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Immortality is for vampires not TV shows. The CW announced the cancellation of Legacies earlier this month, and the June series finale will bring The Vampire Diaries Universe to an end after nearly 13 years.

Its the Red Wedding at WBTV/CW today, executive producer Julie Plec tweeted on May 12 after Legacies was among more than half a dozen shows canceled at The CW.

A day later, Plec thanked the fans, cast and crew and gave a little tease of whats to come. She confirmed that the writers had a heads up about a possible cancellation, so the Legacies season 4 finale was written to function as a series finale.

Mark Pedowitz & his team at The CW had the class & grace to warn the shows that they might not survive, even if The CW wanted them, Plec shared via Twitter on May 14. Because of that, the season finales of both shows were carefully crafted to also work as series finales.

Plec helped start The Vampire Diaries Universe in 2009 when she and Kevin Williamson adapted L.J. Smiths novels for TV. The show which starred Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder as Elena, Stefan and Damon, respectively quickly veered away from the source material and created a whole new world for the small screen that initially focused on vampires before introducing witches, werewolves and even gods.

The flagship vampire drama ended in 2017 after eight seasons, and The Originals, its first spinoff, ended in 2018 after five seasons. Legacies premiered the following fall, bringing together characters and stories from The Vampire Diaries and The Originals. Hope (Danielle Rose Russell), the daughter of Original vampire Klaus (Joseph Morgan, star of The Originals) attends the Salvatore School, an educational facility for magical beings created in the series finale of The Vampire Diaries by Caroline (Candice King) and Alaric (Matt Davis).

Hope has come into her own as the only living tribrid (thats a vampire-witch-werewolf hybrid) and is trying to make sure she can be a hero, despite her fathers dark history. While her father had his family, Hope has her classmates to rely on. The Super Squad, led by the tribrid and Alaric, includes Lizzie (Jenny Boyd), MG (Quincy Fouse), Landon (Aria Shahghasemi), Kaleb (Chris Lee), Cleo (Orono Okojie), Ethan (Leo Howard), Finch (Courtney Bandeko) and Jed (Ben Levin).

Legacies loves giving TVD fans some easter eggs, whether showing Lizzie drive Damons old car or quick references to characters like Elena, who is now a doctor. Expect even more fun nods in the final episodes of the spinoff.

I can speak for #Legacies in saying that Brett and I and the writing team poured all kinds of love into it, Plec shared two days after the cancellation via Twitter. And there are a couple surprises for long-time #TVDU fans that may just blow your mind. .

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Celtics title celebrations went into full swing with a six-goal hammering of Motherwell.

There were a host of Hotline calls playing tribute to Ange Postecoglou and his players. But with a Europa League Final for Rangers looming, there were also some postcards from Seville.

Peter Lyons, Blantyre, said: "What an incredible day at Celtic Park, the emotion shown throughout the match was fantastic. I am now in my 60s and have supported this fabulous club for over 55 years and for all the trophies I have seen won, this in my opinion has been the best.

"It supersedes Wim Jansen stopping the 10-in-a-row and also our centenary Double. Now on to next season."

Stephen Mulhern, Dumbarton, said: "From a season of despair to a season of delight. Id like to thank Postecoglou for taking Celtic from second best to simply the best. I also hope Jota and Cameron Carter-Vickers will stay, the after match celebrations on Saturday might have just clinched their decision to sign on."

Lance Little, Erskine, said: "What a fantastic day of celebrations Saturday was. Having our trophy returned to us after a faultless 6- 0 final match was amazing. The celebrations in Glasgow after the game were even better. No rioting, no carnage, no broken benches. The fans gave a masterclass on how to celebrate properly."

George Wilson, West Sussex, said: "There were only four points in it in the end. Celtic manipulated the fixtures by having games postponed after Christmas to allow their injured players to come back and new signings to come in. Rangers stumbled at this point and drew a few games having previously been on a good run. If the fixtures had remained the same I dont think there is any doubt Rangers would have won the league."

