Dear Arrow, I remember the exact moment I fell in love with you. Not when I decided to keep going after a sluggish couple of episodes — episode 3 kept me going — but the moment where I realized that…
‘The Blacklist’ 5×11 Review: ‘Abraham Stern’
Last night in “Abraham Stern” The Blacklist celebrated 100 episodes. The tone of the episode reflected the celebration and happiness of the occasion, as we were treated to a much more lighthearted episode than is the norm for the series.…
“We Are the Flash”: Welcome to Metaphors!
Ever since the “Mixed Signals” episode of this season’s The Flash, there have been people (calling some of them “fans” verges on overstatement) who have taken exception to Iris’s line: “You aren’t the Flash, Barry. We are.” For the past…
‘The X-Files’ 11×03 Review: Platonic my arse
I’m going to start this review with a caveat, and I want to be really, really clear here. Just because you’re coming across a mostly positive review about a pretty decent episode of a show that changed my life, introduced…
‘Black Lightning 1×01 Review: “The Resurrection”
The CW’s newest superhero series charged out of the gate and kept its foot on the gas with episode one, titled “The Resurrection.” It was hard to contain my excitement as I waited for Jefferson Pierce, the clean cut and…
Starz’s “Vida”: Latinx Writers and Queer Voices Taking Center Stage
Starz’s Vida is a Latinx writers/creators wet dream. There, I said it. No take backs. Hell, it’s a Latinx queer woman’s wet dream. And it’s the kind of content that we need on our screens today. Vida is a half-hour…
‘The Shannara Chronicles’ Isn’t Canceled, It Just Needs a New Home
The train to The Four Lands seems to have stopped here people. Spike, who had a major freakout on Twitter after finding out it would be no more, is transforming into Paramount Network and letting The Shannara Chronicles go. But that doesn’t mean…
Exclusive Interview: ‘London Belongs to Me’ Author Jackie Middleton
We sat down to read the London Belongs series, because we have long been fascinated with London. It’s been one of those places that has always called to us and we have a love affair with the idea of it.…
May the Force Be Female: The Lessons of ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’
Warning: Major spoilers below. Read at your own risk. Star Wars: The Last Jedi, while not a perfect movie, far excelled in landing every message it sought to send. More than anything, for the first time in probably all of…
‘The Flash’ 4×10 Review: ‘The Trial of the Flash’
When it comes to my relationship with The Flash — the TV show, not the superhero, duh — it’s something that’s been a rocky road. In the first season, things were smooth sailing. A budding young hero with good intentions.…
