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‘SEAL Team’ Season 4 Episode 12 Photos: “Rearview Mirror” Preview

Series star Max Thieriot pulls double duty in front of and behind the camera as director of CBS’s SEAL Team season four episode 12. Written by Kenny Ryan and Jacob Roman Feyereisen, episode 12 – “Rearview Mirror” – will air on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 9pm ET/PT.

David Boreanaz leads the cast as Jason Hayes, Max Thieriot plays Clay Spenser, and Neil Brown Jr. stars as Ray Perry. AJ Buckley is Sonny Quinn and Toni Trucks is Lisa Davis. Recurring cast members include Justin Melnick as Brock Reynolds, Tyler Grey as Trent Sawyer, Scott Foxx as Full Metal, and Judd Lormand as Lt. Cdr. Eric Blackburn.

Episode 12 guest stars include Rachel Boston, Kaliayh Rhambo, Shiva Negar, Kurt Yaeger, Jean-Pierre Vertus, and Jason Dohring.

“Rearview Mirror” Plot: Jason’s visit with a former teammate causes him to reevaluate his role as team leader. Also, several Bravo members grapple with their personal relationships when Command sends them on an unexpected mission to the coast of Africa.

Series Description, Courtesy of CBS:

SEAL Team is a military drama that follows the professional and personal lives of the most elite unit of Navy SEALs as they train, plan and execute the most dangerous, high-stakes missions our country can ask of them. Jason Hayes is the respected, intense leader of the Tier One team whose home life has suffered as a result of his extensive warrior’s existence. His team includes his trusted confidant, Ray Perry, the longest-tenured operator with whom Jason shares an ingrained shorthand; Sonny Quinn, an exceptional, loyal soldier with a checkered past who still combats self-destructive tendencies; and Clay Spenser, a young, multilingual, second-generation SEAL with insatiable drive and dedication. Vital to the team’s success is Ensign Lisa Davis, a no-nonsense, take-charge officer.

Deployed on clandestine missions worldwide at a moment’s notice, and knowing the toll it takes on them and their families, this tight-knit SEAL team displays unwavering patriotism and fearless dedication even in the face of overwhelming odds.

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Scott Foxx as Full Metal, Justin Melnick as Brock Reynolds, Tyler Grey as Trent Sawyer, AJ Buckley as Sonny Quinn, Max Thieriot as Clay Spenser and David Boreanaz as Jason Hayes in ‘SEAL Team’ season 4 episode 12 (Photo: Monty Brinton © 2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
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David Boreanaz as Jason Hayes in the “Rearview Mirror” episode (Photo: Monty Brinton © 2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
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Max Thieriot as Clay Spenser, AJ Buckley as Sonny Quinn, Neil Brown Jr. as Ray Perry, David Boreanaz as Jason Hayes, Justin Melnick as Brock Reynolds, and Mike Wade as Lt. Wes Soto. (Photo: Monty Brinton © 2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
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Alona Tal as Stella Baxter and Max Thieriot as Clay Spenser in season 4 episode 12 (Photo: Monty Brinton © 2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
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Mike Wade as Lt. Wes Soto and David Boreanaz as Jason Hayes in season 4 episode 12 (Photo: Monty Brinton © 2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)
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Max Thieriot as Clay Spenser and Neil Brown Jr. as Ray Perry in season 4 episode 12 (Photo: Monty Brinton © 2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)




‘The Bold Type’ Season 5 Gets a May Premiere Date

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Aisha Dee, Meghann Fahy and Katie Stevens in ‘The Bold Type’ season 5 (Freeform/Jonathan Wenk)

The fifth and final season of Freeform’s popular drama The Bold Type will premiere on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 10pm ET/PT. Freeform announced the decision to end the series with the upcoming fifth season back in January, with President of Freeform Tara Duncan calling the critically acclaimed series a brand-defining show for the network.

“It’s been refreshing, relatable and fun to watch Kat, Jane and Sutton lean on their friendship to navigate the complexities of modern life,” stated Tara Duncan, president of Freeform. “It’s one of my favorite shows, and I am proud that we are giving the series the sendoff Wendy, the incredible cast and crew, and the beloved fans all deserve.”

