While Apple TV may not be the biggest streaming service in terms of its library, it does consistently provide high-quality content. From a comedy-drama like Shrinking to an action sci-fi show like Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, the platform covers a range of genres that are well-received amongst critics. One of the best shows on there is Dan Erickson‘s Severance, which currently holds a 95% score on Rotten Tomatoes. With so many workplace comedies, from The Office to Abbott Elementary, Erickson puts his own dark spin on the genre with something that feels like a Black Mirrorepisode.
Severance follows a group of employees at Lumon Industries who have undergone a procedure that mentally severs their personal life from their work life. The employees (aka the innies) only have consciousness of what they do on the job, essentially feeling like they’re forced to work. Meanwhile, the outies (the employees’ consciousness outside Lumon) have no knowledge of what they actually do at the biotech company. If a company had to create this non-legalized procedure, surely it couldn’t be for the greater good. However, the employees seem to enjoy (or at least tolerate) their job. All of that changes, however, when Helly R. (Britt Lower) joins Lumon’s Macrodata Department (MDR).
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Helly Reaches Her Breaking Point in ‘Severance’ Season 1, Episode 4
Britt Lower as Helly peeks over the top of a cubicle wall in Severance.Image via Apple TV+
Although the newly appointed MDR head, Mark S. (Adam Scott), tries to make Helly’s time at Lumon as smooth as possible, she’s completely against working there. But when she puts in a formal request to resign, her outie declines. After multiple attempts to escape or send a message to her outie, Helly is sent to the break room, which is anything but the relaxing place it’s supposed to be. Run by Seth Milchick (Tramell Tillman), Helly is forced to repeat a statement exactly 1,072 times over two days to break her spirit and any hope of leaving Lumon. While it seems like she’s ready to accept her job, Helly barges into Harmony Cobel’s (Patricia Arquette) office with a paper cutter and threatens to slice off her own fingers if they don’t let her record a tape to her outie explaining why she wants to resign. After Cobel and Milchick surprisingly meet her demands, Helly receives a video from her outie.
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Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Ten questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
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🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
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In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
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What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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Which of these comes most naturally to you? Your strongest skill is your best survival asset — use it accordingly.
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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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A comfortable lie or a devastating truth — which can you actually live with? Some worlds offer one. Some offer the other. Very few offer both.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
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What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
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Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. Read all five — your result is the one that resonates most deeply.
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The Matrix
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You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things, the places where the official version doesn’t quite line up. In the Matrix, that instinct is the difference between life and permanent digital sedation. You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you. The machines built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
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Mad Max
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The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you. You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon. You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it. You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
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Blade Runner
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You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely. You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer. In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional. You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either. In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
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Dune
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Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards. Patience, discipline, pattern recognition, political awareness, and an understanding that the long game matters more than any single victory. Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic, earn its respect, and perhaps, in time, reshape it entirely.
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Star Wars
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The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way. You’re someone who finds meaning in being part of something larger than yourself. You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken. Whatever you are, you fight. And in Star Wars, that willingness is what makes the difference.
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While Helly may be fiery, her outie is outright cold in her message. She makes it clear that she is a person and that Helly isn’t. Therefore, she makes all the decisions on their behalf. She even tells Helly that if ever she threatens to cut off their fingers again, she’ll make sure Helly lives to regret it. Hearing from this anyone else is already a lot, but directly from a version of you? It’s heartbreaking to say the least. Feeling like she’s trapped, the final moments of Severance Season 1, Episode 4 see Helly attempt to take her own life in the elevator. Lower shows no level of emotion during those two minutes. If anything, Lower expresses Helly’s determination to escape this tragic situation, whatever means necessary. It’s a truly dark moment that you can’t help but feel truly sorry for what Helly’s endured in just four episodes.
Lumon Putting Up with Helly’s Antics Raises Questions About Who Her Outie Is
In Severance Season 1, audiences only follow both sides of Mark’s lives and see how both of them are on a path to uncover the conspiracies surrounding Lumon. Even though their demeanors are different, they’re both likable protagonists. It’s an interesting choice that, while Helly is the viewer’s POV into this strange sci-fi world, we don’t get to see what kind of life her outie lives until the Severance Season 1 finale — adding another mystery to the show.