Gary Stevenson, Newtonhill, said: "I'm having a brilliant time here in Seville. I don't think the other half of Glasgow would like it though as Spanish television only covers elite level football no Dragons Den, Masterchef or The Repair Shop. I'm away for some more paella and sangria."

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Robert Livingstone, Palm Beach, said: "This is surely one of the most momentous weeks in the history of Rangers with two winner-takes-all games. It started well with a virtual reserve side that comprehensively beat Hearts and included stand-out performances from future stars Cole McKinnon and Alex Lowry."

John Davidson, Armadale, said: "It was nice to see Gio van Bronckhorst giving youth a chance against Hearts in the last game of the season and the kids didn't let him down. The future looks really good down Ibrox way."

John Bruce emailed: "Hearts supporters must be demoralised after watching their team being comfortably beaten by a Rangers youth team. Even more so with Scotland's player of the year being beaten three times by those kids and it being one week before facing Rangers' first team in the Scottish Cup Final.

"Rangers fans will have been delighted at the first team debut of young Adam Devine and a man-of-the-match performance by Alex Lowry, along with three or four other strong performances from fellow starlets. Lowry is an exceptional talent and could possibly save Rangers from spending millions of pounds on a new player in the summer."

Gordon Ferguson, Kilwinning, said: "Now that the sideshow is over and the title is back in the east end of Glasgow, lets get on with the main event as Rangers can take Scottish football to a new high with victory in Europe. It's time to show Rangers the respect they deserve. The Phoenix has risen it's time to become immortal Bears."

Bruce Bayne, Carronvalley, said: "Can I urge Rangers to please help your fans with the shambles that is booking the fan zone stadium in Seville. Your lack of positive help for your loyal fans is shameful. There have been no updates, assistance, information or care."

And finally.

Alan Graham emailed: "Congratulations to Inverness for a real backs-to-the-wall performance on Friday in difficult conditions against Arbroath. It was not the greatest football display but a fantastic result. Dick Campbell said after the game that Christmas had come early for Inverness, but come on Dick, it was Arbroath that received the Christmas presents after two dreadful sending off decisions."

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Last night, Peral Jam performed at the Oakland Arena in Oakland, Calif. as part of their Gigaton Tour. Drummer Matt Cameron was absent from the performance due to COVID-19; Pearl Jam made due by enlisting touring memberJosh Klinghoffer, Seattle-based drummerRichard Stuverud and on one track, welcomed a local drummer from the band The Alive, Kai Neukermans.

The show started with Vedder performing a solo cover of Hunters & Collectors Throw Your Arms Around Me. He then introduced Klinghoffers Pluralone for the opening set during which Pearl Jams guitarist Stone Gossard sat in. Pearl Jams main set saw Klinghoffer and Stuverud switching off on drums. Klinghoffer kicked things off and opened the show with Long Road, Given To Fly, Once,and Corduroy, incorporated a cover of Pink Floyds Interstellar Overdrive.

Stuverud then took to the kit cover of Neil Youngs Throw Your Hatred Down, Quick Escape, Dissident and WMA. After WMA which saw both drummers squaring up, Vedder spoke into the mic. This is very exciting for us. I saw this group play called The Alive and they just blew my mind. Theyre pretty young for how hard they can play and how much impact they had, said Vedder. They were playing their own songs and then they had a Metallica cover that blew doors [open]. My daughter reminded me that theyre from here in Mill Valley. We reached them this afternoon. He hasnt graduated high school yet. I think this is the year, right? Please welcome to the stage Mill Valleys own Kai Neukermans!

Neukermans joined them on stage for Mind Your Manners, off of 2013s Lightning Bolt. After what was a core memory for Neukermans, Klinghoffer returned to the stage for Brain Of J and Low Light. Stuverud then hopped back in for Even Flow before giving the reins back to Klinghoffer for Immorality and Do The Evolution. They continued to switch off until they arrived at set closer Rearviewmirror which closed as Mike McCready smashed and tossed his guitar on stage.

