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Rhaenyra Targaryen further embraces her inner Jaeharys The Conciliator while Daemon Targaryen embraces his inner Aegon The Conqueror. What do Aemond Targaryen, Aegon Targaryen, and Viserys Targaryen now have in common? Both Rhaenyra & Alicent Hightower learn different lessons at their respective small councils.

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Bro. BRO! Plot-lines are accelerating on this hot Christmas special! Kimiko reunites with Frenchie, which is "the bees knees". Ryan Butcher does the right thing on live television. We've got another shapeshifter, but it's not Hughie Campbell's mom!

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It's easy to forget how the Game Of Thrones universe works: the characters you don't want to die end up dead (and the ones you thought were dead end up not dead). All the while, we explore the schism in Daemon Targaryen's psyche and what might become of both #TeamGreen & #TeamBlack as a result of this episode.

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In a twist of irony, this episode was so gross it turned us all a little conservative! Ashley Barrett is here to stay, putting on quite the show in Tek-Knight's Tek-Cave. Homelander's imposter syndrome and the return of breastmilk kryptonite. Speaking of Mothers Milk, has M.M. been suppressing his powers this entire time?

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A noteworthy amount of movement in the storyline and mirroring going on between #TeamBlack & #TeamGreen. Is Helaena Targaryen's dreamer/seer gift/curse like Bran Stark's, only on crack? Might Rhaenyra Targaryen's meeting with Alicent Hightower avert worse tragedy and ultimately yield The Prince That Was Promised?

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Joe Kessler plays the diabolical devil on Billy Butcher's shoulder. Victoria Neuman surprises everyone. Frenchie wins the best line award, this episode, despite his guilt-ridden conscience. Homelander is outpacing Billy at Father-of-the-year to Ryan, at the moment.

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Reaction: 2024/06/23
Breakdown: 2024/06/26

What does love look like in different cultures/houses? Why do we worship royalty/celebrity? Alicent Hightower escapes her reality by way of Ser Criston Cole, defying Otto Hightower's authority and denying her children love: so much so, Aemond Targaryen seeks it in the arms of a brothel madame (who looks strikingly familiar to her).

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Oi! We're busting into The Boys universe, too! Covering the first 4 episodes, titled, Department of Dirty Tricks, Life Among the Septics, We'll Keep the Red Flag Flying Here, and Wisdom of the Ages. With it's next season (5) being its last, our full cast of characters are finally becoming much more self-aware. This makes them simultaneously terrifying and fascinating but also, more than anything else, moves them into a far more grey area than we're used to.

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Taking our 1st stab into the Game of Thrones universe, House of the Dragon finally returns after 2 years away: #TeamBlack licks its wounds after the loss of Lucaerys Targaryen, while Daemon Targaryen amplifies Rhaenyra Targaryen's cries for vengeance. #TeamGreen finds the center does not hold and will have an even harder time of it after Blood and Cheese are through.

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The Fallout Universe truly starts venturing into uncharted narrative beginnings for both gamer and watcher, alike. Will Lucy MacLean discard Hank MacLean's values? Will Knight Maximus shed The Brotherhood Of Steel long enough to find Lucy? Is Cooper Howard looking for BOTH Barb Howard AND Janey Howard, despite what we've learned about the former? As we head to New Vegas, where does that leave Norm MacLean? Holy Deathclaw, Batman: almost every question answered has another one to replace it!

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