Vigil Episode 5 Review You Ve Got Some Nerve Agent

What’s worse – drowning in your own sweat in a drysuit, or drowning in seawater in a torpedo tube? DCI Silva’s in the rare position of being about to find out, having survived the first scenario only to land herself straight in the second. If she gets out of this one, oh, the pub stories she’ll have to tell! Not that you can imagine Silva holding court on a bar stool, one licked finger in the crumbs of a packet of Cheddar and Onion McCoys, the other demonstrating how close she came to inhaling a nerve agent from a booby-trapped catering-sized tin of grapefruit segments....

December 22, 2022 · 4 min · 697 words · Alyssa Mccreery

Vikings Valhalla Get To Know Harald Sigurdsson

British born Leo Suter portrays Harald Sigurdsson in Vikings: Valhalla. Sigurdsson, nicknamed Harald Hardrada, lived a bit later than the other characters on this show. He was a renowned warrior in his youth who fought across Europe for different kings and emperors. He then became king of Norway. He is best known in English history as the last great Viking to lead an invasion of England. But he wasn’t successful—he was killed in the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066, fighting against the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson....

December 22, 2022 · 5 min · 918 words · Gerald Miles

Vikings Season 5 Episode 9 Review A Simple Story

Vikings Season 5 Episode 9 On the one hand, it’s easy to view the events of “A Simple Story” as the calm before the storm, but nothing comes easily on Vikings. One of the benefits of a 20-episode season is that it gives the writers plenty of room to develop storylines that may not appear on a weekly basis, and after looming in the background for much of the season, the Saxon saga reemerges from the shadows with a renewed sense of importance, as well as some as yet undetermined subterfuge....

December 22, 2022 · 6 min · 1226 words · Gladys Scarbrough

Vikings Season 6 Episode 1 Review New Beginnings

Vikings Season 6 Episode 1 “I no longer wish to be famous.” Welcome back Vikings fans. The long wait has ended, and the final stage of Michael Hirst’s history inspired drama that began with a simple farmer and his wife so many years ago sets out to complete its tale. Noticeably light on action, “New Beginnings” follows two radically different brothers as Bjorn Ironside assumes control of Kattegat, and Ivar the Boneless meets his match in Russia....

December 22, 2022 · 5 min · 1040 words · Donald Robinson

Wandavision Ship Of Theseus Explained

Much of WandaVision’s ninth and final episode, fittingly titled “The Series Finale”, centers on a good old-fashioned synthezoid battle. In one corner, you have The Vision, lovingly recreated by Wanda Maximoff’s Mind Stone-infused powers. In the other corner is The White Vision, hatefully brought back to life by billions upon billions of the U.S. government’s dollars (and some fairy dust). The two Visions’ battle takes them through every corner of the hex surrounding Westview, destroying oodles of property in the process....

December 22, 2022 · 5 min · 889 words · David Wedgeworth

Webassembly For Beginners Part 2 Goals Key Concepts And Use Cases

WebAssembly(WASM) is a new low-level language that lets you unblock native-like performance on the web. In WebAssembly for Beginners – Part 1, we introduced WASM from a beginner’s perspective by covering its definition and limitations. Additionally, we went through WebAssembly features, WASM roadmap, and how JavaScript works with WebAssembly, and not against it. This post will explore WebAssembly by discussing WASM Goals, key concepts, and use cases. We’ll also take a look at some of its exciting projects....

December 22, 2022 · 5 min · 1035 words · June Tafoya

What Could Death Stranding Director S Cut Possibly Have Left To Tell

While Kojima says the full reveal of Death Stranding: Director’s Cut is still “weeks away,” the fact that Death Stranding is not only coming to PS5 but is getting a director’s cut is more than enough to excite fans of one of the PS4’s most fascinating (if divisive) exclusives. Having said that, it’s hard not to laugh a little bit at the idea of Death Stranding getting a director’s cut in the first place....

December 22, 2022 · 3 min · 464 words · Nancy Ripp

What Denis Villeneuve S Dune Does Better Than The Book

It remains to be seen if Dune will win Best Picture at the 2022 Oscars. For certain fans of science fiction cinema, it certainly feels like it should. Just like the novel it adapts, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is more than just a good science fiction story, it’s a good movie first and a good science fiction film second. This means that arguably it’s a good Dune adaptation third. Although the 2000 Sci-Fi Channel version of Dune was pretty faithful to the text, it wasn’t a crowd-pleaser....

December 22, 2022 · 4 min · 852 words · Edward Mccray

What Does Future State Mean For The Dc Universe

Since half the fun of solicits is trying to piece together what’s happening in the book from the 50 words and a cover, we decided to engage in some wild, semi-informed speculation on what might be coming from DC’s event. Let’s get right to it: Future State has a very strong Seven Soldiers of Victory vibe. The original Seven Soldiers were briefly a superteam from the ’40s, brought back sporadically whenever a comic needed a nostalgia boost, until Grant Morrison got his hands on them in the mid-aughts....

December 22, 2022 · 6 min · 1159 words · Clara Williams

What Is Ethereum Merge And Triple Halving

As we all know, Ethereum is one of the most popular platforms used to build, deploy, and use Decentralized Applications (DApps). Ethereum is powered by blockchain technology, and Ether (ETH) is its native cryptocurrency. To date, 2970 projects have been built on Ethereum, with over 50 million smart contracts. There are more than 71 million crypto wallets with ETH balances. In addition, $11.6 trillion worth of value was moved through the Ethereum network in 2021, providing the creators with $3....

