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Tom Morello Honors Late Mom With Heartfelt Memorial Project
Tom Morello has paid a heartfelt tribute to his late mother with a major memorial project named in her honor.
The initiative aims to raise funds for organizations that were deeply meaningful to her, supporting causes ranging from medical care to assistance for children in need.
Fans praised the Rage Against the Machine guitarist for the tribute, with many saying his mother would have been proud of the impact the project is set to make.
Taking to Instagram on July 20, Morello announced plans for a memorial project celebrating his mother’s life and legacy while honoring the profound influence she had on him.
The post invited her friends, family, and everyone whose life she touched to donate to the memorial project, which is centered on “caring,” “service,” and “action.”
“Donations to the Mary Morello Memorial Project will support organizations that were deeply meaningful to Mary throughout her life, and reflect the causes she passionately believed in and was proud to work alongside,” the post read. Beyond donating, Morello also encouraged people to “do something” meaningful for the world and share their efforts online to continue his mother’s lifelong commitment to peace, equality, and justice.
Morello Reveals Charities Backed By Memorial Fund
Elsewhere in the post, Morello tagged the organizations that will receive donations from the memorial project, seemingly to provide transparency about where the funds will go.
The organizations support a wide range of nonprofit causes, including assistance for at-risk youth and children, as well as medical aid for those in need.
The groups named include the UFW Foundation, Doctors Without Borders, The Midnight Mission, Jail Guitar Doors, Orphans of the Storm, All Chicago, Corazón for Cuba, the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, and the Center for Native American Youth.
The post also noted that additional organizations may be added in the future to benefit from the donations raised through the memorial project.
Fans Praise Tom Morello’s Emotional Tribute
In the comments section, Morello received an outpouring of praise for creating the memorial project in honor of his mother.
“Thank you, Tom, for providing sources where we can all make meaningful contributions, either monetarily, by raising awareness, or through volunteering for so many incredible projects,” one individual wrote.
“This is so beautiful! Your mom is so inspiring, and you are too. Thank you for helping us all care more about each other,” another fan commented.
“Count me in! Thank you for your constant unwavering action. The world is a better place because of Mary and this beautiful family,” a third person added.
“Seriously, I welled up when I saw you support UFW, people so deserving of support. Immigrants feed America! Thank you for all you are doing in Mary’s name,” another user shared.
“So good! Thanks for your efforts! I’ll do my very best to act in her way,” one more individual reacted.
The Guitarist Shares Emotional Video Of His Mother
Morello further honored his mother by sharing a heartfelt throwback video highlighting some of the special moments they shared over the years.
In one clip, Mary is seen attending one of his concerts during the early days of his career.
Another scene features Morello reflecting on his upbringing, saying he once took it for granted that everyone’s parents were like his mother before realizing that no one else’s parent was quite like her.
In another touching moment, Mary expressed her pride in her son’s career, saying: “I am proud that he has done exactly what he wanted every minute of his life. I have been proud of him every minute, and I love him with all my heart forever.”
Mary Morello Died At 102
The memorial project comes just days after Morello revealed that his mother had passed away in an Instagram post.
“Mary Morello is forever with the Rebels of Light & Song. (1923-2026),” he wrote at the time.
The retired history teacher lived to the remarkable age of 102 before her passing. While the circumstances surrounding her death have not been disclosed, Morello had previously canceled a series of European shows to return to the United States after his mother was hospitalized so he could be by her side.
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Whether it is as Sonny Corleone in The Godfather or as Walter Hobbs in the Christmas classic Elf, the late, great James Caan has delivered countless iconic performances. In 1974, he reprised his performance as Sonny in a cameo role in The Godfather: Part II, one of three performances he is credited with in that year. Alongside starring as Freebie in the buddy cop black comedy Freebie and the Bean, Caan dazzled audiences as literature professor and gambling addict Axel Freed in The Gambler, based on the novel of the same name by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
As did many other iconic action thrillers from a similar time, The Gambler became the latest of its kind to catch the attention of Hollywood execs in the 2010s, with a remake eventually being released in 2014. Directed by Rupert Wyatt, best known for the 2011 blockbuster Rise of the Planet of the Apes, the remake starred Mark Wahlberg in one of his most surprising performances of the decade, as Jim Bennett, a fill-in for Caan’s Axel Freed.
Sadly, the movie faced a tough run theatrically, earning just $39.2 million worldwide against a reported production budget of $25 million. This was undeniably partially caused by the movie’s negative reception from critics, illustrated by a 43% average score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. “Potentially gripping, but never generates enough tension,” wrote one reviewer, with another saying, “The Gambler is a solidly acted and directed piece that somehow can’t decide what kind of film it is.” 12 years later, it is bouncing back, officially placing as one of the ten most-streamed movies on Paramount+ in the U.S.
What Else Is Popular on Paramount+?
The Gambler might be the most surprising current hit on Paramount+, but it only places tenth, with other movies scoring even higher in the ranks. This includes Johannes Roberts‘ latest horror project, Primate, the latest in a huge horror franchise, Scream 7, the cinema-saving blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick, Channing Tatum‘s true-crime gem Roofman, and the current chart-topper, Rebecca Thomas‘ crime flick Wardriver.
The Gambler is one of the ten most-streamed movies on Paramount+ in the U.S. Make sure to stay tuned to Collider for all the latest streaming stories.
