Line cooks, home chefs, and food truck owners are among those competing on Fox and Gordon Ramsay’s new cooking competition series, Next Level Chef. The new original series will feature Gordon Ramsay and fellow award-winning chefs Nyesha Arrington and Gino D’Acampo as mentors to the chosen cooks as they compete to earn a $250,000 grand prize.
“Next Level Chef is a unique format that could only come from the delightfully brilliant culinary mind of Gordon Ramsay,” stated Rob Wade, President, Alternative Entertainment and Specials, FOX Entertainment. “We couldn’t be happier to bring Gordon, Nyesha, and Gino competing together on what is a new and innovative way into a cooking competition series.”
“This is the next evolution in cooking competitions,” said Gordon Ramsay. “It’s big and it’s bold, and I can’t wait for people to see it!”
The series was developed by the Studio Ramsay team led by Creative Director of Development Fernando De Jesus. Produced by FOX Alternative Entertainment and Studio Ramsay, Next Level Chef is executive produced by Gordon Ramsay, Lisa Edwards, and Matt Cahoon.
Fox released the following description of their latest cooking competition series:
Next Level Chef is the next evolution in cooking competitions, as Ramsay has designed a one-of-a-kind culinary gauntlet, set on an iconic stage like you’ve never seen. Over three stories high, each floor contains a stunningly different kitchen. From the glistening top floor to the challenging bottom of the basement, the ingredients will match the environment, because Ramsay believes the true test of great chefs is not only what they can do in the best of circumstances, but what kind of magic they can create in the worst!
With a level playing field, Ramsay has opened up the competition and scoured the country for the very best line cooks, home chefs, social media stars, food truck owners, and everything in between, all competing against one another with the goal of finding the food world’s newest superstar!
Joined by two elite names in the food world, chefs Nyesha Arrington and Gino D’Acampo, Ramsay and his co-mentors will leave no stone unturned, as they each recruit a group of talented chefs, and take them under their wings. Ramsay and his friends will attempt to bring out the very best in their cooks, as they all try to find “the one.”
Although he now sits unrivaled at the top of the culinary world, Ramsay started at the bottom, washing dishes in a local takeout restaurant. He firmly believes that as long as a chef has the drive, talent and perseverance, he or she can make that climb to the top. Creativity, consistency and cunning are the recipe for success to make it to the NEXT LEVEL, as the competitors adapt to the challenges waiting for them. Only one can walk away with a life-changing $250,000 grand prize, and become a Next Level Chef!
The CW’s Walker season one episode 12 divulges more details of the days leading up to Emily’s death. Directed by Steve Robin from a script by Seamus Kevin Fahey and Anna Fricke, episode 12 – “A Tale of Two Families” – will air on May 20, 2021 at 8pm ET/PT.
In addition to Jared Padalecki as Cordell Walker, the season one cast includes Kale Culley (Me, Myself and I) as August, Violet Brinson (Sharp Objects) as Stella, Keegan Allen (Pretty Little Liars) as Liam, Molly Hagan (Herman’s Head) as Abeline, and Mitch Pileggi (The X-Files) as Bonham. Coby Bell (The Gifted) plays Captain Larry James, Lindsey Morgan is Micki, and Jeff Pierre (Once Upon a Time) plays Trey Barnett.
“A Tale of Two Families” Plot: FLASHBACK – The show flashes back to the days right before and after Emily’s (Genevieve Padalecki) death and how the entire Walker family dealt with the sudden tragic loss.
The Plot, Courtesy of The CW:
Walker stars Jared Padalecki as Cordell Walker, a widower and father of two with his own moral code, who returns home to Austin after being undercover for two years, only to discover there’s harder work to be done at home. He’ll attempt to reconnect with his creative and thoughtful son (Culley) and his headstrong, somewhat rebellious teenaged daughter (Brinson) and navigate clashes with his family – an ADA brother (Allen) who stepped in during Walker’s absence, his perceptive mother (Hagen) and his traditional rancher father (Pileggi).
