Netflix’s First Kill has a real Buffy and Angel vibe going on, with a teen vampire falling in love with a girl born into a family of vampire hunters. The trailer sets up the high stakes (see what I did there? Stakes!) romance, with Sarah Catherine Hook starring as the vampire ready to make her first kill and Imani Lewis as the vampire hunter she falls hard for.
The season one cast also includes Elizabeth Mitchell as Margo, Will Swenson as Sebastian, Aubion Wise as Talia, Jason Robert Moore as Jack, and Gracie Dzienny as Elinor. Dylan McNamara is Oliver, Dominic Goodman is Apollo, Phillip Mullings Jr is Theo, MK xyz plays Tess, Jonas Dylan Allen is Ben, and Roberto Mendez stars as Noah.
First Kill‘s based on bestselling author Victoria V.E. Schwab’s short story, with Schwab creating the series and serving as writer and executive producer. Felicia D. Henderson writes, executive produces, and is the season one showrunner. Emma Roberts and Karah Preiss of Belletrist Productions also executive produce.
The eight-episode first season premieres on Netflix on June 10, 2022.
Netflix’s official plot description:
“When it’s time for teenage vampire Juliette to make her first kill so she can take her place among a powerful vampire family, she sets her sights on a new girl in town named Calliope. But much to Juliette’s surprise, Calliope is a vampire hunter, from a family of celebrated slayers. Both find that the other won’t be so easy to kill and, unfortunately, way too easy to fall for…”
Netflix just released the first photos from the upcoming comedy series, Boo, Bitch. The first stills from the limited series arrived with the announcement Boo, Bitch will premiere on July 8, 2022.
The cast is led by Lana Condor (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before) who also serves as an executive producer. Zoe Colletti plays Gia, Mason Versaw is Jake C., Aparna Brielle is Riley, Tenzing Norgay Trainor is Gavin, and Jason Genao stars as Devon.
Netflix offered up this description of the series: “Over the course of one night, a high school senior, who’s lived her life safely under the radar, seizes the opportunity to change her narrative and start living an epic life, only to find out the next morning… she’s a motherf*%king ghost.”
Erin Ehrlich (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, King of the Hill), Lauren Iungerich (On My Block, Awkward), Tim Schauer, and Kuba Soltysiak co-created the limited series, with Ehrlich and Iungerich guiding the series as showrunners and executive producers. Jonathon Komack Martin (Deadpool), Blake Goza (The Escort), and Jamie Dooner (On My Block) also executive produce.
Per Netflix, Boo, Bitch is an eight-episode half-hour limited series.
Ding dong, the witch is dead! NBC’s New Amsterdam season four episode 21 finds the hospital staff rebooting after Fuentes was finally sent packing in episode 20. “Castles Made of Sand” is set to air on May 17, 2022.
The cast of season four is led by Ryan Eggold as Medical Director Max Goodwin. Janet Montgomery returns as Dr. Lauren Bloom, Freema Agyeman stars as Dr. Helen Sharpe, Jocko Sims plays Dr. Floyd Reynolds, and Tyler Labine is Dr. Iggy Frome.
“Castles Made of Sand” Plot: When an elder care facilitate shuts down, New Amsterdam is forced to intake many new patients. Max struggles with his decision to head back to London. Reynolds takes his personal frustrations out on his department with near-disastrous results.
The Season 4 Plot, Courtesy of NBC:
After a turbulent year of sacrifice and hardship, Medical Director Max Goodwin and the team at New Amsterdam begin a well-deserved new chapter in their lives. The opening episode, titled “More Joy,” reflects both the drive of characters and the tone of season four. More joy: How can we find it, and how can we hold on to it?
For Max that means acknowledging and surrendering to his long-simmering feelings towards Dr. Helen Sharpe. While this new relationship brings its own set of challenges, Max continues his optimistic – and quixotic – quest to improve our nation’s healthcare system.
Continuing to navigate their own personal journeys – including Dr. Bloom’s relationship with Dr. Leyla Shinwari, who is now her resident, Dr. Frome’s new career and Dr. Reynolds’ personal entanglements – the doctors will strive to embrace the joy and successes in their lives.
But there is a surprise in store for our heroes. Dr. Veronica Fuentes is joining the New Amsterdam team to help turn around the overburdened and underfunded hospital. Her first order of business will be to tear down every progressive program Max has erected. Max will have his work cut out for him if he is going to outwit this calm, poised and fearless fixer.
