Coi Leray has sparked conversation online after saying she feels “unappreciated” in the female rap space. The rapper’s comments come days after she agreed with Jessica Dime’s viral claim that female rap has become “boring,” prompting social media users to weigh in on whether Leray deserves more recognition.
On Thursday, Coi Leray took to X to share how she has been feeling about her place in female rap.
“Feeling unappreciated in this female rap s**t, but it’s okay. Tunnel vision,” she wrote.
In a follow-up post, Coi added that she’s focused on herself regardless of who supports her, signaling she’s staying locked in despite how she feels. Her latest tweets quickly gained traction online, especially since they arrived shortly after she co-signed Jessica Dime’s viral opinion that female rap is boring right now.
Social Media Reacts
After The Shade Room Teens shared Leray’s posts, TeaMates wasted no time sharing their opinions in the comments.
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Instagram user @selena1x_ wrote, “Yung Miami got the girls in their feelings babe 😂”
Another Instagram user @_boobiedoobiee wrote, “Didn’t she say this before ??”
While Instagram user @vonjaee wrote, “Put more substance in your music, and that will make a difference”
Instagram user @therealcharlottesimone wrote, “@coileray is fasure underrated”
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Another Instagram user @dukenukeeeemmm wrote, “She says this every 3 business days lol”
While Instagram user @dreamdoll.bri wrote “Well she’s top 5 in my house 😂 everyone won’t like ur music and that’s ok”
Instagram user @therealbarib wrote, “I mean give us real music and not just a TikTok sound then maybe you’ll be in a bigger conversations.”
Another Instagram user @curlytytii wrote, “I’m having fun with Trim rn idk about yall”
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While Instagram user @daplugmkya wrote, “Just say y’all miss Nicki Minaj. Genuinely every time she is gone the game gets boring. Whether y’all like her or not she have y’all something to talk about”
Coi Leray Echoes Jessica Dime’s Opinion That Female Rap Is “Boring”
The rapper’s latest posts come just days after another viral moment in which Jessica Dime said female rap is “really boring right now.” Coi added fuel to the conversation when she quote-posted Dime’s statement, writing, “Very.” Now, with Coi saying she feels underappreciated, the debate has resurfaced, with some fans defending her talent while others argue she needs stronger records to secure a bigger place in the conversation.
For sci-fi fans, there’s something ironic about time travel movies: after you watch enough of them, you may feel caught in your own time loop because all of the films feel more or less the same. That’s why it’s always special to discover a movie that feels fresh and original, and if you’ve been on the lookout for a time travel movie that feels completely innovative, you’re in luck. Aporia is now streaming on Hulu, and its fresh take on someone turning back the clock is one that will keep you riveted from beginning to end.
Time Travel, As Always, Yields Mixed Results
What is Aporia about, exactly? Without giving too many of its twists and turns away, this is a movie about a woman grieving the death of her husband. He was killed by a drunk driver, but through the magic of time travel, she has the opportunity to save his life–a noble intention that, as you might expect, unleashes some seriously unintended consequences for herself and many others.
What makes Aporia’s take on time travel feel so fresh, though? Unlike most other science fiction films where characters attempt to alter the past, the grieving widow is unable to personally transport herself back through the veil of years. Instead, she has the opportunity to send a subatomic particle backwards to a specific point in time, and if that particle should appear inside somebody, they will instantly die.
For all intents and purposes, this gives her an opportunity to send a sci-fi bullet into the past and kill the man who killed her husband before he drunkenly steps behind the wheel. That automatically makes Aporia much darker than your typical time travel movie, but by the time she’s ready to pull the trigger, it’s hard not to sympathize with her actions. Once we see that the drunk driver both feels no remorse and experiences no major legal consequences for his fatally negligent actions, it’s clear that zapping him out of the timestream may be the closest thing the widow gets to seeing justice.
Familiar Faces To Sci-Fi Fans
We keep comparing Aporia to other sci-fi movies, and if you’re a fan of the genre, you’re definitely going to love the cast. The widow is played by Judy Greer, someone known for appearing in sci-fi blockbusters like Ant-Man, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (voice only), and many more. The dead husband she hopes to save is played by Edi Gathegi, someone known for appearing in the killer sci-fi show For All Mankind, playing the mutant Darwin in X-Men: First Class, and, more recently, Mister Terrific in James Gunn’s Superman, the film that launched the new DCU.
In case you were wondering, we’re not the only ones who instantly fell in love with Aporia. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently has a critical rating of 91 percent, a score which is that much more impressive when you consider how critics often can’t wrap their minds around science fiction. In this case, critics specifically praised Aporia for effortlessly blending its hard sci-fi premise with understandably human motivations and almost heartbreakingly emotional performances.
Once you experience Aporia, the only downside is that you’ll wish you could travel back in time and watch it again for the very first time. It’s currently available to stream on Hulu, and we’re confident that once you stream it, this film will blow you away. On the off chance that it doesn’t, however, we’re going to need you to promise not to blow us away with a subatomic particle. We’d at least like enough time to recommend it to somebody else first.
Netflix’s latest Q2 earning results came with some shocking news for not only investors, but everyone with even a passing interest in the media landscape. The world’s largest streaming platform admitted that most viewers stop watching after the first season. Doesn’t matter the show, on average, they lose 58 percent of the audience. For Avatar: The Last Airbender, that number was 59 percent for the first episode of Season 2, a huge drop from the series debut of 21 million views. If social media reactions are anything to go by, fans of the franchise aren’t bothering to finish the season. And for good reason.
Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender Is A Drunken Retelling Of The Original
Avatar: The Last Airbender isn’t actually an anime, it was an anime-inspired cartoon that ran on Nickelodeon for three seasons and became a generation’s Star Wars. Which is why the live-action series has more in common with the recollections of a drunken 34-year-old Naruto cosplayer who heard about the series from their friend but never bothered to check it out. “And then the Fire Nation attacked, and there was this giant pig, and I think the bald kid hooked up with some chick.”
The first season included a huge exposition dump at the top that revealed what happened prior to the start of the series. In the original Avatar: The Last Airbender, unraveling the history of the Avatar is a large part of the story. Season 2 decided to make the same mistake by showcasing the Fire Lord, which again, was a much later reveal that had a lot of character beats and emotion wrapped up in it. Here, it’s a guy in a costume.
The Fans Have Gone Elsewhere
One Piece live-action works thanks to the close involvement of the manga’s creator, Oda, and a production team making changes that stick to the spirit of the source material. Avatar: The Last Airbender is moving locations around, re-adjusting the entire timeline of the story, discarding character motivations (animated Zuko would kill live-action Zuko), Either fully adapt the existing story, or go hog wild and change everything, but this odd half and half approach is alienating everyone.
Despite the low viewership numbers, Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2 debuted in Netflix’s top ten series. Two weeks later, it’s at number ten, and in a few days, will be forgotten. Season 3 was filmed at the same time as Season 2 though that’s no guarantee that the streamer will let it see the light of day. Netflix has been having significant retention issues with viewers due to all of the early cancelations, but in this case, it would be a mercy for the suffering fanbase.
Avatar: The Last Airbender fans are instead looking forward to Avatar Aang: The Last Airbenderwhich picks up the story 13 years after the end of the series. The team is order, hopefully wiser, and the animation looks to be top notch, crafted with love and care to fit seamlessly alongside the original, and The Legend of Korra. Netflix can keep trying with their live-action adaptation, but with multiple series, and new entries in the franchise on the way, the fanbase has already moved on.
There is no exaggeration in saying that Jeffrey Lieber, J. J. Abrams, and Damon Lindelof‘s Lostrevolutionized not just science fiction television, but American broadcast television as a whole. This cult classic was a pioneer of the “mystery box” genre, a storytelling style all about stories that rely on endless mysteries and shocking twists. With this kind of groundbreaking serialization and complex mythology being brought to mainstream network TV, things were never the same again.
Thankfully, for all those who love Lost and crave similar experiences, there are many shows out there that are remarkably similar. But while some masterpieces, such as Darkor Severance, can be argued to be superior to Lost, there are other similar shows that are actually somewhat overshadowed by ABC’s genre-defining classic. They’re still absolutely phenomenal series, but for one reason or another, they aren’t quite able to live up to the pop-cultural phenomenon that was Lost.
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‘Taken’ (2002)
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Executive-produced by Steven Spielberg, Taken is one of the greatest sci-fi miniseries masterpieces of all time and a must-see for fans of the filmmaker. It’s a generations-spanning epic taking place from 1944 to 2002, and following the lives of three families connected by an alien visit. This sort of multi-generational storytelling is the kind of hyper-ambitious concept you typically expect to see in shows spanning several seasons. That only makes the fact that Taken condenses its story over the course of just 10 episodes all the more admirable.
Like Lost, Taken is a highly complex sci-fi series with a fascinating mythology, intertwining character storylines, and sprawling mysteries. And while Lost‘s full-series format allowed it to push the envelope far more often than Taken ever did, ensuring the timelessness of its cultural impact, this criminally underrated DreamWorks Television production should nevertheless not be underestimated.
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‘Westworld’ (2016–2022)
Evan Rachel Wood as Dolores and James Marsden as Teddy standing by their horses in Westworld Season 1 Episode 1Image via HBO
Over the course of the 21st century, HBO has produced several of the greatest shows of the modern era belonging to all sorts of genres—sci-fi included, of course. Case in point: Westworld. Though the consensus is that the show’s only truly great season is its first one, since it quickly became one of those sci-fi shows with several plot holes as it went along, this is nevertheless one of the most iconic HBO sci-fi series ever.
After all, if there’s anything that Lost fans are already perfectly familiar with, it’s a sci-fi series that squanders some of its potential as it nears its end, but is absolutely exceptional nevertheless. Lost may have a stronger balance of complex mysteries and deeply resonant character work, but Westworld‘s tremendous production values and philosophical depth are still enough to make it an incredible series.
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‘The OA’ (2016–2019)
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Any sci-fi fan who’s had a Netflix subscription for a while should know that throughout its history, the streaming giant has canceled many a show that had outstanding potential. One such show is The OA, which had to end on a cliffhanger due to its massive budget and relatively low viewership. But even with its cancellation, The OA has only kept growing more and more of a passionate cult following in the years since its tragic conclusion.
Like Lost, this is a heavily non-linear mystery box puzzle that never gets tired of throwing a hundred unanswered questions at the audience. And while the fact that Lost was actually afforded the chance of finishing off the many mysteries of its mythology almost automatically makes it superior, The OA‘s radical creativity and exquisitely avant-garde tone make it essential viewing for those who prefer more intellectually elevated science fiction.
