Old Friends, Old Foes, and Old Ghost Blasters Return as the Best Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular roundup of the coolest toys we’ve seen on the internet over the past seven days. This week we’re rounding up some of the best stuff from Hasbro’s recent PulseCon virtual event, as well as the return of a classic ‘80s Ghostbusters toy and the re-appearance of a Star Wars

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Spell's First Trailer Is Full of Homesick Misery

Paramount’s Spell—from director Mark Tonderai—comes at a time when people across the world are longing to be able to visit their families, something they can’t do because of the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. Spell’s first trailer, though, presents the very real idea that sometimes, it’s best to skip the visits home.

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Harley Quinn Season 3 Might Dig Into the Realities of Gotham Being a Failed Police State

With its upcoming move to HBO Max, the R-rated Harley Quinn series’ third season has a chance to both continue telling one of the most heartfelt (though gory) stories about its titular antiheroine and her gang of villain goons and potentially hit even harder than DC Universe might have allowed.

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The Boys' Depiction of American Domestic Terrorism Is Devastatingly Honest

The Boys’ second season further explores the reality that a world inhabited by super-people who publicly claim to be committed to maintaining peace and upholding justice would still never truly be safe or fair. Powers or not, caped vigilantes are just people with their own personal agendas and deeply held prejudices.

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In the First Trailer for Kindred, a Pregnant Woman Is Trapped by Her Partner's Family

A pregnant woman who’s lost her boyfriend finds herself at the mercy of his unusual family, one that seems willing to do anything to control her and her unborn child. The first trailer for Kindred hints at a terrifying, and possibly inescapable, family reunion.

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The 100 Series Finale Pulled a Game of Thrones and I'm Still Laughing

To be clear, The 100 tripped over its own feet, jumped 12 sharks, and shattered its reputation with viewers long before Game of Thrones boffed it. But the Game of Thrones finale has quickly become synonymous with missing the landing harder than a drunk gymnast on the vault so here we are, comparing the two after The

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J.J. Abrams Will Produce Oh, the Places You’ll Go! as Part of a Dr. Seuss Cinematic Universe

Growing up, before you started reading comic books or watching action movies, odds are you experienced the words of Dr. Seuss. Well, in the upcoming years, Dr. Seuss will join those popular genres on the big screen as his stories get their very own cinematic universe from Warner Bros. Animation.

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The 10 Worst Fictional Small Towns to Get Stuck In

Horror and sci-fi stories love to take root in small towns—the more isolated the better, considering their quaint streets and picturesque views are always hiding very dark secrets. Sometimes, these towns are still reasonably safe for outsiders. But for every Twin Peaks, there are countless more to avoid. Including…

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