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Dune: Giedi Prime, Explained
The ancestral homeworld of House Harkonnen looks as grim and ugly on the outside as most of its members do on the inside.
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The New Jurassic Park Has Good News and Bad News
This beloved franchise struggled through its most recent trilogy, but its next attempt seems poised to repeat old mistakes and find new ones.
Godzilla: Every Son of Godzilla, Explained
The King of the Monsters has found, adopted, or otherwise acquired a few kids over the years. Who are Godzilla's sons?
How Powerful Is The Penguin In The Batman?
The Penguin's solo series will depict his rise to power, but exactly how far did he get in his debut feature, and where could he go from there?
Star Trek: The Temporal War, Explained
This bizarre narrative device flooded Star Trek: Enterprise and several more recent outings with complicated battles from the future.
Star Wars: What is Teräs Käsi?
This deadly martial art allows many beings without superpowers to counter and defeat their Force-sensitive enemies in one-on-one combat.
Star Trek: The Post-Atomic Horror, Explained
After the humans of Star Trek fought the Third World War, they suffered through one of the darkest periods in Earth's history.
Warhammer: Blacktalon, Explained
This animated Warhammer TV series follows a band of mighty warriors as they fight, die, and rise again in service of their God-King.
Star Wars: Could The Acolyte Prove Andor Haters Wrong?
Some rallied against Andor for its lack of magic elements, but The Acolyte could capture the quality of that critical darling with a mystical side.
Star Trek: How The Klingons & The Federation Became Allies
This fateful treaty established peace between two longtime enemies, but how did humanity shake hands with the Klingon Empire?
Star Wars: Who Created The Witches of Dathomir?
The Force Witches learned their powerful magick from a former Jedi, and though her name rarely comes up, the first Nightsister deserves attention.
Hawkeye: Who Is Clint Barton's Brother, Barney?
Hawkeye might be set up for a second season, and the new antagonist might be the titular hero's own older brother, the classic villain Trickshot.
Star Trek: World War III, Explained
Before humanity mastered the final frontier, they fought an internal conflict that claimed a third of the species and almost ended Earth.
Godzilla: SpaceGodzilla, Explained
This Heisei-era antagonist is a clone of Godzilla with enough strange new powers and aesthetic details to keep things interesting.
Game of Thrones: The Grand Maester, Explained
This critical advisor sits on the small council, but what does the leading knight of the mind provide for the Seven Kingdoms?
Godzilla: Burning Godzilla, Explained
Godzilla's enhanced form appeared in the classic Japanese franchise and the modern Monsterverse, with different origins and similar results.
The Strangers: Prey at Night: Ending, Explained
After a decade, this Strangers sequel ignited new fervor for the masked killers from the 2008 sleeper hit.
The Strangers: Ending, Explained
As a new trilogy in this horror franchise prepares to hit theaters, revisit the original 2008 sleeper hit about three unwanted house guests.
Godzilla: Who Is Destoroyah?
The atomic bomb woke Godzilla, but the weapon that killed the King of the Monsters brought this crustacean demon to the surface.
Star Trek: Discovery - The Emerald Chain, Explained
This batch of space capitalists brings the subtext into the text for Star Trek: Discovery's most on-the-nose villain to date.