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Vincent Has No Scales is a French drama that almost plays a realistic version of Aquaman. While movies like Superman and Batman proved there was an audience for comic book movies, it still took studios a long time to figure out how to approach them. The 1990s led to a string of duds like Spawn and Barb Wire, but Blade eventually turned that around. It made superhero movies cool again, while the success of both X-Men and Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man proved they’d be sticking around.
Two decades later comic books movies are the most popular genre in Hollywood. Given the prevalence of superhero movies, it’s little wonder several movies have tried to take a lower-key approach to the subject. One of the key movies to try this was M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable, which came out long before the genre hit its stride. The story followed a security guard (Bruce Willis) who discovers he’s superhuman, with the film taking a grounded look at what that would mean in the real world. Willis would return to the role for 2019’s Glass, while James Gunn’s Super took a blackly comic approach to the concept of a “real” hero.
One movie that definitely didn’t take a grounded approach was Aquaman. James Wan’s blockbuster starred Jason Momoa in the title role and featured bombastic action and special effects. The movie was a success for the DCEU, with Momoa already signed for Aquaman 2. On the flipside of the aquatic hero coin is French drama Vincent Has No Scales. The movie was written and directed by Thomas Salvador, who also plays the title character. Vincent is a shy, unassuming man who also happens to gain super strength when touched by water.
Don’t expect to see costumes or a world-ending plot in Vincent Has No Scales, however, since all Vincent wants is to be left alone. His quiet life is complicated when he falls for Lucie (Vimala Pons), and after a while, he reveals his secret to her. While she takes the reveal of his abilities quite well, he accidentally reveals his powers during a fight at his job. Despite clearly not wanting to hurt anyone, his powers mean the police soon give chase.
Vincent Has No Scales is a nice, short drama that just happens to feature a character with incredible powers. There’s no fancy effects or CGI to speak of though, and its really a character study at heart. Its unlikely Vincent Has No Scales will turn into a franchise where he teams up with Batman or Wonder Woman, but for fans seeking something a little different from the genre, it’s worth checking out.
Ghost-Spider (formerly known as Spider-Gwen) may have one of the best looking suits in comics, but it has one truly disgusting secret–one that Spider-Man has finally explained in full thanks to her new series debut, Ghost-Spider #1.
If fans aren’t aware, Gwen’s suit isn’t just a uniform made from standard fabrics. It is actually a form of alien symbiote, but is different from the others Marvel fans know since it’s technically made up of symbiote spiders. Which means that it comes with all sorts of unexpected powers and abilities–and just as many secrets. So when Gwen recently started started suffering with some power loss or hammered abilities, she wasn’t sure how to diagnose or fix them. Now the brilliant Spider-Man has a theory: her suit is… hungry.
Yes, Spider-Gwen is, quite literally, starving her spider suit. Thanks to the arrival of Venom on film, the average comic fan know that a symbiote’s hunger is a force to be reckoned with. Now Gwen knows exactly why her powers have been less and less reliable (as her life has gotten more and more hectic). As Peter explains, her suit gets nutrients from what she eats, and when she isn’t eating enough, her suit gets hungry and underperforms as a result of being underfed.
Running around and fighting bad guys, swinging from building to building, and all that superhero stuff burns calories. Like a LOT of calories. Spider-Man points out to Gwen that not only is she not eating enough for her symbiote suit, she isn’t even eating enough for herself. But even more disgusting is what her spider suit craves. When Gwen jokes about buying it a pizza, Spider-Man points out that it likely wouldn’t enjoy that. Instead the symbiote is most efficiently nourished by cellulose. Lucky for Gwen, humans don’t actually digest cellulose. So instead of passing it, the symbiotes have been silently eating it for her. Then doing the best that it can on what little it has.
Symbiotes have a habit of doing whatever necessary to be the one in control over their host. Spider-Man warns Gwen that while she needs to take care of her suit, of her symbiote, she needs to be careful. At no point should she let the balance tip in the favor of her symbiote, or she just might lost control. And if she does, there is no telling what might happen. Can Gwen get her suit the nutrients it needs without crossing that boundary? And will it help solve her power issues? Find out in Ghost-Spider #2, on shelves September 25th!
Ghost-Spider #1 is available now at your local comic shop, or direct from Marvel Comics.