Walker’s former colleague is now his Ranger Captain (Bell). Walker finds unexpected common ground with his new partner (one of the first women in Texas Rangers’ history) played by Lindsey Morgan, while growing increasingly suspicious about the circumstances surrounding his wife’s death.
Kevin and Madison get ready to exchange wedding vows on NBC’s This Is Us season five episode 15. “Jerry 2.O,” the season’s penultimate episode, will air on May 18, 2021. The big wedding season finale is set for May 25th.
NBC recently confirmed the upcoming sixth season will be the final season of This Is Us and will air as part of the network’s 2021-2022 midseason lineup.
The season five cast includes Mandy Moore as Rebecca, Milo Ventimiglia as Jack, Justin Hartley as Kevin, Sterling K. Brown as Randall, and Chrissy Metz as Kate. Susan Kelechi Watson plays Beth, Chris Sullivan stars as Toby, and Caitlin Thompson is Madison.
“Jerry 2.0” Plot: Kevin and Madison partake in their respective bachelor and bachelorette parties.
This Is Us Series Description, Courtesy of NBC:
Everyone has a family. And every family has a story. This Is Us chronicles the Pearson family across the decades: from Jack (Ventimiglia) and Rebecca (Moore) as young parents in the 1980s to their kids (the big three), Kevin (Hartley), Kate (Metz) and Randall (Brown) searching for love and fulfillment in the present day along with Toby (Sullivan) and Beth (Kelechi Watson). This grounded, life-affirming dramedy reveals how the tiniest events in our lives impact who we become, and how the connections we share with each other can transcend time, distance, and even death.
Sterling K. Brown as Randall and Justin Hartley as Kevin in ‘This Is Us’ season 5 episode 15 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)Sterling K. Brown as Randall, Jon Huertas as Miguel, Justin Hartley as Kevin, Chris Sullivan as Toby, and Griffin Dunne as Nicky (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)Sterling K. Brown as Randall in the “Jerry 2.0” episode (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)Justin Hartley as Kevin in season 5 episode 15 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)Mandy Moore as Rebecca and Susan Kelechi Watson as Beth in season 5 episode 15 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)Caitlin Thompson as Madison in season 5 episode 15 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)Sterling K. Brown as Randall, Chris Sullivan as Toby, Jon Hertas as Miguel, Griffin Dunne as Nicky, and Justin Hartley as Kevin in season 5 episode 15 (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)
A smart-ass smoke jumper, a deputy who’s about to become a first-time dad, a traumatized boy, and two professional hitmen battle each other and a massive fire in the action thriller, Those Who Wish Me Dead. Oscar-winner Angelina Jolie stars as Hannah, an experienced, thrill-seeking smoke jumper (referenced above) who’s been demoted to minding a watchtower in the Montana wilderness. The reason behind the demotion turns out to be the cause of Hannah’s PTSD and involves a bad call made while fighting a gigantic forest fire. She blames herself for the devastating tragedy caused by the fire and suffers from survivor’s guilt.
Over in Florida, Owen (Jake Weber), a forensic account, and his son Connor (Finn Little) are forced to go on the run because Owen has evidence that could ruin powerful men, including some congressmen and governors. Hot on their trail are two cleaners – Jack (Aidan Gillen) and Patrick (Nicholas Hoult) – sent to silence Owen before he can get to the press. The cleaners, through impressive detective work, are able to figure out Owen’s headed to Montana to hole up at the home of his brother-in-law, Ethan (Jon Bernthal), who happens to be a deputy.
It’s in the remote wilderness of Montana that the stories finally intersect after Hannah comes across a determined and terrified Connor. “My dad said if anything happened I should find someone I can trust. Are you someone I can trust?” asks Connor. Hannah, of course, answers yes. The two team up to try to get back to civilization and to safety while being pursued by the cleaners who ignite a massive fire to keep the authorities busy.
Reminiscent of ’90s action thrillers such as Twister and Cliffhanger, Those Who Wish Me Dead suffers from a weak, predictable script, characters who simply aren’t that interesting, and a lack of suspense.
