‘Supernatural’ Season 15 Episode 14 Recap: “Last Holiday”

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October 9, 2020

Supernatural Season 15 Episode 14 — Meagen Fay as Mrs. Butters, Jared Padalecki as Sam and Jensen Ackles as Dean in ‘Supernatural’ season 15 episode 14 (Photo: Colin Bentley © 2020 The CW Network, LLC)

We’re back with The CW’s Supernatural after so very long. And you know what? The show proves once again why it can do everything. After ending the previous episode hinting that Jack’s grief at causing Mary’s death will usher in a heavy-handed follow-up, season 15 episode 14 – “Last Holiday” – turned out to be an episode that brought in heartwarming moments aplenty.

We start off with Jack (Alexander Calvert) still moping about Mary’s death now that he has his soul back, while Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Sam (Jared Padalecki) deal with the Men of Letters HQ’s weird technical issues. Dean – who’s strangely hopped up in this episode as if the show got a sixteenth season – simply presses the reset button in the console room. For once, this doesn’t bring in anything bad for the Winchesters. Quite the contrary, as an elderly woman named Mrs. Butters (Meagen Fay) shows up. She claims to be a wood nymph who had been trained by the Men of Letters – the guys Abaddon had killed in the past – as the HQ’s caretaker.

As it turns out, Mrs. Butters had kept herself on standby back in 1958 in hopes the Men of Letters would return and release her, so she’s pretty much stuck in 2020 now. Sam’s initial skepticism in keeping Mrs. Butters around is waved off by Dean, who loves the idea of a motherly figure taking care of them (projecting much, Dean?). She does prove herself to be handy, activating the true potential of the HQ, meaning Sam and Dean can now track monsters from the console room and easily ambush them. This basically gives them easy hunts they can finish like nothing now.

For the first time ever, Supernatural opts for a montage that skips forward in the timeline – by a lot, I might add. We get to see many holidays and events celebrated, ranging from Halloween to birthdays. The fact that we see Sam’s birthday being celebrated in May confirms that Mrs. Butters has been in the boys’ life for almost a year by this point. And I just love it because it means our heroes got to have a family life where they actually enjoyed themselves. Sam, Jack, and Dean were happy and had a “mom” taking care of them. My issue with Mary had always been her lack of motherly affection, so watching Mrs. Butters in this role felt somewhat cathartic to me. If only Castiel were there to complete this group…

Anyway, fast forward to present-day and Sam’s leaving for a date with Eileen (yes, they’re doing normal stuff like date nights too now). Everything’s perfect, but it wouldn’t be Supernatural if things didn’t go south, would it?

Jack finds a tape from the ‘50s where Mrs. Butters was shown being trained in brutally killing people by the Men of Letters. Before he can tell Dean about it, Mrs. Butters ambushes him. She’d been handing him smoothies all these months and it turns out these were designed to drain his powers.

Mrs. Butters was basically brainwashed by the Men of Letters to see evil in black and white. So, Jack being Lucifer’s son and all, she’s made up her mind that he needs to be killed. Dean’s disappointed, in particular, because this means all those tasty meals are over. Mrs. Butters overpowers him too when she realizes he’s not going to kill Jack.

While locked up, Dean admits to Jack that he’s still angry to some degree about Mary’s death (seriously, aren’t we done with this whole Dean angry stuff already?) but assures Jack he won’t let “Evil Mary Poppins” hurt him.

Sam’s the next one to be caught once he returns from his date. Being the more compassionate one, he argues with Mrs. Butters that Jack isn’t bad and that he cares about him. Mrs. Butters reluctantly starts torturing her “favorite” Winchester (sorry, Dean) before she’s interrupted by Jack and Dean, who fumbled their way to freedom earlier.

Eventually, the guys are able to convince her that Jack really isn’t evil. Mrs. Butters has to concede that Jack might not be like she thought, although she decides to return to the woods to find peace from her brainwashing. Dean, realizing just how important and valuable their great times were, makes a (horrible) birthday cake for Jack, so there’s hope he won’t go back to being sour with him.

Overall, this episode reminded me how much I’ll be missing Supernatural because it delivered so many heartwarming moments. With just six episodes left, I doubt we’ll be getting such a fun story again and I sure will appreciate this one.

