(Learn our recaps: Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4 and Episode 5. Please be aware this week’s recap incorporates language about suicide makes an attempt.)

One other blue-hued Ratfliff nightmare units in movement an episode that delves into worst-case situations for a number of the present’s characters.

Piper, in the meantime, is attempting to show to her mom that she’s severe about her resolution to maneuver to Thailand. When Victoria challenges her spiritually curious daughter to spend the night time on the Buddhist middle to get a way of what she’s in for long run, Piper hesitantly accepts.

Tim (Jason Isaacs) learns Victoria (Parker Posey) isn’t prepared to surrender a cushty life.

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However Tim’s secret and no matter disgrace Victoria has about Piper’s resolution are hardly the largest household scandals now. Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger) is grappling with no matter soiled deeds went on between him and his youthful brother. The recollections of his drug-fueled night time hit him in spurts. It isn’t till Chloe (Charlotte Le Bon) and Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wooden) fill him in on their escapades that Saxon learns he and Lochy (Sam Nivola) did greater than kiss. Saxon tries guilty the medication, which supplies Chelsea the chance to say what we’re all considering: “God, I don’t think there’s a drug in the world that would make me get with my brother.” Lochy, however, involves his personal realization concerning the extent of his full moon shenanigans whereas in a meditation session with Piper on the middle.

And since this episode is basically placing the query “What would be my worst nightmare?” to the take a look at, over in Belinda’s (Natasha Rothwell) nook, her son Zion (Nicholas Duvernay) arrives to seek out her in mattress with Pornchai (Dom Hetrakul). However there’s no time to fret concerning the imprint that’s left on his mind as a result of Pornchai suggests they open a spa collectively in Thailand, after which Greg/Gary (Jon Gries) invitations Belinda and her son to a celebration at his residence. (The sketchy widower additionally encourages Chloe to ask Saxon after she denies something occurred between them.) If that’s not trigger for a head therapeutic massage, what’s?

Zion (Nicholas Duvernay), Belinda’s son, arrives at a clumsy second.

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Then there’s the matter of the three frenemies. After witnessing Valentin’s (Arnas Fedaravičius) stroll of disgrace, Kate (Leslie Bibb) tells Laurie (Carrie Coon) about Jaclyn’s (Michelle Monaghan) late-night rendezvous. Noticeably peeved and persevering with the trio’s vacay ritual of speaking behind one another’s again, Laurie calls out the pick-me lady conduct: “She has not changed at all … It’s sad. She’s an aging actress. You saw her yesterday. She literally lives off male attention. It’s one thing when you’re 25. But now you’re 45, and guess what? It’s pathetic,” Laurie says. When she confronts Jaclyn about it, the actress denies something occurred. However the stress is about.

In the meantime, our new favourite pair of pals, Rick (Walton Goggins) and Frank (Sam Rockwell), are about to present us the buddy comedy (or buddy true crime drama) that we didn’t know we wanted. After final week’s reality bomb, Frank once more delivers probably the most masterful moments on this week’s episode together with his first spoken line — “That’s a brutal story, man” — as Rick shares the background on his father and why he’s concocted this plan a couple of fictional Hollywood film to entice Sritala (Lek Patravadi) to present them entry to the house she shares together with her husband, who Rick is satisfied is chargeable for his father’s demise. Frank reluctantly agrees to assist play the fictional producer, as long as issues don’t get messy. The episode closes with their arrival on the residence.

And certainly issues are about to get messy.

Now it’s time for Greg Braxton, Mary McNamara and Yvonne Villarreal, platinum-status members of “The White Lotus” frequent visitor program, to interrupt all of it down.

Gaitok (Tayme Thapthimthong) works up the braveness to retrieve the gun from the Ratliff’s room.

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Who do we predict is the corpse this week? Does Gaitok’s retrieval of the gun change issues?

McNamara: Between Tim’s suicidal ideation, Victoria’s “I’d rather be dead than poor” speech and the doubtless life-ruining revelations of drunken incest between Saxon and Loch, it actually feels just like the Ratliff household is a “put the gun down” powder-keg. A wrestle between Tim and Gaitok for stated gun, now in Gaitok’s possession once more, is actually doable, however I nonetheless imagine monkeys might be concerned. The victims of the previous two seasons have been beloved characters killed in tragically absurd circumstances, so I nonetheless assume Tim is out. I hoped White would depart the youthful siblings alone, however I suppose Loch, particularly after the incest factor, and Piper are honest sport. However pending developments on the Rick entrance (please, please don’t let the physique be Chelsea!), I’m going to go together with Gaitok. Although the “do you think you’re a killer” remark by his boss throughout goal apply might be key — if he winds up killing Mook (whereas taking pictures at monkeys), that may be sufficiently absurd and horrible.

Villarreal: We haven’t seen Pam (Morgana O’Reilly) recently and I’m frightened that once we do, the resort wellness mentor will get caught within the crosshairs of one of many Ratliff scandals and meet her demise.

Braxton: I’m going to proceed my stance on not speculating about whose corpse it’s. Within the earlier seasons, the characters had been extraordinarily flawed and troubled, however White’s genius was making them layered and even relatable. This season appears stacked with so many self-absorbed, one-dimensional characters it’s exhausting for me to root for many of them to outlive. (Sure, I’m you, Ratliff household.)

Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger), distraught from the night time prior, tries to elucidate himself.

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What can we make of the Ratliff brothers’ flashbacks? And is Saxon soulless, as Chelsea suggests?

McNamara: By no means thoughts the flashbacks. Chloe straight up instructed them what occurred. Actually, I’ve by no means felt worse for 2 TV characters in my life — merciless and weird punishment by White! I imply, it even made me really feel unhealthy for Saxon — he didn’t wish to take medication within the first place. (And the ethical, kids, is … don’t take rando drugs handed to you by a stranger.) Saxon is a basic entitled frat boy a—, however even he doesn’t deserve this.

Villarreal: This isn’t the need they/received’t they I would like from “White Lotus.” Despite the fact that I knew White would hit us with greater than a kiss, and the purple flags had been there all alongside, I used to be not ready for what appeared on my display screen — and that is coming from somebody who watched the latest birthing scene from “The Pitt.” I do know the producers have stated that this isn’t for shock worth, and I imagine them, however holy moly, somebody higher be certain Victoria is appropriately medicated by then.

Braxton: If there had been actually an exploration of the Ratliff brothers dealing actually with their emotions about one another, I feel that would get past the “ick” issue and enter territory that might be dangerous however revelatory. However there are too many different traumas for this present to discover, so I’m not holding my breath for the collection to go there. As for Saxon, I don’t essentially discover him “soulless,” simply clueless, just like the form of man at a celebration who would say, “Well, enough about me. What do you think of me?”

What are you anticipating from Greg/Gary’s occasion? Do you assume Belinda will present up? Would you?

McNamara: Completely not. And if she does, I might be very disenchanted. Frankly, I’m already disenchanted that she hasn’t referred to as the police, Interpol or whichever company is searching for Gary. What’s improper with an nameless tip? As for Gary’s motivations, properly, he’s, and all the time has been, the least plausible character within the “White Lotus” universe so just about something is on the desk, together with Tom Hollander, having one way or the other survived the Season 2 shootout, exhibiting as much as take revenge.

Villarreal: As an actual property voyeur, I’m curious to see extra of Greg/Gary’s posh pad up on the hills. However judging from his yacht occasion, no matter this shindig is received’t be very vigorous (until Chloe is passing out extra of her drugs). I do assume Belinda might be intrigued sufficient to have interaction in some detective work and scope it out. However I’m telling you now, if anybody places their arms on Belinda, I’ll ship White a field filled with toxic fruit from a pong pong tree.

Braxton: Are you asking whether or not Belinda, who virtually collapsed in fright after seeing a lizard in her room, would attend a celebration hosted by a man she suspects is likely to be attempting to kill her? After all she would. Duh!

After spending the night time collectively, Belinda (Natasha Rothwell) and Pornchai (Dom Hetrakul) discuss, and he means that they open a spa collectively in Thailand.

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Does Pornchai’s suggestion to assist Belinda open a spa appear suspicious?

McNamara: Probably not. If something, the truth that Tanya was, basically, the explanation Belinda requested Pornchai to spend the night time would make it an exquisite means for Tanya to kind of ship on her preliminary promise. And for Belinda to have a cheerful ending, which I feel all of us need.