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‘Silo’ (2023–Present)
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Based on Hugh Howey‘s trilogy of novels, Silois one of many pieces of proof that few players in the streaming game are nailing sci-fi quite as well as Apple TV. It’s one of the sci-fi shows with the best world-building, a gripping and deeply claustrophobic mystery led by Rebecca Ferguson at the top of her game. It’s definitely a bit of a slow-burner, but that pace feels essential to the way the story has evolved over the course of three amazing seasons.
It’s not exactly a mystery box show like Lost is, but Silo is also about a group of people slowly uncovering the truth about the strange environment they’re trapped in. Lost had better character development and a far larger level of cultural impact, but there’s no denying just how incredible the world-building in Silo is, making the mystery resolutions the show occasionally offers incredibly rewarding.
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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
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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. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
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🚀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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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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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.
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Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
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The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
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.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
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The Wasteland
Mad Max
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 — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
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Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
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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Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
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A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
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 find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
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‘From’ (2022–Present)
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Created by John Griffin and starring Lost‘s own Harold Perrineau, Fromis one of the best sci-fi horror shows of the 21st century as a whole. It’s a mystery box series through and through, but the thing that makes it special is how its many mysteries never feel like the show’s focused. Rather, it’s how the intrigue of those mysteries is leveraged to elevate the narrative’s character depth and immersive atmosphere that sets From apart.
Just like Lost, it’s one of the best mystery shows to rewatch, thanks to how addictive it is to pick up the hidden clues and little sprinkles of foreshadowing thrown into every episode. Lost has considerably deeper character arcs and storytelling that feels far more groundbreaking, but that shouldn’t pull anyone away from discovering From. Scary, mind-bending, and delightful to come up with theories about, this is one of the greatest mystery box shows currently on television.
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‘The 100’ (2014–2020)
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Those whose main reason for loving Lost is Desmond Hume ought to check The 100, starring Henry Ian Cusick in a secondary role, out. But aside from having an incredible ensemble cast, The 100 is genuinely one of the most underappreciated sci-fi shows of the 2010s. Based on the young adult novel series by Kass Morgan, it’s one of those teen shows that seem to grow darker, deeper, and more mature as their audience grows up alongside them.
It’s one of those obscure sci-fi shows that became cult classics, built on the same trope of survivors thrown into a mysterious world as Lost. And while Lost is considerably more groundbreaking and packed with emotional and thematic depth, The 100 is never afraid to wear its Lost influences on its sleeve, making it essential viewing for all fans of the ABC masterpiece.
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‘Jericho’ (2006–2008)
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Post-apocalyptic science fiction can often be hit-or-miss, but anyone who watches Jerichoshould admit that this one is a definitive hit. Canceled after only one season due to low ratings, then brought back for another season thanks to fan campaigns, and then finally canceled again, Jericho has nevertheless aged like fine wine. Hugely addictive and binge-worthy, it’s one of those thriller shows that feel like they were built for streaming.
This was another instance of a 2000s sci-fi series that was heavily inspired by Lost‘s signature structural and narrative style. And while Lost may have higher stakes and more compelling mysteries (as well as the added advantage of not having been canceled before its time), Jericho is nevertheless an incredible series. Its cast is fantastic, its characters are interesting, and its many mysteries are still fascinating all these many years later.
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‘Fringe’ (2008–2013)
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Shortly after exiting Lost to focus on directing Mission: Impossible III, J. J. Abrams went on to co-create Fringewith Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. Considering the J. J. Abrams connection, it should come as no surprise that both shows are remarkably similar in many ways, sharing a similar DNA based on alternate realities, time travel, and a sprawling mythology that feels ever-growing.
But while Lost still maintains a level of cultural impact similar to what it once held, Fringe is one of those underrated sci-fi shows worth watching over and over again. Was Lost more revolutionary, psychologically deep, and overall creative? Sure, but that doesn’t take away the fact that Fringe is one of the best sci-fi series of the 2000s and 2010s. Combining compelling serialization with case-of-the-week elements brilliantly, it’s a masterpiece that may be overshadowed by Lost, but deserves just as many fans.
Brad Anderson, Fred Toye, Jeannot Szwarc, Charles Beeson, Akiva Goldsman, David Straiton, Dennis Smith, Jeffrey G. Hunt, Paul A. Edwards, Paul Holahan, Thomas Yatsko, J.H. Wyman, Jon Cassar, Miguel Sapochnik, P.J. Pesce, Adam Davidson, Anthony Hemingway, Bill Eagles, Bobby Roth, Bryan Spicer, Christopher Misiano, Chuck Russell, David Moxness, David Solomon
‘Love Island USA’ Season 8 ended with what viewers called the “Core Four” finale. The finalists were Trinity Tatum and Bryce Dettloff,Aniyah Harvey and Carl Schmidt, Melanie Moreno and Sincere Rhea, and Kayda Bosse and Zach Georgiou. In the end, Trinity Tatum and Bryce Dettloff won the season.
From their slow-burn start to yearning for each other during Casa Amor, they quickly became fan favorites. Despite their nine-year age gap, 21-year-old Trinity and 30-year-old Bryce continue proving their connection is genuine. Now that they’re out of the villa, the couple is embracing their new chapter together while seeing what the world has in store for Brinit
Trinity Tatum And Bryce Dettloff Talk Next Steps In Their Relationship
Since leaving the villa, Trinity Tatum and Bryce Dettloff have been adjusting to newfound fame and life outside Love Island USA. Trinity now has more than 3 million followers, while Bryce has surpassed 1 million after the pair won Season 8. The couple recently sat down with the Today show to discuss what their relationship will look like outside the villa. As they continue celebrating their win, the pair admitted they are not ready to spend time apart.
