5 series finales that had their work cut out for them headline our favorite stories this week
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Here’s a compilation of our favorite features published this week. Be sure to follow along with our TV recaps and check out all our recent reviews.
Monday
- Pet Sematary digs for new ideas in Stephen King’s classic, but comes up empty
- Thor demands “another!”—and shows off the comic side Ragnarok would fully embrace
- Game Of Thrones’ most sadistic villain finally goes to the dogs
- Women Of Marvel celebrates the women of superhero history
- Snapped necks, audible gasps, and other reactions to the Killing Eve premiere
- How Ayanna Floyd Davis rebuilt The Chi as a “neighborhood drama”
- Pet Sematary’s animal handlers answer our questions about casting, training—and, yes, bathing—cats
Tuesday
- The Great Sept Of Baelor blows up real good
- With one line in Captain America: The First Avenger, Steve Rogers proves why he’s a hero
- Amy Seimetz on Pet Sematary, pain, and being a weirdo with Donald Glover
- Shazam! redefines masculinity in the DC universe
- Sandra Oh on Killing Eve’s “cat-and-cat” game and ’ship name
- Mailbag Of Thrones answers what Bran knows and who will die (and un-die) in the final season
Wednesday
- 5 series finales that had their work cut out for them
- Tell Cersei: Olenna Tyrell is one badass bitch
- Marvel’s grand experiment finally coalesces in a striking single shot of Avengers teamwork
Thursday
- Iron Man 3 blew up Tony’s suits, but can any big change really take in this mega franchise?
- Investigative journalist Billy Jensen has a vision for “true crime 2.0”
- Fiona Shaw on Killing Eve, Harry Potter, and “walking into people’s imaginations”
- Holy shit, it’s a motherfucking ice dragon
Friday
- Lloyd Dobler is Cameron Crowe’s original manic pixie dream date
- Littlefinger gets what’s coming to him, and a new generation takes control
- Loki’s shape-shifting role in the MCU became literal in Thor: The Dark World
- Good news, gumshoes: We’re living through a golden age of great detective games
- Who will sit on the Iron Throne of the Game Of Thrones dead pool?
- 5 new releases we love: Ramshackle West Coast funk, throwback Latin pop, and more
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