Justified, My Love (Sorry! Couldn’t Help Myself!): Saying Goodbye to the FX Series

After six seasons, FX’s Justified came to a perfect close this week. Though buckets of blood bathed the episodes leading up to the finale, the last hour was all about quiet, hard-won farewells. Viewers said goodbye to so many memorable characters. Timothy Olyphant’s Raylan Givens, the gunslinger who, despite his white hat and noble intentions, was… Read More Justified, My Love (Sorry! Couldn’t Help Myself!): Saying Goodbye to the FX Series

April 15, 2015 MalaLeave a comment

Why Game of Thrones’ Sansa is a Total Boss

In any given discussion of Game of Thrones and the badassery of its characters, you’ll hear about Arya Stark, the mischievous daughter of Ned Stark of Winterfell who must find her way alone after his execution. Charged with learning to “stick them with the pointy end” and hiding amongst her enemies, the wily and troubled… Read More Why Game of Thrones’ Sansa is a Total Boss

April 10, 2015November 21, 2017 MalaLeave a comment

The Royals’ Pains: Succession, Sex and Excess

E! threw its hat in the scripted soap ring with last night’s premiere of The Royals, with fair to middling (not to be confused with ‘Middleton’) results. The Royals centers on England’s scandal-riddled sitting royal family, led by Elizabeth Hurley’s Queen Helena and Vincent Regan’s King Simon. William Moseley plays Prince Liam, a sweet young… Read More The Royals’ Pains: Succession, Sex and Excess

March 15, 2015November 21, 2017 MalaLeave a comment

The CW’s The 100 Knows How to Make It Count

When The 100, based on the book of the same name by Kass Morgan, premiered midseason in spring 2014 I—like many others—was on post-apocalyptic teen angst overload. Though a longtime supporter of The CW network and its mixed bag of shows, I had a full belly of Hunger Games-eque dystopian fiction and mediocre sci-fi television… Read More The CW’s The 100 Knows How to Make It Count

February 19, 2015January 1, 2016 MalaLeave a comment

The Big Sleep: Sleepy Hollow’s Least Shocking Death

As FOX’s sophomore supernatural hit Sleepy Hollow breaks for midseason, it seems to have taken the “hollow” part of its moniker to heart. The show that surprised and charmed millions of viewers in the fall of 2013 with its combination of solid character work, whimsy and genuinely creepy lore — cinched by the chemistry of… Read More The Big Sleep: Sleepy Hollow’s Least Shocking Death

December 2, 2014December 2, 2014 Mala6 Comments

Game of No: Why Rape is Not the Answer to Your Story Question

Writing a sexual assault into your canon? Take a look at this handy-dandy checklist first: When is it Okay to Use Rape as a Plot Device? Never. And, yet, it persists. So many television shows, both daytime and primetime, revert to rape as a “deep” or “edgy” stunt to move a story forward, reveal a… Read More Game of No: Why Rape is Not the Answer to Your Story Question

April 21, 2014April 21, 2014 Mala1 Comment

How Do You Solve a Problem Like EJ DiMera?

I’ve recently come back to Days of our Lives after a several-year hiatus. In a sea of new faces, there are still the familiar characters. Jennifer Horton. Hope Brady. Marlena. Sami. My geriatric Greek tycoon boyfriend, Victor Kiriakis. And Elvis “EJ” DiMera. To my dismay, it appears absence has made my heart grow fonder…because I’m… Read More How Do You Solve a Problem Like EJ DiMera?

January 9, 2014 Mala1 Comment

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