In a lonely grieving state he pours himself into Spider-Man's crime fighting and becomes a trusted hero to the City, with a hotline to the Police and a list of defeated wronguns.
When an unknown actor tries to break in to the Dept. of Damage Control by seemingly possessing bystanders, Spider-Man manages to save the day, just. No thanks to Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal) who has his own particular way of dealing with things.
Frustrated at recycling stock sounds, the director of "Co-ed Frenzy" sends Jack out to try and record some more environmental sounds.
While recording in a park late in the evening he witnesses an incident where a car suffers the titular 'blow out' and goes over a bridge into an ornamental lake.
Jack dives into the lake and rescues a young woman, Sally (Nancy Allen) from the rapidly sinking car but fails to rescue the driver.
Later in hospital he finds out the driver was a prominent Congressman tipped for a run at the Presidency. The Congressman's aide persuades a reluctant Jack to pretend that Sally was never there in order to prevent a scandal. Reviewing the tape he had running when the car went over the bridge, Jack concludes something more sinister happened and tries to get people to listen.
No good will come of this.
The young friends moan about work, go to bars and hang out in a standard "rubbish jobs in a boring town" kind of way.
Bear has a crush on the vivacious Nikki but in typical rubbish bloke fashion, can't bring himself to tell her.
One day he buys a novelty gift from a "new age" shop thinking to give it to Nikki. The One Wish Willow claims to give you one true wish if you snap it.
After a fumbled conversation with Nikki that he regrets, Bear snaps the One Wish Willow and asks that it makes her "love him more than anything in the fucking world".
No good will come of this.
CW: bloody violence, gore, mutilation, suicide, generally pitch black
When the job that supports all this disappears and he struggles through a series of embarrassing failed job interviews he becomes quite untethered. Eventually as it looks like the house is going to be repossessed Man-su comes up with a solution: eliminate the competition.
Pre-emptively, and permanently.
CW: some violence, DIY dentistry
Unknowingly he takes an ancient amulet of power from a dying Prince and is bound to it and the ongoing battle.
Trying to rid himself of this burden he picks up, literally, the goblin wizard Doodad (Laurie Field/Patton Oswalt) and thief Brisbayne (Christina Orjalo) on the way but can't shake his destiny.
CW: so much cheese it could kill the lactose intolerant
First on the agenda their cousin Sammie (Miles Caton) followed by local blues legend Delta Slim (Delroy Lindo).
They're in a hurry and want to open that same night.
The previous night something else came to town that also loves music. No good will come of this.
CW: lots of violence and era appropriate racial slurs
All their children are there: Environmental Lawyer Cynthia (Zoey Deutch), successful alternative comedian Ellen (Madeline Brewer), early career author Josh (Dylan O'Brien) and budding scientist 'Birdie' (Mckenna Grace).
They're a wealthy comfortable family with a beautiful lakeside home and the scene is set for a beautiful party.
Josh has brought his new girlfriend Liz (Phoebe Dynevor) along and Ellen swears she recognises her from somewhere.
Liz is pleasant and respectful but suddenly Ellen realises where she knows her from.
No good will come of this.
CW: a grim watch in the current US political climate
When things with a fence go bad after his latest job it brings him into contact with the Chicago Mob and after a tense confrontation they offer him work.
Having always worked for himself he's reluctant but they dangle such a big job he thinks this could be his ticket out of the game and accepts.
No good will come of this.
CW: all manner of slurs, child trafficking
Sheriff Wade was famously corrupt, violent and racist, disappearing one night in the late 1950s at the same time as $10k of town funds went missing.
The general assumption at the time was Sam's own recently deceased father and then Sheriff's deputy, Buddy Deeds (Matthew McConaughey) ran Wade out of town. Buddy took up the role and ushered in an era of relative probity and is considered a local hero, but not by Sam.
CW: racist language
"Are you a serial killer?"
No good will come of this.
CW: torture, mutilation, injury detail
Divine G suggests they bring in Clarence "Divine Eye" Maclin (himself) but the troubled drug dealer is sullen and disruptive claiming all their material is too serious and that they should do a comedy.
Unsure where to go with this the men throw in an absurd hotchpotch of ideas: cowboys, Egypt, pirates, time travel, Freddie Kruger and Hamlet but their external Director unexpectedly throws all this this into a script over a weekend.
Now all they've got to do is actually deliver it.
Contrary to stereotype the Arkham guards are occasionally humane and one (Brendan Gleeson) gets Arthur, who's been a compliant inmate, into a music therapy group. There he meets pyromaniac Lee (Lady Gaga), the two spark and suddenly Arthur has something to live for.
No good will come of this.
CW: some violence
When he sees an older student Maddy (Jack Haven) reading an episode guide to "The Pink Opaque" he strikes up a conversation and she sneakily facilitates his interest by variously providing him with VHS tapes and occasionally letting him visit and watch it when he has lied about visiting a friend his own age.
Over the years the pair share their love of the show but don't otherwise socialise much. One day Maddy announces she is leaving and asks Owen to join her but in a moment of understandable youthful cowardice he doesn't.
No good will come of this.
CW: flickering lights
Gromit's only sanctuary is his garden but Wallace designs a robotic gnome NORBOT (Reece Shearsmith) to 'help' there as well. When it proves to be astonishingly efficient in transforming the whole thing, neighbours start asking if NORBOT is for hire and local TV reporter Onya Doorstop (Diane Morgan) comes to report on the amazing invention.
No good will come of this
Into town breezes Jackie (Katy O'Brian), skint and hitchhiking her way to Las Vegas for a bodybuilding competition. They immediately spark. By way of flirting Lou offers Jackie steroids from the gym stash.
No good will come of this.
CW: violence, injury detail and lots of sweaty flesh
When they track down the hostages the men realise Dillon hasn't been entirely honest and they're not the first unit sent in. The real trouble comes when they go to leave they encounter something entirely unexpected and it starts hunting them.
CW: off colour jokes and language you wouldn't do now but aren't mean-spirited
She has left her own son Lamine (Jahleel Kamara) back in Senegal with an aunt.
Aisha bonds well with Rose and things go well but Amy has a high stress job and leans on her increasingly to run the house and often neglecting to pay her for the extra time she puts in.
With the time zone difference and long hours she finds it increasingly hard to keep in touch with Lamine.
No good will come of this.
In investigating the circumstances they butt heads with the Base Commander, Colonel Nathan R. Jessep (Jack Nicholson).
No good will come of this.
CW: jump scares, suicide
Living in a run down apartment where he cares for his ailing mother one of the bright spots is watching Murray Franklin's (Robert DeNiro) TV talk show with her. Arthur idolises Franklin and dreams of one day making an appearance on it.
No good will come of this.