March 17, 2025
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
February 25th, 2024, was an incredible day for all the “Richonne” (Rick + Michonne) shippers in the world. On this day in history, we were blessed with the on-screen return of beloved characters Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira), formerly from The Walking Dead (2010-2022). They’re now back in the limited series spin-off, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (2024), where the audience gets to see what these characters went through during the past five years after they disappeared, leaving fans wondering if these two unstoppable characters would ever find their way back to one another well into the zombie apocalypse.With this spin-off series, we get to see what Rick and Michonne have endured in their years split apart from each other. Rick was taken and brainwashed by the Civic Republic Military (CRM), fighting to get back to his family every day. Michonne helped new friends make it home to their families, only to lose them before reuniting with Rick. We get to watch as they help one another bring out a side of themselves they believed was lost forever, not only by remembering the history they have together but also by recalling their loved ones back home as well as those they’ve lost along the way. They then make the hard decision to stay and stop the CRM from hurting anyone else, even if that means they don’t make it out alive.
While there are many fans who aren’t thrilled about the multiple spin-offs of The Walking Dead — due to them veering from the original comics — this spin-off was one of the three that viewers actually enjoyed and wanted. After Rick was taken by a helicopter in season 9 and Michonne went on a mission to find him in season 10, The Ones Who Live brought about a highly anticipated return that was surprisingly well received. Now fans wait in hopes that they get to watch them come back for an unlikely season 2 — since it’s a limited series — and reunite with many other original characters from The Walking Dead.
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Sitting down after a long day of work, kicking your feet up, and cozying in to watch your favorite guilty pleasure show may arguably be one of the best feelings in the world. Perhaps the guiltiest pleasure of them all is reality shows. The competition, challenges, silliness, and most importantly, drama of these shows are what draws you in and keeps you watching every week, even when you can feel your brain cells die a little more with each episode. The epitome of reality TV has to be those in The Bachelor franchise. The Bachelor and The Bachelorette are shows that somewhat glorify cheating for a target audience that would go berserk if cheated on. Between the two shows, we get so much pettiness, heartbreak, and, of course, love. These two shows give us all the drama we could want — or do they?Bachelor in Paradise is a spin-off of the series we already know and hate to admit that we love. It brings all the emotion, conflict, and general stupidity of the original shows, but this time on a beach. The other big difference is the cast. Rather than having one bachelor/ette dating multiple people who are only there for them, there are an even number of guys and girls, and it is a bit of a free-for-all. The best part: all of the people in the mansion are former cast members. Paradise gives you a chance to see more of the people you love as well as the ones you love to hate. Each week, new people enter the mansion to shake things up, and whoever does not end up in a couple by the end of the week has to leave and go back to their boring single life. This show has become a staple in “Bachelor Nation” and is highly anticipated by fans every year. If you need a show that provides some great drama that you can witness but not be in the middle of, this show is a great option and is worth waiting for every week.
Have you ever wanted to enter the world of your favorite novel? To live in the fantasy realms we read of today in search of a modicum of escape from our daily responsibilities? That is exactly the idea presented by The Greatest Estate Developer.Suho Kim is a civil-engineering student who fell asleep while reading Knight of Blood and Iron, a fantasy novel. To his surprise (and disappointment), he wakes up lying on a country road as a character in his book: Lloyd Frontera — noble and resident delinquent. Naturally, his reputation with the local townsfolk, his family, and even the knight who monitors him is overwhelmingly negative. This is a problem he looks to solve the only way he knows how: civil engineering.
This web novel is currently available on Webtoon, but this is not where it first originated. First published on the Korean web novel site NAVER by author BK_Moon, The Greatest Estate Developeris being adapted on Webtoon by Lee Hyun Min, acting as writer and translator, and Kim Hyunsoo, the artist for this series. A great deal of this novel’s popularity is due to this adaptation, as it opened the story up to the English-speaking audience. Another factor in this web novel’s popularity are the faces made by Lloyd Fronterra, a special touch from Kim Hyunsoo. The Greatest Estate Developer is in the isekai genre, wherein a character is transported to a new world. In this case, Suho Kim is transported to the world of Knight of Blood and Iron.
constantly referencing Suho Kim’s previous life, where he lived in South Korea and worked as a construction worker. This is where a lot of isekai anime and manga fall short, as the usual trope is for the main character to be a nobody in their previous life and make a better life for themselves in this new world. For Suho Kim, this is not the case, as he had a job and a place to live, far from the NEET protagonists of the usual isekai, NEET being an acronym for “Not in Education, Employment, or Training”. This subversion is a welcome spin on the genre, as it’s the exact opposite situation.
