Cheryl Eddy, Author at Gizmodo

Sorry, Maeve Had a More Satisfying Story Than Dolores in Westworld Season Two

That brain-busting Westworld finale left us wondering what season three might bring—as well as looking back at how far certain characters have come. Hosts Maeve and Dolores both chased specific goals as they became more and more powerful. But who had the more satisfying journey? Both characters went through a hell of a lot this…

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6 Other Vintage Horror Characters Who Could Use a Reboot

As every horror fan is well aware, we’re getting a new Halloween movie this fall that will ignore all the sequels, picking up with O.G. Final Girl Laurie Strode decades after the events of the first film. It seems like a very effective way to breathe new life into an old franchise. So why stop…

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Serena Joy Is The Handmaid’s Tale‘s Most Infuriating Yet Intriguing Character

The Handmaid’s Tale is a story about women in an eerily plausible dystopia where men have taken total control. While the struggles of the Handmaids are obviously still the main focus, Serena Joy, Commander Fred Waterford’s wife, has emerged as one of season two’s most fascinating characters: She’s someone we loathe for her support of…

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On This Week’s Expanse, Everyone’s Been Beaten All to Hell

In the final moments of last week’s Expanse, we saw a grenade blast inside the protomolecule-crafted sphere create a sudden shift within the Ring’s void space. This week, on “Fallen World,” we see just how devastating that disturbance really was—and its startling aftermath. After that Martian soldier ill-advisedly tossed an explosive at Holden inside the…

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If You Loved Being Horrified by Hereditary, Check Out These 7 Other Freaky Films

Hereditary is no ordinary horror movie. It has some shocking frights, but its slow-burn dread is what burrows under your skin and haunts your nightmares. It’s a unique film, but there are other terrifying movies out there that also explore similar themes (like families being menaced by weird, twisted supernatural forces)—should you want to unsettle…

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Star Trek: Discovery Has Suddenly Changed Showrunners Again [Updated]

If you had hopes that it would be smooth sailing ahead for Star Trek: Discovery as the show heads into its second season—well, it seems the waters are still a bit rough. Showrunners Gretchen Berg and Aaron Harberts are out, and executive producer Alex Kurtzman will step in. Kurtzman will also run the show’s writers’…

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This Week’s Expanse Will Fry Your Brain in the Best Way Possible

The Expanse’s alien protomolecule has always been a game-changer. It’s unpredictable, it makes people do weird things, and it reshapes reality and logic according to its own strange agenda. But this week, on “Dandelion Sky,” it didn’t just change the game—it rewrote all the rules. Before Holden slipped off the Rocinante and blasted himself toward…

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The Villains of The Handmaid’s Tale Head to Canada for a Fantastically Rewarding Episode

The Handmaid’s Tale has unleashed a lot of horrors this season. Many episodes have been so full of despair they’ve been hard to watch. And while “Smart Power” does contain a few awful moments, taken as a whole it’s the most triumphant hour season two has delivered so far. Praise be. In her golden-lit bedroom/prison…

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Turns Out Westworld Has a Heart After All

This week’s Westworld, “Kiksuya,” brought an oft-seen but mostly-silent supporting character into the spotlight, and used his incredible story to give us new perspective on the Hosts’ awareness. It was a poetic, and frankly rather refreshing, detour from the show’s main narrative. We have to begin with the “previously on Westworld” montage, because (thanks to…

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What If Robots of the Future Were Angsty Rather Than Angry?

Westworld has given us a terrifying look at what might happen if humanoid robots powered by highly sophisticated AI suddenly became self-aware and very, very pissed off. Clever short film A.I. Therapy imagines instead future technology that becomes self-aware… and very, very self-involved. The film—directed by Chris Vernon and Emerald Fennell—is just over a minute…

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Read the Pulse-Pounding First Chapter of Terry Brooks’ Upcoming Scifi Novel, Street Freaks

Terry Brooks is best-known for writing the epic fantasy series that kicked off with The Sword of Shannara back in 1977. But the author ventures far beyond that realm for a new scifi thriller, Street Freaks, coming this fall—and we’ve got an exclusive reveal of its incredibly fast-paced first chapter. The excerpt speaks for itself—you’ll…

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Short Film Campers Chronicles Young Love With a Freaky Scifi Twist

At a family campground somewhere in rural France, an unspoken attraction takes ahold of two teenage strangers. But there’s something bizarre and quite possibly alien happening to the boy, and the girl soon reveals there’s way more to her than just the party princess she appears to be at first. Campers, by Laurent Barthelemy, gets…

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The Expanse Just Revealed One of the Season’s Biggest Secrets

After last week’s fast-paced thrill ride of an episode, “Intransigence” pumped the breaks just a little, revealing a big secret about a mysterious new face—and reminding us that even characters we’ve come to know well can still surprise us. And, truly, The Expanse is dazzling at any speed. Aboard the OPA’s Behemoth, Naomi is freaking…

