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Alongside his adoptive brother Seth (Adam Brody), Ryan navigates his new environment and the relationships that come with it.
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Leila Jordan, EW.com, 27 July 2024
Soon after Elijah and his sister joined the Goldman family, his adoptive mom started posting photos of her new and bigger family on Facebook.
—Tresa Baldas, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
Through the tutelage of her adoptive father Balisarius, Arthelais then grew up to become a gifted soldier until her father deceived her into assassinating the current Princess Issa for the sake of his own power grab.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
Shadowed by the murder of his family, Caligula (Malcolm McDowell) eliminates his devious adoptive grandfather (Peter O’Toole) and seizes control of the Roman Empire alongside his wife Caesonia (Helen Mirren) before descending into a spiral of depravity, destruction, and madness.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2024
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Leila Jordan, EW.com, 27 July 2024
Soon after Elijah and his sister joined the Goldman family, his adoptive mom started posting photos of her new and bigger family on Facebook.
—Tresa Baldas, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
Through the tutelage of her adoptive father Balisarius, Arthelais then grew up to become a gifted soldier until her father deceived her into assassinating the current Princess Issa for the sake of his own power grab.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
Shadowed by the murder of his family, Caligula (Malcolm McDowell) eliminates his devious adoptive grandfather (Peter O’Toole) and seizes control of the Roman Empire alongside his wife Caesonia (Helen Mirren) before descending into a spiral of depravity, destruction, and madness.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Adoptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adoptive. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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