While the show instantly won over a large group of fans there were still some detractors who blasted the show for “controversial” choices in relation to those questions and more. Adult Aang, seen in flashbacks, was much more serious than his goofy younger self. Certain characters weren’t as instantly beloved as the previous cast. Korra getting her bending back at the end of season one was seen as a huge waste of story potential....
It sure seems that people like The Sandman. The long-in-development adaptation of the influential DC Comics series finally came to Netflix on Aug. 5, and almost immediately gained a following. Fans took to Tom Sturridge’s complex portrayal of Dream aka Morpheus, the Lord of the Dreaming. Over the initial 10 episodes, fans tuned in to watch Morpheus gain his items back from the troubled John Dee (David Thewlis), capture the rogue nightmare the Corinthian (Boyd Holbrook), and contend with guest stars such as Gwendoline Christie’s Lucifer and Jenna Coleman’s Johanna Constantine....
The current state of DC Comics live-action adaptations may be up in the air, but there has been one bright spot in recent weeks. After more than a decade of false starts and development failures, Neil Gaiman‘s great Vertigo comic The Sandman has come to television screens. Even more surprising, it’s really good. Even as the show changes some details from the comics, downplaying its larger DC Universe connections, it still retains all of the beauty and horror that made the original series an enduring classic....
The sports anime revolves around anxious Japanese figure skater Yuri Katsuki, who is taken under the wing of his role model Russian figure-skating champion Victor Nikiforov, alongside young Russian skating prodigy Yuri Plitsetsky. (Yes, there are two characters named Yuri on this show.) The first season follows both Yuris as they train to take part in the Figure Skating Grand Prix. Yuri On Ice is directed by Sayo Yamamoto and written by Mitsurō Kubo....
Wynonna Earp Season 2, Episode 7 “You’re a god damned superhero.” “I’m a single mother.” “Same thing.” But Wynonna doesn’t crack under all of these pressures. Because showing emotion isn’t cracking. It’s being honest. It’s being brave. Because allowing others to see your vulnerabilities is one of the bravest things you can do. In the midst of her own personal crisis, Wynonna even demonstrates a degree of empathy (because woman are socialized to think about others even and perhaps especially when they are falling to pieces themselves) for the broflake who might be the father of her child....
Young Justice Season 3 Episode 5 So far, Young Justice: Outsiders has wasted no time reminding us of how good the show is in every way. The writing is top shelf, the animation is excellent, and every episode, a different voice actor gives us an exceptional performance. In the first episode, it was Khary Payton. Last episode, Zehra Fazal (Halo) shone. And in “Away Mission,” Jason Spisak returns as something completely different....
“IMPORTANT NOTICE: Users continue to experience performance issues with this game. Purchase for use on PS4 systems is not recommended. For the best Cyberpunk experience on PlayStation, play on PS4 Pro and PS5 systems.” It’s not often you see a digital store tell you to not purchase a version of a game made for one of the best-selling video game consoles ever, but that update is really just the latest chapter in what has proven to be the shockingly strange Cyberpunk 2077 story so far....
Sure, the PS2 may have helped make 3D games significantly more “playable,” and yes, it did slowly pull us away from the era of absurdly difficult arcade-style games, but it was also the console that seemingly inspired a new generation of developers to ask “What does the future of incredibly difficult games look like?” Their answers include a driving game where mistakes are not an option, a rhythm game harder than actually learning an instrument, a beat-em-up that beats you up, and more of the absolute hardest PS2 games ever made....
Well, few horror moments are more memorable than the scariest sequences in gaming history. Horror gaming has always been elevated by the fact that you’re the one who has to navigate these nightmare scenarios, and that already intimidating arrangement tends to backfire on you whenever you encounter these shocking scenes that force you to ask whether you’re really brave enough to press on. From swamp folk to needles in the eye, these are the scariest moments in horror gaming history....
Today, we look back the classic era of home computing that existed alongside the dreariness of business computing and the heart-pounding noise and colour of the arcades. Were you a Spectrum owner? Did colour clash rule your life? Did you experience tape load errors, and did you ever poke when you meant to peak? Whether you had a measly 16K or the full 128K, join us for some judgement-free reminiscence about the classic, golden era of early home computers....