Cobel and Milchick make it clear early on in the series that there are serious consequences when an employee leaves their post, butthey allow Helly to go by unscathed (for the most part) and still keep her with the MDR department. Even after threatening to cut off her own fingers, she’s still allowed to keep working at the company. Sure, it’s her outie’s choice whether she stays or not, but for her outie to still go in to work every day with the chance that she might be harmed is strange. It shows that Helly’s outie might be more powerful than anyone expects, including Helly herself. This storyline is just one cog in the machine that makes Severance one of the best Apple TV shows to binge through. With the amount of mysteries sprinkled throughout the series, it makes rewatching all the more rewarding as audiences can see what clues the creative team sprinkled throughout to foreshadow big moments.
If you are an Italian-American, especially in the Tri-State area, you’re familiar with the slang terms we sometimes use to describe our favorite foods,like “muzzadell” (mozzarella), “rigot” (ricotta), and “proshut” (prosciutto).Most famously, though, the slang term “gabagool” exploded into pop culture, thanks to the HBO hit series The Sopranos. Tony Soprano’s (James Gandolfini) love for the thinly sliced cured meat, gabagool (cappicola), is probably one of the most famous details about the iconic character. However, in the series, gabagool has a deeper and much darker meaning derived from a traumatic experience in Tony’s childhood.
Tony Has a Traumatic Connection to Satriale’s Meat Market in ‘The Sopranos’ Season 3
In the Season 3 episode of The Sopranos, “Fortunate Son,” Dr. Melfi (Lorraine Bracco) is helping Tony get to the bottom of his most recent panic attack. She starts to see an odd connection between Tony’s anxiety attacks and meat. The panic attack that brought him to Dr. Melfi in the first place happened when he was grilling sausages, and the most recent one occurred while he was making a sandwich. Later in the episode, Tony is enjoying a delicious slice of gabagool from the fridge when he’s hit with a panic attack. He recalls a memory from when he was 11 years old, the first time he had an episode. Earlier that day, young Tony (Mark Damiano II)witnessed a truly brutal moment when his father, Johnny Boy (Joseph Siravo), and his Uncle Junior (Rocco Sisto) beat up the owner of the meat shop, Mr. Satriale (Lou Bonacki).
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Collider Exclusive · Action Hero Quiz Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner? Rambo · James Bond · Indiana Jones · John McClane · Ethan Hunt
Five legends. Five completely different ways of getting out alive — with style, with muscle, with charm, with luck, or with a plan so intricate it probably shouldn’t work. Ten questions will reveal which action hero was built to have your back.
🎖️Rambo
🍸James Bond
🏺Indiana Jones
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🎭Ethan Hunt
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You’re dropped into a dangerous situation with no warning. What do you need most from a partner? The first few seconds tell you everything about who belongs beside you.
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You have to get somewhere dangerous, fast. How do you travel? How you get there is half the mission.
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You’re pinned down and outnumbered. What does your ideal partner do? This is when you find out what someone is really made of.
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The mission is paused. You have one evening to decompress. What does your partner suggest? Who someone is when the pressure drops is who they actually are.
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How do you prefer your partner to communicate mid-mission? Good communication is the difference between partners and a liability.
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Your enemy is powerful, well-resourced, and has the upper hand. How should your partner approach them? The approach to the enemy defines the partnership.
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Things go badly wrong and you’re captured. What do you trust your partner to do? Who someone is when you need them most is the only thing that matters.
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What does your ideal partner bring to the table that you couldn’t replace? A great partner fills the gap you didn’t know you had.
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Every partnership has a cost. Which of these can you live with? No one comes without baggage. The question is whether you can carry it together.
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It’s the final moment. Everything is on the line. What do you need from your partner right now? The last question is the most honest one.
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Your answers have pointed to one action hero above all others. This is the person built to have your back — for better or considerably, spectacularly worse.
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Rambo
Your partner doesn’t talk much, doesn’t need to, and will have assessed every threat in your immediate environment before you’ve finished your first sentence. John Rambo is not a man of plans or politics — he is a force of nature shaped by survival, loyalty, and a capacity for endurance that goes beyond anything training can produce. He will not leave you behind. He has never left anyone behind who deserved to come home. What you get with Rambo is the most capable, most quietly ferocious partner imaginable — one who has been through things that would have broken anyone else, and who chose to keep going anyway. You’ll never need to ask if he has your back. You’ll just know.