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November 10, 2014
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111minutes
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Rupert Wyatt
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Taylor Sheridan’s Tom Clancy Hit Is Officially One of Streaming’s Biggest Success Stories
Taylor Sheridan has had a big year over on Paramount Plus, releasing new TV shows in droves, but the Yellowstone writer is preparing to return to filmmaking soon after focusing strictly on TV the last few years. Sheridan penned the script for a brand-new Sicario-style action thriller, F.A.S.T., which is coming to theaters on April 23, 2027. Sheridan’s long-time collaborator Ben Richardson is directing the film, which stars Brandon Sklenar, Sam Claflin, Jason Clarke, and LaKeith Stanfield. Sheridan is also working on a new Call of Duty movie set to be released in 2028, and it was just announced in the last few weeks that the film will be set in the Modern Warfare universe. Casting for the Peter Berg-directed action feature is expected to be announced before the end of the year.
While it’s Sheridan’s TV shows that have taken over the conversation in recent years, many fans who have been following his work for a while know he’s just as adept at writing movies as he is series. Back in 2021, Sheridan penned the script for the polarizing Tom Clancy adaptation, Without Remorse, starring Michael B. Jordan opposite Jodie Turner-Smith. Without Remorse was originally planned to be released theatrically, but it fell under poor timing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the film was ultimately dumped straight to streaming on Prime Video, where it still streams even to this day. Fans criticized Without Remorse for deviating from the source material, but some would push back that these changes were necessary to bring the book into live-action. Fans have been rewatching Without Remorse at such a high clip that the film has surged back into the Prime Video top 10.
What Is Tom Clancy’s ‘Without Remorse’ About?
The official synopsis for Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse, which was directed by Stefano Sollima, reads as follows: “Elite Navy SEAL John Kelly (Michael B. Jordan) seeks vengeance after Russian assassins murder his pregnant wife, dragging him into a deadly conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of government. As he uncovers a shadowy plot destined to spark war between the U.S. and Russia, Kelly transforms into the operative who will become Tom Clancy’s iconic hero: Rainbow Six’s John Clark.” Without Remorse director Stefano Sollima worked with Sheridan in 2018 on Sicario: Day of the Soldado. Without Remorse did not accumulate any box office earnings, but the film earned poor scores of 45% from critics and 41% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.
Check out Without Remorse on Prime Video, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of Taylor Sheridan’s future projects.
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April 30, 2021
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110 minutes
The Great American novel is a kind of mythical concept, an ideal that critics still argue about and that a few ambitious (delusional?) writers still strive to reach. Nevertheless, there are some consensus picks for contenders, books that capture crucial aspects of the American experience and which have hugely influenced the country’s literature.
Just as delusional is the rather daunting task of ranking these masterpieces, but here we are. The titles below span a range of styles and settings, from the Mississippi River to the Dust Bowl, Jazz Age mansions to the violence of the Old West. However, they are all essential in their own way, titanic entries into the ongoing medium.
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‘Beloved’ (1987)
“Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.” Beloved confronts one of the darkest chapters in American history. Set after the Civil War, the novel follows Sethe, a formerly enslaved woman whose home is haunted by the ghost of the daughter she killed rather than allow her to be returned to slavery. When a mysterious young woman calling herself Beloved appears, buried trauma resurfaces in devastating ways.
Here, Toni Morrison fuses historical realism with supernatural elements, using ghosts to represent memories too painful to suppress. The haunting becomes as literal as it is symbolic, switching between intimate emotional moments and broader historical reflections and making the book both personal and political. Not for nothing, Beloved earned Morrison the Pulitzer. Even now, the book still hits hard, and it continues to be challenged and banned in many American school districts.
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‘A Farewell to Arms’ (1929)
“The world breaks everyone.” One could make the case for several Hemingway novels to appear on this list, though perhaps the most well-rounded of them is A Farewell to Arms. Set during the First World War, it centers on American ambulance driver Frederic Henry and his romance with British nurse Catherine Barkley. Their relationship develops against a backdrop of military collapse and relentless violence.
One of the greatest anti-war novels ever written, and drawing heavily upon Hemingway’s wartime experiences, the novel strips away romantic notions of heroism in favor of emotional honesty. Here, war is chaotic and indifferent, unforgiving, unpredictable, and inescapable. Frederic’s and Catherine’s love offers a fragile refuge from it, yet it can’t fully avoid the surrounding devastation. The book’s prose style is minimalist, objective, and stark, mostly built out of short, unadorned sentences.
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‘The Corrections’ (2001)
“We all live with the consequences of our choices.” This book caused a sensation on release, with some critics immediately hailing it as one of the best novels of the 21st century. The Corrections is Jonathan Franzen‘s vivid portrait of the Lambert family. Aging parents Alfred and Enid Lambert attempt to reunite their three adult children for one final Christmas together, but decades of resentment and unresolved conflict gradually come to the surface.
Franzen combines razor-sharp social observation with extraordinary psychological insight. Each member of the Lambert family is three-dimensional, with a layered backstory and competing motivations. Through them, the book paints a powerful picture of family dynamics and generation gaps. Frequently funny but never flippant, The Corrections takes its characters’ emotions seriously, delving deep into their ambitions, failures, romantic disappointments, and lingering childhood wounds.
