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‘House of the Dragon’ 1×10 Review: “The Black Queen”

… And that, y’all is how you end a season. This week’s finale of House of the Dragon, entitled “The Black Queen” really kicks off the civil war we have all been waiting for, as the Dragons of the realm…

‘House of the Dragon’ 1×09 Review: “The Green Council”

And so, it begins. This week, on House of the Dragon 1×09 “The Green Council” we start to see the actions that will lead to the civil war known as The Dance of The Dragons. While this episode was pretty…

‘House of the Dragon’ 1×08 Review: “The Lord of the Tides”

House of the Dragon 1×08 “The Lord of the Tides” brings a family dinner, a fight, some mended bonds, and marriage proposals!

House of the Dragon 1×07 Review: “Driftmark”

House of the Dragon 1X07 “Driftmark shows just what 10 years of animosity between two families can do to their children

‘House of the Dragon’ 1×06 Review: “The Princess and The Queen”

House of the Dragon 1×06, entitled “The Princess and the Queen” shows us a lot of tension, but doesn’t tell us how we got there!

House of the Dragon 1×05 Review: “We Light the Way”

House of the Dragon 1×05 “We Light The Way” was young Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock) and Alicent’s (Emily Carey) last episode. Unfortunately, this episode was probably one of the weakest, and it seemed like a bit of a travesty that this…

‘House of Dragon’ 1×04 Review: “King of the Narrow Sea”

We’ve all been holding our breath, waiting for when House of the Dragon would show us what Alicent called “Targaryen customs” – and episode four, entitled “The King of The Narrow Sea,” does just that. And it’s just as icky…

House of the Dragon 1×03 Review: “Second of His Name”

This week’s House of the Dragon, entitled “Second of His Name” really put an emphasis on the communication dynamics of the royal family.

‘House of the Dragon 1×02 Review: “The Rogue Prince”

After such an action-packed opener for House of the Dragon, episode two, entitled “The Rogue Prince” was a bit more dialogue-heavy; though not by any means boring. This review does contain spoilers, so please read at your own risk!  The…

House of the Dragon 1×01 Review: “The Heirs of the Dragon”

House of the Dragon 1×01 “The Heirs of the Dragon,” brings us right back into the drama of it all – for better or worse.

HBO House of Dragon Featurette Tries to Calm Our Worries

A very strategic House of the Dragon featurette looks to get fans hyped; particularly those that haven’t forgotten Game of Thrones.

‘Evil’ 1×13 Review: “Book 27”

In the last hour of season 1, entitled “Book 27”, we see our Ben, Kristin and David work on a… maybe demonic baby? As well as really figure out what the plan of the 60 might be- and just how they’re doing it.

‘Evil’ 1×12 Review: “Justice x 2”

If there’s one show that just leaves me completely baffled after every episode, it’s CBS’s Evil, and “Justice x 2” was no exception to the rule. Now, that’s not necessarily a bad thing, nor is it a great thing; I’m…

‘Evil’ 1×11 Review: “Room 320”

The Winter premiere of Evil, entitled “Room 320” picks up just a little bit after the winter finale. David is out of surgery, and in a hospital, after he was attacked and stabbed by a random stranger. The episode was…

‘The Morning Show’ 1×10: “The Interview”

Not the interview you were thinking of, was it? This week on The Morning Show, on an episode entitled ‘The Interview.” we see everyone suffer from the consequences of their actions. And man, does everything blow up. It’s one of…

‘Evil’ 1×10 Review: “7 Swans A Singin”

Well that was doozy, wasn’t it? On this week’s episode of Evil, entitled “7 Swans A Singin”, we see our trio deal with a social influencer who is leaving “suicidal encouragements” under the music of their video – at a…

‘The Morning Show’ 1×09 Review: “Play The Queen”

The Morning Show is getting increasingly uncomfortable and upsetting to watch. This week’s episode, which is titled “Play the Queen”, has us back in the present day, after the short one-episode trip down memory lane. Mitch is at Hannah’s door again,…

The Morning Show Review 1×08 – “Lonely at the top”

“This is how it happens.” This week on The Morning Show, we get to see just how we’re supposed to feel about Mitch Kessler. I knew it’d be an interesting episode – entitled “Lonely at the top” as soon we…

‘Evil’ 1×09 Review: ”Exorcism Part 2“

On this week’s Evil, entitled “Exorcism Part 2” we get to see the consequences of the “successful” exorcism that happened in episode five, earlier this season when Caroline Hopkins sues David and the church. And a lot of love… squares.…

Fangirlish Best of 2019 Lists: Scenes We Could Watch Over and Over Again

This year has been great for TV and Movies. As it was said at the Emmy’s earlier this year, “Television has never been bigger”- and to be honest, a lot of the scenes we want to watch over and over again, are…

‘The Morning Show’ 1×07 Review: “Open Waters”

The title of the last episode of The Morning Show: “Open Waters” refers to the state we find most of our UBA network employees. It’s a metaphor, carefully laid out by Cory, about predators in the wild, circling their prey-…