James Bond
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Your partner will arrive perfectly dressed, perfectly briefed, and with a cover story so convincing it’ll take you a moment to remember what’s actually true. James Bond is the most professionally dangerous person in any room he enters — and the most disarmingly charming, which is the point. He operates in a world of layers, where nothing is what it appears and every advantage is used without apology. You’ll never be bored. You’ll occasionally be furious. But when it matters — when the mission is genuinely on the line and the margin for error has collapsed to nothing — Bond is exactly the partner you want. He has survived things that have no business being survivable. He does it with style. That is not nothing.
Indiana Jones
Your partner will know the history, the language, the cultural context, and exactly why the thing everyone else is ignoring is actually the most important thing in the room. Indiana Jones is brilliant, reckless, and occasionally impossible — but he is also one of the most resourceful, most genuinely knowledgeable partners you could find yourself beside. He approaches every situation with a scholar’s eye and a brawler’s instinct, which is an unusual combination and a remarkably effective one. He hates snakes and gets personally attached to objects of historical significance, both of which will slow you down at least once. It doesn’t matter. What Indy brings is irreplaceable — and the adventures you’ll have together will be the kind people write books about. Assuming you survive them.
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John McClane
Your partner was not supposed to be here. He does not have the right equipment, the right information, or anything approaching the right odds. He has a sarcastic remark and an absolute refusal to accept that the situation is as bad as it looks. John McClane is the greatest accidental hero in the history of action cinema — a man whose superpower is stubbornness, whose contingency plan is improvisation, and whose capacity to absorb punishment and keep moving would be alarming if it weren’t so useful. He will complain the entire time. He will make it significantly more chaotic than it needed to be. And he will absolutely, unconditionally, without question come through when it counts. Yippee-ki-yay.
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Ethan Hunt
Your partner has already run seventeen scenarios by the time you’ve finished reading the briefing, and the plan he’s settled on involves at least two things that should be physically impossible. Ethan Hunt operates at the absolute edge of human capability — technically, physically, and intellectually — and he brings the same relentless precision to protecting his partners that he brings to dismantling organisations that shouldn’t exist. He is not easy to know and he will never fully tell you everything. But he will carry the weight of the mission so completely, so absolutely, that your job is simply to trust him — and the remarkable thing is that trusting him always turns out to be the right call. The mission will be impossible. He will complete it anyway.
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Although Tony’s father told him not to follow him inside, the young boy didn’t listen and walked in on his father chopping Mr. Satriale’s fingers off with a meat cleaver over an unpaid debt. While this would be traumatic for anyone to see, something Dr. Melfi points out, it left a particularly deep scar on young Tony. That night, when his father carved into the roast for dinner, Tony broke out into a cold sweat and “fainted,” hitting his head on the kitchen floor. From that moment on, his trauma became inextricably linked to Satriale’s Meat Market, the very place Tony would later frequent as an adult, buying meat to feed his family.
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Eating Gabagool Triggers Tony’s Panic Attacks on ‘The Sopranos’
As Tony delves further into the memory with Dr. Melfi, she confirms that Tony’s experience that day was, in fact, his first panic attack and that it now makes sense why meat triggers him She also suggests that the meat symbolizes his father’s violent work, which was condoned by his mother, who cooked the meat he would bring home for free. Perhaps Tony’s anxiety stemmed from the fear that one day, he would have to live up to his father’s violent legacy. Even though Tony tries to downplay it, not wanting to think that deeply about “a slice of gabagool,” Dr. Melfi stresses that understanding the root cause of his anxiety is key to preventing future episodes.
Despite this breakthrough with Dr. Melfi, Tony has no desire to change the lifestyle that makes him Tony Soprano. He certainly isn’t going to stop eating gabagool, and his stubborn mindset about being a gangster keeps him from making any real progress in therapy. His deep connection to his father and the sense of power his work brings him is a recurring theme in The Sopranos, and this dynamic is underscored as Tony grapples with his trauma. The therapy scenes with Tony and Dr. Melfi are some of the most iconic of the whole series, but the ones in “Fortunate Son” stand out as particularly impactful.
