KFC Colonel’s Favorite Jellybeans are Easter nightmare fuel
If these are Colonel Sanders’ favorite jellybeans, I’d hate to taste the jellybeans he hates.
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DC Studios needs a home run with this one. And I think they have it. PLUS: ‘Andor’ comes to an end, trailers for ‘Ironheart’ and ‘Peacemaker,’ and ‘The Paper’ heads to the office.
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