Angelina Jolie delivers an adequate yet unimpressive performance as Hannah, a wise-cracking smoke jumper who used to love her job until tragedy struck due to her misreading of a fire. Hannah doubts herself and suffers from PTSD, making her leery of trusting her own judgment at crucial moments. Jolie overplays the quieter moments when Hannah’s alone in the watchtower and keeps reliving the terrible tragedy.
Jon Bernthal is solid as Ethan, an expectant father and dedicated deputy who ends up in way over his head trying to save Connor and Hannah from the two cleaners. Bernthal delivers the most authentic performance in the film.
Aidan Gillen and Nicholas Hoult are well paired as Jack and Patrick, the two cleaners who it’s made clear early in the film often work together and are extremely efficient at their jobs. It’s a shame their characters weren’t each given a little more personality. The talents of these two highly versatile actors are pretty much wasted portraying one-dimensional killers.
With characters that don’t engage us, a script that lacks any real tension, and disappointing action sequences, Those Who Wish Me Dead is unsatisfying and forgettable.
GRADE: C-
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and language throughout
Hondo continues to fight racism and the team works to free victims of a sex trafficking ring on CBS’s S.W.A.T. season four episode 17. Directed by Cherie Dvorak from a script by Ryan Keleher, episode 17 will air on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 10pm ET/PT.
Season four will conclude with episode 18, “Veritas Vincint,” on May 26th.
Shemar Moore leads the cast as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, Alex Russell plays Jim Street, Jay Harrington is David “Deacon” Kay, and Lina Esco plays Christina “Chris” Alonso. Kenny Johnson stars as Dominique Luca, David Lim is Victor Tan, Patrick St. Esprit is Commander Robert Hicks, and Amy Farrington plays Lieutenant Piper Lynch. Lou Ferrigno, Jr. recurs as Rocker, Laura James is Molly, Otis Gallop is Stevens, and Lyndie Greenwood is Erika.
Episode 17 guest stars include Daniela Leon, Kiara Muhammad, Austin Rising, Bill Dawes, Wes Armstrong, Brad Ashten, Jordyn Lucas, Vladimir Perez, and Dylan Ramsey.
“Whistleblower” Plot: The team races to rescue victims of a sex trafficking ring that is preying on disenfranchised women. Also, Hondo finds himself at odds with Leroy and Darryl over the future of their business, and Street confronts Chris about meeting with his hospitalized mom.
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 and acclimate to his new duties as the legal guardian of a teenager.
Henry Golding plays Snake Eyes in ‘Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins’ from Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Skydance.
Paramount’s released the first official photos from the upcoming action thriller, Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, hitting theaters this summer. The new photos arrived along with a Snake Eyes poster and a confirmation the teaser trailer will premiere on Sunday, May 16th.
The first batch of photos feature Snake Eyes stars Henry Golding in the title role, Andrew Koji as Storm Shadow, Úrsula Corberó as The Baroness, Samara Weaving as Scarlett, and Haruka Abe as Akiko. The cast of the thriller also includes Tahehiro Hira as Kenta and Iko Uwais as Hard Master.
Robert Schwentke (Insurgent, Allegiant) directed from a screenplay by Evan Spiliotopoulos, Anna Waterhouse, and Joe Shrapnel. Brian Goldner, Erik Howsam, and Lorenzo di Bonaventura produce, with David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, Jeff G. Waxman, and Greg Mooradian executive producing.
Paramount Pictures has set a July 23, 2021 release in theaters, Dolby Cinema, and IMAX.
The Plot:
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins stars Henry Golding as Snake Eyes, a tenacious loner who is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan called the Arashikage after saving the life of their heir apparent. Upon arrival in Japan, the Arashikage teach Snake Eyes the ways of the ninja warrior while also providing something he’s been longing for: a home. But, when secrets from his past are revealed, Snake Eyes’ honor and allegiance will be tested – even if that means losing the trust of those closest to him.
