HBO’s just released details on the first six episodes of Room 104‘s fourth season. The network also released a two-minute trailer for what’s been confirmed will be the anthology series’ final season.
The half-hour series’ fourth season will premiere on July 24, 2020 at 11pm ET/PT and will consist of 12 new episodes. Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass created Room 104, with Mark directing and starring in some of season four’s episodes.
Season four also features Hari Nef, Logan Miller, Jillian Bell, Jon Bass, Dave Bautista, Melissa Fumero, Vivian Bang, Finn Roberts, Adam Shapiro, and Breeda Wool. The cast list for the new season also includes Kevin Nealon, Erinn Hayes, Ron Funches, Sadie Stanley, Shannon Purser, Kendra Carelli, Benjamin Papac, Alison Jaye, Tim Granaderos, and Oliva Crocicchia.
In addition, the final season includes Harvey Guillen, Gary Cole, Linda Lavin, Jennifer Kim, Kevin McKidd, Desean Terry, Suzanne Nichols, Leonardo Nam, Lily Gladstone, Jordyn Lucas, Natasha Perez, Jake Green, Ntare Mwine, Rebecca Hazlewood, and Susan Park.
Room 104 Episodes 1 thru 6 Details:
Season 4, Episode 1: “The Murderer”
Debut Date: FRIDAY, JULY 24 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT)
Twentysomething Logan (Logan Miller) gathers four friends for an intimate performance by the enigmatic, long-lost musician Graham Husker (Mark Duplass), per Graham’s very specific instructions.
Written by Mark Duplass; directed by Mark Duplass.
Season 4, Episode 2: “Star Time”
Debut Date: FRIDAY, JULY 31 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT)
An unlikely source spurs Sam (Jillian Bell) to confront her history of addiction.
Written by Mark Duplass; directed by Karan Soni.
Season 4, Episode 3: “Avalanche”
Debut Date: FRIDAY, AUG. 7 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT)
With the help of therapeutic dolls, retired pro wrestler Raw Dog Avalanche (Dave Bautista) taps into his memory of an epic bout gone wrong – along with other traumatic, repressed experiences.
Written by Mark Duplass; directed by Ross Partridge.
Season 4, Episode 4: “Bangs”
Debut Date: FRIDAY, AUG. 14 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT)
At her divorce party, Eva (Melissa Fumero) overhauls her potentially life-changing decision to get bangs.
Written by Jenée LaMarque & Lauren Parks; directed by Jenée LaMarque.
Season 4, Episode 5: “Oh, Harry!”
Debut Date: FRIDAY, AUG. 21 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT)
A ‘90s family is unwittingly stuck living in Room 104 until dad Harry (Kevin Nealon) tries to alter the script on their current reality.
Written by Mel Eslyn; directed by Mel Eslyn.
Season 4, Episode 6: “The Hikers”
Debut Date: FRIDAY, AUG. 28 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT)
Megan (Shannon Purser) and Casey (Kendra Carelli), two college grads embarking on a three-month hike, confront irrevocable truths about their friendship.
Written by Lauren Budd; directed by Lauren Budd.
Hari Nef and Mark Duplass in ‘Room 104’ season 4 (Photograph by Tyler Golden/HBO)
The Season 4 Plot, Courtesy of HBO:
“Exploring a variety of genres, from dark comedy to sci-fi, to the series’ first-ever animated episode and original songs, this season will continue to surprise viewers week to week. The premiere episode will be the first time in the series that Mark Duplass stars, writes, directs and performs original music. Stories and characters featured in season four include: an estranged performer giving a one-night-only performance; a woman battling her dark past with addiction; a dollhouse; transporting back in time; and more.
Providing one last glimpse into the lives of the guests in Room 104, the final season of the genre-bending, and risk-taking anthology proves to be another showcase of writing, performing and directing.”
Netflix’s critically acclaimed drama Ozark will be back for an expanded fourth – and final – season. The streaming service announced the fourth season will air in two parts, with each half consisting of seven episodes.
“We’re so happy Netflix recognized the importance of giving Ozark more time to end the Byrdes’ saga right. It’s been such a great adventure for all of us — both on-screen and off — so we’re thrilled to get the chance to bring it home in the most fulfilling way possible,” said writer, executive producer, and returning showrunner Chris Mundy.