Jenny Jules as Serwa Sharpe and Freema Agyeman as Dr. Helen Sharpe in ‘New Amsterdam’ season 4 episode 21 (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin, Janet Montgomery as Dr. Lauren Bloom, Daniel Davis as Vic Wallace, and Olivia Khoshatefeh as Resident Yasmin Turan in season 4 episode 21 (Photo by: Barbara Nitke/NBC)Janet Montgomery as Dr. Lauren Bloom and Shiva Kalaiselvan as Leyla in season 4 episode 21 (Photo by: Barbara Nitke/NBC)Jocko Sims as Dr. Floyd Reynolds and James McDaniel as Horace/Super in season 4 episode 21 (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)Freema Agyeman as Dr. Helen Sharpe in season 4 episode 21 (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/NBC)Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin and Olivia Khoshatefeh as Resident Yasmin Turan in season 4 episode 21 (Photo by: Barbara Nitke/NBC)Janet Montgomery as Dr. Lauren Bloom and Shiva Kalaiselvan as Leyla in season 4 episode 21 (Photo by: Barbara Nitke/NBC)
Screen Actors Guild Awards nominee Angie Harmon describes Buried in Barstow as her heart project. The script immediately grabbed her attention and she spent nearly three years shopping it around before Lifetime, the home of Harmon’s Rizzoli & Isles series, came on board.
The story will play out over a series of movies and the first installment is set to premiere on Lifetime on June 4, 2022. Tom Evans and David Rambo wrote the screenplay and Howard Deutch directed, with Angie Harmon starring and executive producing.
Harmon plays Hazel King, a retired killer for hire based in Vegas who attempts to escape that life after becoming pregnant. She finally settles down in Barstow, CA, and tries to maintain a low profile while running a diner with her teenage daughter (played by Lauren Richards).
And, of course, Buried in Barstow finds Hazel pulled back into her old life for what’s supposed to be one last job.
During the 2022 Television Critics Association’s winter press panel, Angie Harmon described the actual process of shopping Buried in Barstow around.
“There’s a lot of crying and heavy drinking, more crying. There’s a lot of rejection, more crying, heavy drinking. You know, it’s fun, it’s great. It’s just one of those things where you really start to – in all seriousness – see how long it takes to get a project made, especially one that you believe in,” explained Harmon. “There are just so many different facets that go into getting a project done. And this is a real learning experience.
To be very honest, I’m comfortable with the word no. I’m just not really used to hearing it because I’m like, ‘No, no, no, you don’t mean no. You mean yes. Great, fine,’ and now we all work together. But it was just like there was a lot of ‘Hmmm, it’s not really for us.’ What are you talking about?! It’s amazing, and genius, and these actors are incredible. What do you mean it’s not really for…? Okay.”
Harmon continued: “So, yeah, it was a very sort of humbling experience especially [when] you take it to people that you admire in the business, and people that you love and adore in the business, and people that have sort of shepherded you through different aspects of your career, and then they say no. And you have to learn to just sort of not take it personally.
I believe in it and I’m amazingly ‘tenacious,’ I believe is the word. Other people would say different adjectives. I’m going to go with tenacious. I believed in this from the moment that I read it. The moment. And so, I was just, ‘It has to be made. It has to be done.’”
Angie Harmon sees Vegas and Barstow as representing the two sides of Hazel’s character.
“I can see that because the Vegas sort of angle represents her youth and just how horrible it was and all of that. But then Barstow, it’s not like it’s a real pleasant place to be either,” said Harmon. “It’s got that kind of edgy anger that she’s trying to change and just make a wonderful life for her and her daughter, and the other characters that are in the diner.”
Texas-born Harmon didn’t have any qualms about starring in another project that required her to handle guns after her seven-season run on Rizzoli & Isles.
“No, I have no problem with that. And to be honest, you know, I think it’s kind of an aspect of my career that just sort of followed me around the entire time. I got to a place where I was just like, you know, it’s a blessing because what if I was the huge nerd? I just had to play a huge nerd for 25 years. At this point, I can break down a crime scene and prosecute a case and win or defend it, or whatever. Whatever sort of law enforcement you might need. I’m your gal,” joked Harmon.
Buried in Barstow’s a different sort of project for Harmon. She’s never been involved in a series of films before and admits that going in she wasn’t sure how it was going to work.
“I kind of didn’t really understand how we were supposed to do this and then film it and then how much of the original script we’re supposed to put in this one. So, it was kind of a learning experience for me,” said Harmon. “I mean, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it. I’m curious to see how the audience responds to it. But then I just sort of justified it in my head as we go to the theater or we watch movies that are two hours long, and then there’s a sequel, and then there’s a third. So, I was just like, ‘Oh, well, they’ve been doing this since the beginning of filmmaking.’