Pearl Jam encored with Vedder and Ament on acoustic guitar for a stripped-down Bee Girl. The rest of the band joined them for Smile, Better Man, and a cover of Victoria Williams Crazy Mary which served as the final song of the night with Klinghoffer handling drums. The encore continued with Stuverud for Porch, Alive and finally, The Whos Baba OReilly.

Pearl JamOakland Arena Oakland, Calf.May 13, 2022

Pre-set: Throw Your Arms Around Me

Set: Long Road, Given to Fly, Once, Interstellar Overdrive (Pink Floyd cover), Corduroy, Throw Your Hatred Down (Neil Young cover), Quick Escape, Dissident, W.M.A. (first time since 2016), Mind Your Manners, Brain of J., Low Light, Even Flow, Immortality, Do the Evolution, State of Love and Trust, Seven OClock, Rearviewmirror

Enc.: Bee Girl, Smile, Better Man*, Crazy Mary (Victoria Williams cover), Porch, Alive, Baba ORiley (The Who cover)

Matt Cameron was absent due to COVID-19.

Josh Klinghoffer Tracks 2-6, 12-13, 15-16, 19, 21-23)

Richard Stuverud Tracks (7-10, 14, 17-18, 24-26)

Kai Neukermans Track (11) filled in on drums.

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Eddie Kingston wants to live forever by participating in the G1 Climax Tournament.

Eddie Kingston bears his soul in everything he does in professional wrestling. It is part of what connects professional wrestling fans to his journey on such a deep level. A huge part of that journey and Eddie Kingstons love of professional wrestling is his fondness for Japanese wrestling. Kingston has openly admitted that he takes a lot of his move set from top Japanese stars such as Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada, Kenta Kobashi, and others.

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In a new interview with Sean Ross Sapp, Kingston further explains his love of Japanese wrestling and how he feels about the working relationship between AEW and New Japan Pro-Wrestling ahead of the Forbidden Door pay-per-view on June 26 and his upcoming match against Tomohiro Ishii at NJPW STRONG Capital Collision.

I dont think people fully understand. Yes, my favorite wrestling was All Japan during the 90s. But I watched New Japan as well, Kingston explained. Cause I remember the Three Musketeers. I remember Keiji Muto, aka the Great Muta, who was the first Japanese wrestler I ever saw. Then, of course, theres Masahiro Chono. I thought the STF was the deadliest move in the world. I remember Jim Ross screaming about it on commentary and Chono learned it from Lou Thesz. Thats a name you know, even if you have never seen him wrestle. But you know the name. Then you had Shinya Hashimoto, who was just a badass. He was my personal favorite.

I know the history and it means a lot, Kingston continued. Thats why I mentioned Tenryu and Riki Choshu to Ishii, to let him know, I know who trained you, dog. I watched them. I studied them as well. So I know who they are. I know the history. Thats why wipe my feet, of course, and I give a kiss to the logo in the middle of the ringtake my hand, put a little kiss on it. out of respect. It feels great. All that political stuff, I didnt see it. As soon as I was able to work with AEW, and I was lucky enough and blessed enough to do it, STRONG hit me up a couple of weeks later and AEW, even before this working relationship, was like, Yeah, okay. Do it. So I never saw all the political side. But for those that did, sorry. Now you dont have to see it.

Speaking more directly about the Forbidden Door event and concept, Kingston size that in his two decades in wrestling, he has never seen promotions come together the way so many have in recent years.

Its amazing. Its an amazing feeling. In my twenty-year career, I have never seen it like this where everybodys working together, he said. "Theres no political B.S. where, I dont like this person because of whatever. Its, Oh, you want to do the show? Fine, go make your money or Thats a really good match-up. Maybe we can show it here. Everybodys starting to work together, which is what I thought wrestling was. Remember, Im an 80s baby. So I grew up at the tail end of the territories. So I saw, at one point in time, all the territories trying to work together to beat Vince. So I thought thats the way it was supposed to be. Not to beat Vince, but to work together and have more places to work. I think its great. Ive never seen it like this.

