Elend Venture startsMistbornas a love interest for Vin, buthe quickly becomes a much bigger player in the fight for the Final Empire. An idealist who’s empathetic despite being a nobleman, Elend takes on the responsibility of ruling over the Central Dominance after the Lord Ruler’s fall. Becoming king is a tumultuous experience for Elend, but it teaches him what’s needed to be a leader. By the time thefinal book inMistbornEra 1arrives, he’s well-equipped to take on the title of High Emperor....

From the central premise to the show’s characters and everything in between, producing one excellent season oftelevisionis no mean feat. This reality applies even more so when it comes to maintaining a consistent level of quality across multiple seasons, forcing shows to constantly adapt and innovate in order to continue receiving positive reviews from fans and critics alike. It’s notoriously tricky to do, a key factor in why gold-standardshows likeThe Sopranos,Breaking Bad, andThe Wireare held in such high regard....

Although Lorelai and Christopher’s ill-fated marriage is a major mistake, the subplot did provide viewers with one all-time greatGilmore Girlsscene.The cast ofGilmore Girlswere constantly breaking up and making up. Even now, over a decade and a half after the show’s original run ended, nothing starts a war between fans quicker than saying that Rory belonged with Jess, not Logan, or vice versa. However, while Rory’s trio of infamously messy relationships remain contentious, the heroine inherited her romantic indecision from her mother....

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Tracker season 2, episode 8, “The Night Movers.“Trackerseason 2 delivers a crucial development in its fall finale, progressing the disturbing case of Gina Picket. Justin Hartley’s procedural following self-proclaimed"rewardist"Colter Shaw introduces Gina’s case in the season 2 premiere, establishing a cold case for the tracker that has haunted him for a decade. Colter meets with Gina’s sister, Camille (Floriana Lima), in episode 8, “The Night Movers,” and his former love interest discusses how she wants to leave her sister’s mystery behind and move on....

WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for Dune: Prophecy episode 3. A flashback scene of Tula Harkonnen’s shocking massacre of dozens of House Atreides members inDune: Prophecyepisode 3 “Sisterhood Above All” ended with the betrayal of her love interest, Orry Atreides.Dune: Prophecyis a six-part series based on the 2012 novelSisterhood of Dune, which was written by originalDuneauthor Frank Herbert’s son, Brian, and Kevin J. Anderson. The story takes place more than10,000 years before the rise of Paul Atreidies, which is chronicled inDenis Villenueve’sDune(2020) andDune: Part Two(2024)....

As unlikely as it might sound, two ofSouth Park’s best episodes ever share almost the same specific storyline.South Parkhas told a lot of strange stories over the show’s 27 years on the air. The show’s earliest seasons focused on surreal non-sequiturs, horror movie parodies, and random violence, while season 4 saw the show start to center its plots around current events. Both of these approaches have resulted in some truly bizarre, offbeat plots andSouth Parkseason 27is likely to continue this trend....

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Black Lightning #3!DC Comics' legendary heroSteelhas just become the publisher’s equivalent of Marvel’sHulk, thanks to an impressive new armor upgrade, a behemoth suit evokesIron Man’s Hulkbuster armor. As Steel helps Black Lightning and his family with their metahuman outreach, she shows off just how powerful her superhero tech and mind truly are. InBlack Lightning#3 – written by Brandon Thomas, with art by Fico Ossio – Natasha Irons and Lightning, Black Lightning’s daughter, fight a new Masters of Disaster team, who are sowing chaos at a Steelworks site....

Marshall Lawson is one of the most mysterious characters inTerritory, and here’s what happened to his mother in the Netflix series.Marshall Lawson starts out as an outsider to the core Lawson family, although he quickly becomes a major player in the dispute over who will take over Marianne Station. Despite his importance to the show, the question of what happened to Marshall’s mom is never answered inTerritory, although a reveal is hinted at several times throughout the show....

Summary While a new2024 Player’s HandbookforDungeons & Dragonsis in the works, a statement from developer Jeremy Crawford has explained why one popular class from 5e won’t be making its way into the newest edition. While the fifth edition ofDnDhas seen several new subclasses, rulings, and settings added to it over the course of its lifetime, the 2024Player’s Handbookis starting out with a relatively smaller selection - and while developers have promised that the changes will still be compatible with 5e, some choices may still prove to be unpopular....

NCISandNCIS: Originswon’t be airing new episodes tonight, but exciting things await the Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents when the shows return. The Navy-themed procedural shook things up this season. At the top of the TV cycle,NCISswapped their Island-themed offshoot for theNCIS: Originsprequel following thecancelation ofNCIS: Hawai’ibefore season 4. The franchise also returned its Aussie-themed spinoff for another season, withNCIS: Sydneycurrently airing episodes for its sophomore run. While the stories look different this season after CBS switched up its programming,NCISfans must wait another week to see what happens next....

Warning: Contains SPOILERS for The Righteous Gemstones season 4, episode 4! Walton Goggins' Baby Billy Freeman has had a surprising amount of nude scenes inThe Righteous Gemstonesseason 4, with many fans wondering why this keeps happening.The Righteous Gemstonesis no stranger to nudity, with the majority of episodes having male full-frontal nudity, and every episode having some sort of obscene reference to sexual content. However, several (some would argue too many) of the scenes inThe Righteous Gemstonesseason 4have focused their sexual content on full-frontal Baby Billy nudity, with Walton Goggins showing more to the camera than he has in the show’s previous three seasons....

WWEwrapped up SmackDown for 2024 with a great show from Tampa, FL.Cody Rhodes returned and will face Kevin Owens at the Royal Rumblein a Ladder Match.Kevin Owens has retained ownership of the Winged Eagle Belt, and Solo Sikoa and The Bloodline got the upper hand on Sami Zayn. This came after Zayn defeated Carmelo Hayes in a great match. Chelsea Green addressed her adoring public as Women’s United States Champion, andTiffany Stratton flirted cashing in on Nia Jaxas they and Candace LeRae were defeated by Bayley, Bianca Belair, and Naomi....

Althoughanimehas been skyrocketing in popularity this last year alone, there has also been a rise or a resurfacing of the industry’s problems that have come out of the woodwork in light of its success.Between labor shortages, poor work conditions, and new issues popping up daily, the anime industry is going to have to make some major changes to meet the demands of its new consumers as well as compete against rising powers from other countries....