This episode started out with a flashback showing how Chris wound up with the Quantum Unfolding Storage Area. Chris, his brother and father were out hunting (for what is not clear) and they find an alien (not a Xenomorph, that is Tuesdays).
We get more info with the rest of the ensemble as well. Economos is desperately trying to balance his friendship with Chris against his job with ARGUS. He was able to stop St Wild from killing Eagly by hitting him from behind as he was lining up his shot. He told St Wild that another eagle attacked him instead. St Wild decided that because of that, Eagly is the leader of all eagles, the Primal Eagle, and thus became his ultimate prize kill.
Listen…. you better not kill that eagle. Do you hear me, show?
Rick Flag Sr. approached Harcourt with the news she had been blackballed by Waller. However, Flag Sr. wants her to help capture Chris, so he offers to bring her back in. Not the happiest thing as Harcourt texted Chris and they set up a meeting. A meeting where Flag Sr. and his crew would be waiting. This is where the episode left off.
This felt like an insubstantial episode after last week. Sure there were some good moments, such as Chris vs. Judomaster, but it felt lesser. It felt like this was Economos’s episode.
I do like that Chris called Adebayo for help to escape from the ARGUS (which Economos tipped him off was coming). He told her everything and she tried to speak sense to him. Chris is really taken with that alternate universe and he is not thinking clearly. He truly is considering taking himself over to the other universe so he could have his dad and brother, as well as a potential relationship with Harcourt.
The whole Michael Rooker dance around a fire bit was as bizarre of a scene as you could expect. I am not sure this arc works well and Rooker feels like a character that has been thrown in to get Rooker a role.
Harcourt’s betrayal of Chris is going to really be a tough one to swallow, if that indeed is where the show goes. Next week’s episode could be an extremely powerful and difficult episode to watch. While this one was okay, it does provide a ton of excitement for the next episode.
Welcome back to the EYG Favorite Comic Covers of the Week. The are some nice covers this week, but none that I would consider to be big time winners.
Also-Rans: Space Ghost #2, Murder Podcast #1 (cover B), It Killed Everyone But Me #1, Trinity: Daughter of Wonder Woman #4, Absolute Batman #12, Transformers #24, Hello Darkness #14, One World Under Doom #7, Blue Falcon and Dynomutt #1 (cover D), and the Undead Iron Fist #1.
Bronze Medalist
Tama #2
Cover art by Dustin Nguyen
This is a fun little series from Panick and I love the white background. The grey, purple and green really work with the white. This is cool.
Silver Medalist
Blue Falcon and Dynomutt #1
Cover art by Lucio Parrillo
I love Blue Falcon and Dynomutt from Hanna Barbera. This is a great cover, which was the A cover. D cover was in the Also-Rans. This is very majestic with these two characters getting the Dynamite update.
Gold Medalist
Batman: Dark Patterns #10
Cover art by Hayden Sherman
I mean… the fire is coming out of Batman’s face. How can you come up with a more compelling cover? The contrast is awesome and this week’s winner. This one is literal FIRE!
The first game show on the list is one of the best of all time. Jeopardy, created by Merv Griffin, has been around for decades, originally debut in 1964.
The longest and most successful host of the show was Alex Trebek, who hosted from 1984 until 2020 when he passed away. They have named the stage where they tape Jeopardy the Alex Trebek Stage. Since, Jeopardy has replaced Trebek with Ken Jennings as host. Jennings was one of the most popular and successful Jeopardy champions the show has ever had, earning $2,522,700 over a 75 day run.
The appeal of Jeopardy is the format of answering in the form of a question and how challenging the questions can be. However, there are usually hints written within the clues that help the audience decipher the answer. The feeling you get as a viewer when you are able to answer a question that the players failed with is a remarkably awesome feeling.
There have been several forms of the show, from the regular syndicated version to Celebrity Jeopardy to Jeopardy Masters. All of the versions are always fun and you might learn something.
