We’ve reached the end. The CW’s fantasy adventure series The Outpost will wrap up with season four episode 13, “Nothing Lasts Forever.” Directed by Milan Todorović from a script by Jason Faller, the series finale will air on Thursday, October 7, 2021.
The cast is led by Jessica Green as Talon and includes Jake Stormoen as Captain Garret Spears, Anand Desai-Barochia as Janzo, and Reece Ritchie as Zed. Izuka Hoyle is Wren, Jaye Griffiths is Yavalla, Aaron Fontaine is Tobin, Georgia May Foote is Falista, Maeve Courtier-Lilly is Luna, Nikki Leigh Scott is Vorta, and Adam Johnson is Munt.
“Nothing Lasts Forever” Plot: FINALE – Talon (Green) and her friends battle against the gods. Janzo (Desai-Barochia), Wren (Hoyle) and Munt (Johnson) fight to save the Kahvi. A ruler is crowned.
The Season 4 Plot:
After Gwynn (Imogen Waterhouse) sacrificed herself to destroy Yavalla, the Outpost needs a new ruler. But while Talon and Garret try to establish new leadership, a sinister threat awakens, revealing the true origin of the mysterious kinjes. Talon and her kinj-bearing friends all share dark visions from god-like beings who are hell-bent on reclaiming the kinjes for themselves. A would-be assassin named Luna hunts Talon down to get vengeance for crimes of the past, but soon discovers that her own heritage is wrapped up in Talon’s fate.
Mourning the recent loss of her beloved Tobin (Aaron Fontaine), Falista is mentored by Two to dedicate herself to the new “gods” in exchange for a costly favor. But when the Lu Qiri go missing, Talon and Zed track them down to discover the greatest threat the Realm has ever faced… a new race of beings that will ultimately explain Talon’s own dark origins.
When Janzo and Wren are forced to unlock an ancient city beneath the Outpost, they struggle to uncover who their real allies and enemies will be, while a secret they share gives them new motivation to save the world.
As she and her friends are hunted down one by one, while diabolic forces are tearing her world apart, Talon endures the darkest challenge she has ever faced, as she struggles to embrace the heroes of her past and somehow survive the villains that only she has the power to destroy.
Netflix has released the official trailer and poster for Hypnotic, a new horror/thriller arriving on the streaming service in time for Halloween. It appears someone is using hypnosis for ill intent in the intense two-minute trailer starring Midnight Mass‘ scene-stealing Kate Siegel.
The cast also includes Jason O’Mara (The Man in the High Castle) and Dulé Hill (Psych, Suits). Suzanne Coote and Matt Angel directed from a screenplay by Richard D’Ovidio.
Hypnotic is set for release on Netflix on October 27, 2021.
Netflix’s official Hypnotic synopsis:
“Feeling stuck both personally and professionally, Jenn (Siegel), a young woman reeling from a series of traumatic events, enlists a renowned hypnotherapist, Dr. Meade (O’Mara), to help on her road to recovery. After a handful of intense sessions, terrifying events, and mysterious blackouts, Jenn soon finds herself caught in a dangerous mind game. With the help of Detective Wade Rollins (Hill), Jen looks to put the pieces together before it’s too late and there are deadly consequences.”
Poster for the horror thriller, ‘Hypnotic’ (Photo Credit: Netflix)
Sarah Jessica Parker sends greetings from New York City in HBO Max’s short And Just Like That… premiere date announcement video. The 30 second teaser shows the cast reunited on the streets of NYC to film the Sex and the City sequel which will arrive this December.
The exact December 2021 date wasn’t revealed in the behind the scenes teaser which ends with Parker blowing fans a kiss.
Parker reprises her role as Carrie, Kristin Davis is back as Charlotte, and Cynthia Nixon reprises her role as Miranda. SATC fans are left to make up their own stories about what’s happened in Samantha’s life post-Sex and the City 2 since Kim Cattrall is not part of the Sex and the City sequel’s cast.
Additional And Just Like That… cast members include Sara Ramírez, Sarita Choudhury, Nicole Ari Parker, Karen Pittman, Chris Noth, Mario Cantone, David Eigenberg, and Evan Handler. Willie Garson was working on the new HBO Max series when he passed away of pancreatic cancer on September 21, 2021 at the age of 57.
Sarah Jessica Parker posted a statement on Instagram on September 24th mourning the death of her dear friend:
“It’s been unbearable.
Sometimes silence is a statement.