While it’s unfortunate that Tony never fully breaks free from the same dangerous patterns, it is understandable why he isn’t willing to cut gabagool out of his diet. After all, it is a beloved and delicious food, but for Tony, it’s much more than that. The Sopranos writers cleverly use gabagool as a symbol of Tony’s connection to his violent lifestyle, making it a representation of the very thing that keeps him stuck in the same cycle of violence that defined his past, present, and future.
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All seasons of The Sopranos are available to stream on Max in the U.S.
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1999 – 2007
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HBO
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David Chase
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Tim Van Patten, John Patterson, Alan Taylor, Jack Bender, Steve Buscemi, Daniel Attias, David Chase, Andy Wolk, Danny Leiner, David Nutter, James Hayman, Lee Tamahori, Lorraine Senna, Matthew Penn, Mike Figgis, Nick Gomez, Peter Bogdanovich, Phil Abraham, Rodrigo García
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Michael Imperioli, Jason Cahill, Lawrence Konner, David Flebotte, James Manos, Jr., Salvatore Stabile, Toni Kalem, Mark Saraceni, Nick Santora
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ABC has officially ordered The Rookie spin-off, The Rookie: North, to a full series on the network.
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October 16, 2018
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Alexi Hawley
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Tori Garrett, Chi-Yoon Chung, Michael Goi, Sylvain White, Lisa Demaine, Lanre Olabisi, Bill Johnson, David McWhirter, Liz Friedlander, Daniel Willis, Toa Fraser, Anne Renton, Jon Huertas, Cherie Nowlan, TK Shom, Rob Seidenglanz, Valerie Weiss, Barbara Brown, Charissa Sanjarernsuithikul, SJ Main Muñoz, Nelson McCormick, Marcus Stokes, Adam Davidson, Anna Mastro
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Corey Miller, Bill Rinier, Zoe Cheng, Mary Trahan, Ally Seibert, Liz Alper, Nick Hurwitz, Racheal Seymour, Madeleine Coghlan, David Radcliff
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Taking royal photos sounds fancy, but the British family decided to do it differently this time around. The Prince and Princess of Wales swapped the palace setting and upscale attire for a casual outdoor backdrop and everyday clothing. Kate Middleton‘s outfit was particularly chic, and as long as you have white pants and this striped sweater style, you can recreate the aesthetic all spring long.
To celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary, Prince William and Princess Kate gathered their crew for the most relaxed royal photoshoot we’ve seen in ages. Middleton kept things low-key, pairing a short-sleeve knit sweater style with crisp white pants. The formula is simple yet so incredibly luxe.
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Anne Hathaway leans into clean tailoring, neutral palettes and timeless outfit pieces, all telltale characteristics of old money. Her latest New York appearance nailed the aesthetic, and all it took was this bag style. The actress was spotted in the Financial District looking mega wealthy. She wore a cropped blazer with wide-leg jeans, accessorizing with […]
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Pair this knit blouse with the white jeans you already have, and you’ve cloned Middleton’s outfit. From brunches to in-office days, you’ll wear this duo through seasons and occasions without thinking twice. If you’ve been admiring their anniversary photo like Us, this is your sign to add a little royal style to your summer rotation. Your white jeans are waiting.
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Not only is Kate Middleton embracing pastels, but also the baby blue trend. Kate Middleton turned a royal visit into a fashion show, wearing a light blue blazer that was equally low-key and sophisticated. We’re copying the expensive look for only $42! During their 15th wedding anniversary, Prince William and Princess Kate stopped in at […]
Before she was the co-founder of The Honest Company, before Fantastic Four, and before she was Honey, Jessica Alba burst onto the scene as Max Guevera, the genetically enhanced former child soldier working with a band of underground hackers and mercenaries in a near-future dystopian Seattle. That’s the setting for James Cameron’s Dark Angel, 2000’s hottest and most expensive series.
No one could have guessed this would be Cameron’s follow-up to Titanic, but what was predicted even back then was that Fox would mishandle the show. That’s exactly what happened, and today, it’s nearly impossible to find a copy of Alba’s breakout hit.
Dark Angel Changed Gears Between Seasons
In the year 2000, you could throw a rock and hit a female-led action series. Buffythe Vampire Slayer,Xena: Warrior Princess, V.I.P., and The X-Files were still on the air. All of them were instant classics, but James Cameron gave Dark Angel an edge the others didn’t have. Max didn’t hesitate to throw a punch, and it turns out that violence was often the answer. During her underground war against Manticore, the evil government agency that messed with her DNA and raised her as a child soldier (think Marvel’s Weapon X), Max is willing to go to brutal lengths to accomplish her mission.