Villarreal: I, too, need Belinda to get pleasure from some romance. However my head did tilt to the aspect when Pornchai introduced up opening a spa collectively. I’m not saying it isn’t doable the person is down that tough for her after one night time, however I might assume he’d be extra involved with serving to her attain authorities to tip them off on Greg/Gary. So, sure, I’m cautious of his intentions.

Braxton: It wasn’t essentially the most romantic “we had a wonderful night” morning-after convo. Plus, Belinda has the suitable to be suspicious of any enterprise proposition after what occurred with Tanya. Idiot me as soon as, disgrace on you, idiot me twice …

Rick (Walton Goggins) arrives at Sritala’s residence.

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Past serving to Rick perform his plan, do you assume there may be extra to Frank’s presence with that storyline?

McNamara: I actually hope so — Sam Rockwell is just too huge a treasure to waste. I ponder if Jim Hollinger will change into one of many males Frank encountered throughout his sexual escapades. It seems like somebody ought to be; in any other case, why ship that immediately iconic monologue?

Villarreal: Sure, I wish to go down this rabbit gap. I’ve spent an excessive amount of time attempting to determine what Frank’s head-spinning life replace was attempting to sign. I noticed a concept that advised it is likely to be setting the stage for Rick to find that his father may truly be Sritala.

Braxton: You imply Sam’s apparent Emmy-bait second? I’m sorry. All of the shock-and-awe hoopla over Frank’s “journey through Asian ladyboy hell and back” monologue passed over a logical level. Frank has turned his decadent life round and has discovered peace with Buddhism and is so clear that he received’t let his lips contact alcohol, preferring chamomile tea. However securing a gun to Rick to commit a criminal offense? No problemo, man. I don’t assume that may be within the Buddhist information of dwelling an excellent life. Isn’t he involved of his doable implication in a criminal offense? With regards to that trade, I’ll keep on with my “all for shock value” opinion.

Let’s dissect Victoria and the “fear of poverty” scene.

McNamara: First, let’s dissect her use of the time period “comfortable life.” Speak about an understatement, however very revealing of the 1% mindset. I discover Victoria very problematic — for an addict, she seems remarkably calm about her lacking benzos. It might make extra sense for her to be screaming down the place for a alternative prescription, to not point out a extra thorough search of the place they could have gone. Keep in mind “Nurse Jackie” practically tearing aside her automobile when her drugs fell between the seats?

Villarreal: What struck me about this dialog was Tim’s response to it — as if he hadn’t been conscious simply how a lot his spouse’s id is tethered to their wealth and standing, or at the least their perceived wealth and standing. I might have thought the strain to take care of his grip on their way of life by partaking in fraudulent enterprise dealings was at the least partly motivated by that, so wouldn’t he anticipate their world crumbling down — particularly with how she’s struggling to course of Piper’s plan — to be so devastating that she’d take drastic measures, simply as he’s tempted to do? And, positive, it may simply be that her matter-of-fact, unequivocal supply that she’d quite be lifeless than poor is so halting to him, contemplating his frame of mind. There was additionally one thing each weirdly sinister and calming in how Victoria spoke whereas elevating a bottle of important oils to her nostril — however possibly that’s simply the Southern drawl at work.

After a wild night time, Jaclyn (Michelle Monaghan) will get the side-eye from her pals.

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Do you assume Jaclyn will end the Barbra Streisand memoir on this journey?

McNamara: Like she’s studying it within the first place.

Villarreal: Perhaps it’s the homicide weapon we didn’t see coming?

Braxton: She’s simply wanting on the footage.

Who will get your Greatest Facial Expression award this week?

McNamara: Chelsea, after the incestuous hand-job revelation. By no means has the phrase “what?” been infused with such a broad spectrum of emotion.

Villarreal: With a e-book of Rumi’s poetry splayed throughout her abdomen, no much less. The bulging eyes actually carried the second.

Braxton: Rick’s death-eyes glare when lastly seeing his father’s suspected killer.

Full Home forged members Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber are in settlement over the episode they view because the present’s worst. First airing in September 1987, Full Home grew to become probably the most profitable American sitcoms, spanning eight seasons and 192 episodes, earlier than concluding in Could 1995. The forged of Full Home included Bob Saget, Dave Coulier, and John Stamos, together with Sweetin and Barber as Stephanie Tanner and Kimmy Gibbler respectively. Each reprised their roles for the profitable Netflix spinoff Fuller Home, which launched 5 seasons from 2016-2020.

Per Leisure Weekly, throughout an episode of their podcast How Impolite, Tanneritos, the 2 stars mentioned the worst-ever episode of Full Home, and reached the consensus that the season one episode “Sea Cruise” stands alone because the present’s weakest. They mentioned different potential choices, akin to Michelle’s dream sequence in season 3’s “Bye, Bye Birdie,” however decided that the viewers can be in little question that it was “Sea Cruise.” Barber confirmed she did not suppose there had been a “worse episode since Sea Cruise” whereas Sweetin agreed, “Sea Cruise takes the cake.” Try the alternate under:

Sweetin: I feel the viewers already is aware of the reply to the worst.

Barber: Oh, yeah. Ought to we begin with the worst?

Sweetin: On the depend of three. One, two, three.

Each: Sea Cruise!

Barber: Simply the worst episode. I do not suppose there’s been a worse episode since Sea Cruise. Like I feel Sea Cruise takes the cake for all seasons.

Sweetin: Sea Cruise takes the cake. Though, no matter that bizarre Michelle dream sequence was was additionally creepy.

Barber: That was very creepy.

Sweetin: And the Howie stuff was additionally fairly low. However, once more, not as unhealthy as Sea Cruise.

Barber: Nonetheless not as unhealthy as Sea Cruise, yeah. I preserve ready to assign, to crown, a brand new worst episode, however for me, it is Sea Cruise. It is nonetheless there.

What This Means For Full Home

The Notorious Episode Has Turn out to be Iconically Dangerous Over The Years

“Sea Cruise” is broadly thought of to be the worst episode of the present, and after a number of a long time, this nonetheless stays the case. Sweetin and Barber’s feedback cement this, as they labored on 192 episodes of Full Home, in addition to 75 episodes of Fuller Home, and thus are completely suited to ruling on what the present’s worst episode is. Over time, it looks like the episode has gone on to be seen as virtually iconically unhealthy, and stays disliked in ways in which few different episodes of Full Home have gotten near.

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The episode sees a fishing journey, scheduled by Danny as a male bonding session, flip into a celebration cruise when three girls come on board. Nevertheless, Danny has blended emotions about relationship once more so quickly after the demise of his spouse, and this presents one of many greatest issues with the episode. Being one of many earliest episodes of the present’s run, there’s a good likelihood Full Home was nonetheless looking for its ft as a present, and tried to do one thing a bit of extra off-beat with “Sea Cruise,” which resulted in a messy and unamusing episode.

The Episode Feels Tonally Disjointed From The Present

“Sea Cruise” is rightly considered the worst episode of Full Home, and it’s a unusual installment that feels tonally disjointed from the remainder of the collection. The shift in focus removes the household dynamic that made the present work so properly, in addition to the awkward jokes and the very fact it feels too quickly for Danny to start out relationship once more after his spouse’s demise. The episode is extensive of the mark in some ways, however luckily, the present realized loads from this, and Full Home continued for an additional seven seasons, with largely sturdy consistency.

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Warning: There are spoilers forward for Yellowjackets season 3, episode 7, “Croak.”

Yellowjackets’ new star Ashley Sutton reveals that she auditioned to play a unique character for the pilot episode 5 years in the past. Sutton’s character, Hannah Finch, is first launched in Yellowjackets season 3, episode 6’s ending. Episode 7 exhibits that Hannah and her companion, Edwin (Nelson Franklin), are scientists recording and researching a species of frogs within the wilderness. After encountering the teenage survivors, Edwin is killed and Hannah flees for her life, solely to be captured.

Whereas talking with Folks, Sutton shared that she auditioned to play a highschool pupil within the pilot episode. Her character would have appeared within the background of the Nineteen Nineties timeline previous to the airplane crash within the wilderness. Sutton was finally not forged within the pilot episode, however she returned years later to audition for the game-changing position of Hannah in season 3. She additionally expressed her enthusiasm for Yellowjackets’ story, which she has been a fan of since she first learn the pilot script. Try Sutton’s feedback beneath:

I first auditioned for the pilot and the writing is simply so good and enjoyable and darkish and spooky — all types of issues that I like.

