Welcome to WiC Weekly, where we recap the biggest and best stories to hit the front page of WinterIsComing.net over the past seven days. What's happening in the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, movies, books and TV? That's what you're here for.
First up, we're still sorting through the end of House of the Dragon season 2. Let's look ahead to the future:
The Game of Thrones prequel series must take the long road and avoid the mistakes of its predecessor. Here's how: https://t.co/ARXclXfh6N https://t.co/ARXclXfh6N
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) August 18, 2024
Disney debuted lots of exciting stuff at its D23 conference, including footage from some highly anticipated new series:
First footage from Daredevil: Born Again, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Ironheart and more: https://t.co/cjIxKFkXuB https://t.co/cjIxKFkXuB
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) August 18, 2024
After four seasons, The Umbrella Academy has come to an end. We look back on Netflix's offbeat superhero series:
All 7 Hargreeves siblings from The Umbrella Academy, ranked from worst to best: https://t.co/djcZydCiUZ https://t.co/djcZydCiUZ
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) August 18, 2024
Back to House of the Dragon, one exciting moment came directly from star Matt Smith (Daemon Targaryen):
Matt Smith improvised a line from his best scene of House of the Dragon season 2: https://t.co/0wKpxzGv4R https://t.co/0wKpxzGv4R
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) August 18, 2024
Who's in the mood for some wild celebrity rumors?
Rumor: House of the Dragon's Matt Smith and Olivia Cooke are dating, but the "evidence" is weak: https://t.co/ySLKyLoUkK https://t.co/ySLKyLoUkK
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) August 18, 2024
While we more or less liked the final season of The Umbrella Academy, a lot of fans were very unhappy with the ending. In particular, one romantic subplot raised the hackles of both viewers and even a key member of the cast:
The Umbrella Academy star hated this twist as much as the fans did: https://t.co/eq1O9efOHd https://t.co/eq1O9efOHd
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) August 18, 2024
Alien: Romulus came out this weekend! What's the verdict?
Alien: Romulus' most egregious element prevents it from being the great movie it wants to be (Review): https://t.co/z4WcK3lPw3 https://t.co/z4WcK3lPw3
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) August 18, 2024
With the end of House of the Dragon season 2, questions about how this series will ultimately wrap up are becoming increasingly murky. We try and figure it out:
House of the Dragon is setting up Rhaenyra to repeat Game of Thrones' biggest mistake: https://t.co/TmyQOKiTPW https://t.co/TmyQOKiTPW
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) August 18, 2024
Sticking with that thought, here are some things we think House of the Dragon could do in season 3 to reckon with a complicating story:
5 ways House of the Dragon season 3 can fix the mistakes of season 2: https://t.co/YOsnMiaJdY https://t.co/YOsnMiaJdY
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) August 18, 2024
Finally, we check in with Stormlight Archive author Brandon Sanderson, who is breaking another fundraising record. Just another day for him:
Brandon Sanderson breaks another Kickstarter record with his Cosmere table-top RPG: https://t.co/aBtGJvC20o https://t.co/aBtGJvC20o
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) August 18, 2024
And there's plenty more where that came from! Stick around WiC all week for more.
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