Hitman 1.3 - Jaguar

Hitman: Jaguar

Genre: Action

Director: Francis Lawrence

Writer: Dwight Gallo

Based on the video game series

Cast: Ed Skrein, Charlotte Riley, Christian Berkel, Iain Armitage, Ulrich Thomsen, Gabriel Bateman and Andrew Divoff

Plot: At the ICA base in Greenland, ICA director Erich Soders (Ulrich Thomsen) discusses the success of the Hong Kong job with Diana Burnwood (Charlotte Riley). Soders asks Burnwood if she thinks 47 is ready for more of a covert challenge. Burnwood tells Soders that 47 might as well be a robot with the precision and coldness in which he executes his tasks. Her evaluation pleases Soders, and he tells Burnwood to brief 47 on his latest mission.

Agent 47 (Ed Skrein) sits in his bare room in the ICA barracks. Burnwood enters the room and sits down across from 47. She asks 47 if he likes the heat. He tells her he has no temperature preferences. Burnwood rolls her eyes and tells him that his next job will be in the sweltering jungles of Colombia. His target will be Colombian drug lord Pablo Belisario, who is hiding out at a hidden compound in the jungle. He will need to locate the compound and kill Belisario. Burnwood tells him there will no need to create a cover or make it look like an accident. Nobody will be surprised by the murder of a drug lord, after all.

Flashback: Young 47 (Iain Armitage) and 6 (Gabriel Bateman) sit at different tables while eating lunch in the cafeteria at the asylum. They continue to converse in morse code while appearing to most that they have stopped conspiring together.

Agent 47 parachutes out of a plane over the Colombian jungles. He walks into a village where they warn him about being out in the jungle at night. 47 inquires why and the locals tell him the legend of the Jungle God, a beast that preys on those who wander into the jungle at night. 47 tells them that there's no such thing as monsters and heads into the darkness of the jungle to find the entrance to Belisario's compound.

47 heads into the jungle where he hears a roar. He sees a set of yellow eyes staring at him. 47, not to be intimidated, keeps moving. The beast lets out another roar and 47 shoots at it with a silenced pistol several times. The beasts moans and collapses. 47 moves closer to check out his kill, revealing not a monster or god, but a large jaguar. 47 keeps moving and finally finds the hidden entrance to the compound as it begins to rain.

As he enters the tunnel to the compound he hears Diana in his ear telling him there is a new objective. After killing Belisario, he is to blow up the compound's drug lab so that no one else can take over Belisario's operation. 47 sees a guard up ahead and silently kills him and takes his uniform. Now in disguise as one of Belisario's soldiers, 47 can move somewhat freely throughout the compound as long as he keeps his head down.

47 exits the tunnels and walks out into the compound. He heads through a gate and begins searching for the drug lab. He finds what looks like a barn and heads inside. He observes the workings of a large scale cocaine processing and packing operation. Making a mental note of the lab's location, 47 leaves the building and starts walking toward a large mansion on the compound. Surely, Belisario would be located there.

Pablo Belisario (Andrew Divoff) is seated in his mansion in front of a huge mountain of cocaine. Clearly he's made a habit of dipping into his own supply. 47 enters the mansion and begins taking the guards out with his knife. Belisario, paranoid from the cocaine, grabs his gold-plated AK-47 and points at the door, thinking he's heard something. He fires at the door. 47 watches as the guard watching the door to Belisario's bedroom is riddled with bullets. 47 peeks through a bullet hole in the door, and Belisario fires again. 47 narrowly dodges the shot. 47 takes a deep breath and opens the door. Belisario begins firing again, until he is out of bullets. While Belisario looks for another clip of ammo, 47 silently enters the room and hides behind a pillar. Belisario, now re-loaded, begins searching the large room for 47. He fires a barrage of bullets at all of the furniture. 47 sneaks up behind him and slits his throat. With Belisario dead, 47 plants a C4 charge on a vat of chemicals in the drug lab. 47 drives out of the compound in a jeep as the drug lab explodes.

Young 47 and 6 continue to communicate via morse code through the wall between their cells. Dr. Ort-Meyer (Christian Berkel) is once again watching from the surveillance room. Now though he has rigged the rooms for sound. He listens to the taps and takes notes to figure out what they are saying.

Agent 47 returns to his room at the ICA barracks and finds a note on his bed. It says: Two down, three to go. 47 isn't sure what it means, but decides to keep it to himself. He hides the note when he hears someone walking down the hall.

