Posted by Kim and Maggie I've been watching The Bachelor franchise since day one. I've been there through the times where it genuinely seemed that people were there to try to fall in love and I've been there as it's gotten progressively more and … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2016
“Even the frozen North.” – Penny Dreadful Recap – A Blade of Grass
Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 4 “A Blade of Grass” Posted by Sage Say you're the showrunner of a period pseudo-literary horror drama in its third season on a premium network and you play your "blood sacrifice orgy" card in episode THREE. … [Read more...]
“My sins are all I have left.” – Outlander Recap – Faith
Outlander Season 2, Episode 7 "Faith" Posted by Kim After we both watched "Faith," Sage and I had brunch and she commented that the episode felt like it was three different episodes all combined into one exceptional gut-punch to the feels. She's … [Read more...]
“So, this is life again.” – Penny Dreadful Recap – Good & Evil Braided Be
Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 3 “Good & Evil Braided Be" Posted by Sage There are two competing recruiting efforts taking shape in Penny Dreadful’s London. Victor should like to form a “choir of angels,” devoid of greed and cruelty. … [Read more...]
“Bad things tend to happen when we’re apart.” – Outlander Recap – Best Laid Schemes
Outlander Season 2, Episode 6 "Best Laid Schemes" Posted by Kim Well that happened. I mean a LOT of stuff happened on this week's episode of Outlander. Jamie finally told Murtagh the truth about Claire. The Frasers did a LOT of sexy spy … [Read more...]
“Follow this, bitches.” – In Appreciation of Cher, on her 70th Birthday
Posted by Sarah It’s not like I asked for this; it just kind of fell into my lap and, eighteen years later, it still refuses to go away. It was 1998, and I was an impressionable eight-year-old, content to follow whatever music was popular on the … [Read more...]
You’re Gonna Need a Right Hand Man – Scandal Gif-Cap – That’s My Girl
Scandal Season 5, Episode 21 “That's My Girl” Posted by Sage I've spent the last six months telling people who quit the show during the endless loop of Olitz that Scandal is THE REALNESS again. A season finale with zero deaths? No bombs? … [Read more...]
Beating the Season Finale Blues: Five Freshman Shows to Binge Watch
Posted by Jaime It’s that time again: TV finale time, when many shows close up shop for the season, leaving fans to another summer of watching reruns. It’s both my favorite and least favorite time of year: I get all of the crescendos, conclusions, … [Read more...]
“Until we learn to dance” – 15 Cher Deep Cuts You Need to Hear
Posted by Sarah Quick: what’s the first song that comes to your mind when I say “Cher”? Maybe it’s “Believe” or “If I Could Turn Back Time.” Maybe you go old school and now you can’t get “I Got You Babe” out of your head. Or maybe “Gypsies, … [Read more...]
“A monumental revenge.” – Penny Dreadful Recap – Predators Far & Near
Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 2 “Predators Far & Near” Posted by Sage Last week, Dr. Seward sized Vanessa Ives right up and correctly guessed that she's exclusively drawn to "dark, complicated men." And how does such a struggle-magnet top … [Read more...]
“The fates are toying with us now.” – Outlander Recap – Untimely Resurrection
Outlander Season 2, Episode 5 "Untimely Resurrection" Posted by Kim The moment you relax about something or someone terrible is the moment that you will be forced to confront it. You WILL run into your ex-boyfriend at the supermarket when you're … [Read more...]
Captain America: Civil War: A Comprehensive List of All the Times We Overreacted
Posted by Sage Hello, fellow hysterics. Welcome to our first overreaction post of the spring/summer movie season. As always, we encourage screaming/flailing/clutching your own pearls or the pearls of the person next to you, but save some for … [Read more...]
“That’s American greatness.” – Scandal Gif-Cap – Trump Card
Scandal Season 5, Episode 20 "Trump Card" Posted by Kim Good news, everyone. The race for the White House is back in full swing AND I saw Hamilton since the last time I did a gif-cap, so I can now use those gifs and actually know what they mean. … [Read more...]
“All the broken and shunned creatures.” – Penny Dreadful Recap – The Day Tennyson Died
Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 1 “The Day Tennyson Died” Posted by Sage It's been months since the events of Penny Dreadful's season two finale, and Vanessa Ives has fortified herself inside her own loneliness. To recap: anyone and everyone … [Read more...]
In Appreciation Of Fanfiction
Posted by Kim and Sage Sage: I have a problem with people telling me to be embarrassed about things that aren't a source of personal shame. That problem being...I can't. And it's one of the great joys of being in my 30s. I've been reading fic … [Read more...]
“Trying to hide under a blade of grass” – Outlander Recap – La Dame Blanche
Outlander Season 2, Episode 4 "La Dame Blanche" Posted by Kim Our long international nightmare is over. Claire and Jamie finally had sex again and "La Dame Blanche" was the best episode of the season so far. Coincidence? I think not. Not that I … [Read more...]
The Devil Went Down To Florida – Scandal Gif-Cap – Buckle Up
Scandal Season 5, Episode 19 “Buckle Up” Posted by Sage Forget Team Cap or Team Iron for a few days. I wanna know if you're Team Liv or Team Abby. A standoff between these two ladies has the potential to cause as much death and destruction as an … [Read more...]