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Geek Girl Authority
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Girl Authority
TV Review: NAUTILUS Episode 4, ‘Slippery When Wet'
The crew of the Nautilus has been betrayed, one of their own has disappeared, and they're back where they started—sans provisions to survive while they're escaping the maw of the Company. Season 1 Episode 4, 'Slippery When Wet,' of the AMC show continues its adventurous ways, and we learn some interesting new details about our protagonists. Let's see where these hints lead. Nautilus, Season 1 Episode 4, 'Slippery When Wet' A lot happened in the previous episode of Nautilus when the crew met the Rajah (Richard E. Grant), only for him to turn them over to the East India Mercantile Company. But we learnt more about our protagonist, Captain Nemo (Shazad Latif) as well, and this episode builds off that. RELATED: Read our Nautilus reviews In this episode, the Nautilus crew set off for a mysterious island to find food and water. And of course, mysteries are unveiled, adventures and perils ensue. But 'Slippery When Wet' also plants the seeds of a deeper, unwitting connection between Nemo and the Company. I'm curious to see how the creative team intends to play this out. Nemo is the victim of Imperialism—but so are many individuals who are given no choice but to join the bad guys. The creative team has to strike a delicate balance so they don't inadvertently sympathize with the murderous colonizers. RELATED: On Location: Es Saadi Marrakesh Resort on The Night Manager Season 1 Though this Nautilus episode develops more intrigue, the focus is on the adventure at hand. It's a diverting filler, intended to give us more time with Nemo and Humility Lucas (Georgia Flood). As enjoyable as that is, I wish we'd seen more of the characters in action in the episode. Four episodes in, I find myself wondering who these supporting characters are. Nautilus gives us bold and humorous personalities like Boniface (Pacharo Mzembe) and Turan (Arlo Green), as well as morally ambiguous strong-and-silent types like Suyin (Ling Cooper Tang), but hasn't done anything to build up their characters yet. Exciting But Derivative This is the first episode of Nautilus that I didn't have me enthralled from start to finish. It's exciting throughout, with a ton of action, but we've seen most of these story choices before. RELATED: Read our Interview with the Vampire recaps The creepy island with the dodgy survivors who are up to no good. Check. The protagonists being caught in a netted trap. Check check. A sacrifice scene. Another check. Even the cinematography is familiar. I know I said I liked Nautilus because it felt like watching the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie, but Episode 4 feels like Dead Man's Chest . It tries too hard. What makes the episode interesting are the characters. Shazad Latif and Georgia Flood are building a fun chemistry between their characters. Their banter continues to be fun, and from time to time, a little cringe. RELATED: NYCC 2025: Check Out the First Wave of Star-Studded Guests The cringe comes from their presumptions. I realize now that Nemo and Humility putting their foot in it every time they try to chastise each other is the shtick . I enjoy it now. Give me more. There's a big missed opportunity with a couple of characters in this episode as well. We meet a new character in Episode 4 who is interesting from the get-go. I'm to believe that's it for them in Nautilus ? And another character is seemingly killed in this episode as well. Are they really gone? RELATED: Everything Coming to Netflix in July 2025 But guess what. In the end, all is forgiven, and I am aching to know what's next, because there's yet another stellar cliffhanger. I know I harp on about this in every review, but these cliffhangers are real bangers. I forgot what it was like to watch a streaming show that actually knows what episodic storytelling is. Nautilus really knows how to leave us … well, hanging. Nautilus airs every Sunday on AMC and AMC+. TV Review: IRONHEART Monita has been championing diversity, inclusivity, and representation in entertainment media through her work for over a decade. She is a contributor at Bam Smack Pow and Geek Girl Authority. Her bylines have appeared on 3-time Eisner Award-winning publication Women Write About Comics, HuffPost, (formerly Soundsphere/Screensphere, FanSided's Show Snob, and Vocal. She was also a TV/Movies features writer at Alongside her twin, Monita co-hosts the pop culture podcast Stereo Geeks.