Tom Holland says Mark Ruffalo is a bigger culprit of spoiling Marvel Cinematic Universe movies than he is. As Marvel Studios’ shared universe has grown in popularity, so to has the number of people it employs - and how many individuals call themselves fans. Marvel has largely done a good job of keeping spoilers and leaks to a minimum, but that’s become more difficult thanks to how much interest their movies generate.
Over the last few years though, the people most responsible for spoiling what comes next in the MCU have been the actors who appear in the films, most notably Tom Holland and Mark Ruffalo. Both of them have built up reputations of not being able to keep Marvel’s secrets, but Holland is the one who normally is crowned the king of leaks. This reputation has worn on Holland a bit though, and he’s now saying that Ruffalo is responsible for bigger and more frequent spoilers than he is.
Holland recently held a panel at the FanX convention in Salt Lake City and Ammaross Danan (via Comic Book) shared the former MCU star’s comments. This wasn’t an unprompted statement by Holland though, as one fan asked him during the Q&A whether he or Ruffalo was the bigger spoiler. Holland said with a smile, “I haven’t spoiled anything,” and then elaborated after some pushback to that statement by the audience.
I’ve spoiled a few things, but Mark Ruffalo said that everybody dies at the end of Infinity War. But the thing is, no one took him seriously. Like if I had said that, everyone would be like, ‘yeah, it probably happens, yeah.’ I mean, Mark live-streamed the first 20 minutes of Thor [Ragnarok] by accident. I didn’t do that, so I have to say Mark is.
Holland may not have as clean of a spoiler slate as he leads on, but he’s absolutely correct on the magnitude of what Ruffalo has leaked. It wasn’t until after Avengers: Infinity War came out that the interview of Ruffalo spoiling the film’s ending months ahead of time resurfaced. Holland is right too. No one believed Ruffalo at the time, despite Don Cheadle’s genuine shock at what he just said. But, Ruffalo’s most well-known spoiler is easily live-streaming the beginning of Thor: Ragnarok.
The good news for Holland though is that he’ll no longer have to worry about keeping secrets for the MCU. As of right now, Marvel Studios and Sony have stopped working together on the Spider-Man franchise. This fallout will see Holland’s Spider-Man leave the MCU behind and eventually join Tom Hardy’s Venom in Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters. So, unless the two studios come back together at some point, Holland’s days of spoiling the MCU are over. This will mean that Marvel can no longer creatively use him to promote their movies - like “leaking” posters or titles - and leaves Ruffalo as the unquestioned spoiler king of the MCU moving forward.
The popular theory concerning Jeremy Irons’ role in HBO's Watchmenhas accidentally been confirmed, as the subtitles on the latest trailer for the show have revealed that he’s playing Ozymandias. The Watchmen TV show is a retelling of the classic graphic novel by Alan Moore (who isn’t thrilled with the show), which was a series that deconstructed the notion of the costumed vigilante and reframed it in a more adult context.
HBO's Watchmen will focus on vigilante behavior through a modern lens, as members of the police force start to wear masks when terrorists begin to target their homes. It’s been confirmed that some of the characters from the comic book will be present in HBO’s Watchmen, as both Doctor Manhattan and Silk Spectre will be appearing on the show, but the cast is mostly composed of new characters.
Jeremy Irons was cast early on for Watchmen, and several outlets reported that he was playing Adrian Veidt/Ozymandias, but details concerning his role haven’t been confirmed by HBO. The mystery of Irons’ role in Watchmen has finally been solved through accidental means, as the latest trailer for the show reveals that he’s in fact playing Adrian Veidt, also known as Ozymandias. The video was uploaded to HBO’s official Twitter account for the Watchmen TV show, which includes several scenes featuring Irons. If the video is viewed with the closed captions (CC) button pressed, then the subtitles will refer to Irons as Ozymandias at the 1:14 mark.
The trailers for Watchmen had hinted that Irons’ was playing Ozymandias on numerous occasions, as he was shown sitting in the same meditation position that Ozymandias uses in the comics. There are also shots of Irons’ character blowing out the candle on a cake that has purple and yellow frosting, which are the same colors used for Ozymandias’ costume. The early Watchmen set photos revealed that Ozymandias is dead, which was later confirmed in the trailers, so it’s unclear if he faked his demise at some point in order to escape from public scrutiny or if his death happens during the events of the show.
