Lyra Hale
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Lyra Hale likes geeking over scifi, fantasy, and all things spooky. Let's stalk and nerd out together to our hearts content.

Motherland: Fort Salem 1×01 Review: “Say the Words”

Motherland: Fort Salem’s series premiere was a powerhouse episode that further cements the fact that Freeform is bringing it’s A-game when it comes to fresh, relevant, meaningful, and diverse storytelling. “Say the Words” was but the first step in a…

‘Stop and Fangirl’ Episode 100: Meet the Hosts!

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…

Starz ‘VIDA’: Season 3 Will Be Last

VIDA, The critically acclaimed series by Tanya Saracho, just announced that it will be airing it’s final season when the show returns Sunday, April 26th on Starz and Starzplay. This comes as a shock to fans of the LGBTQ and…

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Jessica Sutton from “Motherland: Fort Salem” Talks Witches & Belonging

Being a young woman in 2020 is hard enough, throw in being a witch and you’ve got a recipe for dynamic and fascinating storytelling that leaves viewers wanting for more. That’s what Freeform’s Motherland: Fort Salem is all about, young…

‘Supernatural’ 15×12 Review: “Galaxy Brain”

Supernatural’s “Galaxy Brain” saw God destroying whole worlds because he’s bored and trying to prove a point. Been there, done that, so over it already. It also saw the return of our beloved Jody Mills aka another participant of the…

Queerly Not Straight: 10 LGBTQ+ Audiobooks Available on Hoopla

In an effort to build a space for queer people like myself, every Tuesday I’ll be posting opinion pieces, listicals, reviews, and more focused on the LGBT community (and occasionally about the Latinx/WOC community since I am Latinx.) Welcome to…

‘Batwoman’ 1×15 Review: “Off with Her Head”

Batwoman delivered another great episode (or better than the rest of the season in comparison) in “Off with Her Head. A lot of it is due in part to Alice played by Rachel Skarsten. She’s a class act who literally…

‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ 7×07 Review: “Ding Dong”

“Ding Dong” the witch is dead in Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s latest episode and maybe it’s funniest to date. (I know I probably say that in every review but Brooklyn Nine-Nine keeps elevating things every episode. What is a girl supposed to…

I Will Go Down with This Ship: Mulan/Shang Edition

Ships. In entertainment, and especially, in fandom, we live and die by them. Which is why every Friday, we’ll be focusing on a couple, analyzing why we ship them, and overall, just proclaiming our eternal love for those couples that…

‘Stop and Fangirl’ Episode 99: Random Shit in the Time of Dragons

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…

Queerly Not Straight: Sherry Pie Being Disqualified from ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Isn’t Cancel Culture

In an effort to build a space for queer people like myself, every Tuesday I’ll be posting opinion pieces, listicals, reviews, and more focused on the LGBT community (and occasionally about the Latinx/WOC community since I am Latinx.) Welcome to…

‘Batwoman’ 1×14 Review: “Grinning from Ear to Ear”

Batwoman finally delivered on an episode that left me wanting more of everything and then some in “Grinning from Ear to Ear.” And it isn’t just because the villain wasn’t Alice this week. She was still around but not so…

International Women’s Day: Fictional Ladies Who Rock

This International Women’s Day we want to celebrate the characters that defined us as girls, teenagers, and women. The characters who set the stage for what is badass, what is brave, what is kind, or what is compassionate in this…

‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ 7×06 Review: “Trying”

Brooklyn Nine-Nine‘s “Trying” saw the show giving us all the Peraltiago they can possibly give us in one episode. And it was beautiful, satisfying, and the start of a special journey for them that will change their lives forever. On…

‘Stop and Fangirl’ Episode 98: Diversity as a Tool

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…

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Laysla De Oliveira from ‘Locke & Key’ Talks Being a Villain

Being a villain isn’t easy. There’s good guys to thwart, an agenda to fill, and an audience to deal with that thinks being evil is a piece of cake. That’s the case with Locke & Key’s Dodge, a bad guy…

BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Midnight Lie’ by Marie Rutkoski

Marie Rutkoski’s The Midnight Lie IS the next best queer book you need in your life and that’s the unfiltered tea of it all. Talking about tea and all the truths, fantasy has been lacking when it comes to queer…

Exclusive Interview: Emilia Jones from ‘Locke & Key’ Talks Family, Keys, and Playing Kinsey Locke

Growing up is never easy. Throw in a set of keys that can change life as you know it and it makes growing up even worse. That’s what Kinsey Locke, played by Emilia Jones, had to deal with in the…

‘Doctor Who’ Season 12 Finale Review: “The Timeless Children”

This week’s episode of Doctor Who was the best episode this show has ever done. The timeless children set the bar, smashed it, and created a whole new ledge for us to explore and get to know in the future.…

‘Altered Carbon’ Season 2 Review: The Scifi POC Deserve & Need in 2020

There’s no use in denying it. Coming into season 2 of Altered Carbon and we were worried. Joel Kinnaman had done such an amazing job as Takeshi Kovacs in season 1. He blew it out the water, in fact, in…

5 Favorite Moments from ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s “Debbie”

Debbie took the Nine-Nine on a wild ride in Brooklyn Nine-Nine‘s “Debbie.” And even in the midst of all this crazy we ended up with an episode full of heart, caring, and understanding for a young woman with issues. 1.…