I kind of justified it like that. But to be honest, this is a new experience for me.”
Allegra Edwards and Robbie Amell star in ‘Upload’ (Photo by Liane Hentscher / Amazon Studios)
Amazon Studios wants at least one more season of the popular sci-fi comedy Upload. The streaming service has officially renewed Upload from Emmy winner Greg Daniels (The Office) for a third season.
“I’m thrilled to continue the story of Nathan and Nora and the other residents of Lakeview and near-future America as they try to have fun and do the right thing in both the real and virtual worlds,” said creator/executive producer Daniels.
Season two stars Robbie Amell as Nathan, Andy Allo as Nora, Kevin Bigley as Luke, Allegra Edwards as Ingrid, and Zainab Johnson as Aleesha. Owen Daniels plays A.I. Guy, Josh Banday is Ivan, and Andrea Rosen stars as Lucy.
“Upload has become a bonafide hit that continues to be one of the most watched comedy originals on Prime Video,” stated Vernon Sanders, head of global television, Amazon Studios. “The series continues to connect and provoke endless possibilities for the future of technology and humanity. With Greg’s distinct comedic take along with the dynamic creative team and talented actors, they’ve made a globally relevant series which we’re all incredibly proud to bring back another season for our customers.”
Amazon Studios didn’t set a targeted premiere date for season three. Season one debuted on Prime Video in May 2020 followed by season two in March 2022.
Prime Video’s official synopsis:
“Upload is a sci-fi comedy series set in a technologically advanced future where hologram phones, 3D food printers, and automated grocery stores are the norm. Most uniquely, humans can choose to be ‘uploaded’ into a virtual afterlife.
In season two, Nathan is at a crossroads in his (after) life: His ex-girlfriend Ingrid has unexpectedly arrived at Lakeview hoping to strengthen their relationship, but his heart still secretly yearns for his customer service angel, Nora. Meanwhile, Nora is off the grid and involved with the anti-tech rebel group ‘The Ludds.’
Season two is packed with new near-future concepts, including Lakeview’s newest in-app digital baby program called ‘prototykes’ and other satirical glimpses of the technological advances and headaches to come.”
Freeform’s upcoming four-part documentary series The Deep End delves into the life of controversial spiritual teacher Teal Swan. The just-released trailer shows Teal Swan, a woman whose goal is to be more influential than the Pope, interacting with her followers. It also introduces a private investigator who’s been hired to determine if Teal Swan’s leading a cult.
The Deep End is set to premiere on Freeform on Wednesday, May 18th at 10pm ET/PT followed by a release on Hulu on May 19th.
Jon Kasbe (When Lambs Become Lions) directed the docuseries with Bits Sola (The Vow) producing. The Documentary Group’s Tom Yellin and Gabrielle Tenenbaum (Cartel Land) executive produce.
Freeform’s official synopsis:
“The Deep End is an arresting and provocative exploration inside the world of one of today’s most controversial spiritual teachers and her dedicated followers. Filmed over three years with unprecedented access, it is an unflinching portrayal of an unregulated wellness industry, and the incredible lengths people will go to in their search for connection.”
Spider-Man: No Way Home tops the list of 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards nominees, picking up seven nominations in categories including Best Movie, Best Performance (Tom Holland), Best Hero, Best Villain, and Best Kiss. Euphoria leads the television nominees with six including Best Show, Best Performance in a Show (Zendaya), and Best Fight.
This year’s awards includes two new categories – Best Song and Here For the Hookup. Winners will be announced during a live broadcast on Sunday, June 5th beginning at 8pm ET/PT (tape-delayed on the West Coast).
Voting is now open at vote.mtv.com and ends on May 18th at 6pm ET.
MTV also announced nominees for the Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED led by RuPaul’s Drag Race, Selling Sunset, and Summer House.
