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Dave and Wayne

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Episode 226 Travelers S02E07 17 Minutes

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2017/12/08

The Home Team sets out to retrieve a meteor whose properties give rise to materials necessary to create the Director, but the Faction stands in its way. What makes this episode so compelling is that we don't know whether the characters are trapped in some sort of time loop or a repeated simulation. Peripheral characters must repeat their steps to ultimately prevent the Faction from winning this battle. Episode Grade: A

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Episode 225 Travelers S02E06 U235

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2017/11/30

The fundamental philosophical differences between the Director and the Faction become clearer as MacLaren's team scrambles to foil Forbes and find a cure for the rapidly spreading virus. The Director comes through with a cure, but now it seems just a matter of time before the Faction acts again. Dave recommends Marvel's Runaways on Hulu, and Wayne's choice is Marvel's The Punisher on Netflix. Episode Grade: A-

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Episode 224 Travelers S02E05 Jenny

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2017/11/26

Mac's travelers' team has to stop a deadly virus before it kills 30% of the world's population. Turns out that Jenny has not been totally honest about her feelings for Philip. Episode Grade: A

57:03

Episode 223 Travelers S02E04 11:27

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2017/11/16

The travelers' team must coordinating two simultaneous missions in an attempt to prevent a big-agro corporation from going down a path from which there may be no return. Personal connections also continue to play a role as the team from the future must cope with whether or not they still have faith in the Grand Plan. Episode Grade: A

55:55

Episode 222 Travelers S02E03 Jacob

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2017/11/09

Having been sent by the Director to find out who has been abducting and killing traveler teams, Jacob finds himself on the run after his four team members turn up dead. Mac interviews Vincent and upon learning of his involvement with the abductions, issues a kill order that ends up getting interrupted. Vincent goes on the run, but will the team follow? Episode Grade: A

01:12:36

Episode 221 Travelers S02E02 Protocol 4

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2017/11/01

The team members return to a level of normalcy now that they are no longer in FBI custody. Personal relationships figure prominently in the episode as each has some soul searching to do as they move forward. Perhaps the biggest question revolves around Jenny's motives as she enters Philip's life at the behest, according to her, of the Director. Episode Grade: Dave A Wayne A-

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Episode 220 Travelers S02E01 Ave Machina

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2017/10/25

Showcase's time travel adventure continues as Grant MacLaren's team finds itself in FBI custody after they're apprehended with the Quantum Frame. Trevor and Grace recover from their wounds while David tries to piece together what just happened in his apartment. But the big reveal is the introduction of Vincent, Traveler 001 through his therapy sessions which are used to explain many of the season one events. Has the timeline changed? Is the Director still calling the shots? Is 001 merely trying to

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Episode 219 Dollhouse S02E02 Instinct

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2017/10/20

Echo's engagement entails becoming the mother to the infant whose mother died in childbirth leaving the father distraught and unable to bond with the child. Madeline returns to provide another side to the complex morality the show explores, and Topher's experiments continue unchecked. Episode Grade: B

57:08

Episode 218 Dollhouse S02E01 Vows

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2017/10/13

With a senate investigation looming in the background, the Dollhouse brings Paul Ballard on board, first as a client and then as Echo's handler. The strained relationship between Dr. Saunders and Topher underscores the complex moral issues explored by the show. Episode Grade: Dave A Wayne B

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Episode 217 Marvel's Inhumans S01E01-02 Behold . . ....

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2017/10/06

Black Bolt and Medusa rule over a secret Inhuman city on the Moon, but a NASA scientist's curiousity puts the group in jeopardy. After a military coup at the behest of Black Bolt's brother Maximus, most of the royal family escape to Earth. Episode Grade: C

01:02:57

Episode 216 Star Trek: Discovery S01E01 The Vulcan Hello

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2017/09/29

The Starfleet cruiser USS Shenzhou encounters a seemingly dormant Klingon ship, and one simple act opens the door for a potential interstellar war. For the first time since 2005, the Star Trek universe returns to the small screen as CBS hopes the iconic show will take its streaming service to the next level. Will Burnham's mutinous act come back to haunt her? Episode Grade: Dave B Wayne A-