It was so way back. I met with the producers and [the pilot script] was actually humorous. I did not know absolutely what the story was. I used to be simply up to now, however at college. I used to be in “the before times,” I suppose we’ll name it. I used to be speaking about this with among the forged my first day with them, telling them how I auditioned for the pilot after which this position took place and I auditioned.

I did a few rounds for this and I ended up reserving it and it is simply such position. You simply do not get this chance fairly often the place you come right into a present that’s already on the prime of its sport. The actors are all wonderful. The crew is one of the best of one of the best. The administrators and writers, they’re all so, so good.

And once you get to return in and have this actually juicy character at this type of pivotal, surprising level for followers, I felt so fortunate that it occurred with Hannah.

What This Means For Yellowjackets

Ashley Sutton Already Has Historical past With The Present

Whereas Sutton doesn’t formally make her Yellowjackets debut till the second half of season 3, her feedback reveal that she has an extended historical past with the present. Along with her feedback particularly saying that the character she audtioned for appeared “in the past, at school,” there’s a good probability that her character would have been within the cheering crowd throughout the Yellowjackets’ pep rally. Her character may even have made one other look at the highschool social gathering that the soccer gamers attend the night time earlier than their flight.

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As a substitute of enjoying an unnamed and sure inconsequential character, Sutton is now enjoying a pivotal character who’s already having a major impression on Yellowjackets’ previous and present-day timelines. Hannah just isn’t solely inflicting battle within the Nineteen Nineties timeline, however her dying can also be the supply of the principle battle within the current. Shauna (Melanie Lynskey) is satisfied that Hannah’s daughter is her stalker and is about to confront her. A long time after Hannah’s dying, she remains to be affecting the survivors.

Not Touchdown The Pilot Position Ended Up Being For The Finest

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Sutton not being forged within the pilot, solely to play a significant character years later, ended up being a a lot better end result for her. Whereas Hannah is assured to die within the Nineteen Nineties timeline, her dying doesn’t essentially should occur in season 3’s last episodes, together with her story probably persevering with into Yellowjackets season 4. For Sutton, the scenario labored out for one of the best, personally and professionally, and he or she has already left an indelible mark on Yellowjackets.

Supply: Folks

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Launch Date

November 14, 2021

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Showtime, Paramount+ with Showtime

Showrunner

Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson, Jonathan Lisco

Metamorpho actor Anthony Carrigan explains why he feels glad to be a part of a DCU challenge as lighthearted and hopeful as James Gunn’s Superman. Anthony Carrigan’s Metamorpho is a part of Superman’s packed solid, the place the shapeshifting hero shall be launched as a member of Mister Terrific’s superhero workforce alongside the Inexperienced Lantern Man Gardner and Hawkgirl. James Gunn’s Superman marks the primary time Metamorpho seems in live-action. Anthony Carrigan’s Rex Mason a.okay.a. Metamorpho solely seems in a quick shot of Superman’s first trailer, which raises expectations round Metamorpho’s full comic-accurate look within the DCU.

In an interview with ComicBookMovie.com, Metamorpho actor Anthony Carrigan praises James Gunn’s Superman for its “uplifting” nature, arguing that it “inspires such hope.” Carrigan additionally stars in Mike Otts’ 2025 psychological thriller McVeigh, which is the exact opposite in tone to Gunn’s Superman. Take a look at Anthony Carrigan’s full feedback under:

“I mean, honestly, the only thing I can say is just what a joy it was to work on a project like that,” Carrigan says within the video above. “I’m so excited to obviously bring something like McVeigh to audiences, but also something that inspires such hope and is really about something very uplifting.”

Hope Is A Central Theme To James Gunn’s Superman

James Gunn’s filmography is well-known for its humorousness, its popular culture references, and even its physique horror inspirations. Whereas Superman will most likely characteristic many conventional Gunn components, Gunn is placing particular emphasis on the character’s central theme. Hope has at all times been a staple of Superman motion pictures and reveals, however a few of them have been much less efficient at conveying it than others. A lightweight, colourful, and unapologetically enjoyable method to Superman appears to be a precedence in James Gunn’s Superman, and it’ll most likely be mirrored within the DCU film’s script, cinematography, rating, motion sequences, and performances.

A Hopeful And Uplifting Superman Film Is The Finest Manner To Launch The DCU

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James Gunn’s filmography is well-known for its humorousness, its popular culture references, and even its physique horror inspirations. Whereas Superman will most likely characteristic many conventional Gunn components, Gunn is placing particular emphasis on the character’s central theme. Hope has at all times been a staple of Superman motion pictures and reveals, however a few of them have been much less efficient at conveying it than others. An uplifting Superman film supplies an enormous distinction to a thriller like McVeigh, as Anthony Carrigan says. Superman may even present an identical distinction to different upcoming DCU initiatives just like the horror-inspired Clayface and the probably darker Lanterns, Waller, and The Courageous and the Daring.

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One other thrilling element about an interconnected franchise just like the DCU is that characters aren’t strictly hooked up to their installment of origin. Characters like Metamorpho, Mister Terrific, and Superman himself might star in darker, extra comical, or extra life like DCU initiatives sooner or later — all whereas nonetheless retaining the character arc began in Superman. Likewise, characters like Batman, John Stewart, and Amanda Waller might show a extra colourful facet of their personalities in an eventual Superman sequel.

Supply: ComicBookMovie.com

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July 11, 2025

Producers

Lars P. Winther, Peter Safran

Clark Kent / Superman / Kal-El

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Lois Lane

Nicholas Hoult

Lex Luthor

Edi Gathegi

Michael Holt / Mister Terrific

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Dealing with the NBA’s prime staff and one of many league’s elite gamers, the Clippers wanted to be at their greatest Sunday in the event that they had been to increase their profitable streak to 6 video games.

However they did not ship within the closing seconds in opposition to the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, shedding 103-101 in a tense battle on the Intuit Dome.

Derrick Jones Jr. made one in every of two free throws with 1:22 left, leaving the Clippers down 101-100 earlier than issues unraveled.

Two expensive turnovers, together with one by Ivica Zubac after he fumbled the ball out of bounds with 1:01 left, ended one probability to take the lead. Then, with 21 seconds left, Norman Powell missed a shot, and after Zubac obtained the offensive rebound, Kawhi Leonard missed a shot with 4 seconds remaining.

The loss dropped the Clippers to eighth within the West.

Gilgeous-Alexander, held to seven-for-29 taking pictures from the ground, completed with 26 factors. He made all 11 of his free-throw makes an attempt, together with two within the closing seconds.

Leonard had 25 factors and 10 rebounds. James Harden, who completed with 17 factors, moved previous Moses Malone for eleventh on the NBA’s all-time scoring listing. Zubac had 15 factors and 11 rebounds.

The Thunder, who swept the season sequence in opposition to the Clippers (40-31), have the NBA’s greatest report at 59-12 and the league’s main scorer and most useful participant candidate in Gilgeous-Alexander (32.9 factors per recreation).

Lue thanked his teaching employees for protecting the staff in fine condition.

“I feel a lot better,” Lue mentioned. “I’m just going to take it day by day, game by game. … The pain from my shoulder and back kind of went down my leg a little bit. … I feel really good as far as my back and shoulder. Now, it’s just trying to get the leg part better, but I do feel better from that regard. That’s what was giving me the most problems.”

Michael Fassbender displays on a second the place he felt supported by Gerad Butler whereas filming 300. Earlier than changing into broadly recognized for taking part in Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto in quite a few X-Males films, Fassbender performed a supporting function within the forged of 300. He performed Stelios, one of many 300 Spartan warriors who battle alongside King Leonidas (Butler) as they defend their dwelling from King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) and the invading Persian armies.

Whereas trying again on his profession in an Leisure Weekly video, Fassbender seems again on his iconic line “Then we will fight in the shade,” which is claimed in response to a dying Persian soldier’s phrases about their arrows blotting out the solar. He displays on how Butler ensured that he obtained to maintain the road. Fassbender explains that many lead actors would have taken the road for themselves, however Butler by no means did, and all the time supported his co-star. Try his feedback under:

Gerry was nice to me on that movie as a result of he may’ve mentioned, “I like that line, I want it for my character.” However I used to be allowed to maintain it, and it is all the time good when the lead has obtained your again, and he did.