When asked what was next and whether Trinity would return to Virginia or move in with Bryce, she replied, “Virginia’s not seeing me for too long. I definitely want to be wherever Bryce is. Bryce added, “Even when she tells me she’s running an errand, I’m like, ‘Where is she going?’ My heart rate rises. The best part is knowing I can always confide in her.”
The pair also reflected on why they believe their nine-year age gap and interracial relationship resonated with so many viewers. Bryce said, “After getting to know her, I realized she’s one of the most mature people I’ve ever met. She’s so intelligent that the age gap completely disappeared in my mind.” Trinity agreed, saying, “Honestly, I forget about the age gap. We’re so similar and so alike. I see it as a positive. He gives the best advice. What more could I ask for?”
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Social Media Reacts
Many fans flooded social media to celebrate Trinity and Bryce’s win. While many are happy the couple won Love Island USA Season 8, others are still skeptical about their connection and whether it will last outside the villa.
Instagram user @laugh_love95 wrote, “Brinity forever🫶🏾🥰 sending love and lightto them. The negativity for people yall never met is outrageous. This world needs more love”
Instagram user @shem2thurl wrote, “The brand deals might get in the way with all the traveling, but im pretty sure they’ll make time for each other”
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While Instagram user @prettygaltai_wrote, “Found her a man and won a coin 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 “
Instagram user @madiraexi wrote, “they in the honeymoon stage chile”
Instagram user @1_best123 added, “Anybody who agrees with this relationship is weird he’s 30 she’s 22 while he was in 11th grade she was only in 3rd grade”
While Instagram user @kt_supremee wrote, “I love this for them🥰”
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Instagram user @cjtookyomoney wrote, “idk i feel like KC & Titi should’ve won. they the real couple with the real connection”
Instagram user @ layy_back_jay added, “I knew they was gonna win when they made it out of Casa and was crying about missing each other. That’s all they want.”
While Instagram user @_traayyy wrote, “Just because yall are use to fake liking somebody for money don’t mean they are, yall weird ash. Nothing but negativity from the world. I see why it’s the way it is truly.”
Islander Love After The Villa
Since leaving the villa, many Islanders are still adjusting to life on the outside. While some are getting used to their massive new followings, others are slowly easing back into everyday life. Many have also been showing love to the fans who supported them throughout the season. Season 8 runner-up Aniyah Harvey, alongside her connection Carl Schmidt, recently shared some of her favorite villa memories. She described her villa experience as an answered prayer despite facing several personal struggles. Aniyah also reflected on the friendships she built and her growing connection with Carl.
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She wrote, “What In the world. First and foremost, I want to say that being in that villa GENUINELY felt like an answered prayer. I definitely went through my struggles, but I will forever cherish the people I met along the way. Not only did I make friends who became my family and picked me up when I was down but I met someone who made my journey in the villa special. I truly cherish the connection I have with Carl and I’m so happy that he made my fairytale dream a reality. I cannot wait to see how our story continues.”
Meanwhile, Trinity Tatum and Kayda Bosse debuted fresh new looks after saying goodbye to their signature villa hairstyles. Fans quickly filled the comments with compliments as both Islanders showed off their updated styles. Kayda’s boyfriend, Zach Georgiou, also shared a sweet video of them together, captioning it, “She is the prize.” Bryce also reflected on his villa journey by sharing a collection of memories with Trinity. He captioned the post, “I came in with an open heart and left with the girl of my dreams.”
Love is in the air for Katie Holmes and her new romantic partner, Jason Bard Yarmosky.
Although Holmes is enjoying this fresh wave of romance in her personal life, she is reportedly purposefully keeping her relationship low-key for now.
The actress has been spotted out and about on multiple occasions with Yarmosky, who graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts.
Holmes is embracing a budding romance with Yarmosky, but the couple is completely avoiding any hasty milestones.
Sources familiar with the situation reveal that the connection is still in its infancy. They have consciously avoided mixing their respective family circles so far, which explains why the performer’s daughter, Suri Cruise, has not met her mother’s partner.
“They’re intentionally taking it slow. They haven’t been introduced to others’ families or done any of that yet,” a source revealed, per Page Six.
For now, those close to the pair note that they are strictly focusing on the simple pleasure of each other’s company without making any permanent commitments. Content with their current casual status, they are happy to let the relationship evolve organically over time.
“There haven’t been any major steps in the relationship yet; they’re still in the dating phase for now. They’re happy taking things as they come and seeing where it goes,” the source added.
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According to insiders, Yarmosky brings a deeply tranquil energy to the relationship, creating an environment where the actress feels comfortable and protected.
The Duo Were Seen At A Movie Screening In East Hampton
Public chatter surrounding Holmes and Yarmosky intensified as observers noticed the growing bond between them began playing out much more openly.
As The Blast previously reported, the duo drew widespread attention when they arrived hand in hand at an East Hampton cinema for a special screening of “The Invite.”
According to individuals present at the theater, the new couple radiated complete comfort and contentment in one another’s presence throughout the entire event. A nearby witness observed the painter whispering playfully into the performer’s ear, which kept her laughing and smiling.