Henry Golding plays Snake Eyes in ‘Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins’ from Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Skydance.Henry Golding on the set of ‘Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins’ from Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Skydance.Henry Golding plays Snake Eyes in ‘Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins’ from Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Skydance.Haruka Abe plays Akiko in ‘Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins’ from Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Skydance.Andrew Koji plays Tommy in ‘Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins’ from Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Skydance.Samara Weaving plays Scarlett in ‘Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins’ from Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Skydance.Ursula Corbero plays The Baroness in ‘Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins’ from Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Skydance.
Lea and Shaun will be dealing with the devastating reality of losing their baby on ABC’s The Good Doctor season four episode 17. Directed by James Genn from a script by Doris Egan, episode 17 – “Letting Go” – will air on Monday, May 17, 2021 at 10pm ET/PT.
The cast of season four includes Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, Antonia Thomas as Dr. Claire Browne, Hill Harper as Dr. Marcus Andrews, and Richard Schiff as Dr. Aaron Glassman. Christina Chang plays Dr. Audrey Lim, Fiona Gubelmann is Dr. Morgan Reznick, Will Yun Lee is Dr. Alex Park, and Paige Spara stars as Lea Dilallo.
Episode 17 guest stars include Bria Samoné Henderson, Elfina Luk, Cynthia Stevenson, Hiro Kanagawa, Asif Ali, Derek McGrath,l and Pete Graham.
“Letting Go” Plot: Dr. Claire Brown and the team must face hard truths about what lines they are willing to cross when one of Claire’s idols becomes her patient.
Dr. Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, continues to use his extraordinary medical gifts at St. Bonaventure Hospital’s surgical unit. As his friendships deepen, Shaun tackles the world of dating for the first time and continues to work harder than he ever has before, navigating his environment to prove to his colleagues that his talents as a surgeon will save lives.
Paige Spara in ‘The Good Doctor’ season 4 episode 17 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)Freddie Highmore and Richard Schiff in season 4 episode 17 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)Paige Spara in the “Letting Go” episode (ABC/Jeff Weddell)Antonia Thomas and Cynthia Stevenson in season 4 episode 17 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)Hill Harper, Hiro Kanagawa, and Will Yun Lee in season 4 episode 17 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)Hill Harper and Freddie Highmore in season 4 episode 17 (ABC/Jeff Weddell)
‘Ordinary Joe’ Key Art (Photo by: NBC Entertainment)
NBC’s adding three new dramas – Ordinary Joe, La Brea, and Law & Order: For the Defense – to their 2021-2022 fall primetime schedule. The newbies will be joined by a new The Voice season with Ariana Grande, season four of New Amsterdam, and its Wednesday lineup of Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, and Chicago P.D..
Thursdays will become an all Law & Order evening, with the new series Law & Order: For the Defense leading into season 23 of Law & Order: SVU and season two of Law & Order: Organized Crime. The Blacklist will return to its Friday night spot for season nine.
NBC FALL 2021-22 SCHEDULE
MONDAY
8-10 P.M. — The Voice
10-11 P.M. — Ordinary Joe
TUESDAY
8-9 P.M. — The Voice
9-10 P.M. — La Brea
10-11 P.M. — New Amsterdam
WEDNESDAY
8-9 P.M. — Chicago Med
9-10 P.M. — Chicago Fire
10-11 P.M. — Chicago P.D.
THURSDAY
8-9 P.M. — Law & Order: For the Defense
9-10 P.M. — Law & Order: SVU
10-11 P.M. — Law & Order: Organized Crime
SUNDAY
7-8:20 P.M. — Football Night in America
8:20-11 P.M. — NBC Sunday Night Football
The network’s midseason lineup will include season six of This Is Us, with the upcoming season recently announced as the series’ final. NBC’s midseason schedule will also include American Auto and Grand Crew comedies as well as The Thing About Pam true-crime series with Renee Zellweger.
Brooklyn Nine Nine completes its final season run as part of NBC’s 2021-2022 midseason schedule. Kenan, Mr. Mayor, and Young Rock will also return midseason.
