Grammy-nominated artist Demi Lovato announced her next album Dance with the Devil… The Art of Starting Over is set to be released on Friday, April 2, 2021. The highly anticipated album will be a companion piece to her upcoming four-part documentary series, Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil, which premieres on YouTube on Tuesday, March 23rd and concludes on Tuesday, April 6th.
Lovato teased her long-awaited album with a viral, stripped-down performance of “Anyone” last year during the Grammy Awards.
The deeply personal album is executive produced by Lovato and her manager, Scooter Braun. The cover artwork for the new album was shot by Dana Trippe in Joshua Tree, CA. There’s no official word yet on the number of tracks on Dancing with the Devil… The Art of Staring Over or the titles of the songs other than “Anyone.”
The documentary and album will include Demi sharing for the first time the very personal story of her near-fatal overdose in 2018 and will provide a glimpse into her life today as well as her path to healing.
Over the course of her career, Lovato has often shared her struggles with addiction and mental health with not just her fans, but with the world as well.
The documentary will take a deeper dive into issues she has touched on in the past. The trailer for the documentary (released on February 17th) includes interviews with friends and family members of Lovato, including some famous friends such as Sir Elton John, opening up about what Lovato has been going through.
Demi Lovato’s friend and director of the documentary, Michael D. Ratner, tells Billboard, “I was humbled to be able to give her a platform to tell her story.”
Ratner continues, “My responsibility is to give her the space to tell as much of her story and experience as she wants to tell.”
Ratner previously teamed up with Justin Bieber on the docuseries Seasons available on YouTube Originals.
Demi Lovato’s four-part documentary debuted at SXSW on Tuesday, March 16th.
Alan Tudyk as Harry Vanderspeigle in ‘Resident Alien’ season 1 (Photo by: James Dittinger/SYFY)
Syfy’s weird alien fish-out-of-water sci-fi dramedy Resident Alien starring Alan Tudyk has been renewed for a second season. The renewal was announced with three new episodes still to air in the first season.
“With Resident Alien, everything just came together in perfect harmony – a script by Chris Sheridan that leapt off the page, a lead performance by Alan Tudyk, whose nuance between comedy and menace was pitch-perfect, and a team of producers, cast and crew who were all striving to do something great,” stated Lisa Katz, President, Scripted Content, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “The appeal of this show transcended the sci-fi genre in a way that enabled us to bring in a broader audience, and as the series continues we hope to encourage more and more fans to discover Harry’s very particular perspective on humans.”
In addition to Alan Tudyk in the title role, the season one cast includes Sara Tomko as Asta Twelvetrees, Corey Reynolds as Sheriff Mike Thompson, Alice Wetterlund as D’Arcy Morin, and Levi Fiehler as Mayor Ben Hawthorne.
Syfy reports the series premiere has been watched by 9.3 million viewers since it aired on January 27, 2021. And episode two’s viewership increased by more than half a million viewers. Resident Alien ranks as the most-watched new cable drama over the past year and is also the network’s highest-rated new drama over the last six years.
Resident Alien will wrap up season one with episode 10 airing on March 31st at 10pm ET/PT.
The series was adapted for television from the Dark Horse comic from Peter Hogan and Stephen Parkhouse by executive producer Chris Sheridan (Family Guy). Mike Richardson and Keith Goldberg of Dark Horse Entertainment also executive produce along with Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank of Amblin TV. Robbie Duncan McNeill serves as producing director and executive produces.
The Plot, Courtesy of Syfy:
Resident Alien follows Harry, an alien played by Alan Tudyk, that crash lands on Earth and passes himself off as a small-town human doctor. Arriving with a secret mission to kill all humans, Harry starts off living a simple life … but things get a bit rocky when he’s roped into solving a local murder and realizes he needs to assimilate into his new world.
As he does so, he begins to wrestle with the moral dilemma of his mission and asking the big life questions like: “Are human beings worth saving?” and “Why do they fold their pizza before eating it?”
The fastest man alive and his team had their final showdown with Eva, the Mirror Master, on The CW’s The Flash season seven episode three, “Mother.” What was clearly meant to be season six’s finale turned out to be episode three in season seven due to the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown and interruption of the series.
The episode begins right where episode two left off with Cisco (Carlos Valdes), Frost (Danielle Panabaker), and Allegra (Kayla Compton) waking up in S.T.A.R. Labs and finding a very upset Barry (Grant Gustin) kneeling over a convulsing Iris (Candice Patton). Quickly determining Barry’s back to his old self after shutting down the ASF, they rush Iris to the medical lab. Barry apologizes to everyone, confessing he remembers attacking them and pulling Iris out. They interrupt him saying he wasn’t himself and immediately forgive him.