There are still many questions remaining about the Watchmen TV show and how its story relates to the comic book. DC Comics has extended the world of Watchmen in the past with prequels, and has recently tied it into the events of the main comic book continuity in Doomsday Clock, but HBO's Watchmen is going in its own direction. The fans of the property won’t have long to wait to find out how both stories connect together, as Watchmen is set to debut on October 20.
It’s been over a year since fans last saw The Last of Us Part IIat E3 2018, and Sony is finally ready to reveal more about the game at a media event on September 24. The Last of Us Part II will put players in the role of Ellie years after the final chapter of the first game. The gameplay that was revealed at E3 2018 showcased a world that doesn’t seem like it’s changed much. Ellie has clearly grown up, but she’s still dealing with brutal human enemies as well as the zombie-like infected.
The developers at Naughty Dog have kept their heads low since the release of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy in August 2017. Naughty Dog revealed The Last of Us Part II with a brief cinematic trailer at PlayStation Experience 2016. Since then, there’s been only one trailer showcasing actual gameplay, and fan excitement has been mounting ever since. Another trailer was shown at Paris Games Week in 2017, which showcased a brutal cutscene that was rendered in-game. The first game was one of the late exclusives on the PS3, and it ended that generation with a bang, earning tremendous praise from fans and critics alike.
Geoff Keighley, the creator of The Game Awards, tweeted out an image of the event invitation, confirming the event date. As of right now, nothing else is known about the event or if whatever is shown will be available to the public on the same date. Rumors have been circulating that The Last of Us Part II, like its predecessor, will close out the PS4 generation and release sometime next year before the PS5 reveal. According to reports, there was also gameplay revealed at Gamestop Expo last month.
While The Last of Us ended pretty conclusively in 2013, there was still one particular thing that was left unsaid between its main characters Joel and Ellie. Despite the three trailers, it’s unclear what the motivations of Ellie or the supporting cast will be this time around. Joel, the main character of the first game, has been seen very little, leading to many fan theories about what’s going on with the character.
The Last of Us Part II is easily one of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s most anticipated titles of this console generation. The silence surrounding Sony this year has been tough, as the company skipped E3 2019 and doesn’t have any press conference planned for this week’s Tokyo Game Show.Sony is likely gearing up for a big 2020 with the reveal of the PS5. A release date for The Last of Us Part IIwould make next year even more exciting for PlayStation fans.
WWE legend “Stone Cold” Steve Austin returned to Raw in Madison Square Garden to mediate a contract signing, only to end up stunning AJ Styles. Every era of WWE has an elite group of performers who define it. For the 1980s, that was people like Hulk Hogan, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and “Rowdy” Roddy Piper. During the early-mid 1990s, it became wrestlers like Bret “Hitman” Hart, Shawn Michaels, and The Undertaker. When it comes to the Attitude Era of the late-1990s and early-2000s though, one name undoubtedly leads the pack, and that’s Austin.
Following a period of nearly two years in which WCW’s red hot nWo storyline was the clear biggest thing in professional wrestling, the rise of Stone Cold led the then WWF to heights of popularity it had never before seen. Sadly, Austin had to retire early due to serious neck injuries suffered over the course of his career, wrestling his last match at WrestleMania against signature rival The Rock in 2003.
While Austin may have only ruled atop WWE for a mere six year span, his impact will continue to be felt for decades to come, and wrestling fans will continue to show him tremendous respect any time The Texas Rattlesnake sees fit to make an appearance on WWE programming. On Monday’s episode of Raw, Austin’s role was to mediate a contract signing for the Universal Championship main event of Clash of Champions between champion Seth Rollins and challenger Braun Strowman. He accomplished that mission, but not without AJ Styles and The OC making their presence felt along the way. Naturally, this led to a fight, which ended with Austin hitting the old kick-wham-stunner combo on Styles. Check out some gifs from the segment below, as well as a clip of the stunner.
While this interaction obviously won’t lead to an actual match between Austin and Styles - despite the fans’ recurring pleas for “one more match,” Austin is pretty firmly retired - it made for an electric moment for both the live Madison Square Garden crowd and those watching Raw at home on USA. Stone Cold may not be able to take much in the way of bumps nowadays, but he can still deliver a stunner with the best, although his form kind of illustrated once again that Kevin Owens just isn’t very good at doing the move.
