Shades of Darkness

The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 5: Shades of Darkness Aired on CBS: November 5, 1986 Directed by: Donald Petrie Written by : Jack V. Fogarty Featuring: William Sadler, Olympia Dukakis, Edward Binns

The plot on its own: The Equalizer goes up against a crazy mercenary killer who framed a National Guardsmen for murder. Sure that's probably a passably entertaining hour of television. But if we know the Equalizer a) "crazy" will be over-the-top deranged evil b) the world of mercenaries will be portrayed purely for entertainment and not based in reality c) they'll throw in some other out-there details just to taste, in this case religion and the paranormal. Similarly we pack the podcast for maximum entertainment: scene reads, analysis, and Soldier of Fortune magazine.

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