Welcome to WiC Weekly, where we go over the biggest and best stories from the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, movies, TV and books from the past seven days. Let's start with a review of the penultimate episode of The Penguin before tonight's finale. This show has been great straight through. Catch up before the climax!
Review: The Penguin explains what happened to Oz's brothers in Episode 7, "Top Hat": https://t.co/8bSkmjwzqg https://t.co/8bSkmjwzqg
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In honor of election week, we looked back on the many moments when Game of Thrones was referenced by real world leaders or inspired political discussion. As it ends up, it's a pretty long list:
10 times Game of Thrones intersected with real-world politics: https://t.co/SDEpB5bRse https://t.co/SDEpB5bRse
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Agatha All Along is gone but not forgotten. And it might not even be gone:
Good news for Marvel fans who want a second season of Agatha All Along: https://t.co/WUBeOknsLo https://t.co/WUBeOknsLo
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Speaking of Agatha All Along, we take a look at how it sidesteps a puddle several other Marvel movies and shows have stepped in:
How Agatha All Along cleverly avoids the Bury Your Gays trap: https://t.co/1AH1zRcpKL https://t.co/1AH1zRcpKL
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Netflix is giving us new info on the fifth and final season of Stranger Things! Check out the episode titles for the last eight episodes in the series:
Stranger Things reveals episode titles for final season, confirms time jump: https://t.co/PJVjbIb7yK https://t.co/PJVjbIb7yK
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Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark) talks through some of the biggest events of her life and career:
Sophie Turner talks divorce fallout, eating disorders, and her Game of Thrones castmates: https://t.co/5poY0fsauY https://t.co/5poY0fsauY
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Thinking of getting into The Wheel of Time? You have a tall mountain to climb. Let us be your guide:
Why you should journey through The Wheel of Time books, starting with The Eye of the World: https://t.co/gBw5bVy0bI https://t.co/gBw5bVy0bI
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Not long ago, we learned that Warner Bros. Discovery was quietly developing a Game of Thrones movie which may or may not come to fruition. We still don't know what it's about, but we think we're closing in:
A Game of Thrones movie about Valyria could set up HBO's Aegon the Conqueror show: https://t.co/XLbokDCUP7 https://t.co/XLbokDCUP7
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It's been a week since the end of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon — The Book of Carol, which has to have set some kind of record for long TV titles. We look back on what it did right and where it slipped up:
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon — 5 things The Book of Carol got right (and 5 it got wrong): https://t.co/8dlEEkUUnk https://t.co/8dlEEkUUnk
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Finally, let's return to The Penguin and talk a bit about what might come after:
The follow-up to The Penguin may be a Joker show, plus 4 other ideas for Batman spinoffs: https://t.co/Row2nF8t75 https://t.co/Row2nF8t75
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We have lots more coming this upcoming week, including early looks at HBO's new show Dune: Prophecy. Stick around WiC!
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