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Gilmore Girls’ Paris Geller: An Unintentional Queer Icon
Surrounded by shows like One Tree Hill, Dawson’s Creek, and even her fellow characters in Gilmore Girls, where female characters rarely existed outside a relationship, Paris Geller (Liza Weil) was unique. She was a main character who wasn’t interested in dating. The few instances in the early seasons when she did date, it didn’t amount […] More
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in Premieres
First Kill S1E1: “First Kiss” — A Queer, Vampiric Romeo + Juliet
The following contains spoilers from the premiere of First Kill, S1E1, “First Kiss” (teleplay by Victoria Schwab, directed by Jet Wilkinson) The premiere episode of First Kill, “First Kiss,” plays a lot more like a teen romantic comedy than the promo artwork would lead audiences to believe. Instead of the gothic imagery of the show’s […] More
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in The X-Files, Series
Queering The X-Files
I began this month by pointing out how The X-Files generally encourages us to believe in a human soul, citing the regular appearances of ghosts and other immortal spirits. There is one notable exception that I can think of. In Season 4’s ‘Small Potatoes’, Mulder says: “maybe it’s other people’s reactions to us that make […] More
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in Larks & Recs
Things to Watch: Our Flag Means Death, Sicario, and The Investigation
Welcome back! Each week we gather to recommend things to you that we’ve been enjoying lately. They might not always be new (though sometimes they will be), but they will always be things that we think are worth your time. This week, Christopher checks out Sicario, Lor has been enjoying Our Flag Means Death, and […] More
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What It Means for Denise Bryson To Be Who She Is
From the moment she appears on screen, Denise Bryson is a wilful and charismatic presence in Twin Peaks. And from that moment, my head has been spinning—what does it mean to have a transgender character who is this well written but portrayed by a cis actor? Am I allowed to enjoy this? Should I revoke […] More
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Meet Clare Devlin, Derry Girl and Unlikely Heroine
Derry Girls is A Big Damn Deal. Channel 4’s teen comedy series set during the Troubles in Northern Ireland is not only funnier than its premise would suggest, but has become the most successful comedy on the channel this millennium. The show avoids accusations of insensitively mocking a period of political turmoil that’s a little […] More
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in Episodes
Star Trek: Discovery S4E3 — “Choose to Live” Provides Absolute Candor
The following contains spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery, S4E3, “Choose to Live” (written by Terri Hughes Burton and directed by Christopher J Byrne) Star Trek: Discovery has been setting up a lot of storylines in the opening episodes of Season 4. There is the season spanning arc about the gravitational anomaly, the chilly interplay between […] More
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in Series
This Is Who We Are: Queerness in Millennium
Chris Carter’s Millennium first aired in 1996, and follows protagonist Frank Black’s (Lance Henriksen) struggle against the forces of evil as the year 2000 approaches. While its sister show The X-Files was having its heyday in the mainstream, Millennium gained a cult following—it was too dark and esoteric to reach the same heights of popularity, […] More
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in Episodes
The Loki Season Finale Brings the Madness
Poor Loki. After six episodes of fan theories and anticipation, the Loki season finale (“For All Time. Always.”) shifted viewers from fantasy character study into full-blown Marvel madness. As always, the performances were stellar. While there’s been some debate as to whether or not Loki’s character was diluted for this show (we’ll talk more on […] More
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in Episodes
Loki S1E5 “Journey into Mystery” and the Marvel Multiverse
The fifth episode of Marvel’s third Disney+ series wraps up many of Loki’s character arcs and prepares us for the crazy new MCU content we’re going to get in the finale. To start: it appears that Loki and Sylvie’s titular Nexus Event from S1E4 was not just a potential romantic connection, but their choice to […] More
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in Episodes
Someone Good: Loki S1E4 “The Nexus Event”
Loki S1E4 “The Nexus Event” hit us with a million different whacks to the head from every direction. (There’s a reason this article is coming out two days post-airing.) The completion of Loki’s first character arc, Marvel’s meta-examination of villainy, commentary on religious extremism or bureaucracy, Sylvie’s backstory, how the Timekeepers connect to the greater […] More
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in Doctor Who, Favorites
Queer TV Characters That Impacted Me as a Baby Gay
In 2015, when I was 16 years old, I came out as bisexual. It was a daunting time, as it is for any (especially young) LGBTQ+ person; it’s confusing, lonely, and really quite frightening. While I was still figuring things out, no one else I knew was out as queer. There was no one to […] More
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