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04/22/19
Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
04/22/19
ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:
Release Date: Monday, April 22, 2019
ACROSS
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formation
6 Sprinted
9 “Dancing Queen”
group
13 Disney mermaid
14 “A Doll’s House”
heroine
15 Snow remover
16 *Last bit of
decoration
18 “Dirty Jobs” host
Mike
19 Casual tops
20 Pressure cooker
sound
21 New Zealand
fruits
22 Standing tall
24 Off the leash
25 Sentence part
27 Ones gathering
for a will reading
28 Kimono-clad
entertainer
29 Droop
30 Little devils
33 Pony up
34 *Coastal wetland
often exposed at
low tide
37 Corrida cry
38 Moving like sloths
40 Spanish river
41 Heart-shaped
photo holder
43 Suddenly
became attentive
45 Beat the goalie
46 Rural storage
buildings
47 Serta alternative
48 Church ringers
49 Gives a hand
50 Religious
subdivision
54 Like many ESPN
broadcasts
55 Amount of TV
watching limited
by parents,
and a hint to
the last word of
the answers to
starred clues
57 “__-doke!”
58 Harbor structure
59 Slugger Judge
60 Party pooper
61 Pop-up
annoyances
62 Mix
DOWN
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that borders
Pennsylvania
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annoyance
4 Commercial
lures
5 Every bit (of)
6 Awaken rudely
7 Fly ball
trajectories
8 “Don’t think so”
9 Presupposed by
experience
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rocker David
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14 “Hold the rocks”
17 Synonym-loaded
reference
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Obama’s first
Chief of Staff
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26 *Lone Ranger’s
shout
27 “2001” computer
28 Rte.-finding aid
29 Bay Area airport
letters
31 Implored
32 Good to go
35 Guacamole, e.g.
36 Jack or hammer
39 State fish of
South Dakota
42 Seer’s __ ball
44 How-__: DIY
guides
45 Meal at
Passover
46 Fancy watch
brand
47 Stable studs
48 Gooey mass
49 Etching fluid
51 County Kerry
country
52 “Let’s do it!”
53 Take care of
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massage
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perp
In the run-up to “Avengers:
Endgame,” I’m running down
every movie and TV show the
MCU has ever put out and
ranking them based on how well
they tell their stories with the
means available to them. This
is the final part of a four part
series.
11.
“Marvel’s
Daredevil”:
Season One (2015)
The
first
season
of
“Daredevil” signaled another
turning point for the MCU,
proving
that
the
idea
of
their Netflix series wasn’t
only viable, it was different
from
anything
the
studio
had
done
before.
Instead
of its zippier counterparts,
“Daredevil”
showed
that
Marvel wasn’t afraid to get
dark with an emphasis on
heavier
themes
and
more
complex
characterization,
brought to life by Charlie Cox’s
portrayal of the title character
and
Vincent
D’Onofrio’s
immediately-iconic take on the
Kingpin.
10. “Guardians of the Galaxy
Vol. 2” (2017)
Everything “Guardians of
the Galaxy Vol. 2” does well
is exemplified in a single
perfect scene. As Jay and the
Americans belt out “Come a
Little Bit Closer,” we watch
Yondu take his revenge on his
mutinous crew and massacre
his way back to control of his
ship with Rocket and Groot in
tow. This is the most delightful
killing
spree
ever
put
to
film. True to the spirit of the
“Guardians” films, it’s fun,
hilarious,
inventively
shot,
marvelously scored and really
twisted when you stop to think
about it. Over the course of
about three minutes, hundreds
of people are killed. And our
heroes laugh.
9. “Marvel’s The Avengers”
(2012)
The first time the MCU
came together and showed
what it was capable of still
ranks as one of its finest hours.
The action soars more so
than almost any other Marvel
property with no shortage
of all-time great moments of
spectacle — the shot tracking
the
Avengers
through
the
streets of New York is as
astounding today as it was
the first time we saw it — but
as always, the most important
work “The Avengers” does is
on the Avengers themselves.
The
character
dynamics
established here are what have
carried us to the precipice of
“Endgame.”
