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Friends in Low Places Episode 6 of Inventing Anna starts with Vivian and Jack meeting Todd and Mags at dinner. As they look into Anna’s past, and specifically an expensive trip to Morocco where Rachel paid most of the expenses. But how? And why? Well, to find out we shift perspective again and this time turn to Kacy and see her side of what’s happened. During a workout, Anna receives a call from Alan about her incoming loan....

Episode 2 of Irma Vep starts with the insurers demanding that Rene continue taking the drugs to keep his “disease” in check. Creators have ladened Vincent Macaigne with a responsibility to create an image of Rene that is perceived by us as delusional. Through the episode, we see him shortchanged in terms of satisfaction. He is constantly lashing out, and being abrupt with people. While with the insurer’s rep, he also calls the series a “film”, and he does not do “series”....

It’s Coming We begin episode 1 of It’s A Sin in September 1981 with an introduction to our four main characters we’ll be following across the season. Ritchie Tozer is up first, packing his things and leaving the quaint Isle of Wight for London. There, he begins studying while eyeing up a class featuring a flamboyant, handsome guy called Ash. The duo hit it off immediately, partly thanks to bubbly girl Jill’s introduction, but things take a turn for the worse....

The Gran Club Episode 3 of Jaguar starts with Otto bringing Lucena out to a warehouse. He’s completely distrustful of Lucena and is clearly testing the man to see if he’ll break. This test continues inside the barn, where Otto holds a knife and encourages Lucena to kill a horse with it. Keeping a steady eye – and hand – Lucena looks set to do it too, until Otto snatches the blade from him and kills the animal himself....

Time for Heaven! New Moon! New Priest! Episode 22 of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean Part II begins with a flashback between Pucci and Dio. Dio recounts the many visitors that would arrive at the Louvre to look at artwork like the Mona Lisa and Milo’s Venus. Dio grabs Pucci’s arm and evokes the possibility of him betraying him. Dio provokes Pucci to steal his Stand “The World” from him, saying that he can become the “King of Kings....

See Moon (2) Episode 35 of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean Part II begins with Pucci searching for Jolyne and wondering if his Stand must’ve missed one of her vitals. Pucci finds a thread of Jolyne’s clothing at a café. Before Pucci investigates, he senses Anastasia’s presence. Pucci attacks Anastasia but discovers that it’s a bystander in disguise. The person’s teeth end up heading toward Pucci and cutting him open. The real Anastasia tells Pucci that his Stand can submerge in more places than walls or the ground....

How It All Ends Episode 8 of Jupiter’s Legacy Season 1 begins the finale with Walt and Sheldon discussing their newfound powers after the island incident. Now that they’re back in mainland America they want to make a difference. Sheldon implores Walt to try and work with George and at least try to see eye to eye. As they conduct a superhero council together, Sheldon tells them they need to use their gifts to help the country back on its feet – and not kill or get involved in government matters....

The Sins Of A Father Episode 6 of Juvenile Justice begins with a brand new case to tackle. At Moonkwang High School, numerous teachers and students are charged with an Exam Paper leak. This has been forwarded on to Eun-Seok’s jurisdiction and it seems the school in question is one that only wealthy kids are a part of. Wealthy kids…like Won-Jung’s son. This explains the phone call last episode and it seems like he’s directly involved in this case....

The Suicide Episode 12 of Kairos begins in October as Ae-Ri’s body is taken away while Seo-Jin overhears what happened. Song-Ja is in hospital and they arrived home to find Ae-Ri dead. Seo-Jin sees this and heads off to try and understand more. Meanwhile, police officers show up at hospital and break the news to Song-Ja that her daughter is dead. After seeing Ae-Ri’s body, she collapses on the floor and is rushed back into hospital....

Episode Guide Valentine’s Day The Death of Mr. California The People VS Sally McNeil Killer Sally is an interesting three-part documentary series, offering a look inside the troubled marriage of Ray and Sally McNeil, which ended in heartbreak and murder. As you might expect from the title, Sally McNeil was tried for murdering her husband, shooting him twice. The three episodes are structured quite well, with the first looking at things from Sally’s perspective....

