Supergirl Season 2 Premiere Recap: “The Adventures of Supergirl” – “I’m just a woman trying to make a name for herself outside her family.” -Lena Luthor
image via Bettina Strauss/The CW Season Two of Supergirl has kicked off at its new home at The CW, and I am thrilled to have it back! The wonderful thing about the Season Two opener is that nothing we’ve More...
Orphan Black Science Recap: “The Mitigation of Competition” – In which eggs are poked and eyes are hijacked.
Welcome to our Orphan Black science recaps, where Casey, a graduate student in genetics and developmental biology, and Nina, a professional science communicator, examine the science in each episode of OB and talk More...
Orphan Black #CloneClub Recap: “The Scandal Of Altruism”
This week’s Orphan Black was not only intense and hugely sad, but also gave us the answers to some of the show’s biggest mysteries. What really makes Susan Duncan tick? Why did Beth go out on the train More...
The X-Files Newbie Recap: “The End” & The X-Files Movie – “I had you big time.”
(A note, before we begin: there may be changes to these recaps ahead. Please see the end of the post for some details—I’d appreciate your feedback, loyal readers!) A bee interrupted the moment. *The* moment. A More...
The X-Files Newbie Recap: “All Souls,” “The Pine Bluff Variant,” & “Folie à Deux” – “If I’m not back by midnight, feed my fish.”
Scully feels, two episodes with beloved Walter and “you’re my one in five billion”? THIS WEEK IS JUST COPIOUS HURT. All Souls Brace yourself for this one because I have a lot of feelings. I don’t More...
Agents of SHIELD Recap: “Paradise Lost” – It’s hard to put the past behind you when it turns into a zombie and follows you home.
We have a tendency to go into a bit of a mid-season slump with AoS in terms of story fluidity and general writing, a trend that began last episode and continues into this one. I wouldn’t call it bad so More...
The X-Files Newbie Recap: “Kill Switch,” “Bad Blood,” & “Patient X” – “Anyway, I was drugged.”
How do you solve a problem like following certified masterpiece “Bad Blood”? YOU RESURRECT RATBOY, THAT’S HOW. Peculiar affair with Covarrubias: optional. Kill Switch This is almost certainly More...
The X-Files Newbie Recap: “Redux II,” “Unusual Suspects,” and “Detour” – “That’s what happens. People get to lookin’ around, next thing they know, something eats ’em.”
Scully’s cancer goes into remission, the Lone Gunmen’s origin story is pretty blah and our heroes get lost in the woods during a routine teamwork conference. “Detour” saves this week. Redux More...
Revolutionary Girl Utena Newbie Recap: Episode 11, “Gracefully Cruel – The One Who Picks That Flower” – “Those who fight with compassion lose their lives!”
Hello hello, Utena friends. This episode was so traumatic that when I started writing up a recap last week, I couldn’t figure out how to fully process my feelings and ended up sitting on this recap for another More...
The X-Files Newbie Recap: “Small Potatoes,” “Zero Sum,” & “Elegy” – “Did he have a lightsaber?”
NOT THE BEES! There, I said it. Small Potatoes Oh gosh, there’s a shapeshifting rapist in this and it’s really odd and I feel very uncomfortable. One of the victims thinks Luke Skywalker fathered her More...