8. “Avengers: Infinity War”
(2018)
“Infinity War” is a film so
gargantuan in scale that it
seems
impossible
anything
could ever top it. From the
first scene to the last, the
pedal is pushed firmly to the
floor. There’s little time to
breathe, yet the Russo brothers
somehow managed to craft an
emotional story that put our
heroes through the ringer,
gave us a showstopper of a
villain in Josh Brolin’s Thanos
and ended on a note of pure
terror that has kept us all
waiting with bated breath for
a year now.
7. “Guardians of the Galaxy”
(2014)
If you’re looking for the
moment where Marvel started
to rule the world, I give you
“Guardians of the Galaxy.”
Sure, “The Avengers” had to
bring together characters from
separate standalone films, but
“Guardians” had to introduce
us to its ensemble cast of
D-List intergalactic a-holes,
bring them together and make
us care about them all in one
movie while working with a
cast whose most recognizable
stars played a talking raccoon
and tree. “Guardians of the
Galaxy” is a miracle, and the
fact that James Gunn and
Marvel pulled it off in such
fun, emotional and thrilling
fashion is what earned the
MCU the loyal fanbase it has
today.
6. “Marvel’s Jessica Jones”:
Season One (2015)
The first season of “Jessica
Jones” is a bruising story of
trauma and recovery, a fiery
rebuke of toxic masculinity
and a stylish “feminist noir”
all rolled into one. Led by
Krystin Ritter’s commanding
performance, there are few
beats
the
series
doesn’t
absolutely
nail,
from
the
treatment of its title character’s
PTSD to the characterization
of its villain, David Tennant’s
Kilgrave. The shared history
that reveals itself between
these two lends itself to the
most unsettling material in the
entire MCU, made all the more
horrifying for its real world
parallels.
5. “Iron Man” (2008)
Hey,
remember
that
time a multi-billion dollar
superhero franchise got its
start with a critique of the
military-industrial
complex
starring an actor coming off
a string of career setbacks
and directed by the guy who
made “Elf”? I’ve mentioned
a lot of miracles the MCU
pulled off, so it’s fitting that
the movie where it all began
was itself totally miraculous.
On top of everything else, the
cast and crew were working
from an unfinished script and
reportedly improvised most
of the dialogue. Somehow it
all came together, though, and
provided the foundation for
the biggest film franchise of
all time.
4.
“Marvel’s
Daredevil”:
Season Three (2018)
“Daredevil” ended its run
with one of the finest takes
on faith and identity the small
screen has seen in years. Based
on the iconic “Born Again” arc,
the season essentially plays
out as an arresting 13-episode
game of chess between Matt
Murdock
and
a
seemingly
omniscient
Kingpin.
D’Onofrio
has
never
been
better in the role than he is as
he plots and enacts his revenge
against Daredevil, while Cox
plays Matt’s struggle with
his own duality with brilliant
precision, a man whose every
belief has been shattered and
who has no idea how to pick up
the pieces.
3. “Captain America: The
Winter Soldier” (2014)
If you thought you wouldn’t
leave a “Captain America”
film uneasy about America’s
surveillance state, you’d be
wrong. On top of its surprising
depth, “The Winter Soldier”
packs some of the best action
Marvel has brought to bear,
ranging from Falcon’s high-
flying stunts to the grounded
hand-to-hand combat of the
fights between Steve Rodgers
and the titular villain. Package
the whole thing as an espionage
thriller, and you’ve got one of
the most electric superhero
films in recent memory.
2. “Captain America: Civil
War” (2016)
If the MCU is its characters,
then it’s “Civil War,” not
“Infinity War,” that functions
as the true culmination of
everything that came before it.
Just about everyone from every
corner of the world Marvel
created is here and they all
bring their own motivations
to the fight. While the airport
sequence
is
undoubtedly
breathtaking, it’s in the final
battle
between
Tony
and
Steve that everything comes
together (while the Avengers
fall apart). It’s not just about
the spectacle, it’s about the
futility of revenge and the ways
we lash out when the person
we blame most is ourselves.
1. “Black Panther” (2018)
Ryan Coogler’s exhilarating
introduction
to
Wakanda
was only released last year,
but there’s nothing else that
could have claimed the MCU’s
throne.
The
Afrofuturist
fantasy world Coogler creates
feels wholly original even as
he draws from a diverse set of
influences in both his sharp
storytelling and immaculate
visual design. That’s without
even touching on the cast,
filled with so many great
performances and characters
that picking a single favorite
becomes simply impossible.
