Seven months into 2026, and the genre of family movies has already given the world of cinema some amazing gems. This year promises to be even more spectacular, with films such as Steps, The Lost Island, Wildwood, Narnia, and Jumanji 3 still to come. With so much already happening, now is a good time to pause and recognize the kids’ and family movies released this year that have stood out among the rest.
A streaming underdog that came out of nowhere, a winning addition to an established canon, and a murder mystery with brilliant bovidae are only some of the triumphs 2026 has produced. As the year moves on and more projects will be released, it will be interesting to see which of these early bloomers will hold up, and which will be overshadowed by the newcomers in the latter half of the year. However, as of now, these five titles are exemplary and are the best family movies that have come out in 2026.
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‘Toy Story 5’
Jesse peeks around a corner with other toys behind her in Toy Story 5Image via Walt Disney Studios
Buzz (Tim Allen), Woody (Tom Hanks), Jesse (Joan Cusack). These names are so familiar to audiences that they feel like childhood friends. In a saga that has spanned three decades, many viewers have literally grown up watching the Toy Story franchise. In the fifth and newest installment, the toys that once belonged to Andy settle into their new roles in young Bonnie’s (Scarlett Spears) life. As if that transition weren’t significant enough, they are faced with an extremely formidable foe that they have never encountered before: technology. A poignant moment-in-time examination of what childhood is, Toy Story 5 is immediately relevant and poses several interesting theories about screen time versus play time.
As sequels of a well-loved IP tend to do, there is going to be some overlap and unavoidable comparison to earlier films. Luckily, Toy Story 5 has been a crowd-pleaser from the beginning and has outstanding reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. It is nearing the prestigious $1 billion box office mark and is expected to achieve the accolade with ease. It is difficult to continue the momentum of any movie series that goes past a trilogy, and Toy Story is doing so with flying colors.
A very interesting and major shift in Toy Story 5 is the relationship kids have with toys. With the emergence of tech, it is suggested that kids build relationships with each othervia their shared interests (like toys)rather than bonding to the toys themselves. This could mark a significant change of focus for future movies in the series, and it is a fascinating observation of a change in the Zeitgeist at large.
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‘Minions & Monsters’
Another well-established movie franchise to get a sequel this year is Illumination’s Minions series. Part of the larger Despicable Me canon, Minions & Monsters is the seventh film to feature the adorable, gibberish-speaking yellow people. Minions & Monsters features Old Hollywood tropes, creature feature moments, and plenty of slapstick humor. There are gags about LEGOs, filmmaking Easter eggs, and more. It is a fun and self-aware flick where the characters switch from being the subject of a movie to wanting to make a movie themselves.
Although Minions & Monsters has high ratings by both critics and audiences alike, that success is failing to translate at the box office. The poor financial performance could be a timing issue with many families going to summer camps and sporting events. Or it could be that audience fatigue is starting to set in. While Minions & Monsters is undoubtedly one of the best installments to the lore, it is hard to win viewers back after they’ve been disappointed by earlier movies. Hopefully, the admiration for this fun and quirky movie will only continue to grow, and more viewers will get a chance to see what devotees love about it. It could be poised to be a massive streaming hit once its run in theaters is over.
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‘The Sheep Detectives’
Hugh Jackman as George the shepherd petting one of his sheep in The Sheep DetectivesImage via Amazon MGM Studios
After a run in theaters, The Sheep Detectives stampeded onto streaming. The murder mystery movie starring Hugh Jackman has reached the #1 spot on Prime. The plot follows a herd of sheep who attempt to solve their shepherd, George’s (Jackman), murder. Cozy murder mysteries are all the rage right now, and it was only inevitable that the winning format found its way to the family movie category.
The Sheep Detectives is stacked with voice talent. Bryan Cranston, Patrick Stewart, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bella Ramsey, and Chris O’Dowd are just some of the names on the illustrious roster. Not to mention the onscreen performances of Emma Thompson and Nicholas Braun. It has become the family movie to watch on streaming and can entertain both the young and the young at heart.
Although the movie presents as being quaint and charming, there are some morbid and bleak elements included in the plotline, like the sheep discovering their own mortality and the fact that humans chop them up for meat. There is also the inherent premise of a person murdering another in cold blood. While The Sheep Detective delivers for fans of whodunits, it may not be the best for younger children. For older kids and teens, The Sheep Detectives is a great introduction to the mystery genre.
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Collider Exclusive · Oscar Best Picture Quiz Which Oscar Best Picture Is Your Perfect Movie? Parasite · Everything Everywhere · Oppenheimer · Birdman · No Country
Five Oscar Best Picture winners. Five completely different visions of what cinema can be — and what it can do to you. One of them is the film that was made for the way your mind works. Ten questions will figure out which one.
🪜Parasite
🌀Everything Everywhere
☢️Oppenheimer
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🐦Birdman
🪙No Country for Old Men
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What kind of film experience do you actually want? The best movies don’t just entertain — they leave something behind.
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Which idea grabs you most in a film? Great films are driven by a central obsession. What’s yours?
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How do you like your story told? Form is content. The way a story is shaped changes what it means.
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What makes a truly great antagonist? The opposition defines the protagonist. What kind of opposition fascinates you?
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What do you want from a film’s ending? The final note is the one that lingers. What do you want it to sound like?
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Which setting pulls you in most? Where a film takes place shapes everything — mood, stakes, what’s even possible.
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What cinematic craft impresses you most? Every great film has a signature — a technical or artistic element that makes it unmistakable.
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What kind of main character do you root for? The protagonist is the lens. Who you choose to follow says something about you.
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How do you feel about a film that takes its time? Pace is a choice. Some films sprint; others let tension accumulate slowly, deliberately.
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What do you want to feel walking out of the cinema? The best films leave a mark. What kind of mark do you want?
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The Academy Has Decided Your Perfect Film Is…
Your answers have pointed to one Oscar Best Picture winner above all others. This is the film that was made for the way your mind works.
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Parasite
You are drawn to films that operate on multiple levels simultaneously — that begin in one genre and quietly, brilliantly migrate into another. Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite is a film about class, desire, and the architecture of inequality that manages to be darkly funny, deeply suspenseful, and genuinely shocking across a single extraordinary running time. Your instinct is for cinema that hides its true intentions until the moment it’s ready to reveal them. Parasite is exactly that — a film that rewards close attention and punishes assumptions, right up to its devastating final image.
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Everything Everywhere All at Once
You want it all — and this film gives you all of it. The Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All at Once is one of the most maximalist films ever made: action comedy, multiverse sci-fi, family drama, existential crisis, and a genuinely earned emotional core that sneaks up on you amid the chaos. You are someone who responds to ambition, who doesn’t want cinema to choose between being entertaining and being meaningful. This film refuses that choice entirely. It is overwhelming by design, and its overwhelming nature is precisely the point — because the feeling of being crushed by infinite possibility is exactly what it’s about.
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Oppenheimer
You are drawn to cinema on a grand scale — films that understand history not as a backdrop but as a force, and that place their characters inside that force and watch what happens. Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is a film about the terrifying gap between what we can do and what we should do, told with the full weight of one of the most consequential moments in human history behind it. You want your films to feel important without feeling self-important — to earn their ambition through sheer craft and the gravity of their subject. Oppenheimer does exactly that. It is enormous, complicated, and refuses easy comfort.
