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Grey's Anatomy's Shocking Season 19 Finale, Explained

Grey's Anatomy finished its landmark 19th season with satisfying romantic conclusions and one major twist, returning to its roots of love and death.

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Station 19's Bailey and Ben are Taking Away from Grey's Anatomy

Miranda Bailey and Ben Warren's storylines straddle two major TV shows, but ultimately dilutes the emotional impact of both.

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Mission Impossible Needs to Stop Its Revolving Door of Women

The Mission Impossible franchise's decades of blockbusters have one thing in common; they each fail to create female characters independent of Hunt.

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This Strange New Worlds Character Is Integral to Star Trek - Here's Why

Star Trek's long legacy of brash pilots and chaotic team members, which add to its uniquely exciting tone, continues in Strange New Worlds by Ortegas.

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What Star Trek Canon Could Mean for This Important Character's Future

With Star Trek's complex lore, there's little place for new characters to have a long future, especially when they're introduced in a prequel series.

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Ryan Gosling's Performance Is Instrumental in Making Barbie's Ken Compelling

Gosling has the capacity to be the loveable, goofy leading man expected of Ken, but with an underlying insidious nature that plays well into Ken.

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Everything We Know About Dr. Joseph M'Benga in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Strange New Worlds does a great job exploring its characters in depth, but one character that is still stepped in mystery is Dr Joseph M'Benga.

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Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One Is the Best Entry in 12 Years

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One brings back the charm and cunning of earlier entries, matched with the humor of Ghost Protocol.

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How Strange New Worlds Centers Spock's Development in His Romantic Conflicts

Star Trek's current biggest love triangle has reached a new stage as Spock navigates his relationship with Nurse Chapel and his fiancée T'Pring.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Just Delivered a Masterclass in Time Travel Romance

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds just tackled one of the most popular genres currently aound, added some romance and absolutely stuck the landing.

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How Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Effortlessly Morphs Into a Procedural

Strange New Worlds dives right back into its genre explorations with Season 2 Episode 2, paying homage to legal dramas and beloved procedurals.

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Why Strange New Worlds' Pike and Una Would Make a Great Couple

Pike and Una's relationship in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has real potential to be the first Captain and First Officer romance in the franchise.

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How One Criminal Minds Episode Defined the Whole Series

Criminal Minds' Season 1 finale The Fisher King, Part 1 introduced plot points and characters the CBS series successfully relied on for years.

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Rebecca Romijn's Una Chin-Riley and Mystique Have a Lot in Common

Star Trek's Number One is currently under arrest for lying to the Federation about her genetically modified status, much like X-Men's Mystique.

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Who Are the Lanthanites in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2?

Strange New Worlds' Season 2 premiere brought back a cast of fan favorites, introduced the ship's newest crew member, and with her, a new race.

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How the Barbie Movie Can Avoid Don't Worry Darling's Mistakes

The first official Barbie trailer reveals a plot similar to 2022's polarizing Don't Worry Darling, but with its satirical angle, Barbie can be better.

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15 Years Before Bridgerton, Shonda Rhimes Had a Hand in Another Iconic Romantic Story

Two decades ago, Shonda Rhimes made a name for herself as a master of romance and drama when she wrote the hit Disney film, The Princess Diaries 2.

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Riverdale Just Tried Something New, But It Might Be Too Late

Season 7, Episode 5 of Riverdale brings pulp horror and comic book stylings to audiences, but is the genre shift too late to save the show?

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Netflix's The Diplomat Season 1 Ending, Explained

Season 1 of Netflix's sweeping hit, The Diplomat, ends with an explosive finale for most characters, leaving plenty of questions in the air.

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Why 'The Distance' is One of the Best Episodes of Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy Season 11 brought tremendous change to the ABC show, but was grounded by Amelia and Arizona's stories in Episode 14, 'The Distance.'

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