Kingston did not want to overthink about his potential position on that card on June 26 because he isn't sure if you will even be booked yet. However, he does name a dream opponent from Japan that he would like to face, Jun Akiyama, who although he was never one of the four pillars of AJPW in the 90s, was always across the ring from Mitsuharu Misawa, Kenta Kobashi, Akira Taue, and Toshiaki Kawada, and eventually made a major name for himself when NOAH was formed in the early 2000s.

Kingston also said he would like to face Hiroshi Tanahashi or Yuji Nagata, if given the opportunity.

Well, I already have Ishii at STRONG. So, that was number one for New Japan [Shin Nippon Puroresu]. Hopefully, I said it right. Ishii was the guy," said Eddie. "Tanahashi, to me, saved puroresu at one time. Especially for New Japan. Of course, him. Nagata, of course, cause when that whole run he had with the IWGP title going sixty [minutes] with Chono and other matches, facing off against the shooters during a time period that was a little rough. But he was in there. He was a warrior. But for Forbidden Door, I dont know if it can happen, but if we talk about the Forbidden Door, itd be Akiyama. I know he doesnt work with New Japan or hes not with them, I know hes with DDT, but Forbidden Door, right? Thats what everybody [is]."

For now, Eddie remains hopeful that he will be on the card which will emanate from Chicago's United Center.

Yeah, again, I dont know anything about that. I just say, Hey, this is my dream match or Hey, this is the dude I want to work with. Either Chris Daniels comes back to see me and says, Tony says no or Tony said yes or Tony, when he gets excited, hell tell me yes, he said.

Of course, actually wrestling in Japan again remains a huge goal for Eddie Kingston who has not been in Japan in over a decade. During the interview with Sean, Kingston took the time to say that he wants to compete in the G1 Climax tournament, as he sees that tournament as his chance to live forever.

Yeah. The last time I was in Japan was in 2011 for Osaka Pro, at the time," he recalled. "Yeah, G1 has always been a goal. I was talking to somebody the other night, it was a youngin in the locker roomIm not gonna say whobut I was trying to explain that when I broke in my biggest goals were ECW, right before they closed; All Japan, at the time, before the NOAH split; and then New Japan and I wanted to be in all the tournaments. So, of course, the G1s always a goal. If not this year, then itll be a goal next year. For me, personally, the competitor in me, its not just about being invited to the G1. Its about actually winning. Not just doing good. Not just making it to the finals and other people would be happy about that. No, Im trying to live forever. Im trying to have my legacy live forever, so Im trying to win the whole thing. So G1. Theres your answer. To anyone listeningG1! Lets go.

For now, Eddie Kingston turns his attention to Tomohiro Ishii and their match at NJPW Capital Collision on Saturday, May 14. You can view the updated card here. Fightful will have coverage of the event on Saturday beginning at 8 p.m. ET

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After earning an all-expense-paid trip to Minneapolis this week by virtue of its win over Texas Sunday night, Stanford now finds itself on the cusp of Bay Area college basketball immortality.

The Cardinal head to the Final Four knowing theyre just two wins away from a second straight national championship.

If Tara VanDerveers squad can survive a battle against Connecticut and then either top-ranked South Carolina or Louisville, it would join the mid-century University of San Francisco men as the Bay Areas only back-to-back NCAA Division I basketball champs.

For those needing a quick history lesson or merely a reminder, USF once represented basketball royalty. And more. The Bill Russell-era Dons won NCAA titles in 1955 and 56 while leading the nation in nearly everything, including hyperbole. USFs path to a second consecutive NCAA title was dubbed the story of the century as the Dons won a record 60 straight games and recorded the first unbeaten season in history while being led by Russell, who many called The Babe Ruth of college basketball.

A championship parade down Market Street in 1956 seemed impressive enough, but Russell, who would go on to lead the Boston Celtics to 11 NBA championships, probably knew bigger things were in store for him after USFs second NCAA championship.

I played on the greatest team in the world, Russell matter-of-factly told reporters after the Dons 83-71 title-clinching win over Iowa in the 1956 finale. The wheels kept turning and the band played on.