2022 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS NOMINEES
BEST MOVIE Dune
Scream
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the 10 Rings
Spider-Man: No Way Home
The Adam Project
The Batman
BEST SHOW
Euphoria
Inventing Anna
Loki
Squid Game
Ted Lasso
Yellowstone
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MOVIE
Lady Gaga – House of Gucci
Robert Pattinson – The Batman
Sandra Bullock – The Lost City
Timothée Chalamet – Dune
Tom Holland – Spider-Man: No Way Home
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SHOW
Amanda Seyfried – The Dropout
Kelly Reilly – Yellowstone
Lily James – Pam & Tommy
Sydney Sweeney – Euphoria
Zendaya – Euphoria
BEST HERO
Daniel Craig – No Time to Die
Oscar Isaac – Moon Knight
Scarlett Johansson – Black Widow
Simu Liu – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Tom Holland – Spider-Man: No Way Home
BEST VILLAIN
Colin Farrell – The Batman
Daniel Radcliffe – The Lost City
James Jude Courtney – Halloween Kills
Victoria Pedretti – You
Willem Dafoe – Spider-Man: No Way Home
BEST KISS
Hunter Schafer & Dominic Fike – Euphoria
Lily Collins & Lucien Laviscount – Emily in Paris
Poopies & the snake – Jackass Forever
Robert Pattinson & Zoë Kravitz – The Batman
Tom Holland & Zendaya – Spider-Man: No Way Home
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso
John Cena – Peacemaker
Johnny Knoxville – Jackass Forever
Megan Stalter – Hacks
Ryan Reynolds – Free Guy
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Alana Haim – Licorice Pizza
Ariana DeBose – West Side Story
Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
Jung Ho-yeon – Squid Game
Sophia Di Martino – Loki
BEST FIGHT
Black Widow vs. Widows – Black Widow
Cassie vs. Maddy – Euphoria
Guy vs. Dude – Free Guy
Shang-Chi bus fight – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Spider-Men end battle – Spider-Man: No Way Home
MOST FRIGHTENED PERFORMANCE
Jenna Ortega – Scream
Kyle Richards – Halloween Kills
Mia Goth – X
Millicent Simmonds – A Quiet Place Part II
Sadie Sink – Fear Street: Part Two 1978
BEST TEAM
Loki – Tom Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino, Owen Wilson
Only Murders in the Building – Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, Martin Short
Spider-Man: No Way Home – Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, Tobey Maguire
The Adam Project – Ryan Reynolds, Walker Scobell
The Lost City – Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Brad Pitt
HERE FOR THE HOOKUP
Euphoria
Never Have I Ever
Pam & Tommy
Sex/Life
Sex Lives of College Girls
BEST SONG
“Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)” – Jennifer Hudson / Respect
“Just Look Up” – Ariana Grande & Kid Cudi / Don’t Look Up
“Little Star” – Dominic Fike / Euphoria
“On My Way (Marry Me)” – Jennifer Lopez / Marry Me
“We Don’t Talk About Bruno” – Encanto Cast / Encanto
RuPaul’s Drag Race season 14 cast (Photo Credit: VH1)
2022 UNSCRIPTED NOMINEES
BEST DOCU-REALITY SERIES
Jersey Shore: Family Vacation
Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta
Selling Sunset
Summer House
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
BEST COMPETITION SERIES
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
RuPaul’s Drag Race
The Challenge: Spies, Lies & Allies
The Masked Singer
BEST LIFESTYLE SHOW
Bar Rescue
Dr. Pimple Popper
Making It
Selena + Chef
Queer Eye
BEST NEW UNSCRIPTED SERIES
Hart to Heart
Teen Mom: Family Reunion
The D’Amelio Show
The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip
Queen of the Universe
BEST REALITY STAR (brought to you by SONIC® Drive-In)
Chris “CT” Tamburello – The Challenge
Chrishell Stause – Selling Sunset
Lindsay Hubbard – Summer House
Teresa Giudice – The Real Housewives of New Jersey
Willow Pill – RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 14
BEST REALITY ROMANCE
Joe Amabile & Serena Pitt – Bachelor in Paradise
Loren & Alexei Brovarnik – Loren & Alexei: After the 90 Days
Nany Gonzalez & Kaycee Clark – The Challenge: Spies, Lies & Allies
Tom Sandoval & Ariana Madix – Vanderpump Rules
Yandy & Mendeecees – Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta
BEST TALK /TOPICAL SHOW
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
The Drew Barrymore Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
BEST HOST
Charlamagne Tha God – Tha God’s Honest Truth
Gordon Ramsay – MasterChef
Kelly Clarkson – The Kelly Clarkson Show
Rob Dyrdek – Ridiculousness
RuPaul – RuPaul’s Drag Race
BREAKTHROUGH SOCIAL STAR
Bella Poarch – @bellapoarch on TikTok
Benito Skinner – @bennydrama7 on Instagram
Caleb Hearon – @calebsaysthings on Twitter
Khaby Lame – @khabylame on TikTok
Megan Stalter – @megstalter on Instagram
BEST FIGHT
Bosco vs. Lady Camden – RuPaul’s Drag Race
Candiace Dillard Bassett vs. Mia Thornton – Salad toss fight – The Real Housewives of Potomac
Christine Quinn vs. Chrishell Stause – Selling Sunset
Danielle Olivera vs. Ciara Miller vs. Lindsay Hubbard– Summer House
Margaret Josephs vs. Teresa Giudice – The Real Housewives of New Jersey
BEST REALITY RETURN
Bethenny Frankel – The Big Shot with Bethenny
Kylie Sonique Love – RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars
Paris Hilton – Cooking with Paris & Paris in Love
Sher – Ex on the Beach
Tami Roman – The Real World Homecoming: Los Angeles
BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY
JANET JACKSON.