Season five will star Katie Stevens, Aisha Dee, Meghann Fahy, Stephen Conrad Moore, and Melora Hardin. Nikohl Boosheri returns in a recurring role as fan-favorite Adena El-Amin. Carson Kressley will appear as himself in the season five premiere.

Showrunner Wendy Straker Hauser, Matt McGuinness, David Bernad, Joanna Coles, Brian Madden, Ruben Fleischer, and Sandrine Gros d’Aillon executive produce.

Freeform offered the following description of the fifth and final season:

A signature hit for the network, the farewell episodes of the fan-favorite series will celebrate the trio’s journey into becoming who they were each meant to be.

Season four of The Bold Type left Kat, Jane, and Sutton at their limits both personally and professionally at Scarlet Magazine. After five empowering seasons, our trio is on the brink of defining who they really are and how best to leave their mark on the world. Their futures are bright, and their love and support for each other will never change.




‘High School Musical: The Musical: The Series’ Season 2 Trailer: Buckle Up, Wildcats

Disney+’s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series just dropped its official season two trailer along with a poster for the upcoming season. The trailer reveals the East High’s talented students won’t be performing High School Musical 2. Instead, the Wildcats will be bringing Beauty and the Beast to life on the stage.

Season two will premiere on May 14, 2021.

Returning series regulars include Olivia Rodrigo, Joshua Bassett, Matt Cornett, Sofia Wylie, Larry Saperstein, Julia Lester, Dara Reneé, Frankie Rodriguez, Joe Serafini, Mark St. Cyr, and Kate Reinders. Derek Hough (Dancing with the Stars) guest stars as Zack, “the new drama teacher at East High’s rival high school, who returns to Salt Lake after a successful acting career in New York City.”

Additional recurring guest stars include Roman Banks (Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen) as Howie, a high school junior who works after school as a delivery guy for Big Red’s family’s pizza shop, Salt Lake Slices and Olivia Rose Keegan (Days of Our Lives) as Lily, an energetic East High student whose sweetness masks her highly competitive nature. Andrew Barth Feldman (Dear Evan Hansen) plays French exchange student Antoine and Asher Angel (Andi Mack) is Jack, a charming, smooth-talking student with wanderlust.

Tim Federle (Ferdinand) created the series and serves as executive producer.

The Plot, Courtesy of Disney+:

In season two of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, the East High Wildcats, who are preparing to perform Beauty and the Beast as their spring musical, face off against rival school North High to win a prestigious and cutthroat student theater competition. Wigs are snatched, loyalties are tested, and ballads are belted.

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‘FBI: Most Wanted’ Season 2 Episode 11 Photos: “Obstruction” Preview

The team tracks a vigilante on CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted season two episode 11, “Obstruction.” Episode 11 was directed by Ken Girotti from a script by Melissa Scrivner Love and will air Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 10pm ET/PT.

Julian McMahon stars as Supervisory Special Agent Jess LaCroix, Kellan Lutz plays Special Agent Kenny Crosby, Roxy Sternberg is Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, Keisha Castle-Hughes is Special Agent Hana Gibson, and Nathaniel Arcand plays Special Agent Clinton Skye.

Guest stars include Paula Jon DeRose, Mike Houston, Brent Langdon, Zachary Le Vey, John Carlin, and Phil Schneider. Caroline Grogan, Katie Lombardo, Kaleb Wells, JJ Pyle, Keilah Wolk, Max Schochet, Kasey Buckley, Candice Jean-Jacques, and Luis de la Lombana also guest star.

“Obstruction” Plot: After a double murder takes place in a small town, the team goes after the vigilante who relies on internet sleuths to exact revenge on suspects in the name of justice. Also, Jess and Sarah’s relationship continues to grow, but not everyone approves

The Season 2 Plot, Courtesy of CBS:

From Emmy Award winner Dick Wolf and the team behind FBI and the Law & Order brand, FBI: Most Wanted is a high-stakes drama that focuses on the Fugitive Task Force, an elite unit that relentlessly pursues and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau’s Most Wanted list. Led by Supervisory Special Agent Jess LaCroix, an expert tracker and profiler with a complicated past, the team includes: Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, a former NYPD detective and forensics expert who is raising a child with her new wife; Special Agent Clinton Skye, the spiritual glue of the team and surveillance guru who was recruited by his brother-in-law, Jess; Special Agent Hana Gibson, a gifted millennial computer whiz with a sharp wit and mad hacking skills; and Special Agent Kenny Crosby, a young Army vet and brash Oklahoma farm boy who specializes in weapons and tactics.