Emmy Award winner Jason Bateman returns as Marty Byrde and Emmy Award winner Laura Linney reprises her role as Wendy Byrde. Emmy Award winner Julia Garner is back as Ruth, and Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner, Charlie Tahan, and Lisa Emery also return for the fourth and final season.
Jason Bateman, Mundy, Mark Williams, John Shiban, Patrick Markey, and Bill Dubuque executive produce, and Laura Linney will serve as a co-executive producer.
“A super-sized season means super-sized problems for the Byrdes. I’m excited to end with a bang(s),” said Bateman.
Commenting on the final season, Cindy Holland, VP of Original Content said, “Ozark is a gripping drama that has captivated audiences all around the world and garnered tremendous critical acclaim. We’re so grateful to Chris, Jason, Laura, Julia and the entire cast and crew for all their tireless dedication to the show and can’t wait to see how the Byrdes’ journey comes to a close.”
Netflix hasn’t revealed when we can expect to see Ozark season four premiere. Season three of the popular family drama was released on March 27, 2020.
Netflix’s Cursed, based on the bestselling book by Tom Wheeler and Frank Miller, just released a new two-minute trailer. The streaming service also unveiled a batch of new season one photos from the fantasy series.
Tom Wheeler and Frank Miller are involved as executive producers, with Wheeler also guiding the series as showrunner.
Katherine Langford (13 Reasons Why) stars as Nimue and Devon Terrell (The Professor) is Arthur. Gustaf Skarsgård (Vikings) plays Merlin, Daniel Sharman (Medici) is Weeping Monk, Sebastian Armesto (Harlots) is King Uther Pendragon, and Matt Stokoe (Jamestown) is Gawain.
Season one also stars Lily Newmark (Sex Education) as Pym, Shalom Brune-Franklin (Bad Mothers) as Igraine, Emily Coates (Ladhood) as Sister Iris, Billy Jenkins (Humans) as Squirrel, Bella Dayne (Humans) as Red Spear, and Peter Mullan (Ozark) as Father Carden.
Netflix will launch the 10-episode first season on July 17, 2020.
The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:
“Based on the New York Times bestselling book, Cursed is a re-imagination of the Arthurian legend, told through the eyes of Nimue, a young woman with a mysterious gift who is destined to become the powerful (and tragic) Lady of the Lake. After her mother’s death, she finds an unexpected partner in Arthur, a humble mercenary, in a quest to find Merlin and deliver an ancient sword. Over the course of her journey, Nimue will become a symbol of courage and rebellion against the terrifying Red Paladins, and their complicit King Uther.
Cursed is a coming-of-age story whose themes are familiar to our own time: the obliteration of the natural world, religious terror, senseless war, and finding the courage to lead in the face of the impossible.”
Seven outstanding athletes are featured in Apple TV+’s short form docuseries Greatness Code set to premiere on Friday, July 10, 2020. Apple just unveiled the first official trailer for the series which will highlight previously untold stories from the seven premiere athletes.
Greatness Code season one consists of seven mini-episodes featuring:
Four-time NBA MVP, three-time NBA Champion and two-time Olympic Gold Medalist LeBron James
Six-time Super Bowl Champion and four-time Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady
Olympic Gold Medalist and Co-Captain of the US Women’s National Soccer Team Alex Morgan
Worlds Fastest Man and eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt
Record-holding Olympic gold Medalist Snowboarder Shaun White
Five-time Olympic Gold medalist and 15-time World Champion swimmer Katie Ledecky
All seven episodes will be available on July 10th.
Gotham Chopra directed season one of the Religion of Sports and Uninterrupted co-production. Chopra, Brady, and NFL Hall of Famer Michael Strahan co-founded Religion of Sports and LeBron James and Maverick Carter co-founded Uninterrupted. Chopra, Maverick Carter, Ameeth Sankaran, and Devin Johnson serve as executive producers.
Chopra’s directing credits include Stephen vs. The Game, Shut Up and Dribble, Tom vs. Time, and I Am Giant.