NBC’s fall schedule announcement indicated Debris, Ellen’s Game of Games, Good Girls, Manifest, and Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist have not been either renewed or canceled yet.
LA BREA Details: An epic adventure begins when a massive sinkhole opens in the middle of Los Angeles, pulling hundreds of people and buildings into its depths. Those who fell in find themselves in a mysterious and dangerous primeval land, where they have no choice but to band together to survive. Meanwhile, the rest of the world desperately seeks to understand what happened. In the search for answers, one family torn apart by this disaster will have to unlock the secrets of this inexplicable event to find a way back to each other.
The cast includes Natalie Zea, Eoin Macken, Jon Seda, Nicholas Gonzalez, Chiké Okonkwo, Karina Logue, Zyra Gorecki, Jack Martin, Veronica St. Clair, Rohan Mirchandaney, Lily Santiago, Josh McKenzie and Chloe De Los Santos.
ORDINARY JOE Synopsis: Life is all about the choices you make – and sometimes what you do in a single moment can change everything. This new heartfelt, life-affirming drama follows Joe Kimbreau, who faces one of these decisions at his college graduation. The three parallel stories that diverge from that night find Joe and the people around him with different careers, relationships and family lives, showing the unexpected ways that things change – and stay the same. But when it comes down to it, there is no “right” choice; no matter what happens, Joe’s life is always messy, exciting, tough, unpredictable … and beautiful.
The cast includes James Wolk, Natalie Martinez, Elizabeth Lail, and Charlie Barnett.
LAW & ORDER: FOR THE DEFENSE Description: In its 30-year history as the most successful brand in television, Law and Order has only ever explored the perspective of its iconic prosecutors … until now. From legendary executive producer Dick Wolf comes Law & Order: For the Defense, the newest entry in the beloved franchise that takes an unflinching look inside a criminal defense firm. Every week, the series will put the lawyers – and the criminal justice system – under the microscope like only Law & Order can, delivering hard-hitting, ripped-from-the-headlines stories that provide a new vantage point on justice.
Holly Taylor as Angelina Meyer, Athena Karkanis as Grace Stone, and Josh Dallas as Ben Stone in ‘Manifest’ season 3 episode 9 (Photo by: Peter Kramer/NBC)
A new calling and a turning point for a major character are at the heart of season three episode nine of NBC’s Manifest. The episode begins at Eureka with Saanvi (Parveen Kaur) and Troy (Ed Herbstman) using simulated dark lightning on the piece of wood they believe is from Noah’s Ark.
Meanwhile, Michaela (Melissa Roxburgh) and Zeke (Matt Long) are planning a dinner party with Jared (J.R. Ramirez) and Sarah (Lauren Norvelle) when Michaela has a calling featuring dark stormy skies. She calls Ben (Josh Dallas) and tells him about it, learning he hasn’t had a similar calling. Before getting off the phone Ben teases his sister about the awkward dinner party she’s about to host.
At the Stone home, Angelina (Holly Taylor) helps Grace (Athena Karkanis) with the baby and suggests ideas for the new restaurant. Olive (Luna Blaise) notices their conversation and seems a little uncomfortable as she receives an unexpected text from Levi.
Ben yells for Grace to come down to the basement and asks her to turn off the washing machine because it’s leaking. He’s attempting to stop the water from coming through when Grace reveals she doesn’t see any water; he’s experiencing a calling. Ben turns and sees the same dark clouds Michaela saw. The doorbell rings and Ben finds a soaking wet Eagan Tehrani (Ali Lopez-Sohaili) on his doorstep. “What is going on, professor?” asks Eagan.
Eagan tells Ben and Olive that he had the same calling, but he also saw a lion in the rain. Ben instructs Olive to go to the campus and look up any mythology involving a lion and rain.
Angelina greets Eagan as Grace asks to speak to Ben in private for a minute. After they step away, Eagan tricks Angelina into showing him around the house.
The dinner party’s going well when Michaela experiences another calling and sees blood dripping from her eyes when she looks in a mirror.