Of the gravity. The anguish. The magnitude of the loss of a 30 + year friendship. A real friendship that allowed for secrets, adventure, a shared professional family, truth, concerts, road trips, meals, late night phone calls, a mutual devotion to parenthood and all the heartaches and joy that accompany, triumphs, disappointments, fear, rage and years spent on sets (most especially Carrie’s apartment) and laughing late into the night as both Stanford and Carrie and Willie and SJ.
Willie. I will miss everything about you. And replay our last moments together. I will re-read every text from your final days and put to pen our last calls.
Your absence a crater that I will fill with blessing of these memories and all the ones that are still in recesses yet to surface.
My love and deepest sympathies and condolences to you dear Nathen. You were and are the light of Willie’s life and his greatest achievement was being your Papa.
These were his last words to me. “Great bangles all around.” Yes.
Godspeed Willie Garson.
RIP.
X,
SJ”
And Just Like That… is written by Michael Patrick King, Samantha Irby, Rachna Fruchbom, Keli Goff, Julie Rottenberg, and Elisa Zuritsky. Parker, Davis, Nixon, Rottenberg, Zuritsky, King, and John Melfi are executive producing.
Per HBO Max, the sequel “follows Carrie (Parker), Miranda (Nixon) and Charlotte (Davis) as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s.”
The Vampire Diaries‘ Nina Dobrev and Shadowhunters‘ Harry Shum Jr star in the Netflix romantic comedy Love Hard arriving on November 5, 2021. Today, the streaming service released the first batch of photos from the rom-com which finds Dobrev playing a journalist looking for love.
In addition to Nina Dobrev and Harry Shum Jr, the cast includes Darren Barnet, Jimmy O. Yang, James Saito, and Mikaela Hoover. Heather McMahan, Rebecca Staab, Althea Kaye, Matty Finochio, and Fletcher Donovan also star in the 2021 romcom.
Hernan Jimenez (Elsewhere) directed from a screenplay by Danny Mackey and Rebecca Ewing, with McG and Mary Viola involved as producers.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
Hopeless romantic but eternally single LA journalist Natalie (Dobrev) thinks things are beginning to look up when she swipes right on a dreamy guy from the East Coast, Tag (Barnet). Taking a leap of faith she jumps on a flight to surprise her crush for the holidays, only to discover that she’s been catfished by Tag’s childhood friend who is equally unlucky in love, Josh (Yang). This lighthearted romantic comedy chronicles her attempt to reel in love.
Colman Domingo set to star in ‘Rustin’ (Photo Credit: Raul Romo / Netflix)
Fear the Walking Dead‘s Colman Domingo has committed to star in Netflix’s Rustin, the first feature film to be produced by former United States President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground production company.
Netflix confirmed Colman Domingo, who earned a Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination as part of the ensemble of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, will play civil rights activist Bayard Rustin. Chris Rock (Fargo) is set to portray activist Roy Wilkins, Glynn Turman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) is on board as A. Philip Randolph, and Audra McDonald (Respect) will play Ella Baker.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom director George C. Wolfe co-wrote the screenplay with Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black (Milk). Wolfe will also direct the biopic based on Bayard’s life, with Academy Award winner Bruce Cohen (American Beauty) and Higher Ground’s Tonia Davis producing. Higher Ground’s Mark R. Wright and Alex G. Scott will serve as executive producers.
Netflix released the following synopsis of Rustin:
Rustin tells the story of charismatic, gay, civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, who overcame an onslaught of obstacles and altered the course of American history by organizing the 1963 March on Washington.
The first one-minute teaser trailer for HBO’s House of the Dragon, the much-anticipated Game of Thrones prequel, features Matt Smith’s Prince Daemon Targaryen. “Gods, kings, fire, and blood. Dreams didn’t make us kings…dragons did,” says the Targaryen prince. We’re treated to quick clips of fight scenes and a few closeups of key characters before the trailer ends with the confirmation House of the Dragon will premiere in 2022.
The first footage from the prequel was released during HBO Max Europe’s launch event.
House of the Dragon is based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood and focuses on the House Targaryen 200 years before the events in Game of Thrones unfolded. Martin and writer Ryan Condal (Colony) co-created the series, with Condal and Emmy Award winner Miguel Sapochnik serving as showrunners. Martin, Condal, Sapochnik, Vince Gerardis, writer Sara Hess, and Ron Schmidt executive produce. Sapochnik directed the pilot and additional episodes. Clare Kilner, Geeta V. Patel, and Greg Yaitanes also directed some of the first season’s 10 episodes.