What This Means For 300 & Michael Fassbender

Fassbender Holding The Line Helped The Film & His Profession

“Then we will fight in the shade” is certainly one of 300’s most memorable quotes, which makes it all of the extra significant that Fassbender was the one to ship it. Butler is the face of the movie, however he didn’t have to take all one of the best strains and moments for himself. As a substitute, Fassbender obtained a second to shine, and this line offered extra characterization for Stelios past his formidable skills as a warrior. It was a reminder of the distinctive personalities and humanity behind every Spartan warrior and that they have been greater than their preventing prowess.

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Past the constructive influence that it had on the story of 300, the road made Fassbender extra recognizable, and paved the best way for a lot of outstanding roles within the coming years. Along with Magneto, who he first performed in X-Males: First Class (2011), Fassbender went on to star in Ridley Scott’s Alien prequels, Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017). He additionally performed the titular function in Steve Jobs (2015) and portrayed slave proprietor Edwin Epps within the Finest Image-winning 12 Years a Slave (2013).

They Speaks Volumes About Gerard Butler

Not all actors are in a position to fondly look again on their earliest films. It’s a testomony to Butler that Fassbender is ready to look again on 300 fondly and to recollect how he felt supported by the favored motion star. 300 is basically remembered for its spectacle, however one of many extra underrated parts that makes the film work so nicely is the camaraderie among the many Spartan warriors. It’s heartening to know that this camaraderie went past the fictional story and may very well be felt among the many film’s stars, no matter their expertise.

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The group at Pauley Pavilion rose as one because the seconds ticked down. This second half deserved a standing ovation.

UCLA claimed an 84-67 win over No. 8-seed Richmond within the second spherical of the NCAA event on Sunday, utilizing an prolonged 23-2 run within the third quarter to blow open a detailed recreation and advance to a 3rd consecutive Candy 16. The event’s No. 1 total seed will face No. 5 Mississippi within the Regional 1 semifinal in Spokane, Wash., on Friday. Mississippi upset No. 4 Baylor 69-63 within the second spherical.

Lauren Betts dominated inside with 30 factors on 14-of-17 taking pictures with 14 rebounds whereas the Bruins received their three-point taking pictures going within the second half to tug away. Guard Kiki Rice had 23 factors and 7 assists, draining 4 of six three-point pictures.

The Bruins (32-2) made 5 of eight three-point makes an attempt within the third quarter, turning a recreation that was tied at halftime right into a blowout that delighted the gang of 6,119. UCLA completed its second consecutive season with only one loss at dwelling.

UCLA struggled to include Richmond ahead Maggie Doogan, who scored 16 factors on seven-for-10 taking pictures within the first half, and completed with 27 factors, six rebounds and 7 assists.

The Atlantic 10 participant of the yr is the perfect catalyst for Richmond’s high-octane offense that by no means rests. Gamers slash towards the basket and curl round screens, forcing defenses into tough switching eventualities. Every missed defensive rotation was uncovered with an impeccably positioned go.

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1. UCLA guard Gabriela Jaquez shoots throughout Sunday’s win over Richmond. 2. UCLA guard Kiki Rice celebrates after making a three-pointer in the course of the second half in opposition to Richmond. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Instances)

Richmond shot 65.2% from the sphere within the first half and completed the second quarter on a 7-0 run to tie the rating 36-36 coming into halftime.

The Bruins fought off one other explosive offense within the second spherical final yr, overcoming a 10-point deficit within the second half in opposition to Creighton. UCLA gamers referenced the shut name a number of occasions this week, realizing Richmond offered the identical issues. They prevented an analogous nail-biter by seizing management of the third quarter and feeding off the power of the house crowd that got here in need of the sellout coach Cori Shut hoped for, however was each bit as loud as any packed area.

The roar after Londynn Jones hit her first three-pointer to place the Bruins up 47-41 with 7:17 remaining within the third quarter was ear-splitting on the ground. After the Bruins pressured a shot-clock violation two possessions later, ahead Janiah Barker clenched each fists and waved each arms to the gang for extra noise.

UCLA gamers walked across the flooring after the handshake line, saluting both sides of the world earlier than retreating to the locker room.

Showrunner Dean Lorey reveals whether or not there are any plans for Harley Quinn season 6 following the DC TV present’s latest season 5 finale. Harley Quinn season 5 shakes up the present’s story with Harley Quinn’s transfer to Metropolis and a deeper exploration of Poison Ivy’s backstory. To the delight of many followers, Harley Quinn season 5 additionally fleshes out Bane, Clayface, and Brainiac, and it cements Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy’s romantic relationship, which appears to be rising on stable foundations.

“Well, I hope we stop one season before the wheels fall off. There’s no overall plan. There really never has been, other than a very basic desire to keep Harley and Ivy together through thick and thin, but to allow them to grow and all that. But we do have a pretty wonderful idea cafor what Season 6 would be if we get so lucky. We’re excited to continue.”

Harley Quinn Season 6 Is Doubtless To Occur

Dean Lorey’s comment about ending Harley Quinn “one season before the wheels fall off” has a foundation in DC TV historical past. DC reveals resembling Smallville and The Flash have divided their viewers for overstaying their welcome. In the meantime, reveals like Superman & Lois and Batman: The Animated Collection ended with sufficient potential for extra tales, leaving followers wanting extra however sustaining their legacy intact. Likewise, Harley Quinn nonetheless has potential for multiple season, however it might finish on a excessive be aware with its season 5 finale.

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Extending Harley Quinn past its personal attain dangers undoing all the things it has constructed to date. It might be straightforward to have Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy break up with a view to inject drama into the animated present and provides them time to fix their relationship over the course of a number of seasons. In fact, the chance of getting the present canceled earlier than Harley and Ivy get again collectively can be excessive. Regardless of their prime quality, DC reveals like Constantine and Swamp Factor have been canceled earlier than they might get the prospect to complete necessary storylines.

The DCU May Not Be An Impediment For Harley Quinn Season 6

It might appear as if Harley Quinn season 6 is dealing with some unbeatable competitors with the launch of the DCU’s Gods and Monsters chapter, kicked off by the animated Creature Commandos present and the live-action Superman film. Nevertheless, James Gunn’s interconnected DC Universe will not push non-DCU titles to cancellation. As an alternative, Matt Reeves’ The Batman franchise, My Adventures with Superman, and Harley Quinn are capable of proceed on their very own as Elseworlds titles. Therefore, Harley Quinn season 6 is more likely to occur.

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Amanda Seyfried has mirrored on her time working with director David Lynch on Twin Peaks: The Return. The Mamma Mia! actor joined the third and last season of the cult-favorite sequence in 2017 as Becky Burnett, an emotionally risky younger girl caught within the unusual occurrences of the titular Washington city. The Showtime revival of the surrealist drama sequence marked a triumphant return for the auteur behind Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, and Mulholland Drive, and it continues to be one in all David Lynch’s most beloved works.

David was not only a wacky savant. He wasn’t simply unapologetic about his imaginative and prescient, unafraid to enter the darkness, he was additionally the nicest man. He was all the pieces good and all the pieces actually, actually, actually heat and fantastic about Hollywood and filmmaking.

And dealing with him was identical to, “What would you like, Sir? What can I do you for?” And he was joyful about providing you with the route. Even for those who had been doing it fully incorrect, he was simply very enthusiastic about the place you had been going to take this character. ‘Cause he wrote it, he knew what he wanted, but he was also very excited to see how you would do it. It’s a full collaboration.

I wished to provide him all the pieces he deserved. However once I did do one thing that actually excited him, it excited me, too. As a result of then I type of knew I did one thing that he was searching for… [I’m] identical to I wanna please, I simply wanna please, you understand? I wanna please myself now. And I received to do each of that in “Twin Peaks,” as a result of it was simply so singular.

What Amanda Seyfriend’s Expertise With David Lynch Means

Lynch’s Strategy To Filmmaking Left An Indelible Mark On Her

Seyfried grew to become a family title in 2004 due to Imply Women, earlier than she went on to embody the enduring last woman in Jennifer’s Physique (2009), and showcased her vocal vary in Mamma Mia! (2008) and Les Misérables (2012). The actor’s portrayal of Elizabeth Holmes in The Dropout (2022) earned her each a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award for Excellent Lead Actress. Nonetheless, Twin Peaks’ provided Seyfried a possibility to dive right into a uniquely difficult position and expertise firsthand the liberty that outlined Lynch’s directorial model.

