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The Netflix series Wednesday follows Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams while she attends Nevermore Academy. There, she works to develop her psychic powers, stop a series of murders, and uncover a long-standing mystery surrounding her parents. The show also stars Emma Myers, Hunter Doohan, Billie Piper, Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo, Victor Dorobantu, Evie Templeton, Luis Guzmán, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joanna Lumley, Fred Armisen, and others.

While many lesser-known heroes haven’t gotten their due, Bernhard Baker, or Animal Man, truly deserves a chance to shine. Though he’s historically been a relatively obscure character, excellent comic book storylines by writers like Grant Morrison and Jeff Lemire have elevated Animal Man, making him ripe for a fantastic adaptation.

As a huge cinema fan, I was really intrigued by the 2019 Watchmen series, especially knowing it built on the world of the classic comic and Zack Snyder’s movie. It was a bold move, and honestly, a bit confusing at times, running for just nine episodes. Even though it still has a fantastic 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, it seems to have faded from people’s memories pretty quickly after it finished. I think it’s a seriously underrated show, and if you don’t see what made the HBO series so brilliant, you might be missing the point!

The season one finale includes a quiet but important surprise: Red, the witty sex worker who repeatedly encounters Ser Duncan, ends up marrying Ser Raymun Fossoway. This reveals she will eventually become Lady Rowan Fossoway and the ancestor who starts the Green Apple Fossoway family line. According to the creator, much of this story happens outside of what viewers actually see, and that was intentional.