10 years after it first opened in theaters, Ridley Scott and Matt Damon’s epic sci-fi thriller is about to land on a new streaming platform. Ridley Scott has already delivered some of the best sci-fi movies of the 20th century with the likes of Alien and Blade Runner​​​​​. But in 2015, he returned to the genre to deliver another masterpiece. This time, Scott assembled one of his best casts to date, which included Jessica Chastain, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kristen Wiig, Kate Mara, Sebastian Stan, Jeff Daniels, Sean Bean, Benedict Wong, and Mackenzie Davis. The film in question is none other than The Martian, and it’s about to take one small leap onto a new streaming home.

The Martian will soon stream on Peacock. Ridley Scott and Matt Damon’s sci-fi thriller will be available to stream on Peacock on December 1. The Martian is adapted from the Andy Weir novel of the same name (the author behind Ryan Gosling’s upcoming sci-fi film, Project Hail Mary). Damon stars as Mark Watney, a NASA botanist who’s part of a mission to collect samples from Mars. But, when his team presumes him dead after a dust storm and flees the planet, Mark must survive on his own on the Red Planet, while trying to re-establish contact with NASA. It’s a brutal, (mostly) scientifically accurate, tale of survival against the odds. The official synopsis reads:

“When astronauts blast off from the planet Mars, they leave behind Mark Watney, presumed dead after a fierce storm. With only a meager amount of supplies, the stranded visitor must utilize his wits and spirit to find a way to survive on the hostile planet. Meanwhile, back on Earth, members of NASA and a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring him home, while his crew mates hatch their own plan for a daring rescue mission.”

As well as being one of the best movies of both Ridley Scott and Matt Damon’s filmography, The Martian was also a gigantic box office success. Against a budget of roughly $108 million, the film grossed well over $630 million during its theatrical run. The Martian has also been a big success on streaming, racing up the streaming charts on whichever platform it touched down on. Expect it to rank highly on Peacock when it lands on the streamer on December 1.

‘The Martian’ Is a “Must-See” Sci-Fi Thriller

To call The Martian a success would be an understatement. As well as its high box office gross, the movie also received rave reviews from both audiences and critics. The Martian holds a joint 91% critics and audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes. 10 years later, audiences are still obsessed with The Martian, like this RT user, who wrote, “Exciting, heartwarming, humorous, basically real, even though the book on which it is based is science fiction. Matt Damon and the rest give wonderful performances. Not surprising. A must-see!”

As well as being a science-heavy sci-fi thriller, The Martian is also an incredibly captivating and moving story of one man’s survival and desperation to return home. For some, that story even brought a tear to their eye, like this user, who wrote, “Any movie that makes me shed a tear gets an automatic 5 stars. Its simplicity is refreshing.”

Release Date

October 2, 2015

Runtime

2h 24m

Over a decade later, players are still finding secrets in The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim that they didn’t encounter during their first playthroughs. With a massive map and hundreds, if not thousands, of hours of gameplay, it’s easy to miss some details, especially some of the most hidden ones. There’s a dark secret in a useless Skyrim town, for example, which hints at the presence of Daedric activity in the area – which is unbeffiting of this town’s size and nature.

Now, a player has uncovered a hidden boss encounter in Skyrim, which is a part of the Dragonborn DLC. As seen in user Powerful_Pitch5871’s post on Reddit, the spectral frost giant boss Karstaag is an opponent they had never encountered before, mentioning that they had bested all the bosses in the game. “How did I not know about him?” the player asks in the post, which features an image of Karstaag.

Skyrim Has One Hidden Boss That Can Wreck You

Karstaag Is A Level 90 Encounter

Karstaag is a strong ghost frost giant who appears in Castle Karstaag Ruins. This boss is part of a secret mission called Summoning Karstaag, which requires you to obtain his skull from Glacial Cave and take it to his throne in Castle Karstaag Ruins. Once this boss appears, the battle will immediately commence, and there is no opportunity for interaction other than battling it.

The great detail about this encounter is that Karstaag is a level 90 creature, and as a frost giant, he is quite capable of defeating you in a single hit. While giants are well-known for their club attacks that can send an adventurer into the stratosphere, Karstaag has a stomp attack that can throw the player back in a similar way that the Dragonborn’s staple Unrelenting Force pushes back foes.

The Reddit user reports that it took them five attempts to defeat Karstaag, calling the encounter “the most OP fight in the game.” This is a shared opinion, as seen in many of the comments in their post. User AlphaDovah jokes, saying that “the first time I fought him, he hit me so hard he knocked me back through the loading door.” Because of his status as a high-level optional encounter, Karstaag is compared to the Ebony Warrior in Skyrim.

Skyrim Is Still Filled With Secrets

It’s Easy To Miss Some Details During Your Playthrough

Even though I’m convinced players have collectively found all of the well-hidden secrets and hidden bosses in Skyrim by now, the game is still full of mysteries for players individually. It’s very common to see players who have explored the game thoroughly report that they were surprised by an element of the game that they missed in a certain area or on their first playthrough.

Karstaag is a Morrowind Easter egg in Skyrim, and one of the many examples that show just how massive the game and its universe are. It’s delightful to replay the Bethesda RPG and continuously find new details that make it feel fresh. This is one of the reasons why Skyrim is considered one of the best games of all time.

Systems

Released

November 11, 2011

ESRB

M for Mature: Use of Alcohol, Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes

Engine

Creation

Expansions

Skyrim: Dragonborn, Skyrim: Hearthfire, Skyrim: Dawnguard