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Melanie begins to realise her position of power is under imminent threat and starts to take desperate measures, using the young Miles as both a potential engineer for the elite quarters of the engine and as a lure for Layton. Layton himself is busy making his own plans. He...
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Bruised and battered by the surprise outcome of the national 2016 election, senior campaign consultant Gary Zimmer (Steve Carell) despairs that he can make any Democrat electable and even subsequent shifts in the political landscape do little to make him want to re-enter the fray. But when one of...
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The reconciliation of the Vega family is cut short as Lewis brings word of Diego’s lynching – sadly, knowing full well the chaos and violence that it will bring. As the news hits at the Crimson Cat, Fly Rico tries to find the words to placate the crowd, but...
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In the wake of the trial Melanie realises that the reactions to the verdict could tear the train apart on a social level. But that could become a literal catastrophe when a minor engineering fault escalates into a situation that could derail the 1001-carriage transport and her knowledge of...
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It has been a hard time for the Vega family, torn in many directions by Magda’s manipulations and their own conflicted priorities – perhaps they need to forget their troubles for a night. Maria and Son Raul decide to go out for a rare break into the city. But...
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As the opening scenes and credits start on Naughty Dog‘s The Last of Us: Part 2, there’s a genuine anticipation usually reserved for the movie-theatre and a mega-million franchise title. After several delays over the last six months, the arrival in your mailbox of the PS4 game is something...
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Though it lead to major divisions and discussions earlier this year when first broadcast on HBO, Watchmen – Damon Lindelof’s thematic ‘sequel’ to the Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons epic, groundbreaking 1980’s graphic novel – certainly covered a lot of ground and received a lot of attention. Though it...
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The trial of LJ Folger (Annalise Basso) begins with plenty of people already deciding what the outcome should be. Pressure is put on Melanie (Jennifer Connelly) from the likes of LJ’s rich and powerful parents but also from the less rich, but still highly influential Audrey (Lena Hall), mistress...
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Magda has begun to draw together the various threads with which her personas have hooked their men… but suddenly they seem to be resisting her wishes. Craft, Townsend and Mateo all seek to carve their own path rather than the one ‘Elsa’/’Alex’/’Rio’ is forging for them in blood and...