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The truth about the Red Room's purpose begins to unfold, but it's Olivia's act at the surprise tea party that reveals the depths to which she's fallen. How much influence does Poppy Hill exert over Olivia and her final act? And what is the reality about Luke's friend Abigail? Pick of the Week - Dave: DC Universe's Doom Patrol - Wayne: The Umbrella Academy Episode Grade: Dave A  Wayne A-

Shirley and Steven come face to face with the realization that the family's mental issues stem from their brief tenure at Hill House despite their best efforts to ignore its impact. Parallel car rides reveal hidden secrets, and supernatural events continue to plague and confound the Crain children. Tip of the Week: Dave - Download the Henry James novella The Turn of the Screw and Wayne - the podcast Mobituaries w/Mo Rocca. Episode Grade: A-

In the season and series finale, MacLaren's team must deal not only with David's death, but the continued and escalated danger 001 now poses as he jumps bodies en route to his final destination. Having abandoned this timeline designated Ver 1, the Director's abdication gives the team a chance to plot their individual moves. But it's MacLaren's jump to the past that sets into motion a new timeline and another chance for the Director to save the human race from extinction. Episode Grade: A

The Faction sets off nuclear blasts in Shanghai and Moscow, but with the help of Trevor and the team, David disarms the one planted inside the archive in which he’s trapped. Unfortunately, he receives a lethal dose of radiation, and the waiting game begins. Kathryn tells Grant their marriage is over, and it appears that 001 might still be in play. Tip of the Week - Wayne: Russian Doll & Bird Box -  Dave: 2036 Origin Unknown. Episode Grade: A

Christopher Heyerdahl guest stars as a serial killer turned traveler sent by the Director to prevent a civilization ending event by convinces physicists that their pioneering work will lead to disaster. Dawn and the Faction capture an archivist in their pursuit of a secret archive that provides the Director with periodic updates. Dave's Tip of the Week is the Netflix series Sex Education starring Gillian Anderson and Asa Butterfield while Wayne checks in with another Netflix series The Bodyguard. Episode Grade: A

The team defies the Director when it finds and executes a temporary cure for Trevor's aphasia which has essentially rendered him useless on missions. Kathryn puts Grant to the ultimate test, and he fails miserably. In this episode's Tip of the Week, Wayne sings the praises of The Punisher Season 2, and Dave offers up The Discovery of Witches. Episode Grade: B+

The Faction makes a play to capture historians after the most recent update, and though Dawn professes to want the same thing as the Director's traveler teams, her methods are questionable at best. Trevor constructs a Black Box that enables the team to "see" Hall's last moments and details that lead them to the kidnapped historians. Dave's Tip of the Week is the French series Transfers (Transferts), and Wayne returns to the series finale of The Almighty Johnsons. Episode Grade: A-

When a young messenger becomes corrupted after preventing an accident at a nuclear power plant, Grace and the team are brought in to fix the problem. However, once they discover the Director has sent an AI with an emerging consciousness through the messenger, the final solution raises other concerns. Episode Grade: B+

Another group of Faction members kidnap 001, but there's an ironic twist to this abduction as they tell the reluctant traveler that he's to be the leader of the rebellion against the Director. Mac's team receives an order from the Director to give Ilsa Internet access, and the secondaries continue to question the changes they each see in their significant others. Episode Grade: A-

In lieu of the traditional Christmas Day special, Chris Chibnall and the BBC treat fans to a New Year's Day special titled "Resolution." In arguably the strongest Series 11 episode, The Doctor and Fam face off against the Daleks in a story that begins in the 9th century and later features the return of Ryan's father. Since Doctor Who is not expected to return until early 2020, this appears to be the only offering we'll receive in 2019. Episode Grade: A-