Ultimate Spider-Man just introduced a new Gwen Stacy, already with some troubling foreshadowing… This Spider-Man article contains spoilers. Every comic book fan knows about the night that Gwen Stacy died. She existed only to die, to give tragic backstory to our hero. Her death hangs over the entire story of Spider-Man, even when played by the sparklingEmma StoneinThe Amazing Spider-Manmovies. The writers know we expect Gwen to die and play on that tension....

This article contains spoilers forShogunepisode 10. The characters of FXsShogunknow all about endings. It is why our houses are built to go up as quickly as they come down, she says. Because death is in our air. And sea and earth. It can come for us at any moment. Before you meddle with our politics, just remember … we live and we die. We control nothing beyond that. Mariko helped establish the future withher sacrifice inShoguns penultimate episode....

Shogun’s biggest battle takes place off screen. So what happened with the real life Battle of Sekigahara? This article contains spoilers forShogunepisode 10. FX miniseriesShogunhas often been compared toGame of Thronesby fans and critics alike. Both shows present political intrigue, sex, and swordplay, all in within a feudal backdrop. As more of a one-season experiment (for now at least)Shogundoesnt have access to those dollars. And the real violence ends before it can ever really begin thanks to a simple letter from Lady Ochiba....

Even recommending the classics can be difficult. The result of that announcement?Eiyuden Chroniclesbecame thethird biggestvideo game Kickstarter to date. That game is now in the hands of the players that wished it into being. Thats a big achievement. Heres why the return ofSuikoden,in any form,matters. Dont let your mom throw it away;its fairly rare now. Its a drama about a band of outlaws bound together by destiny. Its also a story thats centuries older thanJourney To The West: best known asDragon Balls inspiration....

How did a terrifying alleged incident involving “real” extraterrestrials inspire Steven Spielberg to create the cuddly E.T. Steven Spielberg has had a lifelong fascination with alien beings from beyond the stars. The Extra-Terrestrial(1982) andWar of the Worlds(2005). But what exactly was the incident, and why is it famous in Ufology? How did it influenceNight Skies, and how didNight Skiesitself morph into an utterly different film altogether?...

Welcome to the island of St Jory, population: one less than there used to be. A year ago, St Jory teenager Cai Prideaux went missing and the police did very little about it. The islanders, you see, are used to running things their own way. St Jory is your typical folk horror island in that theres nothing typical about it. (St Jory is a Welsh island but the show was filmed in Northumberland....

So what does it all mean for the rest of the season? This X-Men 97 article contains spoilers. The latest episode, Bright Eyes, continues this tradition. Like most X-Men characters, Bastion has an incredibly convoluted backstory. Instead, the combination exited the Siege Perilous in the form of a human, his memory wiped. Taking the name Sebastion Gilberti, he found himself drawn to anti-Mutant organizations. Over the years, Bastion has been a constant problem for the X-Men....

Luca Guadagnino makes a tennis movie that’s not really about tennis. Still, Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O’Connor play an always spellbinding game. The appeal ofChallengers, then, is that the dynamics in those relations are never easy to label. Theyre as fleeting as the balls brief flight across the court. The first signal towardChallengers cunning comes in its structure. A mysterious chic woman we later learn is named Tashi Duncan (Zendaya) watches from the stands....

This article contains spoilers for AmazonsFalloutTV series and theFalloutvideo games. Its just a place [of] constant tragedy, events, horrors theres a constant churn of trauma. Were definitely implying more has occurred. Ad content continues below That line about your choices inFallout: New Vegasis especially interesting. Thats also why Wagners admittedly vague statements are so intriguing. The only canonicalFalloutadventures that take place afterNew VegasareFallout 4and the Amazon TV series. Neither has addressed how, exactly,New Vegasended as of yet....

Official companion podcasts for popular TV series are not a recent phenomenon. But whats even more remarkable about it is that its actually good! You had showrunners Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo. You had actors: Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai. You had producers, writers, and directors. TheShogunpodcast really does feature just about everyone. Even with all of the talent involved though, theShogunpodcast likely wouldnt work without its host, Emily Yoshida....

We now know that at least one of those DLC expansions was both real and spectacular. Specifically, he suggests that the expansion would have culminated in Trevor going to outer space. Oh, what could have been. Interestingly, this isnt the first time weve heard about that specific piece ofGTA 5DLC. Based on what we know, it seems more likely that they would have beenUndead Nightmare-style DLC releases. So what happened to all of that seemingly amazing single-player DLC content?...

This article contains mild spoilers forShogunand major ones forThe Last Samurai. Yet Im actually describing a popularTom Cruisevehicle loosely set in the same aesthetic:The Last Samurai. That canny transition of perspectives hints atShoguns larger grandeur. What is the name of John Blackthorne’s beloved ship? Who of the following is NOT on the Council or Regents? What title does John Blackthorne receive from Lord Toranaga? What’s the code name of Lord Toranaga’s final plan?...

Want to learn more about the Sengoku and Edo periods of Japan as seen on Shogun? These documentaries can help out. However, these narrative films can obscure the complex history behind the events. Here are a few samurai-focused documentaries to dig into between episodes ofShogun. It was Hideyoshi who provided the inspiration forShoguns Taiko and created the Council of Five Elders. While historians provide the narrative, the show is dominated by surprisingly well-acted and incredibly bloody reenactments....