The two reportedly remained inseparable for the duration of the movie, with onlookers noting that the actress rested her head against his shoulder during the presentation.
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Katie Holmes & Her New Flame Were Also Spotted Together At A Summer Gathering
In addition to being spotted at the screening, the pair was also spotted together during a group dining event, after which they went on a date.
Those within Holmes’ immediate circle explain that the star has always possessed a natural affinity for imaginative individuals, preferring to surround herself with people who exhibit an immense drive for their chosen crafts.
“Katie has always been drawn to people who are creative,” the source said, according to People Magazine.
When the pair went out to dinner later on, they reportedly looked “so happy, as they openly smiled and hugged each other.
Yarmosky, the new companion in the actress’s life, is a highly respected presence within the modern gallery circuit.
Born in 1987, the New York native formally graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts in 2010. Over the years, his professional portfolio has centered heavily on the psychological and physical realities of the aging process.
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His primary creative inspirations were his own grandparents, Elaine and Leonard Bard, who spent years acting as the central figures of his hyper-realistic portrait series. Following the passing of his grandparents, the creator temporarily relocated to Long Island to process his profound grief.
According to Page Six, this period of quiet isolation ultimately helped him process his grief, and soon after, he created his early 2026 gallery showcase, “Time Has Many Faces.”
Katie Holmes Recently Sparked Romantic Speculation With Her Former Co-Star
Yarmosky’s gallery showcase, “Time Has Many Faces,” was on display from January to April 2026, and shortly after that, he met Holmes in June.
During that period, Holmes had found herself at the center of a separate media firestorm regarding a highly public reunion with a former flame. The Blast reported that her professional collaboration with her old television co-star, Joshua Jackson, triggered massive waves of nostalgic romance rumors among long-time fans.
The two actors, who famously portrayed a definitive on-screen couple in “Dawson’s Creek,” caused a massive stir when they appeared together at the New York City premiere of “Happy Hours.”
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During the event, their display of physical affection towards each other was instantly analyzed across social media platforms.
Countless commentators suggested that the profound ease between the pair pointed to a permanent, soulmate-level attraction. However, Holmes’ newfound connection with Yarmosky seems to have permanently put the speculations to rest.
Zorua’s limited time event.Image via Nintendo / Game Freak / The Pokémon Company
Life in Pokémon Pokopia is built around the idea that there’s always another reason to check back in. Between rebuilding familiar landmarks, expanding your town, and getting to know its Pokémon residents, the game regularly rewards players who return to see what’s changed. Limited-time activities have become part of that rhythm, giving Trainers new challenges that go beyond collecting Pokémon.
One Pokémon feels particularly well-suited to that approach. Since its introduction, Zorua has been one of the franchise’s most mischievous creatures, relying on illusions and clever tricks rather than brute strength. It’s the kind of Pokémon that’s impossible to ignore once it appears, and its playful personality makes it a natural fit for an event centered on searching, hiding, and friendly competition. That opportunity is arriving sooner than players might expect.
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Collider Exclusive · Universe Personality Quiz Which Iconic Universe Do You Belong in the Most? Star Wars · Lord of the Rings · Harry Potter · Game of Thrones · Star Trek
Five legendary universes. Five completely different visions of what the world could be — or already was. One of them is the world your instincts, your values, and your particular way of existing were built for. Eight questions will tell you which one.
🚀Star Wars
💍Lord of the Rings
🧙Harry Potter
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👑Game of Thrones
🖖Star Trek
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What gives your life its deepest sense of meaning? Every universe is built around a different answer to this question.
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Which kind of world do you most want to inhabit? The environment shapes who you become. Choose carefully.
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How do you prefer your conflicts resolved? The shape of a world’s conflicts tells you everything about its soul.
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Who do you want beside you when things get difficult? Your ideal companions reveal the world you were made for.
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What is your relationship with power? How you seek, wield, or resist power is the map of who you are.
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How does your universe treat good and evil? A world’s moral architecture tells you more about it than any map.
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What role would you naturally fall into? Every universe has archetypes. Which one fits you without trying?
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What do you ultimately believe about the future? The answer to this is the clearest window into which universe already lives inside you.
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Your Universe Has Been Chosen You Belong In…
Your answers point to the iconic universe your values, your instincts, and your particular way of seeing the world were built for. This is where you would find your people — and your purpose.
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A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
You believe in the cause — in the idea that freedom is worth fighting for even when the odds are impossible and the empire is vast.
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You are drawn to the moral clarity of a universe where hope itself is a form of resistance.
You’d find your people in the Rebellion — a ragtag coalition of true believers held together by conviction more than resources.
Star Wars is fundamentally a story about ordinary people choosing to matter in an extraordinary conflict — and that is exactly your kind of story.
The Force may or may not be with you. But the will to use it for something larger than yourself certainly is.
Middle-earth
Lord of the Rings
You understand, in the deepest part of yourself, that the journey matters as much as the destination — and that the world’s beauty is worth protecting even at great cost.
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Middle-earth is a world of ancient wonder, deep friendship, and a darkness that only retreats when enough small acts of courage accumulate.
You would thrive here because you value the fellowship more than the glory — the road more than the arrival.
Tolkien’s universe rewards patience, loyalty, and the willingness to carry something heavy across a very long distance.