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
Oasis Knebworth 1996
Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u (a SOUR film)
The Beatles: Get Back
A deadly home invasion sets the team in motion on CBS’s S.W.A.T. season five episode 21. Directed by Cherie Dvorak from a script by Kent Rotherham and Mellori Velasquez, episode 21 – “Zodiac” – will air on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 10pm ET/PT.
The season five cast is led by Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson. Alex Russell stars as Jim Street, Jay Harrington plays David “Deacon” Kay, Lina Esco is Christina “Chris” Alonso, Kenny Johnson is Dominique Luca, David Lim is Victor Tan, and Patrick St. Esprit stars as Commander Robert Hicks.
Episode 21 guest stars include Michael Beach, Lombardo Boyar, Carl Lumbly, and Anne Leighton.
“Zodiac” Plot: When a home invasion turns deadly, the SWAT team embarks on a race to track down priceless antique artifacts before any more lives are lost. Also, Leroy (Michael Beach) enlists Hondo’s help after an overdose hits close to home.
Series Description, Courtesy of CBS:
Inspired by the television series and the feature film, S.W.A.T. stars Shemar Moore as a former Marine and locally born and raised S.W.A.T. sergeant, tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles. Torn between loyalty to where he was raised and allegiance to his brothers in blue, Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson strives to bridge the divide between his two worlds. However, Hondo is forced to question his professional identity when he is demoted from Squad Leader after going public to expose racial corruption within the LAPD.
The other members of Hondo’s elite S.W.A.T. unit include David “Deacon” Kay, an experienced S.W.A.T. officer and dedicated family man who always puts the team first; Christina “Chris” Alonso, a skilled officer and the team’s canine trainer; Dominique Luca, an expert driver who gets them in and out of high risk situations; newlywed Victor Tan, who started in the LAPD Hollywood Division and uses his confidential informants in the community to help the team; and Jim Street, the team’s cocky newest member. Responsible for the management of all Metro Division S.W.A.T. units is Commander Robert Hicks, a senior LAPD official with the Special Operations Bureau.
With Hondo no longer leading the charge, these dedicated men and women face an uncertain future as they bravely put themselves at risk to protect their community and save lives.
Raoul Max Trujillo, Clayton Cardenas, Vincent Rocco Vargas, Joseph Lucero, and Michael Irby in ‘Mayans M.C.’ season 4 episode 5 (Photo by Prashant Gupta/FX)
Were you prepared for the devastating events of FX’s Mayans M.C. season four episode five? I wasn’t, although I did have an uncomfortable feeling the death of a key Santo Padre member would be necessary to advance the story. I wasn’t sure which Mayan would be sacrificed but given the fact he was in the redemption stage of his character arc, it made sense that the character who shall not be named in this opening paragraph was the one to take a bullet.
Continue reading at your own peril. This is a recap so expect plenty of episode spoilers. Plus, you’ll be treated to a short rant about why I took issue with the unnecessary inclusion of an elderly dog’s euthanasia.
Season four episode five – “Death of the Virgin” – opens with Adelita (Carla Baratta) making her move. Adelita’s been tracking a couple’s activity and it turns out Anna Linares (Efrat Dor), Potter’s former assistant, is raising her and Angel’s baby. In the season three finale Potter informed Adelita her baby was alive – a direct contradiction to what Anna told her in their last meeting – and the rebel leader channels all of her fury on Anna and her husband.
Anna runs for her gun but isn’t quick enough. Adelita breaks a glass door and attacks Anna with a knife. They both claim to be the baby’s mother and Anna, rather stupidly, adds, “I gave him everything. You gave him a prison cell!”
Adelita screams in reply, “That you f**king put me in!”
Anna attempts to reach her gun but Adelita stops her forward movement by repeatedly stabbing Anna in the legs and back. Adelita leaves the room only long enough to kill Anna’s husband and pick up her baby. She returns and puts a bullet in Anna’s head. “Now that you know a mother’s greatest fear, here’s your mercy,” says Adelita as she fires.