Cisco thinks they can fix the ASF but Barry refuses to try it again.
A short while later Caitlin tells Barry that when he pulled Iris out of the mirrorverse she resisted and her brain got re-mapped; she needs rest in order to recover. Barry and the team leave Iris in the med bay as they try to figure out their next step to stop Eva.
The CCPD’s getting overwhelmed by calls from people saying their family members and friends are being pulled into mirrors and coming back different. It seems Eva and her mirror minions are doing an Invasion of the Body Snatchers thing to the people of Central City. Sue Dearbon (Natalie Dreyfuss) sneaks into the CCPD wearing a disguise to warn Joe (Jesse L. Martin) about what’s happening. She also informs him Ralph may have found evidence clearing her of the murder of Mr. McCulloch.
Back at S.T.A.R. Labs, Team Flash gets word about what’s happening. Cisco suggests they have Joe reach out to the mayor and order a city-wide blackout to get rid of reflections from mirrors and glass to slow Eva and her minions’ attack. Cisco then closes the shutters and blacks out S.T.A.R. Labs to protect them from Eva, however, Barry gets pulled into the mirrorverse by Eva (Efrat Dor) while looking at his reflection.
In the mirrorverse, Eva confronts Barry and warns him he can’t win this fight, especially without his speed. She declares she’ll be the mother of the new world with her new and improved children. “I’m not human, I’m something better,” says Eva.
Eva suggests Barry help her create it by leading his team and the rest of Central City into the mirrorverse to be reborn.
Barry steps out of the mirrorverse and back into S.T.A.R. Labs. A very worried Cisco and Caitlin ask how he managed to get away and he admits she let him go. Barry tells everyone that she’s right – they can’t win.
Barry goes off to sulk privately and Dr. Harrison Wells (Tom Cavanagh) materializes before him. Barry’s shocked and reminds Wells they all saw him die, but the original Harrison Wells from Earth-1 explains that when Nash sacrificed himself and the other Wells to power the ASF, the universe took 0.01 percent of Wells and gave rebirth to the original Wells because there has to be balance.
Barry admits that out of the Wells, he was the one he always wanted to meet. As he starts to introduce himself, original Wells says he knows who he is because the other Wells left an imprint and he offers to help Barry. He believes Barry is the Paragon of Love, a title he received during “Crisis,” and that he needs to run toward his love.
As they’re chatting, the rest of Team Flash arrives and encounters the original Wells.
Barry checks up on Iris in the med lab and while telling her she’s the love of his life, he touches her hand and experiences a lightning spark between them. He realizes there’s still some of the Speed Force inside her.
Barry shares the news with the team and Wells theorizes the Speed Force is part of the universe, meaning it never really disappeared. Cisco realizes they can repurpose the ASF to tap into an organic source instead of an artificial one. When Iris touches it, the remaining Speed Force power in her should be enough in combination with the fusion sphere to bring it back.
Meanwhile, Joe and Cecile (Danielle Nicolet) are being hunted at the deserted CCPD by some of Eva’s mirror thugs. Joe tries to sneak Cecile out via an old ventilating shaft but it’s not long before a mirror copy appears to him saying the only way to be with her is to join her in the mirrorverse.
Once more to S.T.A.R. Labs we go and Team Flash is preparing to try to bring back the Speed Force. Iris walks over to the fusion sphere and says, “We need you,” touching it and feeding the ASF the power of the Speed Force still inside her.
Barry begins running and power quickly surges as the ASF receives pure power from the Speed Force. As Barry runs a montage of clips show some of Team Flash’s happier and more loving moments. The ASF lights up with electricity which runs all over S.T.A.R. Labs and goes up through the roof. Barry’s hit by the electricity and once again has his incredible speed. He speeds in front of his team in his Flash suit, now ready to take on Eva.
In a truly epic superhero scene, The Flash, Frost, and Cisco – armed with his sonic blasters – confront Eva and her mirror army and begin to do battle. The Flash uses his speed and lightning to take down many of Eva’s mirror copies as Frost blasts more of them with her icy frost. Unfortunately, the mirror copies keep coming.
Iris realizes Barry will need more than speed to defeat Eva and uses a portal to confront her. Iris talks to Eva about what she said about bringing peace to the world and explains all her mirror copies are bringing is chaos, fear, and disaster. Iris is able to reach the human part of mirror Eva and she looks around in horror at what she’s done. She hears people screaming for their lives, sees cars on fire, and watches as her minions drag pleading people into the mirrorverse. Eva tries to stop her creations but admits they’ve grown too strong.
