As if Fortnite: Battle Royale weren't already popular enough, developer Epic Games has teamed up with Marvel for a crossover event centered around the year's biggest movie, Avengers: Infinity War. To tie in with Season 4's moviemaking theme, the villain of Marvel's superhero blockbuster, Thanos, will make a surprise appearance in the free-to-play battle royale game on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and iOS (via Entertainment Weekly).
The crossover takes the form of a limited-time event called the Infinity Gauntlet Mashup, which kicks off tomorrow, May 8. Like a typical game of Battle Royale, it pits 100 players against each other in a fight to be the last one standing, with one significant wrinkle: the Infinity Gauntlet will appear as a weapon.
During the match, the Infinity Gauntlet--equipped with all six Infinity Stones--will spawn somewhere on the map. The player who manages to find and equip it will transform into Thanos, which, according to EW, grants them "all the power that comes with him." You can see an image of Thanos below.
The Infinity Gauntlet Mashup is the first special event of Season 4, which began last week with the release of Fortnite's latest update. Epic hasn't announced how long the mode will remain in rotation, but previous limited-time events have typically only been available for about a week.
"Over the past few months, while we were editing Infinity War, we'd take breaks to hop on and get in a few games," Infinity War director Joe Russo said of himself and co-director Anthony Russo. "And then we started thinking, how cool would it be to have some kind of Avengers-Fortnite mashup? So we stalked Donald [Mustard, Epic Games creative director]."
Mustard told EW, "Out of the blue, I get this call from Joe. And after a bit of geeking out over each other's work, we start brainstorming these crazy ideas. It was really important that whatever we did, it had to be super authentic to both Fortnite and the Avengers: Infinity War, and something that fans of both would be excited about. About an hour later, we had the bones of this awesome idea for a limited time gameplay mode, and almost immediately our team got started."
Along with the start of a new season, last week's update made some significant changes to Battle Royale. The mysterious comet that had been looming in the sky finally crashed over Dusty Depot, turning it into Dusty Divot. Epic also recently vaulted another weapon; this time, the crossbow was removed from the game. Additionally, with Season 4 now underway, Battle Royale players have a new set of skins and rewards to earn by completing new Battle Pass challenges.
Avenger: Infinity War is an unusually dark movie for something with Marvel's name on it. Thanos is bringing the war to the MCU's heroes in a way we haven't seen before, leading to some emotional moments. Among the many characters in the movie is the now-teenaged Groot, who seemingly cares more about playing video games than anything else. Avengers: Infinity War spoilers follow.
As always, we're limited to hearing his dialogue through his signature "I am Groot" line with different inflections, but the character is actually communicating. Now, thanks to Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn, who was involved with Infinity War's production, we know just what one of those lines meant.
Groot is among the many characters in Infinity War who dies. Given his generally cute appearance, his was one of the tougher deaths to watch, and that's only more true now. Asked on Twitter what his last utterance of "Groot" means, Gunn provided a one-word answer: "Dad."
Gunn added that this isn't something he decided after being asked online; according to him, it was actually in the screenplay. Regardless, this makes Rocket's survival all the more tragic; not only is he the only member of the Guardians left alive, but he had to helplessly watch as his son-like figure faded away while referring to Rocket as his father. The eventual Blu-ray release of the movie had better come with a box of tissues.
Indeed, many have responded to Gunn's tweet to share how saddened they are by it. He apologized for upsetting fans but did seem touched that people care as much as they do. "I knew my answer to the spoiler question last night was touching and sad, but I really did not expect to wake up to so many tweets of people telling me they're crying," he said. "Sorry for that if you're at work or whatever. But it means a lot to me you love the characters as much as I do."
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By Anonymous on May 07, 2018 11:27 pm The big bad of Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War is coming to Fortnite in a limited-time mode, while a Battle Royale-like mod comes to GTA 5.
If you're a wrestling fan but watch more than just WWE, you probably never thought you'd see the day where non-WWE wrestlers would become Funko Pop figures. Well, that day has surprisingly come as Funko announced three New Japan Pro Wrestling Pops, all three of which are Bullet Club members.
This new batch of vinyl figures is only a set of four, but the wrestlers who were made into Pops are totally deserving of it. Both Kenny Omega and "The American Nightmare" Cody are getting single packs, while The Young Bucks--Matt and Nick Jackson--will be a two pack.
