Hitman 1.4 - Fuchs Brothers

Hitman 1.4 - Fuchs Brothers

Genre: Action

Director: Francis Lawrence

Writer: Dwight Gallo

Based on the video game series

Cast: Ed Skrein, Charlotte Riley, Christian Berkel, Iain Armitage, Gabriel Bateman, Jurgen Prochnow, Oleg Taktarov and Sebastian Koch

Plot: After Agent 47 (Ed Skrein) arrives back at the ICA barracks following the job in Colombia. Diana Burnwood (Charlotte Riley) informs 47 that the intelligence service of an unnamed country has uncovered a plot to detonate a chemical bomb in Budapest and feel that the best method of stopping it would be to have the suspected culprits murdered before it can happen. She tells him that the suspects are the Fuchs Brothers, two brothers who are international terrorists. Burnwood gives 47 a plane ticket to Serbia where one of the brothers is supposedly going to be purchasing the bomb they intend to use.

After landing in Serbia, he ends up hiking through some mountains and to a top secret facility along the coast. Diana's tells him via earpiece that one of the Fuchs brothers should be meeting with a Serbian general to discuss the sale of the bomb on a submarine docked at the facility. Diana tells him he needs to infiltrate the submarine to verify that Fuchs and the bomb are onboard. 47 then needs to blow up the submarine with C4 charges and leave the area.

47 sneaks onto the submarine. Onboard he sees Fabian Fuchs (Sebastian Koch) discussing the sale with General Sergei Bjarkov (Olgen Taktarov). The conversation gets heated when Fuchs finds out that the bomb isn't ready. Bjarkov shows Fuchs the weapons lab onboard of the submarine and tells him that it will be ready by the next day, but that payment needs to be made upfront. Fabian tells him that's not acceptable since that's not the way he and his brother operate their business. The conversation between Fuchs and Bjarkov becomes more and more tense and combative. 47 starts making his way off the submarine when he hears several gunshots. 47 sets up C4 charges near the submarine's exit hatch and leaves the area. Once he gets back on the mountain, he detonates the charges, sinking the submarine.

Flashback: Young 47 (Iain Armitage) is taken into an examination room at the asylum and given several shots. This angers 47, who then stabs a doctor repeatedly with several needles, killing him. Dr. Ort-Meyer (Christian Berkel) orders 47 to be restrained by security.

47 is then sent to Budapest to kill the remaining Fuchs brother. At the Bath Hotel in downtown Budapest, Frantz Fuchs (Jurgen Prochnow) is waiting for his brother to arrive with the weapon, unaware that he has been killed. 47 disguises himself as hotel staff and brings a room service cart up to Fuchs' room. Once Fuchs opens the door, 47 brings the cart into the room. 47 then quickly and silently kills Fuchs using a butter knife. Just as 47 is about to leave the room he spots a letter addressed from a previous target, Lee Hong. 47 pockets the letter and leaves the hotel.

Young 47 is attacked in the bathroom by one of the other young residents at the asylum. 47 is struggling against his bigger oponent, and taking a beating. 6 (Gabriel Bateman) arrives in the bathroom and beats the other kid to death to protect 47. 47 thanks 6 for arriving just in time. 6 tells 47 that he's going to have to get stronger and tougher if they're going to break out of that place.

47 looks over the letter on his flight back to ICA. The letter is cryptic, but Hong refers to a group of people, but outside of that, 47 isn't sure what to make of it. He hides it in his room and goes to sleep.

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Gauntlet 1.5 - Bye Week

Gauntlet - Bye Week

Genre: Sports / Drama

Executive Producer: Antoine Fuqua

Writer: Matt Parker

Cast : William Fichtner, Josh Duhamel, Trevor Jackson, Eric Roberts, John David Washington Saffron Burrows, Kat Graham, B.D. Wong, Jaimie Alexander and Asher Angel

Plot: After another strong showing against the Atlanta Argonauts, rookie running back Jefferson Thomas (Trevor Jackson) is the toast of the town. He is shooting a sit-down interview with Sports Net reporter Natalie Cornish (Jaimie Alexander). Thomas comes across as very cocky and egotistical in the interview, but everyone is enjoying it. After the interview, Thomas asks Natalie if she wants to get a drink, but she turns him down since she has to get back to the studio and edit the interview. Thomas gives her his number anyways.

Lincoln Tatum (John David Washington) is at the hospital about to undergo surgery on his knee. Memphis Pharaohs' team doctor Dr. Clifford Chen (B.D. Wong) is telling Tatum what the expect when he wakes up. Tatum is then wheeled down the hall to the surgical room. He is put under anesthezia. Dr. Chen is supervising the surgery to make sure all goes according to plan. During the surgery, one of the surgeon's nicks a vain causing blood to spurt from Tatum's lef. Dr. Chen kicks that doctor out of the operating room, and takes the lead himself. Dr. Chen stops the bleeding and finishes the surgery.

