Mystery

See How They Run

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  • Title: See How They Run
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See How They Run isn’t a perfect film, but there’s plenty of fun to be had in the period murder mystery where all the suspects are actors, producers, and theater owners tied to a live performance of the genre where the victim is killed backstage. The semi-aware whodunit, set in London just after the 100th performance of Agatha Christie‘s (Shirley Henderson) The Mousetrap, involves the murder of the dickish director (Adrien Brody) planning on adapting the beloved stage play to film. 

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Charlie’s Angels – Magic Fire

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  • Title: Charlie’s Angels – Magic Fire
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Throwback Thursday takes us back to the tale of three beautiful former police officers turned private detectives working for a faceless boss known as Charlie. “Magic Fire” is an odd episode that merges a story about magic, arson, and fashion together. While eventually the threads do come together, it’s easily one of the more awkward setups of the series as police suspect a magician (E.J. André) who uses fire in his act of setting fires despite having no motive to do so. Looking into other magic acts, Bosley (David Doyle) and Kris (Cheryl Ladd) go undercover in their own act and Kelly (Jaclyn Smith) plays the role of a famous magician’s daughter. The show telegraphs the identity of the arsonist (Victoria Carroll) with a prank on Kris, although none of the Angels pick up on it.

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The Secret of Phantom Lake

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  • Title: The Secret of Phantom Lake
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Throwback Tuesday takes us back to a mystery involving the Three Investigators whose mantra of “We Investigate Everything” leads them to search for pirate treasure. There are a few basic set-ups for Three Investigator mysteries such as an unexplained occurrence, riddles to be solved, or the search for something that is missing or hidden. The Secret of Phantom Lake is the latter with a trunk from the Argyll Queen being purchased by the the Jones Salvage Yard with a hidden ring and journal inside leading Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw, and Bob Andrews heading out to Phantom Lake where the sole survivor of a shipwreck was killed a century before after leaving clues to the whereabouts of rumored treasure.

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Locke & Key – The Maze

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  • Title: Locke & Key – The Maze
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In an episode that features a literal maze, Kinsey (Emilia Jones) and Tyler (Connor Jessup) do their best to not let Gabe/Dodge (Griffin Gluck) in on the fact that they’ve uncovered his secret or that Duncan‘s (Aaron Ashmore) memory has been restored. Well, batting 500 isn’t bad. Holding back until they can formulate a plan, the discovery of the Chain Key pushes Erin (Joy Tanner) into taking a big risk that allows Dodge to claim another victim, pick up another key, and convince the Lockes that they need to set a trap for their enemy.

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Lucifer – Is This Really How It’s Going To End?!

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  • Title: Lucifer – Is This Really How It’s Going To End?!
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Both Lucifer‘s (Tom Ellis) attempts to earn the support of his siblings and the murder of the week, and how it relates into Michael‘s bigger plans, take a backseat to the death of a major character in “Is This Really How It’s Going To End?!” Even after Lucifer and Maze (Lesley-Ann Brandt) manage to carve out a bit of retribution, the loss of Dan (Kevin Alejandro) is felt by all. Twisting into the wound is the discovery by Lucifer and Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside) that Dan’s soul didn’t make it to Heaven and that the mercenaries who killed him did so while looking for the final piece of A blade to deliver to Michael. 

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