Alyssa Barbieri
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Alyssa is the Managing Editor for Bears Wire. You can reach her at alyssaabarbieri@gmail.com or follow her on Twitter @AlyssaBarbieri

'Arrow' 5×20 Review: 'Underneath'

Arrow can be smart. Don’t let them fool you otherwise. While Arrow has acted the opposite of smart for the majority of its fifth season, it’s shown that it is capable of delivering on the aspects that work. This season…

'Arrow' 5×19 Roundtable: 'Dangerous Liaisons'

Last Wednesday’s episode of Arrow served as the prologue for this Wednesday’s episode. But it was “Dangerous Liaisons” that reminded us that Arrow can be great when it remembers to focus on what makes it great. Our Fangirlish writers Alyssa,…

'The Flash' 3×20 Review: 'I Know Who You Are'

In a season of The Flash where Barry Allen had become the villain of his own story, ironically that proved to be true in terms of storytelling, as well. After the long, dragged out process of dangling Savitar’s identity in…

'Supergirl' 2×19 Review: 'Alex'

What would you sacrifice for love? That was the core question at the heart of Supergirl’s thriller of an hour titled “Alex,” which as the name implies centered around the search for the kidnapped Alex Danvers and the two women…

‘Chicago P.D.’ 4×20 Review: “Grasping for Salvation”

One of the most beautiful aspects of each and every One Chicago series is the essence of family at its core. Family isn’t this singular term used to describe blood relatives. It’s so much more than that. It’s about a…

‘Arrow’ 5×19 Review: ‘Dangerous Liaisons’

When you’ve been missing something for so long and it finally comes back to you, you experience it as this vast, emotional tidal wave that is as welcoming as it is shocking. You didn’t necessarily expect to find it. But…

'The Flash' 3×19 Review: ‘The Once and Future Flash’

Given how every time Barry Allen travels to the past to try and right some wrong and he ends up screwing up immensely, you would think that perhaps traveling to the future to try and prevent a tragedy would have…

'Supergirl' 2×18 Review: 'Ace Reporter'

You don’t realize how much you miss something until it’s gone for four weeks – an entire month! – and are left waiting, wishing, and speculating until its grand return. Supergirl has easily been my favorite DC Comics show on…

Watch the Trailer for Freeform’s ‘The Bold Type’

It looks like our next obsession is coming this summer to Freeform! Freeform has unveiled the first full-length trailer for its contemporary drama The Bold Type, which follows the outrageous lives of three friends that work for global women’s magazine…

'Chicago P.D.': The ABCs of Linstead

You don’t know chemistry and passion until you meet Chicago P.D.’s Jay Halstead and Erin Lindsay, the dynamic duo that swooped in unexpectedly and has stolen our hearts forever. Linstead have shown us that not only is it possible to…