How to watch the Jack Ryan movies in chronological order: five films, four actors, two reboots
Tom Clancy's CIA analyst has been recast more often than James Bond over a comparable stretch, and the films don't agree with each other about his age, his career, or his marriage. Here's how to sequence them.
August 15, 2026 2:48 pm
What happened to Old Valyria? The lore House of the Dragon only hints at
Every Targaryen in House of the Dragon is a refugee's descendant. The show mentions Valyria constantly and never shows it, because what happened there predates the series by more than two centuries. Here's the full picture.
August 15, 2026 1:11 pm
Why did Hell on Wheels kill Elam? The decision was made a full year before it aired
Elam Ferguson was there from the pilot. He was also, by the end of season three, wrestling a grizzly bear in the show's most-discussed cliffhanger. Then AMC let him sit off screen for six episodes of season four before bringing him back for two, and killing him in the second. The reason has nothing to do with the writers' room.
August 15, 2026 11:34 am
Who killed Hearst in Deadwood? His fate in the series and the movie, explained
George Hearst spends all of Deadwood's third season strangling the camp — buying claims, buying lawmen, and having people killed when buying doesn't work. Viewers have been searching for his death scene ever since. There isn't one.
August 15, 2026 10:27 am
What happened to Jim on Black Sheep Squadron? James Whitmore Jr.'s exit, explained
Captain Jim Gutterman flew in every episode of the first season, from the two-part pilot "Flying Misfits" in September 1976 through "The Fastest Gun" in March 1977. When the show came back for a second run, retitled from Baa Baa Black Sheep to Black Sheep Squadron, he wasn't in it. Here's what actually happened.
August 15, 2026 9:42 am
Who is Damson Idris and Why Oddsmakers Think He's the New James Bond
He is not THE odds-on favorite, but he is certainly a frontrunner.
August 7, 2024 12:34 pm
Does Tokyo Vice Season 2 End with a Cliffhanger?
Is it even worth bingeing the show now that it has been canceled?
August 6, 2024 11:42 am
Wild House of the Dragon Theory Suggests Alys is the Three-Eyed Raven
She certainly has all the powers of a greenseer.
August 5, 2024 10:32 am
