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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.

‘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…

Review: Dear Martin, by Nic Stone

You know that saying, the hero we need? It’s one of those that pop culture seems to alternatively apply to anyone/anything that does well – and, for a moment, as I contemplated how to start this review, I thought about calling…

‘Once Upon A Time’: Is This a Fitting End for Emma?

Once Upon A Time bid farewell to Emma Swan in last night’s episode, a Hook-centric hour titled “A Pirate’s Life.” The show runners had promised a happy ending for our former leading lady, and fans had been eagerly anticipating what…

‘Designated Survivor’ 2×03 Review: Here We Go Again

Here we go again! Did I say the conspiracy was done? Well – it is, and it isn’t, because this is, of course, a TV show, and this particular writing team has done such a great job of keeping us…

‘Outlander’ Casts Jocasta Cameron and Stephen Bonnet

Season Four of Outlander is starting to take shape. Starz announced today that they’d cast Maria Doyle Kennedy (“Orphan Black,” “The Tudors”) to portray Jocasta, Jamie’s strong willed Aunt and Ed Speleers (“Wolf Hall,” “Downton Abbey”) to play the role of Irishman Stephen Bonnet,…

‘The Gifted’ 1×02 Review: In Caitlin We Trust

My biggest fear regarding this episode of The Gifted was that – well, obviously, that it wouldn’t live up to an exceptional Pilot, but also that I wouldn’t learn more about the characters – that they would go plot heavy.…