What’s funny is that despite Styles’ repeated insults about Austin being old, he still looks to be in great shape, and is still believably intimidating when he hits someone with that famous steely eyed stare. One assumes if he hadn’t retired due to injury, he might be in the Triple H or Undertaker category now, a legend who wrestles a few big matches each year. Then again, maybe not, as Austin has always insisted that one of the main reasons he never really pushed to try and have one more match is the feeling he might disappoint his fans with a less than stellar performance. Either way, Stone Cold remains a welcome presence in the WWE ring.
My Hero Academia boasts a large, colorful cast of characters. The heart of the show is U.A. High School’s Class 1-A. They’re all pursuing their dream to become pro-heroes and fight against nefarious villains. They’re often pitted against each other or against powerful adults who want to wipe out the next generation of heroes. Seeing them under pressure gives us a chance to see their true colors.
Since all of the characters are trying to become professional superheroes, you can probably make a case for any of them to be in Gryffindor. But what would the fun of that be? We’ve gone through the entire class and assigned them their Hogwarts houses.
Let’s get some C-listers out of the way first. These characters don’t get a lot of characterization, but, from what we do know, they all seem like they’d fit into Hufflepuff. Hagakure is a bubbly, easy-going character. She’s shown a tendency to be easily manipulated, but maintains an upbeat attitude anyway.
Koda is probably the most tenderhearted of all 1-A’s students. His quirk gives him the ability to speak to animals, and he prefers their company to people.
Sato’s quirk gives him extreme strength after consuming sugar, and, at first glance, he might seem more like a Gryffindor. However, his real passion is baking, and he was even humbly surprised that his classmates like his sweets so much.
Jiro is a very pragmatic individual and she presents herself as indifferent to most people. In particular, she doesn’t stand for the nonsense of some of the boys in her class and isn’t afraid to put them in their place. However, she’s much warmer with certain friends, particularly Yaoyorozu, and is quick to defend those closest to her. She’s also independent and calculating and would fit right in with Slytherin.
Aoyama is also a Slytherin, but for different reasons. He embodies the arrogance of Slytherin house, as he’s always trying to impress people with his lineage or his looks. Aoyama doesn’t make it easy to get to know him personally and holds himself apart from his peers. He is also more likely to keep himself out of danger than to save his skin rescuing people.
Sero’s primary characteristic (besides his weird tape elbows) is his perpetual smile. He’s one of the most sociable students in the class and can make friends with anyone. He prefers to take it easy and make jokes, but, when push comes to shove, he’ll lend a helping hand to someone in need.
Shoji, in spite of his intimidating appearance, is also actually very friendly. He’s gentle and tries to protect people when he can since his multiple strong arms can also be used to shield people. He doesn’t have problems working on a team with most people and doesn’t hold grudges, clearly making him a Hufflepuff.
6 Kirishima & Tsuyu - Gryffindor
Kirishima deeply respects anyone who shows off a brave and noble attitude and he extends his friendship to those who live up to his expectations. He’s also willing to call people out when they behave dishonestly or cowardly. Before attending UA, he thought his own quirk wasn’t flashy enough to make him a pro-hero, but, since joining UA, his confidence has grown and he presents himself as tough and fiery. He’s more concerned with helping people than following rules and will happily risk himself to aid his friends.
Tsu is less obviously Gryffindor than Kirishima, but she’s still a straightforward and very responsible person. Since she has experience taking care of her younger siblings, she knows what it means when other people rely on you to be brave. She also has some of the strongest morals of the entire class. She believes that breaking laws whenever they feel like makes her and her friends no better than villains. Tsu isn’t afraid to defend her beliefs and herself even against the people she cares about.
Kaminari tends towards recklessness and might, at first glance, look like a Gryffindor. However, he’s one of the students most likely to panic in a combat situation and wouldn’t fit among the brave lions. Instead, he’s a friendly, sociable guy who even managed to make friends with Bakugou. More of a well-meaning prankster than anything else, he fits in with casual Hufflepuff.
Ojiro, on the other hand, embodies the Hufflepuff ideal of hard work. He’s dignified, humble, and won’t accept praise he doesn’t feel he’s earned. Also, as a martial arts hero, he’s trained extensively to reach the level of mastery he has over his quirk.
4 Tokoyami & Iida - Slytherin
Okay, just because he’s a bird doesn’t mean Tokoyami belongs in Ravenclaw. Don’t be discriminatory. He’s a very focused and reserved person and often ignores questions or requests from his classmates if he thinks they’re pointless. He’s also very aware of his power and his limitations. Tokoyami is more willing to back down and live another day than push himself in a dangerous situation.
