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| THIS ISSUE: The Blacklist, Grey's Anatomy, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Orphan Black, The 100 |
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| The Blacklist Shocks and Satisfies |
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| NBC |
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 BECAUSE: The resurrection of Elizabeth Keen -- or rather, the reveal that she'd been hiding out in Cuba with the help of Mr. Kaplan -- in Thursday'sBlacklist finale likely had fans all over the map exclaiming, "I KNEW IT!" But the bigger surprise came shortly after Lizzie's return, as she was jolted from her safe haven, back into the grips of Alexander Kirk who stepped out of the darkness to reveal the real twist: "Once, a long time ago, my name was Constantine Rostova -- Masha, I'm your father." And once more, in unison:GASP. |
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| Grey's Anatomy |
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| ABC |
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| WHAT HAPPENED: Two marriages, one emergency childbirth, and one misunderstanding about a sexual deed -- yep, the gang was all here in Thursday's Grey's Anatomy finale. The first big reveal? Jo won’t accept Alex's proposals because she's actually already married, to a formerly abusive husband whom she believes would find her if she ever tried to divorce him. As she drunkenly admits this to DeLuca in a state of undress (oh, Grey's, never change), Alex walks in and does a good bit of punching to a good portion of DeLuca's face. But the real wedding at hand in the season 12 finale is Owen and Amelia's, and... it's not getting off to a great start. April forgets the rings, so Ben takes her to get them at Meredith's house, where -- whoops! -- he has to perform an emergency C-section on the dinner table. And Amelia's day is proving nearly as challenging: she's without her family and questioning if marrying Owen is the right thing to do. So Meredith steps up and offers to be "a twisted sister" for her. They blow that popsicle stand to get Slurpees with Maggie, and together they all decide that, despite Mer's previous opinions, a life can contain more than one true love. And so Amelia returns to hers at the altar, and season 12 ends in a good old-fashioned wedding. |
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| WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING: So perhaps love in the future really is still possible for Meredith -- that's certainly what this finale wanted us to think with that final exchange of glances between Mer and Nathan (which Maggie mistook for her own shared glance with Nathan -- ruh roh). But can Grey's go on without O.G. squad member, Callie? After her character seemed to mend fences with ex Arizona and set her sights toward New York, Sara Ramirez gave word regarding her future on the show as Dr. Callie Ramirez: "I'm deeply grateful to have spent the last 10 years with my family at Grey's Anatomy and ABC, but for now I'm taking some welcome time off," said Ramirez in a statement. "Shonda's been so incredible to work for, and we will definitely continue our conversations! I send my love to Ellen, the rest of the cast and crew, and I look forward to always being a part of the Shondaland family!" Mer and Alex, don't fail us now! |
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| DC's Legends of Tomorrow |
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| The CW |
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| WHAT HAPPENED: Once! Twice! Three times (or, uh, eras?) a vanquished villain! After 4,000 years of torture, killing Vandal Savage once simply wasn't going to be enough, so following a brief pit stop in 2016 Star City for Sara to be emotionally wrecked by the knowledge of Laurel's death, the Legends split themselves across three timelines to finally accomplish what they set out to do so long ago: kill Vandal Savage and kill 'im good. That requires visiting all three times in recent history that Earth and the planet Thanagar -- y'know, the alien race who's blood Savage plans to use to create a timeline-destroying meteor bomb -- were aligned and killing Savage in each and every one. And you know what? It all goes pretty smoothly: Sara, Jax, and Stain handle Norway in 1975; Mick and Ray burn Savage alive and shrink the meteor into a Thanagarian sprinkle in 1958, and Kendra and Carter kill Vandal in 2021, while Rip flies that meteor straight into the sun, but totally doesn't die -- just trust us on this. No, the only Legends we're losing are the Hawkcouple who decide that with Savage's demise, 4,000 years in the making, their work here is done. |
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| WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING: Out with the old and in with the new... season, that is. Following a successful last few episodes, the A.V. Club notes that a fresh start for our Legends is the perfect thing for season 2: [Savage has] been a lousy villain, so it's a pleasure to watch the team kick his ass in three different time periods before finally killing him off... Savage and the Hawks' shared storyline was the driving force of this season but also one of the series' weakest elements, and removing them from the plot feels like a big course correction moving forward." So what exciting things are next for the series? This we know for sure: Rex Tyler, a.k.a. Hourman, a.k.a, member of the Justice Society of America shows up in the last moments of Thursday's finale with a warning for the Legends; and the CW has officially promised an epic four-way crossover between Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, and Legends of Tomorrow for next season. Bring. It. On. |
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| Orphan Black |
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| BBC America |
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| WHAT HAPPENED: "We're done. Everything is gone." H'oh boy. If you've been with Orphan Black since the beginning, then you know that the sixth episode of each new season is one to be weary of: the game-changing twists and fatalities come fast and hard and the Thursday's episode six of season 4 is even tougher than most. It all starts with Sarah striking a deal with Susan Duncan to trade Kendall's DNA in the hopes of ridding Cosima of her pesky cheek maggot. And, as it turns out, Susan Duncan is no problem, it's new villain Evie Cho who thinks clones are obsolete and is out there trying to destroy Project Leda. By the end, Kendall Malone is dead, and her genetic material along with her, Cosima's research is destroyed, and so is her hope of a cure. Not to mention that Evie -- who really is just the worst -- officially confirmed Delphine's death. Indeed, right about now, things are feeling pretty dire for our sestra. |
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| WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING: It must be pointed out, as The Wall Street Journal does in its recap, that Thursday night's performances were stellar across the board: "This is hands-down the most heart-wrenching episode of the series so far. Tatiana Maslany, always a powerhouse of acting, reaches new heights in [Thursday's episode], and the supporting cast members – especially Alison Steadman as Kendall Malone and Maria Doyle Kennedy as Siobhan Sadler – also shine." On the ever-so-slightly bright side, when asked by EW if we should really believe Evie's confirmation that Delphine died when she was shot in last season's finale, co-creator Graeme Manson responded, "I don't know. Would you trust Evie Cho, your new villain?" We see what you're doing there, Manson... and we'll take it! |
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| One More Thing... |
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