Yes, I said what I said. I said what you knew. I said what I, as a Castle fan, didn’t really want to admit. Look, I’ll be the first one to defend Castle first few seasons. It was always a…
‘Designated Survivor’ 2×22 Review: So Long, Farewell
I wondered, before the announcement that Designated Survivor had been cancelled; how I was going to feel it the decision was negative. I wondered if I was going to feel sadder for the lost possibilities or happier that this show…
Watch the Trailers for ABC's New 2018-19 Shows
Things we’re not excited to see: The Rookie. Things we’re excited to see: Pretty much everything else (especially Whiskey Cavalier). After announcing its fall 2018 schedule, ABC has released trailers for its new shows coming this fall and midseason. Peek…
ABC Unveils Fall 2018 Schedule
ABC has unveiled its new Fall 2018 slate, which is a laughing stock of epic comedy proportions. The network continues to front load its schedule with comedies, as it currently has 6 of the top 10 comedies on television on…
‘Designated Survivor’ 2×21 Review: Target
Look, I watched through this entire hour of Designated Survivor and I had things to say about how once again shit goes right for Kirkman or how once again we get a variation of the “I can only do what…
‘Designated Survivor’ 2×20 Review: To the Shock of No One
I’m not going to sit here and pretend this episode of Designated Survivor was shocking, no. It was textbook bait and switch, and though they executed it well, anyone who’s watched at least one procedural in their lives could have…
‘Designated Survivor’ 2×19 Review: It’s All Coming Back To Me
See, Designated Survivor, I knew you had it in you. For someone who’s been asking for drama (the good kind of drama, not the OMG I HAVE A KID I NEVER TOLD YOU ABOUT kind) and for characters to make…
‘Designated Survivor 2×18 Review: Kirkman Agonistes
Well, that was …surprising. Really, really surprising. Especially considering that this season has felt more like a slog than a sprint. We’ve survived, more than thrived, and there have been many times where I have groaned at the mere thought…
‘Designated Survivor’ Review: Overkill
I’m not exactly eating my words, not yet, but I have to admit this episode of Designated Survivor (and hopefully the rest of the Michael J. Fox arc) was pretty much exactly what I’ve been asking of the show –…
‘Once Upon A Time’: The Ending We Deserve
As you all know, Once Upon A Time is ending this season. Now, I’m of the opinion it should have ended last season, and I haven’t exactly kept up with what’s happened in Season 7 – but I do know…
‘Designated Survivor’ 2×13 Review: This Should All be Really Sad
…if we, you know, cared? Harsh, I know, but had to be said. Designated Survivor’s winter finale ended with a not-so-shocking (if you’d heard the news of Natascha McElhone’s departure) death that feels way less emotional and anticlimactic than it…
‘Designated Survivor’ 2X09 Review: Three Wishes
On the first day of Christmas ….oh, wait, no. Wrong show. Right season, though, and right tone for this entirely feel-good episode of Designated Survivor. This, of course, probably means we’re in for a hard time next week, in the…
‘Designated Survivor’ 2×08 Review: Bravery or Stupidity?
You know when you’re watching a TV show and you catch yourself thinking, yeah, this sort of thing ONLY happens on TV? That was me at several points during this otherwise enjoyable episode of Designated Survivor. Because really, Mr. President,…
‘Designated Survivor’ 2×07 Review: The Prodigal Son Returns
Ten minutes into this episode of Designated Survivor, I thought, well, maybe the show is on an upswing. Twenty minutes in, I thought, this may very well be the best episode of the season. Thirty minutes in I said yay,…
Once Upon A Time’s Problem with Consent
Consent: the voluntary agreement of the complainant to engage in the sexual activity in question. Conduct short of a voluntary agreement to engage in sexual activity does not constitute consent as a matter of law. This has been on my mind for a long…
‘Designated Survivor’ 2×06 Review: Human Connections
For weeks, there has been something missing with Designated Survivor. The show hasn’t been bad, not even close to bad, and the level of emotion Tom Kirkman routinely manages to elict in me, in us, is about as high as…
‘Designated Survivor’ 2×05 Review: Pay it Forward
Sometimes I think that maybe, in another Earth (Earth 19, or something, help me out here The Flash), one where Hillary Clinton is President of the United States, I could watch a show like Designated Survivor with a TV reviewer…
‘Designated Survivor’ 2×04 Review: Who We Are
Remember when this show was about abstract politics and idealism and not about who we are as people? Yeah, I don’t either. After a season of conceptual problems, a season mostly planned in a world where Donald Trump was not…
‘Once Upon A Time’: Is This a Fitting End for Emma?
Once Upon A Time bid farewell to Emma Swan in last night’s episode, a Hook-centric hour titled “A Pirate’s Life.” The show runners had promised a happy ending for our former leading lady, and fans had been eagerly anticipating what…
‘Designated Survivor’ 2×03 Review: Here We Go Again
Here we go again! Did I say the conspiracy was done? Well – it is, and it isn’t, because this is, of course, a TV show, and this particular writing team has done such a great job of keeping us…
‘Stop and Fangirl’ Episode 39: Toxic Masculinity on TV
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…
