In a lot of ways, I’m an uncomplicated TV viewer. Yes, after the fact, I will analyze and critique and categorize tropes and storylines and …
Mean Girl Nemesis
Reflections
Broadcast TV Nostalgia: Revisiting a Scene-Setting Era of the Teen Drama Genre
We have settled into the era of nostalgic retellings of the media moments reaching 20 and 30 year anniversaries. Last year marked 20 years since …
Chase Spring: How Heartstopper could help Angela Chase realize she deserves better than Jordan Catalano
There are so many parallels between where My So-Called Life leaves off and Heartstopper begins. The reflected feelings of attraction to someone who can’t help …
Peak Teen Soap: Heart and Drama in The O.C.
Twenty years ago this month (August 2003), Ryan Atwood crashed into the private school world of Newport Beach, his very presence shaking up the lives …
“Challenge” Heartstopper S2E4 Episode Recap
It’s Heartstopper Season Two time! I have so many thoughts and feelings (obviously). While it picks up immediately after the end of the first season, …
Reading Primer: Read Alice Oseman’s Books In Order!
In retrospect I think I read Alice Oseman’s catalogue of work in completely the wrong order. I read Heartstopper volumes 1 & 2 shortly after …
Sharing a Piece of My Heart
I’ve gathered from the internet that this here is a classic millennial parenting joy: sharing a piece of pop culture with your kid. We all …
The Heartstopper Aesthetic: Visual Storytelling That Sets a New Bar for Texting On Screen
There are many wonderful and enthralling aspects of Heartstopper, from the cast, to the music, to the positive vibes and perfect romance. But one of …
Required Reading
There are certain books that it’s hard to imagine not having read. Certain books that everyone has read. These are the books that it’s hard …
A Stars Hollow Timeline
For better or for worse, I have once again immersed myself into the Gilmore Girls‘ world of Stars Hollow. (For better because it’s a fantastic …