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Birdman
You are drawn to films that foreground their own construction — that make the how of the filmmaking part of the what it’s about. Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman, shot to appear as a single continuous take, is cinema examining itself through the cracked mirror of a fading actor’s ego. You respond to formal daring, to the feeling that a film is doing something that probably shouldn’t be possible. Michael Keaton’s performance and Emmanuel Lubezki’s restless camera create something genuinely unlike anything else — a film that is simultaneously about creativity, relevance, self-destruction, and the impossibility of ever truly knowing if your work means anything at all.
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No Country for Old Men
You are drawn to cinema that trusts silence, that refuses to explain itself, and that treats dread as a form of meaning. The Coen Brothers’ No Country for Old Men is a film about the arrival of a new kind of evil — implacable, arbitrary, and utterly indifferent to the moral frameworks we use to make sense of the world. It is one of the most formally controlled films ever made, and its controlled restraint is what makes it so terrifying. You want your films to haunt you, not comfort you. You are not interested in resolution if resolution would be dishonest. No Country for Old Men is honest in a way that most cinema never dares to be.
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‘Hoppers’
Mabel as a robot beaver smiles next to King George, a real beaver, who is holding a stick and wearing a crown in HoppersImage via Disney
One of the best animated movies of the year, Hoppers attempts to answer the age-old question of what is going on in the minds of animals. Mabel Tanaka (Piper Curda) is an animal lover and headstrong wildlife enthusiast. When an area of land that holds sentimental value to her is under threat of industrial development, she stops at nothing to protect it.
When Mabel finds out that Dr. Sam Fairfax (Kathy Najimy) has invented a realistic animal robot that allows humans to transfer their consciousness into it, she hijacks the technology, convinced she can use the Hopper program to halt construction at the important site. When Mabel goes undercover and infiltrates the animal kingdom, she learns about life from an entirely different perspective and discovers that there is often not a clear, easy solution to a problem. Hoppers is undoubtedly one of this year’s best. It is funny, thought-provoking, and refreshingly original when studios like Pixar seem to be more focused on cranking out replicas than ideating any new IPs. Hoppers is one of the best, most original Pixar movies in a long time, and it makes an ideal choice for wildlife and sci-fi fans.
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‘Swapped’
Ollie the Pookoo and Ivy the Javan smiling in SwappedImage via Netflix
When it comes to being the best family movie of the year so far, there is still nothing that can touch Swapped. It is more visually pleasing than Hoppers, carries a better message than Toy Story 5, and has undeniable appeal. Unlike Minions & Monsters or The Sheep Detectives, which have more adult references than childlike ones, Swapped is a perfect movie for all ages. The story follows two animals that swap species and get to experience life from each other’s point of view. Michael B. Jordan, Juno Temple, Tracy Morgan, and Cedric The Entertainer make up the extremely talented cast, and there are several interesting plot twists along the way.
The character design in Swapped is flawless. Each species is a blend of both plant and animal, and the worldbuilding is enchanting, feeling like a place anyone would want to visit. There are adorable Pinecone Hedgehogs, majestic Dzo who seem like Ents mixed with elephants, and the misunderstood Treewolves. The textures and graphics in Swapped are stunning, and the animation is bar none.
Swapped is shaping up to be the big hit of the year that no one saw coming. Much like KPop Demon Hunters, Netflix is quietly positioning itself to totally dominate when it comes to animated kids and family movies. Swapped set a new record for viewership and clocked 38.7 million views in seven days, the highest weekly total ever for an animated movie on the channel. Swapped’s important themes of empathy, conflict resolution, collaboration, and harmony are essential and have never been more relevant. If you are not one of the 38.7 million viewers who have taken the time to enjoy this absolute triumph, now is the time. This year is not slowing down when it comes to awesome kids and family movies, and the hits will only keep coming.
Kris Jenner is mourning the loss of one of the most important figures in her life and the Kardashian-Jenner family legacy. The reality TV matriarch announced Thursday that her mother, Mary Jo “MJ” Shannon, has died at age 91.
While fans came to know MJ through her frequent appearances on “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” and the family’s subsequent reality shows, her influence on the Kardashian-Jenner empire stretched back decades before the cameras ever arrived.
In a lengthy and emotional tribute shared on social media, Jenner reflected on the lessons, love, and values her mother passed down through generations of the family.
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“Today, we said goodbye to my beautiful Mommy MJ,” Jenner wrote on Instagram. “There are no words that could ever capture what she has meant to me or the heartbreak of having to say goodbye.”
The 70-year-old described her mother as “the heart of our family” and credited her with teaching the values that would become central to the Kardashian-Jenner family’s close-knit bond. “She taught us that family is everything. She showed us how to love unconditionally and how to find joy in the little moments,” Jenner continued.
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The reality star also reflected on the lasting impact her mother had on her children and grandchildren, writing that she sees pieces of MJ in every generation of the family. “My heart is broken into a million pieces,” Jenner concluded. “I love you forever Mommy.”
MJ Shannon Helped Shape The Kardashian Family Long Before Reality TV
Long before the Kardashian-Jenners became household names, MJ was building a successful business of her own. In 1980, she founded Shannon & Co., a children’s boutique in San Diego that became a family gathering place and an early introduction to entrepreneurship for her grandchildren.
In a 2012 interview with The Daily Beast, MJ recalled a young Kim Kardashian spending time in the store and showing an early fascination with business. “I recall Kim sitting on this very floor and counting money,” MJ said. “She would sing, ‘Counting is the game, and money is my name.’”
The story has since become one of the family’s favorite examples of Kim’s entrepreneurial instincts long before she built her billion-dollar business empire.
While millions of viewers came to know Mary Jo “MJ” Shannon through reality television, her connection to the Kardashian-Jenner family stretched back decades before the cameras arrived.
MJ gave birth to Kris Jenner in 1955 and later separated from Kris’ father, Robert “Bob” Houghton, when Kris was 7 years old. She eventually married businessman Harry Shannon, who became a father figure to both Kris and her younger sister, Karen Houghton. At the time, MJ operated a children’s clothing store in San Diego, a business that would later play an important role in the family’s life. Following Harry’s hospitalization in 2003, Kris stepped in to help keep the store running.
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“My dad was in a car accident in 2003, and when he was in the hospital, my mom wanted to close the store, but I said I would run it for her,” Kris recalled in a 2015 interview with Haute Living. “I was exhausted trying to make it all work from San Diego, but I knew my mom and dad needed me.”
Harry later died from a staph infection contracted while hospitalized, a loss Kris described as “so devastating” for the family. In the years that followed, she threw herself into new business ventures, including opening a children’s boutique with her daughter, Kourtney Kardashian, before eventually agreeing to star on Keeping Up With the Kardashians.
MJ Frequently Stole The Show With Her Unfiltered Advice
As the family’s fame exploded, MJ became a beloved recurring presence on both “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” and Hulu’s “The Kardashians,” often stealing scenes with her humor and candid advice.
One of her most memorable reality TV moments came in a 2022 episode of The Kardashians, when Kim Kardashian revealed that MJ had once offered an unexpected piece of relationship advice.
“My grandma told me that you really live life when you have sex in front of the fireplace,” Kim said while discussing then-boyfriend Pete Davidson, adding that she and the comedian had taken MJ’s advice “in honor” of her grandmother.
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Kris Previously Opened Up About MJ’s Health Struggles
In recent years, Kris Jenner had spoken candidly about her mother’s declining health and the emotional toll it was taking on the family.