Poster for season one of Apple TV+’s ‘Greatness Code’
Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks’ Logo (Photo by: NBCUniversal)
John Legend, Brad Paisley, Tim McGraw, Lady A (formerly Lady Antebellum), The Killers, and Black Eyed Peas will help the nation celebrate a safe, socially distancing 4th of July holiday as part of NBC’s Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular. NBC will air the annual family-friendly show beginning at 8pm on July 4th. For those out and about – and hopefully keeping safe, wearing masks, and maintaining proper social distances – NBC will air an encore presentation at 10pm ET/PT.
The two-hour live telecast will feature musical performances and will hosted by Today‘s Craig Melvin. According to the network, this year’s fireworks spectacular has been adapted to keep New Yorkers safe. Instead of just one massive fireworks display, the special will capture displays throughout the week and across five of New York’s boroughs.
Per NBC: “To allow New Yorkers to experience the fireworks without creating crowds, the annual Independence Day spectacle was reimagined as a series of neighborhood shows. Beginning June 29 and culminating on July 4, the displays will launch unannounced on select evenings at one or two land- or water-based locations across New York City. Each brief but powerful five-minute display will showcase Macy’s signature pyrotechnic design and scale. Firing thousands of dazzling shells per minute, with heights reaching up to 1,000 feet at select locations, this year’s showcase will give millions of New Yorkers across the city spectacular views from the comfort of their homes and neighborhoods.”
The annual holiday special is a Universal Television production in association with Macy’s. Brad Lachman Productions is producing, with Lachman serving as an executive producer.
Colin Kaepernick starred in a 2018 Nike ad campaign
Oscar nominee and Emmy Award winner Ava DuVernay is working with Colin Kaepernick on Colin in Black & White, a limited series set up at Netflix. Colin in Black & White will focus on Kaepernick’s high school years and will feature the activist athlete as the narrator. Kaepernick will also be involved as an executive producer along with DuVernay.
Emmy Award nominee Michael Starrbury is writing the limited series and will also executive produce. Starrbury and DuVernay recently worked on the critically acclaimed, award-winning Netflix series When They See Us. That limited series earned 16 Emmy nominations and was honored with a Peabody Award.
“With his act of protest, Colin Kaepernick ignited a national conversation about race and justice with far-reaching consequences for football, culture and for him, personally,” stated DuVernay. “Colin’s story has much to say about identity, sports and the enduring spirit of protest and resilience. I couldn’t be happier than to tell this story with the team at Netflix.”
“Too often we see race and Black stories portrayed through a white lens,” said Kaepernick. “We seek to give new perspective to the differing realities that Black people face. We explore the racial conflicts I faced as an adopted Black man in a white community, during my high school years. It’s an honor to bring these stories to life in collaboration with Ava for the world to see.”
Colin in Black & White will consist of six episodes. Netflix has not yet confirmed a premiere date.
“We’re proud to bring Colin’s experience and his creative vision to life as he joins Ava to share his powerful story and message with all our members around the world,” said Cindy Holland, Vice President, Original Content for Netflix. “It is an unparalleled union of two strong and defining voices coming together to tell the story about what it’s like to be Black in America.”
The Series Description, Courtesy of Netflix:
The adolescent life of all-star athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick will come to television screens around the world in Colin in Black & White. The series will focus on Kaepernick’s formative high school years, lending meaningful insight into the acts and experiences that led him to become the activist he is today.
The six-episode series, which was conceived in 2019 and recently completed writing in May, provides an introspective look at Kaepernick’s early life as a Black child growing up with a white adopted family and his journey to become a great quarterback while defining his identity.
Cheer and Queer Eye top the list of winners of the second annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards. Both shows picked up two awards, and Netflix finished first among the networks with eight wins.
The Critics Choice Association* and the nonfiction producers’ organization NPACT spread the wealth, with 20 series/specials in addition to Queer Eye and Cheer earning awards this year. The annual awards show recognizes “excellence in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms.”
Survivor‘s Jeff Probst was honored with the Critics Choice Real TV Impact Award after hosting 20 seasons of the popular reality competition series. Probst was selected for the award in honor of his ongoing contributions to unscripted TV.
