While we all need to welcome the uniqueness of “being different,” it’s also something that quickly becomes a life-or-death situation for the women of The Touched, the group of female mutants led by Amalia True (Laura Donnelly) and Penance Adair (Ann Skelly) at the heart of creator Joss Whedon’s turn-of-the-century superhero drama “The Nevers.”
The series wraps up the first-half of its 12-episode first season on HBO (channels 54/168 on SkyCable; 53/210 on Cignal) and HBO Go at 9 a.m./10 p.m. on Monday.
In Episode 5, mutant psychopath Maladie’s (Amy Manson, in compellingy sinister form) reign of terror comes to a screeching halt when she’s caught by authorities and sent…
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