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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.

‘Stop and Fangirl’ Episode 44: Thor Ragnarok

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…

‘Justice League’ Review: Not the Movie it Should Have Been

It’s become somewhat of a joke, I realize, to rage on Justice League and on the DCEU in general. To be fair, though, some of that criticism is warranted – Wonder Woman was a superb movie, but Batman vs. Superman…

‘The Gifted’ 1×08 Review: The End Justifies The Means

I have two questions for The Gifted. No, actually, I have like 45 questions, but I only have two really important ones that, with two episodes till the end of the season, I need the show to answer right now.…

Hook, Mon-El and Felicity: Ship Bias or Actual Problematic Characters?

To ship or not to ship, to like a character or not like a character. Sometimes, the two are intertwined. And yet, sometimes, the writers make characters into people you absolutely can’t root for, and that colors your idea of…

‘Designated Survivor’ 2×07 Review: The Prodigal Son Returns

Ten minutes into this episode of Designated Survivor, I thought, well, maybe the show is on an upswing. Twenty minutes in, I thought, this may very well be the best episode of the season. Thirty minutes in I said yay,…

‘The Gifted’ 1×07 Review: Crossing Lines

When it’s on, The Gifted is a compelling show whose whole premise puts them in the perfect place to deliver pointed and necessary social commentary, especially in a world where, every day, it seems like, mutants or not, prejudice is…

Once Upon A Time’s Problem with Consent

Consent: the voluntary agreement of the complainant to engage in the sexual activity in question. Conduct short of a voluntary agreement to engage in sexual activity does not constitute consent as a matter of law. This has been on my mind for a long…

‘Stop and Fangirl’ Episode 42: Non-Canon Couples

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 Gifted’ 1×06 Review: The Best Way Out is Always Through

Ah, to quote Robert Frost in a TV review is to get deep, but I couldn’t help but think of this line as I tried to find a common thread, not just to this season of The Gifted, but to…

‘Supergirl’ 3×04: ‘The Faithful’ Roundtable

We’re back with another Supergirl roundtable! Just in time for an episode where the show sets up the inevitable Sanvers breakup , attempts to give us some female bonding – with mixed results – and tries to go deep as…

New ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Teaser: Awake

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a little over a month away, and the final promotional push is here. And that just means our feelings are going to be assaulted, on a regular basis, during the next month and a…

‘Arrow’ 6×04 Review: “Reversal” Or The One Where Everyone Ships Olicity

It’s been a while since I’ve written an Arrow review. Well, not that long in Arrow time, but in real world time, it’s been a while. (*waves* I’m filling in for Alyssa. Don’t run. I promise this review is still…

‘Designated Survivor’ 2×06 Review: Human Connections

For weeks, there has been something missing with Designated Survivor. The show hasn’t been bad, not even close to bad, and the level of emotion Tom Kirkman routinely manages to elict in me, in us, is about as high as…

‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Review: More than Just Good Fun

It will surprise no one to hear that Thor: Ragnarok is, all in all, a really funny movie, one that, to be honest, skews more Guardians of the Galaxy than previous Thor offerings. That’s, after all, the Marvel brand. They…

‘The Gifted’ 1×05 Review: An Eye For An Eye?

Look, if there’s one thing “boXed in,” The Gifted’s fifth episode makes clear, is that this show is at its best when it’s dealing with complex morality issues that mirror real life in scary was, and of course, when Lorna…

‘Designated Survivor’ 2×05 Review: Pay it Forward

Sometimes I think that maybe, in another Earth (Earth 19, or something, help me out here The Flash), one where Hillary Clinton is President of the United States, I could watch a show like Designated Survivor with a TV reviewer…

‘Stop and Fangirl’ Episode 40: Wonder Woman

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 feel  happy –…

‘The Gifted’ 1×04 Review: Risks, Hope and Lorna

“Sometimes you just have to take a risk and hope for the best,” Caitlin Strucker tells her kids, before the attempted rescue, before the action, before this show has delivered, arguably, its best moments so far in its young first…

‘Designated Survivor’ 2×04 Review: Who We Are

Remember when this show was about abstract politics and idealism and not about who we are as people? Yeah, I don’t either. After a season of conceptual problems, a season mostly planned in a world where Donald Trump was not…

‘The Gifted’ 1×03 Review: Aurora Borealis

Tonight The Gifted took an important step forward, a necessary step if they were going to make this ragtag group of people a team, much less a family. And yet, a part of me – for all that I genuinely…

Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ Releases First Full-Length Trailer

Long Live the King indeed. My level of excitement right now is so real I’m pretty sure you can touch it. It’s tangible. Black Panther is going to be awesome Don’t believe me? Check out the trailer below! Wait, why…