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Stargirl – Chapter Four: The Evidence

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As Sylvester Pemberton (Joel McHale) licks his wounds after being hospitalized while searching for clues about the murder of the Gambler (Eric Goins), even going so far as to contemplate retirement, Courtney (Brec Bassinger) will make an important discovery about Cameron (Hunter Sansone) seeing his powers in action and learning the boy she’s crushing over wants desperately to avenge the death of his father who is mistakenly believes was a hero. As for the murder investigation, new evidence points to an old enemy of the JSA.

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Stargirl – Chapter Three: The Blackmail

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  • Title: Stargirl – Chapter Two: The Blackmail
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The third episode of the Frenemies season finds Sylvester Pemberton (Joel McHale) out of control again jumping to conclusions after discovering that the the Gambler (Eric Goins) was blackmailing the Crocks leading to a very unheroic destruction of a grocery store by Starman. After being talked down by Pat (Luke Wilson) again, a more under control Starman will step into a different kind of trouble the by episode’s end. From the grunting we hear, has an undead former foe finally emerged from his slumber?

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Stargirl – Chapter Two: The Suspects

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  • Title: Stargirl – Chapter Two: The Suspects
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Although the members of the JSA return to school, the murder of the Gambler (Eric Goins) continues to be on everyone’s mind. Yolanda (Yvette Monreal) is quick to blame Cindy Burman (Meg DeLacy) who the group found at the scene (and turns out to be in possession of the dead man’s laptop). Equally quick to accuse is Sylvester Pemberton (Joel McHale) who attacks the Shade (Jonathan Cake), twice. Attempting to make amends he pulls Courtney (Brec Bassinger) our of school which doesn’t go over well with her parents but does teach her a new trick with the staff.

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Stargirl – Chapter One: The Murder

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Stargirl returns with a new season entitled “Frenemies” as old villains look for second chances in Blue Valley including the Gambler (Eric Goins) who returns in search of his daughter only to uncover something dark under the surface of what has become a quiet town. The character’s death at the end of the episode gives us the episode’s title as well as sets up a mystery to be solved. It looks like Courtney‘s (Brec Bassinger) willingness to offer everyone a second chance, over the grumblings of her own team and doubts of Sylvester Pemberton (Joel McHale), will be put to the test.

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Supergirl: The Complete Series

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  • Title: Supergirl (The Complete Series)
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At its highwater mark it was the best of the Arrowverse. At its weakest moments it was marginally watchable (although, even at its worst, was still better than Batwoman). All six seasons of The CW’s Supergirl are collected here on 24 discs. While the quality over the full run make be inconsistent, there’s quite a bit here for fans of the characters starting with Melissa Benoist as Kara.

The eventually bloated supporting roster didn’t do any favors to the show or to Benoist, but is worth noting for introducing Nicole Maines as a transgender hero on a network show, even if that show struggled to find interesting things to do with her, and making some smart decisions where the casting of the Luthors (Katie McGrath and later Jon Cryer) was concerned.

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