Rachel Stewart is a staff writer at 25YL. She has written fandom commentary and critique for sites like The Sartorial Geek, FangirlConfessions.com, Nerdy Minds Magazine, and ESO Network, among others. Her work has also appeared in print in the kOZMIC Press anthology “Children of Time: The Companions of Doctor Who" and the ATB Publishing anthology "OUTSIDE IN TRUSTS NO ONE."
Good Omens has finally arrived, and the first episode titled “In The Beginning” is a doozy of a setup for the rest of the series. An angel and demon who have been friends since the Garden of Eden, Satanic nuns flubbing up a baby swap with the anti-Christ and, well, approaching Armageddon. I guess I […] More
In the first season of American Gods, the old gods struck back and showed the power they could still wield. Now, at the end of Season 2, the new gods finally have the upper hand again via revamped Technical Boy and New Media. The American Gods Season 2 finale, “Moon Shadow,” begins in the past […] More
Memory’s a funny thing, and American Gods’ penultimate episode “Treasure of the Sun” takes a deep dive into Mad Sweeney’s mind before he tries to settle up with Mr. Wednesday. Last time we saw him, Mad Sweeney and Laura Moon parted on bad terms in New Orleans. Laura kept the coin, of course, and Sweeney […] More
In America, it seems everyone’s chasing a dream. That rings true for both old and new gods, even in the sepia-toned days gone by. This week’s episode of American Gods, “Donar the Great,” opens in the 1940s, giving us a glimpse back at what life was like for Mr. Wednesday and family, or in this […] More
Death comes for us all…and even then, there isn’t any peace for the departed. Shadow and Laura Moon both learn this in very different ways over the course of Episode 5 of the second season of American Gods. Still in Cairo, Shadow continues to have uneasy dreams. The episode opens with him dreaming of an […] More
The eleventh season of the new incarnation of Doctor Who was sort of a mixed bag for die-hard whovians, but there were two episodes that most fans agreed were outstanding right out of the gate. It comes as no surprise that “Rosa” and “Demons of the Punjab” garnered Hugo nominations in the Best Dramatic Presentation, […] More
The fourth episode of American Gods opens with a stunning vignette of the birth of Technology—or in this case, Tech Boy. Similar to the “Somewhere in America” stories of the first season, this new god is birthed from a young Asian man who preferred writing computer code and playing Game Boys to listening to Bach […] More
The second episode of American Gods Season 2 ended with a bang—and Episode 3, “Muninn,” starts by shifting through the wreckage and literally picking up the pieces, or in this case, Mr. Wednesday and Mad Sweeney picking up the scattered parts of Laura’s undead body and plopping it in the trunk of Mr. Wednesday’s resurrected […] More
After Mr. World’s attack on the old gods, the aged deities decide it’s time to go their separate ways in American Gods Episode 2, “This Beguiling Man.” Mr. Wednesday and Mr. Nancy hit the road together, and the Jinn and Salim go forth looking for Odin’s spear. Laura Moon and Mad Sweeney steal a car […] More
We’re only two episodes into the second season of American Gods, but there are good tidings for both new and old gods alike: Starz has renewed the show for another season. Neil Gaiman has also selected a new showrunner to head up the next season. Charles “Chic” Eglee will officially be taking up the helm […] More
It has been two years since our unconventional group of roadtrippers in American Gods—composed of forgotten gods, an ex-convict, and his dead wife—started their pilgrimage to the House on the Rock. When we last saw them, Easter and Mr. Wednesday made a dent in Mr. World’s power play, causing the new gods Media, Technical Boy, […] More
Angels and demons, flaming swords, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the Antichrist, and the end of the world – what could it possibly mean? The television adaptation of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s beloved novel Good Omens is nearly here and it looks absolutely fantastic. The limited series follows the unlikely friendship of angel […] More
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