OCTOBER 20/27, 2017 EW.COM 79LOGLINES Great Scott! Actress-singer Jill Scott will play villain
Lady Eve on the CW superhero seriesBlack Lightning.
Double Dose ofDeadAMC’sThe Walking Dead and
Fear the Walking Dead will cross over soon, according
to EP Robert Kirkman.young woman named Debbie (Hannah
Gross) at the bar. He’s a G-man but a baby-
faced square, she’s a hip sociology student
with pre-medical marijuana. “So what do
you think about Durkheim’s labeling theory
on deviancy?” is a thing Debbie actually
says, that memorable nerd-flirt subtitled
under the noise of a loud rock show.
There are a lot of scenes like that, gradual
to build. (Netflix released only two episodes
to critics, both directed by Fincher.) Ford is
paired up with Bill Tench (Holt McCallany),
a middle-aged lifer tasked with teaching local
PDs the latest notions of criminality. It’s a
bum gig, long hours traveling to nowhere spe-
cial. But it sparks something for Ford, who
posits a disruptive idea—to understand the
killers, he must talk to them. His first subject:
Edmund Kemper, known as the Co-ed Killer.
Kemper’s played by Cameron Britton in one
of the year’s standout performances, malevo-
lent yet convivial. Kemper calls killing a
“vocation” and describes his decapitation-
necrophilia trademark as an “oeuvre.” “You
can spelloeuvre, can’t you, Holden?” he asks,
sounding for all the world like Bacall asking
Bogart if he knows how to whistle.
The Kemper-Ford interrogations dominate
episode 2. More recognizable historical fig-
ures loom. Series regular Anna Torv won’t
even appear until the third episode. So it’s a
slow start, sprawling through cross-country
locations. It can feel unfocused. But Fincher
seems energized by the leisure of a TV sea-
son’s run time. There’s a road-trip montage
set to Steve Miller’s “Fly Like an Eagle,”
a date-night viewing ofDog Day Afternoon, a
shot of McCallany golfing alone that feels like
a postcard from the lonely American edge.
Mindhunter explores grotesquerie, but the
effect is good-humored. Here at the birth of
modern evil, David Fincher has chilled out.A–
Alex
RodriguezON DECKALEX RODRIGUEZ DIVES
INTO THESHARK TANK
On Oct. 15, the former 14-time MLB All-Star
becomes the newest Shark on ABC’s all-business
competition. We asked the 42-year-old what
game he’s got when it comes to finding the next
great entrepreneur.BY LYNETTE RICEWere you a fan ofShark
Tankbefore you were asked
to join the show?
I’ve been one since season 1.
Every Sunday night, America
gets a chance to sit with
their family and get an MBA
through watching it.Howwouldyouwanttobe
addressed? Are you okay
with A-Rod or do you prefer
Mr. Rodriguez?
I always felt like Mr. Rodri-
guez was my father. I’m fine
with Alex or A-Rod. As long
as it’s not a curse word.Given your business expe-
rience owning a holding
company, can you spot a
sure thing?
In business, there is no such
thing. Like in sports, it’s allabout people. I’m a big
believer in finding great
jockeys, not horses.Thesharkshaveahistory
of investing in kooky prod-
ucts, like the Squatty Potty.
I would have passed on that.
But sometimes it’s good
to buy a business because it
comes with a partnership
with an entrepreneur. Maybe
you can collaborate on
something else.If girlfriend Jennifer Lopez
came to you with a pie-
in-the-sky plan for a new
business, would you have
thegutstosay,“No,baby,
this idea sucks”?
I probably wouldn’t say
the last part, but I would
say the first part.FOR FURTHER
INVESTIGATION
The Netflix series
was inspired by the
work of FBI special
agent-turned-author
John Douglas. These
are his stories.MIND HUNTER:
INSIDE THE
FBI’S ELITE SERIAL
CRIME UNIT
Douglas’ first book
explores the
motivations of infa-
mous killers like
John Wayne Gacy.THE CASES THAT
HAUNT US
A deep dive into
seven despicable
crimes, from the
Jack the Ripper slay-
ings to JonBenét
Ramsey’s murder.INSIDE THE MIND
OF BTK: THE TRUE
STORY BEHIND
THE THIRTY-YEAR
HUNT FOR THE
NOTORIOUS WICHITA
SERIAL KILLER
Douglas narrows
his scope to the work
of just one perp.
SHARK TANK
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