Next, we check in with Miguel Galindo (Danny Pino) who’s still building rock walls in the convent’s cemetery. Tomas briefly joins Miguel just to say his father’s prohibited him from ever speaking to the ex-cartel leader again. Tomas’s dad, Martin, thinks Miguel’s no better than the men who killed his wife.
Meanwhile, Hope (Vanessa Giselle) isn’t looking well as she punches in late at the grocery store.
Mayans M.C. season four has spent time filling in details on the lives of Santo Padre members Creeper (Joseph Raymond Lucero) and Gilly (Vincent Vargas), and both get screen time without their MC brothers in episode five.
Creeper’s relationship with Kody (Stella Maeve) is advancing and they wake up in bed together. They open the door and expose more skeletons from their pasts, and Creeper admits he’s seen too much death.
And here comes one of the most disturbing scenes of season four and one I find to be completely unnecessary. EZ (JD Pardo) returns to the animal shelter to see Sofia (Andrea Cortes), ostensibly to return a leash. EZ joins Sofia in an exam room and thanks her for her help in understanding what Sally, his newly adopted furry family member, is dealing with.
Sofia asks EZ to hold the elderly dog abandoned at the shelter by his family in season four episode two. EZ does as asked while Sofia confesses her young daughter drowned in a swimming pool. Sofia was drunk and annoyed with her daughter when she put her to bed, and the child climbed into the pool and died.
(Feel free to skip this brief take on my feelings regarding this scene. I don’t usually disagree with the writer’s choices but this depiction of a dog being euthanized strikes me as an incredibly bad decision. Yes, I understand Sofia tried to talk the family out of dumping an elderly dog at a crowded kill-shelter, but I’ve worked at a humane society and still volunteer at my local shelter. To have EZ there and not even comforting the dog is just wrong. Sofia’s heightened emotional state in recalling the death of her daughter would have been felt by the dog who was already distressed over being dumped by his family.
That’s just not how the majority of shelters handle the situation in 2022. This scene does a disserve to the wonderful people who dedicate their lives working as animal care staff at shelters.
I also feel as though Sofia’s story about the death of her child was less impactful because of the poor dog’s whimpering. At least the moment ended with Sofia saying goodbye to the dog.)
Sofia tells EZ she has nothing to give him. EZ’s unable to respond.
Emily (Sarah Bolger) is on high alert as she walks home from work at the Mexican restaurant. She spots a man following her and runs across the street where a stranger (yes, that’s Cheri Oteri!) asks if she needs help. Unfortunately for Emily, the woman and the man chasing her are private detectives and know she’s Emily Galindo.
Emily refuses to admit she’s Emily, insisting she’s Sarah Marie Glass – as her ID indicates. (The woman recognizes the last name as an ode to Salinger’s Glass family stories.) Emily threatens to call the cops and they call her bluff. They’ve got folders full of info on her old life and they tracked her down while diving into the death of Marlon Buksar. (In season two episode six Emily asked for EZ’s help dealing with Marlon, Ileana’s assistant at the Santo Padre city office. Emily believed Marlon fed info to the Chinese that allowed them to outbid the Galindos on a project. Emily convinced EZ to speak with the clerk and find out how he helped the Chinese. EZ’s meeting with Marlon went south and in a struggle over a gun, Marlon wound up shooting himself under the chin. The cops believed it was a suicide.)
Marlon’s mom hired these investigators and after the woman PI asks about Emily’s son, Cristobal, Emily finally agrees to answer her questions. She claims she didn’t know Marlon well and wasn’t aware of his involvement in the project.
The investigators pack up while insisting Emily’s answer was “very insightful.” As they leave, the woman warns Emily to be careful. After all, they found her which means others will also be able to track her down.
She asks one final question, “Tell me, Mrs. Galindo, who did you hire to murder Marlon Buksar?”
EZ’s still concerned about Jay-Jay’s unexpected appearance at his trailer a few days back and the hints Jay-Jay dropped that he cut a deal. He shows up at Jay-Jay’s place for a further discussion. Jay-Jay’s wife’s happy to see him but Jay-Jay doesn’t share her excitement that EZ found them.
The tension is palpable as EZ warns Jay-Jay they’ll need to talk at some later date.
Miguel and his aunt the nun discuss his mom and he learns she actually spent time at the convent when she was pregnant with him. They share a laugh over the fact his mom couldn’t dance. Their family history chat’s interrupted when they’re pulled into a search for Tomas. The young boy’s gone missing and as they call out his name the armed men return and toss his lifeless body out of the back of their truck.
Tomas’ dad Martin screams in anguish and races to the truck, right into the arms of the LNG.
