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The mightier the villain does not always mean the mightier the hero. Here are 26 fictional characters who met their…

When the Veronica Mars movie was released in 2014, it was almost more important symbolically than anything else. It…

“We live in a world that distrusts feelings,” says Sense8, at the end, when it has the moment to say exactly what it…

Sense8 is a set of promises. With the premise of the show, it promises certain things: a diverse set of characters…

Back when Sense8 premiered, one of its chief marketing points was its locations. It was the story of eight…

There are three kinds of emotional resolutions that Sense8 works toward. The biggest and most successful are the…

Let’s talk a bit about storytelling fundamentals. Take a step back almost two years, to when Sense8 debuted to fairly…

The first season of Sense8 was an enthusiastic endorsement of the idea of connectivity. It was a show designed…

A pompous, awkward, acne-spotted 16-year-old, Harold Lauder is one of the few immune to the superflu that wipes out…

The bubbling cauldron of obscure fetishes and exotic sexualities that is the internet has produced some pretty…

If there’s one constant every holiday season, it’s that something somewhere is going to need batteries. Maybe it’s…

While it might seem daunting to most actors to play an established and beloved character, managing audience…

Disney isn’t about to do something as simple as just make a new Star Wars trilogy. Spending billions to acquire one…

God forbid that the most beloved (and profitable) YA series ever die. Sure, the Boxcar Children have been around…

The problem with biopics is that people’s lives don’t easily reduce to 120 minutes of film. While it’s not…

The kids of Springfield Elementary have long been one of The Simpsons’ most fertile subgenres. Take some combination…

Characters added in the middle of a TV show’s run get a bad rap. For every Cousin Oliver or Scrappy-Doo, there are…

A good celebrity cameo can be the highlight of a movie—but athletes don’t always make for the most engaging actors,…

It takes more than just a passing resemblance to portray convincing siblings on screen. Here are 10 team-ups that…

What is Sense8 about? As it reaches the climax of each of its storyline, this show is relying more and more on…