Back at the Stone house, Grace confesses to Ben she doesn’t trust Eagan and wants him out of her house and out of their lives. Ben insists he needs to work with Eagan because the callings want them to.
Ben catches Eagan in the garage with Angelina admiring all his Flight 828 work and connections. Grace tells Angelina to come with her and they leave Ben and Eagan together in the garage.
Michaela calls and tells Ben about her new calling. Eagan notices Saanvi’s photo on Ben’s 828 wall is the only photo that’s wet. Ben, Eagan, and Michaela simultaneously realize Saanvi is in trouble and that the calling must be about her. Eagan wants to visit her but Ben knows they’ll will never get into Eureka. Michaela is still on the phone and says she’ll go and get Vance to let her in.
At Eureka, Saanvi and Troy try the experiment on the piece of Noah’s Ark again but it doesn’t seem to have any effect on the wood. Saanvi takes off her protective face mask and Troy’s shocked her eyes are bleeding.
Michaela arrives at Eureka and Vance (Daryl Edwards) does let her in, hoping she might know what’s going on with Saanvi.
Back at the Stone home Ben and Eagan experience another calling and see a lion crying blood. It truly scares Eagan but Ben’s convinced the calling is tied to what’s happening to Saanvi.
Olive and Levi combine forces at the campus and work together to look through images of floods and lions in history and mythology. Levi suggests they go get dinner and Olive teases him for trying to ask her out. Levi and Olive flirt a little and then they kiss.
Ben calls Olive to bring her up to speed on Michaela and Saanvi.
Michaela witnesses Saanvi’s tears of blood and then checks in with Ben. He explains Olive found a story of a Buddhist myth of a lion’s eyes bleeding and that it foreshadows a flood. Ben, Eagan, and Michaela believe the storm clouds in the calling are a warning about something happening at Eureka.
Michaela barges back into Saanvi’s room and tells everyone she needs to speak with her alone. Saanvi reveals she’s been working on the wood and its connection to Noah’s Ark. Michaela asks if she was working on it when her eyes began bleeding. She says yes but adds that she’s been working on it for weeks.
At the dinner party Sarah helps Beverly after she ends up making a mess of herself at dinner. Confused, Bev thinks Sarah is Michaela.
Once more to the Stone house we go and Ben and Eagan see water rising slowly from the floor of the garage along with a bright glowing light. Ben bends down and picks up the light which is coming from the journal. Michaela calls Ben about Saanvi and Noah’s Ark, believing it’s connected.
Michaela confronts Vance about holding back information, warning him she’s done with him keeping secrets. She has yet another calling of dark stormy clouds and hears a code blue. Vance says it’s Saanvi.
Olive returns home and finds Angelina dying her hair black to look like her. Olive calls Angelina out about her behavior and about trying to be like her with the baby and with Grace. Angelina apologizes and says she feels lucky to be with them and just wants to fit in. Olive turns mean, declaring they are just pitying her. Angelina leaves, upset.
Over at the dinner party, Zeke gets a read on Jared and Sarah and thanks Sarah for helping out with Bev.
Ben and Eagan continue to go over the clues they’ve come up with and Eagan notices a drawing in the journal of a bunch of people in a lifeboat, one of whom looks like Saanvi. Ben thinks it might mean Saanvi may have damaged their “lifeboat.”
Parveen Kaur as Saanvi Bahl and Ed Herbstman as Troy Davis in ‘Manifest’ season 3 episode 9 (Photo by: Peter Kramer/NBC)
At Eureka, Saanvi refuses to be incubated. Michaela pleads with her to tell her what she’s hiding. Saanvi demands everyone else get out and once they’re alone, Saanvi finally tells Michaela that she killed the Major. Almost instantly Saanvi’s eyes stop bleeding and her vitals stabilize.
In the garage at the Stone home, Ben and Eagan notice the water is gone. Michaela calls Ben with the update on Saanvi.
Eagan’s about to leave when Ben admits they need to work together on the callings if they’re going to save everyone, including themselves. Eagan says okay but that he needs Ben to tell him everything he knows. While Ben’s getting notes to show him, Eagan swipes his computer drive.
