With just one episode left in its acclaimed blockbuster run, Game of Thrones still had plenty of plots left to conclude, and it accomplished plenty with the action-packed "The Bells," the fifth installment of the eighth and final season. Here's what happened — and what it means.
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When in doubt, hit the audience with a shocking twist. That seems to be the thought process of Avengers: Endgame screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, who recently sat down with the New York Times to discuss a number of the film's plot points in the wake of its runaway success.
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The Hulk has been a popular fixture in the MCU storyline for years. It wasn't until later films like Thor: Ragnarok and the third and fourth Avengers films, though, that the Hulk narrative was really let off the leash, and the effect was sensational.
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With just a handful of episodes remaining in the final season, there's plenty left to accomplish, between the quest for the throne as well as another war, so here's everything you need to know about "The Last of the Starks," the fourth episode of the last season of Game of Thrones.
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Another day, another explanation of what seems to be a plot hole in Avengers: Endgame. Directors Joe and Anthony Russo addressed a bevy of questions during a recent Q&A in China. Among these: why couldn't Doctor Strange simply, say, portal Thanos' Infinity Gauntlet hand into another dimension?
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M. Night Shyamalan upped the ante in this production and conjured not one, not two, but a mind-boggling three big twists to shock and surprise audiences. Glass is a film with many layers — layers that don't become apparent until after all the big revelations are made.
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Even the power of all six Infinity Stones combined has its limits. So declared Avengers: Endgame screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely in a recent sitdown with the New York Times, addressing the film's wrenching death of one of the MCU's longest-tenured characters.
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You've never seen Thor like this before. In Avengers: Endgame, the heroes who survived Thanos' split-the-universe-in-half snap each faced their own inner battles. But no one took things as noticeably hard as Thor did. Here's the explanation behind his drastic change in the superhero ensemble.
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So, how does time travel work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? We're here to talk about all that and more as we break down the various threads, branch realities, and conundrums that came with the MCU's first foray into spacetime adventuring.
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Sure to be remembered as one of the most epic entries in Game of Thrones history, "The Long Night" pit the living against the dead, the light against the dark, and fire against ice in a battle to end all battles.
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It was inevitable that Avengers: Endgame — and this era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe — would come to some sort of ending. So was it the final act we all wanted? Did our favorite heroes get the conclusions to their stories that they deserved? Or was it the ending we really didn't need right now?
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Betty Draper said it, and Arya Stark defied it: "You don't kiss boys. Boys kiss you." On the second episode of Game of Thrones season 8, Arya turned the spark between her and her childhood friend Gendry, the blacksmith and bastard of Robert Baratheon, into something more... much more.
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For those trying to understand the generations-old folklore and the film's place in the Conjuring universe, we're breaking down the final act of this latest entry. Here's the ending of The Curse of La Llorona explained.
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Game of Thrones is an epic fantasy packed with details, and that means some of those details are bound to leave viewers puzzled now and then. Some of those questions won't be answered until the series finale, but a few can be explained by context, logic, and the cast and crew themselves.
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When will Jon learn the truth about his parentage? What's going on with the Greyjoy clan? Did Tormund survive the wall's fall? Fans were given plenty of answers in the first hour of the eighth season — here's everything of importance that happened in the Game of Thrones season premiere.
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10 Cloverfield Lane tells a small story designed to stand on its own, but it's also deceptively full of complex plot twists, potent but understated themes, and a few hidden ties to a larger Cloverfield mythology. Let's unlock this bunker of secrets and explain the ending of 10 Cloverfield Lane.
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In your haste to figure out just how many pop culture references you can spot, you might have missed how the whole story came together at the end. So from the final fight to the ultimate Easter egg, here's the ending of Ready Player One explained.
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What unravels in the final act of this latest adaptation of Stephen King's terrifying bestseller? From ancient beings to ill-advised rituals, here's a look back at how it all goes down — and the ending of Pet Sematary explained.
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What are his powers? What's up with the bad guy? Do superheroes have a group chat or what? Riding on the high of the mischievous, hilarious, and sometimes touching premiere, we want to clear up a couple questions about Billy Batson and his bigger, better self.
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While the ending itself is pretty straightforward, there are enough head-scratching and surprising moments in the movie's latter third that might be in need of some explanation. Don't sweat it! That's why we're here. Let's say the magic words — spoilers ahead — and explain the ending of Shazam!
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Looper is not a film that tangles you up with multiple plot threads, but it is a film with an extremely provocative final act which leaves viewers both satisfied and contemplative. It's time to revisit that final act, what it means, and what questions it raises for the film's fictional universe.
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There's a lot more going on underneath the surface of this movie than the promos show you — and we mean that literally. What exactly is this new nightmare of Peele's really about? Let's break down the many meanings of the complex end of Us.
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A movie packed with this much awesome stuff is tough to follow. We visit three planets, several spaceships, meet various alien species, and unpack a ton of technobabble trying to figure out who the heck this Carol Danvers lady really is. But never fear! Here's Captain Marvel's ending explained.
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The moral of The Prodigy is simple: creepy kids are creepy. But lurking under the surface of this tale of alarming offspring is a deeper story of a mother's love, a child's place in the world, and even a little Buddhism for good measure.
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This long-awaited film version of Stephen King's beloved book series weaves a new story through King's design while attempting to be both an adaptation and a kind of sequel. With all that complexity in mind, let's explain the ending of The Dark Tower.
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There's a lot going on in this uncommonly smart sci-fi hit, especially in the final act. Did you come away wondering what really happened and what could end up happening next? Not to worry — we've got you covered with the District 9 ending explained.
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Jennifer Kent's 2014 horror hit The Babadook has plenty to say about grief and the exhaustion of motherhood, while also being just plain scary. Part of the movie's appeal is its moody, ambiguous ending. If it's in a look or in a book, you can't get rid of the Babadook… but you can understand it.
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