, and she requested the stone masons fix it. Viserys is touched by the gesture.
Their peaceful meal is interrupted by The Hand requesting the King’s presence at an emergency council meeting.
A dragon’s egg has been stolen and it was Prince Daemon who took it in the middle of the night. Daemon left a note in which he declared himself the rightful heir and announced he’s taking a second wife. He names her “Lady Mysaria of Dragonstone” and she’s with child. The stolen egg will be placed in the baby’s cradle.
The note also includes an invitation to the wedding.
Otto calls this an act of sedition and Viserys believes Daemon did this to provoke him. Daemon has Dragonstone, an army, and now he’s stolen a dangerous weapon.
Princess Rhaenyra asks which egg and the dragonkeeper reveals it was Dreamfyre’s. It was the egg Rhaenyra chose for Prince Baelon’s cradle before he was born.
King Viserys is livid and orders a detachment assembled. The theft of that particular egg has moved Viserys to act, and he announces he’s going to Dragonstone to retrieve Daemon and make him face justice.
The Hand will not allow King Viserys to put himself in danger and requests to go to Dragonstone in his place.
Matt Smith in ‘House of the Dragon’ season 1 episode 2 recap (Photo by Ollie Upton / HBO)
The Hand, Ser Harrold, Ser Criston, and 20 men arrive at Dragonstone and are met on the bridge leading into the castle by Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), Mysaria (Sonoya Mizuno), and the City Watch.
A rather delicious battle of wills ensues, with Prince Daemon welcoming Otto and Otto demanding Daemon turn over the egg, relinquish his army, leave Dragonstone, and banish his whore.
Daemon, who’s handling the egg with less care than a football, attempts to intimidate Ser Criston, calling him Ser Crispin. Criston reminds Daemon of the time he knocked him from his horse, and Daemon chuckles, acknowledging Criston scored a point. (Criston isn’t to be trifled with.)
Otto calls Daemon’s acts – including marrying his whore and fathering a bastard child – abominations that sully the Targaryen name. Daemon holds out the egg, taunting Otto to come get it.
Otto warns Daemon he’s committing treason. Swords are drawn on both sides, but the two parties stay a good distance from each other. (Not within striking distance.)
Suddenly, Daemon’s dragon, Caraxes, appears out of the castle and looms over the two opposing forces. Otto, wisely, tells his men to sheath their steel.
The clouds ripple and Princess Rhaenyra arrives on Syrax. She lands behind Otto and his men, strides through them, assuring them she doesn’t need protection and stands before Daemon. She reminds him he’s occupying her castle since she’s the rightful heir. Daemon’s mood changes to sullen as he’s put in his place by Rhaenyra.
Rhaenyra treats him like a spoiled child, accusing him of stealing her brother’s egg. She even gets him to admit Mysaria isn’t even pregnant. (Mysaria’s heard enough and leaves.)
Rhaenyra proves she’s a strong, fierce leader. She reminds her uncle if he wants to be king, he needs to kill her. “Do it, and be done with all this bother,” says Rhaenyra.
Daemon understands who he’s up against and that it’s Rhaenyra who’s in the power position at this point. Grudgingly, he concedes defeat by breaking off eye contact first. He turns and walks away, casually tossing the egg back at Rhaenyra.
Mission accomplished and bloodshed averted, Rhaenyra flies away on Syrax.
Daemon joins Mysaria in the castle and she’s upset he lied and told his family she was with child. She swore she’d never have a child and now she believes Daemon’s put her life in danger.
King Viserys turns to Lord Lyonel Strong (Gavin Spokes), Master of Laws and Lord of Harrenhal, for advice. He’s a longtime friend and trusted member of the small council, and Viserys wants his opinion on Lord Corlys’ proposal that he marry Laena.
Lord Lyonel delivers the cold hard facts, advising it would be the best political move. Lord Corlys’ family is the wealthiest in the realm, Laena has Valyrian blood, and although she’s just 12 years old now, she will mature. Viserys doesn’t want to remarry but Lyonel reminds him he can’t put this off for long.
Lord Lyonel believes that only a direct line to the Iron Throne will satisfy Lord Corlys. Plus, Lord Corlys is in charge of the ships which they’ll need if the Triarchy cuts off the shipping lanes. Lyonel thinks marrying Laena is the best option.
Ser Harrold interrupts to report that Rhaenyra has returned from Dragonstone.
Viserys had no idea his daughter flew to Dragonstone, and he’s angry she acted so foolishly and could have been hurt. Rhaenyra calmly explains she retrieved the egg without bloodshed, something Otto couldn’t have done without her help. Viserys reluctantly admits that’s true, and then he actually laughs at her outrageous behavior. He also acknowledges that she’s just like her mother.
Rhaenyra’s happy to hear her father express his grief over her mother’s death. Viserys asks her to understand what he’s forced to do next, and Rhaenyra sets his mind at ease by assuring him she knows he’s doing what’s best for the realm.
Viserys claims he doesn’t intend to replace her as heir, but he needs to have more children so that their bloodline doesn’t die off.
The council assembles and King Viserys announces he’s decided to remarry. Princess Rhaenyra and Alicent are in attendance, and most of those gathered around the table assume Viserys will wed Laena. He shocks his council – and Rhaenyra – by declaring he’s going to marry Alicent.
Rhaenyra is stunned. She’s been completely betrayed by her father and her best friend.
Lord Corlys is insulted by Viserys’ decision and storms from the room, but not before exchanging looks with Alicent’s father, the Hand of the King.