Always in the field and always on the run, FBI: Most Wanted is a weekly adrenaline shot about the thrill of the chase.

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Kellan Lutz as Special Agent Kenny Crosby, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, Miguel Gomez as Special Agent Ivan Ortiz and Julian McMahon as Supervisory Special Agent Jess LaCroix in ‘FBI: Most Wanted’ season 2 episode 11 (Photo: Mark Schfer © 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc)
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Kellan Lutz as Special Agent Kenny Crosby, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson, Julian McMahon as Supervisory Special Agent Jess LaCroix and Miguel Gomez as Special Agent Ivan Ortiz (Photo: Mark Schfer © 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc)
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Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes and Julian McMahon as Supervisory Special Agent Jess LaCroix in season 2 episode 11 (Photo: Mark Schfer © 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc)
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Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes and Julian McMahon as Supervisory Special Agent Jess LaCroix in season 2 episode 11 (Photo: Mark Schfer © 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc)
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Julian McMahon as Supervisory Special Agent Jess LaCroix, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, Kellan Lutz as Special Agent Kenny Crosby and Miguel Gomez as Special Agent Ivan Ortiz in season 2 episode 11 (Photo: Mark Schfer © 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc)
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Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson, Kellan Lutz as Special Agent Kenny Crosby, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, Miguel Gomez as Special Agent Ivan Ortiz and
Julian McMahon as Supervisory Special Agent Jess LaCroix in the “Obstruction” episode (Photo: Mark Schfer © 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc)




‘A Million Little Things’ Season 3 Episode 10 Photos, Plot and Trailer

ABC’s A Million Little Things season three episode 10 addresses a disturbing encounter Sophie has with her guitar teacher. Episode 10, “trust me,” will air on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 10pm ET/PT.

The cast of season three includes David Giuntoli as Eddie Saville, Romany Malco as Rome Howard, Allison Miller as Maggie Bloom, Christina Moses as Regina Howard, Grace Park as Katherine Saville, and James Roday Rodriguez as Gary Mendez. Stephanie Szostak is Delilah Dixon, Floriana Lima is Darcy Cooper, Tristan Byon is Theo Saville, Lizzy Greene as Sophie Dixon, and Chance Hurstfield as Danny Dixon.

Episode 10 guest stars include Andrew Leeds as Peter Benoit, Bobbi-Jean Charlton as Jackie, Lou Beatty Jr. as Walter, Erin Karpluk as Anna Benoit, and Andrea Savage as Dr. Stacy.

“trust me” Plot: Sophie is distraught after a disturbing encounter, and Gary calls in Maggie and Regina for support. Meanwhile, Eddie makes an unexpected friend.

The Season 3 Plot, Courtesy of ABC:

Friendship isn’t a big thing. It’s a million little things. Our gang ended last season with many challenges in front of them. In season three, we’ll see our group of friends once again lean on each other in ways that are both moving and aspirational—something we could all use right now.

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James Roday Rodriguez and Allison Miller in ‘A Million Little Things’ season 3 episode 10 (ABC/Jack Rowand)
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Romany Malco and Karen Robinson in season 3 episode 10 (ABC/Jack Rowand)
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Lizzy Greene in season 3 episode 10 (ABC/Jack Rowand)
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Christina Moses and Allison Miller in season 3 episode 10 (ABC/Jack Rowand)
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Karen Robinson in season 3 episode 10 (ABC/Jack Rowand)
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Lizzy Greene, Allison Miller and Christina Moses in season 3 episode 10 (ABC/Jack Rowand)




‘Blue Bloods’ Season 11 Episode 11 Photos: “Common Good” Preview

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Donnie Wahlberg as Danny Reagan and Marisa Ramirez as Maria Baez in ‘Blue Bloods’ season 11 episode 11 (Photo © 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc)

Frank fights to save Gormley’s career on CBS’s Blue Bloods season 11 episode 11. Directed by Ralph Hemecker from a script by Ian Biederman and Jack Ciapciak, episode 11 – “The Common Good” – will air on Friday, April 9, 2021 at 10pm ET/PT.