No Bay Area team since has hit the high notes like that in consecutive seasons a couple came close, though.

There have been three subsequent NCAA championship teams here since the days of the Dons running roughshod over teams the Cal men in 1959 and VanDerveers Stanford teams in 1990 and 92. But none of the three teams could cash in a second straight title.

Cal followed up its only mens title by reaching the NCAA title game the following year, but lost to Ohio State at the Cow Palace.

The closest the Stanford women came to a back-to-back title under VanDerveer was in 1991 when the Cardinal was knocked out by eventual champion Tennessee, 68-60, in the Final Four in New Orleans.

In addition to trying to match USFs feat, Stanford is a pair of wins away from becoming the first womens team other than Connecticut to repeat as national champs since Tennessee (2007 and 08).

As noted by many over the years, repeating as champions is usually much more difficult than winning the first one. Stanfords Haley Jones, the star in last years championship run, said the team has embraced the idea of trying to defend its championship this year.

I think having that target on our back all season has led to really competitive practices, competitive scrimmages, whatever it may be, being ultracompetitive in games, being gritty, Jones said Sunday night. I think we know what it takes to get there. But were going to have to work twice as hard because everybodys coming after us.

Beginning Friday, the Cardinal get a second chance to take home the trophy as they embark on the schools 15th all-time trip to the Final Four after dispatching No. 2-seeded Texas, 59-50 in the Spokane Regional championship Sunday night.

Its crazy to say this but youre always happy to go to the Final Four, but sometimes youre like really happy. And Im like really happy, VanDerveer said after Lexi Hull (20 points), Jones (18 points, 12 rebounds) and Cameron Brink (10 third-quarter points, six blocked shots) helped Stanford keep the nations longest winning streak alive at 24 in a row.

Stanford (32-3) hasnt lost a game since losing to No. 1 ranked South Carolina on Dec. 21. And, after exacting revenge against Texas for an early-season loss to the Longhorns, the Cardinal could get another shot at redemption. If both Stanford and South Carolina win on Friday, the two powerhouses would meet Sunday with the national title on the line.

At the risk of getting too carried away with the numbers, we must also recognize that winning NCAA championships has become second nature at Stanford.

When VanDerveers squad won the trophy by beating Arizona last season, it extended the schools ongoing streak of earning at least one NCAA title to an astounding 45 consecutive years. Last year, Stanfords mens gymnastics team and its synchronized swimming team joined the womens basketball team in earning NCAA championships.

Now, Stanford is one great weekend in Minneapolis away from owning an NCAA championship for the 46th year in a row.

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Helena Christensen wants to live forever and would willingly let a vampire bite her to grant her immortality.

The 53-year-old fashion icon doesn't want to die and is "so ready to live forever" that she would become a blood-sucking creature of the night, just like Dracula, in order to never pass on.

In an interview with Grazia magazine, she said: It comes from being frustrated that everything will end at some point. So if I dont plan ahead too far, I keep the future a little bit at bay.

It p***** me off no end that Ill die one day and not experience the future. If a vampire passed by me in the night I would totally give my neck. Im so ready to live forever.

Helena shot to fame in the 1990s, first achieving global recognition when she appeared in the video for Chris Isaak's song 'Wicked Game' and then conquered the catwalk and advertising market, becoming one of the original Victoria's Secret Angels.

The Danish supermodel isn't surprised that a lot of '90s clothing and pop culture is being revisited now, because it was such an awesome decade to live through.

She said: "Theres always been a lot of interest in it because the 90s were just great. I mean, how often do you sit and surf for movie and youre like, I just want to watch a great 90s action movie?

In the interview, Helena also discussed what it was like to be one of 'The Magnificent Seven' supermodels along with Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Elle Macpherson and Claudia Schiffer.

She mused: I see Cindy quite a lot. Every time she comes to New York, we hang out, and when I go to LA we hang out. Ive seen Karen [Elson] a bit, Christy [Turlington] a bit.