The series starts with Max ignoring her mission and living life as a courier, right up until a journalist activist, Logan (played by the very young-looking future NCIS Agent DiNozzo, portrayed by Michael Weatherly), is injured on a mission she rejected and is now confined to a wheelchair. Max picks up the fight with Logan acting as her “man in the chair,” and a lot of the fun of the series comes from their interactions, though the “will they, won’t they?” gets tiring because yes, yes they will, and we all know it.
Jessica Alba And a Pre-Dean Jensen Ackles In Dark Angel
Even the standalone monster-of-the-week episodes tie into the larger mythology arc of bringing down Manticore. Dark Angel Season 1 is pulpy sci-fi fun with cheesy stunts, technobabble, and, after the multi-million dollar pilot, cheap special effects. Season 2 changes direction with the introduction of Alec (Supernatural’s Jensen Ackles, years before he got behind the wheel of a 1967 Chevy Impala), Max’s planned breeding partner, who instead becomes her co-worker as they burn down secret labs, liberate child soldiers, and deal with various mutants tied to a breeding cult.
Missing In Action For Decades
Dark Angel isn’t quite a cyberpunk series. The argument can be made for it since there are hackers, secret government programs, supersoldiers with animal DNA, and everyone hanging out at a bar/courier company. What it’s missing is the random neon lighting.
Of course, when a sci-fi series becomes a hit, Fox has to mess with it somehow. The network argued that the series was routinely going over budget and put a hard cap on Dark Angel’s second season at $1.4 million. Two days after letting the cast and crew know that Season 3 was greenlit, Fox reversed course and canceled the show, citing low ratings as the reason. The switch from taking down Manticore to dealing with the mutant cult caused the show to lose viewers, and the move to Fox’s death slot on Friday nights from its previous Tuesday night placement didn’t help matters any.
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WhyYou Can’t Watch Dark Angel Today
As with many shows made before streaming was a possibility, Dark Angel’s music rights have kept it in limbo and off legal streaming in the United States for over two decades. The only way to watch it legally now is if you own the now-out-of-print DVD sets.
It’s a shame, as the series still has a fan following over 20 years later, and in a perfect world, Jessica Alba’s Max would be recognized alongside Cameron’s other leading ladies: Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley and Linda Hamilton’s Sarah Conner.
On Sunday, May 10, Johnson, 54, was among the celebrities who took part in Netflix’s live The Roast of Kevin Hart special, poking fun at his Jumanji costar’s height and bedroom skills.
“I want to just take a moment to give a shout-out to all the ladies up here on this dais. You all look beautiful, magnificent, sexy,” the wrestler-turned-actor said before turning to Parrish, 41, who was sitting in the audience.
He then added, “You know who else looks sexy? Kevin’s wife, Eniko.”
Tom Brady took a savage swipe at Kevin Hart — in the name of comedy. During Netflix’s The Roast of Kevin Hart, which streamed live on the platform on Sunday, May 10, Brady, 48, appeared on stage to throw a brutal jab at Hart, 46. “All right, this won’t take long, because, as you guys […]
Hart, 46, appeared to bristle at Johnson’s remarks, exclaiming, “What the f***?” But the Smashing Machine actor said he was simply “giving her compliments.”
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Johnson continued his routine, joking that Parrish “deserves an Academy Award for pretending she likes to f*** you.”
The actor then suggested that he and Parrish get together, “open up a bottle of tequila and, you know …” before exclaiming, “Stop squirming, Kevin!”
Fellow participant Chelsea Handler got in on the joke, telling Hart, “Don’t you think it’s time for Eniko to be with somebody that is bigger than her?”
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Hart’s 5-foot-2 stature was also the butt of several jokes on Saturday night. Johnson quipped that he now understood why women love Hart. “He’s the same size and color as their favorite dildo, and the little motherf***er is twice as loud,” he said.
Johnson brought up Parrish again as he wrapped up his comedic roast, telling Hart, “I love you. … Just to prove it, just last week, I got a Kevin Hart tattoo on my c***. Yeah, life-size, too… Eniko, I’ll show you later. Kidding. She’s already seen it!”
