Mystery

The Irrational – Bombshell

  • Title: The Irrational – Bombshell
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The Irrational - Bombshell

My biggest complaint with “Bombshell” is how obvious the resolution of the episode is in not furthering the series-long story in any meaningful way. After escaping prison, Wes Banning (Ben Cotton) builds a bomb vest and shows up at the university to hold Alec (Jesse L. Martin), Phoebe (Molly Kunz), and Owen (Arash DeMaxi) hostage. During the episode, Alec earns the man’s trust and discovers the motivations behind the bomb that sent Banning to prison. Agreeing to help save Banning’s daughter (Siana Bajwa), Alec saves himself and his assistants, but because Banning dies at the end of the episode he never lives up to his end of the bargain and dies without revealing any new information about the man responsible thus keeping the status quo of the series intact.

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – A Scandal in Bohemia

  • Title: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – A Scandal in Bohemia
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“There was but one woman to him, and that woman was the late Irene Adler, of dubious and questionable memory.”

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - A Scandal in Bohemia

Sherlock Saturday takes us back to 221 B Baker Street and the Granada Television’s faithful adaptations of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The first episode of the series introduces us to Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett) and Dr. John Watson (David Burke) in one of the detective’s most famous cases: “A Scandal in Bohemia.” Hired by the King of Bohemia (Wolf Kahler), Holmes takes on the case to retrieve a compromising photograph from the home of Irene Adler (Gayle Hunnicutt) who the king is certain plans to use the photo to ruin his upcoming nuptials. 

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Holmes & Houdini #1

Holmes & Houdini #1

Holmes & Houdini #1 brings together the descendants of Sherlock Holmes and Harry Houdini who each are investigating different aspects of the same mystery. Only brought together in the final panel, we’ll have to wait for proper introductions until issue #2. What the first issue does do is introduce both characters separately to the audience. Erica Houdini, magician and thief, puts her unique skills to the test in order to search for information about the death of her boyfriend.

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Death and Other Details – Exquisite

  • Title: Death and Other Details – Exquisite
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Death and Other Details - Exquisite

While Jules (Hugo Diego Garcia) and Imogene (Violett Beane) get their own side quest in Malta and delivering the refugees, live on-board the ship gets back to normal for most of the passengers. However, now believing the mysterious Viktor Sams is behind the murder, Rufus Cotesworth (Mandy Patinkin) continues to investigate this time with the help of Leila (Pardis Saremi), whose backstory gets filled in a bit more, and Teddy (Angela Zhou). As Jules and Imogene get closer, the trio on the ship will make a discovery that raises questions about Jules, the ship, and how all of it is connected to the man responsible for the death of Imogene’s mother.

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The Irrational – Cheating Life

  • Title: The Irrational – Cheating Life
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The Irrational - Cheating Life

The hit-and-run death of a former scientist turned fitness guru he once knew leads Alec Mercer (Jesse L. Martin) to look into discovering the man’s death was no accident (although it will take longer than the audience to come to the logical conclusion of what really happened). The show continues to play down the roles of Phoebe (Molly Kunz) and Owen (Arash DeMaxi), with Kylie (Travina Springer) playing shotgun for her brother rather than one of his assistants, while also limiting Alec’s interactions with the FBI to a single scene (sadly they still get their own subplots which continues to spin their wheels).

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