‘The Flash’: Four Reasons I’m Thankful for Westallen

I am – as one might have already guessed – a hopeless fangirl of superhero media. This is a week to remember all that makes us thankful – the significant and the mundane. On a less serious note, as I…

‘Supergirl’ 3×07: “Wake Up” Roundtable

We’re back with another Supergirl roundtable! Just in time for Mon-El’s grand and emotional return, which brought all the angst and all the questions. We’d be lying if we said we weren’t heartbroken. But then again, this is the kind…

‘Arrow’ 6×07 Review: ‘Thanksgiving’

You know that old saying of when things are good bad things are sure to follow? Well, that could certainly describe Oliver Queen’s Thanksgiving as our pesky FBI Agent Samandra Watson tried to play Grinch to Oliver’s holiday season. Arrow…

‘The Flash’: The Ugly and Racist Treatment of Iris West

Like all West-Allen shippers, my heart is exceedingly full thinking about The Flash wedding. All that our favorite television couple has been through has set the stage for this magical moment.  Through unimaginable tragedy, Barry Allen and Iris West have managed…

‘Legends of Tomorrow’ 3×07 Review: “Welcome to the Jungle”

Let’s be real for a moment. The fun thing about time-travel is, of course is the ability to go anywhere in time. Julius Caesar? No problem! Meet Abe Lincoln? Cool Beans! The 2004 Oscars? Okay, weird choice, but why not?…

‘The Flash’ 4×07 Review: ‘Therefore I Am’

Over the past three seasons, Barry Allen has faced three dangerous speedsters, all of which required Barry to be the “fastest man alive.” While each speedster provided a new test and a new threat, it was getting old fast. Plus,…

‘Supergirl’ 3×07 Review: ‘Wake Up’

Supergirl has proven time and time again that the strength of its show lies not in the super powered abilities of its hero, but in the super powered abilities of the heart, which delivers emotional hours that bring us some…

Hook, Mon-El and Felicity: Ship Bias or Actual Problematic Characters?

To ship or not to ship, to like a character or not like a character. Sometimes, the two are intertwined. And yet, sometimes, the writers make characters into people you absolutely can’t root for, and that colors your idea of…

‘The Flash’: How Sexism Impacted the Women on the Screen

Even the best and strongest of female characters can be undermined by sexism and misogyny behind the camera. Executive Producer of The Flash, Andrew Kreisberg, was suspended this week by Warner Brothers following allegations of sexual misconduct. As much as I…

‘Arrow’ 6×06 Review: ‘Promises Kept’

If there’s anything I dislike on television it’s when shows sometimes forget who their characters are. Where their thoughts, actions, and feelings don’t match the overall character. This was an issue in last week’s episode of Arrow, “Deathstroke Returns,” and…