Jade
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First as a lawyer, then as a grant writer for a local nonprofit, I've been writing for most of my career. I've been in fandom for slightly longer than that. At Fangirlish, I get to do both.

‘So Help Me Todd’ 1×14 Review: “Against All Todds”

If last week’s episode was one of my favorites of the season, So Help Me Todd 1×14 “Against All Todds” felt like something of a step backward. Yes, Margaret (Marcia Gay Harden) had a bit of a personal revelation and…

‘True Lies’ 1×01 Review: “Pilot”

As a fan of the movie by the same title, True Lies 1×01 “Pilot” is one of the most anticipated series premieres of the season. A show about a bored housewife who gets dragged into shenanegans when she discovers her…

‘Quantum Leap’ 1×13 Review: “Family Style”

Quantum Leap 1×13 “Family Style” deals with two (often conflicting) issues: how we perceive – and are perceived by – family, and how we perceive ourselves. To that extent, it was both cathartic and a little frustrating. But, then, isn’t…

Why We’re Excited Brandon Routh Is Joining Quantum Leap

Have I mentioned how much I love Quantum Leap? Because I really, really do. Almost as much as I love Brandon Routh. So imagine my excitement to hear that Routh will be joining one of my favorite shows on television…

The 2023 Kia Tessuride X-Pro Super Bowl Commercial Is The Most Relatable Ad On Television

Every parent knows the horror that comes with the sudden discovery that you’ve accidentally left one of your baby’s prized possession behind. Babies take no prisoners, and if they depend upon a certain binky, blanket, motion, temperature, or phase of…

‘So Help Me Todd’ 1×13 Review: “Wall Of Fire”

So Help Me Todd 1×13 “Wall of Fire” brings Margaret (Marcia Gay Harden) and Todd (Skylar Astin) full-circle, making it feel very much like a season finale. While the pair started the season more-or-less forced to work together and struggling…

‘Quantum Leap’ 1×12 Review: “Let Them Play”

Quantum Leap 1×12 “Let Them Play” is one of those episodes that make it clear that the series puts its philosophy above being just a feel-good show each week. But when you consider that its philosophy is “walk a mile…

The Hallmark Channel Movie Review: ‘Sweeter Than Chocolate’

It is said that love is many things: patient, kind, tenacious, strong. In the Hallmark Channel movie (based off a novel by Lizzie Shane) Sweeter Than Chocolate, however, love is above all brave. After all, it takes courage to open…

Why You Should Be Watching ‘Will Trent’

There’s no shortage of police procedurals on television, so you might be forgiven if another one slipped through the cracks. However, there’s enough going on under the hood of ABC’s newest procedural, Will Trent to make it well worth checking…

‘So Help Me Todd’ 1×12 Review: “Psilo-Sibling”

All families are complicated, but So Help Me Todd 1×12 “Psilo-Sibling” makes it clear the Wrights are more complicated than most. Still, we all have some sort of family-induced baggage. It can be hard to separate who your siblings are…