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Battle Lines Following Esme’s death, Pennyworth takes on a somewhat subdued, poignant tone for large stretches of its 55 minute episode, slowing the pace down and allowing us to catch a breath from the action thus far. Toward the back-end of the episode things do speed up, with a climactic showdown leaving things wide open for the weeks to come. We begin with Bet Sykes in a phone booth. Thick fog suffocates the air as she regrets Esme’s death and tells her sister she loved her....

Final Answer The third and final episode of Quiz sees the shocking conclusion to this engrossing ITV drama come to fruition, as the Ingram court case gets underway and we’re graced with some thought provoking ideas around confirmation bias, along with compelling evidence on both sides of the argument. Quiz has been one of the bigger surprises this year and ends just as effective and absorbing as it did during its first episode....

The Truth About The City Couple Episode 11 of Racket Boys begins with the kids confronting Hyeon-Jong about the White Wolf. They’re concerned about the beatings but he brushes it aside and claims it’s hearsay and not true. Meanwhile, we see more about the city couple and what brought them to the countryside. During the past, Mr Kim won a competition, developing a new drug. However, he’s quick to remind all in attendance that one of the students, Gi-Hyeon, did half the work....

Episode Guide Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Episode 9 Episode 10 Episode 11 Episode 12 Episode 13 When it comes to crafting a compelling mystery series, the two main ingredients consist of an intriguing premise and a solid finale, rewarding viewer’s patience by answering the questions raised throughout the show. Although Japanese Netflix Original Re:Mind manages to nail it’s aesthetic and premise, the show fails spectacularly in almost every other area, ending with a myriad of unanswered questions and numerous plot threads left unresolved....

Can’t Knock The Hustle Episode 1 of Reasonable Doubt starts with a woman being held at gunpoint, the camera jumping wildly between extreme close up and medium shots. A gun is held to this woman’s face as she prepares for the worst. A gunshot breaks her frantic praying. 6 months earlier we cut to this very woman, Jax, preparing for a big day ahead. She’s raising her two kids and has a big day ahead of her, as she civilly attends church with her partner Lewis....

A Thriller Down to the Final Moment As part of the London Korean Film Festival, Recalled (Viki, Prime) is a 2021 mystery where, in the wake of an accident, the protagonist Soo-Jin believes she acquires clairvoyant powers. She awakens in the hospital with amnesia, but soon insists on checking out. Her solicitous husband, whom she doesn’t recall, takes her to a house she doesn’t remember. Rather than gradually recognising things, she begins to have visions....

The Scandal The shocking news about Charlie Jung’s suicide ends shockwaves through all of our characters in episode 11 of Record of Youth. Hye-Jun heads up to the police station to find out what’s happening. While driving, Hae-Hyo rings through and catches up with his friend. For now, Hye-Jun agrees to keep him posted as he tries to learn more. Elsewhere, Ae-Suk heads out shopping but gasps at the price of the clothes she’s looking at....

Track Listing Opening Scene – Jose “Pepe” Ojeda Mona’s Imprint – Jose “Pepe” Ojeda More That Makes Us Human – Mark Kilian I Should Have Died Too – Mark Kilian Mapping Sequence – Jose “Pepe” Ojeda Zoe Redux – Mark Kilian Boat Abduction – Mark Kilian I’ll Delete Her – Mark Kilian They’re on the Move – Jose “Pepe” Ojeda Deleting Zoe – Mark Kilian Breakfast – Mark Kilian They’re a Foot Taller – Jose “Pepe” Ojeda Only Three Pods – Mark Kilian Pod Calculations – Mark Kilian Why Are You Stuck on That?...

While Uncle Charlie is taken in for growing marijuana, Cheese is sent to a group home for boys. Jackie, who witnessed the arrests, informs Willie Jack and Bear of what happened. She and Willie Jack shake hands, finally able to put aside their differences. Willie Jack, Bear, Elora, and Jackie all band together to try and bust Cheese out of the group home, but he refuses to go with them....