WINNERS FOR THE SECOND ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE REAL TV AWARDS
Winners are indicated with **
Competition Series
LEGO Masters (Fox)
Making It (NBC)
**RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
Survivor (CBS)
Top Chef (Bravo)
Competition Series: Talent/Variety
American Idol (ABC)
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
La Voz (Telemundo)
Songland (NBC)
**The Voice (NBC)
Encore! (Disney+)
Prop Culture (Disney+)
Queer Eye (Netflix)
Shark Tank (ABC)
**The World According to Jeff Goldblum (Disney+)
Business Show
Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back (Fox)
The Profit (CNBC)
**Shark Tank (ABC)
T-Pain’s School of Business (Fuse)
Undercover Boss (CBS)
Sports Show
Blackballed (Quibi)
Cheer (Netflix)
Last Chance U (Netflix)
**The Last Dance (ESPN)
Peyton’s Places (ESPN+)
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)
Crime/Justice Series
Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children (HBO)
The Innocence Files (Netflix)
**Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich (Netflix)
The Pharmacist (Netflix)
Trial by Media (Netflix)
The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez (Netflix)
Ongoing Documentary Series
Abstract: The Art of Design (Netflix)
The Circus: Inside the Craziest Political Campaign on Earth (Showtime)
**Frontline (PBS)
Last Chance U (Netflix)
POV (PBS)
Limited Documentary Series
Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children (HBO)
Cheer (Netflix)
**Hillary (Hulu)
Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich (Netflix)
The Last Dance (ESPN)
Trial by Media (Netflix)
The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez (Netflix)
Short Form Series
**Carpool Karaoke: The Series (Apple)
Comeback Kids (The Dodo)
Creating Saturday Night Live (NBC)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah: Between the Scenes (Comedy Central)
The Impossible Row (Discovery)
While Black with MK Asante (Snap)
Live Show
**Chasing the Cure (TNT)
Build (Yahoo)
Live PD (A&E)
Talking Dead (AMC)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo)
Interactive Show
Chasing the Cure (TNT)
Enamorándonos (Univision)
Talking Dead (AMC)
**Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo)
Culinary Show – TIE
**Chopped (Food Network)
Nailed It! (Netflix)
**Top Chef (Bravo)
Tournament of Champions (Food Network)
Ugly Delicious (Netflix)
Game Show
25 Words or Less (Fox/Syndicated)
Brain Games (National Geographic)
Cash Cab (Bravo)
**Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time (ABC)
Mental Samurai (Fox)
Travel/Adventure Series
Expedition Unknown (Discovery)
Extinct or Alive (Animal Planet)
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted (National Geographic)
The Great Food Truck Race (Food Network)
**Somebody Feed Phil (Netflix)
Animal/Nature Show
Dodo Heroes (Animal Planet)
Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet (Nat Geo WILD)
Crikey! It’s the Irwins (Animal Planet)
Serengeti (Discovery)
**Seven Worlds, One Planet (BBC America)
Lifestyle: Fashion/Beauty Show
The Goop Lab (Netflix)
Making the Cut (Amazon)
Next in Fashion (Netflix)
Project Runway (Bravo)
**Queer Eye (Netflix)
Relationship Show
90 Day Fiancé (TLC)
Are You the One? (MTV)
Black Love (OWN)
Couples Therapy (Showtime)
**Love Is Blind (Netflix)
Lifestyle: Home/Garden Show
**A Very Brady Renovation (HGTV)
Celebrity IOU (HGTV)
Home (Apple TV+)
Home Town (HGTV)
Selling Sunset (Netflix)
Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series
Making the Cut (Amazon)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
**Queer Eye (Netflix)
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
A Very Brady Renovation (HGTV)
Crikey! It’s the Irwins (Animal Planet)
Female Star of The Year
Nicole Byer – Nailed It! (Netflix)
Dr. Orna Guralnik – Couples Therapy (Showtime)
**Dr. Sandra Lee – Dr. Pimple Popper (TLC)
Gwyneth Paltrow – The Goop Lab (Netflix)
Michelle Visage – RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
Monica Aldama – Cheer (Netflix)
Male Star of The Year
**Jerry Harris – Cheer (Netflix)
The Fab Five – Queer Eye (Netflix)
Trevor Noah – The Daily Show with Trevor Noah: Between the Scenes (Comedy Central)
RuPaul Charles – RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
Hasan Minhaj – Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (Netflix)
Kevin Hart – Kevin Hart: What the Fit (YouTube Originals)
Show Host
Will Arnett – Lego Masters (Fox)
RuPaul Charles – RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
Jeff Goldblum – The World According to Jeff Goldblum (Disney +)
Nick Offerman and Amy Poehler – Making It (NBC)
Jeff Probst – Survivor (CBS)
**Alex Trebek – Jeopardy! (CBS Television Distribution)
Outstanding Achievement In Nonfiction Programming By A Network Or Streaming Platform
A+E Networks
HBO
National Geographic
**Netflix
PBS
TLC
Outstanding Achievement In Nonfiction Production
Anvil 1893 Entertainment
Big Fish Entertainment
Florentine Films
Kinetic Content
**Raw TV
Smart Dog Media
* – I’m a member of the Critics Choice Association and voted on these awards.
