Nothing gets past Game of Thrones fans. From the first teaser for House of the Dragon, the briefest glimpse of a distinctive hilt on the hip of King Viserys I sparked discussion. Could that be the ‘Catspaw Dagger’ used by Arya Stark to kill the Night King and end the Great War? The same weapon used in the season one attempt on Bran Stark’s life that indirectly sparked the War of the Five Kings?...

Walker Episode 7 For too long, the narrative focus on Walker has been on Cordell, Emily, and their family. Which makes sense because Cordell is the lead. But Micki is also a major character who deserves just as much of the attention. She is Cordell’s partner and back up when things go south, and that dynamic is only made richer the more we learn about Micki’s backstory. In “Tracks,” we get some of that narrative balance, spending some more time with Micki and her family....

It’s very weird and more than a little thrilling to see some of the fan theories that we’ve previously collected actually play out on WandaVision, but of course there are still four episodes of Marvel’s rollercoaster spinoff series left to go, and this week we’re bringing you all the most compelling theories gaining traction online to help pass the time until the sixth episode drops. At this point, many of the theories surrounding WandaVision’s bigger story are less outlandish....

WandaVision, which operates under the creative purview of Captain Marvel writer Jac Schaeffer, now takes point for Phase Four in January, representing a canonical tie-in that’s more solid than contemporary MCU-adjacent small-screen predecessors like ABC’s Agents of SHIELD and Agent Carter, along with unceremoniously abandoned Netflix “Street Level” shows Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Punisher, and The Defenders. With that set, here’s everything else we know so far about WandaVision....

Marvel’s What If…? episode 1 is here, and it’s a fascinating glimpse at a version of the MCU we never expected to see. “What If…Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?” is an action-packed riff on the events of Captain America: The First Avenger, showcasing a world where Peggy Carter, not Steve Rogers, was the recipient of the super soldier serum, and took on Nazi forces and the hordes of Hydra....

The year 2020 began with approximately 44 zettabytes of data, which is about 40 times greater than the total number of stars in the observable universe, according to the World Economic Forum. And this number is going to increase in the upcoming days. That’s an insane number, but true! Therefore, there’s a dire need to ensure your network exhibits adequate performance to meet the growing demands. Now, the elephant in the room is network performance, which depends upon certain factors, to name a few – Latency, Time To First Byte (TTFB), Bandwidth, and Throughput....

Despite never appearing in the flesh in any of the movies, former Jedi padawan Ahsoka Tano is undoubtedly one of the most popular characters in Star Wars. A hero in every sense of the word, Ahsoka’s journey spans almost the entire film saga, just in animated form. First introduced as Anakin Skywalker’s apprentice in The Clone Wars animated series, Ahsoka quickly became one of the main protagonists of the series, as we watched her grow as both a Jedi and a commander who led clone forces for the Republic....

Now, if you are new to these terminologies, let me simplify that for you. Google plans on deprecating third-party cookies on Chrome from 2023 or 2024. For this purpose, they developed a “Privacy Sandbox” with proposed tools and APIs. This initiative was taken to enhance online privacy for users. In addition, it aimed at providing developers, creators, and developers with tools to create thriving businesses while ensuring safety and security online....

But how do you top the man who killed half of all sentient beings in the universe with the snap of a finger? If Kang’s comics history is any indication, you do it with a guy whose ego crosses millennia and multiverses. Kang’s primary ability is there’s…an awful lot of him. And his omega level arrogance. Also he breaks grammar. Or will have breaking grammar. I don’t know, time travel, man....

How can you do a Black Panther movie without Chadwick Boseman? The shocking news of Boseman’s death in 2020 raised many questions about the sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Realizing that there’s no replacing Boseman himself, Kevin Feige and director Ryan Coogler decided against recasting T’Challa and allowing a different character to become the Black Panther. Of the many characters in the MCU, the Black Panther may be best suited to legacy....

On paper, it seems like films or TV shows based on certain video games should be guaranteed successes. If the developers have already gone through the trouble of building a massive, complex world like Azeroth of Warcraft, all the writers have to do is give one of the playable characters a hero’s journey, and it’s off to the races. But for some reason, almost everyone who has tried it, from Hitman to Resident Evil, has come up short, churning out schlock that’s derivative, overblown, or filled with inane dialogue....

