Cara

Cara spends way too much time thinking about subtext, and the puns are always intended. When not watching TV, she can generally be found with her nose in a book.

The Ups and Downs of Claws “Russian Navy”

This week Claws set up some new directions and finally brought Zlata and Ruval together (though something makes me think that it’s happened before). There were some big ups for Desna this week, but Jenn may be nearing rock bottom. Ups Desna and Ruval are leveling up in a big way. After Desna meets Madame Ruval, she had concerns about …

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Cloak & Dagger: 3 Big Questions after “Call and Response”

Ty and Tandy finally got together this week on Cloak and Dagger, and now we’re starting to unravel the mysteries surrounding them and their powers. Woven in with Ty and Tandy’s conversation to explore their connection, we saw the two reconnecting with their families. After weeks of buildup, we finally got some answers this week. When are these two gonna …

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The Friendship is Real in Claws “Cracker Casserole” (recap)

Claws this week was amazing. Last week I declared this show my new love, and this week I’m dying to find a crew like Desna’s to get me through this life. While there wasn’t a lot of big action, this episode more than made up for that with character development. What we saw was a group of ladies who are undeniably …

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Recap: Pose “Giving and Receiving”

Just in time for Pride month, Pose premiered in early June on FX. According to FX, “Pose features the largest cast of transgender actors in series regular roles, as well as the largest recurring cast of LGBTQ actors ever for a scripted series.” It can be a bit formulaic at times and a little overly tender (Ryan Murphy, amirite?), but …

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Cloak and Dagger “Stained Glass” Sets the Tone

Cloak and Dagger didn’t give us a whole lot in the way of the story this week, but what we did get was a vision of what’s to come (pun intended, always). In particular, this episode seemed to set the tone for the show and give us a sense of the themes the show will explore. The episode starts with …

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CLAWS Recap: “Shook”

How could you all let me go so long without watching Claws? It’s officially my new favorite guilty pleasure. The characters are spectacularly problematic, and yet I find myself thinking, “These are my people.” I love them, and also want to smack them, which seems to be how they generally feel about each other. One reviewer compared it to a …

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Recap: Cloak and Dagger’s Series Premiere

Cloak and Dagger debuted on Thursday with a 2-hour premiere on Freeform, and it looks like it’s going to be a show to watch (streaming now on Freeform). Between introducing characters and laying out the backstory and setting, the two episodes had a lot of work to do, but with some clever use of flashbacks, it managed not to get …

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Killing Eve is a Fantastic Female Spy Thriller [Review]

I missed out on Killing Eve when it premiered on BBC America, and that’s a shame because the show is absolutely one of the best I’ve seen in a while (we just do not appreciate the gift that BBC America is). Not to mention that the show is packed full of amazing, mostly female, talent both in front of the …

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Kimmy Schmidt: 3 Great Things about Season 4

The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt returned to Netflix last week with the first 6 episodes of season 4. Even though this is the beginning of the end for the show, overall the show seems to have really hit the mark this season by being a little warmer and more relatable. Titus First, Titus. I’ve long held that Titus (Tituss Burgess) is …

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Kimmy Schmidt Returns

The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt returns on Netflix on May 30, but it looks like this is the beginning of the end for everyone’s favorite mole woman. The word is that season 4 will be the last season of the show, but a movie is in the works to end the series. The first 6 episodes of season for will be …

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