Matt Smith Opens Up About the House of the Dragon Scene That Left Him Bleeding

Matt Smith, who plays the fiery Daemon Targaryen, recalls sustaining a face injury while practicing a fight scene for HBO’s House of the Dragon. House of the Dragon star Matt Smith reveals how he ended up with a bloody face injury while filming the hit Game of Thrones spinoff. Premiering in summer 2022, House of the Dragon chronicles the Targaryen … Read more

Kourtney Kardashian’s Parenting Approach Raises Concerns Among Experts, Linking it to Potential Future Depression and Anxiety in Children

Kourtney Kardashian‘s ‘attachment style’ of parenting can leave children with emotional problems for life, experts have told DailyMail.com. The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star recently gave birth to baby number four, her first child with husband Travis Barker, which the couple have reportedly named Rocky. Earlier in her pregnancy, the 44 year-old told Vogue that she planned to … Read more

‘Shōgun’s Biggest Similarity to ‘Game of Thrones’ Happens at the End

There may not be dragons and White Walkers, but these two shows have more in common than you’d think. A genuine masterclass in television, FX’s Shōgun has reached its dramatic conclusion, wrapping up its emotionally powerful story about duty, loyalty, and fate. Shōgun is truly a series of epic proportions, exploring the intricate political tensions and rivaling factions attempting … Read more

If You’re Hooked on ‘Shōgun,’ Dive into This Epic Historical Series on Netflix

This show is the Norse equivalent of ‘Shōgun.’ Shōgun just concluded its 10-episode first season and was a huge hit for Hulu. The adaptation based on the seminal 1975 James Clavell novel struck all the right chords with audiences, deftly addressing the historical aspect of the Japanese Empire in the 16th century combined with rich and compelling main characters. There is … Read more

Mariko’s “Leafless Branch” Poem Has a Deeper Meaning in ‘Shōgun’

If Shōgun‘s refreshingly unconventional finale confirms anything, it’s the FX epic’s way with words. Battle scenes? There’s no time when the dialogue is tantamount to a feast. Tensions rise through conversations that are gradated with meaning, and concurrent levels of meaning at that. Characters manipulate and conceal. Language is power, and language is a dance; succinct statements trump prosaic … Read more

Why Blackthorne’s Attempted Sacrifice in ’Shōgun’s Finale Was Very Different From the Book

The creators of the series felt like the Englishman’s seppuku had to go a different way. The creators of the limited series, Shōgun, stayed authentic to the source material, but in very few cases, there had to be changes. Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo spoke to Slate about deciding to change John Blackthorne’s (Cosmo Jarvis) attempted seppuku in Episode 10. The series … Read more