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‘Doctor Climax’ Is Based On Real Q&A Columns From The 1970s
Doctor Climax isn’t a true story, but it’s close. Partially inspired by real-life newspaper correspondence, which isn’t entirely surprising when you consider its setting of...
‘Gangs of Galicia’ And The True Story That Inspired The Netflix Series
Many crime dramas use real events as the basis for their fictional narrative, and Gangs of Galicia is no different. Based loosely on a police operation to...
‘Gangs of Galicia’ Is A Sub-Par Crime Thriller With A Silly Ending
You can have too much of a good thing, and Gangs of Galicia proves it. The drug-fuelled international crime thriller is a beloved streaming mainstay,...
‘The Acolyte’ Hasn’t Broken ‘Star Wars’ Canon — And It Wouldn’t Matter Even If It Had
An essential aspect of being a Star Wars fan is being angry about everything all of the time, and no recent show has better exemplified...
The Ending of ‘Doctor Climax’ Is A Battle Between Conservatism and Progress
A shy dermatologist leading a sexual revolution struggles against flagrant conservative corruption in the ending of Doctor Climax, and the fact you’re watching a streaming...
The ‘Bridgerton’ Season 3 Ending is Happy and Triumphant For One Character
At the start of Episode 8 of Bridgerton Season 3, Lady Danbury ironically brings Queen Charlotte a theory while playing chess. She believes that Lady...
EXPLAINER: Cressida Cowper Claimed To Be Lady Whistledown For All The Wrong Reasons
Literally, anyone could have main character energy in Bridgerton, and Season 3 sees Cressida Cowper having the spotlight for a sensationalist reason. In Episode 5,...
Theory: Is Darth Plagueis Pulling the Strings in ‘The Acolyte’?
Social media is currently awash with responses to The Acolyte Episode 3, which depending on who you ask is either the worst episode of Star Wars television ever, a...
‘Sweet Tooth’ Season 3 Shows Wendy’s Motherly Future
Wendy has always been a quiet and understated character in Sweet Tooth, but Season 3 is her chance to shine. As well as being instrumental in...
Birdie Is The Most Important Character In ‘Sweet Tooth’ Despite Hardly Being In It
Everything in Sweet Tooth comes back to Birdie. And yet Birdie, aka Gertrude Miller, aka Gus’s mother, is barely even in the show. Season 3 gives her...
The Fate Of Big Man In ‘Sweet Tooth’ Season 3 Is Deliberately Ambiguous — And That’s Good
From the beginning, Sweet Tooth was always the story of Gus and Big Man. But while the ending of Season 3 gives us a peek into...
‘The Atypical Family’ Contrives A Happy Ending – But Not A Complete One
The Atypical Family contrived a happy ending in Episodes 11 and 12, which, thanks to the time travel gimmick, shouldn’t come as much of a...
Jae-i Will Need To Rebuild Her Life After Choosing Herself At the End of ‘Hierarchy’
Jae-i is one of the most important characters in Hierarchy, and her personal arc touches on many of the most crucial themes that the Netflix series...
The Ending of ‘Hierarchy’ Blatantly Sets Up Season 2
Surprising absolutely nobody given the nature of the show, the ending of Hierarchy in Episode 7 is a cavalcade of reveals and setups for a...
Exploring Ghokan’s Fate in the Ending of ‘Kubra’ Season 2
The problem with heralding someone as a messiah is that, inevitably, it’s going to be revealed that they’re no such thing, and the ending of...
Recap: The Ending of ‘Sweet Tooth’ Season 3 Is Perfect
Not to be hyperbolic here, but the ending of Sweet Tooth Season 3 is perfect. Episode 8, “This is a Story”, contains everything you could ever want...
The Ending of ‘The Sympathizer’ Casts The Entire Show In A New Light
Throughout The Sympathizer, we’ve always known that The Captain would end up back in Vietnam, being interrogated by the people he has spent the entire...
Brooklynn’s Death and Major Twist in ‘Jurassic World: Chaos Theory’ Explained
One of the most upsetting storylines in Jurassic World: Chaos Theory is the death of Brooklynn, who was part of The Nublar Six. I was...