‘American Gods’ Season 3 Teaser Trailer: Welcome to Lakeside

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Rebecca Murray

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October 9, 2020

Shadow Moon makes it to Lakeside in season three of Starz’ American Gods which is expected to arrive in early 2021. During the show’s New York Comic Con panel, Ricky Whittle explained Shadow will spend a good deal of time in the upcoming season with characters he didn’t really have the opportunity to interact with in seasons one and two. And novelist/executive producer teased this third season tells a fabulous, Twin Peak-ish story.

Whittle and Gaiman were joined on the American Gods panel by Emily Browning (‘Laura Moon’), Yetide Badaki (‘Bilquis’), Bruce Langley (‘Tech Boy’), Omid Abtahi (‘Salim’) and Ashley Reyes (‘Cordelia’). In addition to discussing what’s in store, the panel (embedded below) hosted the premiere of the season three teaser trailer.

The cast of season three also includes Ian McShane as Mr. Wednesday, Crispin Glover as Mr. World, Demore Barnes as Mr. Ibis, Devery Jacobs as Sam Black Crow, Blythe Danner as Demeter, Marilyn Manson as Johan Wengren, and Julia Sweeney as Hinzelmann. Iwan Rheon plays Liam Doyle, Danny Trejo is Mr. World, Peter Stormare is Czernobog, Denis O’Hare plays Tyr, Lela Loren is Marguerite, Dominique Jackson is Ms. World, Wale is Chango, Herizen Guardiola plays Oshun, and Eric Johnson is Chad Mulligan.

The Fremantle production is executive produced by Gaiman, Charles H. Eglee, Anne Kenney, Damian Kindler, David Paul Francis, Mark Tinker, Ian McShane, Craig Cegielski, and Stefanie Berk. Eglee also serves as the season three showrunner.

The Plot, Courtesy of Starz:

American Gods is the epic story of an inevitable war building between the Old Gods of mythology and our New Gods of technology. Whittle stars as ex-con Shadow Moon, a man pulled into the service of the mysterious Mr. Wednesday, played by Ian McShane — only to discover that not only is his charismatic but un-trustable boss actually the Norse All-Father god Odin, he’s also…Shadow’s father.

In Season 3, Shadow angrily pushes this apparent destiny away and settles in the idyllic snowy town of Lakeside, Wisconsin — to make his own path, guided by the gods of his black ancestors, the Orishas. But he’ll soon discover that this town’s still waters run deep, and dark, and bloody, and that you don’t get to simply reject being a god. The only choice — and a choice you have to make — is what kind of god you’re going to be.

American Gods Season 3 — Ricky Whittle stars in ‘American Gods’ season 3 (Photo Courtesy of Starz)

‘L.A.’s Finest’ Season 1 Episode 4: Photos, Plot, and Cast of “Déjà Vu”

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Rebecca Murray

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October 9, 2020

Fox’s L.A’s Finest season one is taking a two week break due to Fox Sports programming and will return with episode four, “Déjà Vu.” Episode four is set to air on Monday, October 19, 2020 at 8pm ET/PT.

The cast is led by Jessica Alba as Nancy McKenna and Gabrielle Union as Sydney Burnett. Duane Martin plays Ben Baines, Zach Gilford is Ben Walker, Ryan McPartlin is Patrick McKenna, Sophie Reynolds is Isabel McKenna, and Ernie Hudson plays Joseph Burnett. Alba and Union also executive produce.

“Déjà Vu” Plot: When the past finally catches up with Syd and McKenna, they must pull off a seemingly impossible mission, while leaving no trace of their own involvement. Meanwhile McKenna becomes distracted by Izzy’s strange behavior, and a ghost from Syd’s past comes back to haunt her.

L.A.’s Finest Season 1 Details, Courtesy of Fox:

From the universe of the Jerry Bruckheimer Bad Boys movie franchise, the action-drama series L.A.’s Finest follows SYD BURNETT (Union), last seen in Miami and who has now seemingly left her complicated past behind to become an LAPD detective. Paired with a new partner, NANCY MCKENNA (Alba), a working mom with an equally complex history, Syd is forced to confront how her unapologetic lifestyle may be masking a greater personal secret. Taking on the most dangerous criminals in Los Angeles, Syd and McKenna become a force to be reckoned with – on the streets, and in each other’s lives.