Gilly’s out in the desert hitting golf balls when he gets a call from his old captain, Rae, needing help with her husband (Gilly’s friend and fellow veteran who suffers from PTSD). Gilly races over to their house and is forced to bust open a bedroom door to rescue their son, Jacob. Jacob’s heard pleading with his dad to stop. The dad wants his son to help him commit suicide and Gilly’s able to grab Jacob and remove him from the situation.
Hope has a breakdown at work, smashing a customer’s groceries after the woman repeatedly gives her instructions on how to bag her purchases. Hope loses it, destroys the groceries, and screams, “Have a nice f**king day!” before exiting the store with a small but satisfied smile.
Hope stops to talk to a group of addicts just hanging out on the street. They reveal they’re heading to Meth Mountain and Hope leaves without saying goodbye.
Emilio Rivera as Marcus Alvarez in ‘Mayans M.C.’ season 4 episode 5 (Photo by Prashant Gupta/FX)
Over at the clubhouse, Mayans from different charters gather in Santo Padre for a day of recognizing their fallen friends. Marcus (Emilio Rivera) greets Yuma’s president Canche (Jimmy Gonzales) and Oakland’s president Diaz (Alex Fernandez) and says it’s important they’re all together. Canche confirms El Banquero is holding Randall’s death against them and won’t supply any product.
Speaking of El Banquero (Guillermo Garcia), his sister lectures him about putting their finances into the hands of a pedophile. She reminds him that’s not the Mayans’ fault, but El Banquero believes Randall’s death is a declaration of war. His sister has a much better head for business and reminds him that cutting off the Mayans only hurts the cartel. She says, “We’re scrambling here. We need all the liquid assets we can get to make up for the millions you stupidly lost us.”
El Banquero’s mind is made up. He’s going to continue to cut off the Mayans.
Bishop (Michael Irby) continues to fume about the state of Santo Padre. He watches EZ greet their brothers and compares him to a politician glad-handing his constituents.
Marcus addresses those gathered and it’s revealed every clubhouse across the Mayan nation will be honoring their fallen brothers that evening. He thanks everyone for gathering at the site of their darkest day when “Mayans took up arms against Mayans.”
One after another the men approach a makeshift altar and say goodbye to specific fallen brothers including Pavia, Ramos, Ibarra, Gaeta, and Crazy Bobby. Bishop pushes Taza (Raoul Max Trujillo) away when he tries to approach the altar to honor Riz. Bishop represents Santo Padre in saying goodbye to Riz and Tranq (Frankie Loyal) says their farewells to Steve.
Gilly retrieves his friends’ son Jacob from EZ’s trailer. Jacob’s spent his time teaching Sally how to shake which brings a smile to Gilly’s face.
Back in the clubhouse, Marcus and Diaz chat away from the group and Diaz says these aren’t the Mayans’ first dark days. He recalls how the Sons of Anarchy conquered the club by dividing them into north and south. “A divided nation can’t stand and Santo Padre divides us,” says Diaz. Marcus explains he’s had this conversation with Canche, but Diaz demands he has it with him – a friend who’s stood by him for 40 years.
They’re both upset about what Bishop did with Santo Padre, and Diaz compares it to taking the Garden of Eden and salting the earth. Plus, they can’t survive without El Banquero’s product which they lost because of Santo Padre.
The visiting charters give new prospect Nestor (Gino Vento) a hard time behind the bar. Nestor claims he’s not a bitch and the Yuma guys speak ill of the dead, calling Steve a bitch. Tranq demands they show some respect and Creeper reminds them all that Steve was a patch.
All hell breaks loose after the other charters suggest every Santo Padre member should follow Steve’s lead and kill themselves. EZ jumps in between Tranq and a visitor, reminding them they’re all brothers. However, EZ quickly flips into fight mode when the man he’s holding off Tranq pushes him.
The ensuing melee only breaks up after Marcus enters the room and fires multiple shots in the air. Marcus can’t believe they’re tearing down everything he built over the last 40 years. He looks directly at Diaz and says, “Maybe you’re right, Cardinale. Maybe it’s time to cut out the f**king cancer.”
Sons of Anarchy San Bernardino’s VP is waiting in a car with his fellow Sons brothers when they receive the message the “Mayans are good to meet Mr. Mayhem.” The VP declares what’s about to go down is retribution for Montez’s murder.
Back in Santo Padre, the fallen brothers meeting breaks up and Angel (Clayton Cardenas) goes for a ride, needing some alone time. Gilly, who missed out on the fight, delivers Jacob back to his mom. Meanwhile, EZ is reading when Sally begins to whine, followed by a knock at his door. It’s Sofia and while EZ’s shocked, Sally is super happy to see her friend.