House of the Dragon Cast and Characters, Courtesy of HBO:
Paddy Considine as King Viserys Targaryen. Viserys was 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 as we’ve learned from Game of Thrones, good men do not necessarily make for great kings.
Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower. She’s 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.
Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen. The younger brother of King Viserys and heir to the throne, Daemon is a peerless warrior and a dragonrider who 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…
Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon aka “The Sea Snake.” The lord of House Velaryon, a Valyrian bloodline as old as House Targaryen, “The Sea Snake,” is the most famed nautical adventurer in the history of Westeros. He 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 Velaryon. 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.
Rhys Ifans as Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King, who 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.
Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria. She came to Westeros with nothing, sold more times than she can recall, and 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.
Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole. Of Dornish descent, Ser Criston is the common-born son of the steward to the Lord of Blackhaven. He has no claim to land or titles; all he has to his name is his honor and his preternatural skill with a sword.
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.
Emily Carey will play 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.
Ryan Corr as Ser Harwin ‘Breakbones’ Strong. 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.
Jefferson Hall is Lord Jason Lannister, the Lord of Casterly Rock and twin to Ser Tyland Lannister. He also. plays Tyland Lannister, a crafty and calculating politician, twin to Lord Jason Lannister.
David Horovitch as Grand Maester Mellos. He’s a voice of reason and trusted advisor to King Viserys.
Graham McTavish as Ser Harrold Westerling. Ser Harrold has served in the Kingsguard since the days of King Jaehaerys; he is a paragon of chivalry and honor.
Matthew Needham as Larys Strong. The younger son of Master of Laws Lyonel Strong, he’s brought to court by his father.
Bill Paterson plays Lord Lyman Beesbury, the Lord of Honeyholt and Master of Coin on King Viserys’s small council.
Wil Johnson as Ser Vaemond Velaryon. The younger brother to Coryls Velaryon and commander in the Velaryon navy.
John Macmillan as Ser Laenor Velaryon. The son of Corlys Velaryon and Rhaenys Targaryen.
Savannah Steyn as Lady Laena Velayron. The daughter of Corlys Velaryon and Rhaenys Targaryen.
Theo Nate as Ser Laenor Velaryon. The son of Corlys Velaryon and Rhaenys Targaryen.
Gavin Spokes is Lord Lyonel Strong. He’s Master of Laws to King Viserys and Lord of Harrenhal.
Vanessa Lachey shows off her horseback riding skills on CBS’s NCIS: Hawaii season one episode four, “Paniolo.” Directed by Larry Teng from a script by Noah Evslin, episode four is set to air on Monday, October 11, 2011 at 10pm ET/PT.
Vanessa Lachey (Call Me Kat, Truth Be Told) leads the cast as Special Agent in Charge Jane Tennant, Alex Tarrant plays Kai Holman, Noah Mills stars as Jesse Boone, and Yasmine Al-Bustami plays Lucy Tara. The first season also stars Jason Antoon as Ernie Malik and Tori Anderson as Kate Whistler.
Episode four guest stars include Moses Goods, Danielle Nuela Zalopany, Lauren Cook, Kila Packett, T.V. Carpio, Kanoa Goo, and Sir Cornwell.
“Paniolo” Plot: When a beloved Paniolo (Hawaiian cowboy) is shot while out riding his horse, Jane and her team must gain the trust of the Paniolo community to help find the culprits and protect the Paniolo’s life. Also, Kai tries to convince his stubborn father to see a doctor.
The world’s most successful television series continues on the seductive shores of the Aloha State with NCIS: Hawai’i, where the first female Special Agent in Charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor, Jane Tennant, has thrived and risen through the ranks by equal parts confidence and strategy in a system that has pushed back on her every step of the way. Together with her unwavering team of specialists, they balance duty to family and country while investigating high-stakes crimes involving military personnel, national security and the mysteries of the sun-drenched island paradise itself.
The CW’s Roswell, New Mexico season three episode 11 opens in a sprawling mansion where Jones (Nathan Dean) has brought Liz (Jeanine Mason) and Heath (Steven Krueger) to work on his DNA dilemma. Jones attempts to convince Liz he’s not going to kill her by freeing him from her bonds, delivering a single white rose, and inviting her to lunch.
