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3 Body Problem Episode 8 Recap: “Wallfacer” (Season 1 Finale)
The following recap contains spoilers for 3 Body Problem S1E8, “Wallfacer” (written by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss and directed by Jeremy Podeswa). Portions of the novels The Three-Body Problem and The Dark Forest are also referenced. Everyone is afraid of something. The enemy must be, too. The more powerful they are, the more they have to lose to their […] More
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3 Body Problem Episodes 5-7 Recap: Truth and Power
The following recap contains spoilers for 3 Body Problem S1E5, “Judgment Day” (written David Benioff & D. B. Weiss and directed by Minkie Spiro), S1E6, “The Stars Our Destination” (written by Alexander Woo and directed by Minkie Spiro), and S1E7, “Only Advance” (written by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss and directed by Jeremy Podeswa). Portions […] More
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3 Body Problem Episodes 2-4 Recap: Instructions and Intentions
The following recap contains spoilers for 3 Body Problem S1E2, “Red Coast” (written by Rose Cartwright and directed by Derek Tsang). S1E3, “Destroyer of Worlds” (written by Alexander Woo and directed by Andrew Stanton), and S1E4, “Our Lord” (written by Madhuri Shekar and directed by Minkie Spiro). Portions of the novel The Three-Body Problem are also referenced. It […] More
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3 Body Problem S1E1 Recap: “Countdown”
The following recap contains spoilers for 3 Body Problem S1E1, “Countdown” (written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss & Alexander Woo and directed by Derek Tsang). Portions of the novel The Three-Body Problem are also referenced. Every era puts invisible shackles on those who have lived through it, and I can only dance in my chains. […] More
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True Detective: Night Country Part 6 Recap — The Return of the Sun
The following recap contains spoilers for True Detective: Night Country Part 6 (written by Issa López and directed by Issa López). Does True Detective: Night Country have a happy ending? Do all stories deserve happy endings? More specifically, do stories immersed in—maybe embedded in is a better phrase—death, grief, violence, loss, and regret deserve happy endings? Does […] More
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True Detective: Night Country Part 5 Recap — Fight the Break of Dawn
The following recap contains spoilers for True Detective: Night Country Part 5 (written by Katrina Albright & Wenonah Wilms and Chris Mundy & Issa López, and directed by Issa López). Let’s begin at the end. As Part 5 of True Detective: Night Country ends, Liz Danvers and Evangeline Navarro drive through a brutal winter storm as they […] More
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True Detective: Night Country Part 4 Recap — We’re All in It Now
The following recap contains spoilers for True Detective: Night Country Part 4 (written by Namsi Khan, Chris Mundy, and Issa López and directed by Issa López). If there is any single redeeming quality Chief Liz Danvers has in True Detective: Night Country, it’s that she is consistently, almost annoyingly, asking all those involved in the various cases […] More
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True Detective: Night Country Part 3 Recap — She’s Waiting For You
The following recap contains spoilers for True Detective: Night Country Part 3 (written and directed by Issa López) It might have taken until the third episode of True Detective: Night Country, but one of the foundational pieces of this anthology series finally emerged. Whether it’s Harrelson and McConaughey in Season 1, Farrell and Vaughn in […] More
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True Detective: Night Country Part 2 Recap — The Oldest Story We Know
The following recap contains spoilers for True Detective: Night Country Part 2 (written and directed by Issa López). Some elements of True Detective Season 1 are also discussed. True Detective: Night Country may open with the mysterious disappearances of eight men from the Tsalal research station in Ennis, Alaska, but that’s far from where the story begins. […] More
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True Detective: Night Country Part 1 Recap — Forces at Play
The following recap contains spoilers for True Detective: Night Country Part 1 (written and directed by Issa López). It’s clear after just one episode of True Detective: Night Country that the tenuous partnership between Jodie Foster’s Chief Liz Danvers and Kali Reis’ Trooper Evangeline Navarro is going to work very well over this fourth season. While […] More
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Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Episode 9 & 10 Recap — The Time Gone By
The following recap contains spoilers for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Episode 9, “Axis Mundi” (written by Matt Fraction and directed by Andy Goddard) & Episode 10 “Beyond Logic” (written by Chris Black and directed by Andy Goddard). Some elements of the Monsterverse series of movies are also discussed in this recap. As the Legendary Pictures’ Monsterverse prepares to spend […] More
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Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Episode 7 & 8 Recap — Hunting For Easter Eggs
The following recap contains spoilers for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Episode 7, “Will the Real May Please Stand Up” (written by Mariko Tamaki and directed by Hiromi Kamata) & Episode 8 “Birthright” (written by Al Leston and directed by Hiromi Kamata). Some elements of the Monsterverse series of movies are also discussed in this recap. Like a lot of […] More