Kevin Costner in ‘Yellowstone’ season 3 episode 2 (Photo Credit: Paramount Network)
It’s another gorgeous morning at the ranch as Paramount Network’s Yellowstone season three episode two begins. Tate’s spent the night at the camp with his grandfather and for the first time since his kidnapping, he had a full, peaceful night of sleep.
Tate (Brecken Merrill) and John (Kevin Costner) engage in small talk as they head off to fish. Tate wonders why they can’t always live out in the open under the stars, and John admits he often wonders that too.
Beth (Kelly Reilly) wakes up in Rip’s bed and makes her way to the kitchen. Rip (Cole Hauser) is already up and he’s cooking up fried bread, something Beth reveals she’s never eaten. Rip explains the best way to eat it as Beth looks on, sipping coffee. It’s a hearty meal and Beth seems uncharacteristically mellow as she takes a seat at the table.
Rip admits he ate hours ago and wants to just enjoy watching her eat. Beth tries to hide her face behind her hand and he lovingly pulls her hand away. He then strokes her bruised cheek as she smiles and eats.
Monica (Kelsey Asbille) has also slept in and the house is quiet as she dresses for the day ahead. She’s apparently the only person in the big house and she glances around, taking in the place before heading out to the barn. She asks if she can accompany Rip and Jake (Jake Ream) to the camp to see her kid, but Jake’s leery since there aren’t any good horses left. (They’re all already up at camp.)
Rip makes Jake volunteer his own horse, and Jake’s not happy about having to take one of the “monsters” that was left behind. It’s quickly apparent Jake was correct about the “monsters” label – the one he chooses bucks him all over the place as they ride to camp.
Monica asks why Jake chose that particular horse and Rip replies, “You know what, Monica? He ain’t the sharpest tool in the shed.”
Up at the camp, John and Tate have returned from fishing and Tate’s preparing the fish they caught. As Tate cooks, John becomes increasingly frustrated about his phone’s constant ringing. He agrees when Tate says work follows him everywhere.
John orders his men to move the entire camp up onto the ridge above their current setup. His mood’s soured because of his phone. It improves as the new camp’s put in place and his phone shows there’s no cell service available. John can finally stash it away and relax. He even chuckles a bit as he sits next to Tate.
Jamie (Wes Bentley), the newly named Livestock Commissioner, arrives at work and immediately receives a call from Sweetgrass County Attorney Randy Harper. Randy (K.C. Clyde) fills Jamie in on two female barrel racers who were jumped and had their rigs, horses, and supplies stolen. Because horses are involved, Randy thinks Jamie should be included in the investigation. Jamie agrees to send Randy an agent to help out, and Randy asks if Jamie understands they need to handle this in a way that sends a message.
Meanwhile, Monica arrives at camp and Tate’s happy to see his mom. He reports all they do is fish and eat, fish and eat. Monica learns Kayce’s out looking for wolves and John points out which direction to find him.
Rip finally has a quiet moment alone with John to thank him. When John says he deserves the house, Rip explains it’s actually the letter that he’s most thankful for. He confesses no one has ever given him anything like it before and he’s grateful for John embracing him as a member of the family.
Rip asks to hire another wrangler, explaining the last girl he hired has done what drifters do – she’s drifted on to the next ranch. John says it’s his decision when and who to hire, and Rip seems confused. He asks if Kayce understands that and John informs him it was Kayce’s idea.
Before Rip takes off, John suggests that if he does decide to hire another female, she needs to be mean or ugly. “Last thing I need is a lovestruck cowboy climbing in the wrong bunk,” says John.