The actor joined Twin Peaks: The Return in 2017, simply as Lynch returned to complete his surreal magnum opus after the blended reception of the sequence’ second season. In her first and solely collaboration with the visionary director, Seyfried’s character, Becky, spirals right into a gun-slinging frenzy upon discovering her drug-addicted husband’s affair. After 4 episodes, her storyline ended as puzzlingly as most of Lynch’s works, with the unsettling implication of Becky’s loss of life in Twin Peaks.

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Kyle MacLachlan, Lynch’s longtime collaborator who portrayed FBI Agent Cooper in Twin Peaks and Paul Atreides in Dune, echoed lots of Seyfried’s sentiments in an Instagram put up following the director’s loss of life (by way of ScreenRant). He shared that the 2 typically “talked coffee, the joy of the unexpected, the beauty of the world, and laughed.” It is clear that Lynch’s work was not nearly his signature eccentricities, however concerning the real enthusiasm behind his inventive partnership.

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A Tribute to Lynch And His Enduring Spirit

Seyfried’s tribute to Lynch echoes the deep heat and creativity behind his filmmaking genius. Whereas Lynch is broadly celebrated for his distinctive imaginative and prescient, the place the weird and the on a regular basis merged into one thing fully new in movies like Misplaced Freeway and Wild At Coronary heart, the best way he labored with actors was simply as outstanding. Seyfried’s expertise on Twin Peaks reveals the type of open, trusting surroundings Lynch fostered—one the place actors had been inspired to discover their roles and produce their very own spirit into his cinematic universe.

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At present is Monday, March 24, the 83rd day of 2025. There are 282 days left within the 12 months.

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On March 24, 1989, the supertanker Exxon Valdez (vahl-DEEZ’) ran aground on a reef in Alaska’s Prince William Sound and commenced leaking an estimated 11 million gallons of crude oil.

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In 1882, German scientist Robert Koch introduced in Berlin that he found the bacillus liable for tuberculosis.

In 1921, the Ladies’s Olympiad, the primary worldwide girls’s sporting occasion, started in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

In 1980, Catholic Archbishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero of El Salvador was shot to loss of life by a sniper as he celebrated Mass in San Salvador.

In 1999, NATO launched airstrikes in opposition to Yugoslavia, marking the primary time in its 50-year existence that it attacked a sovereign nation.

In 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525, an Airbus A320, crashed into the French Alps, killing all 150 folks on board; investigators mentioned the jetliner was intentionally downed by the 27-year-old co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz.

In 2016, a U.N. battle crimes courtroom convicted former Bosnian Serb chief Radovan Karadžić of genocide and 9 different prices for orchestrating a marketing campaign of terror that left 100,000 folks lifeless throughout the 1992-95 battle in Bosnia; Karadžić obtained a sentence of 40 years in jail, later elevated to life.

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The bodily mementos Jenna Fischer stored from her years making the beloved comedy sequence “The Office,” which debuted on NBC 20 years in the past at this time, have turn out to be invaluable artifacts from a cherished time now preserved onscreen for posterity.

Within the American reimagining of the British present created by Ricky Gervais, Fischer performed Pam Beasley, the kindhearted but spunky receptionist with inventive aspirations.

Whereas discussing these keepsakes throughout a latest Zoom interview, I requested Fischer concerning the teapot that the charmingly quick-witted salesman Jim Halpert (performed by John Krasinski) thoughtfully offers Pam within the present’s first season as a loving secret Santa current.

“John got the teapot! How does that make sense? But I got my Dundies,” the actor says as she walks to a special nook of the room to seize the statuettes that Michael Scott (Steve Carell), regional supervisor of paper provider Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton department, awarded to Pam.

“I have both [Dundies], for Longest Engagement and Whitest Sneakers. I kept a bunch of stuff,” Fischer says. “I kept one of Pam’s sweaters and one of her shirts. I kept her watch, her purse, and I kept the necklace that she wore for Jim and Pam’s wedding.”

“I kept one of Pam’s sweaters and one of her shirts,” says Jenna Fischer, the actor who performed Pam Beasley in “The Office.” “I kept her watch, her purse, and I kept the necklace that she wore for Jim and Pam’s wedding.”

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The record goes on, and each merchandise amongst her “little treasures,” together with a medal made out of a yogurt lid and paper clips from the “Office Olympics” episode, is a tangible reminder of how vital this era stays for Fischer.

“I kept this pen that was on her desk. It doesn’t even work, but I kept it.” She then factors to yet one more memento that survived an accident. “This cup was Pam’s cup on the show, and in the ninth season, it fell off the desk and broke. But the crew knew that I had wanted to take it, and so they glued it back together for me. I can’t use it, but I have it.”

“She ratted me out! Yes, I have the teapot, which I realize is quite the memento,” says Krasinski, writing whereas in manufacturing on an upcoming challenge. “It actually came to me by happenstance as our incredible prop master Phil Shea sent me a box of props some time after we had wrapped.”

However similar to Fischer, that’s not the one “Office” memento in his possession.

“[Phil sent] things he thought I’d like to have, and it was a veritable treasure chest with my bag from the show, my name plate from my desk, even the copy of ‘The Adventures of Jimmy Halpert’ comic book,’” Krasinski added.

On the onset, again in 2005, nobody on the manufacturing might have anticipated the legs the present would develop, however Krasinski is aware of precisely when he realized “The Office” could be his breakthrough. “I remember the moment vividly,” says the actor, who hadn’t but made the transfer to Los Angeles in between seasons as a result of nobody concerned had any certainty of what would occur with the present.

“I was back in New York, and I was walking down the street and a guy looked up at me, pulled earphones out of his head and said, ‘Hey … you’re on my iPod!’ And held it up. In that moment, I’m pretty sure my brain melted,” Krasinski remembers. “For one I was trying to comprehend what the hell an iPod was, as they had only just come out. And secondly, on that 2-by-2 screen was … my face. I remember thinking a whole lot had just changed.”

For the reason that present’s ninth and remaining season aired in 2013, Krasinski has established himself as a prolific and profitable movie director with the “A Quiet Place” movies whereas additionally increasing his performing horizons.

John Krasinski and Jenna Fischer in a scene from the ultimate season of “The Office.” The NBC sequence led to 2013 after 9 seasons.

(Byron Cohen / NBC)

However even now in hindsight, he can’t absolutely perceive why “The Office” embedded itself so strongly into popular culture. “I think we’re all blown away by its staying power,” Krasinski says.

Fischer believes one of many causes the present has withstood the check of time is that the relationships have been modeled to really feel genuine to any setting and never simply for individuals who’ve had desk jobs.

“We have a lot of younger fans who have never worked in an office and are still in school, and some of the office relationships can mimic some of your classroom relationships,” Fischer says. “Maybe in class you’re seated next to someone who’s driving you nuts, or you have a teacher who thinks they really are a comedian.”

As for why Pam and Jim’s love story nonetheless makes viewers swoon, Fischer attributes it partly to the present’s mockumentary format, which allowed them to indicate “stolen moments” the place folks have their guard down. “You’re watching a romance bloom. And it just gets you right in the gut,” she says. “That’s something that isn’t captured a lot in movies and television.”

Above all, she thinks, audiences root for them to acknowledge how they really feel about one another as a result of that sort of mutual adoration is what most individuals yearn for.

“You always hope that you will find and marry your best friend, the person who looks at you the way Jim looks at Pam, or the way Pam looks at Jim,” Fischer explains. “In those early seasons, we capture so much of their longing for one another. Everyone wants to be longed for in the way these two long for one another.”

Fischer hasn’t strayed too removed from Dunder Mifflin. In 2019, she and co-star Angela Kinsey, who performed Angela Martin on the present, launched the podcast “Office Ladies.” Over the past 5 years they’ve rewatched all 201 episodes of the present to share candid, behind-the-scenes anecdotes.

“There was a desire to give back to fans. Since we can’t give them any more new episodes of the show, we thought we could at least give new insights,” she says. “It was also a way to honor our crew who worked so hard and their contributions.”