I liked the ABC sitcom Roseanne during its original run. I am not a fan today of Roseanne Barr for many reasons, but I decided that it would not be fair to leave off this show that I did enjoy because my opinions of Barr changed.
This show was very funny. It had some great sitcom performances from Roseanne, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, and Sara Gilbert.
This show gave a perspective of a low income family during the 1980s, something that we did not see at the time. How they faced all kinds of troubles and they battled through them all, even if they were fighting with each other along the way.
The last couple of seasons of Roseanne was considerably down from the first five or six years. The final season with the Connors winning the lottery was just so opposite what this show was supposed to be.
I assigned a blackout poem to my creative writing class and I did one as an example. I thought it sounded fun, and I did like it, but I was surprised how tough it was. Here is the poem…
I was able to watch the new crime mini-series on HBO Max starring Mark Ruffalo. I had been pretty interested in this since I heard about it.
Ruffalo played Tom Brandis, an FBI agent and former priest. Brandis was on leave because of a family tragedy. He was brought in to lead a task force to try and stop a group of violent thieves.
Tom Pelphrey played Robbie Prendergast, who was one of the thieves in the group Brandis is chasing.
The initial part of the episode was a little slow as we are introduced to all the characters. The second half of the episode was much better and was very intense and anxiety-ridden.
I am interested to see the next episode. I do love Mark Ruffalo but this episode was a little slow for my taste. I will be watching on Sunday night for now.
I am so happy that Only Murders in the Building is back with their fifth season already. Where most streaming shows take 2-3 years in-between seasons, OMitB is back just over a year from season four.
The show n Hulu kicked off by dropping the first three episodes of the new season and I absolutely loved them.
Episode one had a lot of stuff going down as we started laying the breadcrumbs for the fifth season’s mystery. Longtime doorman Lester was found dead in the fountain at the Arconia. However, the police have dubbed it an accidental death, a fact that made Charles, Oliver and Mabel both unhappy and suspicious.
As it turned out, there are some really big questions about what happened to Lester.
Was it the mob? We know the wife of the missing mobster Nicky “The Neck” Caccimelio came to try and higher the crew last season to find her missing husband.
Nicky ends up dead at the local laundromat which begs the question… why are there never any employees at this laundromat?
There are corrupt cops involved as they are reporting Nicky’s death as they are told.
A finger showed up in the leftover shrimp from the wedding. We find out whose finger it is at the end of episode three. Jay Pflug, billionaire.
The mysterious speak easy room beneath the Arconia is where the three billionaires meet. Very curious for Logan Lerman, Christoph Waltz and Renée Zellweger, who play these billionaires.
The second episode gives us a whole backstory for Lester the doorman and showed us how he got wrapped up in the mob. This wrapped the history of the Arconia with the entire cast. Lester did the actual narration as well, flashing back eerily to scenes from the first episode.
We got a glimpse into the personal issues of our main trio for this season. Mabel seemed happy with her life, but an old friend moving into the Arconia appeared to challenge her thoughts. Charles is afraid that he is going to die alone and it manifested itself as the dead body of Nicky talking to him. And Oliver has guilt over the way he treated Lester and is beginning to see his own negative traits.
I laughed out loud multiple times in episodes 1 and 3. The show is extremely funny and wonderfully written. Episode two had moments too but it was more of the intriguing backstory.
Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez are amazing together and they carry this show. The writing is so good too. This is one of the best shows around and I am so pleased that it is back.
Apple TV + has its first show in the top 100 with the musical parody Schmigadoon!. Two seasons with two different types of musicals. Season one was much like the Oklahoma type of musical (based upon the 1947 movie Brigadoon) and the second one was based on Chicago or Sweeney Todd.
The show starred Keegan-Michael Key and Cecily Strong, as Josh and Melissa. Some of the other actors appearing on the show were Fred Armisen, Alan Cumming, Dove Cameron, Ariana DeBose, Jane Krakowski, Martin Short, Tituss Burgess, Kristin Chenoweth, Jamie Camil, and Aaron Tveit.
