When it comes to Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (a.k.a. “The Best Show on Television Right Now”), Zoey Clarke and Max Richman are soulmates. Don’t believe me? Ask Skylar Astin, who plays Max on the show. His lack of chill about the…
‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ 1×09 Review: “Zoey’s Extraordinary Silence”
When I first saw the promo materials for Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist 1×09 “Zoey’s Extraordinary Silence,” I thought to myself, well, here it is. Here’s the typical filler episode. And I wasn’t even really upset about it, because we’ve had a…
‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ 1×08 Review: “Zoey’s Extraordinary Glitch”
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist 1×08 “Zoey’s Extraordinary Glitch” is the best this show has been, by far, with an emotional and relatable Zoey, a Max that has become the love interest we all dreamed he could be, a Simon that, so…
‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ 1×07 Review: “Zoey’s Extraordinary Confession”
You know the difference between watching a show because it’s somewhat entertaining and then writing some words about it, even though you’re not exactly brimming with words and absolutely loving something, being eager to watch the next episode and having…
‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ 1×06 Review: “Zoey’s Extraordinary Night Out”
Something strange happened as I watched Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist 1×06 “Zoey’s Extraordinary Night Out.” I found myself not just vaguely enjoying it, but actually investing. Not just in Simon’s very relatable pain, but in Mo’s brand of friendship, in Zoey’s…
‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ 1×05 Review: “Zoey’s Extraordinary Failure”
For a moment or two there, during Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist 1×05 “Zoey’s Extraordinary Failure,” I really, really felt this show. The whole notion of failure, and how we must all deal with it is a very interesting subject that hits…
‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ 1×04 Review: “Zoey’s Extraordinary Neighbor”
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist turned a corner last week, after the first two episodes failed to consistently deliver the emotional punch I required. In “Zoey’s Extraordinary Neighbor” the show once again leans on its strongest characters to deliver an episode that…
‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ 1×03 Review: “Zoey’s Extraordinary Boss”
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’s third episode, titled “Zoey’s Extraordinary Boss” finally does the thing we’ve been asking of it since the “Pilot.” It makes Zoey’s gift, curse, or whatever you want to call it, about someone other than Zoey, and by…
‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ 1×02 Review: This Power is Wasted on You
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist returns with “Zoey’s Extraordinary Best Friend,” an episode intended to help Zoey come to terms with her new, ahem, powers …as well as try to establish the dynamics we’re going to come to rely on during the…
12 Reasons Lyatt is The Ship
It should be no big surprise to anyone that most of us here at Fangirlish are HUGE Lyatt shippers. For those of you who have never seen one of the best shows ever, Timeless, they are two of the main…
‘The Good Place’ 4×12 Review: What is The Good Place?
The Good Place has always been, well, the place for philosophical questions and good fun, at the same time. It’s ultimate episode, titled “Patty,” could not be the exception to the rule. In fact, it had to be, if anything,…
‘The Good Place’ 4×11 Review: “Mondays, Am I Right?”
This week’s episode of The Good Place, titled “Mondays, Am I Right?” feels a bit like all the messages this show has tried to send for four seasons are coming to a head, and it’s both amazing and incredibly sad…
8 Things We Want To See When ‘New Amsterdam’ Returns
New Amsterdam left many of our character’s careers, relationships, and possibly lives in the balance at the end of the mid-season finale. Helen has lost her department. Iggy may be losing his husband. Max is in remission but we’re still…
‘New Amsterdam’ Renewed For Three More Seasons
DamFam, today is a great day! NBC ordered the series renewal for three more years extending its air date to 2022-23! This is excellent and comes right before the show is set to return on Tuesday, January 14th. What does…
I Will Go Down With This Ship: Cheleanor Edition
Ships. In entertainment, and especially, in fandom, we live and die by them. Which is why every Friday, we’ll be focusing on a couple, analyzing why we ship them, and overall, just proclaiming our eternal love for those couples that…
‘The Good Place’ 4×10 Review: A Problem of Justice
Throughout the entirety of The Good Place, but particularly this season, with a new experiment, with the knowledge that the point system doesn’t work, we have been dealing with the same issue: humans evolve, they change, and they get better.…
‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ 1×01 Review: The Music in You
There’s something about Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist I can’t quite explain. It’s not extraordinary, at least, not as much as it’s trying to be. It holds its cards a little too close to the vest at first, and there’s at least…
‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ Preview: Quirky, Charming and Full of Potential
And that’s probably a good thing. Look, I went into this expecting to fall in love with Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, which, if I’m being a fair, is usually a setup for failure. But I couldn’t help myself, I really couldn’t.…
‘Bluff City Law’ 1×10 Review: “Perfect Day”
I’m not going to lie, the beginning….no, 90% of this season finale for Bluff City Law was on point. We had our dream team fighting the good fight, and making people’s lives better. We even had a couple tense moments…
‘The Good Place’ 4×09 Review: There is No Answer, But
As a mid-season finale, The Good Place‘s “The Answer” does a great job of reminding of us of the journey and setting up the 5 remaining episodes that are to close out this show for good. But, as always, that’s…
‘Bluff City Law’ 1×09 Review: See you later, Alligator
When this show started, Lyra and I decided we both liked it enough to review it, so being friends and all, instead of fighting to the death for it, we agreed to split it. That means that today is my…