The first season of the behind-the-scenes specialty show showcased store owners scrambling during COVID. Season 2 highlighted the vintage toys. A Toy Store Near You season 3 trots the globe to drop in on stores and lets the owners, employees and sometimes customers explain why this is their favorite vintage toy store. The upcoming season also explores educational and science toys, and brings attention to the local artists who are bringing a new age of collectibles into the community....
Finn the Human (Jeremy Shada) and Jake the Dog (John DiMaggio) are back together! That is, if Finn can find his trusty stretchy shape-shifting dog pal in territory both familiar and uncharted. Set after the 2018 Adventure Time finale “Come Along with Me,” this is the first Distant Lands post-series special to shine the spotlight on our beloved adventurous boy-and-dog duo. It’s an answer to what happened after their happily-ever-after survival of the Gum War and defeat of GOLB....
According to Booi, the show covers one of the most violent periods in Japanese history. The six-part series begins in 1551 with the death of feudal lord Oda Nobuhide and follows the rise of three of Japan’s most influential warriors: Nobuhide’s son, Oda Nobunaga (Masayoshi Haneda), Tokugawa Ieyasu (Hayate Masao), and Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Masami Kosaka). Japanese historians, as well as dedicated fans of Samurai movies, will be all too familiar with these three Samurai because their impact on Japan, and their consequential representation in Japanese media, is enormous....
Agents of SHIELD Season 5 Episode 14 Well, you just knew that the honeymoon between Fitz and Simmons wouldn’t last forever, right? But who knew it wouldn’t even begin? This week hurt, you guys. I think we can all agree on that. With the warm and fuzzies still lingering from Simmons and Fitz’s wedding a few weeks back, the reveals this week just hurt. And boy oh boy, did this week’s episode masterly play with viewer expectation and land with a rock solid gut punch....
Both are adventure stories made by white Americans and set mostly (and, in Aladdin‘s case, vaguely) in the Middle East, with all of the colonialist racism that usually accompanies such an effort. And both feature iconic scenes that see their heroes venturing into an underground cave or cave-like structure to retrieve a golden treasure. In Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana is a Peruvian jungle, retrieving a golden idol from a long-abandoned temple....
They are also the most well-documented cases, according to UFO expert and former FBI special agent, Ben Hansen. And in two new discovery+ “Shock Docs,” Alien Abduction: Betty and Barney Hill and Alien Abduction: Travis Walton — debuting Feb. 18 on the streaming platform — Hansen walks audiences through the stories, and offers up new evidence that he believes corroborates the abductees’ claims. Likewise serving as consulting producer on the Shock Docs, Hansen, who is also currently filming the second season of UFO Witness for discovery+, joined Den of Geek’s paranormal pop culture show Talking Strange to discuss the connections between both specials....
“Since the launch of Apex Legends, cross-play has been one of the most requested features from our players who want the ability to play with their friends on other platforms,” reads a post on the Apex Legends blog. “During the cross-play beta, players will have full access to cross-play functionality while we collect data, test the feature at scale, and most importantly, listen to you, the fans, for feedback.” Starting on October 6, players will be able to start forming parties consisting of players across the various Apex Legends supporting platforms (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Origin, and, soon, Steam)....
Attack on Titan Season 4 Episode 1 “Isn’t war a terrible thing?” The third season of Attack on Titan ends with a lengthy jump forward in time where Eren and company are seemingly more ready than ever to realize their goal. The group has taken on some difficult opponents over the past three seasons, but as they prepare to invade Paradis Island and dethrone a corrupt king they begin to understand that the end to all of this warfare is finally within grasp....
Well, yes, though they meant something quite different to the two different sides. (Not the only thing with different meanings; as an aside, should you happen to find yourself time travelling to ancient Rome, if you said “orgia” to Roman guards, as Folkwin does in episode one, they’d think you were saying “secret rites” – the actual original Greek meaning of the word – not “orgy”. It might work to get you in anyway, if they thought you were initiated into the secret rites, of course)....
Barry Season 3 Episode 2 For as complicated as people appear to be on the surface, when it boils down to it, we’re all simple creatures looking for the same thing: love. Whether from romantic interests, our families, friends, or the adoration of the outside world, most of us just want to be seen and appreciated for who we are. That said, sometimes in pursuit of that love, people do unsavory or even heinous things that make attaining that affection even harder....
