Alan Rapp

The Mystery of the Whispering Mummy

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  • Title: The Mystery of the Whispering Mummy
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Throwback Tuesday takes us back to a mystery involving the Three Investigators whose mantra of “We Investigate Everything” leads Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw, and Bob Andrews looking into a cursed mummy who has begun to whisper. Brought to their attention by Hector Sebastian (Alfred Hitchcock in the original printing), the boys attempt to help decipher the mystery of Egyptologist Professor Yarborough‘s 3,000 year-old mummy and a series of peculiar events that have happened since the professor brought the mummy home. The fact that the mummy only speaks to Yarborough initially makes the Investigators suspicious, at least until Jupiter hears the mummy himself.

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NCIS: Origins – Incognito

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  • Title: NCIS: Origins – Incognito
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Gibbs‘ (Austin Stowell) first undercover operation is more notable for it continuing to build up the importance of Dominguez (Mariel Molino) to Gibbs during Mark Harmon‘s narration than anything that happens in the field as the two’s attempt to buy stolen missile plans nearly goes south due to the slow response of their FBI backup. The episode continues to highlight Lala’s struggles with the boys’ network and second-thoughts about moving in with her boyfriend leading to getting frisky with a stranger outside the local bar. As to the foreshadowing, the show sure seems to be leading up to something tragic in the not-too-distant future.

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Citadel: Honey Bunny – Talwar

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  • Title: Citadel: Honey Bunny – Talwar
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The second episode of Citadel: Honey Bunny overs three threads. We get Honey (Samantha Ruth Prabhu) finding her daughter Nadia (Kashvi Majmundar), which turns out to take less time than expected (and provide more context to the rules Honey has set up with her daughter in case of such emergencies), and relocating to a safe house with more pursuers on her trail. We see Bunny (Varun Dhawan) reconnect with his old friend Chacko (Shivankit Singh Parihar) and make a run on one of the enemy’s bases coming up empty on the attack. And, in the past, we see Honey begin her training as a spy against the reservations of the misogynistic Guru (Kay Kay Menon) despite her obvious talent for the work and her relationship with Bunny turning romantic.

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Psylocke #1

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The character of Psylocke has had a complicated comic history. The new series centers not around the original Psyclocke Betsy Braddock but on Kwannon (think Elektra but a mutant and a bizarre body-swapping past). After a bit of off-the-books action to open up the comic’s first issue, the former Hand assassin finds herself benched by Cyclops telling her she needs a vacation. Who wants to bet we aren’t getting a bunch of issues of her lounging on the beach?

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Murder in a Small Town – The Madness Method

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  • Title: Murder in a Small Town – The Madness Method
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“The Madness Method” offers a twisty tale of a murder’s psychiatrist (Paula Patton) warning the department he’s (Keenan Tracey) on his way to Gibsons. Sensing something off about her story, and the woman herself, Karl (Rossif Sutherland) has his department dig into her background while they prepare for the killer’s arrival. This leaves the department stretched thin when he arrives, but it also gives Karl the necessary information to know who is actually behind the attacks and prevent any more loss of life (even when he storms the department).

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