Kelsey Asbille and Cole Hauser in ‘Yellowstone’ season 3 episode 2 (Photo Credit: Paramount Network)
Kayce (Luke Grimes) walks through the woods, rifle in hand. Monica finds him and teases she’s been feeling kind of lonely. They quickly shed a layer of outer clothing and make out. That rapidly evolves into Kayce minus his shirt as they sink into the leaves.
Before they get too hot and heavy, Monica spots a wolf hovering not far away. The wolf stares at them but doesn’t move. Kayce decides the best option is to let him watch if he wants to. The wolf settles down and relaxes as Kayce and Monica enjoy themselves.
Night falls at camp and Monica and Kayce are incredibly happy to see Tate fall sound asleep. Monica didn’t believe he would ever be able to sleep without nightmares. She wishes they could live like this every day, and Kayce promises he’ll find a way to make this their new norm.
Monica was right. The stars helped Tate find his way back to peace and happiness.
Kayce’s awakened by the sounds of restless cows. He leaves the tent and spots the wolf nearby. It doesn’t move as he takes aim. Before he pulls the trigger, he wonders if the wolf has lost his pack and is looking for friends. Kayce lowers his rifle and explains to the wolf there’s nothing for him at this camp. “I’ll give you the forest but the valley’s mine,” says Kayce as the wolf remains frozen in place, returning Kayce’s stare.
After Kayce warns the wolf not to attempt to take the cattle, the wolf runs back into the woods.
It’s only then that Kayce turns around and notices his dad has been standing behind him during this conversation with the wolf. John reveals his dad could talk to animals and make them listen too. When Kayce admits he’s not sure the wolf was listening, John assures him it was.
Over at Schwartz & Meyer, Beth has a teleconference with Bob Schwartz (Michael Nouri) to discuss the purchases made by Market Equities. Bob wishes they’d bought Dan Jenkins’ property and Beth’s shocked they even knew it was for sale. When Bob asks who Market Equities’ main competition is, Beth suggests MGM or Marriott. Those companies have ski resorts while Market Equities doesn’t, but Beth doesn’t believe that’s what Market Equities is after since the property is too remote and doesn’t have a large airport nearby.
As she’s talking, Beth works through the possible uses of Jenkins’ property. They could be building an airport but there’s no ski resort. She’s onto something and asks Bob to call his friend at the Department of the Interior and ask if Market Equities has been granted a lease. Beth thinks they’re going to build an airport, then a ski resort, and then ultimately they’ll build a city around both.
Bob urges Beth to buy everything surrounding Market Equities’ purchases. She’s still confused as to how Market Equities learned about this area in the first place and asks who manages their hedge funds. Bob’s assistant provides her with info on the manager who handles the real estate funds and it turns out his name is Roarke. Beth doesn’t immediately connect the name to the man she accused of trespassing while fishing. It’s not until she googles him and his photo comes up next to his name – Roarke Morris – that she puts two and two together.
The search results describe him as an international real estate investor. Beth’s pissed she’s going to have to deal with him again and heads over to his family’s Cross Creek Ranch.
Beth finds him outside and her first words are “Market Equities.” He responds, “Schwartz & Meyer, Bob Schwartz’s girl.” Beth quickly sets him straight that she’s nobody’s girl. After he makes a joke and she calls him a cheese dick, she asks about the Sporting Club. Roarke admits he’s going to build an airport – and not just a tiny one. He’s planning for two terminals with 52 gates.
Beth asks if he’s secured a forest service lease, and he explains he doesn’t do anything other than manage the fund. He claims he only knows what’s going on because he sits on the board. None of this is in his control.
Roarke’s read up on what’s going on in the valley and isn’t impressed with the fighting and deaths. He assures her all of that will stop now that Market Equities is here. Roarke asks her to pretend this isn’t her town; if she didn’t live here, what would she do? She admits she’d turn the area into another Park City.
Roarke believes Dan Jenkins’ dream was too small. “Why dream about building golf courses when you can build cities?” asks Roarke.
He’s well aware the Duttons are the largest landowners around, with Schwartz & Meyer coming in second. Beth wonders if he’s considered the ranchers in the area while making his plans, and Roarke claims the ranchers will become so rich thanks to Market Equities they won’t have to ranch anymore.