All three packs will debut in stores in August. Hopefully, Funko Pop will dive into other promotions in the future, like Ring of Honor, Lucha Underground, or Impact. Personally, I would love to see Dalton Castle--with the Boys--and Jay Lethal during his Black Machismo run in TNA. Pricing wasn't revealed in the press release from Funko, but more than likely, the single packs will cost around $10 with the Young Bucks two-pack for $20.
NJPW currently airs on AXS TV, and all four of these wrestlers appeared on the Wrestle Kingdom 12 show on January 4 earlier this year, New Japan's biggest show of the year, held at the Tokyo Dome. While Funko and NJPW may not be able to expand to past Bullet Club members, since AJ Styles, Adam Cole, Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, and Finn Balor are all now in WWE, there's still Marty Scurll, Hangman Page, and Fale to possibly look forward to in the future.
It's a new week, which means the big video game retailers are offering sales on a whole new set of games, hardware, and accessories. This week, between May 6-12, Best Buy is running a wide-ranging sale that offers price cuts on select games and hardware. We offer our picks for the best deals below, but you can see the full ad here.
As always, you'll save even more money on the gaming deals if you're a Gamers Club Unlocked member. Gamers Club Unlocked members get an extra 20% off all video game pre-orders and new (non-used) games. A two-year subscription costs $30, but considering you'll save $12 on each game that's regularly priced at $60, it pays for itself after just a few purchases. You can learn more about GCU here.
This week, Nintendo Switch owners can buy a Pro controller for $60, which is $10 off the normal price. Switch Pro controllers also work on Steam, thanks to a new update. Best Buy also has a 64GB microSDXC card for $30 with the purchase of a Nintendo Switch, for a savings of $50. The Nintendo 2DS XL is often considered the best version of Nintendo's handheld hardware, and you can save $20 this week by buying one for $150. For anyone who wants a powerful 4K console, if you buy an Xbox One X, you can save $20 on select Xbox One X-enhanced games.
On the games side of things, you'll find Grand Theft Auto V on sale for $30 ($24 with Gamers Club Unlocked). Aside from that, there's not much else that's too thrilling for console owners. Nintendo 3DS/2DS owners can get some nice discounts on Metroid: Samus Returns, Miitopia, and Monster Hunter Stories, all of which are on sale for $30 ($24 with GCU) as well.
In surprising news, Fortnite: Battle Royale is set to introduce a limited-time mode themed around Avengers: Infinity War. The crossover event will give players the opportunity to actually play as Thanos, but if you're expecting what would appear to be the obvious complement to this--Avengers skins--you'd unfortunately be wrong.
As soon as the Avengers mode was announced, players began wondering if we'd also see new Marvel character skins released. After all, the sale of cosmetics--along with the Battle Pass--is Epic's primary way of making money from players of Battle Royale, which is a free download. But Epic's agreement with Marvel apparently doesn't extend to such content.
An Epic staffer confirmed on Fortnite: Battle Royale's subreddit that Avengers-themed skins aren't in the works, at least at this point. "[J]ust because I've seen lots of folks asking, we have no plans for Avengers outfits in the store," JustMooney1 wrote.
That doesn't rule out the possibility of such skins being introduced in the future; perhaps the new mode will be so popular that Epic and Marvel are convinced to make it happen. But for the time being, you'll have to make do with the existing skins in the game--and after all, there is already one that bears more than a subtle resemblance to Star-Lord.
Fortnite's update on May 8 will bring with it a new limited-time mode, Infinity Gauntlet Mashup. This plays out much like a standard match of Battle Royale, except that the Infinity Gauntlet will be located somewhere on the map. Whomever can find and equip it will be transformed into Thanos, presumably allowing them to wreak havoc, although the specifics of what playing as him involves have not yet been revealed.
A live-action version of Cable blessed homes across the world recently when the trailer for Deadpool 2 hit the internet, and oh boy, Josh Brolin looks awesome as the time-travelling leader of X-Force. [See him in the newest trailer here.] He's going to be a major part of the newest superhero starring super-powered mutants.
But who is Cable, and where does he come from? Those answers aren't simple, as many characters from the X-Men comics have overly complicated and convoluted backstories, especially Cable. We'll do out best to fill you in and let you know everything you need to know about Cable.
Nathan Summers--the baby who would eventually become Cable--made his debut in The Uncanny X-Men #201 in 1986. His parents were Cyclops and Madelyne Pryor, a clone of Jean Grey. During the child's early years, Mr. Sinister wanted to use Nathan as a weapon to destroy Apocalypse.