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‘Invisible Man’ (1952)
“I am invisible, simply because people refuse to see me.” Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (not to be confused with the H.G. Wells sci-fi story) is an exploration of race and individuality. Its unnamed narrator recounts his extraordinary journey through American society, moving from the segregated South to Harlem while repeatedly discovering that people refuse to see him as a complete human being. Instead, they continually impose their expectations, prejudices, and political agendas upon him.
Along the way, the story oscillates between realism, surrealism, and satire, balancing social critique with character study. It gets incredibly philosophical, too, commenting on many different ideologies, from Marxism and Black nationalism to the work of Booker T. Washington. Invisible Man went on to win the National Book Award and, notably, Barack Obama has said that he used it as a model for the structure of his memoir Dreams From My Father.
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‘The Sound and the Fury’ (1929)
“Caddy smelled like trees.” Chronicling the decline of the once-proud Compson family in Mississippi, William Faulkner‘s magnum opus unfolds through four radically different perspectives, each revealing another aspect of the family’s collapse. The book’s use of stream of consciousness, shifting chronology, and fragmented POVs was groundbreaking and transformed the possibilities of fiction. In particular, the famously difficult opening section, narrated by the intellectually disabled Benjy Compson, is one of literature’s boldest achievements.
The book is challenging the whole way through, certainly no beach read, yet it rewards those who stick with it. It’s a dark but masterful Southern Gothic, with a lot to say about modernity and tradition, nihilism, and even religion — famously, several of its scenes mirror or subvert Jesus stories. Many people found all this way too bleak back in 1929, but in the following decades, The Sound and the Fury slowly matured into a classic.
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‘The Catcher in the Rye’ (1951)
“Don’t ever tell anybody anything.” The greatest YA novel of all time. The Catcher in the Rye plunges us into the vivid, unstable mind of 16-year-old Holden Caulfield. Following his expulsion from boarding school, he wanders through New York City over several lonely days, struggling to make sense of a world he increasingly dismisses as “phony.” We experience Holden’s growing emotional crisis from the inside, making even ordinary encounters carry surprising weight.
The character’s distinctive voice transformed American fiction. Cynical, vulnerable, funny, contradictory, and emotionally raw, Holden feels real and surprisingly relatable, even 75 years later. His story makes for a quintessential coming-of-age tale, as well as a powerful study of loss and mental health. Holden’s grief over his younger brother Allie’s death quietly shapes nearly every aspect of his behavior. His tough exterior hides profound sadness and melancholy, making him resonate with millions.
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‘The Grapes of Wrath’ (1939)
“Wherever they’s a fight so hungry people can eat, I’ll be there.” The quintessential novel of the Great Depression. Forced from their Oklahoma farm by drought and economic hardship, the Joad family joins thousands of other migrants traveling west to California in search of work and a better life. Instead, they encounter exploitation, poverty, prejudice, and a society unwilling to provide dignity to those most in need.
In telling their story, Steinbeck combines intimate family drama with sweeping social commentary, transforming the Joads into representatives of countless Americans displaced by the upheavals of that era. However, he never reduces them to caricatures or mere symbols, instead portraying them with remarkable empathy. Likewise, while the book is frank, never watering down or softening the edges of the characters’ struggles, The Grapes of Wrath does contain some seeds of hope. The Joads’ resilience is inspiring, even against all odds.
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‘The Great Gatsby’ (1925)
“So we beat on, boats against the current…” If The Grapes of Wrath is an emblem of the Depression, then The Great Gatsby is the Roaring Twenties preserved in amber. Narrated by the thoughtful Nick Carraway, the novel follows the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby, whose extravagant parties conceal an all-consuming desire to reunite with his first love, Daisy Buchanan. His relentless pursuit of an impossible ideal becomes a powerful metaphor for ambition, reinvention, and the American Dream.
Despite clocking in at less than 200 pages, The Great Gatsby is full of wisdom and great lines, like “There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired”, and “I hope she’ll be a fool. That’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.” Not to mention, its symbolism, from the green light to the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg, has become permanently embedded in pop culture.
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‘Blood Meridian’ (1985)
“War was always here.” The defining project by Cormac McCarthy. Loosely inspired by historical events, Blood Meridian follows the Kid, a runaway teenager who joins the notorious Glanton gang as they roam the American-Mexican borderlands during the mid-19th century. There, they commit unimaginable acts of brutality while pursuing profit through scalp hunting. The gang includes Judge Holden, one of the greatest antagonists in 20th-century fiction.
Holden is brilliant, charismatic, physically imposing, and intellectually enigmatic, prone to delivering impromptu philosophical speeches that are as haunting as they’re insightful. Blood Meridian descends into the darkest depths of the Western, presenting the American frontier as a landscape of mythic violence, a place where civilization is gossamer-thin. Here, the world offers little protection against humanity’s most destructive instincts. To hammer the message home, McCarthy tells the story through grand, almost biblical prose.
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‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ (1884)
“All right, then, I’ll go to hell.” The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is widely regarded as the cornerstone of American literature, the reference point for everything that came after. Escaping his abusive father, young Huck Finn joins the runaway enslaved man Jim on a journey down the Mississippi River. Their shared adventures touch on the contradictions at the heart of American society. In particular, Huck’s decision to help Jim despite believing society condemns it is a moving act of ethical courage.
