Tag Archives: Gothiness

“The Moon Accepts Your Ridiculous Proposal!”

Posted on 03/09/2018 by

[Contains “blood orphans” and SPOILERS!!!] The fourth season of Parks and Recreation (2011) was largely dominated by ‘Leslie’s (Amy Poehler) campaign for a seat on the city council… but while it was easy enough to follow, and be drawn in, … Continue reading →

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Purgatory Pizza Party

Posted on 03/06/2018 by

At last, everyone’s favourite supercute-psychiatrist-turned-sociopath, Harley Quinn, has returned to the screen in Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay, a sorta-sequel to Batman: Assault on Arkham, in the sense that it boasts the same basic premise*, devilish sense of humour, and … Continue reading →

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Quasi-GothWatch: “Tiny Jane”

Posted on 10/09/2017 by

Last week, The Bold Type signed off with its “summer finale”… which, according to a rather worrying article in Variety, might also serve as the series finale, due to the disappointingly low ratings that this otherwise excellent series has racked … Continue reading →

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Quasi-GothWatch: Lazy Susan

Posted on 10/07/2017 by

Although country-bumpkins like myself only became aware of Celeste Dring after she was cast as Princess Eugenie in The Windsors, she first rose to fame as one half of the sketch-comedy duo Lazy Susan, along with fellow actress Freya Parker. … Continue reading →

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GothWatch: Abby Sciuto

Posted on 03/05/2017 by

[Contains a potentially lethal intake of energy drinks and SPOILERS!!!] Considering my abiding obsession with Gothiness, and my professional interest in police procedurals, it’s kinda sad that it’s taken me this long to watch a full season of N.C.I.S. (Naval … Continue reading →

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Quasi-GothWatch: Rachel-Berry-As-Tina-Cohen-Chang

Posted on 02/04/2017 by

I didn’t bother blogging about the second season of Glee, because I didn’t really feel I had anything new to say about the show, despite several gush-worthy guest-stars. To summarize: There are scenes that make me laugh (hard), there are … Continue reading →

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Goth-Watch: Enchantress

Posted on 01/03/2017 by

[Contains grassy bath-tubs and SPOILERS!!!] I was trying to keep my previous rant about Suicide Squad (2016) as Harley-centric as possible, so I didn’t get around to discussing any of the other female characters… which is a shame because for … Continue reading →

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