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Atmosphere Is Everything in This Creepy Horror Short

A few years back, io9 featured filmmaker John Panton’s short Line Signal, a chronicle of a lone women’s spectacularly spooky trail run. Now he’s back with Surveyor, another tale of a regular person who just happens to stumble into some very unsettling surroundings. As you might suspect, the main character is a building surveyor who’s…

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An Excellently Epic Wizard Battle Highlights This Sneak Peek at R.A. Salvatore’s Timeless: A Drizzt Novel

Dark elf Drizzt Do’Urden was created 30 years ago by author R.A. Salvatore, and the enduringly popular character will soon return in a brand-new fantasy adventure trilogy. The first book, Timeless, isn’t out until September, but we’ve got a rather kick-ass exclusive excerpt to share here on io9. First, here’s a detailed summary to get…

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Westworld Just Took a Huge Step Closer to Revealing What’s in the Valley Beyond

Bernard’s been through a lot this season, but things took a turn for the even more intense—while explaining a bit about why his behavior’s been so erratic this season—in “Les Écorchés.” And while we’re now one big step closer to the Valley Beyond… we ain’t there yet. Let’s recap! Last time we saw Bernard, he…

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Start Your Summer Reading List With 28 Scifi and Fantasy Books Coming in June

Summer is right around the corner, which means it’s time to get your reading list in order before you embark on any vacations you have coming up. Of course, any season is a good time to dig into some awesome science fiction and fantasy books—so definitely check out the huge stack of new titles coming…

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The Expanse Just Delivered Its Most Unbelievably Tense Episode Ever

Holy caffeine overdose, did “It Reaches Out” give anyone else an anxiety attack? Holden questions reality, an act of brutal sabotage rocks the tenuously peaceful system, the protomolecule does even more weird stuff, and The Expanse (now really, officially coming back next season on Amazon!) continues to kick so much ass. Let’s dig in! Remember…

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The Handmaid’s Tale Finally Gives Us a Much-Needed Glimmer of Hope

Earlier this season on The Handmaid’s Tale, we all attended a mass wedding in Gilead. This week, on an episode simply titled “After,” we witness a mass funeral. But, praise be, somehow this isn’t yet another wall-to-wall excruciatingly depressing episode! Of course, there’s still plenty of awful, awful stuff to get through. As you might…

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If You Want More of Westworld‘s Shōgun World, Watch These 7 Movies

Season two of Westworld has ventured into several new settings—including Shōgun World, a highly anticipated reveal since it was teased at the end of season one. The park recreates Japan’s Edo period with some heavy-handed nods to the Wild West—and unsurprisingly, the show’s creators drew inspiration from classic samurai films, as well as spaghetti Westerns.…

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Cheryl Eddy

Sorry, Maeve Had a More Satisfying Story Than Dolores in Westworld Season Two

6 Other Vintage Horror Characters Who Could Use a Reboot

Serena Joy Is The Handmaid’s Tale‘s Most Infuriating Yet Intriguing Character

On This Week’s Expanse, Everyone’s Been Beaten All to Hell

If You Loved Being Horrified by Hereditary, Check Out These 7 Other Freaky Films

Star Trek: Discovery Has Suddenly Changed Showrunners Again [Updated]

This Week’s Expanse Will Fry Your Brain in the Best Way Possible

The Villains of The Handmaid’s Tale Head to Canada for a Fantastically Rewarding Episode

Turns Out Westworld Has a Heart After All

What If Robots of the Future Were Angsty Rather Than Angry?

Read the Pulse-Pounding First Chapter of Terry Brooks’ Upcoming Scifi Novel, Street Freaks

Short Film Campers Chronicles Young Love With a Freaky Scifi Twist

The Expanse Just Revealed One of the Season’s Biggest Secrets

Atmosphere Is Everything in This Creepy Horror Short

An Excellently Epic Wizard Battle Highlights This Sneak Peek at R.A. Salvatore’s Timeless: A Drizzt Novel

Westworld Just Took a Huge Step Closer to Revealing What’s in the Valley Beyond

Start Your Summer Reading List With 28 Scifi and Fantasy Books Coming in June

The Expanse Just Delivered Its Most Unbelievably Tense Episode Ever

The Handmaid’s Tale Finally Gives Us a Much-Needed Glimmer of Hope

If You Want More of Westworld‘s Shōgun World, Watch These 7 Movies

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor *And* an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Ahead of the SpaceX IPO, xAI Has Now Shed All 11 of Its Non-Elon Musk Founders

Do ‘Disclosure Day’ Prep With a Spielberg Sci-Fi Marathon

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Apple Studio Display XDR Review: It Looks So Good, I Wish It Were an iMac

RayNeo Air 4 Pro Review: My Eyes Love These Video Glasses, but My Nose Disagrees

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!