Iida, meanwhile, is the definition of doing the most. This is because he’s trying to live up to his family’s reputation. He has the ambition to be the best pro-hero in the Iida family, and he’s seeking respect from his peers by being their class representative.
3 Uraraka & Ashido - Hufflepuff
One of the most empathetic and people-focused members of Class 1-A, Ururaka could comfortably be a Hufflepuff. She’s often the first to notice if any of her classmates are struggling or upset. Despite having a difficult life as a child with her and her parents going to extreme measures to save money, she continues to put on a cheerful face. She has a strong inner strength and is a reliable friend.
Ashido is a Hufflepuff as well, but of the more carefree variety. She’s happiest hanging out with her friends. She’s less concerned about school than she is about daydreaming about the love lives of her classmates.
2 Yaoyorozu & Todoroki - Ravenclaw
Yaoyorozu is a natural leader in many situations, frequently able to keep a cool and level head even when facing off against villains. She doesn’t tolerate failure either from herself or her peers. In fact, she can be pretty blunt when pointing out their mistakes. However, this comes from a place of wanting to help them all become the best heroes they can be. Her perfectionism and her dedication to her studies seem solidly Ravenclaw.
Todoroki’s house, however, is probably one of the most hotly debated among fans. We think he also fits into Ravenclaw. Originally very reserved and unemotional, he focused only on his studies and on getting stronger. In later arcs, the friendship of his classmates has loosened him up somewhat, but he still tends to be a lone wolf. He relies on his own abilities and knowledge more than anything else.
Everyone in the world knows Deku’s a Gryffindor. The boy’s based his entire belief system on being his admiration for All Might, the symbol of peace. He truly believes in the most basic tenet of heroism: protecting those in need. Since he’s completely invested in his moral code, no holds barred, he’s willing to repeatedly sacrifice himself to defeat evil and save innocent lives. You only need to see him break all his bones a couple of times before that’s perfectly clear.
Bakugou, despite being Deku’s rival, is also a Gryffindor. In fact, the two of them have a very similar set of morals when you get down to it. They both hero-worship All Might and want to follow in his footsteps.
Bakugou just has a chip on his shoulder. He feels like he’s being overshadowed by Deku, of all people, and he pushes himself even harder to prove his worth. Just in case it wasn’t clear he’s a Gryffindor, he does this in the most impulsive way possible, sometimes putting himself at risk. But, at the end of the day, he wants to be the number one hero just as badly as Midoriya.
Smallville, the ten-year-long story about Clark Kent (Tom Welling) before he became Superman, told the Boy Scout’s origin story from high school all the way to adulthood. But as the high school phase of the series came to an end, an even bigger one began in Smallville’s fifth season. This was also the last season to air on The WB before the channel merged with UPN which together became The CW, the home of all the Arrowverse shows and more.
The fifth year of the Clark Kent drama became the first true season where the deeper Superman mythology came into play. From a couple of Justice League characters coming to life as well as one of Kal-El’s most iconic villains, season five had a lot in store for their viewers. These are the best and worst episodes of Smallville season five.
10 WORST: Fanatic (Episode 10)
The fifth season gave Jonathan Kent (John Schneider) one of his biggest storylines of all time as he was running for senator. But what is a hot race without some Luthor competition as Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) was running against him.
However, the tenth episode gets a bit nutty when it’s revealed that a woman named Samantha Drake (Annie Burgstede) shows her deep devotion to Lex. Samantha begins harassing Jonathan so he will drop out of the race. The fanatic status comes full circle when Lex later finds her, with a shaved head, hoping he will recognize her devotion for him.
9 BEST: Solitude (Episode 8)
One of the best big bads in the whole show was the iconic Superman foe Brainiac (James Marsters) who became one of the main threats in season five. Posing first as a human teacher named Milton Fine when Clark began attending college; Brainiac was playing the long game. But in the eighth episode, Brainiac finally reveals who he really is to Clark.
As he gets Martha (Annette O’Toole) seriously sick, Brainiac tries to trick Clark into destroying the Fortress of Solitude, insisting that Jor-El is the one killing her. But the plan was to use Clark to get General Zod out of the Phantom Zone instead.
One of the final episodes of the fifth season slows things in a weird way except for Lex as Brainiac is preparing him for the big finale twist. In “Fade”, it mostly deals with Clark having to take on Graham Garrett (Alex Scarlis), a dangerous metahuman who can turn invisible and is a hitman.