L.A.'s Finest Season 1 Episode 4 — Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba in ‘L.A.’s Finest’ season 1 episode 4 (Photo by Erica Parise © Spectrum Originals/Sony Pictures Television/FOX)

‘The Watch’ Series Debuts a Teaser Trailer and Announces New Cast Members

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Rebecca Murray

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October 9, 2020

The action in BBC America’s new series The Watch takes place somewhere in a distant secondhand set of dimensions where dragons and other mythical creatures are real. The series’ teaser trailer made its debut during The Watch‘s New York Comic Con panel (embedded below) which featured cast members, lead writer/executive producer Simon Allen, and executive producer Richard Stokes.

In addition to dropping the teaser trailer, the NYCC panel included the announcement Wendell Pierce (The Wire) and Matt Berry (What We Do in the Shadows) have joined the series. Pierce will be voicing “DEATH,” a dry, sardonic Grim Reaper. Berry will voice “Wayne,” a magical speaking sword.

Season one features Richard Dormer as Sam Vimes, Lara Rossi as Lady Sybil Ramkin, Adam Hugill as Carrot, Jo Eaton-Kent as Cheery, and Marama Corlett as Angua. Paul Kaye plays Inigo Skimmer, Ralph Ineson voices Sergeant Detritus, Sam Adewunmi is Carcer Dun, Anna Chancellor is Lord Vetinari, and James Fleet plays The Archchancellor.

Ingrid Oliver stars as Doctor Cruces, Ruth Madeley is Throat, Hakeem Kae-Kazim plays Captain John Keel, and Bianca Simone Mannie is Wonse.

Executive producers include Hilary Salmon, Ben Donald, Richard Stokes, Rob Wilkins, Simon Allen, and Craig Viveiros.

Episode one of The Watch will premiere on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at 8pm ET/PT.

The Plot, Courtesy of BBC America:

The Watch follows an unlikely group of misfits, The City Watch, who are forced to find the guts to save the world, surprising even themselves in the process. The comedic yet thrilling series pits trolls, werewolves, wizards, and other improbable heroes against an evil plot to resurrect a great dragon which would lead to the destruction of life as they know it.

From lead writer and executive producer Simon Allen, the modern and inclusive series is inspired by the characters created by Sir Terry Pratchett’s famous Discworld novels, including the captain of The City Watch Sam Vimes, the last scion of nobility Lady Sybil Ramkin, the naïve but heroic Carrot, the mysterious Angua, and the ingenious forensics expert Cheery together with The Watch’s own idiosyncratic depiction of Death.

‘The Stand’ Trailer Premieres Along with a New Poster and Photos

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Rebecca Murray

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October 9, 2020

CBS All Access treated fans to the first full trailer for The Stand during the limited event series’ New York Comic Con panel. The panel (embedded below) featured cast members Whoopi Goldberg, James Marsden, Greg Kinnear, Amber Heard, Jovan Adepo, Odessa Young, and Owen Teague discussing their characters. Showrunner/executive producer Benjamin Cavell and executive producer Taylor Elmore explained how they approached bringing Stephen King’s bestselling novel to the screen and how, now more than ever before, it feels incredibly timely.

The Stand limited series consists of nine episodes and will debut on Thursday, December 17th on the subscription service.

The cast features Whoopi Goldberg as Mother Abagail, Alexander Skarsgård as Randall Flagg, James Marsden as Stu Redman, Odessa Young as Frannie Goldsmith, and Jovan Adepo as Larry Underwood. Amber Heard plays Nadine Cross, Owen Teague is Harold Lauder, Henry Zaga is Nick Andros, Brad William Henke plays Tom Cullen, Irene Bedard is Ray Bretner, and Nat Wolff is Lloyd Henreid.

The cast also includes Eion Bailey as Weizak, Heather Graham as Rita Blakemoor, Katherine McNamara as Julie Lawry, Fiona Dourif as Ratwoman, Natalie Martinez as Dayna Jurgens, Hamish Linklater as Dr. Jim Ellis, Daniel Sunjata as Cobb and Greg Kinnear as Glen Bateman.

Will Weiske, Jimmy Miller, Roy Lee, Richard P. Rubinstein, and Josh Boone executive produced, with Boone also directing the first and ninth episodes. Jake Braver, Jill Killington, Owen King, Knate Lee, and Stephen Welke were involved as producers.

