Lissete Lanuza Sáenz
2798 Articles68 Comments

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.

‘Outlander’ 5×10 Advanced Review: “Mercy Shall Follow Me”

Outlander 5×10 “Mercy Shall Follow Me” is the type of uncomfortable, yet necessary plot-heavy episode that is hard to love and yet impossible to totally hate, either. It’s not a soft episode focused on character heavy moments, not a romantic…

I Watched the First Eleven Episodes of Fringe, Here are My Thoughts

Since we’re all stuck inside, I’ve been blowing through Fringe much quicker than I normally would be. I’ll probably be able to finish the first season sometime this week, and then, after all the setup I assume we’ll get to…

‘One Day At A Time’ 4×05 Review: “Perfect”

Every week, I think, well, this will be the week One Day At A Time makes me just laugh, the week where the message they’re trying to send, the part of my culture they’re trying to showcase, won’t hit as…

Belissa Escobedo Talks Natalie and Why You Should Give ‘The Baker and the Beauty’ a Chance

We’ve only seen one episode of The Baker and The Beauty – the new rom-com style TV show that’s making our Monday quarantine nights sweeter, but we pride ourselves on being TV connoisseurs, so that’s enough for us to tell…

‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ 1×10 Review: Zoey’s Extraordinary Outburst

Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist 1×10 “Zoeys Extraordinary Outburst” is a hard, uncomfortable episode to watch, something very much removed from the usual lightness and heart that this show brings. And yet, as much as I didn’t really enjoy this episode as…

‘Outlander’ 5×09 Review: “Monsters and Heroes”

Outlander 5×09 “Monsters and Heroes” is the best episode of season 5, by far. This is a tall order in a season that, as of late, has delivered emotion after emotion, great performance after great performance, and unforgettable moments after…

‘Sergio’ is an acting showcase for Wagner Moura & Ana de Armas

There’s a lot of idealism in Sergio, perhaps even too much. Watching it I couldn’t help but think that the job of a diplomat – something I’d really wanted in my younger days – was way beyond my capacity to…

I watched the first six episodes of ‘Fringe’, and here are my thoughts

A few days ago I shared my thoughts after watching the pilot of Fringe for the first time. Back then, I promised I’d keep you up to date as the season progressed, so here I am, to report back after…

‘Party of Five’ Cancelled at Freeform

The world sucks. You know it, I know it. We’re all stuck in our houses right now, and there’s literally a pandemic. My words shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone. The world sucks right now. But TV is supposed…

‘Outlander’ 5×09 Advanced Review: “Monsters and Heroes”

One of these days Outlander will deliver an episode that doesn’t feel like an all-out assault on our emotions. Outlander 5×09 “Monsters and Heroes” is not that episode, however, as the hour runs the gamut of emotions by focusing on…

One Day At A Time 4×04 Review: “One Halloween at a Time”

One Day At A Time 4×04 “One Halloween at a Time” is the kind of episode that cements the idea of family because the people you are related to by blood, yes, but also the people you choose, and in…

Disney’s Family Singalong to Feature Full High School Musical Cast

We’re all in this together. And yes, that includes Zac Efron! Disney’s Family Singalong, which is set to air April 16th, will feature tons of songs from the classic movies we love, sung by some of the best voices in…

‘Briarpatch’ 1×10 Review: “Felicity”

I’ll give Briarpatch 1×10 “Felicity” this, it really, really tries. It tries harder than any other episode of this show has tried. It just doesn’t deliver, mostly because there’s no payoff, there’s no emotional connection, there’s nothing. There are just…

‘Outlander’ 5×08 Review: “Famous Last Words”

Outlander 5×08 “Famous Last Words” is as emotional as last episode, albeit in a very different way. We lost Murtagh last week, and we lost him suddenly and that was a gut punch, a shock, sudden pain the type that…

I watched the Pilot of ‘Fringe’, and Here are my Thoughts

The world is a crazy, scary place right now. We all want, no, need a distraction, and there is less and less of new TV out there to provide us that safe heaven. So, I’ve had to go back to…

Your Next Marathon: Xena and Battlestar Galactica

What’s a quarantine without some kick-ass female-led shows to binge? But worry not, Xena: Warrior Princess and Battlestar Galactica are coming to your screens very soon, courtesy of SyFy. And you’re not just getting the episodes, no, the marathons will…

Friends Reunion Special Won’t Be Ready For HBO Max’s Launch

There’ll be there for us …just not from the start. As expected, HBO Max has announced that the special, which was supposed to be available when the service launched in May, will not be completed in time. No date has…

‘Outlander’ 5×08 Advanced Review: “Famous Last Words”

Outlander 5×08 “Famous Last Words” is an intensely emotional episode, even if the emotions the episode invokes in us are different from the ones invoked by the last episode. There are less gut-punches in this one, but that doesn’t mean…

CBS To Air Sunday Night Movies

The coronavirus pandemic has left networks scrambling to fill spots, and CBS has come up with a fun solution for when they run out of episodes on their Sunday slate: make a movie night! God Friended, NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: New Orleans…

‘One Day At A Time’ 4×03 Review: “Boundaries”

One Day At A Time 4×03 “Boundaries” is the type of episode no other show on TV could do. A smart discussion of an important, intimate subject that is rarely discussed, done while presenting and dissecting all sides of the…

‘Briarpatch’ 1×09 Review: “Game Theory and Mescaline”

Briarpatch 1×09 “Game Theory and Mescaline” stays more or less at the level of last episode, which was, by far, the best in the series – not that this distinction is very hard to earn. The problem is that it…