The Flash and Iris join forces with Eva and together they’re able to use their powers to get the mirror copies to stand down and retreat into the mirrorverse. Frost asks about everyone they lost and Eva frees all humans from the mirrorverse. Kamilla (Victoria Park) calls Cisco to tell him she’s back and all right. The real Cecile shows up at CCPD and hugs Joe who was just about to go into the mirrorverse. Barry and Iris hug and Eva reveals she’ll rebuild in her world – the mirrorverse. Barry wishes her luck.
The following day Allegra and Cisco say goodbye to original Wells who’s decided to leave and go time-traveling to the past. He wants to spend his days repeating the happiest time of his life, his four years with his wife, Tess, before they were murdered by Thawne.
In the cortex, Caitlin invites Sue to join Team Flash but she declines. Sue’s decided she and Ralph are going to travel the world and take down evil organizations that are just as bad as Black Hole was. As they leave, Iris says, “They make quite the team.” “So do we,” replies Barry as he looks at Iris, Caitlin, and the rest of Team Flash.
The final scene of the episode is a flashback to 18 hours prior. The ASF is again shown giving rebirth to the Speed Force and lightning striking Barry. A stream of lightning goes through the roof and hits the atmosphere sending red, blue, green, and yellow energy and lightning all over the sky.
The Flash Season 7 Episode 3 Review:
Overly sentimental and painfully sweet, season seven episode three suffers from too many subplots needing to be explained and wrapped up in a single episode and an uneven and at times slow pace. Instead of a riveting and exciting end to the mirrorverse storyline, the writers and showrunner have delivered a bland and even occasionally boring close with too much heart and too little action.
Since the series premiered back in 2014, every season finale of The Flash has always had the perfect mixture of heroics, humor, and heart along with spectacular special effects, moving performances, and exhilarating action. The second half of season six and the first few episodes of season seven focused far too much on just heart and feelings and not enough on the action and humor.
Here’s hoping the rest of season seven gets back on track with the right mixture the fans love and look forward to.
How did WeWork go from a billion dollar company to bankruptcy in a matter of weeks? Hulu’s documentary WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn attempts to answer that question while shining the spotlight on the company’s founder, Adam Neumann.
The intriguing new trailer arrives as the documentary makes its debut at SXSW. Following its festival premiere, WeWork will be available on Hulu beginning April 2, 2021.
Jed Rothstein (The China Hustle) directed and executive produced along with Rebecca Evans and Ross Girard from Campfire, Tim Lee, Michael Cho and Mimi Rode from Olive Hill, Travis Collins, Kyle Kramer and Randall Lane from Forbes, and Danni Mynard.
WeWork Description, Courtesy of Hulu:
WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn is a feature documentary that explores the rise and fall of one of the biggest corporate flameouts and venture capitalist bubbles in recent years – the story of WeWork, and its hippie-messianic leader Adam Neumann. Utilizing interviews with journalists, experts, high-ranking former employees, and former WeWork members, the documentary takes a look at the community-centric, people-first ideal that sent the little co-working venture sky-rocketing into unicorn investment territory, and then investigates what was really going on behind the scenes.
Val (Mindy Kaling) ‘Monsters at Work’ character art (Disney)
Six-time Emmy nominee Mindy Kaling (The Office) has joined the cast of Disney+’s Monsters At Work, the latest addition to the Monsters, Inc. franchise. Kaling will be voicing Val Little, “an enthusiastic member of the Monsters, Inc. Facilities Team (aka ‘MIFT’).”
The Disney+ series brings back Billy Crystal as the voice of Mike Wazowski and John Goodman as James P. “Sulley” Sullivan. Bonnie Hunt is also on board to once again lend her voice to Ms. Flint. Disney+ describes Ms. Flint as being “formerly in charge of training new Scarers at Monsters, Inc., but will now manage the department responsible for recruiting and training the funniest monsters to become Jokesters.”
Jennifer Tilly returns to voice Celia Mae from Monsters, Inc. and John Ratzenberger (aka Pixar’s good luck charm) is back as Yeti from Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University. Ratzenberger will also provide the voice of Tylor’s dad, Bernard. Bob Peterson will voice his Monsters, Inc. character Roz’s twin sister, Roze.