During a 2025 episode of The Kardashians, Kris revealed that MJ had been struggling following the death of her daughter, Karen Houghton, who passed away in 2024 at age 65. “She’s frail,” Kris said in a confessional. “Ever since my sister passed away, she’s been super sad.”
The episode also showed MJ discussing some of the physical challenges she had been facing, including mobility issues caused by ongoing pain. For Kris, watching her mother struggle was particularly difficult. “This makes me really sad,” she said through tears. “I just hate it when she’s in so much pain.”
This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.
Kratos hasn’t even swung the Leviathan Axe on screen yet and Prime Video’s God of War series is already in big trouble. The long-awaited adaptation has been building into one of the streamer’s biggest fantasy projects, with a major cast, a massive, sprawling mythology to dig deep into, and enough hammer-throwing action to keep Vancouver’s stunt teams very busy but, in a horrible twist of fate, one of those sequences is the cause of a huge problem on the set of the PlayStation series.
Ryan Hurst, who stars as Kratos, reportedly (via TMZ) tore his bicep while filming a stunt for the series. The injury will require surgery, and production has been paused while the actor begins what is expected to be a lengthy recovery. Torn biceps are particularly troublesome injuries because not only do they require very specific post-surgery treatment, but given the way Kratos looks, that muscle loss is going to cause a big problem.
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The original plan was reportedly to have Hurst back on set by mid-August, but that timeline is no longer considered realistic following the news that surgery is required. TMZ is quoting sources who suggest filming could be delayed into 2027, although Prime Video has not officially confirmed how long production will remain halted. No details have been released about the stunt that caused the injury, and Amazon Studios declined to comment.
This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.
The investigation into what happened during a Fourth of July gathering in Mississippi continues to unfold as new details emerge surrounding the death of Nolan Xavier Wells. As authorities work to piece together the final moments before his death, the FBI has stepped in to assist local investigators while concerns over online threats and unanswered questions continue to draw attention.
The FBI’s Jackson office confirmed it is assisting the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office as investigators continue looking into Nolan Xavier Wells’ death. In a statement obtained by NBC affiliate WLBT, the federal agency said local authorities remain in charge of the investigation but that the FBI has provided support in areas where federal resources and partnerships could help.
The FBI also said it is working to address “interstate threats” made against individuals connected to the case. While officials have not revealed who received the threats or provided additional details about their nature, the agency confirmed it remains prepared to support investigators as they continue searching for answers for Nolan’s family and the surrounding community.
Nolan’s Circle Speaks Out Amid Harassment
As speculation surrounding the case continues online, some people connected to Nolan Wells say they have faced threats and harassment. Tracestin Shepherd, a friend of Nolan’s, previously shared that he and others who were with Nolan during the Fourth of July outing received threatening messages online.
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“We’re all young adults and we’re still learning this whole adulthood slash life thing,” Shepherd said during an interview with ABC News’ Aaron Katersky on ‘Good Morning America.’ “We did no wrong here, and we don’t understand how we’re getting so much hate behind it.” Other community members have also stepped away from social media amid the backlash. Ashlee Cole, a local judge whose son was among the group with Nolan on the holiday, previously said she deactivated her account after concerns about threats and the circulation of her family’s photos online.
Attorney Ben Crump Says Case Heads To Grand Jury
Attorney Ben Crump, who represents Nolan’s parents, said after meeting with the Jackson County District Attorney’s Office that the case will move forward to a grand jury once the sheriff’s investigation is complete. Crump said he hopes investigators present all relevant evidence and witness information so the grand jury can review the case thoroughly and fairly. Meanwhile, Nolan’s family continues preparing to honor his life, with funeral services scheduled for July 20 at Center Pointe Church in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.
Roomies, the Kardashian family is going through a heartbreaking loss. Kris Jenner took to social media to share the devastating news that her mother, Mary Jo Campbell — better known as “MJ” has passed away. Kris shocked fans when she announced MJ’s passing in an emotional social media post.
Kris Jenner Reflects On Her Mother’s Legacy In Heartfelt Post
On Thursday, July 16, Kris Jenner shared the heartbreaking news that her mother, MJ, passed away at 91 years old. Kris shared a throwback photo of her mom on Instagram, alongside a lengthy message reflecting on MJ’s legacy and expressing how heartbroken she feels about saying goodbye. “Today, we said goodbye to my beautiful Mommy MJ. 😞💔 There are no words that could ever capture what she has meant to me or the heartbreak of having to say goodbye.”
While Kris is grieving the loss of her mother, she shared that MJ’s legacy will live on forever. Kardashian-Jenner fans know MJ from her many appearances throughout the family’s reality series. At this time, Kris has not shared MJ’s cause of death.
“Our hearts are broken, but we find comfort knowing that love like yours never truly leaves us. Your love will live on in our family, in our traditions, in every moment we are together, and in every life you touched. When I look at my kids and my grandkids, I will forever see pieces of you in all of us,” Kris continued in part.
See her full tribute below.
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Fans Remember MJ’s Sweet Moments With The Kardashian-Jenner Family
After The Shade Room shared Kris Jenner’s message about MJ, the Roomies flooded the comment section with reactions. Plenty of fans reflected on MJ’s legacy and sent their condolences to the Kardashian-Jenner family.
Instagram user @nunukashh wrote, “I know they hurt they was a close family MJ was always on the show.”
Instagram user @hollisister_ wrote, “Omg I’m so saaaddd . Rest in peace to REALEST in the family 😢”
While Instagram user @jakelloliver_ wrote, “MJ gave it a loooooooong run. What a blessing to see ya child be widely successful on top of that ya grandkids billionaires ect. Definitely can rest easy knowing ya legacy is set.”
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Then, Instagram user @natural4real_ wrote, “🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 she lived a beautiful life. Job well done. RIP 😇”
Another Instagram user, @yarin_atashkin, wrote, “Now that’s heartbreaking news we all grew up on her.”
Instagram user @chadaleece wrote, “Y’all….A moment of silence for MJ 🥺🩷 She definitely had a good run!”
Then, another Instagram user @iamkeithlee_ wrote, “Not Auntie MJ my girl lived a long beautiful life 🕊️😭😭💔”
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While another Instagram user @lencibaybee wrote, “🥺🥺🥺🥺 this really makes me sad!!!”
Finally, Instagram user @gift.jijana wrote, “This is so tragic, prayers to them 😢”
Kim Kardashian Shares Loving Tribute To “MJ” Through Family Throwback Photos
Kim Kardashian also took to Instagram to honor her grandmother, sharing a collection of throwback flicks featuring her and MJ, as well as precious family moments with North, Psalm, Saint, and Chicago West. The Skims founder called MJ her best friend and said the lessons and values her grandmother passed down will live with her forever.
“You will always be a part of me, I love you soooooo much and I will miss you forever and ever. 🤍 YOU ARE THE BEST OF US!!!” Kim wrote in part.
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for House of the Dragon Season 3, Episode 4.As the first spin-off series in the franchise, House of the Dragoncarries Game of Thrones‘ legacy, making comparisons between the two series inevitable, despite significant differences. As always, it is hard for the new series to beat fans’ lingering nostalgia for the original, but in one area, House of the Dragon has surpassed Game of Thrones, and that is in its portrayal of the dragons. A vital part of both series, the Targaryens’ dragons are what set them apart. Although Daenerys’ (Emilia Clarke) story relies on her bringing them back from extinction, the prequel has many more opportunities to highlight the creatures.