They flirt a little and Sofia admits she’s a mess. EZ says he gets it…and then whatever he was about to say next is cut off by urgent kissing and clothing being hastily removed. EZ ignores his ringing phone and we see Emily’s on the other end of the line on a payphone. A nearby car sends her into panic mode and she hangs up without leaving a message.
Meanwhile, Coco (Richard Cabral) is with the Oakland charter honoring their fallen brothers. It appears everyone’s getting along as they take in a fireworks display. Coco calls Hope to check in and at first she tries to stay upbeat. He tells her he saw something beautiful and that made him think of her. She smiles and lies that work’s going fine. Hope finally drops the act and admits she needs real help. She’s not doing well.
Coco believes as long as they have each other they’ll stay clean. Hope agrees but it’s obvious she isn’t convinced. Coco says when he gets back tomorrow, he’ll take her wherever she wants to go. Tears stream down Hope’s face as Coco tells her he loves her. She asks him to repeat that and after he does, she replies, “I love you, Coco.” They laugh and he calls them corny before hanging up.
Coco’s still smiling when he takes a drink of beer and looks up at the fireworks.
SoA pulls up and ambushes the Mayans, immediately shooting as they exit their car. The Mayans are gunned down without ever having a chance to fight back.
Season four episode five ends with the camera tracking the path of bodies and landing on Coco. He’s sprawled face down, multiple gunshot wounds in his back. Blood surrounds his face as his eyes appear to be open and fixed in place. The camera lingers on his face as the episode ends.
Emily VanCamp returns to guest star on Fox’s The Resident season five episode 23, the season finale. Episode 23 – “Neon Moon” – will air on May 17, 2022 at 8pm ET/PT.
Season five stars Matt Czuchry as Dr. Conrad Hawkins, Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Dr. AJ Austin, Bruce Greenwood as Dr. Randolph Bell, Jane Leeves as Dr. Kit Voss, and Manish Dayal is Dr. Devon Pravesh. Jessica Lucas plays Dr. Billie Sutton, Anuja Joshi is Dr. Leela Devi, and Miles Fowler is Trevor.
“Neon Moon” Plot: Conrad contemplates his future as he reminisces about a special night that included a very important conversation with Nic (guest star Emily VanCamp). Meanwhile, Devon is presented with an amazing career opportunity out of state, and Ian is faced with a devastating diagnosis, which causes him to rely on the doctors at Chastain. Then, Kit and Bell celebrate their engagement and Padma receives the news she has been waiting.
Entering its fifth season, The Resident continues to shine a light on the daily heroism of our health care workers. The provocative medical drama follows the doctors and nurses at Chastain Memorial Hospital as they face personal and professional challenges and fight for their patients’ health.
Season four saw a multitude of highs and lows as the heroes at Chastain struggled to overcome the impossible, including the unprecedented and devastating Covid-19 pandemic. Now, in a propulsive and emotional season five, the ante is upped, as the doctors continue to save patients and fight corruption in the healthcare system, this time with a partner. The alliance with Big Pharma that found a cure for sickle cell disease last season proves in season five to be a very sharp double-edged sword.
The season kicks off when a mysterious ransomware attack threatens the hospital, and DR. DEVON PRAVESH (Dayal) and Chastain’s recently appointed CEO, DR. KIT VOSS (Leeves), must make high-stakes, split-second decisions with lives in the balance. Meanwhile, DR. CONRAD HAWKINS (Czuchry) and NURSE PRACTITIONER NICOLETTE NEVIN’s (Emily VanCamp) attempts to navigate parenthood, marriage and work-life balance take a shocking turn when Conrad is forced to make a life-changing choice that will alter the course of their family forever.
After the unwanted arrival of DR. BILLIE SUTTON’s (Lucas) biological son, she is forced to confront her past head-on in hopes of healing. Luckily, she’ll have help with the emergence of a new friendship – and rivalry – with DR. AJ AUSTIN (Malcolm-Jamal Warner), who unknowingly takes an interest in Billie’s son, TREVOR (Fowler). Elsewhere, a wrench is thrown in the plans of DR. LEELA DEVI (Joshi), when an unannounced visitor threatens her new relationship, and DR. RANDOLPH BELL (Greenwood) moves forward with a surprising love interest.
A new wrinkle five episodes into the season will challenge audience expectations and reveal new truths about our characters. Old relationships will be tested, new ones formed, and the emergence of a widespread Medicare fraud scheme ensures Chastain will never be the same.