Roarke warns her to watch the flowers as she’s leaving, so of course Beth drives right over them.
Roarke chuckles as he takes a look at the squished flowers. “I like this girl,” he says, laughing. (Beth would kick his a** if she heard him call her girl again.)
Rip brings in potential wranglers and assesses their roping and riding skills. There’s one woman who really impresses Rip and Lloyd (Forrie J. Smith) but they’re concerned she’s speaking Spanish and may not speak English. It turns out she’s not speaking Spanish; Rip believes she’s actually speaking Texan. Lloyd remains unsure until she answers more of their questions.
Her name’s Teeter (Jennifer Landon) but Lloyd thinks she’s calling herself Peter. She cusses him out for not being able to understand what she’s saying…and Lloyd can actually understand the cuss words. Her accent’s incredibly thick but it’s possible to decipher a few words every so often.
Lloyd thinks she’ll “go through the bunkhouse like wildlife,” but Rip believes she’s perfect and wants to hire her.
Beth arrives at the ranch, checks out the job fair (as Rip describes it), and asks about her dad. Rip reveals John’s up at the camp and is deliberately set up in an area without cell reception. He volunteers to take a message to John, but she claims it’s not that important.
Livestock Agent Steve Hendon (James Jordan) shows up at the Sweetgrass County Rodeo and is directed to the possible suspects. One of the victims points out the men who did it and a sheriff confirms there’s a witness who saw them getting in her truck.
Hendon and a deputy come up with a way to punish the thieves while at the same time making an example of them. The men are placed in the trailer they stole and although Hendon threatens to hang them, instead he explains he’s going to deliver a lesson.
They’re in the trailer as Hendon races down the road. He slams on the truck’s brakes, speeds up, brakes suddenly, and swerves all over the road. Each move violently throws the men against the walls of the trailer.
Lesson over, Hendon returns to the rodeo. Accompanied by a couple of deputies, he opens the trailer to discover both men have died. They’ve been beat to hell against the interior of the trailer.
Night’s falling as Rip sits outside his house. He can hear a wolf howl and grabs his rifle. He tracks the sound and finds Beth howling at the moon in the corral. She continues howling as he approaches, confessing in 35 years she’s never been alone on the ranch. With everyone up at camp, they can do whatever they want for the first time – including running naked through the field.
Rip turns on the lights, plays music, and helps Beth to her feet. They dance, alone under the stars.
Up at camp, everyone’s chowing down on dinner and relaxing. Tate keeps asking John for biscuits and John remembers how Kayce’s mom used to make two Dutch ovens full of biscuits – one was just for Kayce. He recalls how impatient Kayce would be until they were ready and when they were, he’d use both hands to gobble them up. The wranglers laugh, but Kayce insists they were really that good.
John explains that Kayce’s mom used to hate making those biscuits because they were so time-consuming. He tried to get her to stop and just make Kayce something else because he’d eat anything put in front of him. She said, “I know, but if I don’t make ‘em I can’t watch him eat ‘em.”
John continues the story, revealing this conversation was their last. She died while they were branding cattle on her birthday.
John leaves the men around the campfire and Kayce follows his dad. John admits he doesn’t know the point of finding someone you love so much only to lose them. He doesn’t see the plan but Kayce assures him he doesn’t see it because they’re inside the plan. “You see the plan; we’re standing on,” says Kayce.
Jamie’s getting ready to turn in when he receives a call from Sweetgrass County Jail. Hendon’s been arrested for the deaths of the suspects. Jamie’s his one phone call. “Sir, we have a problem,” says Hendon.
We don’t hear Jamie’s side of the conversation as the episode ends.
Disney originally set a March 2020 theatrical release date for the live-action film, Mulan, from director Niki Caro. Of course, that didn’t happen because of the Covid-19 pandemic and the closure of pretty much every theater other than drive-ins. Disney bumped the date back to July 24th, which seemed a reasonable delay at the time.
Unfortunately, the July release date was a little too optimistic. With Covid-19 cases going up and new records being set in some states on a daily basis, Disney is now hoping to launch Mulan in theaters on August 21st.