House of the Dragon does better with dragons, but it’s that the series has more of them (though it does) or that they are bigger (which they are). The real difference is the prequel’s portrayal of dragons, as they have distinct personalities and strong relationships with their riders. Even though there are roughly five times more dragons than in Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon manages to make them unique, using them better and allowing the audience to connect with them in a way that Game of Thrones never did.
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‘House of the Dragon’ Gives the Dragons Personalities
While House of the Dragon aims to show how little control over the dragons the Targaryens actually had, it personifies the dragons themselves, making them more than weapons. This is a strength of the show as it makes them more interesting and likable. Though some have more screentime than others, each dragon displays a personality that helps the audience tell them apart. Vhagar is slow but quick to violence, Caraxes is fierce and defiant, Seasmoke has a puppy-like energy, and so forth. Season 3, Episode 4, “Tumbleton,” highlights this with three in particular. In a scene shared between Daemon (Matt Smith), Rhaena (Phoebe Campbell), and their respective dragons, Caraxes shows off his aggression as he faces off with Sheepstealer. Sheepstealer, in turn, demonstrates a volatile and surprisingly protective personality as he tries to defend Rhaena from their unexpected visitors. The episode also explores Tessarion, who displays his loyalty to Daeron (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) by trying to guard him from Ormund (James Norton). These are just a handful of examples that show how the dragons express personality throughout the series, proving that no two are the same.
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Collider Exclusive · Game of Thrones Personality Quiz Which Game of Thrones House Do You Belong To? Stark · Lannister · Targaryen · Baratheon · Tyrell
Five great houses. Five completely different answers to the same question: how do you hold power in a world that will take it from you the moment you stop paying attention? Eight questions will determine where your loyalties — and your nature — truly lie.
🐺Stark
🦁Lannister
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🐉Targaryen
🦌Baratheon
🌹Tyrell
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Someone powerful is acting dishonourably and everyone knows it. What do you do? In Westeros, the answer to this question has ended more than one great house.
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What is the source of your power? Every house endures because of something. What is it for yours?
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Who do you truly fight for? Strip away the banners and the words. The honest answer tells you everything.
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How do you deal with your enemies? A house’s method reveals its character as clearly as its words ever could.
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What kind of ruler do you believe in? Westeros is full of answers to this question. Most of them end badly.
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You suffer a devastating loss. How does your house respond? How a house handles defeat tells you more about it than how it handles victory.
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Which of these truths about Westeros do you most believe? Every house has a philosophy. This is yours.
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The Iron Throne is within reach. What do you do? The answer reveals not just your ambition — but your character.
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The Maester Has Spoken Your House Is…
Your answers point to the great house whose words, values, and way of surviving in Westeros match your own. Bend the knee — or don’t. That’s very much up to you.
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Winterfell · The North
🐺 House Stark
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Winter is Coming — and you have always known it. You prepare not out of fear but out of duty, because the people who depend on you deserve someone who takes the long view.
You lead with honour even when it costs you, because you understand that a reputation built on integrity is the only one worth having.
Your loyalty to family and people runs deep — not as sentiment but as a code that doesn’t bend when things get difficult.
The North endures because Starks endure — not by being the cleverest players in the game, but by being the kind of people others are willing to follow into the cold.
You are that kind of person. The pack survives. The lone wolf dies. You already know which one you are.
Casterly Rock · The Westerlands
🦁 House Lannister
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You understand the game — its rules, its exceptions, and exactly when the rules become the exception. You play it without illusions and without apology.
You are sharper than most people realise, and you have learned to use that gap to your advantage.
A Lannister always pays their debts — and you always keep your word, because your word is an instrument of power, and instruments must be kept in working order.
You love your family with a ferocity that sometimes blinds you, and you know it, and you do it anyway.
The lion doesn’t concern itself with the opinion of sheep. Neither, in the end, do you.
Dragonstone · The Iron Throne
🐉 House Targaryen
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You carry a sense of destiny that is difficult to explain and impossible to ignore — the feeling that you are not simply participating in the world but meant to reshape it.
You are capable of extraordinary things, and you know it, and that knowledge is both your greatest strength and your most dangerous quality.
Fire and blood are not just words to you — they are a philosophy about what change requires and what it costs.
The Targaryens at their best were transformative rulers who broke chains and defied the limits of what anyone thought possible.
At your best, so are you. The dragon has three heads. You are one of them.
Storm’s End · The Stormlands
🦌 House Baratheon
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You are a force — direct, powerful, and difficult to ignore when you enter a room or a conflict. You do not negotiate with challenges. You meet them.
Ours is the fury — and yours is a kind of intensity that commands attention, respect, and occasionally fear from those who underestimate what’s behind it.
You value strength and straight dealing. You’d rather know where you stand in a fight than navigate a web of courtly whispers.
The Baratheons built their house on the back of one of the greatest military victories in Westerosi history — and then struggled with what came after.
The lesson of your house is that winning is not the end of the story. Governing is. You are learning that too.
Highgarden · The Reach
🌹 House Tyrell
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You understand that power does not always announce itself — that sometimes it arrives with flowers, good wine, and a smile that doesn’t quite reach the eyes.
Growing strong is your house’s motto, and you live it: patiently, strategically, always investing in the relationships and resources that will matter most when it counts.
You are charming by choice and calculating by nature — a combination that makes you one of the most effective players in any room you enter.
The Tyrells fed King’s Landing and shaped its politics without ever sitting on the Iron Throne — and they were arguably more powerful for it.
You know that the person who controls the food controls the kingdom. And you always know where the food is.
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This is a vast improvement from Game of Thrones, which doesn’t manage to show dragons with the same level of personality. With only three, it should be easier to separate them, but the series only highlights Drogon, the largest of Daenerys’ dragons, as an independent and aggressive creature. It is vital to the story that Daenerys has three dragons, in a mirror of Aegon the Conqueror, but the other two — Rhaegal and Viserion — are interchangeable and make few choices on their own. Game of Thrones misses the mark by not allowing the audience to become invested in the individual dragons, making their eventual deaths less tragic as fans feel more for Daenerys than the dragons themselves. Meanwhile, House of the Dragon does the opposite, as each dragon is both its own character and an extension of their rider, making the war that much more bloody.
‘House of the Dragon’ Shows the Bond Between a Dragon and Their Rider
Not only do the dragons have more personality, but their connection to their riders is more thoroughly explored in House of the Dragon. One way the show does this is by showing the process of dragonriders claiming their dragon, through Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) in Season 1 and in the Red Sowing. However, the bond goes much deeper than that. Season 1’s finale shows Rhaenyra’s (Emma D’Arcy) Syrax reacting to her emotions, then Season 2 shows Sunfyre’s joy at seeing Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney), and so forth. In many ways, these bonds are enhanced by shared personality traits between dragon and rider, like Vhagar’s affinity for bold and aggressive riders or Caraxes seeking out a fight in Season 3, Episode 4 in a Daemon-esque move. This explains why dragons can be so choosy about their riders, as the dragon and their rider often share personality traits.
