WiC Weekly: May 22-28
By WiC Staff
This week at WiC, we survey the cast of House of the Dragon, get hyped for new Game of Thrones prequel 10,000 Ships, review Lucifer, explore the wide world of fan service, and more.
What happened at WiC this week? That’s what you read WiC Weekly for!
Let’s start out with a primer on the first of HBO’s upcoming Game of Thrones spin-offs…or their only one, we’ll see what happens:
Like mother show Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon has a huge cast of characters, Who’s in this prequel series, and who are they playing? https://t.co/Iz5pycjNfU
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 30, 2021
Outlander is traumatic every season, so this shouldn’t be a surprise:
The executive producers of Outlander have revealed (and warned) that the upcoming sixth season will have "very traumatic" scenes: https://t.co/8FLO3VHVpD
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 30, 2021
Netflix released a new cache of Lucifer episodes this past Friday. Do they give the devil his due?
The second half of Lucifer season 5 is here! We go through it all in this episode-by-episode review of the Netflix hit series. https://t.co/H3c5bTWurQ
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 30, 2021
Is this a definitive report on which U.S. states like which Game of Thrones characters the most? No, but there’s a fun graph, so it’s worth a look:
California loves Daenerys Targaryen. Virginia goes to Tyrion. And why do so many states apparently search for Joffrey a lot? See where you are on the map: https://t.co/MDydiZ9MDs
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 30, 2021
From The Wheel of Time to The Lord of the Rings and well beyond, the 2020s are going to be full of fantasy TV goodness:
From The Witcher to The Lord of the Rings to House of the Dragon to The Wheel of Time and beyond, fantasy TV is poised to dominated the 2020s. https://t.co/SXInhDDME1
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 30, 2021
Game of Thrones stars Richard Madden and Kit Harington reunite for one of the next big Marvel movies, where their characters will be in a love triangle with a woman named Sersi. It’s uncanny.
Not to oversell it, but the first trailer for Eternals makes it look like the most beautiful Marvel movie yet produced. Watch it! https://t.co/jHAZtJujNp
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 30, 2021
The words “fan service” get tossed around a lot in fandom. We dig into it in all its forms:
What is fan service? When is it used well? When is it used badly? We look at examples from Game of Thrones, Star Wars, Supernatural and more to try and draw the line. https://t.co/hotxs1Fy4c
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 30, 2021
HBO is putting the pedal to the metal on another Game of Thrones prequel show, 10,000 Ships. Let’s talk about it:
HBO is moving forward on another Game of Thrones prequel: “10,000 Ships.” We talk about it and a bunch of other stuff on a new episode of Take the Black. https://t.co/KkSc4lTm1e
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 30, 2021
Dune is one of many high-profile movies coming out this year after long delays, and it sounds like it’ll be worth the wait:
Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Dune will arrive later this year, and Dave Bautista has been singing the movie's praises more than anyone else on the cast. https://t.co/Q5jPsOEzGV
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 30, 2021
Finally, Game of Thrones OG David J. Peterson dishes on House of the Dragon:
David J. Peterson, who created the Dothraki and Valyrian languages for Game of Thrones, is back for House of the Dragon, and he's very impressed. https://t.co/XaMWHTLEhd
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 30, 2021
And one more for the road:
Next. Review: A Quiet Place Part II review is a horrifyingly silent masterpiece. dark
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