All my meta analysis of SPN is written on the caveat that you’ve actually watched the show. Hence there are major spoilers throughout and it’s written more as a viewer’s companion than a viewer’s guide. Ie. I explain very little and highlight threads that have been pulled on for fifteen years of narrative. So, if … Continue reading (SPN) S15E05: How to Fight God
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(SPN) S15E04: Lucky Them
All my meta analysis of SPN is written on the caveat that you’ve actually watched the show. Hence there are major spoilers throughout and it’s written more as a viewer’s companion than a viewer’s guide. Ie. I explain very little and highlight threads that have been pulled on for fifteen years of narrative. So, if … Continue reading (SPN) S15E04: Lucky Them
(SPN) S15E02: Cas
All my meta analysis of SPN is written on the caveat that you’ve actually watched the show. Hence there are major spoilers throughout and it’s written more as a viewer’s companion than a viewer’s guide. Ie. I explain very little and highlight threads that have been pulled on for fifteen years of narrative. So, if … Continue reading (SPN) S15E02: Cas
(SPN) S15E01: Belphegor, Spells and Symbology – Oh My!
All my meta analysis of SPN is written on the caveat that you've actually watched the show. Hence there are major spoilers throughout and it's written more as a viewer's companion than a viewer's guide. Ie. I explain very little and highlight threads that have been pulled on for fifteen years of narrative. So, if … Continue reading (SPN) S15E01: Belphegor, Spells and Symbology – Oh My!
The Flawed Premise of You (Season 2): Episodes 6-10
Read my thoughts on episodes 1-5 here. This article contains major spoilers throughout. Looking at the title of this commentary I figured I’d start this second part with answering the question of What is a premise? A premise is the laurels upon which the narrative rests. Basically, it is the idea behind why this story … Continue reading The Flawed Premise of You (Season 2): Episodes 6-10
The Flawed Premise of You (Season 2): Episodes 1-5
I’m five episodes into the second season of Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble created series You (previously on Lifetime, now on Netflix) and I find myself constantly musing over exactly what it is about this season that, at least for this viewer, makes it feel less engaging than the first season, as well as slightly … Continue reading The Flawed Premise of You (Season 2): Episodes 1-5
(SPN) Castiel: Angel or Man?
Please do read about exactly why I'm hooked on the show Supernatural (SPN) in this previous post, and get a sense of why this study of one of my favourite characters ever on television even came about. Castiel has an amazingly complex and brilliantly structured character arc, and while I wrote this about two years … Continue reading (SPN) Castiel: Angel or Man?
The Subtextual Symbolism is Strong With This One, or Why I’m Hooked on Supernatural
There’s something deeply alluring about the long-form of most of our modern television narratives. Spending hours getting to know characters and exploring the world they populate is intensely satisfying, and so much of the output that is now readily available is about quality storytelling, catering to us - the audience - as we’ve grown used … Continue reading The Subtextual Symbolism is Strong With This One, or Why I’m Hooked on Supernatural
Charlie Kaufman and the Art of Adaptation
Adapting a novel into a film is a sensitive and hazardous process, especially if the novel has already garnered a following of avid readers. When adapting an already existing work the screenwriter may have the leisure of not having to come up with everything from scratch, but they must endure the added stress of wanting … Continue reading Charlie Kaufman and the Art of Adaptation
JOKER and the Pursuit of Happiness
This article contains spoilers throughout. Arthur Fleck has been told his whole life to put on a happy face: by his mother, by society, by himself. He has grown up in the belief that he was put on this Earth to spread joy and laughter, but with the very first scene of Joker, it’s made … Continue reading JOKER and the Pursuit of Happiness