However, things didn't go exactly as planned, and Nathan fell into the hands of Apocalypse. Being a bad guy in the X-Men world, Apocalypse infected Nathan with a techno-organic virus. It was incurable. In order to save the boy from dying, Askani--a women from the future who leads the fight against Apocalypse--instructs Cyclops to take Nathan 2000 years into the future.
It turns out Askani is Rachel Summers, the daughter of Cyclops and Jean Grey from an alternate reality. Askani clones Nathan in case he doesn't survive the virus. That clone was abducted by Apocalypse loyalists during an attack (more on that later). The real Nathan survives the disease and for some time, is raised by Askani.
The version of Cable we all know and love (created by Louise Simonson and Rob Liefeld) debuted in New Mutants #87 in 1990. He was a really cool-looking character with a military mindset, who tried to take down the Mutant Liberation Front. Cable has several confrontations with the leader of the MLF, Stryfe. In issue #100 of New Mutants, Stryfe removed his helmet to reveal that he looks exactly like Cable. You probably know where this is going.
Cable moved on to lead a new X-Force team, with a slew of new mutants. During X-Cutioner's Song, Stryfe goes undercover as Cable and attempts to kill Professor X. Meanwhile, Cyclops and Jean Grey get kidnapped, and the X-Men learn that Stryfe is behind it all. It turns out that Stryfe was that cloned baby of Cable from the future, which, at the time, was a shocker. Eventually, the story leads to an epic battle on the Moon where Cable seemingly sacrifices himself in order to kill Stryfe.
However, it turns out Cable wasn't dead, and he was displaced in the future. For more than 20 years, there are stories with Cable teaming up and fighting other members of his lineage, taking on a new Mutant Liberation Front, and working with unlikely foes. It wasn't until 2004 that comic fans got one of the character's best series: Cable & Deadpool.
While the two characters met during Deadpool's first appearance in New Mutants #98 back in 1991, the 2004 Cable & Deadpool series explored the relationship between them. It's funny, bizarre, and while there aren't any Earth-shattering stories that completely change the course of either character, it's widely considered to be a brilliant, entertaining, and engaging series.
Back to the serious part of Cable's history, one of his bigger stories comes in the aftermath of "Decimation," a storyline where Scarlet Witch said the words "No more mutants," thus causing all but 198 mutants in the Marvel Universe to disappear. Then, one day, a new mutant was born named Hope. Her town was attacked by The Purifiers--yet another anti-mutant terrorist group--but Cable showed up and saved her. He believed Hope was destined to save all of mutant-kind. However, others--like Bishop--thought differently, so Cable was tasked with taking care of her.
During this story, Stryfe shows back up and tries to kill Hope. He was stopped time and time again by Bishop, Cable, and the X-Force. After saving Hope again, Cable parted ways with her and went on to start a new X-Force team.
Cable's abilities are a mixture of mutant powers and technological enhancements. As a mutant, he has telepathy and telekinesis, much like his mother--minus the whole demonic black magic thing Madelyne had as Goblin Queen. Cable's mutant abilities are extremely powerful, and he has variations on both telepathy and telekinesis that many other mutants with his abilities don't have, like precognition: being able to get visions from the past or--on occasion--being able to transfer his mind and powers into other people.
On the tech side of things, Cable has a metallic arm which gives him enhanced strength. In addition, he has a force field that protects him, like we saw in the Deadpool 2 trailer when someone shoots at him. (Depending on the comic, some creators have said this is part of his telekinetic powers though) Cable has a cybernetic eye. This eye allows him to see different spectrums that a human eye wouldn't be able to see, and in addition, he's been known to fire a laser out of it. Of course, he has other technological advantages, but none of them is more important than being able to travel through time, which doesn't happen as often as you'd think in the comics.
Looking for some recommended reading? Check these storylines out!
Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix: Cyclops and Jean Grey travel to the future to raise Cable. They meet Askani and Cable gets cloned in case he dies from the virus infecting him. Takes place in The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix #1-4.
X-Cutioner's Song: A man named Stryfe is trying to tear the X-Men apart and kill Cable. It's a major story for the character that journeys through all the X-Men titles. Takes place in Uncanny X-Men #294-#297, X-Men #14-16, X-Factor #85-86, X-Force #17-19, and Stryfe's Strike File.
Cable & Deadpool: If Looks Could Kill: Cable and Deadpool's first story from their new series. Deadpool is hired by a religious group to steal a virus, and Cable is learning how to used his newly-enhanced abilities. Of course, the two end up working together, and it's just as bizarre as you think it is. Takes place in Cable & Deadpool #1-6.
