It comes as absolutely no surprise that Fox is renewing The Masked Singer for a fifth season. The celebrity competition series is a primetime ratings winner for the network, with the fourth season averaging 11.5 multi-platform viewers. The Thanksgiving broadcast found 13.1 viewers tuning in, making it the #1 show of the night – the first time in 10 years Fox has finished the holiday in the top spot.
Season four continues with the special two-hour “super six” semi-finals episode airing tonight at 8pm ET/PT. The semi-finals episode features the top two performers from each group battling for a spot in the season finale. The Masked Dancer host Craig Robinson joins the episode as a guest panelist as Crocodile takes on Seahorse, Mushroom battles Jellyfish, and Sun goes toe-to-toe with Popcorn.
“I’m so happy to announce a new season of The Masked Singer,” said Rob Wade, President, Alternative Entertainment & Specials, FOX Entertainment. “This show brings joy to so many families across the country, especially during these trying times, and we can’t wait to get even more celebrities suited up in crazy costumes for an hour of pure fun every week.”
Season five is expected to air on Fox in 2021.
Nick Cannon hosts the competition series and Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinger, and Robin Thicke serve as panelists. Among the celebs who’ve donned costumes and competed are T-Pain, Gladys Knight, Donny Osmond, Seal, Patti LaBelle, Drew Carey, Lil Wayne, Mickey Rourke, Rob Gronkowski, Wayne Brady, Tori Spelling, and Dionne Warwick.
James Breen guides the series as showrunner. Breen also executive producers with Craig Plestis, Rosie Seitchik, and Nick Cannon.
The Masked Singer Season 4 Description, Courtesy of Fox:
The show features celebrities facing off against one another with one major twist: each singer is shrouded from head-to-toe in an elaborate costume, complete with full face mask to conceal his or her identity. Season Four boasts 16 star-studded celebrity singers in all-new costumes and masks unlike anything the franchise has seen before. The Snow Owls will take the stage as the first-ever two-headed duet costume featuring two people, and the Baby Alien costume gestured by a hand puppet.
The Season Four contestants combined have sold more than 281 million records worldwide, appeared in more than 5,120 episodes of television and 204 films, appeared in five Super Bowls, have four stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one Academy Award nomination, and one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People.
Vikings fans have a double treat in store as the popular History series just launched a new official trailer and Amazon announced premiere dates news. Vikings will arrive on Amazon Prime Video on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 in the US, UK, Germany, Austria, and Ireland, with all 10 episodes of the final season dropping for your binge-watching pleasure.
The final 10 episodes will launch on History at a later date.
Commenting on the surprise Amazon premiere news, Vikings writer/creator Michael Hirst said, “Our monumental saga is coming to its conclusion, but not before you’ve had to chance to watch some of my all-time favorite episodes. Prime Video will uniquely expose the series finale to a streaming audience first. Prepare to be astonished, and for many surprises along the way. And if you have tears to shed, then also be prepared to shed them.”
“Prime Video has already delighted Prime members with all five and a half seasons of Vikings,” stated Vice President of Worldwide Content Licensing for Prime Video Brad Beale. “On December 30, Prime members in the US, UK, Germany, Austria and Ireland will be the first to learn the fates of the beloved characters as the epic drama concludes in the final ten episodes.”
Season 10 kicked off on December 4, 2019 and aired the first 10 episodes, concluding on February 5, 2020.
The Season 6 Plot:
The first part of the sixth and final season concluded with an epic battle between the Rus and Vikings where brother fought brother, Bjorn Ironside (Alexander Ludwig) fighting for his homeland alongside King Harald (Peter Franzen) against Ivar the Boneless (Alex Høgh Andersen) now fighting with the Rus forces in an attempt to gain control of Norway. The battle ends in tragedy with Bjorn left for dead on the battlefield, betrayed by Ivar and with the future of their ancestral home, Kattegat, at stake.
As we approach the end of our epic saga, the tumultuous conflict between the Rus and Vikings comes to a conclusion with grave consequences. While in Iceland, Ubbe is determined to fulfill his father Ragnar’s dream and sail further west than any Viking has traveled before. And there is unfinished business in England. The Vikings have established settlements there, and over-run most of the country – except for Wessex. The King of Wessex, Alfred the Great, is the only Saxon ruler to seriously challenge their complete domination. Ivar the Boneless must again face, in battle, the King he only knew as a boy for a final reckoning.
The crew comes to the rescue of Seattle’s most prominent drag queens on CBS’s Station 19 season four episode three. Directed by Paris Barclay from a script by Zaiver Sinnett, episode three will air on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 8pm ET/PT.
