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The Faction makes a play to capture historians after the most recent update, and though Dawn professes to want the same thing as the Director's traveler teams, her methods are questionable at best. Trevor constructs a Black Box that enables the team to "see" Hall's last moments and details that lead them to the kidnapped historians. Dave's Tip of the Week is the French series Transfers (Transferts...

When a young messenger becomes corrupted after preventing an accident at a nuclear power plant, Grace and the team are brought in to fix the problem. However, once they discover the Director has sent an AI with an emerging consciousness through the messenger, the final solution raises other concerns. Episode Grade: B+

Another group of Faction members kidnap 001, but there's an ironic twist to this abduction as they tell the reluctant traveler that he's to be the leader of the rebellion against the Director. Mac's team receives an order from the Director to give Ilsa Internet access, and the secondaries continue to question the changes they each see in their significant others. Episode Grade: A-

In lieu of the traditional Christmas Day special, Chris Chibnall and the BBC treat fans to a New Year's Day special titled "Resolution." In arguably the strongest Series 11 episode, The Doctor and Fam face off against the Daleks in a story that begins in the 9th century and later features the return of Ryan's father. Since Doctor Who is not expected to return until early 2020, this appears to be t...

The Director orders Philip to kill Aleksander, but when he's unable to carry out the mission, MacLaren steps in with devastating effects. Baby Jeff enters the foster system, and Carly must now re-evaluate her connection. Episode Grade: B-

While the Secondaries meet to discuss the kidnapping and the feelings that something's not quite right, MacLaren must accept the fact that the real FBI will be looking over his shoulder. After the latest Historian update, Philip begins seeing alternate timelines, and the public at large sees travelers in the same arena as aliens. We also bring back the Spoiler Zone for those who have binged the en...

Travelers returns, but this time on Netflix with a ten episode season that dropped all at once. As Mac's team debriefs the "secondaries," we learn that the Director has finally revealed itself to the authorities in the guise of the FBI. FBI Director Stevens and Agent Yates join the narrative, and a new traveler overwrites Simon's host. Episode Grade: A-    

In the first bonus episode, Dave and Wayne discuss the just concluded Series 11 of Doctor Who starring the new Doctor Jodie Whittaker. We agree that all three companions are highly likable and performed admirably, but none were really developed by new showrunner Chris Chibnall. Wayne doesn't like fewer episodes and the elimination of the Christmas episode, while Dave finds some of the stories bori...

Hugh discovers a long dead body inside the basement's brick wall while searching for the source of the water damage. Mr. Dudley explains to Hugh why he and his wife refuse to stay at Hill House after dark, and Olivia experiences terrible nightmares. Episode Grade: B+

The Crain family gathers for Nellie's funeral, but pent up feelings bubble to the surface as the children challenge their father about their mother's death. Unexplained events continue to occur, and the case for supernatural rather than psychological explanations gathers steam. And Kevin has some 'splainin to do. Episode Grade: Dave A-  Wayne A  

Nell's history with The Bent-Neck Lady is explored, and the reality of this specter's importance is finally revealed. Adult Nell's happiness is short lived after we witness her courtship and marriage to Arthur, but it is her final return to Hill House that leads to the series' most heartbreaking moment. Episode Grade: A-

The episode's title does not belie the fact that this is a Luke centric episode that focuses primarily on his adult struggles with addiction and his fractured relationship with older brother Steven. Through his youthful eyes we observe the genesis of the "Floating Man" after he appears one night as young Luke sleeps. Later this image transforms itself into a haunting vision of his dead mother Oliv...

Using the "blood money" from Steven's book royalties, Theo earns her PhD and now helps young children overcome any number of traumas. As children in Hill House, the twins find a hidden sub-basement that doesn't appear on any plans, and Theo finds evidence that the house once provided a safe haven for bootleggers to conduct their business. Olivia begins exhibiting behaviors that indicate all may no...

The focus shifts to Shirley's experiences as a child and the impact the death of her kittens has on her ability to cope with death. After she finds five seemingly abandoned kittens in an out building, her attempts at replacing their mother fail through no fault of hers. However, it's her mother's handling of the situation that raises a number of red flags. Are there supernatural forces at work in...

Moving out of our science fiction and fantasy comfort zone, we take a look at the Netflix horror series The Haunting of Hill House. In this pilot episode we meet the five Crain children as the story alternates between their present lives as adults and the horrifying experiences they weathered as children at Hill House. Something to do with their mother causes their father to usher them out of the...

Primeval pays homage to the great director Alfred Hitchcock as a flock of prehistoric aerial predators plague the town prompting Nick and Claudia to work together more closely than ever before. Surprisingly, Helen comes to Claudia's aid, but it's the season finale that drops the biggest bombshell when we realize that not only are there portals that lead to the future, but one of the members of the...

Against her will, Lester's men bring Helen Cutter back from the past to explain what she's been doing and why she chose not to return. Though she manages to escape custody and return to her chosen time, it's the fate of Connor's friends that reminds viewers and team members of the dangers they face on a daily basis. Some further discussion about the direction of Doctor Who and the many changes wro...

A tear in the fabric of the space/time continuum allows creatures from Earth's distant past to find their way into the present. A scientific team led by Professor Nick Cutter and assisted by reptile expert Abby Maitland, tracker Stephen Hart, Home Office representative Claudia Brown, and graduate student Connor Temple investigate these dinosaurs and try to prevent them from wreaking havoc on unsus...

An 11 episode fan produced web series completes the five year mission of the Starship Enterprise under the command of James T. Kirk and adheres as closely as possible to the details of the original series. In a call back to S02E02 "Who Mourns For Adonais?" the crew is faced with a rapidly aged Apollo who claims he no longer craves human adulation. Episode Grade: B

Dave takes a look at the long awaited second season of the Cinemax horror series Outcast. Not unlike Dark, the Robert Kirkman based series features an ominous and mysterious evil presence, perhaps even the Devil. Outcast returned to US audiences in July after airing internationally in 2017.

We return to complete the discussion of the season finale of the German Netflix series Dark. Perhaps the most intriguing questions center around the identity of Future Girl and her compatriots, and whether or not Noah and Bartosz are one and the same. Krista and Fred bring up some great points in Listener Feedback, and now the urge to resist season two spoilers is being challenged. Episode Grade:...

Charlotte begins putting the pieces of the puzzle together, and a 1953 newspaper photograph forces her to accept that something remarkable is taking place in Winden. Noah's influence becomes clearer, but his true identity remains a mystery. 1953 Helge and 2019 Jonas cross paths in 1986, and the season's final scene opens a window to yet another time. Or does it? Episode Grade: A+

Though much still remains unexplained, the pieces to the time travel puzzle in Winden begin falling into place. A young Alexander defends his future wife as she's terrorized by Ulrich and Katharina, but leaves himself open to Hannah's extortion thirty three years later. Though there are a number of bombshells dropped in the episode, none resonate more than the appearance of an older Claudia.  Epis...

2019 Ulrich finds himself in 1953, and after meeting his father and grandmother on their way into Winden, he later tracks down a young Helge intending to prevent Mikkel's disappearance. The Stranger and 1986 Tannhaus discuss time travel and its inherent issues, but fundamentally, The Stranger wants to know whether or not the past can be altered.  Episode Grade: A

After meeting with The Stranger in 1986, Jonas decides against attempting to return Mikkel to 2019. Helge's involvement with Noah and the missing children becomes clearer, and Ulrich reopens the investigation into Mads' 1986 disappearance. Dave recommends the 2004 time travel film Primer while Wayne offers up another historical podcast. Episode Grade: A