We all know the story of The Lord of the Rings and its many heroes, villains, and battles, but the story of the One Ring itself is a longer one, with a backstory that stretches all the way back to the beginning of Tolkien's fictional universe.
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Don't worry. If you, like everyone else, were baffled by The Turning's bizarre ending, we're here to help.
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Can a Terminator really leave its terminatin' ways behind? That's the question posed and answered by a deleted scene from Terminator: Dark Fate, which was included with the flick's Blu Ray release. The scene shows an exchange between Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) and Alicia (Alicia Borrachero).
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You probably didn't get too lost along the way — The Grudge is many things, but subtle ain't one of 'em — but just in case, here's everything you need to know (with plenty of spoilers) to make sense of The Grudge's shocking ending.
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With his first appearance in the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Leatherface instantly earned a spot among the all-time classic horror movie villains. His story has become somewhat muddled throughout a series of sequels, prequels, and reboots, but don't worry -- we're here to sort it out for you.
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Netflix's The Witcher delivers on its promise of high-fantasy monster hunting, but it's not always easy to follow. If you made it to the end of the first season and feel a little lost, it's not your fault. Here's what you need to know.
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Ever since Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the fledgling Jedi Rey and the dark side baddie Kylo Ren have had an unusual bond. Fortunately for fans, the recent release of the final film in the Skywalker saga, The Rise of Skywalker, finally explains what it is and why it exists.
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The great big galaxy has opened up to pour over Mando, and he doesn't even know it. The finale of The Mandalorian's inaugural season proved to be a massive Pandora's Box of lore, paving the way for all the future conflict to define Mando's return in the second season.
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While The Rise of Skywalker answered quite a few of the saga's lingering questions, it also presented a few of its own. We can't promise you'll understand every part of Rise of Skywalker after delving into our explanations, but we hope we can help you feel at least a little less confused.
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The Emperor has long loomed over the Star Wars saga. Sometimes, he’s manipulated events from the shadows. Other times, he’s stepped onto the screen and shocked audiences with his crazy powers. From his days as an apprentice to his appearance in Episode IX, here’s the entire Emperor Palpatine story.
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We knew Palpatine would be back for months before The Rise of Skywalker ever hit theaters, but we didn't know how or why. Now that the film is finally out, we have the answers to some of our questions, but it takes a little bit of consideration to assemble that knowledge into a clear picture.
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By the time Alias hit the end of its run, its mythology had spiraled out into an unwieldy beast that couldn't be fully contained by even the most ambitious 43-minute series finale. Fortunately, if you've never quite been able to figure out the ending of Alias, we're here to help.
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With the ninth installment in the Skywalker Saga having wrapped up and our heroes having walked into the twin sunsets, there's only one more thing for us to do — try and wrap our heads around everything that went down in the ending.
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We knew Mando's scrappy little plan was going to go poorly, but we didn't expect it to be quite this much of a disaster. On chapter 7 of The Mandalorian — released ahead of schedule on Wednesday, December 18 — Mando's troubles stack with all the pressure of compound interest.
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While this follow-up may be a little headier than the movie that came before it, there's no reason to be caught out of the loop. Let's break down the ending of Happy Death Day 2U.
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Some of the movie's themes are pretty obvious, but much like the curse at the center of the story, the devil is in the details. If you're having trouble figuring it out, worry no more. Sit back, enjoy a drink, and for your own sake, don't touch anything as we break down the end of Velvet Buzzsaw.
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Let us ask you something: are you a fan of Star Wars? Sure you are, everybody is. Now, let us ask you something else: who shot first, Han Solo or Greedo? We here at Looper now humbly present "Han vs. Greedo (Or, an Exhaustive Explanation of One of the Weirdest Pop Culture Controversies Ever)."
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Secrets were revealed, questions were answered, plans were unfurled, and by the time the dust settled, even secret identities seemed to be changing hands. Now we're here to unpack it all. This is the ending of Watchmen season one, explained.
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By the end of 6 Underground, almost all of the characters have gone through complete arcs, the themes have been clearly stated and explored, and the pipe has been laid for the inevitable sequel. You were probably just too busy watching things blow up to notice.
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Style, form, and backstabbing wholesomeness make for the best action buffet yet in The Mandalorian chapter 6. As Mando reteams with a dangerous gang of mercenaries from his past, we learn even more about his emotional journey than meets the eye.
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A delight for fans of horror folk tales and period thrillers alike, Apostle is packed with little details and implications that you'll be chewing on long after the credits have rolled. Now that we've experienced all this Netflix hit has to offer, we're breaking down its thrilling finale.
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Slip on those Gauntlets of Submission and get ready to tussle — the Wonder Woman 1984 trailer is here. There's tons of action in the footage, but the heart of it is love, wants, and wishes. Let's take a look at what this feast of a trailer gave us after so many months of so much build-up.
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After chapter 4's heavy focus on Mando and his personal motivations, The Mandalorian chapter 5 is more interested in stepping back perspective to be less about him and more about the greater circumstances of the world in which he lives. Here's the full breakdown of the episode's twisty ending.
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The beginning of the end of an era has arrived. On Wednesday, December 4, Universal Pictures released the first trailer for No Time to Die, which will be Daniel Craig's final foray as the immortal British super-spy James Bond. We've got a full breakdown of who and what was shown.
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If you're looking for the true lead characters of Star Wars, the only real answer is C-3PO and R2-D2. Together they're one of fiction's greatest duos, and the real POV characters of the franchise. So with that in mind, let's take a look at the saga from their point of view.
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Between the demonic possessions, the psychic possessions, the star-crossed politics, the brainwashing, the drug abuse relapses, and all of the drama between the team's members, Titans can get a little complex. So if you're confused, keep reading for the ending of Titans season 2 explained.
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The Force giveth and taketh away — that's the lesson poor Mando learns in the newest chapter of The Mandalorian. As Mando grows more obviously attached to his onetime bounty, and the consequences of his betrayal of his guild begin to stack up, how does this end in anything other than tragedy?
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