We all had that unique trajectory. We went through the same situation, living a very intense, different life. Leaving your friends back home and going on this strange journey that will always bind us together. I mean, I still cannot believe it. I wake up and go, Oh my God, what?! I will never really understand what happened, it was so fast in a way that its still coming back to me.

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On the way to have an ultrasound, I listened to Jentezen Franklins sermon Life After Life. With every mile I drove, I became more and more pumped about my resurrection body. Later, I sent it to my mother and after listening she replied, Kind of gets me excited about dying.

Once I checked in and had a seat in the large waiting room, my excitement began to wilt into sorrow. Everywhere I turned, patients struggled to walk. Broken bones, diseases that twisted spines, and trauma that gnarled joints were almost unbearable to look upon after I had just spent the car ride there imagining eternal bodies raised in power and victory.

I didnt want my day to fall into a slump and so I played a little game while I waited. Each time a person came by that was bent over and could only walk three steps to my thirty, I imagined them being changed into their new bodies. I could almost hear the sound of crutches falling to the floor and the sight of new legs sprinting painlessly with speed and agility that can far outrun an Olympic track star. I imagined spines lengthening on command arching towards the heavens with shouts of Hallelujah.

but we will all be changed in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable and we will be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself with imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: Death is swallowed up in victory. 1 Corinthians 15: 52-54.

Death swallowed up in victory! It has a nice ring to it doesnt it? In a moment, your body will either burst forth from its grave or if you are living it will be caught up in the air. And in the time it takes us to swallow, death turns to victory. You will be in your physical body in the new heaven and earth, only no body you have every experienced. Your resurrection body will be supercharged with supernatural intelligence, strength and agility; capable of accomplishing feats that are not possible in our earthly bodies.

I recently had a dream in which the roof of my car peeled off and I flew through the air and towards the heavens with a speed like a rocket. It was the greatest dream and I can only imagine that is how our everlasting bodies will be. Some of the patients I witnessed in the waiting room put every put every ounce of energy into getting one foot to go in front of the other. I can just imagine their joy when they are soaring, running and jumping.

Whether your body experiences mild aches and pains or severe chronic pain, I invite you to play my game. Imagine a day when your body is instantly upgraded to a heavenly standard. It will take less time than updating your iPhone. If there is anything we can learn to be thankful for in our sickness and pain it is that it is only temporary, but our perfect body will be forever!

Nadolyn has served in the local church for over thirty years. Creator ofDIRT ROAD BELIEVER YouTube, Nadolyn delights in sharing her faith, family and community to help believers slow down and deepen their relationship with Christ.

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Liverpool are eight games and soon to be 28 days away from immortality, the stakes are high and unforgiving to any misstep. Just how are your nerves, Steven Scragg asks?

These are unmistakably the days. From Saturday, a potential 28-day mission of footballing madness will erupt, during which Liverpool will make a bid to win the lot, via a projected eight games in three different competitions, and with only two of these to take place within the comforts of home.

It is going to be an enormous ask to pull off the seemingly impossible; every game is now the biggest one of the season. A domino effect will need to take place and Liverpool will have to be faultless if they are going to fulfil the most outrageous of footballing dreams.

I dont always buy in to the concept of taking things one game at a time, as contemporary football is far too demanding for that. Play a Champions League game on a Wednesday night with another one to follow six days later, an away Premier League fixture nestled in-between and it isnt as simple as sending out the same 11 players and saying, we go again.

There must be a methodical approach to it. At St James Park on Saturday, given the stakes, Jrgen Klopp might only make two or three changes to the starting line-up that took on Villarreal in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, but he will already have an idea of who he will be hooking around the hour mark.

Dependent upon the scoreline at 60 minutes on Tyneside, this will mean these changes will be interpreted as either a rest given to those being removed, with the game all but won and El Madrigal in mind, or that those entering the fray will be handed the task of breaking an air of frustration as we chase a vital win.