Messiah War: Set 1000 years in the future, X-Force is on a mission to retrieve Cable and Hope--the baby Cable has been protecting. However, Bishop, Apocalypse, and Stryfe are all after them as well. Takes place in X-Force/Cable: Messiah War, Cable #13-15, and X-Force #14-16.
Ultimate X-Men: Cable: Cable appears in the Ultimate Universe, but with a big spin on the character. Takes place in Ultimate X-Men #75-78.
Ahead of Dark Souls Remastered's release later this month, Bandai Namco will hold a network beta test for the game on PS4 and Xbox One. The test takes place this weekend, but those hoping to participate in it only have a little more time to grab the required client before it is removed from PSN and Xbox Live.
The Dark Souls Remastered network client is available to download for free from both console's respective digital stores, but it won't be around for much longer. The client will be de-listed from each storefront at 11:59 PM PT on May 8 (2:59 AM ET on May 9). After that point, players will no longer be able to download it, so if you'd like to participate in the network test, you need to download the client while you still can.
The test will be held on May 11 and May 12 and runs for approximately six hours each day, from 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET to 11:59 PM PT / 2:59 AM ET. PS4 players can grab the client here, while Xbox One owners can download it from here. Those planning to play on Xbox One will need to have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription, while all PS4 owners will be able to participate. The test takes place in the Undead Parish and allows players to summon partners or invade someone else's game.
Dark Souls Remastered launches for PS4, Xbox One, and PC on May 25. Along with higher resolution visuals, it features a number of quality-of-life changes over the original version. The game costs $40 on each platform, but Steam users who have purchased Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition will get a 50% discount on Remastered.
Avengers: Infinity War is the longest movie yet in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Given everything the film had to accomplish and the endless list of characters it needed to service, that should come as no surprise. Still, that doesn't mean there was no footage left on the cutting room floor.
While most of what was shot for the film was used in the final product, Infinity War co-directors the Russo brothers have revealed details about one special deleted scene to Entertainment Weekly. "I think there's one really funny Guardians scene that didn't make the cut," Joe Russo says. "It's just more of a straight-up comedic scene."
Anthony Russo sheds a bit more light on the scene. "It's a scene where they're sort of stuck. There's a point in the movie where they're stuck without knowing what to do. And it was just this absurd scene of the Guardians not knowing where to go. And it was really fun and it was very endearing to us. But because the movie is so big and so propulsive, it just wasn't quite pushing us where we needed to go."
Everything else Joe describes as "loose ends here and there" that were trimmed to get Infinity War to its final running time. Additionally, as he explains, it makes sense that so little else was removed from the film.
"You have to be so vigilant in the script phase about what you are going to include in the movie just from a storytelling standpoint and be really difficult on the material because it is so expensive to acquire the material and you have limited time with some of the actors," Joe says. "Schedules don't always line up, so you have to be really targeted."
As for whether you'll ever get to see that deleted scene featuring the Guardians of the Galaxy, never fear. The Russos confirm it will be available on the home release of Avengers: Infinity War. Maybe this scene will explain whatever happened to Kraglin.
There's no denying that the way viewers consume entertainment has changed over the last few years. With the biggest film franchises composing cinematic universes and streaming video allowing for hours-long binges on-demand, the way things are watched has evolved and continues to do so. It begs the question though, is this something the audience wants or is it conditioning them to expect it?
In the mind of Avengers: Infinity War co-director Joe Russo, it's the former. Speaking to Variety, he says, "I think all of this--Netflix, Marvel, Star Wars, this massive moment of disruption we're in--is really a function of audiences craving new kinds of storytelling." The co-director continues, "I think we had a really nice run for 100 years of two-hour, two-dimensional storytelling, but I think over the next decade, decade-and-a-half, you're going to see a radical shift in how stories are told."
And there are plenty of new storytelling avenues for those audiences to experience. As the films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe maintain their streak of breaking box office records, Netflix continues to release massive batches of original TV shows and movies. Are both appealing to what audiences want, though?
Clearly, it's hard to argue that the MCU's method of building a universe of superheroes over a decade is working and audiences are reacting positively. Netflix, on the other hand, is a bit more of a mystery.
The streaming service has said before it was planning a total of 700 original shows in 2018 and has been releasing them in loads every month, premiering full seasons all at once for audiences to binge. Much of the content never makes it to the public conversation, though. While audiences devour new seasons of Stranger Things and the Marvel shows, there's a long list of originals that never seem to attract attention. For instance, did you watch Seven Seconds? It premiered on Netflix in February and has already been canceled.