“You always hope that you will find and marry your best friend, the person who looks at you the way Jim looks at Pam, or the way Pam looks at Jim,” Jenna Fischer says.

(Chris Haston / NBC)

For Fischer, this train in revisiting previous reminiscences offered a brand new alternative to work with Kinsey. “One of the great gifts of my life was finding my best friend on the show, and getting to go to work every day with a person who I trust so much and hold so dear,” she says.

Though the present was largely shot in Los Angeles, the 2 buddies plan to go to the true Scranton, Pa., for a particular episode of their podcast, the place they’ll tour websites significant to the present (just like the statue of a large Dundie at Metropolis Corridor) and Cooper’s Seafood Home.

Whereas some actors might really feel burdened by their perpetual affiliation with one profitable challenge and wish to depart it behind, Fischer has by no means felt such ambivalence. When she moved to L.A. from St. Louis within the late ’90s, Fischer remembers wishing that at some point she’d be a part of an ensemble comedy present that will endure. The actor has now greater than happy that purpose.

Fischer is now additionally a bestselling creator due to her e book “The Office BFFs: Tales of ‘The Office’ From Two Best Friends Who Were There” (co-written with Kinsey). On prime of that, their ongoing podcast has been a success since its debut.

Sooner or later, as soon as her children are older, Fischer needs to do extra theater. However even when her position on this present that ended way back was all she had, that will be sufficient.

“I wanted to play a role that touched people’s hearts, and I did it with Pam and ‘The Office.’ How many bites at the apple do I need?” Fischer says. “I don’t mind if I am just always remembered for being Pam Beasley. Nothing would make me prouder.”

That mentioned, Fischer doesn’t suppose the present ought to come again, even when it have been possible to convey the forged again. The characters, she thinks, have been despatched off to their lives past Dunder Mifflin and discovering a approach to reassemble them could be difficult.

“Before I rewatched the show I was one of the people who was all for us coming back and reviving the show,” she confesses. “But now that I’ve rewatched it, I think we should leave it just as it is. I don’t think we should open it back up.”

Followers, after all, will all the time be curious concerning the fates of the characters they’ve spent a lot time with. Requested if he thinks that Jim and Pam are nonetheless collectively in “The Office” universe all these years later, Krasinski solutions with endearing certainty.

“Oh, I know so. They’ve got a cool house just outside Austin where they’ve loved raising their kids,” he mentioned. “Pam’s found a cool art crowd at UT. And they’ve probably snuck away for a date night as we speak, grabbing Whataburger takeout and sitting in the park by the bridge waiting for the bats to fly.”

Spider-Man: No Method Dwelling was infamous for the quantity of hype and hypothesis surrounding its launch in 2021. Given its multiversal stakes and inclusion of previous Spider-Man movie antagonists, many followers suspected that earlier franchise leads Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield would additionally seem, additional supported by on-line leaks. Upon Spider-Man: No Method Dwelling hitting theaters, audiences had been handled to cameos from not simply Maguire and Garfield, but additionally Daredevil star Charlie Cox.

Throughout the advertising and marketing cycle for the movie, Garfield vocally denied any involvement with Spider-Man: No Method Dwelling to the extent that it grew to become a meme. Nevertheless, this secrecy didn’t prolong to Cox, who’s pals with Garfield. In accordance with a GQ interview with the Daredevil: Born Once more lead, the 2 shared a humorous textual content change as Cox accurately guessed that Garfield was within the movie. He defined:

“I got to Atlanta still in the middle of COVID, so I had to do the two-week isolation. So I got to the hotel, and I texted my friend Andrew Garfield, who I knew was in the film—it was rumored he was in the film—and I was like ‘I think we’re doing a film together.’ And he wrote back ‘No, I don’t think so, buddy, I’m doing SM.’ And I’m like ‘Yeah, we’re doing a film together.’ And he was like ‘No, no, no, I’m doing Spider-Man.’ And I’m like ‘I’m also doing Spider-Man.’ And then he writes back ‘You’re not in my script.’ I wrote ‘Well, I’m in mine.'”

Marvel is notoriously secretive about their movies, so it is sensible that, in an effort to scale back leaks, not each actor and character is listed in each model of the script. Moreover, Cox’s cameo was confined to a singular scene, whereas Garfield and Maguire had been main supporting gamers within the again half of the movie. Omitting Cox’s cameo from the script or redacting the character’s identify could be a lot simpler than it will have been with Garfield’s Spider-Man for that reason.

Nevertheless, it’s nonetheless hilarious that Garfield confirmed disbelief at Cox’s saying they had been each in Spider-Man: No Method Dwelling. Not solely is that amusing, however so is the previous very readily admitting he was within the movie, despite denying it elsewhere.

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Apparently, Cox beforehand revealed that he’d mentioned his Spider-Man: No Method Dwelling cameo with one other star. He defined: “One of my first phone calls, and I knew I could tell him because I also knew he knew, was Tom Hiddleston, he’s one of my best friends.” Because of this, it is secure to say there’s honor amongst thieves in relation to MCU actors holding one another’s secrets and techniques.

With all of its cameos and surprises, Spider-Man: No Method House is a particular film by way of the way it reverently blends outdated and new Marvel properties. It is comprehensible why Marvel would preserve mum in an effort to preserve spoilers from leaking. Nonetheless, listening to how Cox and Garfield found one another’s involvement with the movie by way of textual content is a humorous reminder that even its solid members do not all the time know all the MCU’s secrets and techniques.

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Tramell Tillman recreated Lumon’s weird firm celebration from the Severance season 2 finale. To commemorate Mark S. (Adam Scott) on ending the Chilly Harbor File within the newest episode of Apple TV+’s hit psychological thriller, Tillman’s Mr. Milchick launched the Macrodata Refinement (MDR) staff to a different unusual division on the severed flooring: Choreography & Merriment. Appearing because the drum main for C&M’s marching band, Milchick led dozens of severed workers round MDR’s workplace to offer Mark with some “merriment” for his current achievement.

In accordance with The Hollywood Reporter, Tillman made a shock entrance at PaleyFest LA as he led USC’s marching band in a hilarious recreation of C&M’s congratulatory music (by way of X). Whereas the viewers within the footage seem overjoyed to see Tillman twirl his baton and blow his whistle, very like his enthusiastic Severance character, Mark and Helly (Britt Decrease) have been far much less amused by their flooring supervisor dancing alongside to C&M as inexperienced and blue lights flashed throughout their desk. Watch the complete video beneath:

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The Choreography & Merriment (C&M) division’s celebratory sequence within the Severance season 2 finale was a twisted second of Lumon’s company absurdity meant to honor Mark’s completion of the Chilly Harbor file. After an extremely awkward speech alongside a robotic Kier Eagan, the celebration in the end backfired for Mr. Milchick. Because the marching band carried out across the workplace, Mark was capable of slip away from MDR and make an escape to Lumon’s Testing Room flooring seeking Gemma.

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This wasn’t the primary unusual division to be revealed within the Apple TV+ sequence. In Severance season 1, Helly and Mark unknowingly run into Mammalians Nurturable, or Lumon’s goat division. Within the current finale, the goats have been revealed to have at the very least one objective: to accompany Lumon’s check topics, like Gemma, into the afterlife. Like Dylan’s waffle get together orgy in season 1, these outlandish departments and performances function stark examples of Lumon’s zealous drive to regulate its severed employees.

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Tillman’s playful recreation of the Severance season 2 finale scene brings a lighthearted second to an in any other case intense and unsettling present. Finally, the C&M celebration of Mark’s work emphasizes simply how deeply Lumon believes in its pursuit of energy. Whereas Tillman’s drumline in Severance added a welcome dose of levity to the company dystopia, the absurdity of C&M continues to be a obvious reminder of the present’s underlying critique of Lumon and the corporate’s management over its workers.

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Freddie Freeman contemplated the query, stared quietly into the space, then struggled to articulate a solution.

5 months after the very fact, his swing for the ages was nonetheless sinking in.

On Oct. 25, in an evening without end etched into Dodgers and Main League Baseball lore, Freeman delivered his walk-off grand slam in Sport 1 of the World Collection. With only one swing, he’d altered the result of a season, the fortunes of a franchise and the feelings of a fan base starved for greater than three many years for a full-season championship.

However on at the present time, throughout the closing week of Dodgers spring coaching earlier this month, Freeman stated he was “still trying to process” his private perspective on his second of historical past.

