Directed by Daniel Nettheim. With Julie Hesmondhalgh, David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker. DC Harford discovers a new suspect who doesn't have an alibi. Cath reveals new information about the night of her party. Hardy and Ellie get a match on the male DNA found on Trish.
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📺 “The Worst Witch” New Girl | Netflix
Directed by Brian Grant. With Clare Higgins, Raquel Cassidy, Bella Ramsey, Meibh Campbell. Maud gets jealous when the daughter of magical celebrities transfers to the school, and starts hanging out with Mildred.
📺 “The Worst Witch” Tabby (TV Episode 2017) | Netflix
Directed by Brian Grant. With Clare Higgins, Raquel Cassidy, Bella Ramsey, Meibh Campbell. Flying becomes difficult for Mildred when she is paired with a cat who is afraid of heights.
This is really a cheeseball wanna-be knock-off of Harry Potter. It really is trying so hard though. I wish the cinematography weren’t so bright–this really shouldn’t look so much like it’s trying to be a sitcom because in general it really isn’t funny. The music is total Harry Potter knock-off which makes it too on-the-nose. I wish it had a bit more of its own identity.
📺 “The Worst Witch” Selection Day Part 2 | Netflix
Directed by Brian Grant. With Bella Ramsey, Meibh Campbell, Clare Higgins, Raquel Cassidy.
📺 “The Worst Witch” Selection Day Part 1 | Netflix
Directed by Brian Grant. With Clare Higgins, Raquel Cassidy, Bella Ramsey, Meibh Campbell. One of the prospective students at the Witches Academy loses her eyeglasses and accidentally bumps into Mildred. She needs Mildred's help to get to the academy. Mildred also takes the exam, fails, but helps everybody survive the day.
📺 "Broadchurch" Episode #3.3 | ITV/BBC
Directed by Paul Andrew Williams. With Julie Hesmondhalgh, Hannah Millward, David Tennant, Olivia Colman. Ellie and Hardy appeal to Trish to be more open with them. Trish receives an unnerving gift from an anonymous sender.
📺 Yacht Rock – Episode 2 | Channel 101
Hall and Oates go toe to toe with McDonald and Loggins in a back alley contest, with tragic results.
📺 "The Americans" New Car | FX via Amazon
Directed by John Dahl. With Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Annet Mahendru, Susan Misner. Philip and Elizabeth both find themselves faced with painful turns in their various missions. Stan fights to gain access to an American military program that could give him the upper hand in his battle of wills with Oleg.
📺 "The Americans" ARPANET | FX via Amazon
Directed by Kevin Dowling. With Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Annet Mahendru, Susan Misner. Philip uses his agent Charles Duluth to help him gain access to an early precursor to the Internet so that the KGB can bug American government communications. Nina faces the threat of a potential FBI polygraph exam, bringing her closer to KGB colleague Oleg.
Not sure I’m following the plot that Nina is suddenly involved with Oleg after she’s hated him so much. I suppose I’m waiting for her to manage to pown both of these bozos…
📺 Greinke stifles Braves in 3-0 win: 7/14/18 | YouTube
Daily Recap: Zack Greinke tossed 7 2/3 scoreless innings to help lift the D-backs to a 3-0 victory against the Braves
👓 📺 The Cartoon Kit | Anil Dash
Anything worth doing is worth doing meta. And Tom and Jerry is no exception. I've been trying to learn a bit more about the various eras of the Tom and Jerry cartoon, from the mega-racist Hanna-Barbera originals to the extremely stylized Chuck Jones episodes. Somewhere in the middle are the
📺 Wanted (2008) | Universal Pictures
Directed by Timur Bekmambetov. With Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Terence Stamp. A frustrated office worker learns that he is the son of a professional assassin and that he shares his father's superhuman killing abilities.
📺 "The Five" Episode #1.10 | Netflix
Directed by Mark Tonderai. With Stephen Boxer, Paul Warriner, Jessica Neil, Imogen Neil. As the investigation into Jesse's disappearance takes an unexpected turn, it is time for Mark and his family to finally face up to the truth, but will they ever be the same again? Pru enlists Slade's help as she worries how Mark will take the news of her shocking discovery, and they face a race against time as they do everything that they can to help him rescue his family before it is too late.
Overall, this was a relatively interesting series. It definitely became much better in the end that it started out. The first few episodes were very muddy and I almost gave up, but it generally paid off in the end. There were several instances of deus-ex-machina to drive the plot or increase the drama, but I’ll give them a flier.
Definitely a limited series here though. I’m not sure I’d buy any of the machinations flowing out of this as the seed for additional seasons.
📺 "The Five" Episode #1.9 | Netflix
Directed by Mark Tonderai. With Dragan Micanovic, Rade Serbedzija, O-T Fagbenle, Hannah Arterton. Just as Mark think he's getting close to the truth, he discovers devastating information that makes him question everything about his family. Meanwhile, Danny reaches rock bottom when Ray's return almost ends in tragedy and Ally enlists the help of Pru on a seemingly fruitless mission to finally crack the case.
📺 "The Five" Episode #1.8 | Netflix
Directed by Mark Tonderai. With Rebecca Manley, Nicholas Asbury, Rade Serbedzija, O-T Fagbenle. Pru puts herself in danger when she hits rock bottom and finally realises it's time to sort out her life before it's too late. Elsewhere, Mark is unnerved when he comes face to face with the evidence that will finally reveal the truth about Jesse's disappearance.