Dear Show Runners – There Was A Huge Issue With This Weeks Shadowhunters

You had a responsibility – one job really, to deliver good TV. No one is asking for great, no one expects Shadowhunters to win Golden Globes. No one expects anything besides a plotline that makes sense and is cohesive, words…

Diversity in Fiction: Goodbye to Stereotypes

In a recent Criminology lecture that I attended, the discussion turned to the harmful effects of media reporting on crime rates, specifically, how the repetitions of certain racist phrases contributed to Canadian and American citizens believing that crime rates were increasing…

Arrow 5×11 Review: 'Second Chances'

Arrow’s prevailing theme in its episode titled “Second Chances” was all about giving people another chance to redeem themselves where they’ve gone wrong. I mean as far as hitting episodic themes and proverbial themes on the head, this episode definitely…

7 Simple Rules for Throwing a Super Bowl Party

Fair warning, I know nothing about Super Bowl parties. Or at least, I know nothing about throwing Super Bowl parties, and very little about attending them and being of any help. I do, however, know a lot about the Super…

Arrow 5×10 Roundtable: 'Who Are You?'

After a month hiatus that left fans grappling with the implications of Arrow‘s mid-season finale, Arrow returned with a winter premiere that showed progress and felt promising. We finally got some closure on Laurel’s “return,” which wasn’t even a return…

‘Shadowhunters’ 2×05 Review: ‘Dust and Shadows’

Shadowhunters is at its best when it focuses on its characters, and Dust and Shadows demonstrated that. The character moments were amazing: Jace and Clary’s chemistry continues to be amazing, Alec just about stole every scene he was in, and…

Timeless 1×13 Review: 'Karma Chameleon'

Can we all just take a deep collective breath and try to find a balance following what could only be described as an emotional episode of Timeless that went all kinds of wrong for Wyatt. I think we all need…

Supergirl 2×10 Review: 'We Can Be Heroes'

Supergirl has a reputation for being the light-hearted show of DC television. But in “We Can Be Heroes,” Supergirl embraced its inner angst to deliver perhaps the darkest episode of the season in a manner that didn’t feel too dark…

Supergirl Roundtable: Why We Love Mon-El (& Karamel)

Supergirl has introduced several new, integral characters in its sophomore season all of which have their own unique personality and contribution to this season and Kara’s story. But perhaps the most controversial of the new characters is Chris Wood’s Mon-El,…

Shadowhunters Needs to Fix its Shapeshifting Rune

Of all the senseless additions to the Shadow World that Shadowhunters has introduced over its first two seasons, the shapeshifting rune – that useful little mark that allows all our nephilim characters to seamlessly disguise themselves as other people –…