Themes aside, Mark Twain revolutionized American fiction through his use of vernacular language here. Rather than using formal literary conventions, he allows Huck’s distinct voice to guide the entire narrative, giving the reader direct access to the character’s feelings. This approach lends the book an authenticity and relatability that influenced generations of writers. Today, its impact appears inexhaustible, as authors continue to draw on and reimagine ideas and plot points from it.
There’s no doubt that horror is one of the biggest genres of 2026, all thanks to two names in particular. The first, A24’s Backrooms, took a viral internet creepypasta and transformed it into a visually impressive must-watch theatrical release, which helped 20-year-old filmmaker Kane Parsons become the youngest director ever to claim the #1 spot on the North American box office charts. The second, Curry Barker‘s breakout masterpiece, Obsession, continues to be the talk of Tinseltown two months after it made its theatrical debut.
On a sub-$1 million budget, Obsession has now made over $400 million to date, and is still breaking box office records despite now proving a streaming sensation. The film’s success has led many to speculate about some future Academy recognition, especially for Inde Navarrette, whose star-making central turn inspired Collider’s Hannah Hunt to call it “one of the year’s best” in her review. But the path was paved for the dominant horror movies of the past couple of months by the big hits of early 2026, namely Send Help, which marked the thrilling return to horror for The Evil Dead director Sam Raimi after 17 years.
Starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien as co-workers stranded on an island following a deadly plane crash, the movie blends Triangle of Sadness and Ready or Not for a fun, furious, and brilliantly gory viewing experience. The movie is “a hell of a lot of fun with two dynamite performances,” wrote Aidan Kelley in Collider’s official review, adding, “It’s also one that, more often than not, plays to Sam Raimi’s scripts, whose previous horror hits have always been firmly in the fun-and-campy category.” Six months after it was released, Send Help is one of the most-watched movies on Hulu in the U.S., at the time of writing.
Was ‘Send Help’ a Box Office Hit?
Although the likes of Obsession and Backrooms have made horror the go-to box office genre of this summer, it wasn’t always the case. Earlier this year, the likes of 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple struggled to find success, despite earning rave reviews. Thankfully, Send Help proved a modest hit on Raimi’s return, earning just under $100 million worldwide against a reported production budget of around $40 million.
Send Help is one of the most-watched movies on Hulu in the U.S. Make sure to stay tuned to Collider for more streaming stories.
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January 30, 2026
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113 Minutes
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Sam Raimi
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Damian Shannon, Mark Swift
The Game of Thrones spin-off prequel series, House of the Dragon (HotD), is one of the hottest shows currently on television, proving to be a worthy follow-up to the hit HBO show. HotD has introduced an array of unique and well-developed characters, such as Lord Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint), Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell), and Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke), but out of all the incredible players in this epic game for the Iron Throne, Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen is without a doubt a popular favorite among HotD fans.
Played by the phenomenal Emma D’Arcy, Rhaenyra has become a well-rounded, detail-oriented character who is as wise as she is brave. She rules with a stern fist but isn’t without a heart and empathy, which are all excellent qualities of a well-qualified ruler. As she tries to navigate her way to winning back her birthright, Rhaenyra has expressed a sense of wisdom and honesty with some of the show’s greatest quotes that deserve immense recognition.
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“He was everything I wanted to be: carefree and dangerous — a man.”
“Smallfolk” – Season 2, Episode 6 (2024)
In “Smallfolk,” Rhaenyra opens up to Mysaria (Sonoya Mizuno) about her complex and sometimes turbulent relationship with her husband, Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith), regarding her late father, Viserys (Paddy Considine). She explains that while Daemon envied the relationship she had with his older brother, she herself also harbored envy towards Daemon for being a man and essentially having the freedom to do as he pleases. She ends the line with “And I was what he wanted: cherished by my father and made my father’s heir. We were halves of a whole.”
It might not be a poetic or deep moment, but it does capture Rhaenyra’s self-awareness of the cost that comes with her inheritance and the complicated bond she shares with Daemon. The quote resonates because it’s not a declaration of love or resentment, but an honest reflection on the way Rhaenyra and Daemon both complete and ultimately complicate each other’s lives, summarizing many of the core themes of House of the Dragon in a few memorable lines.
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“For twenty years, the lords of this realm levied insults at my sons behind my back. Well, then, let us raise an army of bastards.”
“The Red Sowing” – Season 2, Episode 7 (2024)
For decades, people have constantly questioned the legitimacy of Rhaenyra’s sons, and while viewers know the truth, Rhaenyra has always denied the accusations and firmly stood by her children’s birthright. In Season 2’s “The Red Sowing,” Rhaenyra decides to live up to her reputation by weaponizing these vile claims as a reason to seek out illegitimate Targaryen children who could potentially become dragonriders, marking a major turning point for the character.
The quote leading up to the bastard buffet in “The Red Sowing” reveals how Rhaenyra recognizes that victory requires capable dragonriders and ultimately chooses practicality over tradition, demonstrating her belief that survival matters more than noble pedigree. After years of enduring whispers and insults, Rhaenyra responds with confidence and resolve instead of self-pity, transforming the accusations into a source of strength and pure resilience.
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“Exhausting, wasn’t it? Hiding beneath the cloak of your own righteousness.”