Those are not burdens to you. They are simply how you move through the world.
The Wizarding World
Harry Potter
You believe that love, loyalty, and doing what’s right are not naive sentiments — they are the most powerful forces in any world, magical or otherwise.
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The Wizarding World is a place of wonder hidden in plain sight, where learning is transformative and the bonds you form at school follow you into every battle.
You would flourish here because you take both the magic and the friendships seriously — and you understand that one without the other is incomplete.
Harry Potter’s universe ultimately rewards those who choose to stand for something even when standing is terrifying.
That choice — made quietly, without guarantee — is something you understand completely.
Westeros · The Known World
Game of Thrones
You see the world clearly — its power structures, its hypocrisies, its brutal arithmetic — and you are not paralysed by that clarity. You use it.
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Westeros is a world that rewards intelligence, adaptability, and the willingness to understand that every alliance is also a negotiation.
You would survive here — possibly thrive here — because you don’t confuse the world as it is with the world as you’d like it to be.
Game of Thrones is a story about what happens when the idealists and the realists collide. You are sharp enough to know which one lasts longer.
Winter always comes. You are already prepared.
The United Federation of Planets
Star Trek
You believe the future is worth building — that curiosity, cooperation, and the expansion of understanding are not just ideals but the most practical path forward for any civilisation.
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Star Trek is a universe where the questions matter as much as the answers, and where encountering something utterly alien is cause for wonder rather than fear.
You would belong here because you are fundamentally optimistic about what intelligence and decency can achieve — while being honest about how hard that achievement is.
The Federation is the universe’s most ambitious thought experiment: what if we actually got better?
You don’t just hope that’s possible. You think it’s the only thing worth working toward.
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‘Pokémon Pokopia’ Is Hosting a Zorua Hide-and-Sneak Contest
The Pokémon Company has announced that Zorua’s Hide-and-Sneak Contest will take place in Pokémon Pokopia from July 19 at 5:00 a.m. through July 27 at 4:59 a.m. local time. During the limited-time event, players can find Zorua waiting outside any rebuilt Pokémon Center, where the Tricky Fox Pokémon will invite them to participate in a special hide-and-seek contest. Performance determines the rewards players receive. Players who post stronger times can earn special prizes, including an exclusive trophy, while the event also supports multiplayer for those who want to compete with friends. Trainers can visit another player’s world or gather on a Cloud Island to participate together, and the fastest completion time among everyone taking part becomes that town or Cloud Island’s best recorded score.
Before the event begins, players should make sure they’ve rebuilt at least one Pokémon Center. Zorua will only appear in towns with a restored Pokémon Center, making it the first requirement for anyone hoping to join the festivities. Zorua’s Hide-and-Sneak Contest runs for just over a week, giving Trainers a limited window to chase exclusive rewards, improve their completion times, and see if they can set the fastest record in their town before the event comes to an end on July 27.
The Mississippi House of Representatives honored Nolan Wells during a special session on Thursday, July 16. Rep. Henry B. Zuber III (R-Jackson County) made the motion with a delegation of Mississippi lawmakers on the House floor.
According to WLOX,Gov. Tate Reeves called for a special session to pass laws on how youth court cases are handled in Mississippi. Zuber and the delegation made a motion of adjournment in memory of the late 18-year-old. The college student disappeared after an outing with friends on Horn Island on the Fourth of July and never returned. He was found dead two days later, and a mystery continues to surround his death.
“I met this young man a couple of times while he was playing football,” said the lawmaker. “And as you all know, Nolan was the young man that was taken way, way too early from us while he was at Horn Island.
Rep. Jeffrey Hulum III (D-Harrison County) also spoke, and he called for the state of Mississippi to come together during this time of “chaos and confusion.”
“We ask you to pray, continue to pray for his family, pray for him, pray for our state, and continue to help us come together in this tremendous time of chaos and confusion,” Hulum said. “And let the state of Mississippi stand up and show our brotherly and neighborly love.”
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Christine Wonsley Shares Heartbreaking Video
Nolan’s mother, Christine Wonsley, gave thanks to the Mississippi lawmakers on Facebook following the gesture on Friday, July 17. She wrote, “Thank you for doing that for our sonshine Nolan Wells.”
The grieving mother also shared a video on Instagram thanking people for their support on July 16. “Hey Boobears,” she began. “I know you probably didn’t expect to so me, but I had to come on because I wanted to acknowledge all of your love, support and kindness.“
“I wanted to answer each and every one of you, and I probably will at some point, but right now, it’s just everything is so heavy,” she added. “Everything is so heavy. Just been going through the motions, you know? I’m a healthcare provider, so I talk about grief a lot. [But] now to be on the other side of this is, um, it’s a lot.”
Wonsely also noted that she just lost her mother a few years back, and losing her son feels “insurmountable.”
“This grief, this pain, it’s different. It’s insurmountable. And then it’s like you get this flood of emotions all at different times, and grief is so multi-layered. One second, I might be okay, and I can talk about things, and I can listen to the stories. And then the next minute, I am falling apart, and I feel like I can’t breathe. And I feel like there is an elephant just sitting on my chest.”
Nolan Wells’ Funeral Will Be Private
The cause of death has not yet been revealed, but investigators said they suspect Nolan drowned. However, his family has retained civil rights’ attorney Ben Crump. A video of argument among teens on the island has surfaced, and discrepancies between his friends’ accounts verses Nolan’s cell phone locations are in question as the investigation continues. Nolan’s funeral and visitation will take place on July 20 in Gulfport, Mississippi. His mother noted on Instagram that the serves are private.