Klopp will already have the script to all eventualities written for the Newcastle game, and he will now be working on all the possible scenarios for next Tuesday, with some of those dictated by how close the Premier League title race remains by Saturday evening, as four days beyond our trip to Castelln we will welcoming Antonio Conte and his shape-shifting Tottenham Hotspur to Anfield.

Every game interlocks with the one before it, and the one beyond it. Within the eye of this type of glorious storm taking one game at a time becomes a myth, but despite all talk of a potential quadruple, you can compartmentalise each competition as a separate entity, deconstructing the concept of the cluster of potentially winning all four trophies we set out in pursuit of this season.

The League Cup is won, and rather than being of consequence to the wider end-of-season target, it can be consigned to a past, where the best thing all round is to forget all about it. Champions League hat taken off again, we now reach for our Premier League one before switching around once more next Tuesday. Its like Liverpool are on a world tour with many different outposts visited and costume changes galore.

There is no time to bask in the possible history that is in the making. Should we achieve the impossible, the time to let that wash over you will be within the celebratory throng of a homecoming parade, or when youre stretched out on a sun lounger next to the pool with an ice-cold beer at hand.

Right now, it is all about us as supporters living each moment for all they are worth, and to provide the soundtrack to each game while Klopp meticulously plots the route, and his players live the same moments we do, except at much closer quarters and with the power to mould our fate with a ball at their feet, rather than their voices.

On Wednesday evening, patience was the key for Liverpool in giving themselves an advantage to take to Spain. There were similarities to the Merseyside derby in that we went in at halftime with the scoreline locked at 0-0 and frustrations to work through; it made for an almost identical experience, apart from the visitors in yellow being less panicked by being in possession of the ball than our visitors in blue were on Sunday.

Villarreal were put under the most intense pressure for most of the evening and it is a credit to them that they were breached only twice. At times they passed the ball well, utilising space in a way we cant permit them to next Tuesday. Unai Emerys team will need to come at us at some stage and it will be up to us to be resolute in defence, commanding in midfield, and for our front three to make hay with the extra space they should be able to find.

Attention now turns to Saturday though, and a trip to Newcastle that Pep Guardiola will have earmarked as one of his biggest hopes of Liverpool dropping points. Fresh off the back of four successive victories and with ambitions of questionably funded brighter horizons, Eddie Howe and his players will see us as the benchmark by which to aim, and a timely test of their current status.

A pivotal weekend in the Premier League title race, Manchester City have their own away trip, theirs against a team with safety from relegation far from assured, but they will do it within an eight-day gap between the two legs of their Champions League semi-final.

Advantages of the fixture list, the easier run-in and the one-point lead, our rival has everything in their hands, yet at one stage they also had a 14-point cushion. The mind games belong to us.

While we cant completely go at this within an air of one game at a time, what we have are some carefully plotted steppingstones to navigate our way across. It is suggested that we are eight games away from immortality, yet one false move can bring it all crashing down.

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The secret of immortality isnt the Lazarus Pitits family. This might sound like the tagline to an all-ages animated movie about Ras al Ghul, but its actually an epiphany that hits Ras at the beginning of Shadow War, the new Joshua Williamson-penned Batman crossover event. The currently in-progress storyline features an all-out war between the worlds greatest assassins sparked by the apparent murder of Ras al Ghul. Talia has reason to believe Deathstroke did it, even though Slade Wilson insists hes been set up.

Needless to say, things get pretty destructive, and Batman finds himself caught in the middle. Dont sleep on this storyline, the action is intense, the twists are shocking, and the emotional stakes are high. There is a mystery afoot, and I cant help but wonder if the death of Ras is connected to his last minute change of heart.

The story begins in Shadow War: Alpha #1 with Ras lovingly watching his grandson Damian spar with his daughter Talia. Its a sweet grandfatherly moment that almost makes you forget that the Demons Head is a tyrannical ecoterrorist who is responsible for countless deaths. Either way, when you look at Ras in that moment, its clear that hes feeling pride and that changes something within him.

