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Lawyer. Writer. Columnist. Geek. Eternal optimist. Fangirl since the dawn of time. Hates the color yellow, olives and cigarettes. Has a recurring nightmare where she’s forced to choose between sports and books. Falls in love with fictional characters.

‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwad’ First Full Trailer Released

A part of us (a big part, really) doesn’t want to be excited about Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. And yet, there’s another part, a smaller one, but hard to silence, that grew up on the Harry Potter world,…

‘Timeless’ 2×01 Review: You Haven’t Lost Me

It’s hard to explain the joy I feel at being able to write the title for this review, not just because I let out a pterodactyl-like screech the first time I heard him say it (What? No one judge me…

Our ‘Timeless’ 2×01 Soundtrack: “The War To End All Wars”

Sometimes there are shows that bring people together. Right now, for the Fangirlish staff, Timeless is that show.  Years ago, some of us came together through Arrow, and stayed together because the bonds of friendship had already been established, but…

‘Designated Survivor’ 2×12 Review: The Final Frontier

I’ll be the first to say I love Tom Kirkman. And that’s true, I love Tom Kirkman. He’s a kind, decent man who I think everyone who’s ever watched an episode of Designated Survivor would rather have in the White…

International Women’s Day: Celebrating Our Favorite Fictional Women

It’s International Women’s Day, and we’re in the mood to celebrate. To celebrate you, our wonderful, smart, talented, beautiful readers, and to celebrate the fictional women that inspire us, the ones that have us turning on the TV every night.…

‘The X-Files’ 11×08 Review: (Un) Familiar Snoozefest

So often it feels like there are only two kinds of episodes of TV: the really, really good ones, or the terrible ones. Sadly, that is not the case, because both those options make for easier reviews than the one…

Why Netflix Needs to Bring Back ‘One Day At A Time’

I’m going to start this One Day At A Time piece with a reference to another show, because I apparently watch too much TV. Bear with me. When I sat down to write about this I tried to come up…

‘Timeless’: The ABC’s of Lyatt

There are ships that grow on you, ships that sort of you catch you unawares, and then there are ships that have you committing to the journey from the first “ma’am.” Lyatt is one of the later ships, for us,…

‘Once Upon A Time’: The Ending We Deserve

As you all know, Once Upon A Time is ending this season. Now, I’m of the opinion it should have ended last season, and I haven’t exactly kept up with what’s happened in Season 7 – but I do know…

‘Designated Survivor’ 2×11 Review: Grief

Some people dismiss ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ as teenage crap, but I can tell you, as someone who’s a little removed from her teenage years at this point, and as someone who has experienced loss, that the book, to…

Fandoms: Racism, Homophobia & Bad Representation

Fandoms are a microcosm of society. Or, at least, of the society we live in, right now, in 2018. And society has a problem. Writing this as a straight person, and yes, a latinx, but not in any way, shape…

‘The X-Files’ 11×07 Review: Who The Hell is Scott?

Don’t you feel like we’re on a train to Shitsville and no matter what we do, no matter how comfortable the ride is, no matter how many tasty snacks they give us along the way, or how much they string…

‘Stop and Fangirl’ Episode 51: A Spiral About Spiraling on YouTube

Here at Fangirlish we continue to support your right to fangirl over any fandom you desire – whether that is a book, a TV show, a movie, or even sports. That’s why we have Stop and Fangirl!  So you can…

‘The Punisher’ Adds Josh Stewart, Floriana Lima & Giorgia Whigham

Look, I’m gonna be honest with you, the news coming out for The Punisher season 2 have me anything BUT excited. First, there’s no mention of Karen Page anywhere. I’m not here for Frank Castle without Karen Page. Deborah Ann…

Yara Shahidi in Talks to Star in ‘The Sun Is Also a Star’

We’re trying not to get excited before it’s done, but The Sun is Also A Star is one of our favorite books and Yara Shahidi one of our favorite actresses, so we gotta admit we’re over the moon, pun intended,…

‘Black Panther’ Shines Because of Its Female Characters

It’s hard to avoid hyperbole when talking about Black Panther. Not just because of what it means for so many people to finally see themselves on the screen, not just for the fact that diversity not only matters – it…

Timeless Advance Review: “The War to End All Wars”

Get hyped, clockblockers, your favorite show is back, and “The War to End All Wars” might just be the best episode this already superb show has ever done. Big words, I know. Timeless excelled in season one mostly because of…

‘Stop and Fangirl’ Episode 49: Isn’t It (Un) Romantic?

Here at Fangirlish we continue to support your right to fangirl over any fandom you desire – whether that is a book, a TV show, a movie, or even sports. That’s why we have Stop and Fangirl!  So you can…

Fangirlish Does Valentine’s Day: Our Favorite OTPs

We all have them, those fictional couples that make our hearts beat faster, that make us smile and cry and just feel all the things  – be it because the actors ooze chemistry, because we can relate to some parts…

‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ Looks Worse (Better) Than Ever

Which, in A Series of Unfortunate Events-land, means better. Always better. The sometimes depressing, sometimes deep and always, always hilarious and poignant show is coming back for Season 2 in a little over a month, and Netflix has released a…

The X-Files 11×06 Review: Please Stop Trying to Make Skinner Happen

Like fetch, it’s never, ever going to happen. Ever. I watched this hour so you wouldn’t have to, so enter here those who wish to avoid the Skinner crap. I’ve got all the good parts for you. The Mulder and…