WiC Weekly: January 14-20, 2024

2024 is off and rolling. What happened in the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, movies and TV this week? As usual, a lot. Let's start with our feel-bad article of the week:

For a more happy angle on Westeros, crack open a good book:

With a new season of The Rings of Power on the way this year, we have The Lord of the Rings on the brain:

Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss look back:

With Echo come and gone, we update our rankings of every Marvel show that's so far come out on Disney+:

The other week, House of the Dragon star Matt Smith said the second season of the Game of Thrones prequel show was coming out this August. HBO, care to comment?

A Song of Ice and Fire fans know the pain of waiting for George R.R. Martin to finish the book. Take a cue from Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke and turn pain into laughter:

One last bit of Game of Thrones news: we have a spot of new information about the spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight:

Next up, we whine about Max, which has been fighting dirty in the streaming wars:

Finally, back to The Lord of the Rings, you have to read some of these rumors about The Rings of Power season 2 to believe them:

And that's that! Check back next Sunday for more stories, more takes hot and cold, and more fun.

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