“Driftmark” – Season 1, Episode 7 (2022)
In “Driftmark,” family tensions reach a boiling point after a fight between Rhaenyra’s son, Luke (Harvey Sadler), and Alicent’s son, Aemond (Leo Ashton), ends with Aemond losing an eye. When Viserys refuses to punish his grandson by removing one of his eyes, Alicent finally snaps, leading to an intense but inevitable confrontation between the once close friends. As Rhaenyra fights to fend Alicent off, she takes the tense opportunity to finally call out Alicent’s hypocrisy but with calm precision.
Rhaenyra accuses Alicent of using morality and honor as a shield for her ambition and resentment towards Rhaenyra and her children, challenging the idea that Alicent has always acted with noble intentions. The moment also marks a significant sign of maturity and growth in Rhaenyra, who has traded in her usual impulsive nature for confidence and a deeper understanding of the political and personal motives driving the conflict. While the quote is one of Rhaenyra’s best quotes in the series, it also reinforces one of the show’s recurring ideas: that many characters justify their pursuit of power by convincing themselves they are acting righteously.
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“Not yet… bring Aegon the Usurper to me!”
“Queen’s Landing” – Season 3, Episode 2 (2026)
In Season 3, Rhaenyra sacks King’s Landing and finally takes her rightful place on the Iron Throne, but despite the massive victory, Rhaenyra knows the game is far from over. At the end, she demands that her stepbrother, Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney), be brought to her, exposing her determination, restraint, and authority in a single moment. By calling him “Aegon the Usurper,” she not only rejects his legitimacy and reaffirms that she is the rightful ruler, but also reveals that her focus is firmly set on confronting the man she holds responsible for the war.
The line is brief but forceful and underscores her authority as a queen who is issuing an uncompromising command, while also emphasizing her unwavering determination to right the wrongs of this senseless civil war. Even in one of her darkest moments, Rhaenyra turns her immense grief and devastation into a powerful declaration that echoes fiercely through the Seven Kingdoms, essentially proclaiming the fight for the Iron Throne is not over until she says it is.
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“I will never have justice. But what crumbs of it may be snatched, I will devour.”
“Rhaenyra Triumphant” – Season 3, Episode 3 (2026)
After taking King’s Landing, Rhaenyra is still mourning the loss of her son, Jace (Harry Collett), and realizes that she will never get the justice he and her son, Luke, deserve, deciding that anything is better than nothing. The quote shows how Rhaenyra no longer believes she will receive true justice and understands that the losses she has suffered can never be undone, but despite accepting that perfect justice is impossible, she refuses to abandon the pursuit of accountability, insisting that she will take whatever measure of justice remains.
Rhaenyra’s words symbolize her abandoning idealism and any dreams of this war coming to a fair ending in favor of the hard-earned truth that there is no law and order when it comes to war. She accepts that justice may only come in fragments over time and vows to seize every speck she can no matter how long it takes, encapsulating her evolution from a hopeful heir into a hardened queen shaped by loss and war, making it one of the best Rhaenyra Targaryen quotes from House of the Dragon.
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“You kneel quickly for a man so suddenly elevated.”
“The Red Sowing” – Season 2, Episode 7 (2024)
At the beginning of “The Red Sowing,” Rhaenyra meets Addam of Hull (Clinton of Liberty), who has bonded with the powerful dragon Seasmoke, but since Rhaenyra doesn’t know how this happened, she is hesitant towards him during their first encounter. Considering her crown has already been stolen, it’s understood that Rhaenyra is concerned about anyone who might pose another potential threat to her.
She makes her feelings crystal clear to Addam with a simple one-liner that speaks to her straightforward attitude and uncertainty about whom to trust these days. Rhaenyra is aware of the power one can have once they bond with a dragon and, since she has no clue who or how Addam bonded with Seasmoke, she doesn’t hold back by questioning Addam’s quick allegiance towards her.
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“Now I have seen that your heart only belongs to you.”
“Rhaenyra the Cruel” – Season 2, Episode 2 (2024)
After learning of Daemon’s part in the murder of Aegon’s son, Jaehaerys, Rhaenyra shares her genuine feelings about her husband and their relationship. She tearfully admits that she tried to trust Daemon and believe that he is capable of change, but after such a heinous act, she knows he will never be completely loyal to anyone but himself.
Rhaenyra’s line is one of the series’ best because it marks such a pivotal moment in the character’s growth as well as her relationship with the Rogue Prince. She could have resorted to throwing insults at him, but her choice of words cut deeper into Daemon than any cruel words could ever. Unlike others who would yell and try to tear Daemon down, Rhaenyra is very much like her father and understands the importance of choosing her words carefully, especially when it comes to delicate matters of the heart.
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“When dragons flew to war everything burned. I do not wish to rule over a kingdom of ash and bone.”
“The Black Queen” – Season 1, Episode 10 (2022)
As recent events have led to an impending civil war between the greens and the blacks, Rhaenyra is not keen on shedding more blood than is necessary. While others around her think the dragons will be a valuable asset in combat, Rhaenyra knows the immense damage dragons can cause, and her reply to her council basically showcases her restraint towards resorting to dragons entering the playing field.
