Best-bets for Oct. 18: weird twists for soapy shows
1) “Monarch,” 9 p.m. Fox. Soaps love to end an episode with a jolt. Last week had a big one: Albie (Trace Adkins, shown here) was told that his late wife set a barn fire, trapping his mistress inside. There’s a related mega-jolt near the end of this episode, Then “Monarch” finally starts the night it’s been flashing forward to, when someone is killed. Alas, we still won’t know who it is or how it happens. Also: at the start of the hour, a lame plot twist is tossed aside. Read more…