Geek Girl Authority
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Girl Authority
NAUTILUS Episode 3 Sneak Peek Clip: Humility Makes Plans
On the next episode of AMC/AMC+'s Nautilus, 'What Lies Beneath,' we learn more about Georgia Flood's Humility Lucas and her ambitions. As an interloper on Nemo's (Shazad Latif) crew, filling in the corners of her story is key to understanding why she's so determined to stay on board the Nautilus. RELATED: TV Review: Nautilus Series Premiere The sneak peek clip below flashes back to a younger Humility, trapped in an engagement and herded by society towards a future she cannot abide. In the close quarters of a carriage, she proposes a plan to the curiously agreeable White Rajah (Richard E. Grant). He fleshes out the particulars of her travels as they approach his residence. Image Credit: Courtesy of AMC/AMC+ Nautilus, 'What Lies Beneath' As little as we know about Humility Lucas, we know even less about this White Rajah besides the fact that his name conjures images of the worst aspects of the British presence in South Asia. His home is luxurious, and his guests have servants assigned to see to their needs. In the clip, Humility has a conversation with a servant girl named Amalmus. Not sure how someone named Humility gets to comment on how funny anyone's name is, but it seems to build a rapport. Image Credit: Courtesy of AMC/AMC+ Real life catches up with Humility just as she and the White Rajah are about to go in for dinner. Accompanied by soldiers, Loti (Céline Menville) bursts in. Looks like she's more than Humility's accomplice. Possibly a governess? Or jailer? RELATED: AMC's Anne Rice's Immortal Universe Talamasca Series Casts Its Lead The synopsis of 'What Lies Beneath' draws together past and present. ' In Karajaan, the crew meets the eccentric White Rajah (Richard E. Grant), but can they trust his hospitality? Nemo discovers a shocking truth, and Humility and the crew learn who Nemo really is .' If Humility has a history with the White Rajah, and Nemo's crew are now in his power, did he send her to the Nautilus? New episodes of Nautilus air on AMC and AMC+ at 9 pm ET/PT on Sundays. 'What Lies Beneath' drops on July 6. 6 Great Historical Fiction Novels Focused on Real Women From History Diana lives in Vancouver, BC, Canada, where she invests her time and energy in teaching, writing, parenting, and indulging her love of all Trek and a myriad of other fandoms. She is a lifelong fan of smart sci-fi and fantasy media, an upstanding citizen of the United Federation of Planets, and a supporter of AFC Richmond 'til she dies. Her guilty pleasures include female-led procedurals, old-school sitcoms, and Bluey. She teaches, knits, and dreams big. You can also find her writing at The Televixen, Women at Warp, TV Fanatic, and TV Goodness.
Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Nautilus Sneak Peek: Richard E. Grant Makes a Splashy Entrance as Hospitable ‘Blue Wizard' (Exclusive)
Onetime Academy Award nominee Richard E. Grant makes quite an entrance in TVLine's exclusive sneak peek from the third episode of AMC's Nautilus. Nautilus stars Shazad Latif (Star Trek: Discovery) as the legendary Captain Nemo, an Indian Prince robbed of his birthright and family, imprisoned by the East India Mercantile Company, and driven by revenge against the forces that have taken everything from him. More from TVLine In Survival Mode, Everyday People Revisit Extraordinary Disasters - Get NBC Premiere Date, First Teaser Shrinking EP Tees Up Brett Goldstein and Cobie Smulders' Returns, Michael J. Fox and Jeff Daniels' Season 3 Arcs Bill Lawrence: Scrubs Revival 'Looks at How the System Has Changed' - And Who, Potentially, Has Scrubbed Out In said revenge mission, Nemo audaciously steals a prototype submarine from the penal colony in which he is imprisoned, escaping into the ocean with a motley crew of fellow prisoners. The cast also includes Georgia Flood (Apples Never Fall) as Humility Lucas, Céline Menville (Emily in Paris) as Loti and Thierry Frémont (Liaison) as Benoit, while Grant (Loki) and Anna Torv (Fringe) are among Season 1's guest stars. In our exclusive clip from Episode 3, titled 'What Lies Beneath' and premiering this Sunday, July 6, at 9/8c on AMC and AMC+, Nemo and the crew happen upon Grant's eccentric White Rajah, who is quick to offer his unexpected guests food, drink and, well, greatly needed baths. The Rajah also realizes that he once crossed path's with Nemo's father, who of course was no regular Joe…. Press play above to watch Grant's debut as the Rajah, and see who from the crew is quick to herald their host as a most generous 'blue wizard.' Want scoop on , or for any other TV show? Shoot an email to InsideLine@ and your question may be answered via Matt's Inside Line! Best of TVLine Summer TV Calendar: Your Guide to 85+ Season and Series Premieres Classic Christmas Movies Guide: Where to Watch It's a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, Elf, Die Hard and Others What's New on Netflix in June
Geek Girl Authority
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Girl Authority
New TV Shows This Week (June 29 - July 5)
