Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about TV shows, movies, video games, entertainment & culture. There were moments in the sixth episode of The Lord Of The ...

Conventional storytelling wisdom dictates that a good story needs a good villain. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay lean into this truism hard with ...

How Many Episodes Are In Power Book III: Raising Kanan Season 3? Season three of Power Book III: Raising Kanan has a total of 10 episodes, the same amount as the show’s first two seasons. The new ...

We’re about to cross the halfway point in the second season of Power Book IV: Force and it’s been quite the hectic season already. So far, the biggest moment has been the death of Walter Flynn, a ...

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 has had mixed reviews thus far. A trilogy of opening episodes was followed by a fourth installment that sadly disappointed many. However, Episode 5, ...

Episode 4 gives us some devious dwarf action, plus the start of Durin and Elrond’s talks about Mithril, which will become a major point in the series overall. Arondir and Adar getting to chew the ...

Welcome back to Middle-earth, where people love to burst out into song — especially when they're traversing wild nature. That's right: Five episodes into The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, we ...

“True creation requires sacrifice.” This is the simple yet profound truism Sauron drops late in The Rings of Power season 2, episode 7. It’s a standout line and, fittingly, it doubles as a ...

Chris Condry is a devout acolyte of the church of pop culture and always has been. After formal training as a science writer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and San Francisco State ...