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We all have layers. Often, we try to hide pieces of ourselves from the public. But what happens when that comes out? That’s the dilemma facing Dave (Taron Egerton) in this week’s seventh episode of Smoke. Our episode, “Whitewashed Tombs,” gives Dave some hero moments, but also begins revealing his darker side to the world. Let’s dive into this week’s episode.

Trigger warning: This recap references a suicide.

At the end of episode 6, Dave finally caught up with Freddy (Ntare Mwine), the milk jug arsonist. He slapped the cuffs on at the end of the episode, and this week he’s being celebrated. Well, at least celebrated by most of them. Our investigators, meanwhile, are deflated, having failed to find much evidence and seen Dave boost his profile in the meantime.

Dave, meanwhile, is doing morning show interviews and even has some interest in his book again.

This post contains spoilers from Smoke season 1 episode 4 from this point forward.

We all have trauma. That trauma varies from person to person, as does the response to trauma. But for many, trauma is a driver. It can be a driver for good or a driver for ill. For our three central characters in Smoke, all are dealing with past trauma and present trauma that drives their actions. For one of them, it’s in the right direction. Let’s dive into this week’s episode, “Strawberry.”

Anger as a driver

For Dave (Taron Egerton) and Freddy (Ntare Mwine), pain and anger are a driver toward their actions. Both are struggling this week. Both are a powder keg. And both are ready to lash out, especially by the end of this week’s episode.

Freddy has been passed over. He’s sad. Then angry. Then frustrated. He drops in on...

The team’s called on to conduct a manhunt during a prison riot on CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted season four episode 20. Directed by Peter Stebbings from a script by David Hudgins and Richard Sweren, episode 20 – “These Walls” – will air on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 10pm Et/Pt.

Season four stars Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, Alexa Davalos as Special Agent Kristin Gaines, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson, and Edwin Hodge as Special Agent Ray Cannon.

“These Walls” Plot: The witness Remy and Kristen are visiting in prison is put in danger when a riot breaks out, leaving the staff and visitors held hostage by two murderous gangs.

Damian Chapa as Warden Smith, Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, and Alexa Davalos as Special Agent Kristin Gaines in ‘FBI: Most Wanted’ season 4 episode 20

The FBI: Most Wanted Plot,...

Joseph Gordon-Levitt will be joined by Darren Pettie (“Mad Men”), Noah Weisberg (“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”), Mark Gessner (“Power”) and Joel Kelley Dauten (“Feud: Bette and Joan”) in the upcoming Showtime anthology series “Super Pumped.” The four cast members will recur in the first season of the show, which will tell the story about the ride-sharing app and Silicon Valley unicorn Uber.

The series, which is executive produced by Brian Koppelman, David Levien and Beth Schacter (who also serve as writers and showrunners), is based on Mike Isaac’s bestseller of the same name, “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber.” Paul Schiff, Allyce Ozarski and Stephen Schiff also executive produce. Isaac will co-executive produce the project. The show will depict the roller-coaster highs and lows of the upstart transportation company’s journey and the internal and external battles that ripple with unpredictable consequences. Gordon-Levitt will portray co-founder and former CEO of Uber,...

Exclusive: The first installment of Super Pumped, Showtime’s anthology series from Billions co-creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien, has rounded out its cast.

The series, which is based on Mike Isaac’s bestselling book Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber, has added five actors to recur: Virginia Kull (The Looming Tower), Amanda Brooks (Aquarius), Annie Chang (Shades of Blue), Erinn Ruth (Billions) and Mishka Thébaud (The Boys).

They join Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kyle Chandler, Elisabeth Shue, Kerry Bishé, Babak Tafti, Mousa Hussein Kraish, Jon Bass and and Bridget Gao-Hollitt.

The series tells the story of the ride-sharing company that stands out as both a marvel and a cautionary tale, featuring internal and external battles that ripple with unpredictable consequences.

Brian Koppelman, David Levien and Beth Schacter executive produce, write and serve as showrunners on the series.

Kull will play Hazelbaker, a former political operative and the other half of Uber...