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Multiverse irritations
Living in the darkest timeline continues to a horrorshow, so, to fannish things ( Read more... ) -
Fannish band aid and chicken soup
The week: happened. I'm still ping-ponging between horror, disgust, "rage, rage against the dying of the light" whenever I'm thinking about it, but it's bloody exhausting, and we need to gather emotional strength for what's ahead. So I treasure reminders of humanity in the better sense, of resilience, kindness, compassion, which we're also capable ( Read more... ) -
Agatha All Along Season Finale
In which the show ends, and I, for one, am amazed how right they did by their titular character.
( Seasons of the Witch indeed ) -
Thoughts in two univeses
Star Trek: Jeri Taylor has died. I associate her mostly with Voyager and Janeway - who was very much her creation -, but she did get her start in TNG and wrote The Drumhead, which to this day remains one of my favourite episodes. (Also a good example of why one episode with this basic premise works and another doesn't, when compared to a season 1 ( Read more... ) -
Agatha All Along 1.07
In which Patti LuPone rocks, and it is understandable that the cast calls this their favourite episode.
( I want a Penny Dreadful crossover for all the obvious reasons ) -
Agatha All Allong 1.05
In which it turns out the Teen has things in common with Catherine and Frederick the Great.
( Spoilers should see someone in a crown ) -
Yuletide Letter
Dear Yuletide Writer ( Read more... ) -
The Election of 2024
You may have heard that the week kicked off with another electoral win for (neo?)fascism, this time in Austria. (The most unrealistic aspect of the whole idea of Hydra in Marvel is that it is this secret conspiracy which is defeated if only their aims are uncovered. Clearly, the way fascism makes its global comeback is the way it had its initial ( Read more... )