‘Humans,’ Denis Leary Moves in on ‘Animal Kingdom,’ Ex-Factor on ‘Younger’
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A selective critical checklist to notable Tuesday TV:
Humans (10/9c, AMC): Though never as visually dazzling as HBO’s forbiddingly convoluted Westworld, this British co-production about evolved mechanized “synths” is often a more satisfying and emotionally affecting allegory. The suspense is high in this week’s episode, when Laura (Katherine Parkinson) brings the Dryden Commission into the railyard synth camp to assess whether these sentient robots are a threat to humanity. Their leader Max (Ivanno Jeremiah) makes a good case, but only if he can keep loose-cannon Agnes (Holly Earl) out of sight. In other subplots, Mia (Gemma Chan) continues facing hostility as she tries to live among humans, but discovers there’s at least one admirer still on her side. And when Joe (Tom Goodman-Hill) takes secret synths Karen (Ruth Bradley) and little Sam (Billy Jenkins) for a pleasant night out of miniature golf, they’re reminded again what a handicap their hidden identity can be.
Animal Kingdom (9/8c, TNT): A well-cast Denis Leary settles in on this family crime drama, getting to know son Deran (Jake Weary) better, even though Deran is distracted by helping J (Finn Cole) out of a jam. Smurf (Ellen Barkin) is also in desperate circumstances, with Pearce (Gil Birmingham, also on Yellowstone) hot on the trail of her laundering operation. Wouldn’t it just be easier if they all just got real jobs?
Younger (10/9c, TV Land): Two authentic Tony-winning Broadway babies with a personal history reunite when Liza (Sutton Foster) makes a connection at a party with journalist Don Ridley (Smash’s Christian Borle, also Foster’s ex-husband). There’s a spark between them, and Liza takes a chance with him, personally and professionally, sharing a confidence. (Her real age, perhaps?) Borle returns in next week’s episode.
Inside Tuesday TV: A fitting coda to June’s Pride month on Freeform’s The Bold Type (8/7c): Adena (Nikohl Boosheri) reluctantly takes girlfriend Kat (Aisha Dee) out on the town to meet her friends, and guess who embraces New York’s lesbian scene with gusto?… TCM’s month-long salute to movie musicals on Tuesday and Thursdays hits a high note with a day and night devoted to 1960s musicals. Prime-time highlights include two spectaculars featuring Tony-winning actors reprising their stage roles: Rex Harrison mentoring Audrey Hepburn’s Eliza Doolittle in 1964’s best-picture winner My Fair Lady (8/7c), followed by Robert Preston’s bravura con man Harold Hill, losing his heart to Shirley Jones in 1962’s The Music Man (11/10c)… The CW’s dystopian The 100 (9/8c) has always been about making tough choices, and that’s the case again when Bellamy (Bob Morley) is put in an impossible position by Clarke’s (Eliza Taylor) devotion to protecting Madi (Lola Flannery).
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Salvation was exceptional last night. The lady that plays the president owns it! Wow what an actress. I remember her on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. This superior show is on par with regular season shows for me. So far, no signs of a sophomore slump.
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Yes. It was very enjoyable. I know the lady president from a season she did as a main character on The Walking Dead, and she was excellent in that too.
Interesting to note: When she said she wanted Darius to be vice president, my first thought was, "Wasn't he born English, and wouldn't he have to be born American to take over if something happened to her?" I liked the way they solved that problem by saying he was actually born here making him a US Citizen from birth.
Also, did you know the actor who plays Darius (Santiago Cabrera) was born in Venezuela to Chilean parents? I was surprised to find that out last year when the show first came on. I knew him from Merlin and The Musketeers.
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Well now that you mentioned the actor's name , I'm not surprised his lineage is from South America. Santiago Cabrera sounds like its from a Latin country. Excellent actor by the way.
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Did you ever watch the ending of Genius: Picasso? I haven't yet, and I'm still not sure I care enough to bother.
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Nope, and for the same reason as you.
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I too know Cabrera from The Musketeers. I don't really remember him from Merlin, so thanks for mentioning that he was in that. (I thought that was a very good show, too.) And yeah, my first thought was that he was British, so how could he be VP? But like all good TV, that was resolved in a single sentence. 🙂
I admit, though, that Darius being named VP was a bit of an eye-roller for me. Not really sure what purpose it serves. (Even if he is supposedly a 'calming effect' and a solid presence to help soothe us antsy Americans, haha.)
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She wasn't sure who in the government might be in league with the vice president who tried to overthrow her and needed an outsider she was sure was on her side.
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I enjoyed it too. I looked at the clock during a cmmercial and was shocked to find the show was half over... seemed like it had just begun. I was a little surprised at the actor who played Joe (RIP). Average Joe, I guess you could call him. He was a regular in Battlestar Galactica, but lately all I've seen him in is guest spots. (And in a lot of sci-fi type shows, btw.)
One thing I did not realize from last season's finale--or if I knew it then, had forgotten it--was that the people in the bunker included regular people who happened to be at Tanz headquarters. I thought it was only the "chosen" people, those who were slated to go to Mars. That's why I was shocked that Grace didn't seem concerned about leaving her daughter. But I guess they were only in the bunker (hopefully) temporarily while there were missiles aimed at the US.
Oh, another thing I wondered: why did Liam's girlfriend (her name is Jillian, I think?) leave him in the middle of the night and go to stay with Grace? Liam was going to work with Re/Syst, he had no choice, so why did she leave, and why skulk away without saying goodbye? Did they explain that?
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I forgot about a lot of plot points from last summer. The recap wasn't very effective. I can't answer your questions.
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Two episodes of 100 Code tonight! Plus, America's Got Talent, Animal Kingdom, and Humans for me.
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Hey, I just noticed on my TV's guide, the two episodes of 100 Code are at 10 and 11pm. Those are the times on the east coast, anyway. And that stinks. I have to get up early tomorrow, and might not be able to stay awake 'til midnight. Luckily the show re-airs throughout the week, so I should be able to catch up with the 2nd episode at some point.
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Don't you have a way to record the 2nd one?
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I don't have any type of DVR, but I just discovered that Spectrum's On Demand has 100 Code in the list, so I can watch it that way. In fact... this is weird, but since the first season of 100 Code actually aired in 2015, the On Demand service already has BOTH of tonight's episodes available. So I might start watching them now. 😀
Update: I clearly saw the episodes of 100 Code in my On Demand menu, but when I went back just now to start watching, they were gone. I can see The 100 (on The CW), but not 100 Code. Really strange.... I saw the episode titles, and everything.
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Yeah...I forget what show it was, but something I missed last week was already available On Demand when it aired, and sometimes, they post the whole season ahead of time...never a major network though.
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I'm sure both eps will be on On Demand tomorrow, or Thursday at latest. Plus, WGN re-airs the episodes during the week, so I'll be able to catch up one way or another.
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