A Return To Form For Capcom After the disappointing Resident Evil 6, the announcement of another Resident Evil game promising to return to its horror roots was met with justifiable scepticism. With a refined first person viewpoint and a masterful use of audio and lighting, Capcom produce one of their finest horror games for quite some time. Although Biohazard lacks any truly terrifying moments, the uniquely claustrophobic house and blend of action and puzzles make Resident Evil 7 a joy to play....

Death Is Inevitable After a 2 year hiatus, the incredibly creative animated team behind Rick & Morty return for their fourth season. With an impressive set of episodes under its belt already and a great blend of imaginative plot lines and cleverly written sci-fi, Rick & Morty’s fourth seasons gets off to a flying start with one of its best episodes since it came on air all those years ago. After a brief introduction, we’re re-introduced to Rick, Morty and the family as Rick begrudgingly formally announces he and Morty are going on another adventure....

The Power Struggle Rugal returns this week with another dose of sci-fi and as the power struggle at Argos continues, Ki-Beom starts to investigate the implant and those behind creating it. All of this builds up to a showdown between our two leads but unfortunately ends up a bit too underwhelming given what we’ve seen so far in this drama. In the aftermath of Dae-Sik killing himself, episode 3 of Rugal begins with Ki-Beom taking the strange implant from the man’s forehead....

Devotion & Loyalty We begin episode 2 of Run-On with Seon-Gyeom and Mi-Joo meeting for the first time. Well, officially anyway. With Dan-A overseeing their chat, she leaves and promises to send the “gofer” all the details needed. Mi-Joo wanders off muttering under her breath, picking up a newspaper for herself and seeing an article depicting gossip about Tae-Ri and Seon-Gyeom dating. She’s not the only one looking at the news though, as Seon-Gyeom checks the article and explains his actions....

Opening Act We start Episode 4 of Selena: The Series part 1 in 1988 at Corpus Christie. After the trailer incident, Abraham has gone all out to prevent that happening again with a new bus called Big Bertha. Because of how fixated they are on the band’s success, Abraham refuses to let Selena go out with her friends to the cinema. However, they have more pressing concerns to deal with when Abraham finds out their house is being sold....

Cake We begin episode 5 of Servant Season 2 with Leanne repeating her own name while continuing to remain a prisoner in Dorothy’s attic. With the door unlocked, she creeps downstairs and finds Dorothy furiously baking. Sean’s idea is to allow Leanne to start working around the house, like old times, but Leanne is understandably weary over this development. A knock at the door brings Toby in too, who arrives and greets her shyly....

Once it is brought under control – just barely – Dale involves himself in the rescue process and provides medical aid to those who were injured. Qasim, someone who is seen as the leader of the people, laments the lack of money and isn’t able to arrange for professional help in attending to the injured. The next few minutes are quite tragic for Dale, personally, and the viewers as well....

Shantaram Episode 11 Shantaram is based on the epic book by Gregory David Roberts, and is quite the wild ride. For those unaware, the plot centers on a heroin addict incarcerated for a robbery, who escapes prison and reinvents himself as a doctor in the slums of Bombay. In doing so, this also gives him ties to the criminal underworld and eventually on to Afghanistan, where our protagonist, Lin, partners with a mob boss locked in a battle of his own....

The News Breaks Episode 7 of She Would Never Know returns to the warehouse as Song-A awakens from her sleep and apologizes. Hyun-Seung heads outside and grabs some blankets from the car, determined to let Song-A rest comfortably. Before that though, she pats his face free of the rain outside. “Why do you like me?” She puzzles, as Hyun-Seung shrugs and tells her he doesn’t know the exact moment he did but he still likes her now....

Shining Girls Episode 8 Shining Girls is a gripping crime drama, one that blends elements of psychological thriller with a real slow burn story. Kirby is our protagonist, and after suffering from a brutal attack that’s left her psychologically scarred, shifting realities, the murder of a girl called Julia appears to be linked to her assault. In order to try and stop this killer once and for all, Kirby teams up with a veteran reporter called Dan....

Shooting Stars Episode 14 Shooting Stars is the latest drama to drop into a very crowded weekend line-up of K-drama content. This romantic drama has come under scrutiny earlier on during its runtime for its depiction of Africa but for now it seems that controversy has subsided. The premise here whisks us into the entertainment world, where employees work around the clock to try and clean up the messes created by stars....