New to the world of Monsters, Inc. are Ben Feldman as Tylor Tuskmon; Henry Winkler as Fritz, the scatterbrained boss; Lucas Neff as Duncan, an opportunistic plumber; and Alanna Ubach as Cutter, the officious rule follower. Stephen Stanton voices Smitty and Needleman, the bumbling custodial team at Monsters, Inc., and Aisha Tyler is Tylor’s mom, Millie Tuskmon.
Disney+ has set a July 2, 2021 premiere date.
Bobs Gannaway (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Planes: Fire & Rescue) developed the series and serves as executive producer. The Disney Television Animation production is produced by Sean Lurie with Kat Good and Steve Anderson as supervising directors. The late Rob Gibbs (Monsters, Inc.) directed multiple early episodes.
In addition to confirming the series’ cast, Disney+ released new character images for the much-anticipated animated family comedy.
The Plot, Courtesy of Disney+:
Monsters At Work takes place the day after the Monsters, Incorporated power plant started harvesting the laughter of children to fuel the city of Monstropolis, thanks to Mike and Sulley’s discovery that laughter generates ten times more energy than screams. It follows the story of Tylor Tuskmon, an eager young monster who graduated top of his class at Monsters University and always dreamed of becoming a Scarer until he lands a job at Monsters, Incorporated, and discovers that scaring is out and laughter is in.
After Tylor is temporarily reassigned to the Monsters, Inc. Facilities Team (MIFT), he must work alongside a misfit bunch of mechanics while setting his sights on becoming a Jokester.
Tylor voiced by Ben Feldman (Disney)Sulley voiced by John Goodman (Disney)Mike voiced by Billy Crystal (Disney)Fritz voiced by Henry Winkler (Disney)Duncan voiced by Lucas Neff (Disney)Cutter voiced by Alanna Ubach (Disney)
Violinist Finley Sinclair needs to learn it doesn’t matter what the notes are, it’s how you play them in Finding You, the big-screen adaptation of Jenny B. Jones’ popular young adult novel, There You’ll Find Me. The new two-and-a-half-minute trailer, which reveals a bit too much about the story, just dropped along with the film’s poster.
The cast is led by Rose Reid (The World We Make) as Finley and Jedidiah Goodacre (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) as movie star Beckett Rush. Katherine McNamara (Shadowhunters, The Stand), Patrick Bergin (Sleeping With the Enemy), Saoirse-Monica Jackson (Derry Girls), Judith Hoag (Nashville), Tom Everett Scott (13 Reasons Why), and Oscar winner Vanessa Redgrave (Julia) also star.
Brian Baugh (The World We Make, I’m Not Ashamed) adapted Jones’ book and directs the PG-rated romantic drama. Explaining why he was attracted to the project, Baugh stated, “It blends together so many different characters and story arcs. A girl who loves the violin, a movie star looking for meaning, a movie within a movie, life in New York and, of course, Ireland.”
Roadside Attractions is planning a May 14, 2021 theatrical release.
The Plot, Courtesy of Roadside Attractions:
Finding You is an inspirational romantic drama full of heart and humor about finding the strength to be true to oneself. After an ill-fated audition at a prestigious New York music conservatory, violinist Finley Sinclair (Reid) travels to an Irish coastal village to begin her semester studying abroad. At the B&B run by her host family, she encounters gregarious and persistent heartthrob movie star Beckett Rush (Goodacre), who is there to film another installment of his medieval fantasy-adventure franchise.
As romance sparks between the unlikely pair, Beckett ignites a journey of discovery for Finley that transforms her heart, her music, and her outlook on life. In turn, Finley emboldens Beckett to reach beyond his teen-idol image and pursue his true passion. But when forces surrounding Beckett’s stardom threaten to crush their dreams, Finley must decide what she is willing to risk for love.
JD Pardo as EZ Reyes and Clayton Cardenas as Angel Reyes in ‘Mayans M.C.’ season 3 episode 2 (Photo by Prashant Gupta/FX)
The second of back-to-back FX’s Mayans M.C. season three episodes begins with two Mexican cops cruising the streets. Arguing over tunes on the radio becomes the least of their problems when they’re ambushed and shot dead by the Los Olvidados (Adelita’s rebel group) as episode two, “The Orneriness of Kings,” kicks off.
Miguel Galindo (Danny Pino) isn’t any closer to coming to terms with his mother’s death, waking with a start in his lover’s bed after another nightmare involving Dita. The news is on television and Governor Sederica Palomo (Mia Maestro) crawls out of bed to watch herself at a taped press conference. Palomo claims she’s working on obliterating crime and ending the Galindo cartel, but Miguel’s presence in her bed says otherwise.