Even though it is the team's Bye Week, Pharaohs' head coach Ken Heath (William Fichtner) is sticking with his usual routine, preparing as if they had a game that week. While he's in his office, team owner Leonard Palmer (Eric Roberts) enters the facility. He sits down in Heath's office and watches him work. Palmer tells him that he is happy with the team's performance, especially with how Heath has managed to get the most out of Thomas after such a rough start to the season.

Pharaohs' quarterback Tim Collins (Josh Duhamel) is at a nice restaurant with Memphis mayor Sharon Matthews (Saffron Burrows). Based on the reaction of the other restaurant patrons, they are the city's new power couple. She invites him to a family event that weekend to meet her son. Collins says he would be happy to meet him. Several fans come up and ask for pictures with Collins. He admits to Sharon that it's been a while since he's gotten this much attention for his playing.

Thomas gets an a text from Nikki (Kat Graham) who asks to urgently meet with him. They meet at his place. He assumes she's there for sex and starts making a pass at her, but she insists she's not in the mood. This angers Thomas and he tells her to leave. She tells him that she's pregnant. He doesn't believe her and thinks she's just after his money now that he's a star. She insists that she's telling the truth. He tells her to get an abortion or he'll kill her. She leaves his house crying.

Leonard Palmer and Mayor Sharon Matthews are meeting once again to discuss the possibility of a new stadium. He tells her that ticket sales are through the roof with the team's success the last couple weeks. She says that for all she knows they're just lucking out that their rookie running back is hot at the right moment. He asks her to talk to the city council about the possible bond measure so they can make a deal while they're on a hot streak. She wonders why now. Palmer tells her that the public is less likely to complain about the stadium bond measure if the team is on a hot streak. Sharon tells Palmer she'll think about it and let him know.

Jefferson Thomas arrives at the practice facility next to the stadium and sees workers take down the giant banner of Lincoln Tatum and replace it with a large banner of himself. Thomas smiles and enters the facility. Thomas heads to Coach Heath's office. They discuss the bye week. Thomas then takes a drug test, which he passes. Coach Heath tells him to keep up the good work in staying clean, while subtly reminding him that he'll bench his ass regardless of how well he's playing if he tests positive for anything. Thomas tells him that he understands. Thomas then hits the weight room.

At a family event, Sharon introduces Collins to her son David (Asher Angel). David is not impressed by Collins dating his mom, but asks a bunch of questions about Jefferson Thomas. Collins doesn't really want to talk about his arrogant young teammate, but humors David to impress Sharon. Later, Sharon thanks Collins for trying to impress her son. 

Survivor: Last Resort: Cape Verde 1.5 - Episode 5

Survivor: Last Resort: Cape Verde 1.5 - Episode 5
Writer: Chad Taylor

The Togo tribe complacently return to their camp after yet another vote-off. However, this time they find a letter there waiting for them. The letter reads “As a group, please decide who you think are the two strongest players on Brava to bring over to your tribe.” They are excited by this prospect of boosting their chances in challenges, while also knowing that if they lose again, there will be easy targets to vote out. After some debate, they decide to narrow it down to Brava members who are young and fit.

Jeff Probst has the two tribes meet with him at a neutral location. “I hope you’re not too comfortable with your current tribes because we are changing things up.” He smiles. He asks Togo if they have chosen their two members of Brava to bring over. Jose says that they have selected...Chase and Laura. Jeff instructs Chase and Laura to go over to Togo, who they greet.

He then turns to the Brava tribe. “Have you selected two members of Togo to bring over to your tribe?” They confirm that they have. Jose, Chad, Jim, and Kaiser are a bit stunned at this development - thinking that they were the only ones who got that message. Fiona announces that they have chosen Jim and Jose to join them. The two of them are still a bit stunned as they walk over to their new tribemates.

At the Brava camp, they welcome Jose and Jim to the team and the two of them are taken aback by how well-run this camp is. It becomes clear to them that that is due to the leadership of Sally and Bonds. In confessional, Jose says that he has taken a liking to the duo of Fiona and Megan. He’s obviously still loyal to Chad but he likes that they are two kind-hearted people who won’t betray him (which doesn’t mean he won’t betray them, though).

In his confessional, Jim worries about being on the bottom immediately but says things weren’t much better at Togo. In need of new allies in the wake of Puma’s dismissal, he circles Sally, Bonds, and Francis as the people he senses that have came here to play. Of course, there is also Jose who he knows well but also knows that he might have to turn against in an instant.

Francis meets with his ally Rajon and reveals that he actually tried to throw the last immunity challenge (and failed). Rajon asked him why and he says it would be to pit Sally and Bonds against each other before they can make some super alliance at the merge. Rajon tells him that that is not a bad idea. Rajon again considers telling Francis about his secret but decides against it.

At Togo, the tribe dynamics are a bit strange. Chad and Kaiser have voted together in the past but they aren’t really close. Meanwhile, Laura and Chase are the strongest duo in the game at the moment as the romantic tension continues to rise between them. In confessional, Laura talks about how there is no one she would rather be with here than Chase. In his confessional, Chase talks about how he thinks the trio of him/Laura/Chad will be the best athletic combination on either tribe. That should be able to at least give them a shot.

