Notice! Spoilers for Outlander season 7, episode 14 ahead! The end of Outlander Season 7 Episode 14 left William in danger, and only Lord John has the chance to save him. Of course, that's not all that's interesting about this installment of the time travel fantasy series. Episode 14, "Ye Dinna Get Used to It," begins with a flashback to the year 1775, when Lord John Gray promised his brother Hal that he would never accept American independence. This was followed by a scene set two years later, during which John was forced to swear allegiance to the Continental Army…
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Notice! Spoilers for Mufasa: The Lion King ahead! Mufasa: The Lion King told the story of Mufasa and Scar's past, but the film itself confirmed that there are other The Lion King stories worth telling. This franchise started in 1994 The Lion Kingwhich saw Simba defend his kingdom from the uncle who murdered his father, Mufasa. Now, the new 2024 film is a sequel and prequel in one, connecting the events of Simba's future with the fateful decisions of Mufasa's past. It's certainly an intriguing story that needed to be told. However, Mufasa: The Lion King can point out precisely…
Notice! Spoilers for Mufasa: The Lion King ahead! Mufasa: The Lion King delved into Mufasa and Scar's past, but a key part of their story was saved for another potential prequel film. New for 2024 The Lion King the story changed almost everything audiences thought they knew about these tragic brothers. It turns out that Mufasa and Scar's connection isn't biological at all, and its painful origins make Scar's eventual betrayal all the more devastating. Yet, Mufasa: The Lion King did not respond to an important question posed by 2019 The Lion Kingleaving a significant story to be told in…
Trigger warning! This article contains discussions of abuse. Harry kept a secret in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix book that left Dolores Umbridge even worse than in the films. Umbridge has long been considered the true villain of Harry Potter as his sickeningly sweet cruelty had a more profound impact on readers and viewers than even Lord Voldemort. Actress Imelda Staunton did spectacular justice to the role, becoming as despicable as the toad-like character found on the page. However, some subtle changes in the Harry Potter the films diminished the overall effect of Dolores Umbridge. Node Harry…
Notice! Spoilers for the Outlander books and season 7 ahead! Outlander Season 7 saw Jamie and Claire reunited again, but the series' next big reunion will be much better. This Starz fantasy hinged on Jamie and Claire being separated and reunited, with the crossed-lovers angle brought in at every turn. It seems like this couple is constantly having to fight against fate, time, and space to be together, and that made the moments when they finally returned to each other's arms all the more meaningful. However, as this same plot in Outlander gets a little worn out, another big reunion…
Notice! Spoilers for Outlander season 7, episode 13, and the Outlander books ahead! Traveling through time is always complicated, but Outlander Season 7 Episode 13 made things even more confusing. The fantasy series saw characters make several attempts to go back in time and change past events, but it never worked out that way. Outlander uses a model of time travel that is more paradoxical, so anything a time traveler does in the past only guarantees future events rather than changing them. Despite this, Roger did his best to save his father in Outlander Season 7, but the vision he…
More Chronicles of Narnia movies are on the way, and that could open the door for future adaptations that carefully break CS Lewis's biggest rule for this fantasy world. Lewis's novels have been loved for generations and many have been adapted for the screen multiple times. Typically, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the first to be considered for an adaptation, and Greta Gerwig's next series of films will certainly include this story as well. However, it could be interesting if the future Narnia films opened their own path. Gerwig The Chronicles of Narnia The films are expected…
Notice! Spoilers for Outlander season 7, episode 13 and the Outlander book series ahead. Roger helped his father, Jerry MacKenzie, go back through the stones to his time in Outlander Season 7, but did the man do it? The time travel fantasy series left Jerry's ending ambiguous, and Roger himself will never fully know what happened to the man. Roger hoped that after Jerry passed through the stones in 1739, he would suddenly be flooded with memories of growing up with his father. Instead, Roger just had a vision that left him and Outlander audiences with more questions than answers…
Notice! Spoilers for Outlander season 7, episode 12 ahead!Almost everyone was angry Outlander Season 7, Episode 12, but there was only one person with any real right to be. The previous episode of the Starz fantasy series saw a variety of big revelations come to light, and episode 12 explored the aftermath. Jamie's return from the dead with a league of British soldiers on his trail was certainly a disturbance that Lord John Gray would have to deal with. Simultaneously, Jamie had to deal with the revelation that Lord John had slept with his wife. Claire was angered by Jamie's…
Notice! Spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim ahead!The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim subtly hints at where Gandalf the White got his battle plan in Peter Jackson's film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Both films revolve around conflicts involving Rohan and the Dunlendings, even though they are separated by about 200 years from each other. Despite the time difference, there are several commonalities between the battles presented in each film. Both take place in Hornburg (or Helm's Deep), and both make Rohan's chance of victory seem quite small.…