But as all the world knows, Edmond Dantès did rise again, transformed from an innocent young sailor into that courtly yet implacable avenger, the Count of Monte Cristo.
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Michael Dirda,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
Some supporters of the Wide Awakes’ rebirth have expressed hesitance about its aesthetics, especially the optics of torch-wielding vigilantes marching through the streets.
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Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Apr. 2026
Season 2 followed Cross in pursuit of a ruthless vigilante who is hunting down corrupt billionaire magnates.
Montgomery has barely been in the big leagues for two months but has already put his name alongside a couple of franchise icons (and another hard-core punisher of baseballs).
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