In Season 1, episode 10, “The Black Queen,” Rhaenyra’s quote portrays a brutal image in viewers’ minds and shows that she is not willing to sugarcoat the catastrophic damage dragons can have on the world. It also conveys her unwavering consideration for the realm and what a war fought by dragons could mean for the future of her people. Most rulers wouldn’t hesitate to use everything they have, but Rhaenyra has a more empathetic approach, which is demonstrated in this epic House of the Dragon quote.
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“Fire is such a strange power, everything that House Targaryen possesses is owed to it, yet it cost us both what we love.”
“Driftmark” – Season 1, Episode 7 (2022)
Daemon and Rhaenyra have always had a special bond and, after the tragic death of Daemon’s second wife, Laena Velaryon (Savannah Steyn), she seems to be the only one who could bring him some comfort. Rhaenyra mentions her own heartbreaking loss of her lover and the father of her children, Ser Harwin Strong (Ryan Corr), who was unfortunately killed in a fire.
In Season 1, episode 7, “Driftmark,” Rhaenyra can’t help but point out the irony of fire, which has been both a blessing and a curse for House Targaryen. The revelation adds another layer to Daemon and Rhaenyra’s connection that inevitably brings them closer together. This quote brings a sense of bittersweet comfort to both of them, but it’s also an additional similarity they share that leads to them acknowledging the power of their incredible bond.
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“I have nothing more to tell you. It must be the dragon who speaks.”
“The Red Sowing” – Season 2, Episode 7 (2024)
As dozens of people from King’s Landing arrive at Dragonstone to try and claim a dragon, Rhaenyra prepares them for what they are about to do and the deadly consequences that come to those who fail. It’s obvious that Rhaenyra is frightened and uncertain of how many of these brave volunteers will survive, but she shields her emotions with sharp, insightful words that put the entire scenario into perspective.
In “The Red Sowing,” Rhaenyra takes the smallfolk to meet Vermithor, one of the unclaimed HotD dragons. Once the Bronze Fury has made his appearance, Rhaenyra says one of the most symbolic quotes of the show’s second season, making it one of the character’s top-notch lines. Rhaenyra knows she can’t do anything to help these poor, unfortunate souls, and before departing, she makes that obvious with this spine-chilling quote.
A distraught Sara Gilson was reportedly overheard in the background of a child’s 9-1-1 phone call prior to the influencer’s death.
“I’m trying to reach him [the child] back, but I could hear a female in the background screaming and crying. Some sort of loud bang in the background,” an Owasso Police Department dispatcher allegedly told first respondents on Thursday, July 23, after receiving an emergency call from “a child who lived at the home,” per a Sunday, July 26, report by People.
Gilson, 43, was allegedly shot and killed by her estranged husband, Shawn Duffey, who was also found dead in the pair’s Oklahoma home, two weeks after the social media star accused him of pedophilia. Gilson is survived by her two children from a previous relationship.
Us has reached out to the Owasso Police Department for comment.
Influencer Sara Gilson was allegedly killed by her estranged husband, Shawn Duffey, mere weeks after she allegedly accused him of being a pedophile. Tulsa’s ABC affiliate reported on July 23, 2026, that Gilson and Duffey were found dead in their Oklahoma City home after a fatal shooting. A juvenile family member present at the scene […]
The outlet stated that the call was placed at 11:15 PM before local officers attended the scene of the alleged murder-suicide. The dispatcher was also reportedly heard speaking to first respondents, who arrived at the scene by 11:18 PM, about a “male that we were looking for a few weeks ago after he got caught kissing a juvenile.”
Gilson, a hairstylist who had amassed 69,000 TikTok followers at the time of publication, claimed via the platform two weeks prior to her death that her marriage to Duffey, 48, was over as her ex was allegedly guilty of pedophilia. (Duffey did not publicly address allegations prior to his death.)
“Preparing for when Netflix drops a documentary about my soon-to-be ex-husband, who I just found out is a pedophile,” the influencer wrote over a July 11 video of herself sitting in a chair and pretending to get mic’ed up: a reference to the current viral social media trend where users pretend to be interviewed by the streaming service.
Sara Gilson’s loved ones are remembering the influencer in the days since she was allegedly killed by her estranged husband, Shawn Duffey, in a shocking murder-suicide. “Her last day, she was happy,” Gilson’s best friend Kelsi Lard told People in an interview published on Sunday, July 26, sharing that she was with her “the same […]
At the time, Gilson also captioned the post, “I wish I was joking.”
According to People, Duffey had been slapped with a protective order by Gilson on July 10, on behalf of her minor daughter, “a 15-year-old-girl who played on the youth basketball team” that Duffey had coached. The order, which was reportedly valid until Monday, August 24, forced Duffey out of the family home and to stay 100 yards away from Gilson.
Per an earlier report by local news outlet The Oklahoman, Gilson claimed that Duffey allegedly kissed and touched her daughter, and that his actions were witnessed by another coach.
Influencer Sara Gilson’s ex-husband, Lyle Landers, allegedly “begged” her to leave her estranged husband Shawn Duffey before the couple’s apparent murder-suicide. “She had been stuck in a relationship where domestic abuse seemed ‘OK,’” Landers, 46, claimed in an interview with People published on Sunday, July 26, of his ex-wife, with whom he shared two kids, […]
The girl allegedly told her mother, per the outlet, that Duffey engaged in additional inappropriate behavior, including sending her messages, inviting her to his hotel room during a tournament trip and offering her money “to keep her quiet.”