Gauntlet 1.4 - Week 4

Gauntlet - Week 4

Genre: Sports / Drama

Executive Producer: Antoine Fuqua

Writer: Matt Parker

Cast : William Fichtner, Josh Duhamel, Trevor Jackson, Eric Roberts, John David Washington and Brian Dennehy

Plot: Jefferson Thomas (Trevor Jackson) is swarmed by reporters in the locker room after the game in Los Angeles. It is revealed that after he took over for the injured Lincoln Tatum, Thomas ran for over 200 yards and four touchdowns, completely shattering many rookie records during the game - which turned out to be a blowout win for the Memphis Pharaohs over the Los Angeles Royals 45-20. Quarterback Tim Collins (Josh Duhamel) is a little annoyed with how much Thomas is eating up the spotlight, but decides to let the rookie have his day. Coach Ken Heath (William Fichtner) comes over, interrupting the interviews, to give Thomas the game ball for his performance.

Lincoln Tatum (John David Washington) watches the post-game interviews from a hospital room after being rushed to the emergency room. Coach Heath arrives late that night and asks Tatum how he's doing. Tatum tells him that he's probably done, no bracing it up and trying to grit through the injury at this point. Coach Heath informs him that he's going to have to put him on injured-reserve, definitely ending his season. Tatum understands and says it's for the best.

Monday morning, the team flies back to Memphis, and Thomas discovers that he is now the toast of the town. Everyone wants a piece of him. Local businesses want him to endorse their products, the local news wants a one-on-one interview, and women are all over him. Thomas is finally living his dream. Coach Heath calls Thomas, reminding him that it is his turn to represent the team at the children's hospital. Thomas tries to talk his way out of it, but Heath tells him that if he doesn't show it's going to result in a huge fine. Thomas asks why, and Heath tells Thomas that he is contractually obligated to attend all pre-planned team public events or he will incur a fine of the team's choosing. Heath then hangs up.

Thomas arrives at the children's hospital and finds the event already underway. Tim Collins is already there chatting with the patients, taking pictures, and talking about football. The kids all get very excited when Thomas enters. Thomas signs some autographs, but clearly doesn't want to be there. Collins is clearly jealous of the attention Thomas is getting, but grits his teeth and reminds himself that it's for the kids. Collins watches Thomas and notices him pocket a bottle of painkillers from one of the kids' bedside tables. Collins pulls Thomas aside and quietly asks him what he thinks he's doing stealing from sick children. Thomas doesn't get what the big deal is since they're at a hospital where there's plenty of medications for them. Collins warns that if he sees him do it again that he'll break his hand. Thomas pushes Collins away from him and storms out of the hospital, dropping the pill bottle on his way out.

Thomas enjoys a night out on the town at the clubs. When the clubs have all closed down, Thomas heads out to the Lamborghini he has rented. He takes out some cocaine and begins cutting it up with a credit card. A police officer knocks on his window. Thomas panics and attempts to hide the drugs, but he is pulled out of the car by the officer. The cops find a plastic bag with several grams of white powder in it. They question Thomas, and he acknowledges that the white powder is cocaine. He is booked at the police station in downtown Memphis. In the morning, Thomas is brought before Judge Graves (Brian Dennehy), who asks Thomas if he understands the charges. Coach Heath and the Pharaohs' owner Leonard Palmer (Eric Roberts) enter the courtroom. The judge tells Thomas that the charges against him have been dropped and advises him to stay out of trouble. Thomas asks Coach Heath and Palmer how they got him out of trouble, and Palmer tells Thomas that Judge Graves is an old friend of his family. Heath tells Thomas that he isn't out of trouble yet and tells him to head to the practice facility immediately.

Coach Heath and Thomas go over game tape together on their next opponent, the Atlanta Argonauts. Heath asks Thomas to name the different defensive coverages they use to stop the run, but Thomas doesn't understand the terminology. Coach Heath says that's what he expected, and that Thomas can have all the natural athletic ability in the world but if he doesn't understand the game he will never be a true star player. Thomas simply nods his head. Heath tells him that he will personally be administering drug tests for Thomas every day for the rest of the season or he will let the league know about his arrest, which would surely result in a lengthy suspension.

Come game day, Tim Collins shows up at the stadium and is surprised to see Thomas there already, going over game film with the coaches. Collins is used to being the first player there and joins Thomas and the coaches in the film room. Heath and the other coaches are quizzing Thomas on the coverages, and he's doing better than expected. Even Collins is impressed, joking that maybe he'll know the playbook now.

