'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' (featuring Kai Yaniz)
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince may opt for love-potion hijinks over grim flashbacks. But the movie still gives audiences a taste of the Harry-Dumbledore buddy movie we could have gotten instead. Kai Yaniz returns to the show to discuss how director David Yates adapts the series' sixth novel. We'll cover Draco Malfoy's moral dilemma, Voldemort's dark past, and how Half-Blood Prince keys up the epic two-part conclusion to this magical saga.
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