The Plot, Courtesy of CBS All Access:

“The Stand is Stephen King’s apocalyptic vision of a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil. The fate of mankind rests on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abagail (Goldberg) and a handful of survivors. Their worst nightmares are embodied in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg (Skarsgård), the Dark Man.

Based on King’s best-selling novel of the same name, CBS All Access’ The Stand will close with a new coda written by the famed author himself.”

The Stand Poster — ‘The Stand’ poster (Photo © 2020 CBS Interactive, Inc)

‘Promising Young Woman’ Debuts a Riveting New Trailer

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Rebecca Murray

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October 9, 2020

Focus Features just released another riveting trailer for the thriller, Promising Young Woman. The film current sits at 92% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes after its Sundance Film Festival premiere and will be released in theaters – if those still exist – on December 25, 2020.

Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan (An Education) leads a cast that includes Bo Burnham, Laverne Cox, Alison Brie, and Connie Britton. Jennifer Coolidge, Max Greenfield, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chris Lowell, Sam Richardson, Molly Shannon, and Clancy Brown also star in what’s expected to be an awards contender.

Emerald Fennell (Killing Eve) wrote, directed, and produced. Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, Josey McNamara, Ben Browning, and Ashley Fox also served as producers.

Promising Young Woman Plot, Courtesy of Focus Features:

From visionary director Emerald Fennell comes a delicious new take on revenge. Everyone said Cassie (Mulligan) was a promising young woman… until a mysterious event abruptly derailed her future. But nothing in Cassie’s life is what it appears to be: she’s wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she’s living a secret double life by night.

Now, an unexpected encounter is about to give Cassie a chance to right the wrongs of the past in this thrilling and wildly entertaining story.

‘Supernatural’ Season 15 Episode 15: Photos, Plot Details and Preview

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Rebecca Murray

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October 9, 2020

The CW’s Supernatural continues its march to the series finale with season 15 episode 15, “Gimme Shelter.” Episode 15 will air on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 8pm and was directed by Matt Cohen from a script by Davy Perez.

The final season cast includes Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester, Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, Misha Collins as Castiel, and Alexander Calvert as Jack.

“Gimme Shelter” Plot: Castiel (Collins) and Jack (Calvert) work a case involving members of a local church. Meanwhile, Sam (Padalecki) and Dean (Ackles) go off in search of Amara (guest star Emily Swallow).

Details on Supernatural Season 15, Courtesy of The CW:

“The epic journey of the Winchester brothers comes to a close as Supernatural enters its final season. Sam and Dean and the angel Castiel have conquered monsters, demons, Heaven and Hell, and in the show’s 14th season, the Winchesters grappled with the Archangel Michael possessing Dean.

In a valiant act, Sam and Dean’s surrogate son Jack destroyed his soul to redeem his adoptive father. But this proved to be a fatal error, leading to the accidental death of Mary Winchester. The 14th season also featured the return of John Winchester (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) for the show’s historic 300th episode.

Now, heading into their 15th season, Sam and Dean find themselves facing a threat beyond anything they’ve ever grappled with… anything they’ve ever imagined: God himself.”

Supernatural Season 15 Episode 15 — Jared Padalecki as Sam and Jensen Ackles as Dean in ‘Supernatural’ season 15 episode 15 (Photo: Colin Bentley © 2020 The CW Network, LLC)

‘The Outpost’ Season 3 Episode 2 Photos: Preview of “The Peace You Promised”

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Rebecca Murray

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October 9, 2020

The Outpost Season 3 Episode 2 — Imogen Waterhouse as Gwynn and Aaron Fontaine as Tobin in ‘The Outpost’ season 3 episode 2 (Photo: Aleksander Letic/NBCU International © 2020 Outpost TV LLC. Courtesy of Electric Entertainment)

Season three of The CW’s fantasy action series The Outpost continues with episode two, “The Peace You Promised.” Episode two was directed by Milan Todorovic from a script by Jason Faller and Kynan Griffin, and will air on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 9pm ET/PT.

The cast is led by Jessica Green as Talon and includes Jake Stormoen as Captain Garret Spears, Imogen Waterhouse as Gwynn Calkussar/Rosmund, Anand Desai-Barochia as Janzo, and Aaron Fontaine as Tobin. Reece Ritchie plays Zed, Izuka Hoyle is Wren, Jaye Griffiths is Yavalla, Georgia May Foote is Falista, and Adam Johnson as Munt.