Tom Selleck leads the cast as Frank Reagan, Donnie Wahlberg is Danny Reagan, and Bridget Moynahan plays Erin Reagan. The cast also includes Will Estes as Jamie Reagan, Len Cariou as Henry Reagan, Sami Gayle as Nicky Reagan-Boyle, Marisa Ramirez as Det. Maria Baez, and Vanessa Ray plays Officer Eddie Janko.

Episode 11 guest stars include Ivory Aquino, Ed Squires, Justin Silver, Sherman Howard, and Peter O’Hara. Carolina Do, Alex Michaels, Theresa Tirone, Ann Flanigan, Kevin Michael Murphy, and Jared Morrison also guest star.

“Guardian Angels” Plot: Frank takes matters into his own hands to save Gormley’s career when the officer is accused of using excessive force after decades-old complaints against him become public knowledge. Also, Danny and Baez learn to be allies when the transgender community comes under attack, Jamie and Eddie aim to settle a personal dispute with a local thug who likes to fight cops, and Erin is pressured to let a good samaritan off the hook for a violent act of vigilantism.

Series Description, Courtesy of CBS:

Blue Bloods is a drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner, and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief.

A source of pride and concern for Frank is his eldest son, Danny, a seasoned detective, family man and Iraq War vet who on occasion uses dubious tactics to solve cases with his partner, Detective Maria Baez. The Reagan women in the family include middle daughter, Erin, a New York Assistant D.A. who serves as the legal compass for her siblings and father, and is a single parent to her daughter Nicky, who is pursuing a career in San Francisco. Jamie is the youngest Reagan, a Harvard Law graduate and the family’s “golden boy.”

Unable to deny the family tradition, Jamie decided to give up a lucrative future in law and follow in the family footsteps as a cop. He’s found a friend and ally in his wife, Eddie, who keeps him on his toes, and has very different reasons than the Reagans for joining the police force. The Reagans welcomed a new family addition after Frank learned his deceased son, officer Joe Reagan, has an adult child they never knew about, a young man who is a rising NYPD cop.

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Vanessa Ray as Eddie Janko and Will Estes as Jamie Reagan in season 11 episode 11 (Photo © 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc)
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Will Estes as Jamie Reagan in season 11 episode 11 (Photo © 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc)
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Donnie Wahlberg as Danny Reagan in season 11 episode 11 (Photo © 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc)
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Bridget Moynahan as Erin Reagan in season 11 episode 11 (Photo © 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc)
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Lauren Patten as Officer Rachel Witten in season 11 episode 11 (Photo © 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc)




Fox Confirms Its 2021 Summer Lineup’s Premiere Dates

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Will Arnett hosts ‘LEGO MASTERS’ (Photo by Tom Griscom © 2021 FOX MEDIA LLC)

Fox just announced the premiere dates for its summer primetime lineup which will include cooking shows, animated comedies, and reality competition series. Making their debuts during the upcoming summer are the baking competition series Crime Scene Kitchen hosted by Joel McHale as well as the animated comedy Housebroken featuring the voices of Lisa Kudrow, Tony Hale, Will Forte, Sam Richardson, and Clea DuVall which will kick off its first season on May 31st.

LEGO Masters, Mental Samurai, and Beat Shazam will return this summer along with the 20th season of Chef Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen and season 11 of Ramsay’s MasterChef. And in August, a rebooted version of Fantasy Island comes to Fox.

Fox Summer Premiere Dates:

Sunday, May 23:
8:30-9:00 PM – DUNCANVILLE (Season Premiere, Part 1)
9:30-10:00 PM – DUNCANVILLE (Season Premiere, Part 2)

Tuesday, May 25:
8:00-10:00 PM – MENTAL SAMURAI (Season Premiere)

Wednesday, May 26:
8:00-9:00 PM – THE MASKED SINGER (Season Finale)
9:00-10:00 PM – CRIME SCENE KITCHEN (Series Premiere)

Mondays, beginning May 31:
8:00-9:00 PM – HELL’S KITCHEN: YOUNG GUNS (Season Premiere)
9:00-9:30 PM – HOUSEBROKEN (Series Premiere)
9:30-10:00 PM – DUNCANVILLE (Time Period Premiere)

Tuesdays, beginning June 1:
8:00-9:00 PM – LEGO MASTERS (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM – MENTAL SAMURAI (Time Period Premiere)

Wednesdays, beginning June 2:
8:00-9:00 PM – MASTERCHEF: LEGENDS (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM – CRIME SCENE KITCHEN

Thursdays, beginning June 3:
8:00-9:00 PM – BEAT SHAZAM (Season Premiere)

Details on Fox’s New Summer Series:

CRIME SCENE KITCHEN is a culinary guessing game in which bakers are tasked with decoding what type of dessert was made, when all that’s left are the crumbs, flour trails and a few elusive clues. They must then recreate the recipe for celebrity judges, chef Curtis Stone and cake artist Yolanda Gampp, who will determine how closely their sweet treat matches the missing dessert – and how good it tastes!