Rhaenyra also flees the chamber, followed by Ser Harrold.
Episode two ends with Lord Corlys attempting to make a deal with the devil. House Velaryon is older than House Targaryen, but only the Targaryens are dragonlords. When Corlys ascended the Driftwood Throne, he built up his House and added to the family’s wealth.
Lord Corlys believes he and Daemon (the devil referenced above) are made from the same cloth. He wants Daemon to clean out the Stepstones and take care of the Triarchy and its leader, the Crabfeeder. Lord Corlys believes this will prove Daemon’s worth to the realm.
“We are the realm’s second sons, Daemon. Our worth is not given; it must be made,” says Corlys.
Episode 2 Takeaways:
Princess Rhaenyra has emerged as the Targaryen with the personality, temperament, and intelligence to lead, while King Viserys continues to appear ill at ease when handling disagreements and difficult decisions. He’s a peacekeeper and not one to leap into action unless forced.
Two episodes in and Milly Alcock is outshining her more established co-stars, although Matt Smith’s giving her a run for her money. Unfortunately, Smith was sidelined for much of episode two. However, the two scenes featuring Smith were two of the most pivotal – and entertaining – in “The Rogue Prince.”
Steve Toussaint’s voice is mesmerizing. “Mesmerizing” isn’t a word I’d use to describe whatever accent Sonoya Mizuno is attempting as Mysaria.
Favorite exchange from episode two:
Prince Daemon: “It was never my brother’s strongest trait.”
‘Manifest’ Season 4 Part 1 Poster (Photo Courtesy of Netflix)
Netflix has set a November 4, 2022 premiere date for part one of Manifest‘s fourth season. Both part 1 and part 2 will consist of 10 episodes, however, Netflix did not confirm a launch date for part 2.
The streaming service picked up Manifest after NBC canceled the drama shortly after its season three finale aired. Season three ended on a cliffhanger, and the series never explained what actually happened to Flight 828 that caused the plane to land five years after it took off.
Netflix’s season four premiere date was announced on August 28th, a date Manifest fans celebrate in honor of the flight number at the heart of the drama. Netflix also honored that date when they originally announced they were picking up the series for one final season following its NBC cancellation, announcing the renewal on August 28, 2021.
The streamer picked Manifest up following a social media campaign by the show’s passionate fans. It also didn’t hurt that the series was trending as one of the most-watched shows on Netflix when the decision was made.
Series stars returning for season four include Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, J.R. Ramirez, Luna Blaise, and Parveen Kaur. Ty Doran, Matt Long, Holly Taylor, and Daryl Edwards also star.
Series creator Jeff Rake guides the series as showrunner and executive producer. Jackie Levine and Len Goldstein are also involved as executive producers.
Talking to Netflix’s TUDUM, Jeff Rake spoke about the mystery of Flight 828 and what it all means. “As exhausting and crazy-making as these callings [are] and the responsibility of being an 828er is, it’s not just about them,” stated Rake. “The interconnectedness of all of us, and how small actions can have implications that cascade outward and touch the whole world is what the show is about.”
Netflix released the following description of the series and synopsis of season four:
When Montego Air Flight 828 landed safely after a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers were relieved. Yet in the span of those few hours, the world had aged five years — and their friends, families, and colleagues, after mourning their loss, had given up hope and moved on. Now, faced with the impossible, they’re all given a second chance. But as their new realities become clear, a deeper mystery unfolds and some of the returned passengers soon realize they may be meant for something greater than they ever thought possible in this emotionally rich, unexpected journey into a world grounded in hope, heart, and destiny.
Season 4 – Two years after the brutal murder of Grace turned their lives upside down, the Stone family is in shambles as a devastated Ben continues to mourn his wife and search for his kidnapped daughter, Eden. Consumed by his grief, Ben has stepped down from his role as co-captain of the lifeboat, leaving Michaela to captain it alone, a near impossible feat with the passengers’ every move now being monitored by a government registry.
As the Death Date draws closer and the passengers grow desperate for a path to survival, a mysterious passenger arrives with a package for Cal that changes everything they know about Flight 828 and will prove to be the key to unlocking the secret of the Callings in this compelling, mind-bending, and deeply emotional journey.
Maia Reficco, Chandler Kinney, Bailee Madison, Zaria, and Malia Pyles in ‘Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin’ episode 10 (Photo by Karolina Wojtasik/HBO Max)
Get ready, Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin fans – the finale is here and it’s a creepy wild ride. Season one episode 10 – “Final Girls” – starts off back on December 31, 1999 at the Waters’ house. Rose Waters (Jeanette Bonner) takes a page from the mom in Carrie and is upset with Angela (Gabriella Pizzolo), pointing out her makeup and how she’s showing off her body. Rose blames her daughter for being raped, claiming she invited it.
Angela, rightfully, tells her mother it’s not her fault. Rose tells her not to go to the party but Angela storms out.
Present day, December 14th: Faran (Zaria) is happy her dad’s been released from jail, and Zeke (Benton Greene) confirms he believes this was a warning from Sheriff Beasley.
Tabby (Chandler Kinney) asks Wes (Derek Klena) if he remembers the night they showed Jaws 2. He does and remembers they were slammed and she and Chip both bailed. Tabby’s confused because she asked Chip to cover for her, but Wes is sure Chip left too. He assumes Chip also went to the party.