Out on the field, Collins asks Thomas if he's clean and Thomas says he is. Collins tells him it's hard to get over the initial hump, but once he does it will be much smoother sailing, revealing that he used to be addicted to pain killers he got after a shoulder surgery.

Reading a blitz on the first play of the game, Collins calls an audible. Thomas looks nervous as he deciphers the playcall. Collins takes the snap and pitches the ball to Thomas. Collins then runs out for a deep pass, Thomas rears back and hits a wide open Collins for a deep connection. Collins then outruns the defense for a long touchdown on the first play of the game. Collins and Thomas celebrate the touchdown as the Pharaohs go up 6-0 over the visiting Atlanta Argonauts.

Survivor: Last Resort: Cape Verde 1.3 & 1.4 - Episode 3-4

Survivor: Last Resort: Cape Verde 1.3 & 1.4 - Episode 3 & 4
Writer: Chad Taylor

Returning to camp from Tribal Council, Puma is angry at being blindsided while Gail seems complacent - having experienced the same thing the Tribal before. Just as mad are the duo of Chad and Jose, who didn’t expect Jim and Puma to turn on them. They give Kaiser props for playing the idol and point out that they now make up half of the tribe.

In confessional, Jose talks about how he likes his spot in the game right now. Due to his big personality and lack of athletic skill, Kaiser will always be a target in front of him. While Chad is his ride-and-die at the moment, he mentions that Chad’s impressive athletic ability will be detrimental once they start competing for individual immunity and so that is another meat shield he can hide behind. He mischievously rubs his hands together like a mastermind.

At the Brava camp, Jim Bonds is in a self-congratulatory mood given that he won the last/decisive one-on-one battle in the last immunity challenge. He is talking about his ultimate goal of opening a Bond-themed night club where he can perform his act and be the head of the house. In a confessional, Bonds scales back the facade a bit and says that times have been getting harder the more years pass since Die Another Day. He openly wonders if will soon have to make a mid-life change of profession that he’s not ready for.

There is still a simmering tension between Bonds and Sally as they both want control of the tribe. As such, when Bonds volunteers to lead the tribe in a fishing expedition with their new kit, Sally also volunteers. It is another group building opportunity for an already strong tribe. This is a particularly enlightening moment for Rajon, a city boy who has never fished a day in is life. Francis, from the Midwest, senses this and offers to show him how.

The two become close friends as a result. This leaves the tribe with three discernable pairs: the quiet observers in Fiona & Megan, the budding athletic power couple in Laura & Chase, and the fun-loving duo of Francis & Rajon. And of course, Sally & Bonds are the only other two and both trying to jockey power amongst these groups - although, in a confessional, Sally does say that she has thought about trying to partner with Bonds as a power duo to really run the game. However, she keeps this idea to herself for now.

It is time for the immunity challenge. One tribe member would act as a caller to guide their five blindfolded tribemates to collect ten items scattered in a field and bring them to the tribe mat. Once all ten items were collected, one pair would have to be guided to collect a set of keys and then to a locked chest. The first tribe to unlock the chest and bring it to their tribe mat wins. Kaiser and Sally act as the callers while Megan and Francis sit out for Togo. This does prove to be a good battle given that the two callers are both very clear communicators. It turns out that Sally’s tribemates are better at following orders and so they lead their tribe to victory. Another defeat for Togo.

Tensions are very high on Togo beach. Everyone is disappointed in losing again, especially Puma. Her anger combined with her competitive spirit make for a lethal combo and she is fuming. Jim, being her closest ally in the game, tries to cool her down. Puma isolates herself and says she doesn’t want to talk game at the moment. Knowing they have a solid three, Chad and Jose are a bit relaxed but still tense due to another loss.

They talk about needing to convince a fourth person to join them in the vote so as to avoid a tie. Chad asks what happens in a tie and Jose explains that the controversial Purple Rock rule. First, they re-vote and if the second vote remains deadlocked, everyone but the two people who were voted for must blindly draw a rock from a sack. Most of the rocks are white but one is purple and the person who draws that goes home - seemingly at random. Hearing this scares the shit out of Chad.

Meanwhile, Kaiser, Chad, and Jose lay out their options. Do they go with the logical choice of Gail, who has no support system anymore? Do they try to rope in Gail even though they’ve already taken out two of her allies? If so, should they target Jim or Puma? They end up leaning towards the easy option: taking out Gail and worrying about Jim/Puma later.