Season one was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. Season two directed by Alice Mathias and Robert Luketic.
One of the best mini series of this year, Adolescence was four episodes of near perfection. Appearing on Netflix, this show is about the murder of a young girl by a young boy. And it is absolutely brilliant.
Owen Cooper played the 13-year old Jamie and his performance has earned him an Emmy nomination. His work on episode three was spectacular as it was basically him and Erin Doherty in the episode.
The episodes are also shot with a continuous one shot which was unbelievable. I can’t imagine how they shot this and how these actors were able to deliver their lines without any chance for error. It is an amazing accomplishment.
It is this low on the list because it only had four episodes, but those four are so amazing. I initially intended on watching one a week, but, I started on a Sunday and wound up binging the entire thing on that day. It was so compelling and great.
It’s Sunday night and I am finally getting to the EYG Comic Cavalcade. One of the big reasons was I went to Hamilton on Saturday at Cinemark. It was a three hour chunk of time, which took a lot of reading time away. It was worth it though as Hamilton was awesome. I have seen it before on Disney + but I found it was very emotional. I found myself tearing up in the first several songs, and i was not sure why. Then Sunday so far has been catching up on other shows that I needed to see.
I have now made my way to the comics.
Big Week for both Batman and Spider-Man.
Books this week:
Batman #1. Written by Matt Fraction and art and cover art by Jorge Jimenez. There were a ton of foil covers available, as well as special ones inside the Blind as a Bat Bag, which I had one. In fact, inside the blind bag was a medal winner this week done by Julian Totino Tedesco (Silver Medalist). That foil cover also has an error on the back cover, spelling ISSUE with two I’s. Matt Fraction’s Batman issue was fabulous and fully engaging and I am excited to read this book with Fraction leading the way.
Amazing Spider-Man #11. “Broken Mirror” and “Broken Man“. Both of the stories were written by Joe Kelly and story one was penciled by John Romita Jr. while story two had art by Pepe Larraz. The cover art was done by Pepe Larraz & Marte Gracia. Along with that, I picked up a variant cover with art by Lee Bermejo (Gold Medalist). Things are setting up with the Spider-story as we find out why there are two Spideys on earth and exactly where the real Peter Parker is. This is the Legacy number 975.
Everything Dead & Dying #1. Written by Tate Brombal and artwork and cover art by Jacob Phillips. A new zombie story told in one of the more original ways. This was an excellent issue that takes something that has been done to death (pardon the pun) and found a new way to present it. There are some disturbing imagery in the book, which is beautifully presented. It is another big new independent book from Image.
Uncanny X-Men #20. “Battle in Buenos Aires.” Written by Gail Simone and art by Luciano Vecchio. Cover art was done by David Marquez and Matthew Wilson. Logan and Ransom head off to aid Ransom’s half brother and they wind up in lots of trouble. Who would have guessed?
Avengers #30. “Into the Rupture.” Written by Jed MacKay and art by Fred Karami. Cover art was done by CAFU. The Avengers recruit the X-Men for help in protecting earth as the Avengers head out into the cosmos after the missing moment. They come across Marvel Zombies.
Cheetah & Cheshire Rob the Justice League #2. “Jackpot” Written by Greg Rucka and art by Nikola Scott. Scott G. Kwok did the cover art. Cheetah and Cheshire are in the market for team members to help them break into the Watchtower. Who might be crazy enough to take them up on that offer?
Doctor Strange #450. A special issue featuring several stories of Doctor Strange written by some of the best writers in comics including J. Michael Straczynski, Roger Stern, Christian Ward, Derek Landry and Ashley Allen. Cover art was done by Leinil Francis Yu & Romulo Fajardo Jr. This will lead into a new Dr. Strange series due soon.