December 22, 2022 · 7 min · 1471 words · Jean Stewart

Where To Stream Love Actually This Christmas

The urge to watch Love Actually became even stronger in 2022, when ABC announced it was airing a brand-new documentary The Laughter and Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later, a nostalgic two-hour reunion featuring Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Laura Linney, Bill Nighy and Thomas Brodie-Sangster. (And yes, we’re choosing to gloss over the fact that it’s technically one year early, as Love Actually was released in 2003, aka the year of epic Christmas movies....

December 22, 2022 · 2 min · 318 words · Ginger Cuthbert

Which Edgar Allan Poe Stories Will Netflix S The Fall Of The House Of Usher Adapt

Ladies and gentlemen we present to you: America’s spookiest uncle. The mustachioed, cousin-loving freak himself. Edgar. Allan. Freaking. Poe. Netflix announced today that Flanagan and producing partner Trevor Macy will be shepherding a new limited series called The Fall of the House of Usher, based on Poe’s titular short story along with a handful of his other works. This is the fifth horror series that Flanagan and Macy have brought to Netflix after Hill House, Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, and the upcoming The Midnight Club....

December 22, 2022 · 4 min · 796 words · John Kauffman

Why Bridgerton Season 3 Should Skip The Next Book

Bridgerton season one ended with romantic leads Daphne and Simon married and at peace (having worked out their issues in time for their sex life to actually bear issue) and with Anthony Bridgerton in crisis and cued-up to lead the next season. The Viscount’s opera singer mistress had moved on, having made the tough decision for them both in the knowledge that Anthony’s offer of a society-defying marriage could never work for a man of his responsibilities....

December 22, 2022 · 4 min · 823 words · Gertrude Davis

Why Brooklyn Nine Nine Is Ending

Today, NBC announced that Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s upcoming eighth season will be its final. Not only that, but the episodes won’t premiere during this TV season as expected but rather during the 2021-22 season and feature an abbreviated 10-episode run. As is tradition, however, showrunner Dan Goor’s statement to the press still began and ended with a joke. “I’m so thankful to NBC and Universal Television for allowing us to give these characters and our fans the ending they deserve,” Goor said....

December 22, 2022 · 3 min · 515 words · Adrienne Owens

Why Marvel S Agatha Spinoff Series Should Avoid The Problems Of Loki

Its been reported that Kathryn Hahn’s popular WandaVision villain, Agatha Harkness, is getting her own “dark comedy” spinoff series at Disney+, and like a lot of Marvel fans out there I’m hyped. Agatha is arguably the most deliciously fun villain the MCU has had to offer since Loki, and she even came equipped with her own catchy theme song. I can’t wait to see more Agatha, and I can’t wait to see Marvel have another stab at a villain-led MCU project, but I’m still a little apprehensive about what direction the show will take after watching Loki....

December 22, 2022 · 5 min · 895 words · Harriet Budde

Why The Book Of Boba Fett Could Be The Mandalorian Season 3

The Mandalorian season 2 closed in exciting fashion with “The Rescue,” an episode that brings Mando and all of his friends face to face with the formidable Imperial forces of Moff Gideon. But after blasting through stormtroopers, only just avoiding a platoon of angry dark troopers (with the help of a very special guest), and capturing Gideon, the crew complete their mission to save Grogu. By the end of the episode, it seems clear that the group’s next objective is to take back Mandalore....

December 22, 2022 · 4 min · 738 words · Gwendolyn Constable

Why The Last Of Us Prologue Is A Video Game Storytelling Masterpiece

Indeed, The Last of Us wasted no time declaring its intentions to change the landscape of video game storytelling thanks to the power of the game’s immersive, thrilling, emotionally traumatizing prologue. That unforgettable intro sets the tone for the rest of the game in ways both subtle and spectacular. Each tense scene in that sequence builds in a fiery crescendo toward the hushed, devastating final moments. It plays out like a short film, though The Last of Us puts you at the dead center of the story in a way that no movie ever could....

December 22, 2022 · 5 min · 891 words · Kathleen Deleon

Why The Nintendo Game Boy Relied On Those Strange Green Graphics

It’s funny, but I’ve found that even some of those who grew up with the Game Boy can still be thrown off by the impact of its display. You probably remember that the original Game Boy’s screen was green, but you may have forgotten just how overwhelmingly green the handheld’s screen truly was. It’s just such an off-putting and unappealing (at least by modern standards) color choice that Nintendo obviously never really tried to repeat....

December 22, 2022 · 5 min · 859 words · Rosanna Furst

Why The Office S Jim Halpert Is The Absolute Worst

Remember when Jim Halpert shouted down the phone at his wife Pam and made her cry when she accidentally didn’t record their daughter’s dance recital that he couldn’t go to because he was in Philadelphia (working at the company that he had invested in behind wife’s back)? Wasn’t it terrible? Rewatching The Office: A US Workplace is problematic for many reasons; some parts of the show are uncomfortable to watch now (‘Diversity Day’, ‘Gay Witch Hunt’, basically most of what is said to Oscar… even Prison Mike makes me shift in my seat a bit these days)....

December 22, 2022 · 4 min · 738 words · Jimmy Daly

Why The Umbrella Academy Had To End With Season 4

With the conclusion of The Umbrella Academy’s third season, the show finds itself in some uncharted territory. Not only is the Hargreeves family once again lost in parts unknown, trying to find their way in a new-ish reality without their powers, but so too is the plot without a road map for the first time. While each of The Umbrella Academy’s first three seasons has roughly corresponded to one of the three volumes of Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá’s comic series, the show has no volume four to draw from....

December 22, 2022 · 5 min · 939 words · Robert Freeman