The girls meet up and Faran informs them Sheriff Beasley raped Angela. Imogen (Bailee Madison) fills them in on the news that Beasley and her mom dated in high school. However, the most shocking news is that someone dug up Imogen’s mom’s body.
They wonder if Sheriff Beasley is A, but Noa (Maia Reficco) points out they thought the train car guy was A. Their moms must have known what Beasley did to Angela, so the question is why didn’t they say anything? Noa thinks they should question them again, but this time split them up.
The girls interrogate their moms and Faran’s mom, Corey (Zakiya Young), confirms Angela said Tom Beasley raped her. Faran asks if it happened before, during, or after Imogen’s mom dated him. Corey recalls they broke up after.
Corey suggests Faran and her friends need to quit while they’re all still in one piece.
Faran and Kelly Beasley (Mallory Bechtel) meet up and she reveals her dad seems to be losing it and knows what’s been said about him. Kelly’s on lockdown and can’t go back to school until after Christmas break. Faran spells it all out – everything they’ve been dealing with including Tyler’s murder and how Karen really died. “I’m telling you now because A is avenging the death of Angela Waters…all the people who hurt her.”
Faran’s going to see if anyone in their group can figure out how to get Kelly and her mom out of that house.
Tabby lets Imogen know she’s very suspicious of Chip and explains what she’s learned, admitting it’s circumstantial evidence. Imogen has an idea. When she woke up on the beach after being raped, her underwear was missing. They need to check Chip’s room.
They ask Chip’s mom if they can borrow his Super 8 for Tabby’s short film, aware that he’s at work. They search his room for Imogen’s missing underwear but come up empty-handed. However, they do find hardcore rapey horror movies.
Plan B: They decide to confront him.
Chip’s still at the theater when Tabby and Imogen accuse him of rape. Tabby explains Wes told her he left the movie theater right after she did. Plus, they have DNA proof he’s the father of Imogen’s baby. Tabby demands to know why he did it. They say they don’t want to get the sheriff involved or everyone to know, but they need closure.
Chip (Carson Rowland) confesses to raping them both. “How could you?! You were my best friend!” says a visibly upset Tabby.
Tabby and Imogen let him know just how badly he hurt them. They also warn him they’re going to take him down. Suddenly, the masked man appears behind Chip. Chip turns around, sees the stranger, and runs away.
A stands there staring at the girls, “He hurt us the same way Tom Beasley hurt Angela Waters,” says Imogen. He takes off after Chip.
Bailee Madison, Malia Pyles, Maia Reficco, and Zaria in ‘Pretty Little Liars Original Sin’ episode 10 (Photo by Karolina Wojtasik/HBO Max)
The girls get together at school and Tabby and Imogen fill them in on what happened with Chip. Also, A’s back. Faran lets them in on her meeting with Kelly just as A sends another text. It reads: “Your final round is about to begin. You broke our rule.”
Faran realizes A must know she told Kelly. Mouse (Malia Pyles) wonders if the school’s bugged and Noa is confused about why A isn’t punishing Sheriff Beasley since he’s the guiltiest of them all. Imogen thinks there must be someone guiltier, but who’s left is the question. They decide to go back to the Waters’ house and search it for real this time.
As the girls begin their search, the masked man begins to kidnap their moms one by one. Different clues lead the girls to believe it’s possible someone else lived there with Angela and her mom.
Imogen finds two sets of height markings on the wall. Both are labeled “A.W.”
They discover crayons in an animal cage like someone was kept in it. Imogen finds a picture of two kids on Halloween and then receives a text from A: “Time for the trial.” The text is accompanied by a photo of the school. A second photo arrives of their moms passed out in a van.
“Can you guys feel it? One way or another this is ending tonight,” says Imogen as they stand in front of the school. Before going in, Imogen texts Kelly to come to the school.
The only light in the halls are candles with “hall passes” for each of them instructing them where to go. They realize A’s splitting them up and receive yet another text: “All bullies must be punished tonight. Starting with yours. -A.”
Tabby finds Chip taped to a chair with a knife and a note – “Carve an A into his chest.”
Noa finds her mom’s drug dealer along with syringes filled with drugs.
Mouse finds Steve and mouse traps. A wants her to trap him.
Faran finds Madame Giry and a tattoo gun. “Time to make her imperfect,” the note reads.
And the biggest shock of them all… Imogen’s mom’s body is there as well as her headstone. A note next to pliers reads: “Think your mom wasn’t a bully? Look in her mouth and she’ll tell you the truth.”
The girls meet back up and reveal they couldn’t go through with what A wanted them to do to their bullies. They notice Imogen holding onto a wall and she is definitely not okay.
Lea Salonga, Sharon Leal, Robert Stanton, Elena Goode, and Zakiya Young in ‘Pretty Little Liars Original Sin’ episode 10 (Photo by Karolina Wojtasik/HBO Max)
Another text from A arrives: “Well done. You showed mercy. Maybe there’s hope. Gather in the auditorium. The trial begins now.”
They find their moms tied to chairs in a circle. There are also five empty chairs. They run toward them, but the moms warn them to not come any closer. Suddenly A’s there and Imogen asks, “Are you Angela’s brother?”
Principal Clanton (Robert Stanton) is next on the scene, and he confirms the masked man is Angela’s brother, Archie Waters.
Kelly tries to sneak out of the house but her dad, Tom Beasley (Eric Johnson), wants to know where she thinks she’s going. He warns her no one is leaving the house.
