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Action

Set pieces, stunts and the plots that hold them together, or don't.

Fun is a legitimate verdict here.

23 pieces: 14 reviews, 7 explainers and 2 quizzes

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Movies

A two-hour decision, kept apart from a ten-hour one.

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TV shows

Each show's newest; the rest on its hub.

Explainers, recaps, endings

Unscrewed

Newest first. The show it belongs to is on the tile.

  • The Gentlemen's Class Satire, Explained: Who Gets to Make Crime Legal still

    The Gentlemen

    The Gentlemen's Class Satire, Explained

    The Gentlemen's real argument isn't that aristocrats were always criminals. It's that they used to be able to make what they did legal.

  • Who Is Susie Glass in The Gentlemen? Her Full Arc, Explained still

    The Gentlemen

    Who Is Susie Glass?

    Who is Susie Glass in The Gentlemen? Kaya Scodelario's character goes from running her father's empire to quietly building her own.

  • Who Is Eddie Horniman in The Gentlemen? His Full Arc, Explained still

    The Gentlemen

    Who Is Eddie Horniman?

    Who is Eddie Horniman in The Gentlemen? Theo James's duke, from reluctant heir to ruthless crime lord, across both seasons.

  • Who Is Gospel John in The Gentlemen? The Dixon Feud Explained still

    The Gentlemen

    Who Is Gospel John?

    John “The Gospel” Dixon heads the Scouse crime family. Who he is, why he wanted the Hornimans dead, and how the feud ended. Spoilers throughout.

  • The Gentlemen Season 3: Everything We Know So Far still

    The Gentlemen

    The Gentlemen Season 3: Everything We Know So Far

    Confirmed, eight episodes, Guy Ritchie directing, filming soon. What is actually known about season 3, and what is still guesswork.

  • The Gentlemen Season 2 Ending Explained: Who Killed Bella? still

    The Gentlemen

    The Gentlemen Season 2 Ending Explained: Who Killed Bella?

    Who brought down Bella's plane, why Freddy did it, why Eddie went after the wrong man, and what the chainsaw means. Spoilers throughout.

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  • The Gentlemen Season 1 Recap: Everything You Need to Remember Before Season 2 still

    The Gentlemen

    The Gentlemen Season 1 Recap

    The full story of The Gentlemen season 1, who everyone is, how it ended, and what season 2 sets up. Spoilers throughout.

Find out which one you are

Quizzes

  • A golden dragon with wings spread on a wet stone terrace at dusk, ruined arches to one side and the sea below, beside the words "Which dragon will claim you?"

    House of the Dragon

    Which Dragon Will Claim You?

    Fourteen dragons and one egg. Eight questions find the House of the Dragon pairing most like you. Spoilers through the Season 3 finale. House of the Dragon spoilers throughout

  • Five dragon silhouettes in dark grey on cream, facing inward from both edges

    House of the Dragon

    Which Dragon Are You?

    Eight questions, fourteen dragons. Find out which House of the Dragon dragon is most like you, what you bring and what to watch out for. House of the Dragon spoilers throughout

ShatteredBulbs

Every world, followed the same way.

The scale

Five bulbs, half-steps allowed. Bright is what worked, shattered is what did not, and the verdict word is derived from the number rather than chosen beside it.

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Who people are, what endings meant, and what a show has not said yet — written the morning after, not the week after.

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