50 Shades Freed--Chapter Twenty-Five (Part II)In which Grey takes Ana to their new home, which is under construction; Ana still finds Christian Grey scary, and says so in the text; the ultimate villain is revealed-and not only has never appeared onscreen, but has barely been mentioned; Grey attempts a Xanatos Gambit out of revenge and fails ( Read more... )

50 Shades Freed--Chapter Twenty-Five (Part I)In which Christian Grey’s adoptive parents tell him what happened during two months of foster care, despite not having been there; Mia Grey invites people to a nonexistent party; Kate hugs and kisses Ana, lending more support to the ship of Katana; Ana is angry about being pregnant because she wants ( Read more... )

Fifty Shades Freed--Chapter Twenty-Two (Part II)

In which Ana goes to the bank to withdraw $5,000,000 in ransom money-while carrying a loaded and stolen gun; Christian Grey attempts to sell worthless stock after jumping to a fairly reasonable conclusion; kidnapper Jack Hyde flings misogynistic insults at Ana; and ELJ manages to get almost every ( Read more... )

Fifty Shades Darker--Chapter 17 (Part II)In which Ana talks to the Least Competent Psychiatrist Ever; ELJ knows nothing of doctor-patient confidentiality or sexual sadism; Ket discusses child abuse; Tony Stark is embarrassed to be a narcissist; some info about Leila sneaks into the dialogue; Grey believes that his shrink told Ana a terrible secret ( Read more... )

Fifty Shades Darker--Chapter FourteenIn which being a BDSM submissive is totally the same as having a psychotic break; women dominants are demonized; Ana keeps fantasizing about Grey as an adorable Dickensian urchin; Ana reveals the depths of her emotional dependency; Grey tells Ana that his type is, physically, his mom; BDSM is described as a ( Read more... )

Fifty Shades Darker--Chapter 5 (Part I)In which Ana gets kidnapped and no one, including Ana, realizes it; Grey is passive-aggressively manipulative; we get more information on Grey's stalker, Leila, most of which either contradicts what we already knew or is flat-out impossible; Grey's supposed attempts at "protecting Ana" in fact put her in ( Read more... )