Interior Chinatown - Generic Asian Man

Set in a heightened reality, the opening episode of Interior Chinatown introduces us to waiter Willis Wu (Jimmy O. Yang) in a world that feels more like a police procedural than real life with Willis cast as nothing more than a background actor. Witnessing an abduction brings Willis to the attention of Detective Lana Lee (Chloe Bennet) who reveals to Willis his older, and far more talented, brother who disappeared years ago was helping her department get to the truth of what is going in Chinatown. Lana offers Willis the same opportunity.

Wicked

Mean Girls with a side of fantasy? Adapted from first act of the Broadway play, Wicked: Part I covers the childhood of Elphaba Thropp (Cynthia Erivo) and her enrollment at Shiz University where she'll be partnered with the mean but popular Galinda (Ariana Grande). It's also where Elphaba will discover that her magical ability is even rarer than her bright green skin eventually leading to trip to the Emerald City and an audience with the Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum).

G.I. JOE #1

The relaunch of a new main G.I. JOE title offers us a team of Duke, Rock 'n Roll, Stalker, Cover Girl, Clutch, and (most surprisingly for those who didn't read the Duke mini-series) the Baroness. The new series continues the story started in the various mini-series introducing key characters to merging G.I. JOE into a shared universe with the Transformers. The first issue introduces the team and points out early on that despite their skills they are far behind the group who has yet to be revealed as Cobra who is already maximizing Engeron to bolster their forces and the unknown threat of transforming robots from another world.

NCIS: Origins - Incognito

Gibbs' (Austin Stowell) first undercover operation is more notable for it continuing to build up the importance of Dominguez (Mariel Molino) to Gibbs during Mark Harmon's narration than anything that happens in the field as the two's attempt to buy stolen missile plans nearly goes south due to the slow response of their FBI backup. The episode continues to highlight Lala's struggles with the boys' network and second-thoughts about moving in with her boyfriend leading to getting frisky with a stranger outside the local bar. As to the foreshadowing, the show sure seems to be leading up to something tragic in the not-too-distant future.

Citadel: Honey Bunny - Talwar

The second episode of Citadel: Honey Bunny overs three threads. We get Honey (Samantha Ruth Prabhu) finding her daughter Nadia (Kashvi Majmundar), which turns out to take less time than expected (and provide more context to the rules Honey has set up with her daughter in case of such emergencies), and relocating to a safe house with more pursuers on her trail. We see Bunny (Varun Dhawan) reconnect with his old friend Chacko (Shivankit Singh Parihar) and make a run on one of the enemy's bases coming up empty on the attack. And, in the past, we see Honey begin her training as a spy against the reservations of the misogynistic Guru (Kay Kay Menon) despite her obvious talent for the work and her relationship with Bunny turning romantic.