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{4.5/5} “‘Not all who are bitten change. There must be something wild within. An analogue of the wolf.’ ‘Well, that lets me out. Among my people, I’m known as the guy least likely to have an analogue of the wolf.’” Wolf, released in 1994 Will was bitten by a wolf, and now he’s feeling different. […]
{5/5} “The only way out of darkness is to bring the truth to light.” — Murdoch Murdoch Mysteries season 16, aired in 2022-23 George leaves Effie at the altar, because of a premonition from one of his aunts. A man’s dog digs up a coffin, and the man in the coffin comes out and kills […]
{4.5/5} “‘You know, Keiko, when you’re brought up to think carefully before you dare to utter even a single word, suddenly being free to say what you like is…’ He had to grope for the right words to express himself here. ‘Well, it’s terrifying,’ he said, at last.” (from Cardassia: The Lotus Flower) Worlds of […]
{4.5/5} “Our top story today: A scientist successfully cloned himself. Said a coworker, ‘That’s just like him.’” — Colin Whose Line is it Anyway? season 19, aired in 2022-23 They play some games they haven’t played lately like, Radio Show, in which 2 performers are radio hosts and the other 2 are callers — the […]
{4.5/5} “It’s OK for things to be messy sometimes.” Meet Cute, released in 2022 Sheila and Gary meet and a bar and they start chatting. Sheila tells Gary right away that she’s a time traveller from 24 hours in the future — of course, he doesn’t believe her. After a nice dinner and talking about […]
{5/5} “There’s a red thingy moving toward the green thingy. I think we’re the green thingy.” Galaxy Quest, released in 1999 Jason Nesmith is disappointed to find that his fellow actors on the show Galaxy Quest don’t actually like him. Then some Thermians from the Klaatu Nebula ask for his help. He thinks they’re just […]
{5/5} “‘I’m not crazy.’ ‘Of course not, of course not. You want to escape, right? That’s very sane, that’s very sane.’” Twelve Monkeys, released in 1995 Cole is a prisoner underground. He does a good job collecting samples from the surface when he is volunteered. The people in charge then trust him with a more […]
{4.5/5} “For them, it’s not simply a matter of the most efficient way of doing something, otherwise Joshua would be addressing the UN right now. But there’s that notion the Yherajk have of surrendering to the crucial moment, burned right down into their reproductive strategies. I think that once again, they’re surrendering the moment to […]
{5/5} “I’m here to keep you safe, Sam. I want to help you.” Moon, released in 2009 Sam works on the Moon on a mining operation by himself, with just his robot Gerty for company. He’s been there for 3 years and he’s ready to go back to Earth. He’s got 2 weeks left on […]
{4/5} “‘When I met your father… I tried to kill him.’ ‘It was love at first sight.’” Avatar: The Way of Water, released in 2022 Jake and Neytiri have 4 kids and have a happy life on Pandora. Then humans return to the planet and start battling the Na’vi again. Colonel Quaritch is dead, but […]