TV
The ferocious battle for Howdy Doody
What do you do when the title character of your TV show disappears because he's a puppet and somebody took him?
Emily St. James
Emily St. James is a writer and critic whose work has appeared in Vox, The A.V. Club, and the New York Times. She is the co-creator of the podcast Arden and a writer on the TV series Yellowjackets.
fleabag
Fleabag: "Season 2, Episode 5" and "Season 2, Episode 6"
In which this is a love story
swag
Ban swag
On the very bane of my existence (right now)
fleabag
Fleabag: "Season 2, Episode 3" and "Season 2: Episode 4"
In which Fleabag wouldn't like me much
TV
Why I don't like comfort food TV
Or: What does it mean to be comforted?
fleabag
Fleabag: "Season 2, Episode 1" and "Season 2, Episode 2"
In which season two starts off like dynamite
stranger things
Why I love Nancy from Stranger Things (repost)
Would you believe it has something to do with gender dysphoria?
fleabag
Fleabag: "Season 1, Episode 5" and "Season 1, Episode 6"
In which we finally get to the heart of things
classic tv
How to save the TV canon (repost)
And the trouble with establishing a TV canon in the first place
fleabag
Fleabag: "Season 1, Episode 3" and "Season 1, Episode 4"
In which we figure out just how much this show buys Fleabag's bullshit
trans
You already know how to do this (repost)
Or: What I mean when I say I've always been a woman
fleabag
Fleabag: "Season 1, Episode 1" and "Season 1, Episode 2"
In which we do away with boundaries