The season four cast includes Jaina Lee Ortiz as Andy Herrera, Jason George as Ben Warren, Boris Kodjoe as Captain Robert Sullivan, and Grey Damon as Jack Gibson. Barrett Doss plays Victoria Hughes, Jay Hayden is Travis Montgomery, Okieriete Onaodowan is Dean Miller, Danielle Savre is Maya Bishop, and Stefania Spampinato stars as Carina DeLuca.
Grey’s Anatomy’s James Pickens Jr. guest stars as Dr. Richard Webber. The guest cast also includes Colleen Foy as Inara, Ansel Sluyther-Obidos as Marcus, Lachlan Buchanan as Emmett Dixon, Pat Healy as Michael Dixon, and Sherry Vine as Rainbow Trout. Shangela Pierce is Ruby Red Slippers, Roxy Wood is Izzy Packing, Camden Garcia is Elizabeth Gaylor, Lauren Cook is Teresa, and Michael B. Silver is Parker Lowther.
“We Are Family” Plot: The future of Sullivan’s career hangs in the balance as his disciplinary hearing gets underway, and Ben, Dr. Richard Webber, Emmett Dixon, and former Fire Chief Dixon are called to testify. Meanwhile, the crew investigates an electrical fire at a neglected apartment building that serves as the home and performance space for some of Seattle’s most prominent drag queens.
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Gage Marsh and Katheryn Winnick in ‘Big Sky’ season 1 episode 3 (ABC/Darko Sikman)
Season one episode three of ABC’s primetime drama Big Sky begins with the ingenious Grace Sullivan (Jade Pettyjohn) figuring out how to free herself from her chains. She immediately begins working on Danielle and Jerrie’s restraints once she’s loose.
The scene switches to kidnapper/long-haul trucker Ronald Pergman (Brian Geraghty) being confronted by his mom, Helen (Valerie Mahaffey), in their kitchen. She thinks there’s something off about her son and of course she’s right. The fruit didn’t fall far from the tree in this case as she’s more than a little “off” herself.
The conversation’s equally tense over at Montana State Trooper Rick Legarski’s place. His wife, Merilee (Brooke Smith), is considering leaving him and he responds by recalling his high school nickname of Big Rick. He believes it was given to him because of his high morals and the fact he could be counted on to do the right thing. Clearly, Rick (John Carroll Lynch) is delusional which makes him the perfect partner for psycho Ronald.
The hunt for the girls continues with Cassie (Kylie Bunbury) visiting Sheriff Tubb to find out what he’s doing to actively find the missing teens as well as ex-cop Cody Hoyt. It turns out he’s not doing much since they haven’t been gone long. Tubb already talked to Jenny Hoyt and he’s not going to be badgered into launching an investigation.
As Ronald hits the road, Danielle (Natalie Alyn Lind), Grace, and Jerrie (Jesse James Keitel) are busy trying to break out. It seems a little hopeless, but Grace is determined to keep trying.
After her unsuccessful attempt to light a fire under Sheriff Tubb, Cassie confronts Rick Legarski in front of The All In bar and grocery store. He reveals he knows she visited his ex-wife and he’s angry she was prying into his private life. Cassie doesn’t back down and lays out why she’s so suspicious. His failure to follow up on Cody and the missing teens has set her spidey senses tingling.
Rick threatens to arrest Cassie, admitting he doesn’t need evidence. He’s the law – she’s a Black woman. Case closed.
Cassie asks about the search warrant and when he doesn’t answer, she prepares to take off. Rick seems to understand the position he’s in and tries to adopt a more congenial tone which doesn’t work. She’s done with this jerk and doesn’t mind if he knows it.
Back in the basement, Grace is able to squeeze through an opening neither Danielle nor Jerri can fit through. The container they’re locked up in is in a larger basement, and the trap door to escape is locked. She finds a drain opening that’s also sealed but believes it could still be a way out.
Using a shovel, she loosens the cement around the drain cover. Grace switches to trying to pry open the cover.
Cassie returns to her office where Jenny (Katheryn Winnick) is on the phone providing an update to Danielle and Grace’s mother. After hanging up Jenny announces she’s heading to the Church of Glory and Transcendence since that’s where Cody was headed. She declares, “I’m done messing around,” as she takes off.