Elsewhere in the house, Heath’s busy attempting to work against Jones while at the same time keeping the alien dictator convinced he’s hard at work solving the separation of Jones and Max’s DNA using Liz’s research. Heath explains he needs Noah’s spores in order to get over a bump in the research, and Jones reluctantly hands them over.
After Jones leaves the room, Heath figures out the final step in getting a message out.
Jones tells Liz he needs her “creativity.” Together they can save his planet and Earth. Plus, he can also save Max if she agrees to hear him out and then help with his plan.
Elsewhere, Dallas (Quentin Plair) asks God to explain this whole alien thing and in response he receives a mysterious phone call.
Dallas joins Michael (Michael Vlamis), Isobel (Lily Cowles), Max, and Rosa (Amber Midthunder) and reveals the call was from an old camp counselor friend. The counselor received a message from Heath (via a CB radio) that he and Liz are being held captive by Jones in a mansion. Isobel recognizes the mansion and remembers where all the entrances are located.
Isobel and Michael insist Max remain behind so Jones can’t finish his body-snatching plans. Rosa suggests Max should get into the honeycomb cage so he’s ready when Liz and/or Heath complete their research.
While Max remains behind twiddling his thumbs, Isobel thinks Michael should jump into Sheriff Taylor’s head and get her to free Liz and Heath. Unfortunately, Michael says didn’t inherit Jones’ bodysnatching abilities so that’s a no-go. Fortunately, Rosa reveals she’s gotten closer to zoning in on Nora’s sword’s location. Max is sure that Nora’s sword could be a game-changer since it enabled Nora to stand her ground against Jones.
Michael believes he can make handcuffs that will disable Jones’ abilities. And Dallas volunteers to secure Max in the cage and then continue transcribing the equation his deceased alien father embedded in his mind.
Back at the mansion, Jones confesses he knows he has to remain in Max’s body to exist. Jones insists that if Liz agrees to help him, he’ll provide her with alien scientific knowledge she desperately needs. And the cherry on top of his offer…he’ll peacefully leave the planet when they’re done. Plus, Max can be saved and Liz can help others with what she’s learned.
Liz offers her own solution to Jones’ problem. If Jones returns Max’s body, she’ll amend his genetics. Jones won’t agree and Liz confirms she’s not going along with his plan because she doesn’t trust him.
Jones insists they’re more alike than Liz will admit. He made the tough choice to become his planet’s savior and believes she can do the same for Earth. But then he proves just how much of an alien psychopath he is by revealing he set fire to his planet, believing the only way to save his race was to start anew.
This new knowledge makes Liz less tempted to partner with Jones, and Jones realizes that despite the fact she’s brilliant, she really doesn’t understand his abilities. He makes a ball of flame appear and declares fire is his destiny.
“It doesn’t just destroy for no reason. It destroys to create,” says Jones while a flashback shows a flower growing out of the ashes of alien bodies. Although that flower’s yellow pollen inhibits alien powers, the purple petals contain the equivalent of stem cells.
Jones can sense Liz is judging his choices. He’s right. Liz says, “You want me to do a bad thing to do a good thing. You want me to work with you to save Max.”
Liz will consider Jones’ offer if he heals Sheriff Taylor and frees her. Jones agrees, heals Sheriff Taylor, wipes her memory of recent events, and sends her on her way.
Over at the cave, Max has come to the decision he needs to die in order to save millions of people. He’s thought everything through and sees that choice as their only option. Dallas confesses his father told him that might be the only option; his father said – if need be – killing Max might be the only way to save two worlds.
Dallas explains he asked God about aliens, morality, and faith when he received the call from the camp counselor. Dallas said the counselor told him the knife he possesses represents the fact there’s more than one path. Max, however, remains set on sacrificing himself to save his loved ones. He gives Dallas permission to follow Theo’s instructions.
Dallas reveals he believes he’s there because God wants him to keep Max alive. (Max looks skeptical.) Dallas further explains his father’s memories showed him Jones was trying to repopulate his world by using Theo’s cloning technology. Jones offered to heal Theo’s sick wife in exchange for the clones, but Theo said no. Jones ultimately forced Theo’s hand by threatening Dallas’ life.
After that, Theo, Nora, and Louise spent years planning a rebellion. They stole Jones’ DNA and created a Trojan horse by making Max. They altered Max’s DNA and since he was tethered to the dictator, Jones’ DNA was also altered. Nora destroyed all the other clones making Max invaluable to Jones.
Max thinks this proves he was “built to die,” but Dallas reveals his father believed Max symbolized hope for a peaceful future. Max has the same powers as Jones but acts differently. If Max could change, then so could Theo’s world.