All-New Venom#10. Written by Al Ewing and art by Carlos Gomez. Adam Kubert & Laura Martin did the cover art. Mary Jane has some deep discussions with the Venom symbiote as she is reevaluating her life and her choices. Long ago scars are examined.
Closer #1. Written by Kieron Gillen and art by Steve Lieber. Cover art was done by Steve Lieber & Tamra Bonvillain. This is a one shot issue that I enjoyed tremendously. It was about a woman who is snatched because it seemed as if she was causing birds to appear. It was a cool little story that was nice to read without any other major events.
Ghostbusters: Dead man’s Chest #4. Written by David M. Booher and art was done by Aviv Or. Cover art was done by Ethan M. Aldridge. The story with the new crew of Ghostbusters come to a close a few weeks away from Talk Like a Pirate Day. This should have been released on Sept. 17 in line with the holiday! Arrrrrr.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #11. “The Verdict is In.” Written by Jason Aaron with art by Juan Ferreyra. Cover art was done by Jorge Fornes (Bronze Medalist). District Attorney Hale thoughts things were going his way in the trial of the TMNT. Then everything came off the rails.
Star Wars: Han Solo- Hunt for the Falcon #1. Written by Rodney Barnes and art by Ramon Rosanas. Cover art was done by Ramon Rosanas and GURU-eFX. Han Solo is one of my favorite characters in Star Wars and seeing him in an adventure in space searching for his old bucket of nuts, The Millennium Falcon is right up my alley.
Tin Can Society #8. Written by Peter Warren and art by Francesco Mobili. Cover art was by Francesco Mobili & Chris Chuckry. This is an awesome issue where our heroes spend the entire book trying to get to the water’s surface after their sub sank. It was tremendously stressful with a limited amount of words. Beautifully illustrated issue with a bunch of underwater imagery.
Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong 2 #4. Written by Brian Buccellato and art by Christian Duce. Christian Duce and Luis Guerrero did the cover art. Godzilla vs. Superman rematch and Supes is, once again, in some trouble. However, maybe the Man of Steel and the King of Monsters have other troubles they will need to face.
White House Robot Romance #1. Written by Chip Zdarsky and illustrated and cover art by Rachael Stott. I thought this new DSTLRY book was a one-shot, but it has another issue (knowing DSTLRY, I’ll get it some time in 2026). This is a lot of fun with these service robots who are here to protect the president of the US end up falling in love. How does that fit with their programming? Chip Zdarsky is great as always.
Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu #12. “The Haunting of the Wrecker” Part One. Written by Jed MacKay and art by Domenico Carbone. Cover art was done by Davide Paratore. The Wrecker comes to see Moon Knight at the Midnight Mission to ask for help with… ghosts? I like this start of a new arc for Moon Knight that features Scarlet Scarab.
Wolverine #13. “Godfather for a Day.” Written by Saladin Ahmed and art and cover art by Martin Coccolo. Logan gets a call from Donna Angelica Andiamo, a mob leader in Chicago that Logan owes a favor. This led to a fun issue of Wolverine that helped bring things down after the mental manipulation of Mastermind. This was a nice little issue between Mastermind and the upcoming Age of Revelation.
Other books this week: Resurrection Man: Quantum Karma #6, It’s Jeff & Other Marvel Tails #1, Tramps of the Apocalypse #3, Ancestral Recall #2, Charlemagne Tha God Presents ILLuminati #3, FML #6, Silverhawks #7, and Look Into My Eyes #2.
