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Despite a few strange moments – like the boys’ instant and somewhat awkward attraction to the main character – the show is genuinely endearing. Teen romances often show us how dating can succeed or fail as young people discover themselves. These shows also offer a bit of escapism, frequently focusing on wealth, power, and social standing alongside love. Ultimately, it’s simply enjoyable to watch attractive characters navigate a series of increasingly unlikely challenges as they try to sort things out.

Though Jon M. Chu’s *Wicked* wasn’t an Oscar winner, the team behind it has a chance to earn that recognition with the upcoming sequel, *For Good*. Many fans, myself included, have already enjoyed rewatching the first movie through streaming services. Now, the final trailer for the second film is here, and it’s incredibly impressive. However, I’m concerned it reveals too much of the story for people who haven’t seen the original stage production.

I’ve watched *The Voice* for 28 seasons, and I thought I’d seen it all, but Jacob Ryan Gustafson’s Blind Audition was truly something special! He used his performance to propose to his girlfriend, and honestly, I was completely captivated – especially by the coaches’ reactions. Michael Bublé’s words were just so sweet and genuine, it was a beautiful moment!

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I appreciated how the episode didn’t immediately focus on the tension between Will and Sylvia. Sylvia was a little annoyed when Will brought up their complicated relationship, but she had other things on her mind. She’d been offered a full-time job as an event planner at Cabo Carrie’s, and she wasn’t sure she wanted to work that much. However, her marriage was really struggling. Charlie was busy writing his book and wasn’t helping around the house, their foster dog was being aggressive towards visitors, and when Sylvia jokingly wished she was divorced after hearing about Katie’s free time, Charlie got angry.

The shocking violence of this scene feels disturbingly relevant today, and it presents a significant shift for a show usually focused on the clumsy antics of a mismatched spy team and their complicated relationship with MI5. It’s more than just a wake-up call; the brief conversation between the campaign worker and the shooter is particularly impactful. While intelligence agencies typically spend considerable effort understanding a suspect’s motivations, the victim instantly grasps them. Later, MI5’s report on the shooter, identified as Rob True, reveals a painfully predictable profile: a man who felt rejected by women, ignored by society, and threatened by changes to his sense of British identity, wanting to inflict his pain on others. It’s a sadly familiar and unoriginal story.

As a film and TV fan, I’m really feeling like things are hitting their stride with this season, especially in the latest episode, “Bags.” It finally feels like we’re getting a good look at the core of the story, diving deeper into Project Odessa and figuring out just how bad the new dean really is. And Cipher? Wow, he’s become such a looming presence, even when he’s *not* on screen – Hamish Linklater is absolutely nailing that unsettling vibe.

It took UBN’s team a while to realize Iranian hackers had accessed the CCTV footage showing Alex trying to help Roya, an Iranian fencer, and her father, a nuclear scientist, escape and defect to the U.S. The team then falsely accused Alex of orchestrating the entire plan, claiming she’d used the interview as a cover. It’s absurd, considering Alex had just angered the Iranians a couple of days prior. Instead of offering support, Celine, Stella, and John from Legal just stared at a distressed Alex as if she were already guilty. Alex had to point out that UBN had recently developed AI technology capable of making it seem like she spoke dozens of languages – shouldn’t Stella, the ‘Queen of AI’ who championed this technology, be the one investigating? Especially considering Stella was present during Paul Marks’ hack of UBN just two years ago. No one will give Alex the benefit of the doubt. They offer empty assurances of investigation, but their expressions clearly show they’re just going through the motions until they can fire her. Alex is left wondering why she even works there.