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10 Times Hayley Atwell Inspired Us At Philly Comic Con

WARNING: HERE BE SPOILERS FOR AGENT CARTER SEASON 1. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK… This past weekend, I spent three glorious days engaging in fandom at the Philadelphia Comic Con. The stand out of the event? A 45-minute Q&A with Agent Carter star Hayley Atwell in which she said awesome things like she hopes Agent Carter is a… Read more »

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Orphan Black Season 3, Episode 3 Review — “God, Is This All We Are?”

Orphan Black stepped up the Castor clone narrative in Season 3, Episode 3 (“Formalized, Complex, and Costly”), but at what seems to be the cost of Mark’s life. For those keeping track at home, this is the second subsequent episode that a Castor clone was killed. Not cool, Orphan Black. Not cool…. “Please, I love… Read more »

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Jack Randall Isn’t Gay: Coercion, Sexual Assault and Sexual Orientation on Outlander

Warning: this post includes discussion and gifs related to the depiction of rape and violence on the show Outlander. Last Saturday’s Outlander episode, “Lallybroch,” brought several shocks. We saw many new things:  from more of Jamie than we ever have before and Jack Randall’s crown jewels, to Lallybroch in the present tense and Jamie admitting just… Read more »

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Arrow Flirts With A Return to Effective Melodrama in “The Fallen”

I probably spend way too much time trying to figure out why I love Arrow so much. I recognize that other shows are better plotted, have superior character development, and comment on our culture in ways Arrow fails to. But this show, man. I heart it. It pulls me in with its action and adventure… Read more »

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Game of Thrones Season 5 Episode 3 Recap: “The High Sparrow”

We start this week’s episode with Arya (I feel like this is going to happen a lot this season), who is finally inside the House of Black and White, and apparently it’s weird in there. It turns out that her inspiring journey now mainly includes sweeping the floors (very Karate Kid) and witnessing some weird… Read more »

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Orphan Black Season 3 Premiere Recap — “Hey, I Love You Guys”

Have a lot of feels about feminist clone drama Orphan Black? So do we! We’re teaming up with our partner-in-feels website, Head Over Feels, to recap Season 3. Here’s our review of the first episode… The Clone Club is back, baby! Orphan Black launched its third season last night with “The Weight of This Combination,” and it… Read more »

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Nina Dobrev and The Millennial Importance of The Vampire Diaries

I cover The Vampire Diaries for Wetpaint, so much of my week was spent professionally reacting to the announcement of Nina Dobrev’s departure from TVD. In all of this writing, it was easy to forget what this major TVD change means to me on a personal level. When I first heard the news, I was surprised at how hard it hit… Read more »

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Top TV Feels of the Week: April 4, 2015

Warning: Here be MAJOR spoilers for this week’s episodes of: The Flash, Arrow, and iZombie. Thou hast been warned. Another week, another mountain of feels to obsess over. Here were some of the most emotional moments from this week’s TV. (Albeit of the youth-centric genre variety that this TV-watcher so adores. #SorryNotSorry.) 4. Donna Smoak makes Felicity face the… Read more »