In the immunity challenge, going one castaway at a time, the tribes would dive in the ocean to a puzzle wheel attached to a rope. Once eight puzzle wheels were retrieved, the tribe would use the wheels to solve a puzzle. Jim, Bonds, Sally, and Megan compete for Brava. Although Kaiser’s swimming ability slows down Togo considerably, it helps that his tribe mates are very athletic. Once they get to the puzzle section, Kaiser’s intelligence comes into play and he makes up for any athletic deficiencies. Sally and Bonds clash as they try to help put the puzzle together, whereas Togo work in harmonious silence. Togo completes the puzzle first and Kaiser and Chad give each other a long embrace - their first taste of safety all game.

Everyone on the Brava tribe return to camp in mixed spirits. Of course, Jim and Jose have experienced this many times but it is a first for the rest. The two of them actually meet up immediately and discuss how they are probably on the bottom. They discuss how they see a similar guy/girl split now that Chase and Laura are gone. It is between Sally’s team and Bonds’s team. They discuss the merits of both before deciding to stick with what they know and side with the guys again.

Once they split up, Jose says in a confessional that he has no loyalty to Jim and he will not be upholding that promise. He goes to Fiona and Megan and sees if they would be willing to vote Jim out. They think he is talking about Bonds, who they actually do want out. Jose is cool with anyone but himself so he is all aboard voting Bonds out. He drops his concerns with Togo Jim for now.

In confessional, Sally debates with herself on what is the right move. On one hand, the easiest path is taking out Jim or Jose as they are the clear outsiders. Even if she doesn’t like some of her Brava mates, they should all be on board to eliminate the enemy. On the other hand, now would be the time to establish a strong alliance that can protect her going forward. Sally talks with Megan about liking both Jim and Jose better than Bonds. Megan says that her and Fiona are down to vote Bonds and it shouldn’t be hard to convince the two newbies to do what they want. Sally says that if they can solidify this alliance of 5, they will be practically be in the majority in every vote going forward.

Bonds comes to Sally and asks if the plan is Jose or Jim. She says it is Jim because the Fiona and Megan get along well with Jose. Bonds says that works for him although he is unsure of where Francis and Rajon stand. When he finds them, they tell him that they are ready to take out Sally now as it will be a big move they can put on their resume. Bonds is all for this as he suspects her group will try to vote for him. They pull in Jim, who says that he is definitely willing to vote out Sally and he talked with Jose about it and he said he was also on board. Rajon says that he has heard Jose throwing Jim’s name around but Jim says he will talk to him to make sure they are on the same page. That number of five would give them the advantage.

Right before the vote, Jose and Jim coalesce once again and talk about how lucky they feel. Jim is still suspicious that they aren’t the targets but Jose reassures him that everyone has bigger fish to fry. He tells him that he has changed his mind and that they should vote with Sally’s side. This last second plan-changing makes him nervous but he thanks Jose for being his only ally on this tribe.

At tribal council, Jeff tells everyone but Jim and Jose: “Behind each of you is a torch. Grab a torch and approach the flame. Dip it in and get fire. This is part of the ritual of tribal council, because in this game, fire represents life. Once your fire is gone, so are you.” The original Brava members discuss what is like going this long before heading to Tribal Council. Francis, a superfan of the show, is actually giddy at the prospect of being here. Megan talks about how it is a double-edged sword, as that period also gave time for tensions to rise and now people are over-eager to pull the trigger.

This comment raises tensions and suspicions a bit, although people stick to their charade of targeting the former Togo members. Jeff asks how they are adjusting to life in the new camp. Jim says that for the benefits of food and shelter that this tribe brings, it is also scary being on bottom. In an extreme minority, if you will. Bonds - trying to throw Sally’s alliance off his scent - says that targeting the Togo members is a smart play because it dampens the potential of a four-man Togo alliance once The Merge happens. Sally actually agrees with this and says she hopes they are on the same page as to which Togo person to vote off. Jeff says that it is time to vote.

After everyone has voted, Jeff says that if anyone has a Hidden Immunity Idol, now would be the time to play it. A prolonged silence gives the impression that no one has one yet but Rajon stands up and pulls his out of his back pocket. He says it’s just a hunch. He is playing this for Bonds. Everyone is stunned, including his own alliance members! Jim verifies the idol and says that any votes against Bond will not count.

First vote...Jim Bonds, does not count

….Bonds, does not count

….Bonds, does not count

….Bonds, does not count

…….Sally

…….Sally

…….The fifth person voted off of Survivor: Last Resort...Sally.

There is a scattered disbelief amongst the crowd. Jose looks at Jim, who shrugs his shoulders and smiles. Bonds shakes Rajon’s hand, who reiterates that it was just a hunch. Sally, the tribe has spoken.

In her post-show interview, Sally is a bit angry. She concedes that maybe she should have teamed with Bonds but they went head-to-head and she came out on the losing end. It is what it is. She can’t believe what she’s saying, she’s actually rooting for the damn James Bond impersonator to win the game now!

Votes for Jim Bonds: Sally, Fiona, Megan, Jose
Votes for Sally: Bonds, Rajon, Francis, Jim