A Year in Review: Catch up on Movies, TV Shows, and Plays
Quantico
This new TV show has had a smashing first half of the season. This thriller stars breakout actress Priyanka Chopra and co-stars Jake McLaughlin. The series switches off between following FBI trainee Alex Parish (Chopra) through her journey to becoming an agent, and Parish as a present day fugitive. When a bomb explodes in New York City it is up to Parish, who has been presumed to be the bomber, and her team to figure out who did it before it is too late. Alex must convince her friends that she has been framed for this act and that if they do not find out who really did it, more people would die. So far the series has drawn in a copious amount of viewers and has many more plot twists in the episodes to come. Quantico returns March 6.
How to Get Away with Murder
Shonda Rhimes has yet again produced an oustanding, award-winning show. How to Get Away with Murder, starring Emmy Amard winner Viola Davis, is only in its second season and has already acquired millions of viewers. The second season opened with Professor Keating (Davis) bleeding out from a gunshot wound. However, the show is constantly flipping back and forth from past and present, so how Keating obtained the wound remained a mystery until the mid-season finale. Professor Keating continues to fight cases with her team of five college students, right-hand man Frank, and assistant Bonnie. The thriller has many more shocking twists in store for the second half of the season. Catch the second half of this season starting January 29.
Downton Abbey
Season 5 of Downton Abbey has proven to be the strongest season thus far, as characters navigate post-World War I modern England and innumerable scandals such as two wrongly accused murderers, an illegitimate child disguised as an orphan, and a dramatic house fire. Throughout the season, an array of surprising characters make their way to Downton, all of whom stir up trouble in a number of jaw-dropping moments. The producers stick to Downton’s roots with continued time period-inspired magic and original cinematography to create an exciting, elegant, and fulfilling fifth season. The final season of Downton Abbey is currently airing every Sunday at 9 p.m. on PBS, starting January 4.
