The Passage
“You Owe Me A Unicorn” (Episode 102)
January 21, 2019
Last week on The Passage, we learned a government-funded project, Project NOAH, was making “not vampires,” accidentally, in an attempt to find a super cure for a Chinese avian flu which will soon hit the United States. In order to further their research, Project NOAH tests their serums on human subjects, people that society will not miss when they go missing. Enter Amy Bellafonte, a ten-year old girl that was recently orphaned, and Brad Wolgast, the man tasked to kidnap Amy and bring her to Project NOAH’s lush Colorado compound. Brad has a change of heart and now, him and Amy are on the run from Project NOAH and the military capabilities of the United States.
Catch up on ALL of the action from last week’s pilot with our deep dive recap, here. Now, on to tonight’s deep dive recap and review of The Passage, episode 2, “You Owe Me A Unicorn” …. BEWARE OF SPOILERS!
What to Watch Tonight? If we thought Mondays were great, Tuesdays are even better. The night starts off great with all new The Flash. We’re also adding Freeform’s new show, Good Trouble, to the mix after hearing some good things on it. At 9pm, we’ve got new The Gifted, FBI, Roswell, New Mexico, and This Is Us – a very deep bench in the middle of Primetime. At 10pm, we have our Top Pick To Watch Tonight, New Amsterdam, as well as new Project Blue Book and The Rookie. What are you watching?
NEW AMSTERDAM — “Anima Sola” Episode 112 — Pictured: (l-r) Janet Montgomery as Dr. Lauren Bloom, Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin, Freema Agyeman as Dr. Helen Sharpe — (Photo by: Francisco Roman/NBC)
What To Watch Tonight? We’ve got all the great TV tonight! Arrow is back from its Winter break, making it our Top Pick at 8pm. At 9pm, we’ve got all new The Passage (read our recap and review of last week’s episode here), our Top Pick To Watch Tonight. At 10pm, our Top Pick is an all new Manifest.
Also on tonight, all new Black Lightning (also back from its Winter break), The Good Doctor, Bull and The Resident. What are you watching?!?
What To Watch Tonight? We’re excited to have Supergirl back from its Winter Break. At 9pm, all new True Detective, Our Top Pick To Watch Tonight. Also high on the list, new Outlander, Counterpart and the Season 3 premiere of the very funny, Crashing on HBO! What are you watching?
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1st Choice: Supergirl. “Colonel Haley is upset after Supergirl responds to a distress call from a Navy ship that turned out to be a deadly alien attack. Colonel Haley reclaims the site as DEO territory and demands that Supergirl step aside. After Supergirl refuses to be told what to do, Haley refocuses her energy on finding out Supergirl’s true identity and begins to interrogate all DEO agents, including Alex. Meanwhile, Brainiac-5 tries to persuade Nia to embrace her superpowers but she misinterprets his motives.” The CW
2nd Choice: Outlander. “Brianna confronts a violent figure from her past in an attempt to cope with her trauma. Roger befriends a fellow captive and endeavors to escape the Mohawk Village, while Fergus and Marsali plan a dangerous mission.” Starz
3rd Choice: NFL Football. AFC Championship Game. NOTE: Began at 6:30pm. “New England Patriots at Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC championship game. From Arrowhead Stadium.” CBS
9pm Hour:
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1st Choice: True Detective. “Hays recalls his early romance with Amelia, as well as cracks in their relationship that surfaced after they married and had children. Ten years after the Purcell crimes, new evidence emerges, giving him a second chance to vindicate himself and the investigation.” HBO 2nd Choice: Counterpart. “The origins of the Crossing are revealed.” Starz
3rd Choice: NFL Football. Continues on CBS.