Jim talks with Gail, who is down and out and knows she is the next target. Jim talks her down from the ledge and says that she is not the weakest link on the tribe. He and Puma agree that they should again target Kaiser and see if they can convince Chad, Jose, or both to turn against him. Gail theorizes that they only aligned with him because of his idol and Jim agrees. He hunts down Chad and proposes them with the temporary alliance to take out Kaiser and strengthen the tribe. Knowing that Chad is a guy’s guy, he emphasizes the tribe’s lack of ability in competitions. Chad is very hesitant and not ready to make a commitment without Jose there. Jim says he understands but tells him to think it over.

Having heard Jim’s pitch from Chad, Jose approaches Jim and tries to talk him into voting out Gail. Jim says he will consider it but he’s not sure if it will help him at all going forward. Jose tells him that they could form a strong foursome and Jim shakes his head in agreement - even if he doesn’t mean it. Jim leaves him with a parting message asking what worth Kaiser is to Jose in the game. Jose agrees that he isn’t as beneficial as he was before.

At tribal council, everyone feels like things are up in the air. While past Tribal Councils kept things close to the chest, this one opens up quickly with people pointing fingers at each other. Jose openly admits that Gail is at the bottom of the totem pole while Gail is quick to respond that she is his target (she may be bluffing). This freaks out Jose, who assumed that Kaiser would have been her target. Puma, who has stayed silent most of this time, despites to speak up and points all the blame on Kaiser. Her anger is peaking and she says that she is sick of being in a tribe that is so complacent with losing in favor of “strategy”. So no strategy from her, she is outright targeting Kaiser and Gail, after that.

It gets worse when Gail defends herself and says that Puma was just as much a part of that strategy in the first week so she can’t recuse herself now. Jose whispers to Chad. Puma blatantly says that the all-girl alliance would have led to a weak tribe, to which Gail says that if that’s true, then why is the male-majority tribe not dominating challenges? Jim is sweating, not expecting Puma to go off like that. He is unsure if Puma is switching her vote to Gail and can’t talk to her privately because Puma is seething. This exchange is cathartic for Gail, who didn’t lash out on Puma when Puma betrayed her originally because Rose calmed her down. Puma’s temper tantrum allows Gail to let out her resentment as well.

Amidst, the chaos Jeff says it is time to vote. After the votes have been cast, he says that if anyone has a Hidden Immunity Idol, now would be the time to play it. Nobody does. He’ll read the votes…

First vote...Gail

….Kaiser

….Puma

Puma laughs in a pissed-off disbelief.

….Puma

….Gail

2 votes Gail, 2 votes Puma, 1 vote Kaiser, 1 vote left

Jeff reaches for the final parchment. The third person voted off of Survivor: Last Resort...Puma. Puma is still passive-aggressively laughing while everyone else sits in a stunned silence - confused by the votes ended up playing out. Jim, in particular, drops his head in disbelief.

Votes for Gail: Chad, Jose
Votes for Puma: Kaiser, Jim, Gail
Votes for Kaiser: Puma

Back at camp, all of the tribemates are in a state of confusion. Who voted for whom? Kaiser is upfront about having switched his vote to Puma because she was openly targeting him. Gail says something similar - she had no choice but to vote for her after that heated exchange. Given that it is highly unlikely that Jose and Chad split their votes, it becomes clear that Jim must have turned on Puma and voted her out.

In confessional, Jim breaks from his usual level-headed demeanor and says that he totally misread that tribal council and likely cost his game because of it. Amidst the chaos, he saw Chad and Jose whispering and assumed they were switching to Puma. So he tried to cut his losses and be on the right side of the vote but that failed miserably considering he was the swing vote that sent his closest ally home. He says that he will act like he did it on purpose, even though that is far from the truth. He does admit that Puma’s tirade proves that she could have been a liability down the line so he is going to act like voting her out was his plan all along.

In private, Jose and Chad exchange notes and talk about how savage it was that Jim voted out his closest ally - unaware that it was on accident. Jose frets that Jim might be one of his main competitions in regards to strategy. Meanwhile, Kaiser and Jim grow a little closer as a result of being on the same side of the vote.

Probst brings the two tribes together and informs them of a surprise reward challenge. The winner receive a classic American meal: hamburgers, french fries, and ice cold refreshments. This sounds extremely appetizing to both tribes but especially the Togo, who are clearly struggling. In a triumphant manner, Togo win the reward challenge and are absolutely elated.

