Emily St. James

Emily St. James

Los Angeles
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.
May
27
What are you going to watch this weekend? (May 27 edition)

What are you going to watch this weekend? (May 27 edition)

A weekly comment thread
1 min read
May
23
My best tip for overcoming writers block

My best tip for overcoming writers block

Especially if you're on a deadline
7 min read
May
21
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Sixteen: Appa's Lost Days," "Chapter Seventeen: Lake Laogai," and "Chapter Eighteen: The Earth King"

Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Sixteen: Appa's Lost Days," "Chapter Seventeen: Lake Laogai," and "Chapter Eighteen: The Earth King"

In which I (almost) cry a bunch
8 min read
May
20
What are you going to watch this weekend? (May 20 edition)

What are you going to watch this weekend? (May 20 edition)

A weekly comment thread
1 min read
May
17
Monday Mailbag! (May 2021 edition)

Monday Mailbag! (May 2021 edition)

Will Netflix ever release a scripted show weekly? And what movies should be plays?
11 min read
May
14
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Fourteen: City of Walls and Secrets" and "Chapter Fifteen: The Tales of Ba Sing Se"

Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Fourteen: City of Walls and Secrets" and "Chapter Fifteen: The Tales of Ba Sing Se"

In which Aang thwarts authoritarianism by buying a zoo
8 min read
May
13
What are you going to watch this weekend? (May 13 edition)

What are you going to watch this weekend? (May 13 edition)

A weekly comment thread
1 min read
May
10
Mother's Day

Mother's Day

On Little House on the Prairie; Detransition, Baby; and all of the ways we become our own mothers
13 min read
May
07
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Twelve: The Serpent's Pass" and "Chapter Thirteen: The Drill"

Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Twelve: The Serpent's Pass" and "Chapter Thirteen: The Drill"

In which we talk about how this show handles spectacle
8 min read
May
03
What might be the weirdest ever attempt to save a TV show in trouble

What might be the weirdest ever attempt to save a TV show in trouble

The strange saga of Tattinger's
9 min read