Principal Clanton tells the girls he’s impressed they figured out who raped his daughter, Angela. That’s right; Principal Marshall Clanton is Angela Waters’ father!
Elodie (Lea Salonga) doesn’t understand how they didn’t know this. Principal Clanton reveals he and Rose went to high school together and she got pregnant with twins. His parents didn’t approve, and the Waters family needed money so his parents paid them off to move out of town.
Clanton became principal of Millwood High and Rose came back, wanting Angela to get a decent education.
Imogen points out he’s only talking about Angela. Clanton explains Rose wanted Archie at home with her because “he had a face only a mother could love.”
No one could ever know he was Angela’s father, so he watched her from afar until she took her own life. Clanton calls each mother by name and says it’s time for the truth.
Meanwhile at the Beasleys, Kelly, Martha, and Tom are eating dinner when Tom says Karen was the only one who understood him. Kelly brings up that he assaulted a girl and now Karen is dead because of his actions. Martha wants to know what she means by that, and Kelly spills the beans. Kelly explains that someone is punishing people for what he did to Angela Waters.
Martha excuses herself as Kelly warns her dad that when she gets out of the house, she’s going to tell everyone what he did. He produces his gun and asks Kelly how many bullets are in it. He answers his own question and says, “Three. Do you think you’re ever gonna set foot outside this house again?”
Martha returns and shoves a butcher knife into Tom’s stomach. She screams, “No more!”
Kelly finds Greg (Elias Kacavas) at Pinball Pizza and tells him she needs his help.
Back at the school, Imogen reveals she found diary pages in her mom’s mouth that said: “erase her.”
Sidney (Sharon Leal) breaks the silence by saying it all started when Angela was sexually assaulted. A flashback shows Davie (Ava DeMary) asking Angela who hurt her, and Angela telling her it was Tom Beasley. Davie called her a liar and took it personally.
Davie’s big plan was to teach Angela a lesson by acting like she did exist. She got the whole school to join the plan to erase Angela Waters. A short while later, Davie acted like she was sorry for what she did to Angela and invited her to the New Year’s Eve rave. When Angela arrived, she was a mess. It looked like she crawled through the woods. They all ignored her, and the party shunned her.
Imogen asks if he killed her mom. Principal Clanton claims he didn’t but admits he sent her the flyer. Imogen tearfully tries to plead with him, insisting her mom did change. She was a different person, a better person, as an adult. Clanton says it’s too late to save Angela.
Since Davie took the “coward’s way out,” as he puts it, the sins of the mother must fall upon the child. In a last-ditch effort to save her own life, Imogen brings up that her baby is innocent. She then points out that Principal Clanton erased Angela just as much as their mothers did.
For the sake of her baby, Clanton will give her a head start. Imogen decides to run home after a flashback shows her mother telling her their house is her safe place.
Tabby points out the double standards; Tom Beasley raped Angela and they’re the ones paying.
Kelly and Greg come running in and principal Clanton shoots Greg. As Clanton’s distracted, Tabby takes out Mr. Smithee’s name plaque she stole from the film class and bashes Clanton over the head with it, rendering him unconscious. She unties the moms while the girls begin to tie Clanton up.
Imogen makes it home and has another flashback of playing hide and seek with her mom when she was a girl. Archie finds her in the bathroom her mom killed herself in, but Imogen is prepared and as he draws back the shower curtain, she stabs him. He doesn’t die and grabs her foot, causing her to fall.
Imogen begins to fight for her and her unborn baby’s life. He tries to choke her with one hand, and they fight over his knife with their other hands. She kicks off the wall and the knife plunges into his neck. She stabs him again and he knocks her head into the wall. They both fall to the ground.
The girls and the moms find Imogen and Archie in the hallway. When they ask if he’s dead, Imogen says, “I think so. Also, my water just broke.”
Imogen wakes up from a nightmare at the hospital and frantically asks for her baby. Sidney and Tabby assure her the baby is fine and everything is going to be okay… except Archie survived and is in the hospital as well. But she doesn’t have to worry; he’s guarded by cops.
Sheriff Beasley’s also at the hospital after surviving being stabbed by his wife. Clanton and Chip have been arrested.
Days later, Imogen and her baby visit her mom’s grave. (Davie’s body has been reinterred.) Imogen thinks back on the special memories she shared with her mom. The girls show up to make sure she’s okay, and Imogen confesses she knows who her mom was in high school and who she became. Who Davie became is the one that she’s going to hold in her heart for the rest of her life.
It’s now Christmas Day and everyone – the girls, their parents, the boyfriends, Kelly, her mom, and Greg – gathers to celebrate. They play Tabby’s favorite game of “favorite movie ever,” Marjorie chooses this time to let everyone know she’s checking into rehab after the holidays. Elodie offers to take Noa in and Corey assures her they’ll all take good care of Noa.
Corey announces she’s staying in Millwood, and Shirley says she and Elodie are going to start going to couples therapy.
Later, Corey breaks it to Tabby and Imogen that Chip is home. His parents made bail. Imogen and Tabby have decided they want to press charges against Chip for what he did, and Corey reminds them it won’t be easy. However, she has lawyers who will work pro bono. She’ll also do everything she can to help.
And now we’re treated to one final connection to the original Pretty Little Liars series. Imogen asks Tabby to come with her to Rosewood to meet the couple who are going to adopt her baby. Their names are Aria and Ezra (characters from Pretty Little Liars) and they’re open to giving her updates on the baby’s life.