The totality of that one swing — out of the numerous 1000’s he has taken throughout a 15-year profession within the majors that, together with his eight All-Star alternatives, 2020 MVP award and practically 2,300 whole hits, was already on a possible Corridor of Fame monitor — had but to completely resonate inside him.

“It’s hard to wrap [your mind] around, when you’re so fresh out of it,” Freeman stated whereas standing outdoors the Dodgers’ Camelback Ranch facility, the place close by followers started chanting his title within the background. “But yeah, I can’t go anywhere anymore without someone coming up. Everyone knows who I am.”

For Freeman, moments like these have supplied probably the most significant readability, greatest illustrating to him the importance of the walk-off slam.

The 35-year-old slugger, after all, has lengthy operated beneath the highlight of celeb. He was the face of a franchise for one World Collection winner earlier than, main the Atlanta Braves to the title in 2021. He turned a beloved determine within the Southland the next spring, when the Orange County native returned dwelling to signal with the Dodgers in one of many many blockbuster acquisitions that preceded final yr’s championship.

This offseason, nevertheless, was completely different. Not solely due to the “10-fold, maybe even 20-, 30-, 40-, 50-fold” improve in consideration he stated he garnered in public, from grocery shops and charity appearances, to well-attended fan occasions or just quiet days out of the home. However extra so, he famous, due to what the individuals who stopped him repeatedly stated.

Freddie Freeman holds his bat within the air as he watches his walk-off grand slam in Sport 1 of the World Collection towards the Yankees at Dodger Stadium.

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“There’s not a day that goes by where someone doesn’t say, ‘Thank you,’” Freeman relayed. “And I’m appreciative of it. Because obviously, it means something really good happened.”

With fun, Freeman joked that “I’m still not Shohei,” his fame remaining dwarfed by that of his internationally recognizable Japanese teammate.

However as Freeman has internalized the influence of his World Collection second this offseason, it’s been by means of these ceaseless interactions with followers that he realized the influence the second made on him.

“I like to just kinda do my job and go home,” he stated earlier this spring, when he solely half-jokingly acknowledged being “very uncomfortable” with all of his newfound consideration. “But that’s OK. I appreciate it. I really do … You appreciate what you were able to create for people. I don’t take that for granted.”

There is likely to be just one particular person on the earth who can relate to what Freeman has, and can, expertise within the wake of his World Collection heroics.

And within the second, he may really feel Freeman’s grand slam was about to occur.

Again in 1988, Kirk Gibson hit probably the most well-known dwelling run in Dodgers historical past. Whereas enjoying by means of a muscle tear in his left hamstring and ligament tear in his proper knee, he hit a walk-off dwelling run in Sport 1 of that yr’s World Collection, fist-pumping his means across the bases whereas catapulting the Dodgers to an eventual championship.

So, when Freeman — who was enjoying by means of his personal accidents final October, together with a badly sprained proper ankle and torn left rib cartilage — got here to the plate within the backside of the tenth inning in Sport 1 of final yr’s Fall Basic, Gibson couldn’t assist however have a flashback.

He had a premonition that historical past would repeat itself.

Kirk Gibson raises his arms as he rounds the bases after hitting a sport–profitable two-run homer in Sport 1 of the 1988 World Collection.

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“I just felt it happening before it happened,” stated Gibson, who was listening to a radio broadcast of the sport on his cellphone whereas huddled with some buddies at a cabin in Michigan. “The thought entered my mind — much the same way it entered my mind when I was gonna have the opportunity. It’s just like, the perfect storm just keeps developing.”

Certainly, Freeman delivered in virtually precisely the identical means Gibson did. He launched his dwelling run to the correct subject pavilion, not removed from the place Gibson’s ball landed 36 years earlier. He celebrated together with his personal iconic response, holding his bat within the air Statue of Liberty-style. Even the timing was eerily comparable — each dwelling runs had been hit at 8:37 p.m.

“When you hit a ball that square, that solid, you don’t even really feel it,” Gibson stated, remarking on yet one more parallel of the 2 blasts in a latest cellphone interview. “You know from experience it’s going to go a long way. So then you get your bat on the ground, and your hand in the air.”

“Or fist in the air, in my case,” Gibson added with fun.

Kirk Gibson’s game-winning dwelling run from Sport 1 of the 1988 World Collection.

“To get the opportunity, and follow through on the opportunity, it’s ecstatic. It’s very decadent. Feels real good. Tastes real good.”

Nonetheless, like Freeman, Gibson additionally struggled to initially admire the magnitude of his second.

Like Freeman, it was interactions in public with followers that opened his eyes to its long-lasting resonance.

“It’s very humbling to this day for people to say, ‘Oh, he’s the guy who hit the home run,’” Gibson stated. “They start pumping their arm. It’s a little bit embarrassing; and that’s probably not a good word … But when they do that, they mean well.”

For Freeman, some interactions stood out greater than most this winter. Like the 2 separate cases followers confirmed him tattoos they acquired to commemorate his World Collection walk-off. Or the person he met at a preseason luncheon who advised him the house run had prompted him to surrender ingesting.

“He wanted to be with his kids, present, [because] they were in the right field stands,” Freeman recalled on the Dodgers’ fan fest occasion earlier than the beginning of spring. “He didn’t drink that whole game, and he hasn’t drank since, because of how present he was with his kids.”

“Those are the stories,” Freeman added, “that give me chills.”

Nonetheless, nothing compares to the easy “thank you” many who’ve approached him have felt obliged to supply. And the extra it began occurring, the extra Freeman understood what the second meant to him.

When Freeman first arrived in Los Angeles in 2022, he was nonetheless grappling with the feelings of his surprising departure from Atlanta that offseason (yet one more similarity with Gibson, a longtime Detroit Tiger who described feeling “melancholy” when he first arrived in Los Angeles in 1988). As Freeman struggled together with his transition, it was Dodger Stadium chants of “Fred-die! Fred-die!” that helped him really feel welcome in his new dwelling.

Final August, when Freeman returned from a weeklong absence whereas his 3-year-old son, Max, battled a daunting neurological dysfunction that left the toddler briefly paralyzed, a rousing ovation at Dodger Stadium accompanied his first at-bat again.

“These three years I’ve been here, it’s hard to put into words what the Dodgers fans have meant to us and our family,” Freeman stated that evening. “In the toughest times, it shows the true character of this organization’s fans, and it’s absolutely incredible.”

It’s why he believes, when he rounded the bases in Sport 1 of the World Collection a pair months later, he was so animated amid the walk-off Chavez Ravine scene.

Freddie Freeman was very animated as he rounded the bases after his walk-off grand slam to win Sport 1 of the World Collection final fall.

(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Instances)

There was his iconic bat increase, after all, which marked a stark break from character for somebody who proudly claims to have “never pimped a home run.” (Freeman stated it wasn’t a premeditated celebration, however famous with fun that “my dad said I used to do that on my brothers in the backyard.”) His arm-flexing scream between second and third base was additionally a spur-of-the-moment response, with Freeman solely remembering that he wished to eschew the staff’s regular two-handed-wave dwelling run celebration.

“It just wasn’t a waving moment,” he stated. “So that’s what came out.”

When Freeman rewatched movies of the sequence together with his oldest son, Charlie, this offseason, he stated the clips of his response had been what struck him probably the most. Wanting again, he knew it was a launch of feelings after the difficulties of his season. Greater than that, although, it was his means, he defined, of attempting to say thanks to the followers.

“You can never repay that, how people make you feel,” he stated. “But it was like a ‘thank you’ for how they’ve treated the Freemans and me. That’s how I’ve actually gone and looked at it the last couple months, as my ‘thank you’ to Los Angeles for how they’ve treated my family.

“It was so hard for me to come to the field after Max got sick. And every time I came, they lifted me up. They lifted my family up. So that’s what I’ve been thinking about the most … They helped me get through that. And I was able to help them have a championship.”

Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts was as soon as the creator of his personal legendary October second, when his stolen base in Sport 4 of the 2004 American League Championship Collection helped lead the Boston Crimson Sox to a historic comeback from a three-games-to-none deficit.

The lesson he realized then?

“In sports, people really look towards moments in time,” he stated.

And as soon as they occur, he famous, folks additionally by no means appear to neglect.

“In sports, people really look towards moments in time,” stated Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts, above hugging Freddie Freeman after L.A. had gained the World Collection.