HOUSEBROKEN follows a group of neighborhood pets and stray animals as they work through their issues inside and outside their therapy group. HONEY (Kudrow), a standard poodle, opens her living room for the group to come and support each other through the misery, mayhem and majesty that is being a pet. Honey also struggles with her own problems, such as her arranged (by her human) marriage with CHIEF (Faxon), a sloppy St. Bernard who enjoys eating socks and licking himself.

The group includes SHEL (Forte), a sex-positive tortoise with intimacy issues and a knack for choosing unconventional partners; TABITHA (Sharon Horgan), an aging Persian cat beauty queen, trying to adjust to life off the cat show circuit; THE GRAY ONE (Jason Mantzoukas), a street smart cat who lives with about thirty other cats and has his one eye on Tabitha; CHICO (Richardson), a chonky, co-dependent and very naive cat; and the group’s newest member, DIABLO (Hale), an anxious, sweater-wearing terrier whose OCD causes him to hump everything twice.

Among the group’s other members are ELSA (DuVall), a power hungry, know-it-all Corgi, and fake service dog, who drives Honey crazy; NIBBLES (guest voice Bresha Webb), a psychopathic hamster who is mourning the loss of her mate (whose face she ate…and everyone knows it); MAX (Hale), George Clooney’s pig, a former actor and current status obsessed a-hole; BUBBLES (guest voice Greta Lee), a horny, teenage goldfish who lives with Honey and Chief, and heckles the animals any chance she gets; TCHOTCHKE, a silent, and possibly magical, slow loris with a mysterious past, who uses a tiny cocktail umbrella to express his emotions; and JILL (guest voice Maria Bamford), Honey and Chief’s human owner.

Housebroken is an irreverent look at human behavior, but told through the filter of an offbeat group of neighborhood pets. Throughout the series, the show centers on the pets’ dysfunctional relationships and their skewed world view, while exploring relevant societal issues in fun and unique ways.

FANTASY ISLAND takes place at a luxury resort, where literally any fantasy requested by guests is fulfilled, although they rarely turn out as expected. Delving into the “what if” questions — both big and small — that keep us awake at night, each episode will tell emotional, provocative stories about people who arrive with dreams and desires and depart enlightened and transformed through the magical realism of Fantasy Island.




New Trailer: ‘The Mosquito Coast’ Starring Justin Theroux and Melissa George

The official trailer for Apple TV+’s The Mosquito Coast begins like a teaser for any normal family drama. However, a minute in the tension ramps up and the “normal” family is revealed to hiding dangerous secrets.

The Mosquito Coast, based on Paul Theroux’s bestselling novel, stars Justin Theroux, Melissa George, Logan Polish, and Gabriel Bateman. Novelist Neil Cross created the series and serves as executive producer along with author Paul Theroux, Justin Theroux, Edward L. McDonnell, and Rupert Wyatt. Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) directed the first two episodes of the seven-episode season.

Veritas Entertainment Group’s Alan Gasmer, Peter Jaysen, and Bob Bookman also executive produce. The series is a Fremantle Production for Apple TV+.

The first two episodes will premiere on Apple TV+ on Friday, April 30, 2021. New episodes arrive every Friday.

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Justin Theroux, Melissa George, Logan Polish and Gabriel Bateman in ‘The Mosquito Coast’ (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)

The Plot, Courtesy of Apple TV+:

The Mosquito Coast is a gripping adventure and layered character drama following the dangerous journey of a radical idealist and brilliant inventor, Allie Fox (Theroux), who uproots his family for Mexico when they suddenly find themselves on the run from the US government.

