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Stranger Things | S5 E4 | "Sorcerer" Recap & Review | "Shock Jock" Vol. 2 Preview
*SPOILERS AHEAD Season 5, Episode 4 plunges even deeper into the emotional and supernatural chaos unfolding across Hawkins and the Upside Down. The episode wastes no time, dropping us back into the ongoing struggle of El and Hopper as they continue to battle their way through the Upside Down. Their journey leads them to a massive metal door—one teased since last episode—but the truth behind it is held back for later in the article- keeping tension high and theories flowing. M

Michael Spillan
Nov 27, 2025


Stranger Things | S5 E2 | "The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler" Recap & Review
*SPOILERS AHEAD Episode 2 of Stranger Things dives even deeper into the connection between Will and the Upside Down, expanding his long-established sensitivity into something far more powerful. His new “hive mind” sense now allows him to see through the eyes of Vecna’s next target—an eerie, intrusive ability that feels like the final evolution of what began back in Season 1. These visions aren’t just glimpses or feelings anymore; they’re full windows into the experiences of

Michael Spillan
Nov 27, 2025


Stranger Things | S5 E1 | "The Crawl" Recap & Review
*SPOILERS AHEAD Season 5 of Stranger Things opens with “ Crawl, ” an emotional and ominous premiere that sets the tone for a final season already shaping up to be the darkest yet. The episode blends grief, new mysteries, and escalating threats as the characters try to navigate a Hawkins that’s barely holding together. Dustin’s emotional state is one of the earliest and strongest threads in the episode. It’s clear he’s still deeply struggling with life after Eddie’s death. H

Michael Spillan
Nov 26, 2025


IT: Welcome to Derry | "Neibolt Street" Recap & Review | "In the Name of the Father" Preview
*SPOILERS AHEAD The episode opens with the kids and the military forming the most unlikely squad you’ll ever see as they descend into the tunnels beneath the old Well House on Neibolt Street. It’s claustrophobic, it’s grim, and the whole place feels like it’s breathing. The combination of terrified kids and tense, trigger-happy soldiers sets the mood immediately: nobody is getting out of here unshaken. Out of nowhere, Matty strolls back into the story like he didn’t disappear

Michael Spillan
Nov 24, 2025


The Week That Was | NFL & College Football Recap & Review | NFL & NBA Outlook | Remembering Kenny Easley
The College Football Season is only 2 weeks away from coming to an end as teams vying for the College Football Playoff scenario. Last week had a lot of ramifications on the line especially a plethora of games like Texas A&M who was #3 in the country which came back from a 30-3 deficit at home against unranked South Carolina and was able to win by score of 31-30. Unranked Clemson Tigers last week upset #20 Louisville on the road by score of 20-19. #11 Oklahoma beat #4 Alabama

Rashad Mitchell
Nov 20, 2025


IT: Welcome to Derry | "The Great Swirling Apparatus of Our Planet's Function" Recap & Review | "Neibolt Street" Preview
*SPOILERS AHEAD The episode opens with a reminder that Derry never lets the living and the dead play by the same rules. The zombie-like ghosts of the kids who died in the theater appear once more, lingering with that awful, hollow stare, yet the moment Bowers looks their way, they vanish. It’s like the town itself decides who gets to see the truth, and Bowers simply isn’t chosen. The strange housekeeper from Juniper Hill continues to be one of the show’s most unsettling loose

Michael Spillan
Nov 17, 2025


The Week That Was | NFL & College Football Recap & Predictions | NBA Outlook | Remembering Paul Tagliabue, Michael Ray Richardson & Lenny Wilkens
The College Football Season is coming down the stretch with only 3 weeks left in the season for most of the teams in college football this year. There were 2 major upsets in the ACC where unranked Wake Forest went on the road against #14 Virginia and won by score of 16-9. Virginia was a red hot team winning 7 in a row with an 8-1 record looking like the top of in the ACC Conference but this loss at home it is not the case. Unranked California went on the road against #15 Loui

Rashad Mitchell
Nov 13, 2025


IT: Welcome to Derry | "Now You See It" Recap & Review | "The Great Swirling Apparatus of Our Planet's Function" Preview
* SPOILERS AHEAD Episode 3 of It: Welcome to Derry continues to turn up the tension while finally connecting more of the dots between this chilling prequel and the iconic It films — and even other corners of the Stephen King universe. Fans of the network know we’re suckers for a good flashback, and this episode delivered exactly that, offering a deeper look into the terrifying roots of Pennywise the Dancing Clown. We’re now starting to see just how this series ties into It

Michael Spillan
Nov 10, 2025


The Week That Was | World Series Recap | NFL & College Football Review & Predictions
The World Series of 2025 was one for the ages as the Los Angeles Dodgers came back from a 3-2 deficit to win the series in 7 games. The Toronto Blue Jays was a worthy opponent and should have won the Series especially in Game 7 where they had a 3-0 lead,4-2 lead,4-3 lead but despite that scenario the Blue Jays could not hold the lead. This Game 7 may have been the greatest Game 7 ever played in World Series history because it had everything you would want in a World Series Ga

Rashad Mitchell
Nov 6, 2025


The Week That Was | NFL & College Football Recap & Predictions | NBA Outlook | World Series Recap
The College Football Season is now getting more serious as the season progresses into the month of November. November is the final month of the season in college football. Teams are vying for the playoff scenario. Teams can't afford to lose a game especially if they have 1 or 2 losses so they have to run the table like Texas, Miami or Notre Dame. Texas A&M made a huge statement against the LSU Tigers on the road by winning by score of 49-25. This loss resulted in the unfortun

Rashad Mitchell
Oct 31, 2025
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