(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Instances)

“A lot of it depends on how everybody treats it afterward,” echoed Gibson, who stated he can typically nonetheless really feel awkward about how his 1988 dwelling run overshadowed contributions from others on that yr’s Dodger staff, in addition to different highlights in his 17-year profession. “You have really no way, in my case, of preparing for ultimately how it plays out.”

Freeman may discover himself in an analogous place. The eye he’s obtained gained’t quickly dissipate. If something, virtually no matter his future contributions, a central piece of his Dodger legacy has already been solidified.

“He’s going to hear it every day, certainly during the baseball season,” Roberts stated, “about how someone was grateful or thankful for that moment.”

On the similar time, Freeman is attempting to reset for the 2025 season, get again to full well being whereas persevering with to battle the lingering results of his October accidents, and assist put the Dodgers in place once more to create extra legendary World Collection reminiscences.

“That’s all we’re trying to do, is put ourselves in the best spot to succeed,” Freeman stated. “It’s hard for me to think about the bigger picture of a home run when, like now, I’m getting for the next season. So that’s the hard thing. I haven’t really been able to let it sink in.”

Roberts, nevertheless, has no considerations about how his veteran first baseman will deal with such a dynamic getting into the 2025 season.

“He just does a great job of focusing on the job at hand,” Roberts stated, “and certainly having the gratitude — that appreciation — for what that moment did for many, many Dodger fans across the world.”

That’s why, whereas Freeman stays considerably cautious of the general public highlight, he has fortunately embraced all of his private interactions with followers. By means of them, he has felt the tangible impacts his grand slam created. By means of them, he has began to appreciate his personal emotional response to it as effectively.

“Obviously, the rings and the championships, that’s what we’re going for,” Freeman stated. “But to be able to impact the lives that we’ve been able to do in 2024, that’s why you play sports. To be able to give someone that was special.”

A parade of destruction and torched Teslas on the streetS and at dealerships throughout the nation prompted an alert from the FBI over the weekend.

The feds stated the general public ought to be on the look out after “recent nationwide incidents” involving the electrical automobile firm, together with at “dealerships, storage lots, and charging stations.”

“Since January 2025, incidents targeting Tesla EVs have occurred in at least nine states,” the bureau wrote. Amongst these states is Massachusetts.

A Roslindale man earlier this month was arrested and charged with tagging Teslas in Brookline with anti-Elon Musk stickers.

And a person in Lowell advised police he was shot at whereas driving his Tesla on Jackson Road in that metropolis.

“It’s a huge problem,” the person advised NBC10 late final week.

The FBI stated residents throughout the nation are suggested to “exercise vigilance” and to remain on the “look out for suspicious activity” when in proximity to a Tesla dealership or “Tesla-related entities.”

Potential “threat activity”  contains violent on-line threats made in opposition to “specific Tesla properties,” prison actors inquiring about or trying to look at safety at Tesla properties or taking video or images there, any “unusual surveillance or interest in Tesla-related entities,” and makes an attempt to realize unauthorized entry to Tesla amenities, the FBI stated..

The FBI’s warning comes after lawyer Basic Pam Bondi stated she’d opened an investigation “to see how is this being funded, who is behind this.”

“If you’re going to touch a Tesla, go to a dealership, do anything, you better watch out because we’re coming after you,” Bondi stated Friday on Fox Enterprise Community.

The elevated violence follows Trump’s inauguration and the elevation of Tesla CEO Elon Musk to supervise the Division of Authorities Effectivity that has introduced a sequence of dramatic cuts at businesses throughout the federal paperwork. However FBI stated the arson and destruction takes political dissent too far.

“These incidents have involved arson, gunfire, and vandalism, including graffiti expressing grievances against those the perpetrators perceive to be racists, fascists, or political opponents,” they wrote.

Different incidents in Massachusetts embody a Tesla charging station in Littleton allegedly set ablaze earlier this month. In February, a Tesla charging lot in Tyngsboro was tagged with chalk swastikas.

The dissent has hit Tesla’s inventory, too and Trump not too long ago responded to monetary hitby holding an impromptu auto present on the White Home garden.

Trump additionally stated that crimes in opposition to the Tesla model ought to be handled as acts of home terrorism, suggesting on Friday that suspects ought to be arrested and shipped to a notoriously violent international jail to serve decades-long sentences.

“I look forward to watching the sick terrorist thugs get 20 year jail sentences for what they are doing to Elon Musk and Tesla. Perhaps they could serve them in the prisons of El Salvador, which have become so recently famous for such lovely conditions!” the forty seventh President of america stated by way of Reality, his personally owned social media platform.

The violence doesn’t seem like a part of a coordinated effort or the actions of an organized group, in accordance with the FBI.

“These criminal actions appear to have been conducted by lone offenders, and all known incidents occurred at night. Individuals require little planning to use rudimentary tactics, such as improvised incendiary devices and firearms, and may perceive these attacks as victimless property crimes,” the FBI stated.

Those that witness suspicious or prison exercise are inspired to succeed in out to regulation enforcement. In accordance with the Bureau, “reporting these crimes can help law enforcement identify violent or malicious actors and prevent further damage.”

To report a menace to the FBI, in accordance with the advisory, you possibly can name 1-800-CALL-FBI (225-5324), or go to ideas.fbi.gov.

President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk converse to the press as they sit in a Tesla car on the South Portico of the White Home. (Photograph by Mandel Ngan/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)Burned Teslas are proven at a Tesla Collision Heart after they had been fire-bombed final week in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photograph by Ethan Miller/Getty Pictures)

Because the Trump administration strikes to dismantle the U.S. Division of Training, BPS officers say a “very significant” portion of the district’s funding and packages may very well be underneath risk from federal cuts and restrictions.

“We are keeping a very close eye on about $100 million of federal funding, which is about two thirds of what we call our external fund, the funds we receive from sources outside of the general fund,” Interim Chief Monetary Officer David Bloom stated at a College Committee assembly Thursday, answering how a lot BPS funding may very well be in danger. “That’s about 6% of our overall funding. But it is very significant.”

On Thursday, President Trump signed an government order calling the Secretary of Training to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return authority over education to the States and local communities” as permitted by legislation, constructing on prior main cuts to the division’s workforce, Workplace for Civil Rights and the Institute of Training Sciences.

At a BPS price range listening to hours after the order, Boston College Committee members referred to as for solutions to how the district could also be impacted by the continued federal rollback.

Outdoors of the direct training funding, BPS officers stated Thursday, the district may be hit by adjustments to USDA funding for meals or varied state funding streams impacted.

“There are also a number of competitive grants that come through the state that we might not think of as federally funded, but are sourced from the federal government,” stated Bloom.

BPS Superintendent Mary Skipper stated “in terms of future forecasting for the Title dollars at this point,” the dialog just isn’t specializing in funding “going away because they are Congressionally approved.” As an alternative, she defined, adjustments to how the cash is distributed might “impact our ability and flexibility of how we would use those dollars.”

The Trump administration has not given specifics on how the dismantling could roll out, however acknowledged the federal division will retain “core necessities,” like distributing Title I funding for low-income colleges and particular training funding.

Skipper stated there have been “very productive good conversations happening in the philanthropic community” relating to supporting the district as federal threats emerge.

“As we see either grants targeted or terminated or down-scaled, whatever that might be, we’re going to be in constant communication,” stated Skipper. “I also think we’re, truthfully, going to have to have really good fiscal tools and management going into this cycle. So that if we see a grant or portions of a grant come away, we have the ability to take measures to be able to control the budget for the remainder of that year.

“We’re hoping not to have to use them,” she added. “But I think, just given the uncertainty of the landscape that could be a possibility.”

By way of particular packages, Skipper answered that the district’s multilingual learners funding from federal two-year grants is “safe” for now as a result of its already been allotted for the following yr.

District officers stated they’re planning for the same stage of federal funding at present, whereas working with nationwide colleagues to anticipate potential adjustments. BPS employees intend to return with “a little bit more of a forecast” on what funding could also be impacted in Might, Bloom stated, however the outlook continues to be “changing day by day.”

“We have substantial threats to our budget going forward,” stated member Michael O’Neill. “We’re going to have a serious period in front of us. There’s no question about that.”

Initially Revealed: March 24, 2025 at 5:08 AM EDT