Thursday, May 2, 2024

Will Trent - Have You Never Been to a Wedding?

With Faith's (Iantha Richardson) boyfriend out of town, Will (Ramón Rodríguez) accompanies his partner and her son (Deion Smith) to a wedding that quickly goes to hell when armed robbers take everyone hostage. The episode allows Faith to play a bit of John McClane while Will attempts to deescalate the situation and talk some sense into the robbers which becomes harder to do once they turn on each other. Eventually Angie (Erika Christensen) and Ormewood (Jake McLaughlin) arrive with the cavalry taking down the remaining thieves.

NCIS: Hawai'i - Spill the Tea

After teasing us with their existence for much of the season, "Spill the Tea" introduces us to NCIS: Elite. Let's just say I'm not impressed. Kai (Alex Tarrant), Jesse (Noah Mills), and Lucy (Yasmine Al-Bustami), who returns to steal the best moments of the episode, are read into the the squad's mission when their star witness is poisoned in their secret facility (basically failing their single objective of keeping him alive). We get some, mostly good-natured, competition between the two squads as NCIS: Hawai'i identifies the method in which Alexi Volkoff (David Meunier) was poisoned and then track down the team who committed the crime.

Usagi Yojimbo: The Crow #1

Miyamoto Usagi and Yukichi descend from the mountains following their adventures in Ice and Snow to come across a man being attacked by four others. Offering their assistance, the pair meet Jimmu and his trained crow Yatagarasu (who they witness help repel one of the attackers). Parting ways, our wandering ronin make their way to a nearby town to discover they may have intervened on the wrong side.

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Delicious in Dungeon - Dryad/Cockatrice

After an episode devoted entirely to the other party which continues to tease an eventual confrontation between them and our adventurers, "Dryad/Cockatrice" catches back with our heroes trapped in the lower dungeons which the Dungeon Mage is shifting and rebuilding keeping them from escaping. We get two monster sightings in the party's wanderings in the Dryad and the Cockatrice, both of which provide their own challenges but end up on the dinner table (with the Dryads especially making for some interesting cuisine). The episode is also notable for Marcille (Emily Rudd) beginning to teach Laios (Damien C. Haas) magic in hopes he can help keep them alive in the trials to come. Her teaching is immediately put to the test when Marcille is petrified by the Cockatrice.

Megacon Live Spring 2024 Cosplay Showcase (Part 2)