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“Why would you say that about my f***ing wife? I want to talk to you later,” Hart clapped back, to which Johnson responded, “But you’re the one who said, ‘Hey, listen, f***ing say anything you want!’”
Blended brood! Kevin Hart was a two-time father when he married Eniko Parrish, and the couple went on to have children of their own. The model welcomed her husband’s children with his ex-wife, Torrei Hart — Heaven and Hendrix — with open arms when they wed in August 2016 in California. Kevin explained via Instagram […]
NFL legend Tom Brady also took a brutal shot at Hart during his own roast, addressing Hart’s infidelity in 2017 while his wife was pregnant. (Hart publicly apologized to Parrish in an Instagram video after cheating on her during a trip to Las Vegas.)
“All right, this won’t take long, because, as you guys know, I’m a busy man,” Brady joked. “But I do have a few words for you before I return to my affairs in Las Vegas. Oh, wait, I’m talking about affairs in Las Vegas. Was that off? Not supposed to talk about affairs in Vegas? I think I broke another rule. F*** it. I talked about it.”
Disney filed a petition for declaratory ruling last week, alleging that the FCC’s actions “threaten to upend decades of settled law and practice and chill critical protected speech” with regard to “The View.”
Anok Yai is not staying silent after finding herself at the center of an embarrassing Met Gala rumor that quickly exploded online.
The supermodel publicly called out a report linking her to a wardrobe mishap involving urine and a ripped couture outfit.
As the controversy spread across social media, Yai fired back with fury while demanding proof and defending her reputation.
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The controversy began after The Washington Post published a feature exploring the complicated realities of celebrities using the restroom while wearing elaborate Met Gala couture.
In the article, stylist Mickey Freeman described a chaotic bathroom situation involving one of his unnamed celebrity clients from the 2024 event.
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According to Freeman, the woman arrived in a “stunning entrance in an elaborate couture sheer mesh jumpsuit, intricately embroidered and adorned with a stunning array of hand-stitched Swarovski crystals and pearls, covering her from neck to toe.”
Freeman explained that the client had been sewn into the outfit and later needed to tear part of it after getting caught up in the excitement of the evening and drinking alcohol.
The article then connected the story to Yai. Writer Maura Judkis noted, “Freeman declined to say who this celebrity was, but Detective Google shows that, in 2024, model Anok Yai wore an outfit that matches this description.”
That single sentence immediately triggered backlash online and pulled Yai into an awkward viral storm she said had nothing to do with her.
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Anok Yai Demands Proof From Washington Post
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Yai quickly addressed the claims on Instagram after seeing her name linked to the alleged Met Gala incident.
“I usually stay quiet and keep to myself,” the Sudanese-American model wrote. “But how dare you misalign my character and imply that I ripped my outfit and peed on myself during the Met Gala of 2024! Fact check next time! Are you crazy?!”
Her response immediately spread across social media, with fans rallying behind her frustration and criticizing the publication for attaching her name to the story without confirmation.
Yai did not stop there. In another post, she directly challenged The Washington Post to provide evidence supporting the implication.
“If you find any photos of my outfit ripped or urine dripping down my leg, send it to me,” she wrote per the Daily Mail while tagging the newspaper.
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The model’s furious reaction only pushed the controversy further into the spotlight, especially because many fans believed she had every right to defend herself against the humiliating rumor.
Stylist Mickey Freeman Defends Anok Yai
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As the backlash intensified, stylist Mickey Freeman stepped in to clarify the situation and defend Yai publicly.
“Nope! It was not Queen @anokyai,” Freeman wrote in an Instagram Story after seeing the speculation spiral.
He later doubled down while describing the entire situation as “a hilarious non-story” and insisting he “absolutely adore[s] Anok.”
Freeman also made it clear that Yai had never been connected to the original anecdote in any way.
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“She was never part of the story, which is why I found it so absurd when I saw her name!” he explained.
In another follow-up statement, Freeman added, “Not to mention, I’ve never worked with @anokyai in any capacity.”
His clarification helped shut down much of the speculation surrounding the story, though many social media users continued criticizing how quickly Yai’s name became attached to the rumor.
Anok Yai Turned Heads At The 2026 Met Gala
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Ironically, Yai’s most recent Met Gala appearance had already become one of the event’s most talked-about fashion moments before the controversy erupted.
