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Eric Vilas-Boas

Eric Vilas-Boas is a former editor at Thrillist. He also co-edits the animation blog The Dot and Line and was previously an editor at Esquire. His writing has also been published by Vulture, /Film, Paste, TV Guide, SYFY, SPIN, Popular Mechanics, and ELLE, among other fine establishments.

Latest Posts From Eric

Aug 2

Here Are the Best Cities to See the Total Solar Eclipse in 2024

The total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 is fast approaching.

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Jun 15, 2020

Every Episode of 'Rick and Morty,' Ranked

Where does Season 4 fit in with the rest of the episodes?

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May 27, 2020

Every Hayao Miyazaki Movie, Ranked

You can watch these for the first time ever via HBO Max.

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Dec 27, 2019

7 Burning Questions 'The Witcher' Season 2 Needs to Answer

Spoilers for The Witcher follow.

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Dec 27, 2019

Let Us Help Parse the Jumbled Timeline of Netflix's 'The Witcher'

Spoilers for The Witcher follow.

Nov 18, 2019

Hidden Gems on Disney+ That You Should Watch

For better or worse, the Walt Disney Company's latest several-billion-dollar bet to make more billions of dollars, the Disney+ streaming platform, is here.

Sep 20, 2019

Amazon's 'Undone' Is One of the Best, Trippiest New TV Shows You Haven't Seen Yet

Oddly enough, it was the "I'm humping your butt!" scene that sold me.

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Aug 21, 2019

Netflix's 'Invader Zim' Special Goes on a Mission to Annihilate Earth One Last Time

Invader Zim has never really been a story of heroism, at least not in the way most Nickelodeon cartoons are.

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Aug 9, 2019

Netflix's 'Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling' Is a Perfectly Nostalgic, Dystopian Revival

Almost a full 25 years ago, on Saturday, September 24, 1994, Rocko's Modern Life kicked off its second season with the show's first two-part episode, "I Have No Son!" Nothing else particularly special aired on TV that weekend: NBC had premiered Friends days earlier, The Simpsons ran one of its widely derided clip shows, and in the theaters, The Shawshank Redemption had just debuted.

All 185 'Game of Thrones' Deaths, Ranked

May 29, 2019

All 185 'Game of Thrones' Deaths, Ranked

Game of Thrones returned for its eighth and final season in April, and definitely provoked a good amount of emotional distress in its last episodes.

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Apr 11, 2019

The Case for 'Game of Thrones' As an Epic Fantasy About Climate Change

This post contains spoilers for all seasons of Game of Thrones.

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Apr 10, 2019

Complaints to the FCC Reveal What People Hate Most About 'Game of Thrones'

As we barrel toward the final season of Game of Thrones, one can't help but look back fondly on the shock, awe, theorizing, and passion the HBO show's best episodes have inspired in viewers over the years.