Miguel warns the governor she should cut back on the incendiary speeches. She reminds him because her approval ratings are down she needs to do whatever it takes to get reelected. They discuss the rebels and Miguel assures her they wouldn’t dare make any moves in Galindo territory.
Meanwhile, EZ (JD Pardo) rides over to his dad’s place and once again finds Felipe (Edward James Olmos) still in bed during the day. He gently covers his dad with a blanket and then is surprised to see Gaby (Sulem Calderon) didn’t wait outside as expected. She followed him inside to check out his childhood home.
Spotting the sink full of dirty dishes, Gaby gets to work cleaning even though EZ assures her she doesn’t need to. He’s got to take off for a meeting at the clubhouse, but Gaby wants to stay and clean. EZ attempts to explain his dad doesn’t like strangers, however, Gaby doesn’t care.
Before taking off, EZ moves his dad’s gun from the nightstand just in case Felipe has any ideas about getting rid of Gaby.
The meeting commences and Bishop (Michael Irby) admits the move he made cutting off the other charters from the drug pipeline is putting everyone in danger. Angel (Clayton Cardenas) interrupts as EZ’s about to speak up, declaring they shouldn’t care about the other kings. He believes the other charters have been earning off their hard work and it’s time for the other kings to step up.
Coco (Richard Cabral) races off as soon as the meeting’s adjourned. He looks like death eating a cracker and won’t tell his friends what’s going on. He claims he’s sick but otherwise doing okay.
After leaving the meeting, Coco meets up with Louie (Noel Gugliemi) who’s not in the least bit happy to see him. Coco needs more oxy and tries to trade his daughter’s iPad for drugs. Louie’s tapped out and informs Coco there’s a new skinny white kid called Butterfly who’s holding all the meth now.
EZ corners Angel and asks if Bishop’s play was the right move. Angel believes it was but EZ thinks there’s got to be a better solution. Angel reminds his brother that now that he has a patch, he needs to speak for himself in meetings. “Stop acting like a bitch-ass prospect,” warns Angel.
Next, EZ approaches Bishop in the restroom to discuss jail, their brothers in Arizona, and what it takes to be a king. (The conversation cuts off before we get to the meat of the matter.)
Felipe awakens to noise in his kitchen. The first thing he does is look for his gun, which EZ wisely hid. He finds Gaby in the kitchen and she introduces herself as a friend of EZ’s. She’s made mole but Felipe wants her out of his house. Gaby offers to make him breakfast after he showers. Felipe doesn’t respond and instead shuffles out of the kitchen.
The time has come for the DOJ to deliver Adelita (Carla Baratta) back to Mexican authorities. A gate in the border wall is opened as two vehicles arrive on the Mexican side. The occupants have face coverings and are heavily armed, which was not part of the deal, but the DOJ doesn’t have any viable option other than to go through with the exchange.
Adelita’s walked through the gate with her head still inside a black hood. She’s placed in one of the two vehicles and only as they’re pulling away do those inside reveal they’re part of Los Olvidados. They’re happy she’s back and free once more.
Adelita doesn’t react and instead sits completely still and silent.
Adelita’s delivered to the group’s new home base. She continues to barely react to her circumstances even as she’s informed Galindo and Palomo have deserted them. The only time Adelita shows any emotion is when she’s told Mini left after becoming a problem for the group. Adelita wails in anguish at the news of Mini’s disappearance.
Not long after arriving, Adelita leaves the warehouse without telling anyone where she’s going.
Over at the Galindo estate, Emily (Sarah Bolger) is frazzled and having no luck getting Cristobal to quit crying during breakfast. She’s informed there’s a woman at the gate who’s there to see her and is stunned to see the woman is her sister.
A short while later after she cleans herself up, Emily catches up with her sister who apparently was invited to come help by Miguel. Her sister’s living in National City and Miguel suggested Emily needs help after firing Maria. Emily’s not exactly thrilled by the unexpected arrival of her sister who she’s not close to and is the polar opposite of.
Richard Cabral as Johnny “Coco” Cruz, Clayton Cardenas as Angel Reyes, and Raoul Max Trujillo as Che “Taza” Romero in ‘Mayans M.C.’ season 3 episode 2 (Photo Credit: Prashant Gupta/FX)
The club’s summoned back to the table for another meeting. Tucson charter president Ibarra (Mike Beltran) addresses the group, pleading his case and reiterating the need to supply his territory since they stepped on toes to acquire the area. He reveals he begged the other charters for help and to make a deal with Bishop – that’s how desperate the situation is in Arizona.