“Repass will be PRIVATE! Passes will be given to attendees of the repass. 🩵🕊️ #NolanWells#Forever18.”
Apple TV has become the home of prestige sci-fi. If you want television that more than entertains you, but challenges you too, then there is no better place. And when one show in particular stands out among a very high-quality crowd, audiences simply can’t get enough of it. The only problem is, we don’t know when we’re going to get more of it.
Apple TV programming head Matt Cherniss has offered a disappointing update on Pluribus Season 2, warning that the show is unlikely to return during the next awards cycle. Although early drafts of the new episodes are now being submitted, Gilligan and his creative team remain focused on maintaining the standard established by the first season rather than rushing back into production.
“I think that’s going to be tough too,” Cherniss said when asked by Variety about the show’s return. “Vince is really ambitious with Season 2, and [he’s] really taking time to make sure that the show lives up to everyone’s expectations. It too is a very complicated show when it comes to executing and shooting, so I think that that would be tough for us to fit into that next cycle. But we’re starting to see early drafts, and everyone’s moving at a good pace. So excited to see that one come back.” When asked whether a 2028 release sounded realistic, Cherniss refused to commit to a date, saying only, “I don’t have a date for you yet on that one.”
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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. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
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🏜️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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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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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.
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Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
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The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
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.
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You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
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.
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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 — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
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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.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
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Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
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.
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You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
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What Stage Is ‘Pluribus’ Season 2 At?
The comments echo recent remarks from series star Rhea Seehorn, who revealed that she has not yet received any Season 2 scripts. The actor stressed that the writers are working hard, but that Gilligan’s team is determined not to compromise the show’s quality. “I am at the stage of dying to read scripts,” Seehorn said. “I don’t have anything, but I know they’re so hard at work. I haven’t even dropped by the office for fear of disturbing them. There is every intention to get us started as fast as we can. I know that that’s so important to the whole writing staff, but it’s also important to them to maintain the level of writing and production that they’ve done in the past and to reward the intelligence of our audience.”
Pluribus follows Carol, an author who is immune to an extraterrestrial virus that has transformed most of humanity into a collective hive mind known as the Others. The series also stars Karolina Wydra (Sneaky Pete), Carlos-Manuel Vesga (The Marked Heart), Miriam Shor (Younger), and Samba Schutte (Our Flag Means Death).
There have been plenty of big blockbusters released in the last few years, but few have had the same cultural impact as Top Gun: Maverick. The film returned Tom Cruise to his signature role as Captain Pete Mitchell after nearly 40 years, and fans showed up in droves to see the film, leading to it grossing over $1.4 billion at the box office. Both Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick returned to theaters earlier this year to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first film’s release, and the legacy sequel received just the push it needed to pass the $1.5 billion mark at the global box office. Paramount has confirmed that it is working on a sequel to Top Gun: Maverick with Cruise, Miles Teller, and Glen Powell all expected to return, but it’s unclear at this time when the film will be released.
Top Gun fans may have to wait a while for the sequel to Top Gun: Maverick, but there’s a new project coming soon that will serve as the perfect appetizer to the mysterious sequel. This afternoon, the popular war video game series, Battlefield, announced that Top Gun: Maverick is officially coming to Battlefield 6 on August 18. The new seasonal event will bring on the launch of two new themed modes, Gauntlet: Fighter Sweep and Carrier Strike, and it will allow players to step into the boots of beloved Top Gun characters like Rooster (played by Miles Teller) and Bob (played by Lewis Pullman). Beginning on August 18, new challenges will be available with new cosmetics, a limited-time currency, all designed for aviators to master their skills in the sky.
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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
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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
🔧John McClane
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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 Partner Has Been Assigned Your Perfect Partner Is…
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.
Rambo
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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
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.
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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.
Ethan Hunt
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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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Where Is ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Streaming?
Rooster and Bob on the Top Gun: Maverick promo poster for Battlefield 6Image via EA
Since the end of its theatrical run, Top Gun: Maverick has been streaming exclusively on Paramount Plus, and the studio has not announced any plans for it to leave the platform or begin streaming somewhere else. According to FlixPatrol, the world’s leading home for streaming analytics, Top Gun: Maverick has been in the Paramount+ top 10 for nearly 200 days straight, and it’s also a smash hit on VOD platforms like Apple TV, Google, Prime Video, and even iTunes. The film holds scores of 96% from critics and 99% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, and it was directed by Joseph Kosinski, who also recently directed F1.
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Stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of the Top Gun: Maverick Battlefield 6 expansion launching on August 18.
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May 27, 2022
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131 minutes
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Joseph Kosinski
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Christopher McQuarrie, Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Peter Craig, Justin Marks
With its many properties like Marvel and Star Wars, it’s safe to say that coming into every year, Disney expects to be one of the top performers at the box office. The studio has certainly found success with Toy Story 5, and after bringing back both Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, the fifth installment in the animated franchise has grossed over $800 million at the global box office. Disney has struggled across other brands so far this year, though, especially with the premiere of the first Star Wars movie in seven years, The Mandalorian and Grogu. With a cumulative total standing at around $340 million at the time of writing, The Mandalorian and Grogu is expected to finish its box office run with an even lower total than Solo: A Star Wars Story, making it the lowest-grossing film in Star Wars franchise history.