A short while later, Jenny arrives at the Church to see William Edwards. She identifies herself as Special Agent Jenny Hoyt to the faceless voice at the locked gate and explains she’s there to inquire about missing teenagers. She promises it won’t take long and admits she doesn’t have a warrant. Jenny adds the FBI would react with force if they knew about a cult in the woods near where the girls went missing, so it’s best not to escalate this if a simple conversation will suffice.
As she walks up to the main building, church members stare at her in distrust.
Back in the basement, Danielle screams at Grace that Ronald’s coming. The trap door opens as Grace falls through the floor into the tunnel. She moves quickly through the muck just as Ronald opens the locked container and discovers she’s missing.
Ronald’s the next to fall through the floor into the tunnel. He follows her and warns if she comes back, he won’t kill her sister. Just then the tunnel begins to collapse, forcing Ronald to return and Grace to continue on.
Jenny sits down for a chat with William Edwards and admits she’s an ex-cop turned private detective. She’s done her research and knows what his “church” is all about. Jenny confirms she’s searching for two missing girls as well as her ex-husband. William’s surprised about the husband, and Jenny says, “He’s missing too so I’m a bit of a wreck…with a gun…an armed wreck.”
Jenny explains Trooper Legarski told her this place is “an attractive nuisance for young women.” William claims the girls aren’t there and invites her to look around. He’ll also allow her access to his security camera footage.
Ronald informs Rick Legarski that Grace has escaped. He thinks she might have been buried alive, but Rick’s worried she’s made her way to freedom. He instructs Ronald to excavate the tunnel while he heads off to the end of the tunnel to see if he can spot her.
Danielle is worried Grace is dead but Jerrie’s holding out hope she got out.
Ronald uses a backhoe to dig up the tunnel. He finds her shoe but not Grace’s body.
Meanwhile, Rick’s in an ATV searching the woods while Grace heads toward the light at the end of the tunnel. She makes it out and takes off running. She removes her remaining shoe and gets off the dirt road, opting to run through the woods.
Jenny’s done with her church investigation and calls Cassie to let her know it was a dead end. There’s no sign of the girls or Cody on the security camera footage. They make a plan to meet at Jenny’s place later to compare notes.
Rick makes it to the end of the tunnel but he’s too late. Grace is already in the woods.
Ronald returns to the container and is immediately attacked by Danielle and Jerrie. He’s able to tase both before screaming at them that they don’t learn. (At least their attack knocked out one of his teeth so it wasn’t completely ineffective.)
Grace makes it to the riverbank, takes a quick sip of water, and sets off running again. She follows the bank while glancing back over her shoulder.
Rick’s on her tail, spotting her shoe where she entered the woods.
Jenny makes it home and her son, Justin (Gage Marsh), says he hasn’t heard any updates. She reminds him Cody’s disappeared before, but he knows this is different. He’s sure Cody’s dead this time. They hug and Jenny comforts him as he sobs into her shoulder.
Grace has to be getting chilly as there’s snow on the ground and now she’s without any footwear. She spots a fisherman in the river and calls out for help. He makes his way to the bank as she says quickly explains she was kidnapped with her sister and kept in a shed underground. She doesn’t know where exactly the shed is. Grace explains their abductor hit them with a cattle prod.
As Grace is rattling off her story, Rick listens in from the edge of the woods. The fisherman wants Grace to walk with him across the river to his truck on the other side.
John Carroll Lynch in ‘Big Sky’ season 1 episode 3 (ABC/Darko Sikman)
Rick takes aim and shoots the fisherman with an arrow. The arrow hits its mark, instantly killing him. Rick then approaches Grace and tries to convince her he only killed the man because he thought she was in danger. She tries to run by him, but he catches her arm. Grace reacts quickly and stabs him with a fishing hook, escaping his grasp.
As she runs off, Rick shoots another arrow and hits her in the thigh. She continues running so he fires again. Both arrows are now piercing her right thigh and she’s forced to stop. She screams in pain as he breaks off one end of an arrow and pulls the other end out. He does the same with the second arrow.
She passes out from the pain and he carries her back to his ATV. Grace is gagged and bound with duct tape, immobilized in the open trunk of the ATV. Next, he wraps the fisherman in a tarp and binds it with duct tape. He places his dead body in water (but not the nearby river) and it sinks below the surface.
Cassie arrives at Jenny’s place to discuss what they’ve discovered. Jenny thinks Cody learned too much and that’s why he’s disappeared. She realizes the odds of finding the girls alive are decreasing by the hour and now thinks Cassie’s right about Rick Legarski.
Cassie lists Rick Legarski’s police record, which is squeaky clean. The Western Sheriff Association even named him one of their top cops. Still, that said, she knows he’s bad. Jenny agrees and suggests they focus all their attention on Sheriff Legarski.