In fairness, House of the Dragon has more opportunity to do this because in Game of Thrones,only Daenerys has significant time with a dragon, and of the three, she only bonds with Drogon. Admittedly, Jon (Kit Harington) rides Rhaegal, but they do not display a distinct bond like the dragons and their riders in House of the Dragon. This leaves a lot unknown about dragons and dragonriders, which makes sense in that timeframe, as so much information was lost in the generations without dragons. It’s undeniable that when it comes to the dragons, House of the Dragon is far superior to Game of Thrones, but with the creatures being such a large part of the prequel’s story, that is for the best.
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House of the Dragon is streaming on HBO Max with new episodes on Sundays.
Bold and the Beautiful fans, we have got shocking info about Will Spencer (Crew Morrow) and Eric Forrester (John McCook) that has my jaw dropped. The source is very credible, but they qualified it as unconfirmed, but because I love leaks, I’m going to share it with you.
Bear in mind, it’s not confirmed yet. So, this is about Will’s bizarre new storyline where Brad Bell has him getting violent and the spoiler says Eric may be hurt soon. It’s We’re going to talk about whether Will does something unforgivable.
Bold and the Beautiful: Will Pleads with Electra
So, this week we’ve got Will over at the Forrester Estate. He’s whining and crying to Electra Forrester (Laneya Grace), begging her to come back to him. Will said the beach house is lifeless without Electra and said he’s falling apart without her. And in that episode, Eric and Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye) said Will’s the worst thing that’s happened to Electra. That actually dropped my jaw. I guess the Foresters forgot what Remy Pryce (Christian Weissmann) did to her with those deep fakes. Once back in where? Texas. Is that where she’s from? And then once again in LA.
Literally all Will did to Electra was not disclose confidential trade secrets to her. And this week, Eric shows up at the Forrester mansion while Will is begging Electra to please come back to him. And Eric’s ticked off that Will is in his home. So Eric’s going to flip out on him and tell Will to stay away from the Forresters. Now, we knew that Eric was going to have words with Will. That’s confirmed. But now there’s this spoiler that’s been branded unconfirmed. That’s why I’m calling it a leak. Call it a rumor, whatever you want.
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Will’s Accidental Clash with Eric on B&B
When it first came out, it said after targeting R.J. Forrester (Brayan Nicoletti) again that Will lashes out and hits Eric. And I saw that and I was like, “No, no way would Will do that.” So I asked for some more information. And then the leaker shared kind of an updated version saying that R.J. and Will get into it again and Eric seems to be accidentally hit. Now, that second version sounds way more plausible because let’s be real, Will’s not violent. He never has been.
The only time he hit anyone was when he took Remy down when he was terrorizing Electra and trying to hurt her. And now they’ve changed his character, put him in grungy clothes, had Will get scruffy. It’s like Brad Bell Googled, “How do I make a character seem more dangerous?” And then they adjusted Will’s wardrobe and look.
It’s wild when the Forresters are more violent than the Spencers. Ridge literally just assaulted Bill Spencer (Don Diamont) right after Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) assaulted Katie Logan (Heather Tom) with that slap and then she vandalized the Logan showroom and then Brooke physically went after Katie and it was only Hope Logan (Annika Noelle) interrupting that stopped Brooke from hurting her sister again.
Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) nearly electrocuted Ivy Forrester (Ashleigh Brewer) a few years back and Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson) has done countless acts of violence, but we’re supposed to believe that Will’s the monster. And now if this spoiler manifests and he hits Eric, that’s just crazy writing. However, it being an accident makes much more sense. It gives it context, but of course, Will is still going to be villainized if it happens.
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Will and Electra’s Breakup, Dylan’s Intervention on Bold and Beautiful
So, there is a spoiler photo from next week that I’ve seen that leaked out early and it shows Electra looking very concerned as she’s kneeling down in front of somebody at Bikini Bar, but you can’t see who it is. With Electra telling Will they can’t reunite, that happens this week, he’s going to be really upset. Electra may even tell Will that she loves him, but Ridge said they can’t be together. You know, the whole Forresters and Spencers don’t mix thing that R.J. and Ridge have both harped on.
Bottom line is Electra is not going to risk her job or risk upsetting her family for Will. Now, Electra says she loves Will, but clearly Electra isn’t in love with him, or else she’d stand up for Will and show him some loyalty. But Electra is a little powder puff who loves to play victim, and she’s not going to make any sort of sacrifice to be with Will. And instead, Electra is going to reject Will. And then Eric tells him to get out and stay away from the Forresters. Mind you, R.J. got hit when he was trespassing and wouldn’t leave the premises. And the Forresters keep busting into Logan offices and Brooke even threatened Katie that she would search their offices. One more case of the rules not applying to the Forresters.
Bold and the Beautiful: RJ Antagonizes Will
So, after Electra hurts Will and then Eric’s nasty to him, Will’s going to go back to Bikini Bar, have a few drinks. So, Will’s heartbroken by Electra and the ladies at Bikini are all trying to cheer him up. I’m sure Melissa Dylan (Sydney Bullock) is part of that squad. And because it looks like Will and R.J. tangle again, I expect Will’s upset and that R.J. shows up at Bikini. Because Electra is there too next week, we could see R.J. and Electra showing up there together, you know, and he thinks it’s a date. And with Will all bummed out, I’m sure R.J. will act like a tool and run his mouth and he may spout some nonsense about lying garbage Spencers and that Electra is going to be his.
Just standard R.J. smack talk like he always does. And yeah, I can see if he’s provoked, Will pops R.J. again. I would expect that first Will tells R.J. go away and leave him alone. But we all know R.J.’s got no boundaries and all that nepo baby privilege. And if Will smacks him again, frankly, I’ll probably cheer. And then we have Electra kneeling down checking on somebody at Bikini. So that might be R.J. But after that incident, according to this leak, that’s when there’s an accident with Eric.
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Bold and the Beautiful: Will Spencer – Eric Forrester
Eric Gets Caught in the Crossfire on B&B
And if it manifests, I’m wondering if Eric shows up at Bikini. Looks like a young people hangout, but you never know. I mean, Deacon Sharpe (Sean Kanan) owns it. He’s there sometimes. He’s, you know, in his 50s, not in his 80s like Eric. But this could happen elsewhere. But if Will and R.J. are tangling over Electra, and of course R.J.’s predictably nasty words and Will lashes out.
I could see Eric getting in the way. He might step between them thinking he’s protecting R.J. or Will hits R.J. and then he falls into Eric. No matter how it happens, if Eric is hit, if Eric is hurt, presumably accidentally, Will’s going to be seen as a monster who attacked a beloved senior citizen. And that will be the end of any chance for him and Electra to reconcile, at least for a good long while.
If this incident does happen, if the unconfirmed spoiler is right, that will then open the door for Dylan to be there for Will. Now, Dylan already mentioned that Electra will fire her if she finds out that she went over to Will’s house. So, here’s how I think it may play out after that. Dylan is clearly smitten with Will. He told her this week he feels the chemistry between them and would test it out, but he’s not over Electra.
Bold and Beautiful: Dylan Steps Up for Will
So, if Will and Electra are irrevocably done after this, I do think Dylan will risk her job and make a big sacrifice to show Will how important he is to her, and that is more than Electra has ever done for Will. And once he sees just how true and real Dylan’s feelings are for him and that Electra has abandoned him, I think he’ll stop fighting their chemistry and Dylan and Will will get together.
And yes, I’m sure Dylan will end up fired from Forrester Creations over this. But I bet anything that Bill and Katie would be more than happy to hire Dylan, who is loyal to their son in his hour of need. Long term, I feel like they’re making Will and R.J. into rivals. Kind of like Liam Spencer (Scott Clifton) versus Wyatt 2.0.
