2025 was a fantastic year for Stephen King adaptations. Most of the movies based on his stories that came out that year were well-received by critics. While TV adaptations of his books haven’t always been successful, the two shows that premiered in 2025 – The Institute and It: Welcome to Derry – both proved popular with audiences.
As a huge superhero movie fan, I’m really excited about the new Supergirl film! It’s directed by Craig Gillespie and stars Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, who, as fans know, is the last daughter of Krypton and Superman’s cousin – David Corenswet plays him in this one. The cast is fantastic, including Jason Momoa, Eve Ridley, Matthias Schoenaerts, David Krumholtz, and Emily Beecham. It’s cool to see Milly taking on the role because Supergirl has been portrayed before – Helen Slater played her back in the 1984 movie, and more recently, Sasha Calle brought her to life in The Flash last year.
Pinky is sharing the cost of her community event with the other women, asking each to purchase items like backpacks, hygiene products, and baby supplies in bulk. While they happily help, they also continue to gossip about Pinky’s diet. However, production footage reveals the rumor about Pinky eating meat was distorted. Phaedra never actually said Pinky ate meat – she only mentioned Pinky previously owning a restaurant that served meat. It turns out Kelli was the one who told Shamea she saw Pinky eating a steak. Despite this, Kelli publicly confronted Pinky and then let Phaedra take the blame for the rumor, potentially damaging Pinky’s business.
Just three episodes into its third season, Euphoria presents a dramatic meltdown from Cassie, even more over-the-top than when her sister Lexi portrayed her in a harsh light during the school play. The episode, “Ballad of Paladin,” focuses on Cassie’s imagined wedding and vividly shows how her fantasies reach their highest point—and then quickly fall apart, all before she can even change out of her wedding dress (the second one she’s worn!).
In Rhode Island, where this particular topic hasn’t really come up yet, the tradition of introducing significant others to friends and family is thriving. Rosie is leading the way, inviting everyone to a boat party thrown by her close friend Anthony, who is gay. She explains they all move in the same social circles, and it’s a phrase I’m definitely adopting! Rosie deserves to be honored at a Pride parade – she could even lead it! And honestly, she can embrace whatever she wants, even if it means dressing like a contestant from Toddlers & Tiaras.
It seems Frances might be using laudanum – she’s been drinking a red liquid and has become quite unsteady. Meanwhile, her husband, Jol, is coping with stress by working out, which is a welcome change. Frances is staying home, medicating herself, and being short-tempered with the staff. People are gossiping about Jol not living with his family, and Frances and Bill from True Blood fear this could hurt his career. Bill encourages Jol to go home to his wife and later tells Frances he always knew she’d be a valuable asset. Honestly, they should just get married! Jol may have a great physique, but his personality is lacking.
When Nate Jacobs was eleven, he discovered his father’s private tapes, an event that profoundly altered his life. However, being a wealthy, attractive white man meant the world generally favored him. This privilege seems to explain how he managed to imprison someone else for his own wrongdoings. Nate has consistently turned difficult situations to his benefit, even using the damaging tapes as leverage against Cal. He engineered Cal’s arrest as a calculated move to seize control of the family company.
Spoilers follow for the third season of Euphoria through the third episode, “The Ballad of Paladin.”
Honestly, I’m struggling with the Sunny and Archie storyline, but Robby Hoffman as Mo is saving it for me. She’s hilarious and just a fantastic presence on screen. But even her great performance isn’t enough to make me invested in this romance. I’m really frustrated with Sunny choosing Archie over what could be an amazing career – it feels like she’s throwing her passion away. Archie’s gestures feel so shallow; he went to one appointment and flipped through a photo album, but does he actually care about Sunny, or just the physical side of things? It’s painfully obvious it’s the latter. When Sunny shared her job offer, his first thought was how it impacted him – he didn’t even consider moving to support her. And Sunny knows he wouldn’t! Mo gets it too, which is why she’s desperately telling Sunny to take the job. I’m almost glad Sunny’s staying, though, because it means more screen time for Robby Hoffman, and that’s always a win.
During the second run of Star Trek shows, a common debate among writers revolved around how much conflict to include between characters. This discussion started because some, like The Next Generation‘s Season 2 head writer Maurice Hurley, believed the original series lacked dramatic tension due to the crew’s generally harmonious relationships. Writers such as Brannon Braga and Ronald D. Moore, as detailed in Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross’s The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years, argued against increasing conflict. However, the positive fan response to the more contentious interactions in Picard Season 3, which reunited the main cast of TNG, hinted that audiences did want to see characters clash. Interestingly, the animated series Lower Decks playfully criticized The Next Generation‘s frequent use of the holodeck, but also demonstrated how writers could have created conflict while still staying true to the optimistic vision of creator Gene Roddenberry. This approach would not only have added drama but also shown how these seemingly flawless Starfleet officers maintained their strong moral compass.