They both confess they’re not doing okay.
Rick brings Grace back to Ronald who’s relieved to see her back. Rick reminds Ronald he kidnapped the wrong girls. (Rick apparently enjoys stating the obvious.)
It’s Rick who puts Grace back in the locked container, warning Danielle and Jerrie not to talk to him as he lays her limp body on the floor.
Rick instructs Ronald to seal up the container and give them enough food to last a couple of days. They’ll stay away from the area and let things settle. After that, Rick has no idea what they’ll do.
Ronald goes about sealing the container while inside Danielle and Jerrie attempt to care for Grace’s horrible wounds. Grace reveals the cop who just dumped her off killed a fisherman who was trying to help her.
Ronald yells at them to shut up but Grace refuses. She screams she’s going to get out again and promises him she’s just getting started.
STXfilms just released the official trailer for the dramatic film The Mauritanian inspired by true events. In addition, the studio unveiled a new poster and four photos.
The film’s based on Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s bestselling memoir, Guantanamo Diary, which was adapted for the screen by M.B. Traven, Rory Haines, and Sohrab Noshirvani. Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald (One Day in September) directs and Adam Ackland, Leah Clarke, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lloyd Levin, Beatriz Levin, Mark Holder, Christine Holder, Branwen Prestwood Smith, and Michael Bronner produced.
The big name cast includes two-time Oscar winner Jodie Foster (Silence of the Lambs, The Accused), Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game), Emmy nominee Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies), Tahar Rahim (The Serpent), Zachary Levi (Shazam!), and Saamer Usmani (Katy Keene).
The Mauritanian is a 30West and Topic Studios in partnership with BBC Film production.
STXfilms is targeting a February 19, 2021 release.
The Plot:
Captured by the U.S. Government, Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Rahim) languishes in prison for years without charge or trial. Losing all hope, Slahi finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Woodley). Together they face countless obstacles in a desperate pursuit for justice. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by formidable military prosecutor, Lt. Colonel Stuart Couch (Cumberbatch), eventually reveals a shocking and far-reaching conspiracy.
Based on the New York Times bestselling memoir, this is the explosive true story of a fight for survival against all odds.
Benedict Cumberbatch in ‘The Mauritanian’ (Photo Credit: STXfilms)Jodie Foster stars in ‘The Mauritanian’Jodie Foster and Shailene Woodley (Photo Credit: STXfilms)Tahar Rahim in ‘The Mauritanian’ (Photo Credit: STXfilms)
Armie Hammer’s landed the lead role in Paramount+’s The Offer. The limited series focuses on the making of The Godfather starring Marlon Brando as recalled for the first time by Oscar-winning producer Al Ruddy. Ruddy’s going to be involved with the production as an executive producer.
Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards nominee Hammer (Call Me by Your Name) will play producer Ruddy in the limited event series. According to the official announcement, The Offer will consist of 10 episodes and will be written and executive produced by Oscar nominee Michael Tolkin (The Player). Nikki Toscano (Hunters) and Emmy Award winner Leslie Greif (Hatfields & McCoys) also executive produce.
Armie Hammer was recently seen in Rebecca co-starring Lily James and based on the classic novel by Daphne Du Maurier. He recently wrapped up work on Death on the Nile directed by Kenneth Branagh; Dreamland for writer/director Nicholas Jarecki; and writer/director Taika Waititi’s Next Goal Wins with Michael Fassbender and Elisabeth Moss.
Hammer’s credits also include On the Basis of Sex, Hotel Mumbai, Sorry to Bother You, Nocturnal Animals, and Birth of a Nation. Hammer’s breakthrough role playing the Winklevoss twins Cameron and Tyler in The Social Network earned him a Screen Actors Guild nomination as did his supporting performance as Clyde Tolson in 2011’s J.Edgar directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role.
Armie Hammer’s expected to return to the stage in 2022 for Tracy Letts’ The Minutes directed by Anna D. Shapiro.
Missy Peregrym as Special Agent Maggie Bell and Zeeko Zaki as Special Agent Omar Adom ‘OA’ Zidan in ‘FBI’ season 3 episode 3 (Photo: Michael Parmelee / 2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)
David Zayas (Dexter) guest stars as a cartel leader on CBS’s FBI season three episode three, “Liar’s Poker.” Episode three was directed by Alex Chapple from a script by Joe Halpin and will air on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 9pm ET/PT.
