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While the Nielsen family struggles to cope with Mikkel's disappearance, Ulrich's dogged search for the truth reveals a stunning result. Armed with the map left by his father and items sent to him by The Stranger, Jonas enters the cave and finds himself in 1986 coming face to face with his mother as a teenager. As the mysteries continue to unfold, Tronte and Peter are clearly up to something relate...

The Stranger reveals some truths to Jonas who must now decide how to proceed with this new knowledge and his father's map of the caves. Uncomfortable connections are also brought to light as Mikkel begins his new life in 1986. And while we've routinely questioned the Ulrich/Hannah relationship, learning the genesis of her obsession with him sheds light on her 2019 persona. Episode Grade: A

The Winden family mysteries continue to ramp up, but it's the introduction of Noah that alters the central focus. Is this the man to whom Helge refers when he says "he must stop," and does Noah have anything to do with the missing boys? And what is it that has Peter Doppler so spooked? Nevertheless, while couples all around them seem to be having their relationship troubles, Magnus and Franziska t...

Mikkel finds himself in 1986, and after meeting his grandmother and parents in their younger forms, he's finally taken in by kindly nurse Ines Kahnwald. In an episode that further establishes the interrelationships that exist in the small town of Winden, the nuclear power plant looms in the background causing us to question whether it is responsible for the deaths of the cows and birds. Dark Netfl...

As the search for the missing Mikkel gathers momentum, the mysteries surrounding Erik, Mads and the recently discovered dead teenager only complicate the situation. On the other hand, it now becomes abundantly clear that we're dealing with time travel on some level, and when Mikkel finds himself in 1986, The Stranger's notation "When is Mikkel?" begins to make sense. Dark Netflix. Episode Grade: A

"Secrets," the pilot episode of the German Netflix series Dark introduces four families, the small town of Winden, and the dark past that no one seems to want to talk about. Already renewed for a second season, the series combines elements of science fiction, horror, and the supernatural to weave a fascinating tale. Episode Grade: A

As the world's technology develops at a lightning pace, science fiction television continues to explore both the benefits and dangers of artificial intelligence. Is it inevitable that those mankind creates will eventually rebel against the creators? Series like Battlestar Galactica, Humans, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Westworld, and Dollhouse intelligently explore these complex ideas...

The newest science fiction creation from the mind of Mickey Fisher (Extant), Reverie explores the rapidly developing world of virtual reality and both the problems and benefits inherent in this technology. Starring Sarah Shahi (Person of Interest), Dennis Haysbert (24), and Sendhil Ramamurthy (Heroes), the pilot examines what happens when users of the Reverie software program become trapped inside...

In the series finale, Echo and Paul return to the Dollhouse so that Topher can attempt to put things right and gain some semblance of redemption for his role in the present apocalypse. Priya and Anthony resolve their differences and set out to remake the world after Topher's pulse bomb returns the Dumbshows and Butchers to their original selves. Is the ending hopeful? That's up to the viewer to de...

Echo makes a final attempt to bring down the Rossum Corporation despite Boyd and Clyde's efforts to further a plan whose end game still appears rather murky. Episode highlights also include Anthony and Priya putting aside their personal aspirations to enter the fray, and Paul Ballard and Mellie enjoying a brief moment together before a jarring decision takes hold. Episode Grade: Dave A+ . Wayne A

Through a series of flashbacks, we learn the backstory of Caroline's relationship with Bennett Halverson (Summer Glau), and their attempt to bring down the Dollhouse. However, in arguably the series' biggest reveal, the identity of the "man behind the curtain" finally becomes known. Episode Grade: A

We finally learn the truth about what really goes on in The Attic, and it's up to Echo figure out how to bring down the Rossum Corporation's mainframe computer that runs on human brain power. Glimpses of the apocalyptic future shown in "Epitaph One" appear, and one of Rossum's founders works with Echo and the others to prevent that future from occurring. Episode Grade: A

Wayne and Dave take a look at one of the most intriguing scifi television shows to come along in quite a while. BBC America's Orphan Black starring Tatiana Maslany explores the practical and ethical considerations surrounding human cloning. Who's your favorite clone? Oh right. First rule of clone club; you don't use the C word.  