Being one of three final episodes of the season, it wasn’t just a filler episode; it was a weak episode in general.
7 BEST: Hidden (Episode 3)
After being without his powers for almost two episodes, the third episode becomes one of the most unforgettable hours in the whole series. Gabriel Duncan (Johnny Lewis), who is planning on taking out every meteor-infected person in Smallville through a dangerous missile plan, ends up killing Clark by shooting him. Clark has been shot before, but without his powers, he ends up dying in the hospital.
However, at this point in the season, Jor-El takes Lionel (John Glover) out of his catatonic state and uses his body as a host by taking Clark to the Fortress of Solitude. Clark gets resurrected with all of his powers back as Jor-El, through Lionel, tells his son that there is no way his destiny can’t be sacrificed. The episode only gets bigger as Clark goes after Gabriel’s missile by super-jumping onto it and stops it in space.
Chloe (Allison Mack) gets an incredibly weird episode in the middle of the season. The threat in “Tomb” is a teenager’s spirt that possesses Chloe so she can go after her killer. But because Chloe was possessed, it gave viewers some very dark scenes with her.
The only memorable takeaway is the emotional ending when Chloe goes to see her mother who we find out has mental problems.
5 BEST: Arrival (Episode 1)
The season premiere is where Clark’s next chapter in his journey to becoming Superman took a massive step. Following the season four finale, Clark activates the Crystal of Knowledge that becomes the iconic Fortress of Solitude that is important in the Superman mythology.
But that is just tip of the iceberg of all the insanity that is going on. Smallville is being invaded by two Kryptonians who are searching for Clark who finds out what is going on. But as he saves the day, Clark fails Jor-El who ends up taking his powers away which is what gets Clark killed two episodes later.
The sixteenth episode is perhaps one of the few all-time cheesy episodes in the whole series. Clark ends up being hypnotized by a magical charm that belongs to a woman named Simone (Nichole Hiltz.) She gets Clark to fall in love with her while also making him go after Lex to kill him.
“Hypnotic” feels silly and unnecessary as it was done to basically break him and Lana up.
3 BEST: Reckoning (Episode 12)
The 100th episode of the series is both pivotal and heartbreaking all at the same time. While Clark decides to tell Lana his secret, he doesn’t stop there as he also proposes to her! But this episode is the one where Jor-El’s warning comes to fruition. Because Jor-El resurrected Clark in “Hidden”, the life of someone he loves would be taken in exchange. As Jonathan wins the senatorial race, things go all wrong when Lana dies in a horrific car accident after Lex chases her, as he finds out that she knows Clark’s big secret.
Heartbroken, Clark asks Jor-El for help and is given a crystal that allows him to reset the whole day, despite being warned by his father that someone will still die regardless. After using the crystal, Clark decides to not tell Lana his secret nor does he propose to her. But Clark’s darkest hour hits him as Jonathan, after fighting Lionel, pushes his heart to his final limits and dies in front of his family. All of this is why the 100th episode of Smallville became such an unforgettable milestone.
2 WORST: Thirst (Episode 5)
A guest appearance by the late iconic Carrie Fisher couldn’t save the fifth episode from being a disaster. “Thirst” was a Buffy the Vampire Slayer-esque episode, with the main villain being named Buffy Sanders as an homage to the Joss Whedon drama.
The episode was even written by Steven S. DeKnight who wrote for Buffy and Angel. But it still doesn’t change the fact that “Thirst” didn’t work, especially by turning Lana into a vampire temporarily.
1 BEST: Vessel (Episode 22)
The season five finale became a game-changer for the series as we go even deeper into Superman lore. After having been prepared by Brainiac, Lex becomes the vessel for General Zod as Clark accidentally releases the iconic foe from the Phantom Zone. Despite trying to save Lex, Clark’s plan backfire big time as everything goes absolutely wrong after that.
Before Clark realizes it, Zod banishes him to the Phantom Zone as the cliffhanger features Clark prisoned before he drifts further into space. Having started big, the finale wrapped the season up even bigger as it set things up for the next season.
Even though the 3o minute sit-com is a classic format that seems to be used only for serialized cartoons these days, there are some old shows from back in the day that we still watch. Hotels, restaurants, and even AirBnBs are taking on The Golden Girlsas a theme, and people love it. That cruise is already sold out, by the way.