Missy Peregrym and Zeeko Zaki lead the cast as Special Agent Maggie Bell and Special Agent Omar Adom ‘OA’ Zidan. Jeremy Sisto stars as Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, Alana De La Garza is Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille, and John Boyd plays Special Agent Stuart Scola.
Episode three guest stars also include Ben Shenkman, Carmen Lamar Gonzalez, Diego Aguirre, Sir Brodie, and Tracey Conyer Lee. Robert Montana, Jorge Sanchez-Diaz, Paul Douglas Anderson, Chris Walker, and Michelle Vo also guest star in “Liar’s Poker.”
“Liar’s Poker” Plot: When the leader of a drug cartel and one of the world’s most wanted men, Antonio Vargas (Zayas), is apprehended by the team, the entire FBI headquarters is put at risk when his henchmen unveil a terroristic threat to free him. During the turmoil, Isobel must make the difficult decision whether to sacrifice her conscience or her career.
FBI is a fast-paced drama about the inner workings of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This elite unit brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep New York and the country safe.
Born into a multigenerational law enforcement family, Special Agent Maggie Bell commits deeply to the people she works with as well as those she protects. Her partner is Special Agent Omar Adom ‘OA’ Zidan, a West Point graduate via Bushwick who spent two years undercover for the DEA before being cherry-picked by the FBI. Overseeing them is Special Agent in Charge, Isobel Castille, who operates under intense pressure and has undeniable command authority.
The team also includes Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, the nerve center of the office whose ability to easily relate to and engage with both superiors and subordinates makes him a master motivator. Newest to the team – and the FBI – is smart and outspoken Special Agent Tiffany Wallace, who spent six years with the NYPD and is now partner to Special Agent Stuart Scola, an Ivy League-educated Wall Streeter-turned-FBI agent. These first-class agents tenaciously investigate cases of tremendous magnitude, including terrorism, organized crime and counterintelligence.
John Boyd as Special Agent Stuart Scola, Alana De La Garza as Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille and Katherine Renee Turner as Special Agent Tiffany Wallace in season 3 episode 3 (Photo: Michael Parmelee / CBS 2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)Katherine Renee Turner as Special Agent Tiffany Wallace, Jeremy Sisto as Assist. Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, John Boyd as Special Agent Stuart Scola, Zeeko Zaki as Special Agent Omar Adom ‘OA’ Zidan and Missy Peregrym as Special Agent Maggie Bell (Photo: Michael Parmelee / CBS 2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)Missy Peregrym as Special Agent Maggie Bell in season 3 episode 3 (Photo: Michael Parmelee / CBS 2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)Jeremy Sisto as Assist. Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, Alana De La Garza as Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille, John Boyd as Special Agent Stuart Scola, Katherine Renee Turner as Special Agent Tiffany Wallace, Zeeko Zaki as Special Agent Omar Adom ‘OA’ Zidan and Missy Peregrym as Special Agent Maggie Bell (Photo: Michael Parmelee / CBS 2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. )Zeeko Zaki as Special Agent Omar Adom ‘OA’ Zidan and Missy Peregrym as Special Agent Maggie Bell in season 3 episode 3 (Photo: Michael Parmelee / CBS 2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. )
Global phenoms BTS, no strangers to breaking records, have entered the record books yet again – this time with the release of their new album BE and its lead single “Life Goes On.” On Monday, November 20, 2020, Billboard announced the Hot 100 dated December 5th and coming in at number one on the chart is “Life Goes On” by BTS. The group can now claim three number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 in a span of three months. Their smash hit “Dynamite” was the group’s first number one on the chart, followed by Jawsh 685, Jason Derulo, and BTS’ Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat).
BTS earned the fasted accumulation of three number one hits on the Hot 100 chart of the past 42 years, going back all the way to The Bee Gees. “Life Goes On” is also the first Hot 100 number one in the chart’s 62-year history to be performed predominantly in Korean.
Not content to stop there with chart-topping achievements, their album BE (Deluxe Edition) was number one this week on the Billboard 200 album chart. According to Nielsen Music/MRC Data, their album earned 242,00 equivalent album units, snagging the group its fifth number one album in a span of two and a half years. That makes them the fastest group to do so since The Beatles did it in 1968.
Billboard released two new charts back in September – Billboard Global Excl. U.S. and Billboard Global 200. BTS has the number one spot on both those charts as well.
To top off the impressive success of both the new album and single, BTS became the first group in history to simultaneously hit number one on the Artist 100, Hot 100, and Billboard 200 charts. Lastly, seven of the tracks from the album BE are currently charting on the Hot 100. The only track that did not chart is the “skit.”