Then, of course, there's the argument many seem to have about practically every Netflix show: Why are there so many episodes? A typical season on the service runs 13 episodes, yet a lot of the shows seem to begin running out of steam around eight installments in. Perhaps that wouldn't be the case if the shows were airing weekly, rather than being dumped all at once. Still, it's hard to look at even its Marvel offerings and think about how much stronger they'd be if they were shorter.
Netflix has undoubtedly changed the way TV is watched, for better or worse. "Binge" watching shows has become common, thanks in large part to the streamer--though it's YouTube that should really be credited for beginning the shift. Is it a good one, though? That's up to the individuals tuning in. As the MCU continues to grow bigger, it will be interesting to see if more of Netflix's massive programming library begins to find traction with an audience, rather than just their top-tier programming.
Now comes an alternative. Sinemia has launched a new price structure that has a few advantages over MoviePass, but one major disadvantage. As opposed to the current MoviePass membership that offers a ticket each day of the month, Sinemia's highest price bracket offers a maximum of three tickets each month as part of its $15/month annual subscription.
Given that the top tier is five dollars more than MoviePass with far fewer possible tickets, you might wonder what makes it worthwhile. For starters, MoviePass itself claims that 88% of its subscribers watch two or fewer movies each month. Beyond that, the top two Sinemia tiers offer access to 3D, 4D, and IMAX screenings, as opposed to the standard 2D screenings offered by MoviePass.
Additionally, Sinemia claims in a press release that tickets can be booked at "nearly any theater on any date." MoviePass, on the other hand, required users to be within 100 yards of a plan-approved theater to check in before buying tickets at the box office unless the selected theater offers online sales through the company's app--and only on the day of your screening.
Whether Sinemia--or MoviePass for that matter--is able to survive in the long run remains to be seen. In its press release though, Sinemia founder and CEO Rifat Oguz says, "Since 2014, we've been fine-tuning our model and are now the leading movie subscription service in the Canada, UK, Turkey, and Australia."
The new pricing for Sinemia is available as part of an annual plan can be seen below. More information can be found on Sinemia's website.
$4.99 per month for 1 standard movie ticket
$6.99 per month for 2 standard movie tickets
$9.99 per month for 2 of any movie ticket (3D, 4D, IMAX)
$14.99 per month for 3 of any movie ticket (3D, 4D, IMAX)
Deadpool is known for two things: killing people and saying whatever is on his mind--literally anything. After all, they don't call him the merc with a mouth for nothing. Still, it sounds like a line has been drawn in the sand as to what constitutes going too far for Deadpool, at least on the big screen.
As Deadpool 2 gets ready to steamroll into theaters with a string of four-letter words and the streets painted in the blood of the vigilante's enemies, it turns out not every joke made the movie's final cut. Ryan Reynolds, who once again stars as the titular hero, has revealed one particular topic that is no laughing matter.
"This is a sore spot for me because there's a joke in the movie that is not in the movie now because--I'm probably not even allowed to say this--Fox made me take it out," he tells Entertainment Weekly. "It had more to do with Disney, and they made me take it out. As I look back at it, I think maybe that was a wise decision."
Given that Disney is currently acquiring 20th Century Fox, the studio that makes the X-Men movie franchise that includes Deadpool 2, this isn't exactly surprising. After all, the trailers for the new Deadpool film already include light digs at the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so whatever ended up on the cutting room floor was probably pretty extreme. There are just lines you don't cross when it comes to Mickey Mouse and his insanely large kingdom.
As for what the merger of the two companies would mean for the Deadpool franchise--and other R-rated Marvel Comics movies--Disney CEO Bob Iger previously said there was room in the company for that type of fare. While Reynolds will be the first to admit he doesn't "know a thing about it," he has hope for the future of his character and its tone.
"This is completely conjecture on my part, but I wouldn't imagine that Disney bought Fox to dismantle it or something like that," he says. "I think that Disney bought Fox so it could have that in its arsenal."
How Krypton is freeing itself from decades of Superman mythology
The arrival of Krypton on Syfy comes at a time when comic book TV is redefining classic superheroes that have been the focus of attention for almost a century. Whether it's the way Gotham is tackling the Batman mythos or the continuously growing universe of heroes on Arrow and The Flash, it's anything but business as usual for DC comics on TV.