Bishop won’t give in to the other kings, making it clear he has to put Santo Padre first.
EZ finally speaks up and explains his plan. He wants to keep the pipeline open and continue to supply heroin to Arizona. His fellow club members react in anger to that suggestion, but EZ has more to say. He continues, explaining they’ll keep Arizona safe by making Tucson the new conduit in that state. EZ suggests they take away the crowns from the other kings and that they do so by moving a huge amount rather than playing around with small paydays.
EZ wants to funnel the heroin to Tucson and put Tucson in charge of distributing it out to other Arizona charters. If the other charters don’t like it, that’s too bad. His plan will make Bishop the sole king of the Mayans M.C.
Ibarra agrees but is worried about Marcus Alvarez. Bishop reminds him Alvarez may have crowned the kings but he’s not a Mayan.
The meeting ends and Bishop tells EZ he hopes he’s ready to pull this off.
Paco (Joe Ordaz), one of Miguel’s drivers, is not on duty and is looking after his young son when he receives a call telling him to come to work. He’s forced to leave his kid at home alone and head out to the spot where Dita’s body was found.
Miguel blames Paco for leaving his mother alone which allowed her to slip into the driver’s seat and take off. Paco admits he didn’t know Dita could drive but Miguel’s fury is unstoppable. He shoots Paco once and then the gun (which used to belong to Miguel’s father) jams. He screws around with it, gets it to work, and shoots Paco twice more.
Marcus (Emilio Rivera) and Nestor (Gino Vento) can only stand by and watch as their friend is gunned down by their boss.
That evening, Miguel finally returns home and thanks Emily’s sister for coming. Emily pulls him aside and demands to know why he didn’t tell her he called her sister. He refuses Emily’s request to drive her home and insists she’s going to stay and help out for as long as she wants.
EZ returns to his dad’s place to find Gaby and Felipe eating and chatting. The mood darkens as Felipe rises from the table and declares he doesn’t need a babysitter. Gaby wants to come back the next day but EZ says she doesn’t need to. She insists and reveals she believes Felipe is a good man.
Episode two ends with Coco arriving at the complex Butterfly and his people call home. It’s out in the middle of nowhere and looks like a homeless encampment. Coco’s given directions to Butterfly’s place by a small child and arrives there with a request for oxy. He makes a deal for a small amount in exchange for his daughter’s iPad, but he’s not satisfied with the arrangement.
After they step inside Butterfly’s trailer, Coco pulls his gun and demands more drugs. Butterfly warns him this won’t end well but Coco doesn’t back down. However, all it takes is a whistle for Butterfly to call in backup who chase Coco to his car and drag him out.
In his weakened state he’s no match for the group. After a woman calls out his name, someone in the group knocks him out with a bat.
Clayton Cardenas as Angel Reyes and JD Pardo as EZ Reyes in ‘Mayans M.C.’ season 3 episode 1 (Photo by Prashant Gupta/FX)
FX’s Mayans M.C. season three episode one opens with Adelita (Carla Baratta) still in custody, chained from the ceiling, toes barely touching the ground as her baby cries. Angel (Clayton Cardenas) is seeking solace with another woman while EZ (JD Pardo) is beating the crap out of a rival as a warning to stop screwing with the Mayans. Other members are in equally dark places as the third season begins.
Military vehicles crowd the otherwise nearly empty streets of Santo Padre. EZ slows as he rides by, staring at Border Patrol officers as they make arrests.
He makes it to his dad’s place and finds the sink full of dirty dishes and Felipe (Edward James Olmos) still in bed. EZ gently asks his father if he’s going to open the shop and offers Felipe a breakfast burrito he picked up on the way over. Felipe doesn’t budge or respond, obviously still distressed over his son’s role in Dita’s death.
EZ’s next stop is at Angel’s place and he’s surprised to see a woman emerging from the bedroom. Angel warns him not to make a big deal of it.
Next, we check in with Coco (Richard Cabral) who has his sight back but looks horrible. His daughter, Leticia (Emily Tosta), asks if he’s seen her iPad and he yells at her to get a job and help pay for things around the place. She reminds him he couldn’t pay her tuition and she had to drop out of school, which leads into another rant about getting a job and helping with expenses.
Emily (Sarah Bolger) is taking a swim when she’s confronted by Mayor Antonia Pena (Alexandra Barreto) about people losing their pensions because she and Miguel made promises they couldn’t keep. The border shutdown has halted construction, a development that Antonia blames on the attention caused by Miguel’s criminal activity. She warns Emily to get construction going again or the town will die. Trash isn’t being picked up, the police force has been cut, and people are already fleeing Santo Padre.