The album BE shares the honest emotions and thoughts the band has experienced during the pandemic. The record, created in the midst of COVID-19, carries the hopeful message that life goes on.
And, the good news for the popular K-pop group hasn’t slowed down. BTS was named the Music Innovator of 2020 by WSJ Magazine and most recently the group was nominated for Best Pop/Duo Group Performance at the 63rd Grammy Awards. Winners will be announced on January 31, 2021. A video of four out of seven members – RM, Jungkook, V, and Jimin – watching the Grammy announcement live was posted via Twitter and showed them celebrating their Grammy nomination.
CBS’s Bull season five is taking a two-week break and will air a rerun during its December 7, 2020 time slot. After the brief break, season five continues with episode four on Monday, December 14th at 10pm ET/PT. Dan Lerner directed episode four, “The Ex Factor,” from a script by Glenn Gordon Caron.
The season five cast is led by Michael Weatherly as Dr. Jason Bull. Freddy Rodriguez plays Benny Colón, Yara Martinez stars as Isabella “Izzy” Colón, Geneva Carr is Marissa Morgan, Jamie Lee Kirchner is Danny James, Christopher Jackson plays Chunk Palmer, and MacKenzie Meehan stars as Taylor Rentzel.
“The Ex Factor” Plot: TAC braces for an un-jolly Christmas when Bull and Benny represent Marissa and her estranged husband, Greg (guest star David Furr), in federal court after they’re charged with money laundering and fraud connected to Greg’s restaurant. As Bull and Benny defend the divorcing couple together so the prosecution can’t use them against each other, they search for jurors who will believe Marissa had no knowledge of Greg’s business dealings.
Also, as Bull and Izzy prepare to baptize Astrid before the Christmas holiday, they reach an impasse regarding what they want from their renewed relationship.
Bull stars Michael Weatherly as Dr. Jason Bull in a drama inspired by the early career of Dr. Phil McGraw, the founder of one of the most prolific trial-consulting firms of all time. Brilliant, brash and charming, Dr. Bull is the ultimate puppet master as he combines psychology, human intuition and high-tech data to learn what makes jurors, attorneys, witnesses and the accused tick. This season, Bull finds it harder than ever to navigate his personal life, as he balances fatherhood and his renewed relationship with Isabella “Izzy” Colón, his ex-wife. Izzy’s brother is Benny Colón, Bull’s trusted associate, a quick-witted lawyer who acts as defense attorney in the company’s mock trials.
Bull’s enviable group of experts at Trial Analysis Corporation shape successful narratives down to the last detail. In addition to Benny, his team includes Marissa Morgan, a neurolinguistics expert from the Department of Homeland Security who monitors shifting jury reactions in real-time for Bull; former NYPD detective Danny James, the firm’s tough but relatable investigator; Taylor Rentzel, a working mother and former colleague of Marissa’s who is an expert at coding and computer hacking; and Chunk Palmer, a former all-American lineman and stylist-turned-lawyer, who helps clients prepare their look and testimony for trial.
In high-stakes trials, Bull’s combination of remarkable insight into human nature, three Ph.D.’s and a top-notch staff creates winning strategies that tip the scales of justice in his clients’ favor.
The first – and only – season of Fox’s Filthy Rich comes to an end with episode 10, “1 Corinthians 3:13.” And since this is the finale, it’s time for the Sunny Club to finally launch. Margaret (Kim Cattrall) takes a moment to remember those who’ve passed (Reverend Paul and Eugene) as they celebrate the opening of Sunny Club.
Eugene (Gerald McRaney) is with Ginger (Melia Kreiling) watching the broadcast and claims that’s all part of his past. Ginger’s not with her siblings to celebrate and notes that Antonio and Mark (no longer pretending to be Jason) now have ownership stakes while she doesn’t, even though they wouldn’t have much of anything without her.
Tina (Rachel York) is more upset by this turn of events than Ginger, and mom and daughter argue about it away from Eugene. Tina doesn’t understand why the boys ended up with half of Eugene’s company while Ginger got practically nothing. (I guess $6 million is nothing.) Ginger warns her mom they’re going to protect Margaret and Rose at least for a few more days by keeping Eugene’s resurrection a secret.
Meanwhile, Margaret’s getting used to Mark (Mark L. Young) lying about being Jason. She’s accepted it, mainly because Rose is so obviously in love. Margaret warns Mark to toe the line or else she’ll haul him off to jail.
