We saw in the return of House of the Dragon that Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) wanted to hold one person responsible for the death of Lucerys: Her brother Aemond (Ewan Mitchell). Lucerys died because of Vhagar, Aemond’s dragon, and Rhaenyra wanted revenge on him. She literally said she wanted Aemond and yet somehow, that information was not heard by Daemon (Matt Smith) .

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This is outrageous, of course, and I say that as someone who grew up in a Southern Baptist Church. I never saw women in leadership at my church unless they were singing in the choir. Even opponents of this ban have leaned into the argument that it’s “unnecessary” because there are already so many steps in place to keep churches from having women pastors and to remove the ones who do. Not exactly a progressive stance.

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In the film, Eiza Gonzalez plays Marjorie Stewart, a former actress who is now a sharp shooter and someone who plays an important role in Operation Postmaster. The film focuses on the team whose goal was to steal ships that were part of the Axis Powers and steal them for the Allied Powers gain. Screenwriter Arash Amel praised Stewart as a character, saying to USA Today “Marjorie didn’t go out on a mission in Operation Postmaster, but she (had) a key role in planning and putting it all together. Given that she was actually training a lot of the female spies going behind enemy lines, it would’ve been criminal to not send her out on a mission in the movie to respect and honor her.”

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A legendary JRPG remastered and improved

Since 2021, when Nintendo originally shared that it was in the works , fans of the original Dragon Quest III NES game have been anticipating the updated, high-definition modern version of the game. Some minor gameplay was shared in 2021, but it wasn’t enough to go on when it came to finding out if the new version is as good as its classic counterpart. Gamers online were thrilled when they found out that they’ll be able to play Dragon Quest III HD-2D this year.

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Smile premiered on September 30, 2022 , and grossed $100 million at the box office against a budget of just $17 million. The film follows Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon), a psychiatrist who witnesses a traumatic death and subsequently finds herself terrorized by hallucinations of people smiling unnaturally and grotesquely at her. When she realizes that this phenomenon has tormented others to the point of death, Rose races to find out what’s truly at play here, uncovering an ancient entity that feeds off of trauma.

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In terms of writing, this season has felt like the weakest so far?ironic, since this is Polin season, and Penelope’s character is a writer, the Lady Whistledown herself. While she gets a great arc, and the Featheringtons are clearly my favorite family right now, it is Mister Colin Bridgerton, Miss Cressida Cowper, Miss Eloise Bridgerton, and a few more characters who deserved better.

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Spoilers ahead for the episodes that have aired so far!

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Hello Kitty Island Adventure is looking to expand to several gaming consoles and Windows PC after releasing on IOS by Apple Arcade last year. The game comes from Sunblink and Hello Kitty creator Sanrio, and is a life-sim game where players can “become besties with Hello Kitty and Friends.” It sees Hello Kitty and her friends come across an abandoned theme park and decide to fix it up to make it the ultimate vacation destination. Players create their own avatars and help fix up the island while enjoying its amenities. Players can swim, decorate their cabins, make gifts for their friends, cook, solve puzzles, and much more.

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The Red Wedding, which hurt my very soul, differed from the book and featured the brutal death of Robb Stark’s (Richard Madden) unborn child as House Frey stabs Robb’s wife, Talisa Stark (Oona Chaplin), in the stomach. It is brutal, hard to watch, and the last moments I got to spend with my favorite character in all of Game of Thrones .

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Go Eun-ha (Han Sun-hwa) and Seo Ji-hwan (Uhm Tae-goo) crossed paths twice, both times leading to each other’s demise. Watching it all happen in real-time, at a bar no less, is hilarious.

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Normally, maybe one solid mid-level game comes out, but things usually seem eerily quiet ahead of the “big bang” a new console will create. Sometimes, companies will even use this weird period to bury duds in the annals of time. We know the successor to the Switch will be announced within the next year, because Nintendo has told us so directly, so that means the June 2024 Nintendo Direct was, in all likelihood, the last Nintendo Direct exclusively focused on the Switch.

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The first episode of HOTD season 2 has dropped, titled “A Son For A Son.” Instead of the streams of blood rushing down walls that made the opening credits in season 1, we’ve got something new. The credits now feature a tapestry being embroidered, depicting the history of House Targaryen, right from the Doom of Valyria up to the coronation of Aegon II and Rhaenyra.

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**Mentions of sexual assault and cannibalism within.**

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The Acolyte is currently airing on Disney+ and stars Amandla Stenberg as Mae and Osha, twins separated when they were children. The series gives us a look into the High Republic era of Star Wars and somehow, people are furious that the show exists.

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Any Game of Thrones fan knows to keep a watchful eye on the minor antagonists before they start making big moves, and that absolutely applies to House of the Dragon ‘s Larys Strong . If you need a quick refresher: Larys is a nobleman who rises to the title of Lord Confessor. It is his job to get information from people. And by “get information from,” I of course mean torture it out of them. This is Westeros, after all. He eventually becomes a confidant and informer for Alicent specifically?but his information comes with a price. He is also a kinslayer. Larys’ worst crime is getting his brother Harwin?a good man with mere minutes of HOTD screen time?killed.

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Hello Kitty is Kitty White, a white cartoon cat created in 1974 and owned by the Japanese company Sanrio. This ubiquitous character has enjoyed unfettered success for decades, consistently recruiting new legions of ardent fans who can’t get enough of her super-sweet merchandise and culture.

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First, director Bassam Tariq stepped down and Yann Demange took over, but now, Demange has left the film as well. What’s going on? That’s not even counting the amount of writers the project seems to have gone through.

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The Boys has always received stellar reviews from audiences and critics alike, so it was odd when the Rotten Tomatoes audience score for season 4 suddenly sunk to 51% as opposed to the critic score of 95% . To be fair, the newest season is off to a slower start than usual. While viewers have been accustomed to the show constantly dropping bombshells and shocking them with unpredictable deaths and disturbing scenes, season 4 has felt a bit tamer. It’s still very watchable, and the political satire is as sharp as ever, but after the explosive endings of The Boys season 3 and Gen V season 1 , it’s not surprising the slower pace in the first three episodes of season 4 is making viewers impatient.

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One of the reasons Bluey is so popular is because of its positive depiction of family. Not only do the kids, Bingo and Bluey, provide great examples for children to follow as they learn major life lessons, but their parents, Bandit Heeler (David McCormack) and Chilli Heeler (Melanie Zanetti) , also set great examples for real-life parents to follow. Bandit has especially attracted the attention of viewers because positive father figures aren’t always easy to find on TV, even in children’s shows. A lot of times, fathers are depicted as lazy or oblivious when it comes to their children or are simply absent.

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The first season of  Kaiju No. 8 ends with episode 10. A second season is already in the works, but there’s no telling when it will come out yet. If you can’t wait any longer, you can read  Kaiju No. 8 at either Manga PLUS or Viz.

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