Tabby wants to know if Imogen’s newly activated mother’s intuition thinks this is really over. Imogen thinks it is, but she couldn’t be more wrong. A nurse enters Tom Beasley’s hospital room only to find him a bloody mess and an empty bed where a once-wounded Archie Waters was. There’s a dead police guard nearby.
The final scene of season one episode 10 finds Chip answering his door to find the masked man standing there.
ABC’s teasing the upcoming eighth season of Bachelor in Paradise features the “largest-ever cast of fan favorites.” Season eight will premiere on September 27, 2022, with new episodes airing on Tuesdays at 8pm ET/PT.
The Bachelor fan favorites from seasons 20, 25, and 26 will hit the beach looking for love along with The Bachelorette favorites from seasons 17, 18, and 19. Jesse Palmer returns as host and Wells Adams is back as the hotel bartender.
‘Bachelor In Paradise’ season 8 star Serene Russell. (ABC/Craig Sjodin)
Bachelor in Paradise Season 8 Cast:
Romeo Alexander of “The Bachelorette” season 18
Michael Allio of “The Bachelorette” season 17
Shanae Ankney of “The Bachelor” season 26
Jill Chin of “The Bachelor” season 26
Brittany Galvin of “The Bachelor” season 25
Justin Glaze of “The Bachelorette” season 17
Hunter Haag of “The Bachelor” season 26
Sierra Jackson of “The Bachelor” season 26
Brandon Jones of “The Bachelorette” season 18
Hailey Malles of “The Bachelor” season 26
Kira Mengistu of “The Bachelor” season 26
Lace Morris of “The Bachelor” season 20
Logan Palmer of “The Bachelorette” season 19
Genevieve Parisi of “The Bachelor” season 26
Jacob Rapini of “The Bachelorette” season 19
Serene Russell of “The Bachelor” season 26
Andrew Spencer of “The Bachelorette” season 17
Teddi Wright of “The Bachelor” season 26
Casey Woods of “The Bachelorette” season 18
ABC also announced The Bachelor season 19’s Ashley Iaconetti and her husband, Jared Haibon (The Bachelorette season 11) will appear later in the season.
The Plot: Breakout fan favorites from The Bachelor franchise are back and ready for a second (or third) chance at finding love. They may have left their respective seasons brokenhearted, but now they have the opportunity to travel to a romantic paradise in hopes of turning a potential summer fling into the real thing.
Remember the days of actually getting in your car and driving to a Blockbuster while crossing your fingers a new DVD release you’ve been dying to see is available? And then when it’s not, trying to figure out what you haven’t already watched a million times before so you don’t leave empty-handed? Netflix’s Blockbuster dives into those good old days when streaming didn’t exist and everyone owned a DVD player.
The 10-episode series is set in the last remaining Blockbuster Video and stars Randall Park as the store’s manager, Timmy Yoon. The cast also includes Melissa Fumero as Eliza Walker, Tyler Alvarez as Carlos Herrera, and Madeleine Arthur as Hannah Hadman. Olga Merediz plays Connie Serrano, JB Smoove is Percy Scott, and Kamaia Fairburn stars as Kayla Scott.
Blockbuster‘s the brainchild of Vanessa Ramos (Superstore, Brooklyn Nine-Nine), with Ramos guiding the series as writer, executive producer, and showrunner. Additional executive producers include writer David Caspe, writer Jackie Clarke, John Davis, and John Fox.
Netflix just released a batch of photos and confirmed Blockbuster will be available to check out on Thursday, November 3, 2022.
Timmy Yoon (Park) is an analog dreamer living in a 5G world. And after learning he is operating the last Blockbuster Video in America, Timmy and his staff employees (including his long-time crush, Eliza (Fumero) fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can’t: human connection.
Randall Park as TIMMY: He’s a big dreamer whose love of movies makes it easy for him to recommend exactly what his regulars need, even when they don’t know they need it. He’s worked at Blockbuster since he was a teen and honestly wouldn’t have it any other way.
Melissa Fumero as ELIZA: A dedicated mother whose marriage to her high school sweetheart is on the rocks. She left Harvard after one semester to start a family and now works at Blockbuster alongside Timmy (Randall Park) as his trusty number two…and maybe more.
Olga Merediz as CONNIE: She works at Blockbuster to make friends, not money. She’s the unintentionally blunt mother figure to not just the employees, but many of the Blockbuster regulars.
Tyler Alvarez as CARLOS: As a first-generation son of immigrants, he learned English by watching movies, and they quickly became his love language. He dreams of being a filmmaker, but can’t help but feel like he owes it to his parents to live the American life they planned for him.
Madeleine Arthur as HANNAH: She’s genuinely sweet, a little naive, yet undeniably charming. She lost her mom at a young age but is surrounded by family at Blockbuster. Financially savvy to a fault, the staff is helping her learn the importance of self-care.
Recurring Guest Stars:
Kamaia Fairburn as KAYLA: Kayla is Percy’s smart and sometimes scary teen daughter. She’s not super open to the idea of taking orders from anyone, which can make her working at Blockbuster complicated for Timmy.
JB Smoove as PERCY: As the strip mall and party store owner, Percy sees himself as “the man with the plan.” He’s the fast-talking, stylish, over-confident other half of the best friend duo of Timmy and Percy, who can’t seem to stay away from Blockbuster, especially with his daughter working there.