That's what makes Krypton so interesting. While it tells the story of Superman's family and his home planet, it's set generations before the Man of Steel is even born. While it may sound like that makes for a boring story given fans know Superman's story goes, this is a show that's not really concerning itself with comic book canon thanks to the arrival of a time-traveling Adam Strange (Shaun Sipos).
GameSpot spoke with the cast of Krypton during a group interview to discuss the ways it deviates from Superman's typical canon and what it means for the future of the series. Make sure you give Krypton a shot when it airs Wednesdays at 10 PM ET on Syfy.
1. Adam Strange's time travel changes everything
The very notion of somebody coming back in time from the modern day is bound to make you think it will completely alter the timeline. With Adam Strange, that is absolutely the case.
"The second Adam Strange comes back into time," star Cameron Cuffe (Seg) says. "The timeline is irrevocably changed. Things could change and things do change." Executive producer Cam Welsh agrees, explaining, "I think because now that Adam Strange has traveled back in time, the timeline that we know from canon has now changed. That's really what's built into the premise of the show is can you rewrite history, and what are the dangers that can come out of that."
2. Adam also provides Seg with a link to future generations of the House of El
Thanks to Adam's arrival, it provides evidence to Seg of his family's future, which will no doubt shape how he views his own fate. "[Adam has] been there, he's been to the future, he's from the future. He knows Clark, he's met Clark," Cuffe says. "Clark is his friend. Having this guy on Seg's side, it makes him listen and it plays into the ideas that Seg does hold deep down, but [that] feel very far removed from who he is."
3. The Zod family may not be so bad after all
The introduction of Lyta-Zod (Georgina Campbell) as a love interest to Seg was an interesting choice, given the bad blood between the Houses of El and Zod by the time Superman is born. As Campbell explains, though, Lyta is really nothing like the infamous General Zod--at least not yet.
"I think like all young people she has that idea that she wants to change things, and she wants to be different, and she wants to rebel against her parents," she says. "And she's very emotional, as you are when you're young, and she's in her first love and all that sort of thing. So I think it's quite interesting over the series looking at how that develops and how things change. And also that question of, as you get older, do those things start to fall away?"
4. In fact, could the House of Zod be the source of morality Seg is lacking?
Tyrannical, Lyta is not. She's merely a young woman trying to do what's right in the world--something Seg could learn a thing of two about. "She's a way more moral character than Seg is," Cuffe admits. "She in many ways is Seg's moral core, and he learns so much from her."
5. The wild card that is Nyssa Vex
While Superman fans have met the ancestors of a lot of these characters before, there is one piece of the puzzle that is a total mystery, and her name is Nyssa-Vex (Wallis Day). She's a mysterious character who could swing toward good or evil. However, her family has no notable place in Superman canon. Though, perhaps, that's going to change due to Adam Strange altering the timeline.
As Day tells GameSpot, her character does have a motive and it's one that will be revealed sooner than later. "As time goes on yes definitely she definitely does lean one way and again at the end, we're not quite sure if that was genuine, we don't know but I can tell you for sure in this season she definitely does lean towards one side," the actress teases.
6. There are no heroes and villains
The comic book history of Superman is filled with absolutes--there is good and there is evil. Superman is unabashedly good as he works to save the world from the likes of Lex Luthor, General Zod, or any other forms of ultimate villainy that come his way. Krypton is a different story.
Instead of dealing with good vs. evil, it operates somewhere in between. "There are no goodies and baddies. No one in this show is putting on a costume and fighting crime. There is no freak of the week," Cuffe says. "Everything is changed at the end of every episode. The status quo changes, the relationships change, there are consequences to every action, so even when you win, it's at a cost. Also, there are wonderful shades of gray. We have no villains on the show, there are no heroes on the show, everyone believes they are doing the right thing."
That's how you wind up with Superman's ancestor being a conman or the House of Zod having the moral high ground. It's taking what fans recognize as the norm and turning it on its head, constantly shifting alliances.
Netflix's interstellar family vacation, Lost in Space, is a seriously fun show to watch. Based on the cult classic TV show from the 1960s, this new take is riveting, exciting, and looks beautiful--even if this distant planet they've landed on looks a lot like the wilderness outside of Vancouver, where the show was filmed.
So while it's a good show--GameSpot's review of Lost in Space is proof of our love--it's not perfect. In fact, some of the show is downright silly. Time and time again, terrible things happen in and around the Robinson family as they cope with life on this new planet, proving Murphy's Law is as strong as the laws of gravity in this corner of space.