Love it or hate it, The Twilight Saga is a staple of the early 2010s and had an extremely loyal fan base both at the height of its popularity and even now. Choosing between “Team Edward” or “Team Jacob” and fantasizing about being Bella Swan are things that a lot of people who were young adults at the time can look back on with fondness — and maybe a little cringing. I would, in fact, consider myself to be a fan of the saga, but I will also be the first to say the movies are a beautiful disaster. They are so awkward, cheesy, and bad that the series circles right back around to good. The main feelings one might experience when rewatching this series are nostalgia and secondhand embarrassment, which, in my opinion, is a pretty fantastic mix. There are some good things to come out of this series like: Robert Pattinson, memes, and some of the best soundtracks in Hollywood to date.
Amidst a whirlwind of stunning visuals and a killer soundtrack, Sucker Punch takes you on a chaotic journey through the mind of a young woman fighting for her freedom, but is it a breathtaking escape or just a beautifully crafted distraction from a muddled plot? If I were to think of movies filled with plot holes, Sucker Punch by Zack Snyder would be one of them. Although I love the cinematic elements and believe that the film was ahead of its time in some ways, I was left with so many unanswered questions by the end. I wish they’d filmed a second one that explained some of the plot holes. The visual appeal is there. That’s why I love that movie so much, but the story was lacking. The soundtrack adds to the dreamlike appeal of the action-packed yet haphazard plot.
When I was a kid, my taste in movies was nonexistent. I thought every movie that I saw was pure cinema, and each would quickly became my new hyperfixation for a week. One of those movies was Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked. I was obsessed with this movie, and I would watch it everytime I went to my Granny’s house. Since the Chipmunks are a group of singers, they sang a lot of popular songs throughout the film.
Whether you’re into farming simulators, crazy about dinosaurs, or just looking for a relaxing game, Paleo Pines has got you covered! In this single-player game, you play as a farmer on an island inhabited by both humans and dinosaurs. That may sound scary at first, but these dinosaurs prefer to eat treats, not humans. Are you a fan of the hit indie game Stardew Valley? Then this simulator may be up your alley.
Noita is a roguelike game made by Nolla Games. Roguelike is a genre of video games mainly defined by procedurally generated levels and permanent death. This means once you die, you start the game from the beginning, and the levels are randomized once again. This game is a bit different in gameplay than a regular roguelike, as it’s not as straightforward as it seems. You start as a wizard delving into a large, multi-floored dungeon, the first level of which is the Mines. After completing each “level,” you have the opportunity to grab some power-ups! These are found in two forms, spells and perks. Perks are things such as buffs to spells, being immune to damage types, gaining more gold, etc. Spells are your main weapons and vary from a simple damaging bolt of magic to a black hole. The ultimate goal of this is to beat the numerous bosses scattered around the world. However, this is where the similarities in the genre end.
Are you a fan of challenging video games with high replay value? What about Greek mythology? If those questions seem unrelated, then chances are you’ve never heard of Hades, a roguelike action role-playing game developed by Supergiant Games. Released in 2020, Hades is a game of repetition, progression, and mastery of the controller.
Open worlds have been a staple of ambitious video games since before the turn of the century, with games like Elder Scrolls: Arena and Fallout: A Post-Apocalyptic Role-Playing Game debuting in the ’90’s and growing into franchises that dominate the genre. Even in these early days of the gaming subculture, gamers had concerns about just how much nothing there was.
Games have struggled with this balancing act for a long time. There are precious few examples of games that can pull it off. Recently, a game called Starfield drew in players with promises of hundreds of real-sized worlds to explore, only for almost all of those worlds to be completely barren or filled with curiously omnipresent wildlife. Open worlds are not a box to check but a commitment to uphold to your players.