SHATTEREDBULBS

Genre

Fantasy

Dragons, witches and the worlds with their own rules.

We keep track of the rules.

41 pieces: 14 reviews, 21 explainers, 4 quizzes and 2 lists

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Best first

Movies

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

Best first, by show

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.

Find out which one you are

Quizzes

  • Five young heroes standing in a row across a sunlit plain — a firebender, a waterbender, an earthbender, an airbender, and an inventor with goggles working a brass mechanism.

    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    Which Bender Are You?

    Fire, water, earth, air or a great personality? Ten everyday problems reveal how you meet trouble. No powers or lore needed. Avatar: The Last Airbender spoilers throughout

  • Fifteen House of the Dragon characters drawn as small ink figures in a row across aged vellum.

    House of the Dragon

    Which Character Are You?

    Which of fifteen House of the Dragon characters handles pressure the way you do? Eight everyday questions, and not one about picking sides. House of the Dragon spoilers throughout

  • 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

Ranked

Lists

  • The Iron Throne in a dim hall, swords spilling down the steps, a lone figure standing at a tall window

    House of the Dragon

    Targaryen Rulers, Ranked

    Jaehaerys, Viserys, Rhaenyra and Aegon II scored across succession, alliances, smallfolk, dragons and government through season 3.

  • Illustrated poster showing four dragon heads in descending size on cream paper — a vast ancient bronze-green dragon, a scarlet dragon, a dark red dragon and a small white juvenile.

    House of the Dragon

    House of the Dragon dragons, ranked by strength

    Fourteen dragons scored on size, fire, combat record and agility. Vhagar wins. The second-largest dragon alive finishes fourth, and here's why.

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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Unscrewed

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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