‘Jupiter’s Legacy’ Trailer: Parenting Isn’t Easy Even for Superheroes

Apparently even superheroes have a difficult time raising kids. The nearly three-minute trailer for Netflix’s upcoming superhero series Jupiter’s Legacy lays out the challenges older superheroes face as they prepare to pass the torch to their kids.

The series stars Josh Duhamel as Sheldon Sampson/The Utopian, Tyler Mane as Blackstar, Ian Quinlan as Hutch, and Ben Daniels as Brainwave/Walter Sampson. Leslie Bibb plays Lady Liberty/Grace Sampson, Ian Quinlan is Hutch, Elena Kampouris is Chloe Sampson, and Andrew Horton plays Paragon/Brandon Sampson. Season one also features Mike Wade as Fitz Small and Matt Lanter as George Hutchence/Skyfox.

Jupiter’s Legacy is based on the comic book by Mark Millar and artist Frank Quitely. Millar, Quitely, Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Dan McDermott, Steven S. DeKnight, James Middleton, and Sang Kyu Kim serve as executive producers.

Netflix will launch the series on May 7, 2021.

The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:

After nearly a century of keeping mankind safe, the world’s first generation of superheroes must look to their children to continue the legacy. But tensions rise as the young superheroes, hungry to prove their worth, struggle to live up to their parents’ legendary public reputations — and exacting personal standards.

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‘The Flash’ Season 7 Episode 6 Recap: “The One With the Nineties” Review

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Michelle Harrison as Nora Allen, Grant Gustin as Barry Allen, Candice Patton as Iris West – Allen and Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow in ‘The Flash’ season 7 episode 6 (Photo: Katie Yu © 2021 The CW Network, LLC)

Time travel, time loops, and parental loss are the main focus of season seven episode six of The CW’s The Flash. The episode begins with a young woman walking out of Jitters, talking on her phone, and noticing a T-Rex is walking toward her down the street. Understandably, she screams.

Next up is a flashback to 22 hours prior at S.T.A.R. Labs. Barry (Grant Gustin) is resting and recharging after all the dealings with the newborn Speed Force and the new powerful entities that have been unleashed in Central City. Speed Force Nora (Michelle Harrison) is worried about Barry and her own safety against the entities, but Cisco (Carlos Valdes) is working on a device that will give them a warning if any of the new bad guys get close to S.T.A.R. Labs.

Chester (Brandon McKnight) arrives and geeks out over meeting Nora. He quickly recovers and gets to work with Cisco on finishing the device.

Meanwhile, Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) comes home to her apartment to see Frost (also Danielle Panabaker) organizing some of her stuff. That gets on Caitlin’s nerves a little.

Just outside of Central City, Cisco and Chester are about to test their device when they’re hit by a large green energy wave. After a few minutes, they try to call S.T.A.R. Labs to check in but notice their cell phones are gone along with the company van.

Cisco throws a rock and it hits a green force field. He realizes he and Chester are in some sort of power dome. They decide to head to Masonville, the nearest town inside the dome. Chester actually lived there until he was 11. As they enter the town and look around at the buildings (including a Blockbuster), they realize they’ve time-traveled to the year 1998.

Chester thinks it’s incredibly cool, but Cisco’s more concerned about getting back to their own time. The two geniuses think about their situation and realize a new power force must be responsible for their situation and that he or she can control or at least manipulate time. Chester and Cisco believe the Time God, as they nickname him, might be at the local high school, so Chester grabs some horrible ’90s clothes so they can blend in. Their plan is to act as though they’re recording a video for the yearbook.

There’s a fairly lame montage of the two questioning students which leads them to the football team’s water boy who they think might be the time-controlling entity. Suddenly they get hit with another green wave. They end up back where they were when they first entered the town, but Cisco thinks he’s seven years old and doesn’t recognize Chester.

Chester’s able to snap Cisco out of it by bringing up movies, like The Matrix, and the television show Game of Thrones. They quickly realize Chester was protected by their tech device which was ruined by the wave. That means their most urgent task is to find parts to repair it since they’re trapped in a time loop. Chester shares with Cisco that they’re repeating the day he last saw his dad before he died in a car accident a few days later.

Cisco realizes Chester’s hurting from the memory and asks if he wants to talk to his dad. Chester says he shouldn’t, acknowledging he can’t try to save him because it will alter the timeline. He also confesses he was never close to his father because his dad was always traveling to sell his inventions.