It isn’t perfect, but then,
no Marvel movie has been.
Instead, like its franchise and
the heroes it has brought to
life, it rises to the top because it
serves as a reminder that all of
us — from kings down to high-
school students — are capable
of rising above ourselves and
becoming something more.
And with that, we’re in the
endgame.
The Marvel Cinematic
Universe, ranked: part 4
JEREMIAH VANDERHELM
Daily Arts Writer
COLUMBIA RECORDS
FILM NOTEBOOK
I’m running down
every movie and
TV show the
MCU has ever put
out and ranking
them based on
how well they tell
their stories
The most valuable advice
I can give to any ardent
fan of a particular piece of
media, especially one as deep
and sprawling as “Game of
Thrones,” is to avoid Internet
forums. While it’s great to
dissect every single tiny detail
of an episode or hatch the most
elaborate of theories, you’ll
notice that you will soon drown
in pools of cynicism and hatred
among those most invested.
There’s probably much more
to say about how that relates to
the human psyche, but my point
is: I entered the final season of
the biggest TV phenomenon in
history with as clear a mind as
possible.
“Winterfell,” the premiere
of the six-episode final season
of “Game of Thrones” is a
suitable episode to kick things
off. Jon Snow (Kit Harington,
“The Death and Life of John F.
Donovan”) and his lover/aunt/
queen/breaker of chains/etc.
Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia
Clarke, “Solo: A Star Wars
Story”) arrive in Winterfell
to more suspicion than pomp.
Sansa (Sophie Turner, “Josie”),
now the Lady of Winterfell,
is one of those suspicious of
the Targaryen as well as the
massive
army
of
Dothraki,
Lannisters and many others
they have brought with them.
Meanwhile, in King’s Landing,
Euron Greyjoy (Pilou Asbaek,
“Borgen”) arrives to form an
alliance
with
Cersei
(Lena
Headey, “Thumper”) as well
as a disturbing relationship of
sorts.
For better or for worse, “Game
of Thrones” is a markedly
different show than it was four
or five seasons ago. Earlier on,
showrunners
David
Benioff
(“The Kite Runner”) and D.B.
Weiss (“It’s Always Sunny in
Philadelphia”)
could
work
entirely off of author George
R.R.
Martin’s
complicated
narratives of political intrigue
and family feuds to great
effect. Now, with no source
material to feed off of and the
show’s worldwide success of
unprecedented levels, “Game
of Thrones” is forced to lean
more
into
its
fantastical,
spectacular aspects. This does
have the effect of somewhat
neutering a few of the more
fascinating characters of the
series like Varys and Tyrion,
as exemplified by the episode
opening
with
an
off-color,
barely funny joke about Varys’s
lack of genitals. Moreover, the
dialogue in general has shifted
more into pithy exchanges of
one-liners and fanservice.
Nonetheless,
if
one
can
accept
these
fundamental
changes, what’s left is not
at
all
underwhelming.
The
actual performances are, as
usual, excellent, with Sophie
Turner’s performance as de
facto Stark family head Sansa
being a standout. One of the
best character arcs in the series
is seeing the young, naïve Sansa
turn into an exceedingly mature,
pragmatic
and
intelligent
leader. Another standout is
John Bradley (“Patient Zero”),
who plays Samwell Tarly. In
particular, the scene in which
he learns about his father and
brother’s gruesome end and
the subsequent scene where he
reveals to Jon his true family
heritage are some of the best
peformances
ever
seen
on
“Game of Thrones.”
On the flip side, Euron,
after all this time, is still
an impossibly dull and one-
dimensional
character,
especially compared to his
siblings Theon (Alfie Allen,
“The
Predator”)
and
Yara
(Gemma Whelan, “The End
of the F***ing World”). While
Clarke is tasked with playing
one
of
the
most
popular
characters on the show, she is
given little material to work
with in a compelling manner
and her scenes with Harington
are rarely full of chemistry.
“Game of Thrones” has five
episodes left to bring an end to
its glorious run. I expect the
next few to be action-filled and
epic, and we can all expect to
enjoy them — even if some or
many of us miss the political
thriller of old.
‘Game of Thrones’ opens
with a pleasant reunion
SAYAN GHOSH
Daily New Media Editor
Game of
Thrones
Season 8 Premiere
HBO
Sundays at 9 p.m.
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