Olive tells Grace about Angelina trying to be like her and how she thinks it’s disturbing. Grace believes Angelina’s just idolizing Olive because Olive has so much going for her.
Back at Eureka, Saanvi apologizes for lying and fears she has sunk the lifeboat for everyone on Flight 828. Michaela tells her that both she and Zeke took a life, and they were both redeemed. Zeke survived his death date because he followed the callings. Michaela believes Saanvi confessing to the murder is her first step toward redemption.
Saanvi wants Michaela to arrest her, but Michaela refuses and suggests she heal and rest first, and then they can talk about it. Saanvi asks Michaela not to tell Ben so she can tell him herself. Michaela agrees and adds, “828 – ride or die.”
Angelina heads back to see Levi on the campus and wants him to comfort her. Levi comforts Angelina and she moves in for a kiss, but he backs up. Olive sees what’s going on and yells at Angelina to leave.
Zeke’s cleaning up after the party and Bev tells him, in a confused and wide-eyed state, Michaela thought he only had one day to live and what he has with her doesn’t hold up to 12 years with Jared. Zeke suspects she can feel what he’s thinking and feeling.
Grace visits the garage to talk to Ben and he explains he believes they need to fix the lifeboat for the passengers of Flight 828 and for themselves. He shows her a drawing in the journal indicating some of the men jumped ship for the greater good. Grace suggests they could have been pushed out and fears the callings are telling him to push another person out of the lifeboat. “There’s got to be another way,” responds Ben.
At Eureka, Saanvi tells Vance and Dr. Gupta she thought she could help find answers to what happened to the Ark and Flight 828. Dr. Gupta believes the experiment wasn’t a failure and for 37 milliseconds at 7:44pm the piece of Noah’s Ark vanished and then reappeared. It was all caught on video!
At the same time, Troy and his colleague discuss a cluster of tiny tremors that happened right under Eureka at 7:44pm.
Gillian Anderson in season 2 of ‘The Great’ (Photo Courtesy of Hulu)
Gillian Anderson (The Crown, The X-Files) is officially part of Hulu’s The Great season two. The streaming service announced Anderson has committed to playing the mother of Catherine (Elle Fanning) in a two-episode arc.
Hulu released the following description of Anderson’s character, Joanna: “Joanna is a glamorous socialite from Germany, sometimes also known as the ‘maestro of marriage’ for her abilities to arrange high-profile partnerships for her daughters. She has heard rumors of her daughter’s coup and come to Russia to see it for herself. Though the apple of Catherine’s eye and a doting mother, it soon becomes clear Johanna has more sinister intentions to save her family’s reputation.”
In addition to Elle Fanning and Gillian Anderson, the season two cast includes Nicholas Hoult, Phoebe Fox, Adam Godley, and Gwilym Lee. Charity Wakefield, Douglas Hodge, Sacha Dhawan, Bayo Gbadamosi, and Belinda Bromilow also star in season two.
Oscar nominee Tony McNamara (The Favourite) created the series and serves as writer and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Marian Macgowan, Thruline’s Josh Kesselman and Ron West, Echo Lake’s Brittany Kahan Ward, Doug Mankoff, and Andrew Spaulding, Elle Fanning, Nicholas Hoult, Mark Winemaker, and Matt Shakman.
The Great Synopsis, Courtesy of Hulu:
“The Great is a satirical, comedic drama about the rise of Catherine the Great from outsider to the longest-reigning female ruler in Russia’s history. Season one is a fictionalized, fun and anachronistic story of an idealistic, romantic young girl, who arrives in Russia for an arranged marriage to the mercurial Emperor Peter. Hoping for love and sunshine, she finds instead a dangerous, depraved, backward world that she resolves to change. All she has to do is kill her husband, beat the church, baffle the military and get the court onside. A very modern story about the past which encompasses the many roles she played over her lifetime as lover, teacher, ruler, friend, and fighter.
In season two, Catherine becomes both a mother to Russia and a child.”