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And they may be trying to make Electra versus Dylan into Steffy Forrester versus Hope Logan 2.0 on The Bold and the Beautiful. So, we’ll have to wait and see if this unconfirmed spoiler manifests into something shocking next week. But if it does, I’ll say this, Brad Bell’s really doing a major disservice to the character of Will. And he’s working overtime to make fans really pile up the dislike against the Forresters, R.J. and Electra in particular.
Young and the Restless delivers Diane Jenkins (Susan Walters) finally starting to put her life back together because she was kidnapped by crazy Patty Williams (Stacy Haiduk) and held captive by Dr. Laurence Markham (Jere Burns). Plus, Diane nearly lost Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman).
Things seem really good now, but are they really? Is the danger done? We’re going to talk about whether Markham comes back for Diane given how obsessed that he’s gotten with her. Let’s talk about whether we’re about to get yet another kidnapping on Y&R.
So, we’ve got Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor) absolutely thrilled that his mom Diane is home and she and Jack reconciled and he should be released from the hospital fairly soon after surviving Patty’s two different attempts to kill him. But sadly, there might be another horrifying twist coming for Diane and Jack.
Young and the Restless: Diane Plays Markham
After the Beyond the Gates crossover, that’s when we found out Diane was being held captive by Dr. Markham, who had been paid by Patty to keep her. And while she was in his home, Diane was manipulating Markham into thinking she was the model patient so that she could get the upper hand on him and get away.
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We also saw Diane asking Markham if there was a word to describe when a patient falls for their therapist. And the creepy doc said it’s a natural part of therapy. I don’t think it is, and it definitely shouldn’t be. And then Markham told Diane that it can be a positive part of the process.
I’m positive that he is lying and a creep. So Markham also told Diane that he was developing strong feelings for her. The difference is that she was playing Markham, but his feelings for Diane I think are very real. And Markham even called Patty to tell her that things had changed and they needed to change their plan.
So, it sounded to me like Markham didn’t want to hurt Diane. And I definitely think Markham wanted to keep Diane, but it sounds like Patty probably had an endgame of eliminating Diane and she was lying to Jack about Diane staying indefinitely in a mental hospital because she was never in one.
Markham Fell Hard for Diane on Y&R
But I absolutely think if Diane hadn’t escaped that Markham might have kept her captive indefinitely. Thankfully Diane tricked him into getting sedatives to help her sleep and she was able to drug Markham until he passed out and then she and Kyle got away from his house and his dogs.
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While Diane was flirting with Markham as part of her escape plan, that unfortunately had the shrink falling head over heels. He probably had a whole twisted fantasy in his head about Diane. Much like Patty had convinced herself that she and Jack were going to remarry and live this happily ever after.
I’m sure Markham thought Diane had real and legit feelings for him. And if Markham was picturing that Diane would willingly stay with him and they could start a real relationship, that might still be in his head. And it sounds insane, but I think Dr. Markham is insane.
If that really even is his name. I’m not entirely convinced that’s the real shrink that treated Patty. He might be some nutcase who’s pretending to be the real Dr. Markham. And the shrink is either dead or held captive somewhere.
Young and the Restless: Markham’s Obsession and Kidnapping Risks
You know, this Markham person may not be real. We’ll see. But after Diane drugged Markham and she and Kyle got out of there, they came home and found Jack stabbed and bleeding out. And then, of course, Patty claimed Diane attacked them both. And the cops, who are morons, apparently, without asking Kyle any questions or checking to see if Diane had an alibi, arrested her, and DA Christine Williams (Lauralee Bell) talked about them having evidence against Diane. All they had was Patty’s statement. That’s it. Nothing else.
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A known violent psychopath who tried to kill Jack before said somebody else stabbed him. His wife. His wife that he still loves that the whole family says didn’t do it. There were no fingerprints on the knife because Patty wore a glove. There was no other physical evidence. And if Detective Burrow (Matt Cohen) had asked Kyle, he would have said he and Diane had walked in the door together moments before they found him.
It was all so sloppy. And with Patty now locked up and being denied bail, Diane and Jack should be able to relax. But with Markham now missing and I’m assuming still very much obsessed with Diane, she has good reason to be worried. And she is. And I absolutely think that she’s right to be, which she was talking to Kyle and Jack about.
Is Markham Plotting on Y&R?
They don’t think it’s that big of a deal. Right now, nobody knows where Markham is, and of course that makes Diane nervous. But Kyle and Jack seem to think that the guy is gone. And they basically told Diane that it’d be stupid for Markham to stay around in town, and it would be.
The guys figure that the doctor’s long gone trying to avoid Patty, trying to avoid the cops, trying to stay out of jail. But I wonder, is Markham really gone? First of all, I haven’t seen any confirmation that Jere Burns wrapped his run on Young and the Restless.
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Second, it would be a really random, non-confrontational exit for him just to slide out of town and forget about Diane after Markham was so hot for her. Now, I will say that fans are really ticked off about all the kidnappings we’ve had on Y&R.
This year alone, we had Mariah Copeland snatching Dominic and Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) fake kidnapping Lily Winters (Christel Khalil) and the twins. Patty kidnapped Jack. Then Patty kidnapped Diane. Then before that, we had Matt Clark (Roger Howarth) snatching people in Vegas, multiple people.
Young and the Restless: Diane Jenkins
Young and Restless Fans Sick of Kidnappings
The kidnapping thing’s getting old and I absolutely hate to think Josh Griffith would do another kidnapping. But based on what we’re seeing with Markham being mysteriously off the grid, you know, there’s good reason. So, we got Diane scared and my Spidey senses are tingling that Markham might kidnap Diane with a plan to run off with her.
With CBS still in the hiring process to nail down a new writer, we’ve got more of his writing yet to come. CBS daytime said they’re aiming to have the new headwriter in place for the start of season 54, which is October. We are still halfway through July, y’all. So, buckle up for more of Josh Griffith’s nonsense.
And that means we may see Markham pop back up when Diane least expects it and he may snatch her up again. We’ve got Kyle bargaining with crazy Patty this week to take down Victor and to blame him for what she did. So, Patty might also throw Markham under the bus. If the manhunt for him heats up, we could see Markham getting desperate and he may decide to make a grab for Diane before leaving Genoa City for good.
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Young and the Restless: Markham Catches Diane Off-Guard
I guess maybe she shouldn’t have flirted so hard trying to make Markham fall for her because it seems like he did. Plus, we’ve got Kyle focused on taking Victor down and getting revenge. So, he’s looking in another direction. And of course, Jack is still in the hospital. We don’t know when he’s going to get out.
And even when he’s home, he’s likely going to be either bedridden or stuck on the couch for a few weeks because of the brutal stabbing. So, Markham could probably catch Diane alone, maybe at the house, maybe on the way to the hospital to visit Jack, maybe on the way somewhere.
And then Markham makes a move. Hopefully with Traci Abbott (Beth Maitland) and Kyle moving back into the mansion and Ashley Abbott (Eileen Davidson) also in town, Diane won’t be alone too often. But it only takes a moment for a creep like Markham to grab somebody. And because Genoa City is the kidnapping capital of the soap world, Diane may get kidnapped again if Markham shows back up. We’ll see.
