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Hanging on the (Improvised) Telephone

Trente-trois — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:59:12 +0000

WILD CARDS – Episode 308 – The Hostage Always Rings Twice – (limited spoilers) ⁓ Vivienne (Tamara Taylor) does not ring the bell before she lets herself into Max’s place. She has no key, but tells her daughter “you really …

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Dissonance in the Spheres

Trente-trois — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 17:08:04 +0000

WILD CARDS – Episode 302 – Quit Playing Games (with my life) – (some spoilers) ⁓ Vivienne (Tamara Taylor) re-institutes the family tradition of French Toast Friday. Max (Vanessa Morgan), is happy to have her mother back and doesn’t want …

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Max’s Mom Brings Trouble To Town

Trente-trois — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 16:47:30 +0000

WILD CARDS – Episode 301 – Rack ’em Up – (some spoilers) ⁓ Cole (Giacomo Gianniotti) has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the investigation of his brother’s death (see previous post), and is back on the job. He tells …

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Boss Babe, Red Hottie, and Hitchcock

Trente-trois — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:22:49 +0000

WILD CARDS – Dial ‘A’ for Alibi – (limited spoilers) ⁓ The episode title comes from Alfred Hitchcock’s “Dial ‘M’ For Murder“, but the story is largely an homage to the other Hitchcock film released in 1954, “Rear Window“. Max …

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Lighters, Orbs, and Birthday Pizza

Trente-trois — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 16:27:33 +0000

WILD CARDS – Episode 203- The Lorne Identity – (limited spoilers) ⁓ It is Cole’s late brother Daniel’s birthday. Max (Vanessa Morgan) comes into the office without being summoned because, she says: “They’re setting up wifi in my condo, which …

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The Case of the Guru in the Pool

Trente-trois — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 20:02:25 +0000

WILD CARDS – Episode 108 – Eternal Sunshine of the Therapized Mind – (limited spoilers) ⁓ Dr. Sophie Fernwood, renowned therapist and self-help guru, is found floating face down in her swimming pool, dead. Cole (Giacomo Gianniotti) and Max (Vanessa …

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The Adventures of Max and Cole

Trente-trois — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 16:34:52 +0000

WILD CARDS – created by Michael Konyves (limited spoilers) Police Detective Cole Ellis (Giacomo Gianniotti) has a new sidekick, and he’s not sure it’s a good thing. A year ago, his brother Daniel was killed in an apparently random mugging. …

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