Disney has been in the live-action remake business lately, and while some movies like Lilo & Stitch have been massive hits, there have been some bombs mixed in the bunch. Snow White is the first misfire that comes to mind, which reportedly lost Disney a fortune. Disney’s big live-action remake of 2026 is Moana, which came as a bit of a surprise to fans, considering the first film is only 10 years old and hardly in need of a reimagining. Fans have echoed this sentiment by hardly showing up to see Moana in theaters, with the film failing to even reach $100 million worldwide during its opening weekend. Carrying a $250 million budget leaves Moana with a break-even point of over $500 million — the film is shaping up to be one of Disney’s biggest losses ever. Fans are proving that they’d rather watch live-action Moana on streaming, which is exactly what they’re doing after a Special Look at the film was added to Disney Plus, and has since risen into the top five most popular titles on the platform.
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Collider Exclusive · Universe Personality Quiz Which Iconic Universe Do You Belong in the Most? Star Wars · Lord of the Rings · Harry Potter · Game of Thrones · Star Trek
Five legendary universes. Five completely different visions of what the world could be — or already was. One of them is the world your instincts, your values, and your particular way of existing were built for. Eight questions will tell you which one.
🚀Star Wars
💍Lord of the Rings
🧙Harry Potter
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👑Game of Thrones
🖖Star Trek
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What gives your life its deepest sense of meaning? Every universe is built around a different answer to this question.
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02
Which kind of world do you most want to inhabit? The environment shapes who you become. Choose carefully.
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03
How do you prefer your conflicts resolved? The shape of a world’s conflicts tells you everything about its soul.
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04
Who do you want beside you when things get difficult? Your ideal companions reveal the world you were made for.
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05
What is your relationship with power? How you seek, wield, or resist power is the map of who you are.
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06
How does your universe treat good and evil? A world’s moral architecture tells you more about it than any map.
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07
What role would you naturally fall into? Every universe has archetypes. Which one fits you without trying?
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08
What do you ultimately believe about the future? The answer to this is the clearest window into which universe already lives inside you.
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Your Universe Has Been Chosen You Belong In…
Your answers point to the iconic universe your values, your instincts, and your particular way of seeing the world were built for. This is where you would find your people — and your purpose.
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A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
You believe in the cause — in the idea that freedom is worth fighting for even when the odds are impossible and the empire is vast.
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You are drawn to the moral clarity of a universe where hope itself is a form of resistance.
You’d find your people in the Rebellion — a ragtag coalition of true believers held together by conviction more than resources.
Star Wars is fundamentally a story about ordinary people choosing to matter in an extraordinary conflict — and that is exactly your kind of story.
The Force may or may not be with you. But the will to use it for something larger than yourself certainly is.
Middle-earth
Lord of the Rings
You understand, in the deepest part of yourself, that the journey matters as much as the destination — and that the world’s beauty is worth protecting even at great cost.
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Middle-earth is a world of ancient wonder, deep friendship, and a darkness that only retreats when enough small acts of courage accumulate.
You would thrive here because you value the fellowship more than the glory — the road more than the arrival.
Tolkien’s universe rewards patience, loyalty, and the willingness to carry something heavy across a very long distance.
Those are not burdens to you. They are simply how you move through the world.
The Wizarding World
Harry Potter
You believe that love, loyalty, and doing what’s right are not naive sentiments — they are the most powerful forces in any world, magical or otherwise.
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The Wizarding World is a place of wonder hidden in plain sight, where learning is transformative and the bonds you form at school follow you into every battle.
You would flourish here because you take both the magic and the friendships seriously — and you understand that one without the other is incomplete.
Harry Potter’s universe ultimately rewards those who choose to stand for something even when standing is terrifying.
That choice — made quietly, without guarantee — is something you understand completely.
Westeros · The Known World
Game of Thrones
You see the world clearly — its power structures, its hypocrisies, its brutal arithmetic — and you are not paralysed by that clarity. You use it.
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Westeros is a world that rewards intelligence, adaptability, and the willingness to understand that every alliance is also a negotiation.
You would survive here — possibly thrive here — because you don’t confuse the world as it is with the world as you’d like it to be.
Game of Thrones is a story about what happens when the idealists and the realists collide. You are sharp enough to know which one lasts longer.
Winter always comes. You are already prepared.
The United Federation of Planets
Star Trek
You believe the future is worth building — that curiosity, cooperation, and the expansion of understanding are not just ideals but the most practical path forward for any civilisation.
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Star Trek is a universe where the questions matter as much as the answers, and where encountering something utterly alien is cause for wonder rather than fear.
You would belong here because you are fundamentally optimistic about what intelligence and decency can achieve — while being honest about how hard that achievement is.
The Federation is the universe’s most ambitious thought experiment: what if we actually got better?
You don’t just hope that’s possible. You think it’s the only thing worth working toward.
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Why Do People Not Like the New ‘Moana’ Movie?
Critics have been especially harsh on the live-action remake of Moana, rating it a Rotten 32% on the aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes. Some of the biggest criticisms stem from the film being a shot-for-shot remake that lacks the soul of the original animated film. The movie has been somewhat of a hit with audiences, though, who have scored it a Verified Hot 89% clip on the Popcornmeter. Still, these solid audience scores aren’t translating to box office success.
Stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of Disney’s live-action Moana movie.
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