Lissete Lanuza Sáenz

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Lawyer. Writer. Editor. Former Senior Editor in charge of Features, Lists, and News at CBR. Freelancer at TV Guide & Remezcla. 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.

‘The Good Place’ 4×10 Review: A Problem of Justice

Throughout the entirety of The Good Place, but particularly this season, with a new experiment, with the knowledge that the point system doesn’t work, we have been dealing with the same issue: humans evolve, they change, and they get better.…

‘Party of Five’ 1×01 & 1×02 Review: Show Them Who We Are

There’s a moment in the “Pilot” of the Party of Five reboot where, as her parents are being escorted away to the buses that will take them to Mexico, away from their kids for good, Lucia, the middle child of…

‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ 1×01 Review: The Music in You

There’s something about Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist I can’t quite explain. It’s not extraordinary, at least, not as much as it’s trying to be. It holds its cards a little too close to the vest at first, and there’s at least…

The CW Renews Basically Everything

Look, we weren’t expecting the CW to go ahead and, you know, cancel shows. It’s not like they ever do that. But it’s still somewhat of a shock to see them renew their entire lineup, especially as some of these…

‘Outlander’ Season 5 Trailer Asks Us To “Stand for All”

If the new Outlander teaser is to be believed, season 5 is going back to what we fell in love with: Jamie and Claire. Though, of course, their lives have changed. The world has changed. But hey, I, for one,…

‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ Preview: Quirky, Charming and Full of Potential

And that’s probably a good thing. Look, I went into this expecting to fall in love with Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, which, if I’m being a fair, is usually a setup for failure. But I couldn’t help myself, I really couldn’t.…

Fangirlish Best of 2019 Lists: Ships of the Year

Oh, to love love. It’s that time of the year again, the time to look back at the fictional couples that made us smile, the ones that made us sigh and aww. The ones that made our hearts aflutter, and…

‘His Dark Materials’ 1×08 Review: “A Great Betrayal”

So, here we are. This journey, is complete, and it’s time for another one. Except, the next one will not be the same.  It never could. Lyra isn’t the same person who started on this path, Will isn’t the same…

Hey Hollywood, WOC Are Not Interchangeable

The Year of our Lord 2019 is almost over, and apparently, this still needs to be said. Women of color are not interchangeable. Now, of course, the problem of bad representation is big, and there are many facets to it.…

‘The Rise of Skywalker’ Review: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

I have so many mixed feelings about this movie. I’ve taken some time to digest it, I’ve discussed my thoughts with several people, and yet …I’m still struggling with how to put into words how I feel. Did I love…