Paddy Considine and Milly Alcock in ‘House of the Dragon’ episode 1 (Photograph by Ollie Upton / HBO)
HBO’s awarded the Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon, an early season two renewal order. The announcement was made less than a week after the series premiered on August 21, 2022.
The renewal came as absolutely no surprise given that the series premiere scored the biggest audience in HBO’s new original series history. More than 20 million viewers tuned in to check out this prequel set 200 years before Game of Thrones and focusing on House Targaryen (and its dragons).
The 10-episode first season airs on Sundays at 9pm ET/PT.
The series is based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood novel, with Martin co-creating and serving as an executive producer. Co-creator Ryan Condal writes, executive produces and is a co-showrunner with director and executive producer Miguel Sapochnik. Sara Hess, Jocelyn Diaz, Vince Gerardis, and Ron Schmidt also executive produce season one.
“We are beyond proud of what the entire House of the Dragon team has accomplished with season one. Our phenomenal cast and crew undertook a massive challenge and exceeded all expectations, delivering a show that has already established itself as must-see-TV. A huge thank you to George, Ryan, and Miguel for leading us on this journey. We couldn’t be more excited to continue bringing to life the epic saga of House Targaryen with season two,” stated Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming.
Paddy Considine, Sian Brooke, Michael Carter, Steve Toussaint, and Eve Best in ‘House of the Dragon’ episode 1 (Photo by Ollie Upton / HBO)
House of the Dragon Cast and Characters – Courtesy of HBO
Paddy Considine as King Viserys Targaryen, chosen by the lords of Westeros to succeed the Old King, Jaehaerys Targaryen, at the Great Council at Harrenhal. A warm, kind, and decent man, Viserys only wishes to carry forward his grandfather’s legacy. But good men do not necessarily make for great kings.
Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen, younger brother to King Viserys and heir to the throne. A peerless warrior and a dragonrider, Daemon possesses the true blood of the dragon. But it is said that whenever a Targaryen is born, the gods toss a coin in the air…
Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower, the daughter of Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King, and the most comely woman in the Seven Kingdoms. She was raised in the Red Keep, close to the king and his innermost circle; she possesses both a courtly grace and a keen political acumen.
Emma D’Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, the king’s first-born child, she is of pure Valyrian blood, and she is a dragonrider. Many would say that Rhaenyra was born with everything… but she was not born a man.
Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon, “The Sea Snake.” Lord of House Velaryon, a Valyrian bloodline as old as House Targaryen. As “The Sea Snake,” the most famed nautical adventurer in the history of Westeros, Lord Corlys built his house into a powerful seat that is even richer than the Lannisters and that claims the largest navy in the world.
Eve Best as Princess Rhaenys Targaryen, a dragonrider and wife to Lord Corlys Velaryon, “The Queen Who Never Was” was passed over as heir to the throne at the Great Council because the realm favored her cousin, Viserys, simply for being male.
Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole, of Dornish descent, the common-born son of the steward to the Lord of Blackhaven. Cole has no claim to land or titles; all he has to his name is his honor and his preternatural skill with a sword.
Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria, who came to Westeros with nothing, sold more times than she can recall. She could have wilted… but instead she rose to become the most trusted — and most unlikely — ally of Prince Daemon Targaryen, the heir to the throne.
Rhys Ifans as Otto Hightower. The Hand of the King, Ser Otto loyally and faithfully serves both his king and his realm. As the Hand sees it, the greatest threat to the realm is the king’s brother, Daemon, and his position as heir to the throne.
ADDITIONAL CAST (in alphabetical order):
Milly Alcock as Young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen. She’s the king’s first-born child, of pure Valyrian blood, and she is a dragonrider. Many would say that Rhaenyra was born with everything… but she was not born a man.
Bethany Antonia as Baela Targaryen, eldest daughter of Laena Velaryon and rider of the young dragon Moondancer.
Sian Brooke as Aemma Targaryen, the queen consort and wife of King Viserys Targaryen.
Phoebe Campbell as Rhaena Targaryen, second daughter of Lady Laena and sister to Baela.
Emily Carey as Young Alicent Hightower, the daughter of Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King, and the most comely woman in the Seven Kingdoms. Alicent was raised in the Red Keep, close to the king and his innermost circle; she possesses both a courtly grace and a keen political acumen.
Harry Collett as Jacaerys Velaryon, eldest son of Rhaenyra Targaryen.
Ryan Corr as Ser Harwin ‘Breakbones’ Strong. ‘Breakbones’, Harwin is said to be the strongest man in the Seven Kingdoms. Ser Harwin is the eldest son to Master of Laws Lyonel Strong and heir to Harrenhal.
Anthony Flanagan as Ser Steffon Darklyn, member of the Kingsguard.
Tom Glynn-Carney as Aegon Targaryen, first-born son of King Viserys.
Jefferson Hall as Tyland Lannister, a crafty and calculating politician, twin to Lord Jason Lannister.
Jefferson Hall as Lord Jason Lannister, the Lord of Casterly Rock and twin to Ser Tyland Lannister.
David Horovitch as Grand Maester Mellos, a voice of reason and trusted advisor to King Viserys.
Wil Johnson as Ser Vaemond Velaryon, younger brother to Coryls Velaryon and commander in the Velaryon navy.
John Macmillan as Ser Laenor Velaryon, son of Corlys Velaryon and Rhaenys Targaryen.
Graham McTavish as Ser Harrold Westerling, who has served in the Kingsguard since the days of King Jaehaerys; he is a paragon of chivalry and honor.