Talia lays it out to Batman in this weeks Deathstroke Inc. #8: Our son finally showed him that his legacy would live beyond him. That someone could change for the better. I know this because Damian has shown me as well.

Ras had even begun to reject the Lazarus Pits he once relied on for immortality. They say that old age mellows people out. With Ras it just took a few centuries longer.

Our world may not have rejuvenating pits of liquid that can revive the dead, but as Ras discovered, there are other ways to achieve immortality. It gets back to my opening statement: family is the key. When you teach your children, those lessons become a part of them. You leave a piece of yourself in their mind, and that will stay with them long after you die. They will pass those lessons down to their children, who will in turn pass it down to theirs. Our bodies dont last forever, but we achieve immortality with what we leave behind, whether its family or art.

Consider Denny ONeil, the iconic writer who passed away in 2020. He co-created Ras al Ghul, Talia and the Lazarus Pits, and its safe to say the Shadow War storyline wouldnt exist without him. In a way, Ras is Dennys Lazarus Pit, since the creation has granted him immortality. Deathstroke, a character created by Marv Wolfman and George Prez, is also heavily featured in this story. Last week, DC announced that June would be George Prez month, with the legendary artist celebrated for thirty days. Slade Wilson is one of many creations that will ensure that Prezs legacy is eternal.

Speaking of Deathstroke, hes also going through his own introspection about family and immortality thanks to the arrival of Respawn. The young assassin is a genetic experiment with the combined DNA of Slade Wilson and Talia al Ghul, but Deathstroke looks at him as a son. Respawn isnt Slades first child, but his track record as a father hasnt been great, so he sees Respawn as a final chance to make things right. Throughout Robin #13, you can see Slade beaming with fatherly pride as he tells Batman, Thats my boy. Not yours.

With Respawn, Slade is trying to avoid the mistakes he made with his earlier children, Grant, Joey and Rose. In Deathstroke Inc. #8, Respawn considers cutting his own eye out to be more like his father, but Slade stops him. This echoes a moment from 2004s Teen Titans #12 where Rose cut her eye out to prove her loyalty to Slade. He sees how he failed Rose, but rather than repair his relationship with her, hes trying to fix those mistakes with Respawn.

Speaking of repairing relationships with your children, the fractured bond between Batman and Robin is at the center of this saga. When the Dark Knight runs into his son during Shadow War: Alpha #1, Oracle aggressively tells Bruce to hug his son. Unfortunately, healing the rift between father and son isnt as easy as catching crooks. Damian still feels guilty over the death of Alfred, and Bruces attempts to talk it through only make things worse. Batman has been trained for many things, but dealing with teenagers can be challenging no matter how powerful you are. The death of Ras al Ghul only makes things worse, with Damian blaming Bruce for allowing his grandfather to die.

In a way, its ironic that a villain like Ras found comfort in family harmony while Batman continues to struggle. Ras spent thousands of years believing that the secret to immortality meant bathing in a mystical pit only to discover that real immortality was far easier to achieve. Family is forever, and the legacy you leave them will last centuries longer than your flesh and bones. When he realized this, Ras stopped using the Lazarus Pits. He no longer needed them. After centuries of prolonging his death, he was finally ready to die.

The question is, can Batman and Slade come to the same realization before its too late? Its not too late to fix things between Slade and Rose. Respawn has given him another chance as a father, and perhaps it could give him the clarity he needs for a reconciliation with his daughter. Batman and Robin may have a long way to go, but the Dynamic Duo have come back from worse (and the ending of Robin #13 is certainly a step in the right direction for them). The opening shots of the Shadow War have been fired, and I cant wait to see how everyone will fare once the dust settles.

Deathstroke Inc. #8 and Robin #13 are now available in print and as digital comic books.

Joshua Lapin-Bertone writes about TV, movies and comics for DCComics.com, is a regular contributor to the Couch Club and writes our monthly Batman column,"Gotham Gazette."Follow him on Twitter at@TBUJosh.

NOTE: The views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of Joshua Lapin-Bertone and do not necessarily reflect those of DC Entertainment or Warner Bros.

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