“The Peace You Promised” Plot: WHAT’S IN THE BOX? – Wren (Hoyle) and Janzo (Desai-Barochia) solve a mysterious puzzle box. Meanwhile, Tobin (Fontaine) and Munt (Johnson) escape to recruit help. Lastly, Talon (Green) learns a secret about who abandoned her.

The Outpost Description:

After summoning Zed and his Blackblood comrades to save the Outpost, Talon finds herself betrayed by her own kind and struggles to reconcile her human friends and her Blackblood heritage. With the demonic Lu Qiri providing the muscle to enforce Zed’s master plan, the Outpost’s human inhabitants are enslaved as miners in search of a mysterious substance to solve a dark riddle.

From her bedroom under house arrest, Gwynn plots her escape and the overthrow of her new foes. To save her beloved Garret, Talon is forced to summon a Blackblood Priestess named Yavalla into the world. Yavalla prophesies a paradise for Blackbloods, and an era of peace for the world, but she soon discovers a power that threatens every living creature.

As Gwynn and Tobin become Yavalla’s unwilling allies, Talon and her friends must fight, suffer, and sacrifice their way to save each other and vanquish their new enemies. As Talon discovers more about her lost family from Yavalla, she must piece together the truths from the lies, and solve the mystery of her heritage and a forgotten power, before the world becomes enslaved to a new power that could consume every living being.

‘Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous’ Returns for Season 2 in 2021

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Rebecca Murray

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October 9, 2020

A Tyrannosaurus Rex roars and a Velociraptor stalks his potential next meal in the one minute teaser announcement for season two of DreamWorks Animation’s Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous. The trailer was unveiled during Netflix’s New York Comic Con virtual panel for the animated action adventure series.

The eight-episode first season premiered on September 18, 2020. Season two is expected to arrive in 2021.

Season one’s voice cast includes Paul-Mikél Williams as Darius, Jenna Ortega as Brooklynn, Ryan Potter as Kenji, Raini Rodriguez as Sammy, Sean Giambrone as Ben, Kausar Mohammed as Yaz, Jameela Jamil as Roxie, and Glen Powell as Dave. Steven Spielberg, Colin Trevorrow, Frank Marshall, Scott Kreamer, and Aaron Hammersley serve as executive producers, with Kreamer and Hammersley handling showrunner duties.

The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:

Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous follows a group of six teenagers chosen for a once-in-a-lifetime experience at a new adventure camp on the opposite side of Isla Nublar. But when dinosaurs wreak havoc across the island, the campers are stranded. Unable to reach the outside world, they’ll need to go from strangers to friends to family if they’re going to survive.

Season 2 will find the stranded campers struggling to survive on Isla Nublar as the series charges forward beyond the events of the Jurassic World film.

‘Horizon Line’ Poster, Photo, and Hair-Raising First Trailer

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Rebecca Murray

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October 9, 2020

STXfilms has unveiled the first trailer for the thriller Horizon Line. The studio’s also released a photo and poster for the high-flying drama directed by Mikael Marcimain (Liberty, Gentlemen & Gangsters) and set on a small plane in dire straits.

Horizon Line stars Allison Williams (Get Out), Alexander Dreymon (The Last Kingdom), and Keith David (Greenleaf) star. 10 Cloverfield Lane‘s Josh Campbell and Matthew Stuecken wrote the screenplay and Fredrik Wikström Nicastro produced.

STXfilms hasn’t confirmed a release date which is probably a wise decision given the fluidity of the theatrical release schedule.

The Plot:

Horizon Line is a thrilling survival story about two former lovers, Sara (Williams) and Jackson (Dreymon) who discover new altitudes of fear aboard a single-engine Cessna plane. It was supposed to be a routine and casual 99-minute flight to their friend’s tropical island wedding. But within minutes after takeoff, their pilot suffers a fatal heart attack, leaving Sara and Jackson with no idea where they are, no comms, and no clue how to land the plane.

With nothing but miles of ocean and sky in every direction, and a terrifying storm that’s about to envelop them, Sara and Jackson have only one shot – and there’s no going back.

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