Episode Guide (Click the links for full recaps) Do You Know How to Dispose of a Body? – | Review Score – 4/5 Nice and Neat – | Review Score – 3.5/5 The Hungry Caterpillar – | Review Score – 3/5 Desperate Times – | Review Score – 3.5/5 Smell Ya Later – | Review Score – 4/5 I Hope You Like Missionary! – | Review Score – 4.5/5 Wide Awake – | Review Score – 3....

Taking Don & Big Wang Down Episode 7 of Kinnporsche picks up right where we left off after that shocking cliffhanger last week. At the club, Kinn is in recovery but following the attack, rival gangs are starting to rebel. People have been sent into their territory. Porsche and the other bodyguards go undercover at the casino to weed them out. Naturally, Porsche takes centerstage here, heading to the casino and fighting with the gang members head-on....

A Decent Murder Mystery In Desperate Need Of More Red Herrings Eccentric patriarch Harlan Thrombey is dead. Suicide apparently but something is not quite right. A slit throat, a wealth of familial bad blood and an ongoing feud over Harlan’s Will. Is this all a coincidence? Or is there foul play involved? Step forward Knives Out. This movie is a proper whodunit and a murder mystery that’s as endearing to watch as it is visually pleasing....

Pilot Episode 1 of Kung-Fu begins with a good old fashioned dollop of exposition. In other words, welcome to CW’s brand new show. Nicky Shen is our protagonist and she’s been living in Yunnan Province for 3 years. She decides to ditch town, especially with her Mum trying to get her to marry. Well, Nicky manages to stowaway on a truck and makes her way to Pei-Ling who runs the local monastery....

Rio De Madrid The Professor and Raquel begin the episode by giving an update on the situation they now find themselves in. As it happens, the group tell them they’re ahead of schedule with melting down the gold ingots. Meanwhile, the authorities plan to break in to the bank no matter what. In order to do that, Sierra plans to bluff the newspapers, pretending the information in the red boxes are simply scandals while the real secrets lie inside the bank....

Pasodoble We begin episode 4 of Season 4 for La Casa De Papel five years before D-Day, with Berlin posing as a man named Alfredo. Unfortunately Gandia clocks that he may not be as straight and narrow as he seems and follows him suspiciously around the bank. Back with the Professor and the others, Berlin discusses the guards and in particular Ganida, putting emphasis on how much trouble he may be in the future....

The Paris Plan The season 4 finale of La Casa De Papel offers up another high-stakes finish but also leaves the door wide open for a possible fifth season to follow. With lots of unfinished business and a big cliffhanger to chew over, La Casa De Papel hasn’t had the smoothest of rides this year but it certainly makes up for some of this with an exciting climax to this season....

Do You Believe In Reincarnation? Episode 2 of La Casa De Papel Season 5 starts with our motley gang together in the bank, symbolically throwing away their Dali masks. Unarmed and barefoot, the gang head outside – with Lisbon in front of them all – showing a white flag of surrender to Tamayo. Will he take up the call? With armed guards at the ready, Tamayo growls at his soldiers to arm themselves and prepare for an assault....

The timeline goes back to three months ago with Miranda helping Heitor to restore his systems. Diana meets Miranda for the first time, and Fernando excuses himself to chat with Luisa, Heitor’s daughter. Diana confesses to her mother that Heitor is cheating on him, but she encourages her to forgive Heitor. She claims that Diana living a lie about Luisa’s father is far much worse. Let’s go back to October 11, and Miranda feels restless....

Back at Prado Hotel, everyone is surprised to know that Cleo is Victoria’s daughter. It’s more surprising that Fernando and Heitor have both slept with Cleo, presumably as “clients.” Victoria promises to repay all the harm and damage she caused to her “daughter” Ana. Miranda and Fernando feel Cleo was using them to collect some information, probably instructed by Victoria. In the meantime, Rita confronts Heitor for hitting her new-found love, Rafael....