“While the pandemic has changed our release plans for Mulan and we will continue to be flexible as conditions require, it has not changed our belief in the power of this film and its message of hope and perseverance. Director Niki Caro and our cast and crew have created a beautiful, epic, and moving film that is everything the cinematic experience should be, and that’s where we believe it belongs – on the world stage and the big screen for audiences around the globe to enjoy together,” stated Alan Horn, Co-Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, and Alan Bergman, Co-Chairman, The Walt Disney Studios.
The cast of the PG-13 action-adventure film is led by Yifei Liu as Mulan. Donnie Yen plays Commander Tung, Tzi Ma is Zhou, Jason Scott Lee is Böri Khan, and Yoson An is Honghui. The cast also includes Ron Yuan as Sergeant Qiang, Gong Li as Xianniang, and Jet Li as the Emperor.
Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Lauren Hynek, and Elizabeth Martin wrote the screenplay which was inspired by the poem, The Ballad of Mulan. Chris Bender, Jake Weiner, and Jason Reed produced the drama, and Bill Kong, Barrie M. Osborne, Tim Coddington, and Mario Iscovich executive produced.
Acclaimed filmmaker Niki Caro brings the epic tale of China’s legendary warrior to life in Disney’s Mulan, in which a fearless young woman risks everything out of love for her family and her country to become one of the greatest warriors China has ever known. When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Army to defend the country from Northern invaders, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, steps in to take the place of her ailing father.
Masquerading as a man, Hua Jun, she is tested every step of the way and must harness her inner-strength and embrace her true potential. It is an epic journey that will transform her into an honored warrior and earn her the respect of a grateful nation…and a proud father.
Amazon Prime Video’s popular comic book-inspired series The Boys will kick off season two on Friday, September 4, 2020. The new season will drop three episodes on September 4th, with additional new episodes arriving each Friday through October 9th.
“We cannot WAIT to show you season two. It’s crazier, stranger, more intense, more emotional. In fact, it’s too much — so the Surgeon General** has insisted we air the first three episodes on September 4, then air the remaining five episodes weekly after that. We wanted to give you time to freak out, digest, discuss, come down from the high, before we give you another dose. We only have your well-being in mind. Hope you love the season as much as we do,” stated creator and executive producer Eric Kripke. (**No, he didn’t.”)
Returning cast members include Antony Starr as Homelander, Karl Urban as Butcher, Jack Quaid as Hughie, Erin Moriarty as Starlight, and Laz Alonso as Mother’s Milk. Karen Fukuhara is Kimiko, Dominique McElligott is Queen Maeve, Jessie T. Usher is A-Train, Chace Crawford is The Deep, Nathan Mitchell is Black Noir, and Tomer Capon returns as Frenchie.
Aya Cash joins the cast as a new Supe named Stormfront.
And Claudia Doumit, Goran Visnijc, Malcolm Barrett, Colby Minifie, Shantel VanSanten, Cameron Crovetti, PJ Byrne, Laila Robbins, and Giancarlo Esposito will be featured in recurring season two roles.
The Boys is based on Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s best-selling comic. Supernatural’s Eric Kripke writes, executive producers, and guides the series as showrunner. Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Phil Sgriccia, Craig Rosenberg, Rebecca Sonnenshine, Ken Levin, and Jason Netter also serve as executive producers.
The Boys Plot, Courtesy of Amazon Prime Video:
The Boys is a fun and irreverent take on what happens when superheroes – who are as popular as celebrities, as influential as politicians and as revered as Gods – abuse their superpowers rather than use them for good. It’s the powerless against the super powerful as The Boys continue on a heroic quest to expose the truth about The Seven, and Vought – the multi-billion dollar conglomerate that manages these superheroes and covers up all of their dirty secrets.
The even more intense, more insane season two finds The Boys on the run from the law, hunted by the Supes, and desperately trying to regroup and fight back against Vought. In hiding, Hughie, Mother’s Milk, Frenchie and Kimiko try to adjust to a new normal, with Butcher nowhere to be found.
Meanwhile, Starlight must navigate her place in The Seven as Homelander sets his sights on taking complete control. His power is threatened with the addition of Stormfront, a social media-savvy new Supe, who has an agenda of her own. On top of that, the Supervillain threat takes center stage and makes waves as Vought seeks to capitalize on the nation’s paranoia.