Echo and Boyd begin to put into motion the plan to free the Dollhouse's actives, and as Adele DeWitt spirals out of control, their plan appears to be relatively foolproof. However, after Anthony/Victor is released at the end of his five year commitment, things do not go according to plan, and Echo, Victor, and Sierra end up paying a stiff price for their actions. Episode Grade: A-  

Alpha returns to the Dollhouse to learn why Echo loves Paul Ballard even though she hasn't been programmed to feel that emotion. It takes Topher's remote wipe device to bring order to the chaos that Alpha sets into motion, but Ballard is left on life support as DeWitt and Boyd assess the situation and formulate a plan to take down Alpha. Episode Grade: Dave A  Wayne A-

Working undercover with Paul Ballard and away from the Dollhouse, Echo learns to harness the power and skillsets of each of her previous imprints. Harding has taken over the Los Angeles house supplanting Adele DeWitt, but Topher's progress with his tech that will facilitate remote wipes sets the stage for the inevitable fall. Episode Grade: A-

In the conclusion of a two part episode, Topher 1.0 finds himself at odds with the Washington D.C. programmer Bennett Halverson, who despite the attraction each has for the other, presents perhaps the most formidable foe the LA house has faced in quite some time. On the run with Senator Perrin, Echo manages to stay one step ahead of Rossum, but in the end, the corporation wins, and Perrin takes th...

After the Resolute is attacked, the Robinson family and other colonist groups are forced to begin the journey to Alpha Centauri sooner than expected. After a collision with an alien craft, the Robinsons crash land on an unknown world and face a series of perils, not the least of which is dealing with the fact that thier vessel, Jupiter 2 is trapped under the ice. A great start to a retelling of th...

Adele Dewitt and the Los Angeles Dollhouse come under attack from the home office, and it appears the house will be offered up as a sacrifice to an inquiring public. However, the episode's big reveal comes in the form of government infiltration through the imprinting of a United States senator. And, of course, Summer Glau joins the cast as Bennett, the seeming equivalent at the Washington D.C. hou...

"Belonging" explores the tragic events that lead to Sierra's stay at the Dollhouse. Deliberately rendered paranoid schizophrenic by a Dollhouse doctor, Priya, now known as Sierra, becomes the doctor's plaything, bringing out the worst in the Rossum Corporation's pet project. In fact, Topher and Dewitt's struggles with the moral mess in which they find themselves strikes at the episode's thematic c...

A Dollhouse shareholder (Michael Hogan/BSG) seeks Adele Dewitt's help in controlling his sociopathic nephew who's been kidnapping women in an attempt to revise his family history. Along the way, Echo and Victor's imprints get switched forcing Topher to attempt a remote wipe, something that to this point only Alpha has been able to achieve. Episode Grade: B+

In the season four and perhaps series finale, the Librarians find themselves in an alternate universe in which memories of the Library have begun to fade away. The truth about Flynn's absence and Nicole's intentions become clear, and in the end, the Libarians rewrite Nicole's history. Flynn and Eve finally tether themselves to the Library and each other, and the world is once again safe. Episode G...

Since the team has still not chosen a Librarian to tether with Eve, the Library takes matters into its own hands and pits the three against each other in a Hunger Games like battle to the death. Or, has this simply been an intricately concocted plan by Nicole Noone to exact revenge for Flynn's having abandoned her? Regardless, it's the death of Jenkins that hits the hardest in the season's penulti...

A young man obsessed with the Library obtains an ancient text that enable him to switch bodies with the man he idolizes, Jenkins. It doesn't take long for the Librarians to figure out what's going on, but it's Jeff's Dungeons and Dragons friends that assist Jenkins in returning to the Library and eliminating the evil threat unleashed by some dude named Jeff. Episode Grade: A

Cassandra and Jenkins stay behind at the Library to research the solo vs multi-librarian concept while Eve and the team check out ghost sightings at a town steeped in Civil War lore. However, the in-fighting taking place among the three young Librarians neatly counterpoints the uncomfortable truth that brothers and sisters often fought on opposite sides in the war between the states. Dave's tip of...