01:09:55

Episode 215 The OA S01E01 Homecoming

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2017/09/22

After disappearing for seven years, Prairie Johnson returns home with a troubling story and a desire to return to the man she loves. The eight episode Netflix original series follows Prairie, who now asks people to call her The OA, as the young woman assembles a group of five disperate individuals and embarks on a journey of self-discovery. In addition to explaining to her parents and those around her where she's been, the fact that the once blind girl now can see only adds to the enigma surrounding

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Episode 214 Sense8 S01E01 Limbic Resonance

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2017/09/15

Cancelled after two seasons and 23 episodes, this Netflix series benefitted from fan outcry over social media and was awarded a two hour movie to enable the show's creators to tie up loose ends and provide suitable resolution. Created by the Wachowskis and J. Michael Straczynski, Sense8 tells the tale of eight individuals scattered across the globe as they discover they possess a psychic connection to each other even though they've never met. Genre television fans will certainly recognize Brian J

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Episode 213 Buffy the Vampire Slayer S01E01-02...

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2017/09/08

Buffy the Vampire Slayer marks the beginning of Joss Whedon's storied career as one of television's most iconic characters embarks on the classic hero's journey. Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) teams up with two friends and the school's librarian to prevent The Master from escaping his bonds and wreaking havoc on Earth, and the quest to rid Sunnydale of all manner of demonic individuals begins. Episode Grade: A

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Episode 212 Dollhouse Original Unaired Pilot "Echo"

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2017/09/01

When the Fox executives found Joss Whedon's original pilot lacking, it was back to the drawing board. And while it's not difficult to understand in retrospect why they didn't approve, there are some redeeming qualities and interesting scenes. Of course, some of the footage found its way into "Epitaph One." We also discuss the season finales of Game of Thrones and The Defenders. Episode Grade: Dave C Wayne C-

01:02:01

Episode 211 Dollhouse S01E13 Epitaph One

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2017/08/25

"Kids playing with matches, and they burned down the house." In an abrupt paradigm shift, the story of the Dollhouse moves to 2019 after its technology has shattered society's fabric and brought on an apocalypse of biblical proportions. As a small band of survivors navigates the dystopic future landscape, they stumble upon the Dollhouse as they search for Safe Haven, which to them may simply be an urban myth. Juxtaposed against this story, we see, through a series of flashbacks, how the Dollhouse

01:10:41

Episode 210 Dollhouse S01E12 Omega

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2017/08/18

Even though a thirteenth episode appears on the DVD set, "Omega" was the final season one episode to air on Fox. Ballard unwittingly brings Alpha back into the Dollhouse giving the renegade active exactly what he wanted: Echo. A number of truths are revealed including Dr. Saunders' back story and the fact that the Dollhouse enlisted convicted criminals to be part of their early trials. Regardless, while Echo returns safely, Alpha remains at large waiting to wreak havoc once again. Episode

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Episode 209 Dollhouse S01E11Briar Rose

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2017/08/11

The tale of Sleeping Beauty provides the basis for the season one penultimate episode as heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Echo's engagement centers on her attempt to help a young girl overcome emotional trauma, and Paul Ballard finally finds his holy grail. Alan Tudyk's Alpha immediately sends the narrative in a frightening direction. Episode Grade: A

01:03:25

Episode 208 Dollhouse S01E10 Haunted

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2017/08/04

In order to solve a close friend's murder, Adele DeWitt has Topher bring the woman back from the dead and place her consciousness in Echo's body. Boyd is bothered by the moral and ethical ramifications of providing life after death and sees this as "the beginning of the end." The physical and emotional toll that working at the Dollhouse takes on the staff are explored through Topher's "diagnostic" with Sierra. Episode Grade: A

01:05:30

Episode 207 Dollhouse S01E09 A Spy in the House of Love

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2017/07/28

Topher discovers that someone has been tampering with his imprints, and Mellie delivers Paul Ballard news that he's longed to hear. A while there is a spy within the Dollhouse's walls, it's the reveal of Laurence Dominic's true purpose that stands as a real game changer. How will Boyd handle his new responsibilities, and is Adele DeWitt really finished with her secret lover? Episode Grade: A-

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