Gideon

Image: NetflixScott takes off, because, of course—almost as quickly established as it’s introduced—he doesn’t really die fighting Matthew at the end of the first episode. It’s eventually revealed to the audience, and through Ramona’s own investigation over the course of the season, that Scott has been kidnapped... by none other than his future self (played by Will Forte in a delightful turn), one who wooed Ramona, defeated all her exes, and then dated her before growing apart, and becoming distant and bitter in the…

Netflix has just announced the voice cast of Scott Pilgrim. The Anime, which will feature the return of all the major stars from the live-action Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World film, including Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Brie Larsen, and Chris Evans to reprise their movie roles, this time in voice form.Spoilers of the Week: July 29thSo that’s Cera as Scott, Winstead as Ramona, Jason Schwartzman as Gideon, Mae Whitman as Roxy, Kieran Culkin as Wallace, Aubrey Plaza as Julie, and... you see where this is going. The…

Image: Photograph by Aaron Epstein/HBO MaxRIP to the fandom, but I just think that Steddyhands needs to be cannon. Sorry. The Izzy/Ed divorce is on the edge of splitting up for good this time, and Stede’s Other Woman energy is really making it hard to concentrate on the plot. It makes sense! Why can’t we have nice things? Don’t we deserve to have this? I simply feel like Stede balances out Ed and Izzy, and Izzy is truly the only one thinking practically and Ed is just dripping rizz like of course he pulls two bad bitches,…

Image: TordotcomTrying to describe the Locked Tomb series is an exercise in asking yourself where to start. Tamsyn Muir’s breakout books are brutally absurd and lyrical, strangely evading these kinds of explanations, but I’ll give it a go.The first book—Gideon the Ninth—is a haunted house murder royale where God is testing out the capabilities of body alchemists and swords masters in the hope of creating the uber-Saint: capable of miracles and still able to swing a sword really well. Book two—Harrow the Ninth—is about…

Image: Amanda Matlovich/NetflixAfter Kinsey and Bode used the Memory Key, ensuring they’d remember magic—and after Kinsey, Bode, Tyler, and Nina used the Timeshift Key to travel to the past for one last reunion with Rendell—the family tossed all the keys into the portal, realizing that’s what they needed to do to seal it forever. That action tied perfectly into Locke & Key’s prominent themes of honoring the past while also being mindful of not letting the past hold you back. And, to paraphrase Rendell, it also…

Gideon Lewis-Kraus / New Yorker: A look at the presentiment that social media is bad for society, as some researchers find the fears are overstated and others warn about effects on individuals — There's a general sense that it's bad for society—which may be right. But studies offer surprisingly few easy answers. Gideon Lewis-Kraus / New Yorker: A look at the presentiment that social media is bad for society, as some researchers find the fears are overstated and others warn about…

Giancarlo Esposito knows a little something about villainy. Not only did the veteran character actor portray Gus Fring, easily one of the most chilling villains in crime drama history, but he also took a turn as a premiere galactic level antagonist in the first two seasons of The Mandalorian. So we should trust him when he says Moff Gideon is redeemable, right? Redemption is, after all, a pretty large theme of the Star Wars saga. Even The Mandalorian has redemptive qualities in its storylines, if only in turning…