Back in the present day, Iris (Candice Patton) takes Speed Force Nora to her apartment and shows her Barry’s favorite old blanket that he’s had since he was a little boy. Iris shares with SF Nora that there’s still a lot she doesn’t know about Barry’s mom because it still hurts him to talk about her, with the memories always leading him back to the day she was murdered.

Upset by this revelation, SF Nora disappears.

Iris finds SF Nora at Jitters and Speed Force asks if it’s hurting Barry by taking the image of his mother. Iris assures the Speed Force it isn’t and says it’s a gift to Barry.

Back in 1998, Chester changes his mind, visits his dad, and attempts to buy his latest invention – an X76 power converter. Chester’s dad apologizes and says he can’t have it, tossing it into the trash. He reveals his son will be looking for that and he wants him to find it while he’s on his trip. The scene continues with Chester finding out that all the traveling his father did was to support him. Leaving different things for him to find during his childhood was his dad’s way of encouraging Chester to “find treasure where others only see trash.”

Moved, Chester hugs the man who doesn’t realize that adult Chester is his son. It becomes a little awkward.

Chester’s dad offers to help him build what he needs and the two make the device together.

A little later, Cisco and Chester return to the high school and are confronted by Dion, the star football player who it turns out is the Time God. He knows they’ve been messing with his time loop and gets angry, releasing another large green energy wave that this time hits Central City.

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Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Frost in season 7 episode 6 (Photo: Bettina Strauss © 2021 The CW Network, LLC)

At S.T.A.R. Labs, Team Flash assembles to work the problem. Frost is dressed like a hippie from the late 1960s. Iris looks like Foxy Brown from the 1970s, Joe (Jesse L. Martin) looks like a detective from the 1950s, and Caitlin’s dressed like a high school principal from the ’80s. Joe asks what’s happening and Caitlin tracks the energy coming from Masonville and says it’s a time wave that’s picking random decades. Iris remembers Cisco and Chester went to Masonville and she hopes they’re handling whatever’s going on.

Back in 1998, Chester talks to Dion who it turns out is bitter about how his life turned out since he didn’t become an All-Star professional football player. Chester explains no matter how many times Dion tries to change it, he won’t be able to alter his past because it has become a fixed point in time. Dion listens and stops building his next energy wave. Chester suggests with his new power he focus on the future and Dion gets a creepy look on his face and says he’ll focus on everyone’s future. With that, he disappears.

Cisco and Chester end up back in present day.

Over at S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry’s awake and his vitals are good. Barry tells Team Flash that Dion being able to control time makes him the most powerful force yet. Cisco nicknames him “The Still Force” and names the other two entities “The Strength Force” and “The Sage Force.”

Cisco and Caitlin head off to meet Kamilla at Jitters and Chester goes off to work on his dad’s last project on his own. Iris invites SF Nora to spend the night with her and Barry at their apartment and she happily agrees. As she and Iris leave together, Barry looks on with a concerned look on his face.

In the final scene of the episode, Joe returns to S.T.A.R. Labs looking for Frost. He warns her about Kramer and the Governor hunting for her due to all her past crimes. Frost looks annoyed and says, “I’m not that person anymore.” Joe asks her to lay low until he can convince Kramer of that. Frost tells Joe that she won’t do that and if Kramer wants to come after her she can “bring it on.”

The Flash Season 7 Episode 6 Review

Silly, goofy, and more than a tad ridiculous, season seven episode six – “The One With the Nineties” – has the show bordering on being camp, which it never has been and should never become. The episode also suffers because the main character, The Flash, is asleep during almost the entire episode. Grant only has two scenes and one of those is him sleeping. Whenever the series focuses on a supporting character and moves Gustin’s Barry Allen onto the sidelines, the episode suffers greatly.

Another problem with the episode is that other primary characters – Frost, Caitlin, Joe, and even Iris – are barely in it. They only show up in two or three short scenes reacting to what’s happening over in Masonville.

The time-traveling element and being stuck in the ’90s felt more like an homage to films like Hot Tub Time Machine and Back to the Future rather than a true plot device to move this season’s storyline forward.

After identifying and renaming the new power entities threatening the new Speed Force and Team Flash, we can only hope the show gets back on track while focusing on a way to defeat them as well as how to help Frost with her new enemy, Kramer.

GRADE: D+




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