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1 day ago | 
fandomwire.com | Ananya Godboley |Nikita Mahamana
Few enjoy making pop culture references as much as Damon Salvatore in The Vampire Diaries. Having a unique and ridiculous nickname for everyone he meets, he is a character who enjoys annoying those around him. Most of them seem irrelevant and don’t have a deeper meaning, being a momentary laugh in the drama that is constant in the series. However, there was one joke that Damon made that could have had more weight to it than we initially realized.
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2 days ago | 
fandomwire.com | Ananya Godboley |Sayantan Choudhary
Netflix has just released The Waterfront, and the series has been an interesting experience for viewers. Following in the footsteps of the Emmy-winning masterpiece, Ozark, the show seems to have similar themes in a completely different manner. While Jason Bateman’s series follows themes of suburban decay, The Waterfront focuses more on the tensions that come with living in a small town.
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2 days ago | 
fandomwire.com | Ananya Godboley |Sayantan Choudhary
The mafia genre isn’t easy to recreate. With classics being made by legends, fans are extremely critical of how projects choose to adapt classic tropes from the category, having a very slim margin for error. Due to this, when Rick and Morty were trying their hand at the same, one could expect that it could either be a masterpiece or a mess. Thankfully, the Gotron Jerrysis Rickvangelion episode from the fifth season worked well for many reasons.
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3 days ago | 
fandomwire.com | Ananya Godboley |Kamalikaa Biswas
If there is one thing that The Boys knows how to get right, it is iconic characters. Across its four seasons, the show has created some of the most memorable moments in the superhero genre. While most of these situations consist of characters that have superpowers, the majority of the fight sequences gain weight because the titular team does not have superpowers.
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3 days ago | 
fandomwire.com | Ananya Godboley |Sayantan Choudhary
Rick and Morty has had some of the most out-of-the-box scenes across television. By ensuring that the audience does not expect what is planned, the series knows how to leave its viewers speechless. The majority of the time, this is achieved through the overall premise of an episode, such as the people-spaghetti in season seven. However, the series also uses its post-credit scenes sometimes to deliver its shocking storylines.
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3 days ago | 
fandomwire.com | Ananya Godboley |Sayantan Choudhary
Ever since it was first released, The Summer I Turned Pretty has turned into a phenomenon. Written by the same author of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Jenny Han’s beloved books were brought to the screen in the most iconic manner possible. Bringing in just the right audience and the perfect energy for summer, the series quickly became a fan favorite. The amount of success and devotion that it has seen is surprising, specifically considering the fact that it has only released two seasons.
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4 days ago | 
fandomwire.com | Ananya Godboley |Sayantan Choudhary
References are integral to Rick and Morty. Across the eight seasons of the show, it has made a ridiculous number of references, ranging from television shows and films to politics and controversial subjects. If it can be made fun of, it is more than likely that the series has already done it. While it strays away from making indirect references to shows in a similar space, like South Park, the series does manage to sneak in some small mentions here and there.
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5 days ago | 
fandomwire.com | Ananya Godboley |Sayantan Gayen
If there was one thing that Supernatural always excelled at executing, it was meta comedy. From the early seasons, the series has been poking fun at anything it possibly could, transitioning from just humor to something more cleverly self-referential.
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6 days ago | 
fandomwire.com | Ananya Godboley |Sayantan Gayen
There are plenty of murder mystery shows on Netflix, each following different storylines and complex twists to elicit some kind of shock factor. However, Dept. Q manages to approach this genre in a unique, Nordic noir manner. Based on novels by Jussi Adler-Olsen, the series delves into much more than just a crime that can’t be solved. More character-driven than plot-driven, it focuses on the complex psyches of its detectives while the cold case unfolds alongside them.
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6 days ago | 
fandomwire.com | Ananya Godboley |Sayantan Choudhary
The one thing that Lola Tung’s The Summer I Turned Pretty knows exactly how to do is pick its music. Any show can become timeless or insignificant based on the kind of music it picks, and thankfully for this series, they know just what tracks to choose. Across the two seasons of the show, the series has had the best songs placed at just the right moments, with one artist standing out more than the rest.