Briefly catching up with Franklin (Steve Harris), he reveals he’s set for four or five lifetimes and is done worrying about Margaret, Sunny Club, and the Sunshine Network. He’s decided to retire now that Margaret knows about his dirty deeds.
Margaret puts Antonio (Benjamin Levy Aguilar) in charge of Praise Per View and Mark will run the fraud division now that she’s given them spots on the Board of Directors. Eric (Corey Cott) is looking pretty unkempt as he questions her decisions and wonders if Franklin knows what’s going on. She informs her son Franklin’s moved on.
Eric figures out the only reason why she’s accepting Mark and Rose’s upcoming marriage is that she wants to keep Mark’s shares in the family. Margaret claims she’s protecting Rose, but Eric disagrees. He’s done being the nice guy in the family.
Margaret takes a file on Mark Conley and locks it in the safe away from prying eyes.
Becky (Olivia Macklin) is having a hard time dealing with finding her brother’s dead body and can’t sleep. She confesses to Eric she sees his dead body every time she closes her eyes.
After leaving Becky’s bedroom Eric runs into Rose (Aubrey Dollar) who’s super happy to be getting married. Eric calls her crazy and tells her Margaret’s only okay with it to keep Mark’s shares in the family.
Rose rings up Ginger, needing her help since everyone else seems to be going crazy in their family. When Ginger says something about a wedding present, Eugene’s ears perk up. He can’t believe Ginger was keeping Rose’s wedding from him and Ginger explains his appearance would steal the attention away from Rose at her own wedding. He’s adamant he should walk his daughter down the aisle, but Ginger reminds him he doesn’t want/need attention.
Eric can’t live with the fact he killed Luke and signs a confession stating he committed murder. Seconds later, a very much alive Luke Taylor (Cranston Johnson) comes into the interrogation room. He’s actually an FBI agent – not a reporter – and is now in possession of Eric’s confession. He demands Eric where a wire and suggests that when Eric looked at the crime board, he probably zeroed in on Reverend Paul and other family members. But Luke thinks the devils you don’t know are far more dangerous.
Luke’s aware the 1820 club is international now and believes they’re coming for Margaret’s business. By being more successful, she’s now a legitimate target. Eric’s unwilling to spy on his family and Luke gives him 24 hours to decide. If he declines, he’s going to jail.
Mark and Antonio have a friendly brotherly conversation at the kitchen table, and Mark warns Antonio not to fall for any golddiggers. Ginger arrives looking all sparkly and she reminds them she couldn’t be on the stage since she’s not a shareholder. They toast her, well aware they wouldn’t be rich or own stock in the company if it wasn’t for her.
Ginger replies, “Let’s be honest. If it weren’t for the women in your lives…Veronica, Yopi…you two would still be broke.”
Shortly thereafter, Antonio tells Margaret he wants to give Ginger some of his shares. He believes she needs a seat at the table. Margaret completely disagrees and shuts that suggestion down.
Business talk over, for now, the family begins the wedding rehearsal without Eric. Rose makes her way down the stairway as Margaret recalls the first time she walked down those stairs into Eugene’s arms. Ginger realizes Margaret wasn’t 18 when she married the 23 or 24-year-old Eugene.
Tina’s been babysitting Eugene and mistakenly talks him into doing right by his daughters when he was supposed to stay put.
Eugene heads over to Franklin’s place and Franklin reacts as if he’s seen a ghost. Eugene wants Franklin to make him “alive” again and reveals only Ginger and Tina know he didn’t die in the crash. He wants Eugene to prepare Margaret for his reappearance and warns him he has business to do that might upset her.
Margaret reminds Ginger she offered her a stake in the company, but she walked away. Only Antonio and Mark have really listened to her, according to Margaret. Ginger reveals she could have destroyed Sunny Club this week but chose not to because she actually cares about the family.
Margaret threatens Ginger that she’ll never have a seat on the board.
While Ginger helps Rose get ready for her wedding, Rose confesses she’s been praying her dad’s spirit would visit her for her wedding. Before Margaret can reveal her secret, Franklin calls and warns her they’ll discuss her keeping Eugene’s secret later. Rose grabs the phone and begs Franklin to come to the wedding. He refuses.
Eugene bumps into the other resurrected season one character, Luke. Eugene agrees to testify in court against the powerful 1820 players. He turns down the offer of witness protection because he’s protected by God.
Night falls and Eric’s outside drinking and rehearsing. Yopi (Alanna Ubach) and Rachel (Aqueela Zoll) arrive, and Antonio rushes out to hug Rachel. Eric wasn’t unaware until now there’s something going on between the two, and Yopi hangs back to fill him in. “If you love her, you’ll let her move on,” says Yopi.