Days of Our Lives saw Lexie Carver (Nikki Crawford) being cold as ice towards Paulina Price (Jackée Harry) since her resurrection. But things could take a major turn when Lexie is hospitalized soon after another scary collapse.
Abe Carver’s (James Reynolds) wife is on her deathbed soon and that is going to change everything. Let’s talk about what Lexie may ask of Paulina as her last wish on her deathbed.
Days of our Lives: Lexie Carver Back from the Dead
So, Lexie has given Paulina nothing but grief since her brother EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) and the family’s mad scientist Dr. Wilhelm Rolf (Richard Wharton) resurrected her. Honestly, it was pretty impressive to drag Lexie back from death after 15 years.
But Rolf and EJ were determined to bring Lexie back to life once science could combat the brain tumor that killed her. And remember, this was Stefano DiMera’s (Joseph Mascolo) dying wish. And of course, all of Salem was stunned to see Lexie among the living, most of all Abe and Theo Carver (Tyler Joseph Andrews). We know that EJ kept Lexie’s resurrection hush hush for as long as he could.
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DOOL: EJ Shocks Paulina
The problem was the secret state-of-the-art lab in the basement of University Hospital that EJ set up needed a ton of electricity and Paulina kept using her mayoral powers to try and shut down EJ and the lab. And then Paulina finally confronted EJ about the power grid, threatened to shut it all down.
So, he took Paulina down to the secret lab that she was threatening to have investigators tear apart. So, EJ decided to show Paulina his big secret project and that was a nuclear truth bomb that EJ dropped on Paulina. She couldn’t believe her eyes when she saw Abe’s beloved Lexie in the tube and then EJ put it off on her and told Paulina she could shut it down and it would end Lexie’s chance to resurrect.
And of course, Paulina was horrified and wasn’t going to play God with Lexie’s life hanging in the balance like that. So ultimately, Paulina let EJ and Rolf continue their work and Paulina agreed to keep it a secret from Abe and Theo because EJ wasn’t entirely sure the whole process would work.
Days of our Lives: Paulina Consumed with Guilt & Fear
Now, in that interim, Paulina was eaten up with guilt about keeping this from Abe and she was also worried what it would mean if Lexie really did come back to life. Not too long after that, EJ decided to show Theo that his mom, Lexie, was about to return to them. And of course, EJ does nothing without a motive in mind.
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He knew if Theo was focused on Lexie and her resurrection, he would step aside as CEO and then Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman) could take over the role. And that was made even better because Abe had asked EJ to help get Theo out of the CEO chair. EJ didn’t put him in. If you remember, Tony DiMera (Thaao Penghlis) brought him to town to make him CEO.
Abe’s World Turned Upside Down on Days
So, Abe was the last to find out that Lexie was coming back to them right before the rest of Salem found out. And Abe and Lexie’s reunion has been honestly bittersweet. Abe had moved on with Paulina many, many years after Lexie died. And he made this beautiful blended family with him and Paulina and Theo and Lani Price (Sal Stowers) and Chanel Dupree (Raven Bowens) and now the grandbabies. But Paulina told Lexie that she would step back from Abe so that he and Lexie could have their happy reunion.
And even though Paulina showed grace, you know, Lexie was pretty wicked about the whole thing. I mean, it wasn’t like Paulina stole her husband or did Lexie dirty in any way, shape, or form. It’s like the writers forgot when Paulina was on her own deathbed. Do you remember Lexie Spirit came and told Paulina it wasn’t her time to go? And spirit Lexie told Paulina she had to live for Abe. Lexie said Abe couldn’t lose two wives, but non-spirit resurrected Lexie has been a lot more petty. It’s honestly been painful to watch Paulina mourn the end of her marriage on Days of our Lives.
Days of Our Lives: Lexie’s Terminal Decline and Deathbed Wishes
The flowers that Abe gave her on their Juneteenth anniversary was a gut punch for Paulina. And then Abe had to tell her Lexie’s death certificate was revoked and that meant his and Paulina’s marriage license was revoked.
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So, it was like Abe and Paulina had never married. But now, Lexie’s taken a turn for the worse. And you know she was already worried when she had some tremors and symptoms.
Then they found out some of the test rats that had gotten the same serum formula as her had died. But Rolf gave Lexie another hit of the serum, a new batch that he had finessed, and it helped her. But then her symptoms came back even worse.
And when Rolf tried again with another batch of serum, it didn’t help Lexie at all. So, now that’s it. No other options. Rolf left town because the cops are looking for him. And he let Rita know to tell EJ that there was nothing more he could do for Lexie.
Lexie Isn’t Ready to Give Up Her Second Chance on DOOL
Plus, we know Nikki Crawford’s only had a six-month run as Lexie. That’s just about up. Theo and Abe are about to lose Lexie again, and she just confided in Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) that she’s dying. Of course, Marlena is super sad to hear what’s happening to Lexie.
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And Marlena, of course, has to keep this conversation secret. And Lexie needs to tell Abe and Theo herself. But the thing is, Lexie isn’t ready to do that right now. She loves the second chance she’s gotten and she really told off EJ for bringing her back before the science was more sure. And then when Lexie was at the DiMera mansion, she just dropped unconscious.
EJ put her on the sofa and then Rita reminded EJ. Rolf said that Lexie would be falling unconscious more and more and then she would just be gone. And that’s getting closer by the day. So, EJ’s distraught. And I suspect that Lexie is going to collapse again when she’s with Theo and Abe or they come home and find her collapsed and they rush her to the hospital.
Days of our Lives: Lexie’s Time Is Almost Up
We know from the summer promo that Lexie is in a hospital bed soon, conscious but looking ill and Theo and Abe are at her side and EJ shows up to see his sister and Abe’s raging at him to get out. However, I’m sure Lexie is going to want to see her brother EJ before she dies again.
And I also suspect that Lexie may want to talk to Paulina now that she knows her time’s running out and that she will be dead for good. Lexie’s not going to get a third chance. And she already knows how much Abe grieved her death.
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He told Lexie he didn’t move on for a very long time. Then he met Paulina and finally did after a decade of mourning. So I think Lexie isn’t going to want Abe to be alone grieving her death again. There’s not a whole lot that Lexie can do for Theo, but she can do something for Abe.
So, I suspect Lexie makes a deathbed request to Paulina. But first, you know, we’ll see Lexie may ask Paulina to forgive the way that she’s behaved. And then I think Lexie will ask Paulina to be there and to reconcile with Abe once Lexie transitions.
Days of Our Lives: Lexie Carver – Paulina Price
Lexie Asks Paulina to Take Care of Abe on Days
So, I think she doesn’t want Abe to be lost in grief and stuck all alone again for another decade. And Lexie knows that Paulina loves Abe and vice versa. At least Lexie got the chance to love Abe again for a while. And she got the chance to know Theo is a grown man. But I do think Lexie asks Paulina to be there for Abe to stick close and take him in her arms once Lexie passes.
Given the way that things are going for her right now, Lexie should probably speak to Paulina sooner rather than later because I’m not sure how much time Lexie has left, but it doesn’t look like a lot. And Lexie may also tell Abe that she has a deathbed request for him, too. Lexie may tell Abe that he has her blessing and that he should be with Paulina once she’s gone.
Days of our Lives: Lexie Tells Abe to Move on
Now, I’m sure Abe’s not going to want to have that conversation, but I think Lexie will be pragmatic and tell Abe, “I don’t want you to be alone. Promise me that you will go back to Paulina,” and she may ask the same of Abe’s sort of ex-wife. I don’t even know if she’s an ex-wife now because their marriage basically evaporated. But I think that’s what Lexie is going to ask Paulina for as well on her deathbed.