Welcome to another edition of New TV Shows. This week, Dora the Explorer is taking over with a new season and a new movie. Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea comes to life on AMC+. Charlize Theron returns to Netflix with a sequel to The Old Guard . And The Sandman delivers its final season. Some exciting series, including some animated ones, are premiering this week. Get ready because things are about to get good. Here's what's new on TV for June 29 – July 5. NEW ON TV, JUNE 29 – JULY 5 June 29 – Nautilus Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea becomes a TV series on AMC and AMC+. Shazad Latif, George Flood, Céline Menville and Thierry Fremont join the show to tell the story of Captain Nemo as he escapes prison. The first two episodes will introduce the captain and his motley crew of outlaws as they embark on a new mission. Nautilus premieres Sunday, June 29 at 3/2 am on AMC+ and 9/8c on AMC. RELATED: Nautilus Sets Out With Humility in a Double-Decker Sneak Peek of Its Premiere July 2 – Dora Season 3 of Paramount+'s Dora coincides with the 25th anniversary of Dora the Explorer . To celebrate this huge milestone, the show will air an hour-long birthday-themed episode that features Diego as well. The season will get viewers excited for the upcoming fourth season. Dora Season 3 premieres Wednesday, July 2 at 3/2 am on Paramount+. RELATED: TV Review: Nautilus Series Premiere July 2 – Head of State In Prime Video's Head of State, the UK Prime Minister and the US President are public enemies, threatening to destroy the alliances their countries have built. However, they must come together to fight a common and powerful enemy. To survive, they join forces with an MI6 agent. John Cena, Idris Elba and Priyanka Chopra Jonas lead a cast that includes Jack Quaid, Paddy Considine, Stephen Root and Carla Gugino. Head of State premieres Wednesday, July 2 at 3/2 am on Prime Video. RELATED: TV Review: Ironheart July 2 – The Old Guard 2 Charlize Theron returns to Netflix for The Old Guard 2 . The sequel finds Andy and her team of immortal warriors fighting a new enemy who has escaped an underwater prison. Meanwhile, Andy must join forces with an old friend to unlock the mystery behind immortal existence, or risk having everything she worked for over the last thousand years destroyed. The movie also features Matthias Schoenaerts, Veronica Van, KiKi Layne, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli and Chiwetel Ejiofor. The Old Guard 2 premieres Wednesday, July 2 at 3/2 am on Netflix. July 2 – Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado Daniella Pineda, Samantha Lorraine, Jacqueline Obradors and Jacob Rodriguez bring Dora, Diego and their friends to life in Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado . Nickelodeon releases a new film to celebrate how far Dora the Explorer has come throughout the years. This time around, Dora and her friends go on a journey through the Amazonian jungle to find the legendary Sol Dorado. Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado premieres Wednesday, July 2 at 7/6c on Nickelodeon. RELATED: Steven Universe Gets Prime Video Sequel Lars of the Stars July 3 – The Sandman The Sandman returns to Netflix for a second and final season. The first six episodes premiere this week, while the remaining will be available to stream toward the end of the month. The season begins a few weeks after where Season 1 left off. This means viewers will find Dream restoring and rebuilding his kingdom. His goal is to leave the past behind and look to the future, but things may not be as he expects them to be. The Sandman Season 2 premieres Thursday, July 3 at 3/2 am on Netflix. RELATED: The End Is Here in Explosive First Trailer for The Sandman Season 2 July 5 – The Summer Hikaru Died Netflix is bringing a new series based on the manga The Summer Hikaru Died . The show will focus on Yoshiki Tsujinaka's story as he discovers a mysterious being has replaced his best friend. He begins to notice certain differences that make him wonder where his real friend is. The series discusses grief, loss, and the supernatural. The Summer Hikaru Died premieres Saturday, July 5 at 3/2 am on Netflix. Check back next week for What's New on TV for July 6-12. This Original NARUTO Scene Still Holds Up 20 Years Later By day, Lara Rosales (she/her) is a solo mom by choice and a bilingual writer with a BA in Latin-American Literature who works in PR. By night, she is a TV enjoyer who used to host a podcast (Cats, Milfs & Lesbian Things). You can find her work published on Tell-Tale TV, Eulalie Magazine, Collider, USA Wire, Mentors Collective, Instelite, Noodle, Dear Movies, Nicki Swift, and Flip Screened.
Wall Street Journal
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Wall Street Journal
‘Nautilus' Review: On AMC, a Nemo Origin Story
A steampunk 'Star Wars' with a dash of Jack Sparrow, the 10-part submarine saga 'Nautilus' is gaudy with pipes, valves, clocks, brass, pewter, swords, guns, anachronisms, a periscope that looks like it fell off a corner of Notre-Dame and a junkyard of sci-fi and action-movie quotations. 'Follow me if you want to live!' commands one very shortlived character, just before she's eaten by a Jurassic-inspired 'slug-lizard fish.' The title craft is piloted through treacherous oceans as if it were the Millennium Falcon. The story's Empire—or Skynet, or Mordor, or Death Eaters—is the British East India Company. This is all very self-aware stuff, and 'Nautilus' is what one might call a big old action-adventure series of Victorian vintage. And, in this case, a prequel: Drawing on the allusions contained in Jules Verne's classic 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,' the AMC series is essentially the origin story of Captain Nemo (Shazad Latif), aka Prince Dakkar, who has a justifiable grudge against the English: He has lost his family and lands to Company violence; he, the engineer Benoit (Thierry Frémont) and a crew of fellow Indian prisoners have developed the Nautilus, an underwater craft that resembles a crocodile on the surface and a shark when it dives, and carries more scrollwork than a Purdey rifle circa 1869 (the year 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea' began serialization). Benoit thinks the ship has been created for exploration, but Company director Crawley (a name with period literary echoes, as well as that of the malignant character played by Damien Garvey) has other plans, mainly to use the cutting-edge craft to seal his company's control of waterways and trading routes. Crawley is surprised to learn that Nemo knows that his name means 'no one' in Latin. But it won't be the last thing that brings him up short. And short of one submarine.