Whether it's Will Robinson falling into an ice hole in the pilot or his parents sinking in a tar pit while out for a drive--down to the possible destruction of the planet itself--things happen again and again throughout season 1. In fact, it's so constant that you can't help but laugh.
After digging through the first season, we were able to come up with 45 different times everything went absolutely wrong on Lost in Space. Follow along, though do beware of spoilers if you haven't actually seen the show.
Season 1, Episode 1--Impact
The series stars off with Murphy's Law immediately sticking it to the Robinson clan when their friendly game of Go Fish turns into a space emergency, as they lose control of their ship.
Season 1, Episode 1--Impact
During that very crash, Maureen--the matriarch of the Robinson family--breaks her leg when a case slams into it.
Season 1, Episode 1--Impact
After crash-landing on a strange, new planet, the Robinsons quickly try to escape their battered ship. Of course, they don't get far due to a damaged hatch that temporarily keeps them stuck.
Season 1, Episode 1--Impact
Not long after finally getting off of the ship, they realize it crashed into a lake of freezing water that is swallowing it whole. This is still in the first half of the first episode.
Season 1, Episode 1--Impact
Before it gets frozen, though, eldest daughter Judy goes back into the ship to retrieve power cells to keep the family from freezing to death. Naturally, because only bad luck exists on this planet, she doesn't make it back in time and gets frozen in, with only her spacesuit keeping her alive.
Season 1, Episode 1--Impact
Will, the youngest in the family, had a plan to free her. Instead, though, he fell down an ice hole.
Season 1, Episode 1--Impact
They do find a way to melt the ice, though. However, then it starts to rain and the temperature plummets again, causing the water around Judy to freeze again.
Season 1, Episode 1--Impact
Meanwhile, after climbing out of his ice hole, Will ended up in a jungle being chased by a scary robot.
Season 1, Episode 1--Impact
He made friends with the robot, but then forest fire threatened to harm him--again, this is still the first episode. Thankfully, the robot turned out to be friendly and saved him, then took him back to his family, where it saved Judy. Thanks, Robot.
Season 1, Episode 2--Diamonds In The Sky
The beginning of the second episode introduced another crashed ship on the planet, with a crew in a similarly disastrous situation.
Season 1, Episode 2--Diamonds In The Sky
There's is a different kind of disaster, though, as the ship they're on hangs over the edge of a cliff.
Season 1, Episode 2--Diamonds In The Sky
The Robinsons are looking for other survivors, though, and instead find fire and a destroyed ship, meaning not all of their people made it out alive.
Season 1, Episode 2--Diamonds In The Sky
With her family off looking for other survivors, Penny sees a massive storm rolling in because nothing is ever simple.
Season 1, Episode 2--Diamonds In The Sky
Naturally, her family gets caught in the storm. This isn't your run-of-the-mill rain, though. The hail can pierce your skin and cause some scary damage, as John quickly learns.
Season 1, Episode 2--Diamonds In The Sky
Once they finally escape and get clear of the storm, seeing a flare from another survivor leads them right back into it as the Robinsons try to be heroes.
Season 1, Episode 3--Infestation
Because they simply cannot catch a break, after getting back to their ship safe and sound, the Robinsons realize damage has been done to their engines that must be fixed before they can leave the ice.
Season 1, Episode 3--Infestation
Additionally, a portion of the ship has flooded, making certain places impossible to reach.
Season 1, Episode 3--Infestation
To make matters even more difficult, Maureen realizes that their fuel is disappearing somehow. Without fuel, they'll never be able to power the ship.
Season 1, Episode 3--Infestation
Where's the fuel going, you might wonder? These scary-looking snake creatures that have now infested the ship are eating it.
Season 1, Episode 3--Infestation
Thankfully, they're able to fix the engines and power the ship enough to rid them of the creatures, but not before Judy becomes trapped underneath shifting cargo.
Season 1, Episode 4--The Robinsons Were Here
Another group of survivors are working their way to the Robinsons, only to fall prey to... a dead battery. Seriously.
Season 1, Episode 4--The Robinsons Were Here
That's probably better than the trouble John and Maureen run into, though, as a massive dish falls on top of them. It's astounding to look at, but one of the worst things that could happen. Luckily, they survive without a scratch.
Season 1, Episode 5--Transmission
As Maureen tries to conduct some weather and atmosphere experiments, a gust of wind and her trusty weather balloon nearly pull her to her death over the edge of a cliff.