Ewan Mitchell as Aemond Targaryen, second-born son of Viserys, nephew to Daemon, and half-brother to Rhaenyra.
Theo Nate as Ser Laenor Velaryon, son of Corlys Velaryon and Rhaenys Targaryen.
Matthew Needham as Larys Strong, younger son of Master of Laws Lyonel Strong, brought to court by his father.
Bill Paterson as Lord Lyman Beesbury, Lord of Honeyholt and Master of Coin on King Viserys’s small council.
Phia Saban as Helaena Targaryen, second-born daughter of Viserys, sister to Aegon and Aemond, half-sister to Rhaenyra.
Gavin Spokes as Lord Lyonel Strong, Master of Laws to King Viserys and Lord of Harrenhal.
Savannah Steyn as Lady Laena Velayron, daughter of Corlys Velaryon and Rhaenys Targaryen.
Greg in season 1 of The History Channel’s ‘Alone: Frozen’
The History Channel’s first season of the Alone spinoff, Alone: Frozen, continues with episode three – “The Edge.” Airing August 25, 2022, episode three begins with five former Alone contestants remaining in the quest for the $500,000 prize. Anyone who makes it to Day 50 will take home a share of the pot.
Episode three takes the action in the frigid Labrador wilderness from six days into the competition through the 10th. At the start of the episode, it appeared that many of the remaining survivalists were so cold, hungry, and miserable that they were ready to tap out. But by the time the episode wrapped up, four continued in the challenge.
Greg Ovens, Age 58, British Columbia – Season 3, Survived 51 Days
44 Days Left: Greg has decided to tap out. He’s feeling a lot of anxiety and Labrador is bringing up too many memories of Patagonia. Plus, he hasn’t been able to catch any fish and has been forced to dine on just mussels.
Greg decided this is a game for younger people. He’s not going to push himself to thrive at the risk of causing damage to his health. With just four people left in the challenge, the four remaining survivalists are now guaranteed a $125,000 payout if they all make it to Day 50.
Callie on season 1 of ‘Alone: Frozen’ (Photo Credit: The History Channel)
Callie Russell, Age 34, Montana – Season 7, Survived 89 Days
44 Days Left: Callie whispers as she points out a seal on a rock right behind her. She’s decided the seal is a female and it’s her friend.
Callie is determined to only leave if she’s injured or can’t find food. She sets out to collect mussels, noting that at low tide the grocery store opens. The seal fat she already collected combined with these mussels and seaweed covers pretty much all the major food groups: fat, protein, greens, and vitamins. She’s still hoping to get some fish using her trap line.
For now, the mussels will be a food source she can rely on.
Back at camp, she cooks up a stew while acknowledging she’s never lived on the coast before. The seaweed she’s cooking (Bladderwrack) is used to treat thyroid problems.
42 Days Left: Callie heads to the beach for water and spots a grouse. She didn’t bring her bow and heads back to retrieve it. Hopefully, she can find it again. She’s been dreaming of shooting one and really thinks a big mouthful of grouse would be delicious.
She searches for the grouse, listening and observing as she walks through the forest. Callie hears the grouse’s call and takes a shot. She misses and her arrow lands in the water. She doesn’t want to wait for low tide because she’s worried it will have drifted away by then.
The ocean’s only 36 degrees when she steps into it to recover her arrow. She goes in waist deep and retrieves it, but she’s freezing now. Callie admits she wanted to go into the Atlantic anyway.
Callie heads back to her shelter to warm up her feet. Her previous frostbite injury makes her susceptible to it again, and she’s aware she needs to get her toes nice and warm to prevent it. Callie realizes this season she’ll have to constantly take care of her feet if she wants to last 50 days.
Amos in ‘Alone: Frozen’ season 1 (Photo Credit: The History Channel)
Amós Rodriguez, Age 41, Indiana – Season 7, Survived 58 Days
44 Days Left: Amós is working on his fire inside his shelter when we catch up with him. He needs to seriously work on collecting firewood which was one of his downfalls from his previous Alone experience. Unfortunately, his area doesn’t have that many firewood resources. However, he does find a lengthy piece of driftwood that he’s able to cut up for wood.
Amós hopes to truly connect with this land and is thankful to the indigenous people who are allowing them to go on this quest of self-discovery.
He burns up about 500 calories an hour chopping the wood. He’s getting tired and makes a mistake, almost cutting his leg. Amós decides it’s best to take a break rather than cut his leg.
41 Days Left: The lack of food, the dehydration, and the cold have made Amós feel a little down. It’s only been a week and he can’t believe he’s already feeling like this.
Amós checks for fish stuck in the shallows and throws his line into the ocean. One fish or rabbit won’t help much because of how many calories he burns just surviving. He loves to fish and survived on fish for 50 days on Alone.
That night Amós admits that shore fishing isn’t going to cut it. Instead, he’ll try to figure out how to hunt a bear. That’s the only way his high metabolism will allow him to survive to the end.
Woniya in season 1 of The History Channel’s ‘Alone: Frozen’
Woniya Thibeault, Age 45, California – Season 6, Survived 73 Days
43 Days Left: It’s 2:30am when Woniya accidentally pepper sprays her sleeping bag and clothing, including her fur parka and rain jacket. The safety comes off easily and she didn’t realize it had been knocked off. She also got it on her hands where she has open wounds.
“Not as restful a night as I had really been hoping for,” laughs Woniya.
She also touched her eyes during the night, which is horrible, and she can’t put on her rain jacket without spreading the pepper spray on everything she’s wearing.