The model attended the 2026 Met Gala in a dramatic custom Balenciaga creation inspired by Sicily’s famous weeping statues. Leaning heavily into the “fashion is art” theme, Yai transformed herself into what looked like a living sculpture.
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Her black gown featured a tightly ruched bodice that hugged her figure before expanding into a dramatic mermaid silhouette with a sweeping train. The structured material gave the outfit an architectural appearance rather than a flowing one.
The most striking detail was the oversized hood framing her face, creating a haunting and almost divine presence as she walked the carpet.
Yai paired the look with long black opera gloves while bronze body makeup covered her skin from head to toe. The metallic finish gave her the appearance of a statue brought to life beneath the gala lights.
Her makeup added another theatrical layer. Smoky eyes, dark lips, and translucent tear-like droplets beneath her eyes created a haunting effect that quickly went viral online.
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Anok Yai Continues Dominating Fashion Headlines
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Long before the recent drama, Yai had already secured her place as one of fashion’s biggest modern stars.
Back in 2018, she made runway history after becoming the first Black model to open a Prada show since Naomi Campbell in 1997.
Since then, she has continued building a reputation for fearless fashion moments and commanding runway appearances.
The latest Met Gala controversy may have temporarily shifted attention away from her fashion achievements, but Yai’s response made one thing clear. She has no intention of allowing false rumors to define her image.
Instead, the model forcefully reclaimed the narrative herself, turning an embarrassing headline into another viral moment that kept the internet talking.
Roommates, it looks like G Herbo spent a cute coin on Taina Williams‘ Mother’s Day gift! But while she was cheesin’ over the sweet gesture, she and Herbo’s daughter, Emmy Love Wright, had the opposite reaction. After the internet reacted to the video of the moment with mixed reactions, Grandma Emily B stepped in to defend her granddaughter.
G Herbo Promises Daughter A Gift After Mother’s Day Meltdown
Sunday (May 10) was Mother’s Day and G Herbo spent the day with his fiancée Taina Williams, and their two kids, Essex and Emmy. While seated at a dining table, the rapper presented Taina with her gift, while he and their son recorded the interaction. Williams was smiling as she pulled out blue tissue paper out of a white gift bag, followed by a wrapped box. When she asked what the gift was, Essex jokingly said “Chanel,” which G Herbo quickly shut down. Ultimately, what she unveiled was a diamond necklace that was sparkling the second the light touched it!
After Mama Taina showed the necklace to Emmy, G Herbo panned the camera her way. The three-year-old, who turns four later this week, was sitting with her arms crossed and a pouty face. When asked, she said “no” to liking her mom’s gift.
“I don’t like it because I don’t got one,” Emmy told her dad, who was seemingly laughing behind the camera.
Immediately, G Herbo promised to get Emmy’s a matching necklace. Meanwhile, Taina Williams addressed the behavior, teasing Emmy as selfish and reminding her that it was Mother’s Day. G Herbo then went right back to offering to buy Emmy a similar neck piece, but in the background Taina warned him not to tell her that. When he explained that he planned to and didn’t want his baby feeling left out, Williams again said no. Herbo shared all the footage on Instagram Stories, captioning it, “Everything Gotta Come In 2s ATP,” and adding laughing and red heart emojis.
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Emily B Defends Emmy’s Gift Reaction
In The Shade Room’s comment section, over 2,000 reactions to the video poured in. Amid them was one comment from Grandma Emily B. She seemed to find humor in the clip, warning the internet to take it easy on her granddaughter. Emily B also commented on her grandson being locked in on his mommy!
“🤣🤣 Not too much on my Emmy.. Essex recording is so cute.. ‘open your plesents,’ Emily B wrote in The Shade Room’s comment section.
G Herbo and Taina Williams have not yet addressed what happened in the video and Emily B seemingly hasn’t shared any additional thoughts. Earlier in the day, on Instagram Stories, Taina Williams shared a photo of Emmy holding a small Chanel bag. At the dinner, Emmy had on a different Chanel purse, which she got as a Christmas present last year.
Issa Rich Kid Thing? Social Media Weighs In
Back to that comment section, though. The Roomies’ reactions ranged from compliments on the extravagant gift to paragraphs critiquing Emmy’s behavior.
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