Minority Mindset

Across more than 1200 episodes, Ash Ketchum has only caught a little under 60 Pokémon. He’s started focusing on building a team with purpose, rather than catching every Pokémon he encounters. Despite this selective approach, many of his Pokémon have become incredibly popular, known for their strong personalities, battle skills, or both.

The final season of Game of Thrones received a lot of criticism, which negatively impacted how people remembered the show, even though it had been incredibly popular before. According to The River, The Boys creator Eric Kripke was very aware of this while planning the ending for his own series, fearing a similar negative reaction. Ultimately, Kripke found that worrying about a disappointing finale actually helped him be more thoughtful and careful with how The Boys would conclude.

The movie also doesn’t include Randy Jackson, who became a member of the Jackson 5 in 1975 after replacing his brother Jermaine, or their oldest sister, Rebbie. Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris, has publicly expressed her distance from the project, stating she chose not to get involved. She explained that the filmmakers were going to create the movie they wanted, and she anticipated that a significant portion of it would appeal to fans who still hold onto idealized memories of her father. She felt it was best to remain uninvolved, knowing that this segment of the fandom would likely enjoy the film.

Despite Netflix releasing a lot of horror content, some great shows didn’t get the attention they deserved. For example, the 2019 series Marianne was just as well-made as anything by Mike Flanagan, but it didn’t reach as wide an audience. Similarly, the German sci-fi show Dark, which received excellent reviews for its three seasons, never became as popular as Stranger Things, even though they shared some similar themes of mystery and the supernatural.

In the series Monarch: Legacy of the Monsters, Isabel Simmons, played by Amber Midthunder, sets up a new direction for the Monsterverse. The character, introduced in the fifth episode of the second season, is revealed to be the daughter of Walter Simmons, the primary human villain from Godzilla vs. Kong. This is a storyline the Godzilla franchise hasn’t explored in over three decades.