Isobel joins Rosa on the hunt for the sword and as they walk toward the sword’s frequency on the Longs’ property, Isobel feels conflicting vibes emitting from Rosa. Rosa finally confesses she melted Wyatt Long’s brain and made him forget his racist past. And, they’ve been hanging out.
“Please tell me you’re not going all West Side Story with this kid,” says Isobel.
Rosa wonders if it’s possible for her to change and grow too, the way Wyatt did after she injected him.
And speak of the devil…Wyatt puts in a surprise appearance and Rosa looks genuinely happy to see him. He’d been out of town helping a charity but he’s back for his dad’s retirement party. Isobel makes up a story of forbidden romance in the Evans family in order to explain why they’re searching for an artifact on the Long land.
Wyatt offers to help by getting his family to clear out by pretending he just saw the coyote that’s been killing chickens. Rosa leads Isobel to the exact spot and Isobel explains it feels like an army’s standing behind her once she takes hold of the sword.
Now that the sword’s retrieved, it’s time for Rosa to get to safety. Isobel’s ready to show Jones what she’s actually capable of. (Watch out, Jones. Isobel’s always a badass, even without the super-sword.) Rosa warns Isobel not to fall for Jones’ mind games.
Before heading off Rosa and Wyatt have a little alone time to discuss the future. Wyatt’s ready to leave Roswell again; he doesn’t feel the same around his family anymore. Rosa confesses she wants to apply to art school, and Wyatt grabs her application and promises to mail it when he gets to Colorado. He wholeheartedly believes in her talent and hopes their paths cross again.
Michael tests the alien-restraining handcuffs with Walt’s assistance. Walt speaks for Roswell, New Mexico fans everywhere when he asks why Michael has never tried to figure out the full depth of his powers, given that he’s the son of the dictator. Michael confesses he doesn’t want to be like Jones and reveals right after high school he got into a fight, went into a man’s head, and forced him to step in front of the truck. He nearly died. Michael admits he never told Isobel or Max what happened.
Unlike Isobel’s powers, he can actually take over someone’s body – just like his dad – although he denied he could earlier. Michael refuses to turn to the dark side, but Walt doesn’t believe that’s possible. “I’ve been your one-eyed Miyagi for most of your life which is why I try so hard to keep you grounded – not to give you too many compliments,” says Walt. “You ain’t nothing like your dad, kid. You have a lot of your momma in you though. She didn’t shy away from her power. She used it to fight for a better world, and you will too once you get your head out of your rear.”
Walt finishes up by telling Michael to go kick his dad’s ass.
Heath shows Max and Liz the results of his research which indicate it’s now possible to separate Max’s DNA from Jones’. Unfortunately, Jones figures out Heath’s up to something and becomes enraged his prisoner might have been trying to find a way to kill him. Liz steps in to save Heath, demanding Jones back off so she and Heath can work together on the solution.
Liz accepts the deal Jones offered earlier, and Jones leaves them to their research.
Liz tells Heath they’re going to use the alien spores to end this once and for all. Liz reveals her old self may have made a real deal with Jones but now she’s definitely not on board. She picked up on a clue he inadvertently dropped – flowers grow out of aliens’ decomposed genetics. She can use Noah’s spores to grow a flower that would create the genetics to block off Max from Jones.
Max and Dallas leave the cave and are immediately confronted by Jones who’s now taken over Sheriff Taylor’s mind. Jones admits he can’t wait to be free of his tether to Max. He’s also anxious to kill Heath.
Jones offers Dallas a deal to save Heath. Dallas leaves his knife on the ground and heads off with Sheriff Taylor while Max is left behind. Max calls Michael as soon as Jones, in his Sheriff Taylor human suit, drives away.
Max, Michael, and Isobel prepare to take on Jones and the mind-controlled Sheriff Taylor. Michael finally confesses he’s able to enter people and make them do his will, and neither Max nor Isobel’s upset with this development. Isobel’s sure Michael would never abuse his powers.
It’s decided Michael will work on Sheriff Taylor, Max will free the hostages, and Isobel will distract Jones.
Jones (in his normal Max body) tries to get Dallas to write down the formula. Dallas refuses even when Jones threatens to kill someone he loves. Jones taunts Dallas, wondering if his God will save the day.