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Less than one month out from her scheduled national tour, Kacey Musgraves has reportedly cancelled three shows without publicly disclosing an explanation.
According to Sunday, July 26, reports by People and the Daily Mail, the country singer-songwriter, 37, informed ticket holders via email that her Thursday, August 20, Chicago opening night was cancelled, in addition to a Friday, August 29, show in Boston and a Wednesday, September 2, show in Brooklyn, New York City.
No explanation was provided in the Middle of Nowhere Tour email notifications which were sent from Ticketmaster, per the Daily Mail.
Us has reached out to representatives for Musgraves for comment.
Kacey Musgraves followed her arrow straight to the doctor’s office after recording her smash hit duet “I Remember Everything” with Zach Bryan. In a clip from her upcoming Sunday, March 10, appearance on Sunday Today With Willie Geist, Musgraves, 35, revealed that she was approached to record the track with Bryan, 27, at a very […]
A screenshot of the email appeared to have been shared by fans via Reddit on Sunday, and showed refund details. “All tickets will be automatically refunded to fans at their original point of purchase,” the screenshot read. “We apologize for any inconvenience.”
Reddit fans speculated within the post’s comments section as to why the dates had been pulled by Musgraves, with theories spanning cost issues, reconsidered venue suitability and poor ticket sales.
Anticipation for Musgraves’ tour had grown in recent days in light of the musician releasing the video for her Middle of Nowhere track “Mexico Honey.” She took to Instagram on Wednesday, July 22, to share some of the video before returning over the weekend to share details about its production. “An ode to Mexico and the passion, color, texture, and love I have felt there. Shot on 16mm film in Jalisco. Out now,” Musgraves captioned a carousel of stills.
Cindy Ord/MG22/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue Kacey Musgraves and her boyfriend of two years, Cole Schafer, have split, Us Weekly can confirm. “They weren’t seeing eye to eye in terms of where they are in life right now and decided to end things,” a source exclusively tells Us of Musgraves, 35, and Schafer. The […]
Meanwhile on Musgraves’ Instagram, a post promoting her upcoming tour — including the now-cancelled dates — remains pinned to the star’s grid. “See you in the middle of nowhere,” she captioned the May 9 post.
The partial cancellation comes a little over one year after Musgraves, who rose to fame on Nashville Star in 2007 where she placed seventh overall, was forced to postpone a Nashville appearance due to a medical incident.
“Sooo I’m in Mexico with a f***ing broken rib,” she shared via her Instagram Stories on June 20 last year. “Wednesday night it was raining and I was running to grab some towels and had an extremely hard fall on some very slick tile I didn’t see. Thankful I didn’t smack my head but I landed very very hard on my back left ribcage and I broke rib number 6.”
Musgraves, who shared a photo of a chest X-ray at the time, continued, “This s*** is no joke. I’m in a lot of pain and doing ANYTHING is extremely difficult but I’m managing and being well taken care of. There is no physical way I can get on a plane and fly back to Nashville.”
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s daughter paid homage to her parents while making a surprise appearance at her father’s recent concert.
“I don’t have words to express the honor I [felt] to sing my mama’s song last night, and for it to be at dad’s show,” Audrey McGraw wrote via Instagram on Saturday, July 26. “To be your daughter is an infinite gift. I love y’all so much, I am always so proud and so inspired by you. Thank you for sharing this crazy life with us. Proud to be a road dawg forever. ♾️.”
She concluded, “Plus The dance hall doctors, baby!!!! The sickest band out there!! Hell yeah. Family always. Love y’all. 🖤🖤🖤.”
Alongside the message, Audrey, 24, shared a black-and-white video of her belting out the lyrics to Hill’s 2002 track “Stronger.”
“So cry for me baby, and I’ll cry for you / And we’ll both break down and we’ll both break through / We’ll find our way and we’ll face the truth / We both will be stronger,” Audrey sang in the clip. “And we’ll lie down in our loneliness / And wake up with our sad regrets / Even though we don’t know it yet / We both will be stronger / We both will be stronger.”
Audrey went on to share a photo of her smiling alongside Tim, who grinned as he held a guitar backstage.
“LOVE YOU DAD!!! Jone’s Beach rocked!” she captioned the Saturday Instagram post. “Thanks for having me out there. So proud of you. 🖤🪽✨.”
Tim and Hill, who tied the knot in 1996, became parents when they welcomed daughter Gracie in 1997. The couple went on to welcome Maggie and Audrey in 1998 and 2001, respectively.
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Audrey, who is following in her parents footsteps, took a moment in March during a concert in Las Vegas to pay tribute to her parents.
“Coming from a Mississippi woman and a Louisiana man, who just got inducted into the Country Hall of Fame,” Audrey said of Tim and Hill onstage at the time. “My God, I’m just so, so proud of my dad [and] of both of my parents. I love them so much.”
Tim, for his part, has also sang his daughters’ praises through the years.
“I’d love to do a song with all five of us at some point. I talk about it all the time and they’re like, ‘I ain’t singing with you, Dad,’” Tim told Entertainment Tonight in a 2023 interview. “They’ll sing with Mom, but I’m probably not up to par with the rest of them. I’m the worst singer in the family. They’re the life of the party every time they’re around. They just inspire us in so many ways.”