Season 1, Episode 5--Transmission
Not long after, she uses that same balloon to float into the planet's atmosphere. It's there that she realizes the planet's gravitational pull means it will soon be destroyed. So not only is the planet trying to kill them, it's also trying to kill itself.
Season 1, Episode 5--Transmission
But that's all in space. Down at ground level, the survivors are menaced by--what else--a big creepy, lizard monster.
Season 1, Episode 6--Eulogy
As the sixth episode kicks off, Judy and some of the other survivors find a cache of fuel they can use to leave the planet. The problem is, it's stuck in a ship that's about to topple over a cliff.
Season 1, Episode 6--Eulogy
As the group drains the fuel, Don finds information to show that Dr. Smith is an impostor. Unfortunately, almost all of it slid right out the door in a box as the ship went over the cliff. This particular moment is almost comical.
Season 1, Episode 6--Eulogy
Back at the home base, a particularly unstable survivor got their hands on a gun--thanks to Dr. Smith--and put pretty much everyone in danger in her quest to get to Robot.
Season 1, Episode 6--Eulogy
Where else would that lead but to Robot going temporarily mad, which left John badly injured. Again, thanks Dr. Smith.
Season 1, Episode 7--Pressurized
Thankfully, by the next episode, John is largely healed and Robot is taken out of commission. Unfortunately, John, with Maureen this time, quickly lands back in danger when their space SUV gets stuck in a tar pit.
Season 1, Episode 7--Pressurized
Meanwhile, the mission to rescue the fuel hits a snag when the transport vehicle is damaged by gaseous explosions. Evan heroically springs into action, lest the entire mission be doomed.
Season 1, Episode 7--Pressurized
That goes about as well as you'd expect, given how this show operates, when the transport hits more rough terrain.
Season 1, Episode 7--Pressurized
A particularly nasty explosion topples the tanker, crushing Evan underneath. Not all hope is lost, though, as Judy puts her medical skills to use to save him.
Season 1, Episode 7--Pressurized
However, by removing the tanker crushing them, the group also loses all of the gas they procured--mission not accomplished.
Season 1, Episode 7--Pressurized
Meanwhile, Maureen and John sink all the way into the tar. In theory, that should seal their fates. Of course, they find a way out right before running out of air.
Season 1, Episode 7--Pressurized
Sadly, after sacrificing the fuel to save him, Evan still dies.
Season 1, Episode 9--Resurrection
As Episode 9 kicks off, John uses what little fuel was left to return to space in an effort to signal to others that there were survivors on the planet. As you can tell, that went really well--the ship he was in blew up. He didn't die, though. Instead, he and his co-pilot were left floating through space on a small sliver of the vessel.
Season 1, Episode 9--Resurrection
As if one parent in danger isn't enough, Dr. Smith also kidnapped Maureen. You know, because she's a crazy person. Her plan was to rebuild Robot so he would be loyal to only her--and it worked.
Season 1, Episode 9--Resurrection
The rest of the survivors, though, found a source of fuel to help power their ships into space. However, upon retrieving it, they were met be these creepy and deadly alien creatures. This planet is full of monstrosities.
Season 1, Episode 10--Danger, Will Robinson
While the Season 1 finale wrapped up a lot of storylines, it wasn't without its calamities. Like when the Robinsons thought they had defeated the now-evil Robot, only for him to creep back onto the ship--and destroy the hatch that keeps the cargo bay airtight.
Season 1, Episode 10--Danger, Will Robinson
He wasn't alone, though. In case you thought one unstoppable killing robot was too easy a task, two of them came to play.
Season 1, Episode 10--Danger, Will Robinson
While ultimately Will's Robot remembered its loyalty to the youngest Robinson and destroyed its fellow machine, it wasn't without damage to Maureen's helmet, which sucked away at her air supply.
Season 1, Episode 10--Danger, Will Robinson
Likewise, the space SUV that Judy and Penny were hiding in was damaged in the fight, leaving their air supply in doubt.
Season 1, Episode 10--Danger, Will Robinson
Will went outside of the ship to repair the hatch only to, in true Robinson fashion, end up in an even worse position than before when he lost touch with the ship and floated away. It's a good thing John chose that exact moment to make his way back to the ship, saving his son and rejoining the family.
Season 1, Episode 10--Danger, Will Robinson
Unfortunately, just as the Robinsons and Smith were about the rejoin the rest of the survivors, a piece of alien technology on their ship instantly sends them to another galaxy--meaning they are only again lost in space.
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