Quick Hits: Sam and Twitch case Files #17 finally bring Sam and Twitch back together, which was a welcome few scenes. Laura Kinney Wolverine #10 is the final issue before the Age of Revelation and Laura Kinney becomes known as Sabretooth. More Stra Trek crew members die in Star Trek: Red Shirts #2 from IDW. Telling a story of the historically doomed is a neat idea. TexArcanum #2 keeps up with the Western meets supernatural flair. After the success of X-Men’97, we get Spider-Man ’94 #1 continuing the story from the animated series that ended in 1994 with a huge cliffhanger. Another new Superman book called Adventures of Superman: Book of El #1 was dropped this week. I am not sure where it is supposed to fit in continuity, if it even is. The War #2 came out this week with only one cool cover unlike issue one which had a bunch that I had to buy. Dynamite released Captain Planet and the Planeteers #4 this week. Rocketfellers #8 continues to tell the future story that is actually the Rocketfellers past. Time travel makes my head hurt. Magik #9 keeps on marching along. I assume it has maybe one more issue to go before Age of Revelation. Absolute Superman #11 has some frightening images of Brainiac while the other Absolute title this week, Absolute Green Lantern #6, was not as entertaining. Ultimate X-Men #19 feels as if it is coming to an end soon. Maybe I am mistaken about that but the Peach Momoko book had the feel of a conclusion coming. I do not understand where the Imperial War saga going on falls in continuity. Is it going on now or is it a possible future tale? Imperial War: Exiles #1 makes me feel as if it is in time with the X-Men books as Xavier and Illyana are here. That annoys me. Sisterhood #3 continued its sorority story. I got the penultimate issue of Don’t Run With Scissors #3 which has been a bloody good time. Phantom Road #15 is the last issue of this series until 2026. Great. As if it isn’t difficult enough to follow, now I have to wait several months for the next issue.
Honestly, the last three of the four episodes of Wednesday season two were fantastic. I loved the final two episodes after one of the best uses of the Freaky Friday twist ever. I was not sure where it was going because it seemed as if the storylines were all ending quickly.
In episode 7, we dealt with the story of Principal Dort, revealing what he was always after. The third act of the episode at the gala was sensational. Particularly the dance routine with Enid and Agnes was amazing and I loved how it worked in to the downfall of Dort.
In episode 8, there was a great finale featuring one of the best reveal of all time with the origin of Thing. I never even thought that was possible even though they spent some time hinting about Thing’s past during the season. Making Thing the actual right hand of Isaac Night was so good.
Once again, the story is rooted in something that Morticia and Gomez did while they were at Nevermore. The secrets of the Addams Family seem to cause all kind of troubles.
The best part of the season was getting Wednesday and Enid back on the same page. The lack of these characters’ interaction in the first half of the season and the negativity between them was a poor choice. This is part of the reason why the last three episodes were so good. They were able to get back to the pair.
Hopefully Pugsley’s inclusion in season three will be considerably less. It looks as if season three will start off with a search for the Alpha Wolfed-Out Enid and eventually will include the mysterious Ophelia, who we see Grand-ma-ma has in a dungeon. They named dropped her all season long so I anticipated seeing her this season, but it’ll be next season.
Finishing strong, I am excited to see where this is heading.
Last week’s episode of Alien: Earth was a bit of a down episode. I was not a fan of it. I mean, it had some moments, but there just was not much that grabbed my attention.
Boy did this week make up for it.
This episode took us back to the Maginot, the ship that crashed in Prodigy territory, filled with aliens, and we discover what events led to Morrow sending the ship into its downward spiral.
This was remarkably creepy and frightening as we get a potpourri of alien creatures, including the Xenomorph that was running around in the first week’s episodes.
There are some horrendous deaths from a couple of the characters, of which we know are all doomed. It was filled with some excellent tension and anxiety.
This was considerably better than last week and it helped recapture the excitement I had for this series after the first week of dual episodes.
Chernobyl was a 2019 historical drama mini series based on the meltdown that occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Pripyat, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.
A strong ensemble cast included Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Emily Watson, and Paul Ritter.
The five part series won multiple Emmy Awards in the limited series category.
It was a truly powerful series that dealt with the backlash of the monumental failure at Chernobyl and the eventual loss of life of the people in the surrounding area.
The show was fairly accurate with its history, though there were a few things that had been altered for dramatic purposes.
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