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The reaping clearly means something different to each of them. Their happy morning is quickly ruined when Sophie remembers she still has to work for Benedict’s family. Benedict, still disheveled and confused, can’t understand why she’s going back to work – didn’t they agree she would be his mistress? Was that not the reason for their intimacy? While I usually wouldn’t take his side, I have to admit I somewhat understood Benedict’s confusion. Based on their declarations of love and subsequent intimacy, he likely assumed she was agreeing to become his mistress. However, Sophie still views what happened as simply getting carried away. And despite Benedict assuring Violet he knows how to prevent pregnancy, it seems those precautions failed last night? Seriously? If Sophie is pregnant, she’ll be forced to become his mistress. She tells him, “Don’t expect me to believe that love is enough to solve this.”

Directed by John Maclean, known for Slow West, and featuring Jack Lowden (The Hateful Eight, Slow Horses), Takeiro Hira (Shōgun, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters), and Kōki in the lead role, this Western action film was released in June of last year. It continues a classic cinematic tradition of blending Eastern and Western styles, similar to films like The Magnificent Seven, A Fistful of Dollars, and the 2013 Unforgiven remake.

Okay, as a huge Scream fan, I was really hoping Scream 7 would be something special. The script, co-written by Williamson and Busick, hinted at exploring some interesting ideas – like how we’re obsessed with true crime and how that might fuel more violence, and even what all this AI stuff means for us. But honestly, it just…didn’t go there. It felt like the movie was trying to address these big issues, but ended up getting tangled in them instead. There were way too many characters to keep track of, and it spent a weird amount of time trying to justify the previous film. Plus, the killers were obvious from the start, and the whole thing just dragged. Seriously, it was so slow! It’s gotten to the point where I think even Ghostface needs to put this franchise out of its misery – it deserves a really good scare… permanently.

In 1996, Voyager was airing alongside Deep Space Nine as one of two Star Trek series. Both shows are frequently referenced in Starfleet Academy, but DS9 references were largely contained to a single episode, “Series Acclimation Mil,” which acted as both a tribute and a continuation of the original series. Starfleet Academy has been more open with its nods to Voyager, with Robert Picardo reprising his role as the Doctor being a standout example. Now, years after Voyager ended in 2001, the series feels relevant again, and one episode, in particular, stands out as especially meaningful.