Julia Roberts didn’t miss the chance to celebrate her niece Emma Roberts’ intimate nuptials to now-husband Cody John.
Julia, 58, was spotted at the private Idaho residence where Emma’s wedding was held on Saturday, July 25, according to photos obtained by Page Six. One day earlier, Julia and husband Danny Moder were seen visiting the Gem State, per photos obtained by online gossip site DeuxMoi.
Emma, 35, and John, 36, said “I do” on Saturday in front of Julia, Moder, 57, and a small group of the pair’s closest friends and family members. Vogue reported that the American Horror Story actress enlisted her stylists, Brit and Kara Elkin, to serve as bridesmaids for the big day.
The Elkins were also present during Emma’s final bridal gown fitting with Monique Lhuillier alongside Emma’s mom, Kelly Cunningham, the actress’ sister, Grace Nickels, cousins Charlotte Long and Daphne Merrymen, as well as friends Ally Gasparian and Lily Kershaw.
Emma Roberts and her longtime partner, Cody John, are officially married. Roberts, 35, and John, 36, said “I do” in an intimate ceremony held in Idaho on Saturday, July 24, according to photos obtained by online gossip site DeuxMoi. While John looked dapper in a custom espresso-colored Ferragamo suit, the blushing bride stunned in a […]
Emma is Cunningham’s daughter with ex Eric Roberts, who has reportedly been estranged from the Maybe I Do star and his sister Julia for many years. (Eric and Julia also have another sister, Lisa Roberts Gillian, and it’s not known whether Eric and Lisa were in attendance at Emma’s wedding.)
Emma and John, who have been together since 2022, exchanged vows in an outdoor ceremony surrounded by dozens of white roses. John looked dapper in a burgundy suit for the occasion, while Emma looked elegant in her custom Lhuillier frock.
“I didn’t really know what I wanted [at first]. I just knew that I wanted it to feel very vintage-inspired,” Emma told Vogue of her dress inspiration. “I’m obsessed with antique books and treasure hunting, and I love collecting old ephemera, so I really wanted that to shine through in the dress.”
She continued at the time, “I kind of wanted to look like a ghost — a little antique ghost doll.”
Lhuillier, 54, fashioned Emma’s gown out of silk chiffon for an “ethereal, romantic and vintage-inspired” aesthetic.
“This gown took nine months to make, and I would say it took close to 1000 hours to complete,” the designer revealed to the outlet. “The beauty of this dress is it keeps transforming throughout the night.”
According to Lhuillier, the strapless gown was “convertible” thanks to an off-the-shoulder removable shawl. Emma later donned an archival black corset dress from the brand for the reception afterparty.
“I love the idea of wearing black for the afterparty,” Emma quipped. “We love doing something that’s a little unexpected. This looks like it could be totally vintage from 100 years ago, or from now. This is going to be so fun in Idaho at the afterparty.”
Amanda Seyfried is honoring her furry, four-legged bestie Finn after her beloved dog’s death at age 16.
“This one’s forever and ever,” Seyfried, 40, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, June 25, while sharing a selfie featuring the actress laying beside Finn.
In the comments section, Olivia Munn shared a sweet message, writing, “Fly high, sweet pup 🕊️♥️♥️♥️.”
Seyfried adopted the Australian shepherd while working on the set of the HBO series Big Love, which ran from 2006-2011.
“As soon as he was mine, like 24 hours after I got him, I realized something about me needed him,” Seyfried told People in 2019. “He completely changed my life and helped me find my solitude and my independence. When you have a lifestyle like I did when I was in my early twenties, there were no constants.”
She continued at the time, “It was just hard to know where I was going to be the next month because of my career. That’s why I got him.”
Seyfried explained that she has now made sure her film contracts allow for Finn to be brought onto set, unless he’s traveling a far distance.
“I just can’t picture being anywhere without him,” she said. “Except England. Every time I do a movie over there, I have to leave him. I wouldn’t put him through that plane ride unless I was there for long enough to make sense because he has such a good life when he’s being babysat by my agent.”
Amanda Seyfried lives the dream life with her husband Thomas Sadoski, and two children, on their farm in the Catskill Mountains of New York — and all animals are welcome. “I’m locally known as somebody who will take the emergency situation and adopt an animal in need,” Seyfried, 38, exclusively told Us Weekly at the […]
Five years later, Seyfried got candid about how Finn has altered the course of her life.
“[Pets give us] purpose. No matter what we say, we can’t deny the fact that we need purpose, and to have that responsibility of taking care of animals, who don’t have a voice and can’t really do much for themselves, it gives you so much more than we could ever give them, really,” Seyfried told People in a 2024 interview. “I don’t know what my twenties would’ve looked like without Finn. I really don’t know. I don’t know how I would’ve navigated Hollywood. I mean, I stayed out of a lot of trouble, I think, because I had that guy to come home to.”
Seyfried recalled taking Finn home and thinking she would “find a home for him and have him for a couple of weeks,” but said she “fell in love with him right away.”
“I was just like, ‘I’m going to keep him safe,’ and then he just ended up keeping me safe,” she said. “I had struggled with a lot of anxiety and I have OCD, and my twenties were just hard in general, like anybody’s twenties are hard, so I think he grounded me in a way that nothing else could have.”
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