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Brave New World Is A Frighteningly Relevant Masterpiece.

Sometimes, deviation can lead to unexpected surprises!

Picture, if you will, a society where people are distracted by mindless garbage, hierarchy is extremely entrenched, relationships are superficial or non-existent, and a disturbing number of people are hopped up on drugs.

Have you ever seen something like that? I know I haven’t!

That is the premise of Brave New World, a television adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s 1932 novel. While it doesn’t exactly follow the book in its totality, I can say wit...

Stargirl Is A Surprisingly Good Comic Book Show.

I’m honestly kind of shocked at how good this show is.

COVID-19 is still rampaging across the United States, so there haven’t been that many options for commentaries lately apart from the insanity of politics, some new streaming shows, and the back catalog. Thankfully, The CW managed to produce a full season of its latest addition to the Arrowverse, Stargirl. I’m not all that used to teen dramas, but the combination of a lack of other options and my continuing interest in the Arrowverse (for bet...

The Great Is Political Satire At Its Worst.

This can’t be that bad, can it?

Most of you are probably aware of the fact that I am a huge fan of history-focused stories and comedy, so I was excited to see what Hulu would do with The Great. Right from the start, I knew that it would be a twisted take on the life of Catherine the Great, so I was intrigued to see how Tony McNamara would blend the history of Russia with modern jokes and political ideas. After all, it can’t be that hard to play around with some history and create an interesting ...

Motherland: Fort Salem – Season 1, Part 3 – The See-Saw To Insanity.

We should travel out in the open with a whip. The enemy’s snipers will never expect it!

Edit #1 (6/22/2020): Added a link to Youtube that was previously missing.

As with the other articles in this format, you probably won’t be able to understand my position without taking a look at Parts 1 and 2, so be sure to do that before you read this one.

With that out of the way, the last three episodes are a little better and a little worse than the previous three in terms of quality. While there are plen...

Motherland: Fort Salem – Season 1, Part 2 – And Then, It Got Interesting.

These three episodes made me feel bad for Raelle.

Before we take a look at Episodes 5-7 of this show, it’s important to note that you probably won’t fully understand this section without a read-through of Part 1. Be sure to do that!

With that out of the way, I think that I’m going to have to walk back some of the comments made in that article as well. For all of its faults, the show isn’t horrifically unwatchable, but it did waste a lot of time. However, I’m rather happy to report that this show...

Mrs. America – Part 3 – The Third One.

Bella seems like the most rational woman on the pro-ERA side, but there’s a catch.

We’re nearing the end, so let’s start with the obvious. You probably won’t be able to understand this piece without taking a look at Parts 1 and 2 first, so be sure to do that. Also, this article will spoil the last three episodes of Mrs. America. Therefore, click away and come back if you want to discover the miniseries on your own.

Get it? Got it? Good. Let’s go!

Episode 7 – We’re Going To A Con!

If the writers ...

Mrs. America – Part 2 – Everybody Do The Propaganda!

I know that the show points out that it made creative or dramatic changes, but they shouldnt toss history out the window.

Edit #1 (5/16/2020): While doing research for Part 3, I found a confirmed link between the KKK and the Stop ERA movement. This article has been updated to reflect that there was no confirmation at this point in the timeline.

Before we take a look at the second three episodes of Mrs. America, its important to note that you might be lost if you havent read Part 1 first. Be...

Mrs. America – Part 1 – History’s Not A Mystery.

Here we go!

Edit (5/15/2020): With the release of Part 2, the presentation of sources in this article have been standardized to match that one.

Under normal circumstances, I’d cringe away from a show like Mrs. America. When I first heard of it, I knew that the show would be another one of many chronicles of the highly partisan shit show that we now know as the Culture Wars. Although I love to pick apart stories and see what makes them tick, it seemed like a bit too much to handle at first glance...

Mrs. America – Part 1 – History’s Not A Mystery.

Here we go!

Under normal circumstances, Id cringe away from a show like Mrs. America. When I first heard of it, I knew that the show would be another one of many chronicles of the highly partisan shit show that we now know as the Culture Wars. Although I love to pick apart stories and see what makes them tick, it seemed like a bit too much to handle at first glance.

Then again, we dont live in normal times, so I watched it anyway.

Long story short, its a good-to-great show, but not for the...

Motherland: Fort Salem – Season 1, Part 1 – Into The Vortex.

What a world! What a world!

Edit (4/12/2020): A missing word has been placed back into the section of the text that deals with Episode 3.

I have been fascinated with alternate history for as long as I can remember. There’s just something about asking “What If?” and sketching out the effects that tickles the brain and ignites a spark of creativity, even if the method of expression might not be what one is used to. So, imagine my shock when I learned that Freeform was developing an Alien Space Bat...