Angel and EZ discuss their dad and how hard he’s taken Dita’s death while on their way to a meet-up in the tunnel. Coco’s all crazy-eyed as he emerges from the tunnel and Gilly (Vincent Vargas) confirms he’s not right in the head. EZ and Angel brought two child car seats with them to use to hide the heroin Gilly and Coco retrieved from across the border. It’s not nearly the stash they normally move. The border shutdown’s killing the Mayans’ business.
The DOJ raids the dress factory and investigates the tunnel beneath it.
EZ places the car seats in the backseat of a woman who really needs the $5,000 payoff. She and her husband lost their jobs and are getting desperate. “Luckily, crime always pays,” she jokes. EZ promises she’ll be fine and will make it through the border checkpoint without any issues.
EZ and Angel believe the shutdown is payback by Potter.
They make it back to the bar and discover it’s full of Border Patrol agents.
Gilly wants Coco to pay but he’s totally broke so EZ gets the round. Angel wonders what Coco’s spending his money on and Gilly notes Coco stinks like a hobo, so he’s not broke from buying soap. The jokes turn personal when Coco calls Gilly a bitch and Gilly says he should stop whining about a little glass in his eye.
A punch is thrown and Coco lands on one of the agents playing pool. That ignites a brawl and eventually, after finishing off their beers, EZ and Angel join in.
The woman driving with the car seats is stopped by Border Patrol agents and looks incredibly nervous as she turns over her license. She tries to make small talk but her fingers drum on the steering wheel as she lies about being on her way to pick up her 19-month-old twins. She’s instructed to pull over but panics and attempts to speed away.
The Border Patrol deploy a spike strip and she winds up crashing into a police car before being placed under arrest.
The club assembles around the table and Bishop (Michael Irby) lays into the foursome for drawing more attention by beating up soldiers. Their action has placed a larger target on the club. Plus, they lost product with the arrest at the checkpoint. Bishop explains that means they’ll have to meet with the other kings that evening empty-handed.
Taza (Raoul Max Trujillo) asks what they’re going to do about Palo (president of the Vatos Malditos) and reveals he doesn’t think Palo’s finished. Bishop believes it’s over – they lost Riz but Palo lost everyone.
The new prospect, Steve, is a bundle of nerves and as the Mayans leave their meeting he stumbles and smashes bottles of beer. EZ’s nice enough to hand him a towel while the others can only say, “What the f*ck, Steve?”
Taza and Bishop remain at the table and continue to argue about Palo after the meeting’s over. Bishop demands Taza let it go and leaves.
EZ confronts Taza about why he thinks Palo isn’t finished. Taza reveals Palo cut his own brother’s throat and held him while he bled out. They don’t know the guy like he does.
Speaking of Palo, the VM pres rings up Sons of Anarchy’s Allesandro Montez (Jacob Vargas) and asks why he hasn’t been searching for his missing cousin.
Miguel Galindo (Danny Pino) puts in his first appearance of season three with a visit to Dita’s therapist. He demands to know what they talked about during their sessions but doesn’t learn anything useful because of patient/doctor confidentiality.
After the meeting, Miguel’s informed of the mule’s arrest and that they don’t have an effective way to get the product in from Mexico right now.
Over at the DOJ, an order comes in to release Adelita back to Mexico. Potter signed off on the order which is basically a death sentence for Adelita.
The Reyes brothers do a little more bonding over women, with Angel giving EZ a hard time about Gaby. Angel warns his baby bro if he calls her “special,” he’s going to throw up in his mouth. Laughing, EZ assures his brother Gaby’s definitely special.
They’re still joking around when Bishop interrupts to inform them they need to return to the clubhouse at midnight. He’s decided he’s taking the club as backup for his meeting with the kings.
Sulem Calderon as Gabriela Castillo and JD Pardo as EZ Reyes in ‘Mayans M.C.’ season 3 episode 1 (Photo by Justin Lubin/FX)
EZ uses his free hours before the meeting for a quick date with Gaby (Sulem Calderon). They’re all cute and flirty as they get to know each other better.
Miguel returns home to a crying baby and a distraught Emily. She fired Maria for allowing Pena to enter their home without her permission. Miguel’s upset she let Maria go since she was family but lets that go to find out what Pena wanted. Emily explains Pena’s blaming them for the town’s sorry financial shape and asks why they can’t get material locally. Miguel reminds her their profit margin depended on lower material costs. As it stands right now, they can only turn a profit if they write off the project.
