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It’s the humanization of its central group of characters that makes Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans my favorite entry in the franchise. It gives the show an emotional depth that is sometimes lost in the lofty ideas the series explores. The unambiguously immoral acts committed by Tekkadan also demonstrate one of the franchise’s central themes, that war brings out the worst in humanity.  In typical style for the franchise, Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans also features beautifully animated, engaging mecha combat. Many characters, including the protagonist Mikazuki, use cybernetics to connect directly to their mobile suits. This system provides an in-universe explanation for exceptionally human-like and fluid movement, giving the show’s action a unique aesthetic.  Sourc...

Wayne is so sympathetic that there are moments of “Terms of Endearment” when it’s Mulder who comes off looking like a jerk. “Terms of Endearment” is a monster-of-the-week episode divorced from the show’s larger UFO mythology, but its story is still impacted by Mulder and Scully’s search for “the truth.” It’s set during a time when the pair have been thrown off the X-Files and replaced with the Smoking Man’s son, Agent Spender. Their replacement puts the case in the shredder when he gets it, but Mulder finds it by picking through his garbage. So for most of “Terms of Endearment,” Mulder is without the moderating presence of Scully in Roanoke, and he does the kinds of things his partner might normally be able to stop him from doing. Namely, he harasses Wayne. As Laura is being arrested, ...

If you’ve never binged through 30 straight episodes of Pawn Stars, season 14 is all you need to familiarize yourself with its premise, as it hasn’t changed for 21 seasons (675 episodes). Pawn Stars is a reality show that takes place on the Las Vegas Strip, set primarily in the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop. Inside the shop, you’re quickly introduced to family business, owned jointly by Richard “Rick” Harrison, and his father, Richard Benjamin “The Old Man” Harrison. Adding a third generation to the mix is Corey Harrison, Rick’s son, who’s learning the family business and trying to make a name for himself as an artifact expert in his own right. Of course, we couldn’t talk about Pawn Stars without also talking about Austin “Chumlee” Russell, Corey’s childhood friend who somehow ...

Ben convinces Walt to leave with him and brings him to a Dharma van waiting outside with the new man in charge—AKA Hurley—inside. Hurley tells Walt that the three of them are going to return to The Island because that is their home, and they still have work to do.  So here we have a ready-made Lost spinoff. In the flash sideways purgatory, Hurley and Ben converse in the finale, with them telling each other that they had made a great number one and two. But what was the work that still had to be done, that needed Walt’s aid?  Source link

The anticipation for these two horror franchise characters meeting on screen was teased for years before Jason Vorhees and Freddy Krueger finally met one-on-one in the 2003 film. After the people of Springwood have taken to using sleep medication to keep Freddy out of their dreams, the killer is severely weakened. In a moment of brilliance, Freddy decides to resurrect Jason Vorhees from the dead in hopes that the fear that the masked maniac will create will somehow restore Freddy’s powers. It’s an insipid concept, even for low budget horror films. As a Friday the 13th film, Freddy vs. Jason is bottom of the barrel. It doesn’t fare much better as an installment for A Nightmare on Elm Street. Source link