It also means that we have a chance to revisit Final Fantasy 12‘s story. It’s a plot that’s been called a disappointment by fans as well as its own creators who felt that the title’s production problems ultimately hindered their efforts. Final Fantasy 12 received a warm welcome in 2006, but there’s long been this asterisk next to the game reserved for the debate over its story. Years later, though, it’s easy to appreciate the many reasons why Final Fantasy 12‘s story is not just underrated but is arguably the greatest overall story in Final Fantasy history....

Introduced in the series’ pilot episode as Jan Levinson-Gould, she is Vice President of Sales at Dunder Mifflin and Michael’s superior. Because the two have closely-related jobs, after she gets divorced, they eventually start a relationship, which becomes a source of much comedy throughout the series, largely because of their contrasting personalities. But there’s more to Jan than the surface-based funny bits she contributes. Sure, Jan can be seen as a hilarious character to watch, but she isn’t funny in that she’s an oblivious jokester like Michael—she’s funny because she’s a standout from him and everyone else in the office....

Loki has used the concept of Variants – different versions of familiar characters whose lives have diverged from their predetermined timeline in some way – to explore a variety of stories over the course of its run. Classic Loki (Richard E. Grant) shows us the regret that awaits a trickster who spends his life in hiding, while Boastful Loki (DeObia Oparei) reminds us that a Loki’s default setting is apparently to betray anyone they even remotely care about....

Of course, the Coming to America movie was a resounding success, a widely-accessible romantic comedy that permeated pop culture in a manner evocative of the A-list heyday of star Eddie Murphy. The 1988 film, put in the stable hands of director John Landis, wrought $288 million worldwide box office success, which made the notion of a sequel seem inevitable, despite how long it would take. However, the property first became fodder for Murphy’s burgeoning TV production company, which—bearing the name of the star who skyrocketed on TV off his SNL run—had designs to conquer the small screen via producer’s proxy for a similarly-titled spinoff television series....

From the arrival of series finally fleshing out the stories of characters who’d briefly appeared in its movies (WandaVision, Loki) to more obvious tie-ins and crossovers with the MCU film universe (Yelena in Hawkeye, Wanda in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness), Marvel TV series are now something very different than they once were just a year or two ago. This is kind of a shame—because while there’s certainly something to be said for the aggressive corporate synergy that’s now connecting dozens of properties across the biggest franchise in the world, it also means that, in order to achieve it, we lost a lot of the riskier programs that told very different kinds of superhero stories Marvel would have never shown on the big screen....

The hype for Spy x Family might catch people by surprise. How can there already be so much excitement for a brand new series? It can’t all be chalked up to the fact that the anime is a collaboration between Studio Wit (Attack on Titan, Vinland Saga) and CloverWorks (Horimiya, My Dress-Up Darling), although their involvement certainly doesn’t hurt. The answer, it turns out, lies with the source material. Spy x Family first launched as a manga in 2019....

So when will this pop off? According to the studio, sometime later this year. Their teaser material simply promised a 2022 release window, but Crunchyroll did recently announce that they licensed the anime. They’ll be streaming it with both English subs and dubs as the episodes release in Japan. The anime will be airing one episode a week, so don’t expect to be able to binge the whole thing at once....

‘The new Doctor Who showrunner is destroying continuity!’ Like ‘I don’t like the new theme tune’, ‘When did the show suddenly start having all this progressive politics in it?’, ‘Actually the new theme tune’s growing on me’, ‘Why aren’t the Sontarans scary anymore?’ and ‘I don’t like the new theme tune’, the above doesn’t actually mean anything – it’s just something fans like to say to remind each other that we still exist....

The Marvel Cinematic Universe resides at Disney while DC Entertainment has its home at Warner Bros. Both franchises make bucketloads of money for their respective corporate overlords so there is little incentive for Disney and WB to combine forces and share the wealth. But in the spirit of Marvel’s latest Disney+ series: What if…there was a filmmaker, nay a hero, strong enough to make such a crossover happen? James Gunn is one of the few creatives to have made a home in both Marvel and DC’s sandboxes....