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1st Choice: Crashing. Season 3 premiere. “Season 3 premiere. Pete’s successful two-month college comedy tour comes to an end, so he dons a new look and confidence to match, and takes a college-age aspiring comedian, Jaboukie, under his wing. But Pete’s return to New York finds him having an awkward reunion and a big audition at the Comedy Cellar that could change everything.” HBO
2nd Choice: Valley of the Boom. “In its latest attack, Microsoft includes Internet Explorer on all new Windows computers, hitting Netscape hard; Paternot and Krizelman juggle the preparation of the initial public offering with the management of the start of its expansion.” Nat Geo
3rd Choice: The Last Alaskans. “Heimo tests his trapping skills on both land and water to outsmart one of his favorite catches, beaver. Scott puts lessons learned to the test as he tracks marten. Tyler’s plan to run his sled dog team is threatened when the pack turns on each other.” ID
Manifest “Off Radar” (Episode 106) November 5, 2018
If you aren’t caught up on Manifest, you can read the last review here! It’s been a while so here is a list of Montego Air Flight 828 passengers we have met so far:
Michaela Stone: police officer whose fiancé married her best friend while she was missing, Ben’s sister, hearing voices and seeing things since returning
Ben Stone: Michaela’s brother and father to Cal, hearing music and voices in his head since returning
Cal Stone: Ben’s son, Leukemia patient – condition hasn’t changed in 5 years due to flight, treatment from Saanvi’s research may cure him
Saanvi Bahl: Doctor, working on cancer research, led to breakthrough on cancer treatment 5 years prior, right before the flight. Now seeing things.
Radd: Went to Jamaica to play for philharmonic, left son behind
Kelly Taylor: Gave interviews with reporters, shot at end of episode 2. Dead.
Bethany Collins: flight attendant, helped Thomas leave Jamaica and come to the US
Thomas: Stowaway on Flight 828, dated Bethany’s cousin
The Masked Singer Love It Or Leave It? Review
January 2, 2019
Readers of PopCultureReview know we don’t usually discuss reality shows, let alone cover or review them. However, we felt that the oddity that is Fox’s The Masked Singer deserved some attention.
A reality singing show with celebrities (“celebrities”?) dressed as animals? A panel of judges?, professional guessers?, which includes Jenny McCarthy and Ken Jeong among its number? Just typing that out, I am thinking, “what the fuck is this show?” Well, our newest PCR contributor drew the short straw, Sheila, volunteered to give The Masked Singer a watch and see what it is about and whether it’s worth the hype that it is receiving.
To give you some context, in its most recent week (Week 3), The Masked Singer was themost watched show the entire night in the key 18-49 demographic. That is a night (Wednesday, January 16) which included brand new episodes of the NBC hits, Chicago’s Fire, PD and Med (these 3 shows did win the night for overall viewers).
This was the night that Peacock, Monster, Unicorn, Deer and Lion performed and Joel McHale joined as a guest panelist. There is a sentence I never thought I’d type. Without further delay, let’s find out if Sheila wanted to Love It Or Leave It? BEWARE OF SPOILERS!
What To Watch Tonight? Fridays are working their way back up to good programming. Our Top Picks to Watch Tonight are MacGyver and The Blacklist. Also on, new Hawaii Five-0, Blindspot and Hell’s Kitchen. What are you watching?
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
Movie Trailer
January 17, 2019
As promised a couple of days ago, Lionsgate dropped the first long trailer for the much anticipated, John Wick: Chapter 3. The third movie in the cult favorite franchise premieres on May 17, 2019. This is the first in the series to have a subtitle, “Parabellum.”
“If you want peace, prepare for war.”
We’ve got the trailer below as well as the official movie poster and movie stills published on the film’s website.
The third installment features Keanu Reeves returning to the titular role of John Wick, the reluctant master assassin that wanted out but keeps getting pulled back in. From the trailer, it looks like the core cast of Ian McShane, Laurence Fishburne, and Lance Reddick are all returning for the new movie. Big name newcomers to the cast include, Halle Berry (as “Sofia”), Jason Mantzoukas (as “Tick Tock Man), and Anjelica Huston (as “The Director”).
All American
“Keep Ya Head Up” (Episode 109)
January 16, 2019
Man, it feels like it’s been more than a month since the last new All American. Wait. It has been more than a month. Anyway, we’re back and breaking down all the action from the mid-season premiere, “Keep Ya Head Up.”
To refresh your memory from the Winter finale, Spencer and the Beverly Eagles won the big Homecoming game against those cheaters at Malibu but elsewhere, things were falling apart. Shawn bought his way out of the gang life only to be shot and killed as we was getting ready to celebrate with Coop. Jordan was lured into taking drugs by the hot Malibu cheerleader only to be put on the carpet for a drug test after the game. The episode ended with Coach Baker switching out his son’s urine sample. Ruh Roh. Problems on problems.
Catch up on the entire recap of the last episode here. Now, on to the deep dive recap and review of tonight’s all new All American, “Keep Ya Head Up” … BEWARE OF SPOILERS!