More than 20 years later, and this TV show still gets a lot of love. Ranking anything related to The Golden Girls is always tough because everything was pretty good. Even the so-called “bad episodes” have their own funny moments, and sometimes even their own fan-following. As emotionally agonizing as it is, we’ve put ourselves through all seven of The Golden Girls season finales and ranked them from the greatest to the least of the best.
This wasn’t even really a Golden Girls episode, which is a big strike against it immediately. Television shows, especially sitcoms, seemed to live in the same universe in the 1990s. You often had crossovers, for example, in which a character or characters from one show would visit the other or meet in a public place. Then there were spinoffs. These were both shows that evolved from other shows or new shows that got their start when they were introduced by other, often popular ones.
“Empty Nests” was a mashup of both concepts. It was intended to kickstart the new sitcom “Empty Nest,” and it gets so wrapped up in that the girls become a sideline to a boring plot. Perhaps forgivable in a mid-season filler episode, but a poor choice for a season finale.
6 Season 6: “Henny Penny - Straight, No Chaser”
Don’t get us wrong, this is a funny episode, ranked by some as one of the funniest The Golden Girls there is, but the basic premise is total nonsense. Dorothy’s entire class of grade-schoolers is sick with the measles for Thanksgiving, so the girls take over their parts in the school play.
Realistically, this would never happen. You would just plan something else as filler or cancel the show, not dress some mature ladies up in turkey costumes. If Rose had been teaching this class, and Dorothy and Blanche had done this to humor her, it might make more sense, but this is Dorothy who’s supposed to be the smart one. It’s not the best episode and even worse as a season finale.
5 Season 5: “The President’s Coming! The President’s Coming! Part 2”
It’s nice that we can still laugh at the sealed bubble in which rich or famous people often travel, but the joke is waning fast. Presidents and other government dignitaries rarely mingle with the public as it is, especially in private homes, unless it’s a cheap publicity stunt, so it’s not really funny that the girls are being subjected to this.
Plus, the Bush family legacy has gained some baggage since the 1990s. A lot of this episode’s flaws are simply outdated and not really a fault of bad writing or a boring story. As a season finale, it’s particularly disappointing.
4 Season 3: “Mother’s Day”
This one is placed definitively in the middle, as it’s really a matter of opinion when judging this episode. If you like more sentimental storylines or bittersweet family memories, this is an entertaining and heartfelt story. If you’re estranged from your own mother or kids, however, or not a mother yourself, it’s possible the Mother’s Day anecdotes will just feel dull or cliched.
Flashback episodes tend to be boring, anyway, and even the unique style of the “flashback” in The Golden Girls in which characters get more backstory can get old. It might not be your cup of tea for a season finale, either.
Even if you don’t like flashback episodes generally, this one breaks that stereotype of old clips and other types of filler. Instead of seeing clips from previous episodes, the girls reminisce about how they first met and ended up living together.
It all started when Blanche put up flyers at the local grocery store looking for roommates. You have to keep in mind, this was before Craigslist and Airbnb. We can’t help but be a bit angry at Blanche’s “no pets” policy, but it turned out all right in the end. It’s a great story that involves some interesting twists and touching moments along with flushing out the premise of the show and the characters themselves. It’s the perfect ending to the first season.
A storyline with high stakes, great payoffs, a hilarious celebrity cameo, and some big laughs make up one of the best season finales in The Golden Girls, even if it is partly a flashback episode.
The plot continues from the last episode, which had the fans on pins and needles about Blanche possibly selling the house, which would effectively put an end the show. Oh no! The mood is a somber one as the girls reminisce and prepare to go their separate ways. If you think it’s hard to find humor in that, it’s not. You’ll be too busy cracking up with laughter to notice how the girls end up in one crazy predicament after another, ranking this episode as one of The Golden Girls’ best season finales.
1 Season 7: “One Flew Out of the Cuckoo’s Nest, Part 2”
This wasn’t just a great season finale for The Golden Girls. “One Flew Out of the Cuckoo’s Nest” has received acclaim from both critics and audiences for being one of the best episodes, season finales, and series finales in television history.
Dorothy fans will also appreciate this, as she was always the girl who the other ones called out for her awkward looks and had such a rough time in her former marriage. It sure is nice to see her riding off into the sunset with her own Prince Charming. Who wouldn’t want to run away with Leslie Nielson, who is his usual hysterical self in this stellar episode?