After a quick, perfunctory kiss, Miguel says he’s going to grab a shower and head back to Mexico.
Bishop and the club arrive on a bridge which is apparently a neutral location for the meeting. The other kings have also brought their members, and tensions run high as Bishop explains the mule was busted at the border. The kings blame Santo Padre for the fact guns and drugs have stopped flowing, and there’s no money coming in for any of the charters.
They want Bishop to double the heroin for a few months, but Bishop doesn’t believe that’s possible. He’s told it’s an order – not a request.
Bishop refuses and warns them they can’t survive without his pipeline. He suggests they just try and make it without Santo Padre. With that, the meeting’s adjourned.
Two of Miguel’s men walk down a dark street, bitching about the way Maria was treated. One steps in dog poop and they spot the woman walking a dog up ahead. They catch up to her and shoot her in the back. It turns out the dog walker was Dita’s therapist. The dog, fortunately, is uninjured and barks as his/her mom’s dead body is tossed in the back of a van and driven away.
EZ returns home from the meeting and considers the contents of his secret box. He takes the letters and photos inside and slowly tosses each piece into a fire. He kisses his mother’s photo before adding it to the burning pile as flashbacks of killing Dita flow through his head.
While Angel’s having a threesome, Adelita’s being scrubbed down in preparation for her return to Mexico.
Miguel’s late-night trip to Mexico wasn’t for business. He arrives at Governor Palomo’s door and is greeted with a hug and kiss before being pulled inside.
Palo’s walking down a deserted road when a Border Patrol agent pulls up behind him. After obeying commands and laying down, the agent approaches to check his ID. Palo slices his Achilles and then shoots him with his own gun. He then uses the agent’s car to run over him not once, not twice, but three times before driving off.
Disney’s Peter Pan & Wendy live-action movie has officially started production in Vancouver. The fantasy film directed by Pete’s Dragon‘s David Lowery is targeting a 2022 premiere on Disney+.
Alexander Molony (The Reluctant Landlord) and Ever Anderson (Black Widow) lead the cast in the title roles. The adventure/fantasy also stars Jude Law (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) as Captain Hook, Yara Shahidi (Grown-ish) as Tinker Bell, and Molly Parker (House of Cards) as Mrs. Darling. Alan Tudyk (Resident Alien) plays Mr. Darling, Joshua Pickering is John, Jacobi Jupe is Michael, and Alyssa Wapanatâhk plays Tiger Lily. Jim Gaffigan (The Jim Gaffigan Show) will be playing Smee.
“Peter Pan has long been one of my favorite stories, partially because I’ve always resisted growing up, but also because of the heart, adventure, and imagination that makes J.M. Barrie’s original tale so evergreen,” said David Lowery. “I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to redefine his iconic characters for a new generation – and even more excited that I get to do so with such an exceptional cast and crew.”
The Plot, Courtesy of Disney:
Based on J. M. Barrie’s novel Peter and Wendy and inspired by the 1953 animated classic, Peter Pan & Wendy is the timeless tale of a young girl who, defying her parents’ wishes to attend boarding school, travels with her two younger brothers to the magical Neverland. There, she meets a boy who refuses to grow up, a tiny fairy and an evil pirate captain, and they soon find themselves on a thrilling and dangerous adventure far, far away from their family and the comforts of home.
Netflix’s Worn Stories examines the connection we have with our clothing and the specific memories associated with each piece. The surprisingly engrossing two minute trailer is made up of snippets of individuals discussing clothing items that hold special memories.
Season one of the documentary series based on Emily Spivack’s bestselling book will premiere on April 1, 2021. Spivack’s involved in the series as an executive producer along with Morgan Neville, Jenji Kohan, Dara Horenblas, Caitrin Rogers, Tara Herrmann, and Blake McCormick. Blake Davis and David Rohde co-executive produce.
Per Netflix, the first season consists of eight 30-minute episodes. The series is a Netflix Original Documentary Series in association with Emily Spivack, Jenji Kohan, Tremolo Productions, and Tilted Productions.
Worn Stories Description, Courtesy of Netflix:
Worn Stories explores the connection between clothing and memory. By turns funny, tragic, poignant, and celebratory, each episode is based on a theme and features a mix of dynamic interviews with inspiring cultural figures and storytellers, beautifully animated sequences, and archival footage to bring these captivating and often surprising stories to life.
The series offers new ways to think about our clothes, ourselves, and our shared human experiences.
