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{3.5/5} “I know this is going to sound crazy to you, but we’re not where you think.” Orbiter 9, released in 2017 Helena is on a colony ship, alone and running out of oxygen — she only has the computer to keep her company. But a ship with an engineer is coming. Her parents left […]
{5/5} “The point of a peb exchange is to acknowledge someone’s labor and thank them for what they bring to the community. They didn’t give you thirty-eight pebs because they want you to go out and spend them. They gave you thirty-eight pebs because your work is as important as anybody else’s. It means they […]
{5/5} “It was like an earthquake that didn’t disturb a single blade of grass, an eclipse that didn’t cast a single shadow, a vast but invisible change. A sudden breeze plucked the edge of the diary. It smelled of salt and warm stone and a dozen faraway scents that did not belong in a scrubby […]
{5/5} “I’m going to go give them a tour of DS9 because without me they’ll probably get lost and end up in a mirror universe with Smiley.” Star Trek: Lower Decks season 3, aired in 2022 Captain Freeman has been arrested by Starfleet Security for destroying the Pakled capital. Mariner’s father tells her to trust […]
{5/5} “Wow, I’ve never seen anyone not like Jane before. It’s honestly a turn on.” — Petra Jane the Virgin season 4, aired in 2017-18 Xo and Ro are married. Luisa got the addendum to her father’s will from Anezka when they shared a cab, and she says everything is hers and Rafael is out. […]
{4.5/5} “‘I’m a car salesman.’ ‘Without any cars. When are you going to show some hustle?’” Ana, released in 2018 A hurricane hits Puerto Rico and Ana’s mother is arrested. She meets Rafa, a used car salesman. Rafa loses all his cars except the one he’s driving. Rafa tries to get money by betting on […]
{4/5} “You didn’t happen to bring a can opener or anything, did you?” The Water Man, released in 2020 Gunner’s mom has leukemia. He learns about the local myth of the Water Man, who might actually be real. A man tells him the story of how the Water Man drowned but came back to life, […]
{4.5/5} “Just because someone stumbles and loses their way doesn’t mean they’re lost forever.” Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, released in 2022 Doctor Strange fights alongside a young girl in his dream and then he meets her the next day. America says the dream wasn’t a dream but something that happened in another […]
Warner Brothers filmed a Batgirl movie for $90 million and then threw it in the garbage for mysterious reasons. Not only were we denied a potentially great movie, but we were denied the astonishing return of Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne. Now the folks at Collider have created their own Batgirl trailer — they did […]
{4.5/5} “I’m afraid you’re not the first maiden he’s charmed with his high cheekbones and fancy words.” Rosaline, released in 2022 Romeo told Rosaline he was in love with her, and they agreed to meet the next day at the masquerade ball. But Rosaline was out on the water with one of the suitors her […]