Despite their dwindling numbers, the feast momentarily raises the spirits of the Togo tribe. It is not exactly kumbaya but everyone is getting along - even Jose and Gail. They reminisce about this first week and a half and how abysmal their tribe is - openly willing to laugh at themselves..

When Brava return to their beach, they talk about their surprise that Togo voted out one of their strongest tribemates. They are not coy about their speculation that there is an all-male alliance brewing on the other side.

While Rajon is out gathering wood, he notices a weird symbol hidden with the hole of a tree. Upon further investigation, he discovers that this is a hidden immunity idol. Rajon has never seen the show so he does not know what this is. Upon reading the instructions, he is very happy with the newfound power in his hands.

Most of the others - Megan, Fiona, Francis, Bonds, Laura and Chase - hang around camp and talk about how Sally’s annoying leadership style. Bonds notices Sally off by herself and wanders off to go visit her. Once he does, Fiona talks about how Bonds is just as bad but they are only more vocal about Sally because she is a woman. When Bonds talks to Sally, he notices that she is noticeably down. Despite not being close to Bonds, she is ready to talk to someone and opens up about how today is the one-year anniversary of her husband’s death. He was a serviceman overseas who died in an accident. Bonds comforts her and tells her she is making him proud by being out here.

In confessional, Francis says that he is getting anxious by all of Brava’s wins. He came here to play Survivor and it does it feel like he can yet. He feels like he is in a good spot at the moment, with strong friendships with Laura, Chase, and Rajon. So he’s ready to make a move. He is going to throw the immunity challenge tonight to intentionally send Brava to Tribal Council.

At the immunity challenge, Rajon, Megan, and Bonds sit out to even the tribe numbers. The challenge consists of a 20 ft. brick wall, which 3 contestants from each tribe must use materials to build a path to get to the top of. There, there will be puzzle pieces that the remaining two contestants must solve. The first half is Chad/Jose/Jim vs. Sally/Laura/Chase. They pretty evenly matched with Togo having a slight advantage. However, their momentum stops with the dysfunction of Gail and Kaiser as a team. This puts Francis is in a tough situation as he tries to stall and make Brava last to complete the puzzle. Fiona, however, is having none of it and is instructing him where to put the right pieces (leaving him no choice but to do what she says…or else). Despite Togo finally getting something going, their dysfunction was too detrimental and Brava completes their puzzle first.

Despite the highs of the reward win, the spirits have once again dropped in this tribe. Gail - knowing she is on the bottom - starts working hard. In confessional, she talks about how she did not come here to be taken out behind the shed. She has persevered in her career and she will persevere on Survivor.

She starts bouncing from one tribe-member to another. She pitches taking out Jose to Jim and Kaiser. Only moments later, she tells Chad and Jose that she wants to take out Kaiser. Jose counters by asking if she’d be willing to vote for Jim. She is surprised to hear this and is willing to take the bait, given that it is even the slightest glimmer of hope.

Chad asks Jose if he was being serious to Gail and he says he was just exploring his options. As he said earlier, Jim seems like his biggest strategic threat and now might be the time to take him out. He also kinda feels sorry for Gail as she has no support system anymore. Chad is dismissive and says they should keep Jim as he could be a more solid ally if they have to mix with the other tribe. Jose finds his game at a crossroads and is unsure what to do.

At tribal council, they talk about the repeated losing the toll it takes on their mental strength. Kaiser says he thought this was their week given the reward win and that this challenge was puzzle-based. Maybe things just aren’t meant to be. Things are nowhere near as contentious as the last few tribal councils as everyone just seems bummed to be back here. Jeff asks Chad if there is anyone person to blame for their failures and he denies this notion. They are all key to the tribe and when the tribe fails, it is on each and every one of them. The rest of them agree with this notion. Chad turns to Jose and whispers if the plan is still on and Jose confirms. Jeff says it is time to vote.

If anyone has a hidden immunity idol, now would be the time to play it. No one does. Jeff says it is time to read the votes.

First vote...Jose

...Gail

...Gail

Fourth person voted out of Survivor: Last Resort, Gail. The tribe has spoken.

In her post-show confessional, Gail is disappointed with herself but feels like she’s had her back against the wall the whole time. She really wishes she could get a do-over and really go hard after the guys.

Votes for Jose: Gail
Votes for Gail: Jose, Chad, Kaiser, Jim

Next time on Survivor...Jeff is talking to the two tribes. “I hope you’re not too comfortable with your current tribes because we are changing things up.” He smiles.