What’s On: ‘This Is Us’ meets Stallone, ‘black-ish’ confronts post-partum depression, ‘AHS: Cult’ tones down gun violence
A critical checklist of notable Tuesday TV:
This Is Us (9/8c, NBC): Even legendary movie tough-guy Sylvester Stallone gets all mushy in the world of this first-rate tearjerker. He’s surprisingly affecting playing himself on the set of Kevin’s (Justin Hartley) new war movie, rekindling some long-repressed daddy issues. But that’s almost a breeze compared to brother Randall’s (Sterling K. Brown) high anxiety over the impending arrival of a foster child, which could be the greatest challenge his seemingly perfect family has yet faced.
black-ish (9/8c, ABC): Emotions are also running high in the Johnson home, especially where new mother Bow (Tracee Ellis Ross) is concerned. After the birth of fifth child DeVante, her mood swings indicate a first-ever bout with post-partum depression, and the concerned family’s response is both warm and funny—and dramatic, when Bow and hypercritical mother-in-law Ruby (Jenifer Lewis) finally have it out.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (9:30/8:30c, Fox): Now that their prison ordeal is over, Jake (Andy Samberg) and Rosa (Stephanie Beatriz) can get back to wacky police business as usual. Unhappily yoked to his desk, Jake pleads with Capt. Holt (Andre Braugher) to be assigned a case, but Holt’s evaluation of his conduct could decide his future on the beat. Rosa is more obsessed with her boyfriend Pimento (Jason Mantzoukas), who she believes is cheating on her. And hell hath no fury like Rosa even under the best of circumstances.
American Horror Story: Cult (10/9c, FX): Even TV’s most outrageously graphic franchise knows when it’s gone too far. This week’s episode, accurately titled “Mid-Western Assassin,” opens on a scene of horrific gun-related carnage at a political rally, filmed two months ago. Intended to reflect our violent culture in a particularly savage and typically twisted manner, the scene has been deemed by FX to be possibly too traumatic for some viewers in the wake of last week’s unthinkable tragedy in Las Vegas. “Substantial edits” have been made in the scene that will air on FX, with the unedited version available On Demand and on FX’s streaming platforms.
Inside Tuesday TV: For those who weren’t around for the original, or would rather relive it than The CW’s trashy remake premiering Wednesday, Dynasty: The Complete Series is being released on DVD as a 57-disc set, featuring all 217 campy episodes of the 1980s phenomenon. … It was fun while it lasted, but the blind auditions are a wrap on NBC’s The Voice (8/7c). That usually means it’s all downhill from here. … Larry Wilmore guests on the second episode of ABC’s The Mayor (9:30/8:30c), in which Courtney (Brandon Micheal Hall) tackles his first big issue: restoring the music program at his childhood elementary school. … As The CW’s premiere week continues, The Flash (8/7c) compels the team to break Barry (Grant Gustin) out of the speed force, but will he be the same Barry who went in? And on DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (9/8c), with the timeline now broken, Rip (Arthur Darvill) returns to put the Time Bureau in charge. But when Rory (Dominic Purcell) discovers Julius Caesar (Simon Merrells) is up to his old tricks in, of all places, Aruba, the team decides to steal back the Waverider, even if it means crossing their own Rubicon.
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All of the seasons of the original "Dynasty" series is also available to stream on The CW Seed, too!
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I don't like when shows purposely try to manipulate peoples' emotions, so that's one reason I don't watch This is Us.
Tonight I'll watch NCIS and probably Legends of Tomorrow. After that I think there's a new episode of Leah Remini's Scientology show.
And this afternoon I'm going to watch the final episode of The Last Ship. 😉
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As I said, This Is Us isn't the type of show I normally watch, but it has me hooked anyway. Maybe I'm mellowing out in my old age. (Don't you dare say anything!)
I hope you enjoy the ending of The Last Ship. It's very exciting!
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Talk about manipulating emotions, I used to watch Touched by an Angel back in the day, and even my young son knew that I'd need tissues by the end of the episode. :-p But now I think I've 'grown out' of that sort of thing.
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Yes, you're so heartless now.
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Yeah, I'm heartless, lol. Last time I remember tearing up on a scripted show was at the end of a Person of Interest episode, when something shocking happened and someone died. I truly was shocked.
BTW, the other night I did see the first 15 minutes or so of Last Ship, so I'm sitting through that now while it plays On Demand. And yeah, it really started out action-packed, so I'm looking forward to more action that I have NOT yet seen. 😉
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Wow, the finale of The Last Ship really was action-packed, wasn't it?? I'm glad Slattery had the idea of running the ships together. ("I want their ship to feel like it needs a cigarette afterward" --- I honestly did LOL at that!) I think they did a good job of not having Chandler step on Slattery's toes and let Mike really "be" the captain of the Nathan James.
As a bonus--not sure if was shown after the 'live' episode, but there was a sneak peak at 2018's season. THAT was action-packed too. Can't believe they filmed so much of it already that they had clips to air. Already I can't wait!
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I felt the same way. I was really surprised that there was so much to show of next season's action. They must have filmed 2 seasons' action scenes at the same time.
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I can't stand Sylvester Stallone! Never liked him---never will!
Really excited for the return of The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow! Read that The Flash will be lighter with more humor this season which suits me just fine, and happy that Arthur Darvill is around at the beginning of Legends after being missing much of last season.
I guess I can understand the taming down of American Horror Story's opening, but I just don't equate what happens in a fictional TV show with what's going on in the real world.
Also watching Lethal Weapon and Kevin Saves the World, and I'll catch The Middle on demand tomorrow.
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I'm watching Kevin Saves the World as well. I thoroughly enjoyed the pilot.
Did you watch The Gifted last night? If so, what are your thoughts?
I thought it was a step down from the stellar pilot, but still well done. I'll keep watching.
The Good Doctor focused on the supporting cast at the hospital while our Good Doctor was on the road with a female colleague and a liver. Solid ep, but not quite as compelling as last week. I'm still invested in it.
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Yes, in spite of the bad reviews, I rather liked Kevin. However, I'm finding the angel (?) woman rather annoying.
I thought The Gifted was fine. I like all of the supporting cast, so that helps. I really liked watching them combine their powers to fight off the police.
As I said yesterday, The Good Doctor is just good so far but not great. Freddie is great, but the show isn't. I love liver, so I kept thinking they should slice up some onions and put it under the broiler! LOL
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I can't understand all the hype for "This is Us". I saw the first season and liked it somewhat, but didn't find it to be this "wonderful" series that so many critics and people see.
I have yet to watch the 2nd season, I don't know if I will. Most of the people are not likable, the one I liked best was Randall's father, he's dead now, and maybe so is this show for me.
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It's not normally the type of show I like, but there's something about it that has grabbed my attention and held it. I like all the characters. Randall's father is still part of the cast. Remember, it jumps around in time a lot, so he'll be back when they look back at times past.
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