In a quiet moment before the wedding, Eric tells his mom Becky asked for a divorce. They both cheated and now he’s wondering if he’d known about his dad’s philandering ways, things might have been different.
After he leaves, Margaret grabs Mark’s folder from the safe. She hands it over to Rose, but Rose doesn’t want to know what it contains. Margaret explains she wants Rose to completely understand who she’s marrying.
Becky’s asleep in bed when Ginger wakes her for the wedding. Becky wants to escape from this and Ginger offers her a place to stay. Eric enters the room just as Ginger’s gently kissing Becky and he realizes his sister is Becky’s lover.
A short while later as they wait for Rose to come down the stairs for the ceremony to begin, Ginger whispers an apology to Eric. “My wife is sleeping with my sister and my brother is hitting on my girlfriend. I think I’m the sorry one,” says Eric.
Rose descends the stairs, pausing halfway down to stare at Mark. After an uncomfortable moment, Rose blurts out, “Everyone, please go home!” She tells Mark to pretend he never knew her.
Mark chases her upstairs and Rose reveals she knows Mark killed Jason twice. He was high and crashed the car which put him in a coma, and then he euthanized Jason in the hospital. Mark becomes emotional as he confesses they did crazy things while selling weed and getting by. He loves her and is happy that, no matter what, he allowed her to drag him back into this family after he returned to Colorado.
He suggests they get married at City Hall, but Rose needs time to think. She doesn’t want him to wait for her and he leaves, heartbroken.
Eugene, looking spiffy in a tuxedo, stands outside and stares at the house.
Eric, Ginger, and Antonio discuss the shocking turn of events. Eric’s drunk and picks fights with his siblings, even going as far as to repeatedly push Antonio. He takes a couple of swings and Antonio takes him down, grabbing him in a chokehold. Eric is pleading for Antonio to just kill him when Eugene walks in and breaks things up.
Ginger can’t believe he’s there; he was supposed to remain at her place.
Margaret’s outside when Franklin arrives and she reminds him he’s supposed to stay away from her family. He’s done something to protect the business and reveals total chaos is coming. Before he can deliver the bombshell, Margaret hears Rose scream.
She rushes in and discovers Rose in Eugene’s lap, sobbing.
After comforting his daughter, Eugene takes a seat at the other end of a ridiculously long dinner table across from Margaret. She demands to know where he’s been and he claims he was on a spiritual quest. The ghosts of Franklin’s mother, his mother, and Margaret’s mother guided him.
Margaret’s justifiably upset, furious he never reached out to her or their children during this quest. Eugene claims he’s given up material things and doesn’t care that Margaret’s made him richer since taking over the business. He says he’s made amends to his sons but hasn’t done so with his girls.
Eric, Rose, Ginger, and Antonio discuss Eugene’s resurrection, and Ginger confesses she was harboring him until after the wedding. Rose and Eric can’t believe she hid this huge secret. “He was my father! He was just your sperm donor,” snarls Rose, adding, “We’re done.”
Ginger joins Eugene and Margaret as he lays his cards on the table. He believes Ginger’s more like Margaret than either will admit and he’s realized there’s only way to satisfy his daughter. He’s giving her his ownership stake in Monreaux Limited.
Ginger’s shocked and assures Margaret she didn’t want this. Margaret believes Eugene’s insane and then becomes confused when he says he has six children. Just then Becky walks downstairs cradling her baby girl.
In a deeply grotesque and disturbing twist, it turns out Eugene’s the father of Becky’s baby. The family gathers, shocked into silence. “You are a monster,” says Margaret, speaking for everyone on the planet.
Eugene’s fine with giving away the business but is going to keep the Monreaux plantation. Becky and Eugene walk off and neither looks back. Franklin tells everyone to leave but it’s Margaret who gets them moving when she screams, “Everyone out now!”
Margaret and Franklin stare at each other and then Franklin begins making a pile of kindling out of portraits and furniture. They don’t say a word as he pours alcohol on the pile. He tosses a lighted candle onto the pile and smiles at Margaret as the smoke and flames rise.
Margaret is the last to leave the house. She turns and stares as the fire spreads throughout the plantation. The family’s gathered nearby and she joins them to watch it burn to the ground.
Filthy Rich deserves its cancellation. What a complete waste of time and talent, although I do feel vindicated for hating the Eugene storyline throughout the entire season.
