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The fifth season of Rick and Morty, following an original run last summer during Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim programming, appeared on Hulu and HBO Max on February 5th, 2022. For those who missed out on the initial hype, the critically-lauded animated show returned alongside favorable reviews from critics as per usual. This time around, fans quickly took to the forums in outcry over the new season’s quality. Why are these fans decrying these episodes, and how could such a vast discrepancy exist? Get caught up on the drama below!

Setting the new standard for short-form television, the simply brilliant conversational comedy series State of the Union follows two characters for a single season of chats before their weekly marriage counseling sessions. In 2019, Rosamund Pike and Chris O’Dowd shined as the witty couple who meet in the pub across the street from their counselor for only ten minutes in each episode. This bite-sized television comedy comes from the British director Stephen Frears (The Queen, Philomena, Florence Foster Jenkins) and writer Nick Hornby (Wild, Brooklyn). These two respectively hold the directing and writing credits for every episode of State of the Union.

After a three-year gap between seasons, Euphoria Season 2 will conclude in a few short weeks. As of the fifth episode from this so-far improved second outing, creator Sam Levinson has shown us exactly what makes the show work and reminded us how it needed to refine its approach from Season 1. In all its neon-bathed darkness, Euphoria has a heart and purpose in the stories of Rue Bennett and Jules Vaughn, and we can only hope that Levinson continues to develop his writing and directing before he once again stretches himself too thin.

The world didn’t know it needed this type of unique thriller until Yellowjackets premiered on November 14th, 2021. The ten-episode run of the first season has concluded as of last month, and the resulting pockets of buzz around the Internet have steadily grown from random individuals into something of a small community. The phenomenal response to this intricate character-based drama quietly cements its status as one of the best shows of this winter, and it’s time to catch up on the hype while everyone is still talking about it.

Earlier this week, Compton rapper Roddy Ricch suddenly deleted his social media account for the unforeseeable future. Since he released his long-awaited second album last December and has already begun formulating ideas for new music, this comes as a shock to hip-hop fans outside of his devoted fan group. Interestingly, those following and commenting on his music seem to have played a part in Ricch’s recoiling from his Internet presence.

It's official: Academy Award winner Catherine Zeta-Jones will star as an antagonist opposite Lisette Alexis in Disney Plus' upcoming National Treasure series.The live-action series is a spinoff of the National Treasure film franchise, executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Jon Turteltaub. Lisette Alexis, a newcomer, will play Jess, a teenage heroine who sets off on a whirlwind quest to find the truth about her family's secret past and recover a lost Pan-American treasure.

20th Century Girl is one of a couple of verified South Korean films set to premiere on Netflix in 2022. Kim Yoo Jung, a well-known Korean actress, will make her Netflix debut in the romantic comedy.Bang Woo Ri wrote and directed the upcoming South Korean Netflix Original romantic comedy film 20th Century Girl.

Over the course of his career, Zack Snyder has amassed a sizable following. The demand for his version of 'Justice League' was so high that DC eventually caved in and released Zack Snyder's Justice League, a four-hour film, in 2021. Fans anticipate his directorial efforts' vast scales and sophisticated stories.Now, Zack Snyder is reuniting with Netflix to produce and direct Rebel Moon, his next major film. The upcoming film(s) is/are advertised as an epic sci-fi adventure with a scope and scale comparable to 'Star Wars'.

The Sea Beast is one of the major animated feature films set to debut on Netflix in 2022. The project was initially titled Jacob and the Sea Beast and was described as 'charming seafarer sails into unexplored waters and encounters an odd companion in a sea monster' when it was first announced in 2018.

‘The Kindness Of Strangers’ is a story of people whose lives intertwine during a dramatic winter in New York City.Written and directed by Lone Scherfig, the title of this movie “The Kindness of Strangers”, is a quote from Tenessee Williams's play 'A streetcar named desire'. Blanche Dubois, the heroine of sorts of the play, says 'I have always depended on the kindness of strangers' hinting at her past as a prostitute. The phrase was also taken up by British war correspondent Kate Adie as the title of her memoirs.

The last three words of any season of Ozark usually come down to one question: who will live? All the money and power in the world can’t stop bullets. And who knows what dangers lurk outside the city limits for our favorite characters?It’s the coldest time of the year, and fans have a lot of burning questions — but only seven episodes to find out the answers. That’s where we come in.How will Ozark end? We’re going to take a guess about what lies ahead in this finale.

Tony is back, and boy are we glad! After Life fans have spent the last two seasons following Tony through his grief as he reminisced on his best moments with his late wife Lisa.Season 3 picks up with Tony, who is forced to reflect on his life — specifically all the bad things that he did that he never apologized for. He learns to be optimistic about living and starts to build relationships.The ending of Netflix’s “After Life” Season 3 leaves Tony at a bit of a crossroad. He’s lost some people who were important to him, and he’s gained others.Were you confused by the final episode of this Netflix original series? We've got your back.[WARNING: This article contains spoilers. Proceed with caution!]

New Adult fantasy is quite popular right now, and we're seeing a lot of book to movie adaptations. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas is now the most popular faerie fantasy book, thus it's only natural that the ongoing series would be adapted. Fans should be ecstatic, especially because Outlander showrunner Ron D. Moore will be in charge of the Hulu TV program. Moore is adapting A Court of Thorns and Roses from Sarah J. Maas' bestselling series of novels, which she is co-writing with him. The show was first revealed in March of 2021, according to Deadline. Maas confirmed that the pilot was in the works on Instagram at the time. She stated in the post, 'I'm now hard at work writing the pilot with Ron,' referring to Moore as one of her 'creative idols.'

First and foremost, I must admit that I am a major fan of musicals. So, when Apple TV+, which already has a sizable library of entertainment, introduced Schmigadoon! I had high hopes for, a six-episode musical comedy series. 'Schmigadoon!' on Apple TV+ was one of the big TV surprises of 2021. ' – a comedy series about a couple who accidentally discovers a village within a musical. Cinco Paul, the show's creator, is glad to keep making more episodes as long as it remains quirky, odd, and amusing.Paul took his time bringing 'Schmigadoon!' ' to bring life. For the last 25 years, the concept had been lingering in his mind. He got the idea while viewing the 1981 horror comedy 'An American Werewolf in London,' which starts with two travellers stumbling across a werewolf-ravaged village. 'What if two modern individuals happened across a town that was in a musical?' Paul mused after noticing the film's start was comparable to the 1947 musical 'Brigadoon.' But that was the end of it. Paul didn't know what to do with the concept until 2021, when he had the brilliant idea of replacing the two male travelers with a couple, one of whom despises musicals and the other who adores them.

'Pam & Tommy' is a strange and fascinating story, one that's best told through the lens of fiction. It’s also a cautionary tale, not just for celebrities, but for anyone who assumes that the threats of the Internet are limited to stolen credit card information.The series is an American-British television drama series created by John Hodge and starring Lily James, Jaimie Alexander, and Shaun Sipos.