Castle Rockfinale recap: Henry discovers his true face — and it's not pretty

It was this place. Thats what we say. But thats a story, too. Credit: Dana Starbard/Hulu It doesnt change a thing… Maybe something turned you into a monster. Or maybe you were one all along. To you, were strangers, he tells Molly. But Ive known you all my life. I need your help to convince Henry to go out there with me. He hears the sound. I think its some kind of door from one world to the other....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 787 words · Mr. Kevin Maxwell DDS

Castle Rockrecap: A demonic fist bump leads to bloodshed at Shawshank

Flashes of terrifying imagery. He seems to be looking out through a screen, or a fence. Some kind of box. Credit: Seacia Pavao/Hulu Then he startles awake. Your lawyer friend filed papers in district court. See how that goes. See, were the biggest employer in the county. Gotta lot of friends, too. I spent eight months in a sandbox. We were on cleanup duty, they werent ready to see Saddam go....

May 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1074 words · Jenna Rodriguez

Castle Rockrecap: A frantic chase through Ruth Deaver's fractured mind

In an astoundingly powerful performance, Spacek as Ruth is both the hero and the victim in this story. She uses a relatively recent gift of a chess set to help ground herself in the present. And I can find my way out of the woods. Credit: Dana Starbard/Hulu This presses pause on the other storylines playing out in the show. We left things with the ominous mystery man sitting wounded outside Ruths house....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 685 words · Christine Winters

Castle Rockrecap: An old man is terrified by the ageless face from his past

Henry Deaver is getting an examination. He has a problem. Im not supposed to tell you this but your scan looks clear to me, the technician says. Credit: Claire Folger/Hulu Do you listen to loud music in your ears? But we still dont know what exactly hes hearing. Its called exploding casket syndrome, the pastor explains. When theres no oxygen to dehydrate the contents, the casket becomes a pressure cooker....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 795 words · Mark Haynes

Castle Rockrecap: Bloodbath at the new bed and breakfast

The TripAdvisor rating for Castle Rock Historic Bed & Breakfast is not going to be reassuring. She seemed charmed by the home, while he was transfixed by the wardens painting of the lake. Basically, they were sold. Credit: Dana Starbard/Hulu Then, Professor Gordon violently attacks his colleague, who had been having an affair with his wife. As they arrive in Castle Rock to start over, its clear that Gordon has still not forgiven her....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 934 words · Leonard Patton

Castle Rockrecap: Disturbing deaths haunt Stephen King's damaged town

Things are getting weirder. But theres no massacre. The kid is in his cell. Credit: Hulu No one is dead. People think were just one of those dead towns people hear about. A run of bad luck. Castle RockEpisode: SeverancePictured: Bill Skarsgard.Patrick Harbron/Hulu Its not luck, its a plan. And not Gods either, he says. Sure you do, Lacy goes on. CASTLE ROCK — “Habeas Corpus” – Episode 102 – Henry gets a new client at Shawshank Prison....

May 1, 2025 · 8 min · 1669 words · Elizabeth Garcia

Castle Rockrecap: Henry learns some science behind the town's supernatural curse

With episode six ofCastle Rockwe get the sound. Next comes the fury. Meet Odin Branch (C.J. Credit: Patrick Harbron/Hulu Odin is the older, more wizened member of the duo. Hes also deaf, and Willie is his fast-talking translator. They offer an explanation of what it actually is a discordance in the time-space continuum, of sorts. A clash between alternate universes that leaves an audible trace as the universe reckons with the collision....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 984 words · Melissa Morgan

Castle Rockrecap: Secrets and Easter eggs from the new Stephen King-inspired series

WithCastle Rock, Stephen King is opening up his toy box so others can play with his creations. Since this is the first episode, its important to lay down those ground rules. Were not getting a strict Stephen King adaptation here. Credit: Patrick Harbron/Hulu What creators Sam Shaw and Dusty Thomason are doing (with help from executive producerJ.J. Abrams) is crafting a new story that exists within the margins of Kings world....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 1048 words · Adrian Anderson

Castle Rockrecap: The secret of Shawshank is finally exposed

Behold, I will tell you a mystery. We open in the past: The radio is reporting on the wounds of Rev. Matthew Deaver, recovering at home in stable condition after a fall by the snowy lake. Credit: Seacia Pavao/Hulu His son Henry remains missing. Young Molly awakens in the night and crosses the snow in her pajamas and bare feet. She is picking up on a different broadcast. She unplugs his breathing tube and he wakes up struggling....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 683 words · Laura Francis

Catch up on all EW'sGame of Thronesrecaps before season 8

Are you ready to watch the throne for the last time? Game of Thronesfans are anxiously awaiting the HBO sagas final episodes, which begin airing April 14. Pick through a few to refresh your memory, or hunker down for 67 episodes worth of analysis. Wilko Johnson appears as Ser Ilyn Payne in the ‘Game of Thrones’ season 1 finale.Helen Sloan/HBO HBO HELEN SLOAN/HBO Helen Sloan/HBO HBO HBO Helen Sloan/HBO

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 69 words · Natalie Ballard

Catch-22first look: George Clooney, Kyle Chandler star in Hulu adaptation

The enemy is not the problem. Its about the madness of war, executive producer Luke Davies says of the book. Its also hilariously about the madness of the bureaucracy of war, which is a different matter. Credit: Philipe Antonello/Hulu And its about the experience of powerlessness that we all have. My initial reaction was, No, Im not going to remakeCatch-22, Chandler says. But then I read it, and immediately I was intrigued....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 93 words · Katie Horne

Catch-22screenwriter breaks down the biggest departures from the book

Spoiler alert: This post contains plot details from all six episodes of HulusCatch-22. In the novel theres 40 characters, approximately, and in a series thats too many. It was completely crazy. Credit: Philippe Antonello/Hulu I landed on six episodes because I found six climaxes, and then it went from there. From the get-go, Davies knew theyd need to tweak the structure of the book. What was mentioned briefly in the novel became a big montage for the series....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · Adam Andrade

Catching up with the woman behind the famousCool Hand Lukecar wash scene

Not that Harmon was totally aware of her impact. “My concept of the [scene] was not like what came out. “I don’t do that; I never have done that,” Harmon says. Credit: Warner Bros. Don’t do the movie.' He said, ‘Don’t worry about it. We’re not doing marijuana; you don’t need it.’ And it worked out fine.” They didn’t require instruction on how to act. “The only one that I talked to was Stuart Rosenberg and the photographer,” Harmon says....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 186 words · Mallory Hartman