Liz and Heath use iron nitrate to dissolve the lock and escape the room. Just as they join Dallas in the dining room, Sheriff Taylor appears and demands Dallas write out the formula. Liz asks Sheriff Taylor to fight the voice in her head, but Taylor can’t.
Outside, Jones and Isobel engage in a sword fight. Isobel gets in a few good licks before Jones disarms her.
Michael enters Taylor’s mind and tells her to fight this. If she can’t, he’ll have to jump in her body and force the “galactic assclown” out. Taylor finally does as instructed and collapses into Heath’s arms. Liz, Dallas, and Michael send Heath off with Taylor as Jones gets the better of Isobel and disarms her.
Max steps in front of Isobel just as Jones is about to kill her. Max knocks Jones’ sword out of his hand and Michael retrieves it. Jones knows Michael won’t kill him because it would mean hurting Max.
Dallas warns, “But I would,” as he aims Taylor’s gun at Max’s head. Jones thinks it’s a bluff, but Dallas assures him sacrificing one to save many is a principle of modern Christianity. The stalemate continues as Dallas demands Jones beg, just like he forced his father to beg.
Jones is able to take the alien power-binding handcuffs from Michael but, strangely, he requests someone use them on him. He believes after the handcuffs are on him, they can all work on their “collaboration” together.
Liz isn’t about to work with Jones, so he pulls them into his mindscape. The episode ends with Jones looking smug as the group is seated around the dining room table which now appears to be in the desert.
But wait…Michael isn’t among those seated. He’s standing back and seems to be concentrating.
CBS’s Magnum P.I. season four episode two, “The Harder They Fall,” marks the happy reunion of Magnum and Higgins. Directed by Doug Hannah from a script by David Wolkove, episode two will air on Friday, October 8, 2021 at 9pm ET/PT.
Jay Hernandez returns to lead the cast as Thomas Magnum. Season four also stars Perdita Weeks as Juliet Higgins, Zachary Knighton as Orville “Rick” Wright, Stephen Hill as Theodore “TC” Calvin, Tim Kang as Det. Gordon Katsumoto, and Amy Hill as Kumu.
Guest stars include Chantal Thuy, Christopher Thornton, Robert Baker, Billy Lush, Shinelle Azoroh, and Andrew Tinpo Lee.
“The Harder They Fall” Plot: While Magnum and Higgins reunite and work the case of a construction worker’s tragic death, TC and Shammy get skyjacked by a pair of drug runners posing as tourists.
Magnum P.I. Description, Courtesy of CBS:
Magnum P.I. is a modern take on the classic series centering on Thomas Magnum, a decorated former Navy SEAL who, upon returning home from Afghanistan, repurposes his military skills to become a private investigator. A charming rogue, an American hero and a die-hard Detroit Tigers fan, Magnum lives in a guest cottage on Robin’s Nest, the luxurious estate where he works as a security consultant to supplement his P.I. business.
The “majordomo” of the property is Juliet Higgins, a beautiful and commanding disavowed MI:6 agent whose second job is to keep Magnum in line, with the help of her two Dobermans. When Magnum needs back-up on a job, he turns to his trusted buddies and fellow POW survivors, Theodore “TC” Calvin, a former Marine chopper pilot who runs Island Hoppers, a helicopter tour business, and Orville “Rick” Wright, a former Marine door-gunner-turned-impresario of Oahu’s coolest nightclub and the most connected man on the island.
Suspicious of Magnum’s casual attitude and presence at his crime scenes, Detective Gordon Katsumoto finds that he and Magnum are more alike than either of them care to admit. One of Magnum’s biggest supporters is Teuila “Kumu” Tuileta, the unofficial “House Mom” and cultural curator of Robin’s Nest. With keys to a vintage Ferrari in one hand, aviator sunglasses in the other, and an Old Düsseldorf longneck chilling in the fridge, Thomas Magnum is back on the case!
CBS’s S.W.A.T. season five episode two picks up with Hondo still in Mexico. Directed by Billy Gierhart from a script by Matthew T. Brown, episode two – “Madrugada” – will air on Friday, October 8, 2021 at 8pm 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.
Lou Ferrigno, Jr. recurs as Rocker, with episode two featuring guest stars Val Dorantes, Timothy V. Murphy, José-Maria Aguila, David Arauza, Pilar Padilla, and Luke Cook.
“Madrugada” Plot: Still in Mexico, Hondo teams up with a local cop for a dangerous rescue mission, only to find himself with a target on his back. Also, back in Los Angeles, Hicks considers disbanding the team for good.
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.