Roomies, the internet is showing Rick Ross love after videos popped up of him living his best life and vibing with his boo, Jazzma Kendrick. Fans wasted no time filling comment sections, saying one thing Rozay is going to do is keep a Black queen in her soft girl era!
Fans Say Rick Ross Knows How To Treat A Black Queen
On Wednesday, July 15, Rick Ross and Jazzma Kendrick popped out for his ‘Set In Stone’ album listening party. The drinks were flowing, the music was bumping, and the venue was packed with guests, but Rozay and Jazzma appeared to be in their own world. Clips quickly started circulating online showing the two boo’d up, catching a vibe, and enjoying each other’s company. One video caught Ross sneaking up behind his bae and planting a SPICY kiss on her, and Jazzma matched his energy with some sweet smooches of her own.
The Internet Is Loving The Vibes Between Rozay & Jazzma
Once The Shade Room shared the clips of Rozay and Jazzma, Roomies flooded the comment section saying they’re here for the link-up and love seeing Ross continue to treat Black queens like royalty!
Instagram user @thecarlosking_ wrote, “One thing about Rozay, he CONSISTENTLY will keeps a beautiful brown baddie around him 👏🏽”
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Instagram user @iluvstarrb wrote, “He always have slim brown baddie wit em love it 😍”
While Instagram user @vibeauty55 wrote, “So beautiful natural no lashes, bbl, weave ❤️❤️❤️”
Then Instagram user @biggieshortiek wrote, “He keep a young baddie🔥🔥”
Another Instagram user @doubledeeog863 wrote, “Ross got him one 🏆”
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Instagram user @jackiegordon1954 wrote, “I love how plain & simple she is. She’s naturally pretty & doesn’t need all of the extras!! 🙂🙂🙂🩷🩷🩷💯✅”
Then another Instagram user @michellewalker000 wrote, “He looks happy I’m happy for him.”
Another Instagram user, @tempocreolecuisine, wrote, “He loves natural girls, ❤️ That’s one thing I love about him.”
Finally, Instagram user @_givemesomegrace wrote, “Literally the baddest 😍”
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Fans Think Rozay & Jazzma Are Spinning The Block On Their Romance
Rick Ross and Jazzma Kendrick have been popping out together throughout the year. Most recently, they stepped out together for the 2026 BET Awards in June. Jazzma has also joined Rozay for several events, including The Port of Miami 20th Anniversary tour and his 5th Annual Car & Bike Show After Party.
While some fans think they are spinning the block on their love, neither Ross nor Jazzma has ever confirmed that they previously called it quits. The pair first sparked dating rumors in 2025 after fans caught Rozay showing love in Jazzma’s Instagram comment section. Jazzma also had folks talking when she shared videos of them cooking together in the kitchen.
20 years ago, Bravo aired a show following five women living their best lives in Orange County, California. Today, that series has expanded into several cities across the United States and has featured over 100 women. To celebrate the milestone, Bravo is airing a new season of “The Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip,” starring seven veteran cast members who will travel to different cities to meet up with past and present cast members to reminisce about franchise-defining moments. In a new interview, the cast of “RHUGT: Roaring 20th” opened up about the special project, living their lives in front of the cameras for years, and what they’ve learned after two decades in the spotlight.
The “Roaring 20th” special will air on Bravo on August 9 and will be available to stream on Peacock the next day.
Speaking with PEOPLE, the show’s cast, which includes Vicki Gunvalson, Porsha Williams, Kyle Richards, Lisa Barlow, Luann de Lesseps, Teresa Giudice, and Gizelle Bryant, reflects on the upcoming season and also takes a trip down memory lane.
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When asked what being part of the series has taught them, they all shared moving statements, letting fans know just how they’ve grown since their first seasons.
“I became much more resilient to the conflicts in life, and I realized it will pass,” Gunvalson said, while Giudice said being part of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” only confirmed what she already knew to be true. “I only know how to be one way; it’s being real. I’m not calculated. Everyone actually saw the last 20 years of my life,” she stated.
Bryant And Williams Open Up About The Lessons ‘The Real Housewives’ Franchise Has Taught Them
Bryant, star of “The Real Housewives of Potomac,” said that being part of the Maryland ensemble has allowed her to challenge her thinking, noting that in the past she cared only about her perspective.
“I realized that’s not okay. That’s not okay for me to go through life not caring, not giving a d-mn. So I’m here for the conversations. I’m here for conflict. I had to learn to listen and I think I’m a better person because of it,” she said.
For Williams, a “Real Housewives of Atlanta” veteran, she’s learned the power of reinvention and taking control of your own narrative.
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“[My first season], I used to see myself one way, as a wife through my husband’s eyes. And [after my divorce] being so young at 30, I went right into how the audience saw me. And over the years when you just release all of that, then you realize, ‘Wait, I get one damn experience. It’s mine, and I can do with it what I want. I’m in the driver’s seat.’”
What Did The Cast Of ‘Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip’ Think When They Were Presented With The Opportunity?
According to a previous report from The Blast, the upcoming season of “RHUGT” will follow “a group of beloved Housewives from across the years embark on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, making their way through some of the most memorable locations in the franchise’s history.”
To be chosen as one of the principal cast out of 100+ women is something special—at least that’s what Williams said.
“I was just glad to be picked. When I’m around these ladies, it’s therapeutic,” she said, while Bryant said she had fun filming with the ladies because they are “authentic,” unlike some of the women on her show.
Richards, meanwhile, admitted she was hesitant to sign on the dotted line, telling PEOPLE that when she got the call, she told the network she’d have to think it over.
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“But then when I knew it was the OGs and the 20-year anniversary I’m like, ‘I cannot not be a part of that.’ It was an honor to be asked. When we started this, people were like, ‘Is reality television even going to be around for long?’ And look at this! How could we not want to celebrate that?” she said.
“RHUGT: Roaring 20th” will also include over 80 All-Star housewives from the past and present to celebrate two decades of the series.
Joining the principal cast throughout the episodes will be franchise staples such as Melissa Gorga, Alexia Nepola, Dorinda Medley, and NeNe Leakes.
Leakes’ appearance will be her first on Bravo in over 4 years. “People are very happy about it. Listen, we are going to be celebrating 20 years of Housewives, and it would be hard not to without her, and so I’m happy about it,” Andy Cohen said about her return.
Leakes also commented on her comeback on Instagram, saying, “This has been a really long, long journey, and gosh, I’m happy, overjoyed to say that I will be returning to Bravo. I almost can’t believe the words that are coming out of my mouth. I’m so happy. I’m excited to see all of you girls. It’s going to be a time. Yes! B-tches, I am back. Now pick your faces off the floor. OK!? See you on Bravo. Love you.”
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What Do The Bravo Executives Think About The Show Lasting 20 Years?
In addition to the upcoming “RHUGT” special, Bravo just began airing season 20 of “The Real Housewives of Orange County.” Per The Blast, Bravo executive Frances Berwick said she’s extremely grateful that viewers have enjoyed the series for as long as they have.
“Just feels incredibly gratifying and fun and joyous,” she said. “The fact that it’s still making people really happy to watch the show, that they love being part of this Real Housewives community, it just makes you feel good.”
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