A short while later she zooms in on the pepper spray on her jacket, and it’s definitely coated. Her solution is to rub dirt on it, as she does with poison oak when she’s out running. If it doesn’t take the pepper spray off, at least it will form a protective layer over the chemical.
On the bright side, bears who sniff her wall might not want to hang out for long.
The tide is the lowest it’s been since she started her journey, and she wants to scavenge as many mussels as she can grab. She calls it Operation Mussel Farm and wants to harvest them now and then store them somewhere accessible (and still in the water) for when she needs them.
Woniya recalls spending too many calories on things that didn’t feed her during season six. She’s shifting her strategy for this season.
The tide’s coming in as she realizes the bag she was storing her mussels in has drifted out into the water. It’s too important of a resource to just let go, so she strips down to the bare necessities to retrieve it. She’s able to grab it, but the water is incredibly cold. The area’s known as Iceberg Alley for a good reason.
40 Days Left: The storm’s intense and it’s kicking her butt. Her one dependable, warm, dry rock wall is now leaking, and her sleeping bag is soaked. It’s 34 degrees and now she thinks the shelter location was too big of a gamble. Her tarp has a lot of holes, and she confesses the Arctic felt abandoned and easy compared to what she’s enduring in Labrador.
Morning arrives and Woniya smiles as she points out a gorgeous full rainbow. She’s excited to see days without rain and now that it’s not pouring, she needs to address the rain inside her shelter. She’s based her strategy on snow, not rain, and needs to shore up her shelter.
A great deal of wood has washed up on shore that she can use on her shelter. Woniya believes her shelter’s not just for warmth but also psychologically important and comforting.
The rain starts up again as she continues to work on her shelter. She fills in areas with holes on her tarp with branches while expressing how proud she is to be a part of a group of survivalists like this.
A short while later, the storm appears to be over and the sun breaks through the clouds right before sunset.
Michelle in season 1 of The History Channel’s ‘Alone: Frozen’
Michelle Finn, Age 47, Maine – Season 8, Survived 21 Days
43 Days Left: Michelle’s working on finishing up her shelter while remarking on the stillness of the day. She’s happy she had a morning poo and cheers that she’s only missed two days of doing it thus far. On her previous challenge, she went nine days without pooping.
Today she plans on gathering clams and mussels during low tide, although she’d rather be hunting.
She spots a grouse and whistles, hoping to corral it back toward her shelter so she can grab her bow – which she forgot to bring.
She takes a shot and it’s a kill. She’s excited about the prospect of a big evening meal and gets a bit emotional thinking about it. This is her first kill on Alone, although she always knew she could be a hunter.
She never had the opportunity during her prior Alone season to even shoot a single arrow.
Michelle tosses in some cranberries as she cooks up her first grouse. She feels immense gratitude to the grouse for providing a decent meal.
42 Days Left: The wind has been so insane that Michelle didn’t sleep much. After the sun’s up she gets back to work on her shelter. It needs to be strong and insulated because of the winds, and she’s determined to protect the tarp from ripping and blowing by creating a ladder of sorts and laying moss over it. The moss will provide insulation and keep the tarp in place.
Michelle feels like this area is her home and that she was meant to be here. She didn’t feel connected to the land on season eight, but this season she does. She wants to come out of this feeling accomplished and believing she’s learned from her mistakes.
Her previous season taught her to put up her shelter immediately and also immediately start hunting and fishing. “That’s how I’ll be here for 50 days,” says Michelle.
Eric Kripke continues to pull in his Supernatural friends to fill out Prime Video’s The Boys, with Jeffrey Dean Morgan being the latest Supernatural veteran to sign up for the incredibly twisted, comic book-inspired series. There hasn’t been any official confirmation of who Morgan will play, however, he did tweet out his excitement over being a part of the mini-Supernatural reunion.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s a huge fan of The Boys and has been looking forward to the opportunity to reunite with Supernatural creator Eric Kripke for a while. Kripke told EW in May 2022 that the idea of bringing in Jeffrey Dean Morgan was still very much on his mind. It was all a matter of scheduling which was complicated when Morgan committed to starring in a The Walking Dead spinoff with Lauren Cohan.
“We might still remain star-crossed, unfortunately, because I did ask. We had a role come up, and my first question was, ‘Well, is Jeffrey available?'” said Kripke in May.
Fortuantely, the pieces finally fell into place and Morgan was able to fit a recurring guest role into his schedule. “Can’t tell you how excited I am! Big thanks to @therealKripke and @AMCPlus & @TheBoysTV for finding a way with both schedules. No easy task. SO DAMN STOKED!!” – twitter.com/JDMorgan
Supernatural‘s Jensen Ackles, who played Morgan’s son, Dean Winchester, joined the party for season three of The Boys as Soldier Boy. The Boys also features Supernatural‘s Jim Beaver in the recurring role of Secretary of Defense Robert A. Singer. Beaver played Bobby Singer in 70-ish episodes of Supernatural.
The Boys‘ Jack Quaid tweeted, “YES! Welcome to the party @JDMorgan!!!!” and Karl Urban said, “@JDMorgan joins The Boys – Whaaaattt !! Mind blown ? Welcome JD CAN NOT WAIT.”
Eric Kripke sent a welcoming tweet: “Welcome to the fam, @JDMorgan. We’re all SO PSYCHED to have you!!”
Even AMC’s The Walking Dead‘s official Twitter account got in on the celebration.
