J.C. Hotchkiss is a Office Manager by day and Managing Twin Peaks Editor for 25YL Site the other 16 hours of the day. When she isn’t writing of her love of FBI Agents with a penchant for doughnuts, coffee and pie, she enjoys getting lost in a good book, sipping a damn fine glass of wine among friends, chatting with her "TB's" about Cevans and Fleabag's Hot Priest, and trying to keep up with the latest cartoon craze via her 6 year old. She lives smack in the middle of the Big Apple and Beantown, so for a girl with many different interests and tastes it's the perfect place to be.
Like many other Alienist fans, I have been waiting for any word on the storyline or casting to come out about the sequel to the hit TNT Suspense show The Alienist. The Angel of Darkness is currently filming in Budapest and unites the leads, Daniel Bruhl as Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, Luke Evans as John Moore […] More
I probably came to Cabaret at what most would consider way too young. I would like to say I have an old soul, but to be honest having a grandmother who made me aware of movie musicals and the brilliance of Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon had a lot to do with it. I was […] More
I spent the last hour looking at photographs of Luke Perry: a lump in my throat and a little choked up, because I feel as though a part of my tween years has died along with the wonderful and warm Luke Perry. Luke Perry died today after complications of a major stroke he had last […] More
While there are many great shows out there, only a few of them have a perfect beginning—the kind that draws you in immediately and leaves you wanting more. In our Perfect Pilots series, we will be looking at pilot episodes we think are flawless. For our inaugural post of the series, J.C. Hotchkiss looks at—what […] More
One of the most chilling and talked-about series to hit our screens this year is The Haunting of Hill House. Our writers have decided to turn over a few rocks and do some digging with in-depth profiles of the main characters in the show. Who knows what they might discover? So, draw the curtains, turn […] More
Tonight’s finale, Castle In The Sky, was very bittersweet. After ten weeks of following the clues and bringing us to the suspect, we must say goodbye to The Alienist and our Monday night suspense, love, and intriguing story. These characters have grown and become a part of our conscience, not unlike Beecham has to our […] More
Here we are at the penultimate episode of The Alienist. An exciting and somber episode. I found myself thinking throughout watching: ” I can’t believe there won’t be any more Alienist after next week!” Then I started to get sad, but then it started and I did not have time to feel sad anymore because […] More
I am going to start needing a Xanax if the last two episodes are anything like this one. “Psychopathia Sexualis” was a mix of laughter, shock, and awe-inducing moments, climaxing with another unexpected finish. Let me just have it on the record: if karma doesn’t come and envelop our Captain Connor, I do not know what […] More
This episode had me feeling many things. It was not quite paced like the prior episode, but I did feel angst, disgust, and, again, some anxiousness. The Alienist has continually moved in a forward motion, not stopping to take a breather. This week we did receive one, as did many of the characters, only to […] More
You could feel the tension from the very beginning of tonight’s episode of The Alienist. It began by the panning of a dead white horse in the middle of the street, with everyone around going about their business except for a young boy who takes a minute to acknowledge the horse’s death with a quick […] More
If you read my recap of last week’s episode, I say at the end that we may have seen the killer’s face. I would like to retract that statement upon starting this week’s recap. Though yes, Willem Van Bergen has a silver-toothed smile, and is as creepy as ivy running up and down the brick walls of […] More
What would cause you to have the capacity to kill? Sheer anger? Blind rage? Premeditated thoughts? This week’s episode touched on the many ways that our human psyche could exist in a grey area when it comes to committing the ultimate crime of murder. I myself while writing this felt compelled to commit a small act of finality […] More
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