Author Archives: Laura Merrill

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Columns
Buffyversity: When Every Episode Feels Like Halloween

By | Oct 27, 2020 | Columns

Any episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer could be a Halloween episode, but there are only three official holiday-themed ones, in seasons two, four, and six. It might seem surprising that this show wouldn’t lean into the Halloween-spirit every year, but it makes sense in the show’s internal logic, because supernatural beings find Halloween gauche. […]

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Television
Five Thoughts on Westworld’s “Les Ecorches”

By | Sep 28, 2020 | Television

Howdy, fellow humans who are definitely not robots who just think you’re humans, and welcome to our review of HBO’s science fiction series, Westworld. This episode is full of revelations, like the true purpose of Westworld, the limit of Charlotte Hale’s cool confidence, and what must be a substantial portion of Dr. Ford’s grand plan. […]

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Five Thoughts on Westworld’s “Phase Space”

By | Sep 21, 2020 | Television

Howdy, fellow humans who are definitely not robots who just think you’re humans, and welcome to our review of HBO’s science fiction series, Westworld. In this episode we meet the tragically cold-blooded Teddy 2.0, we witness the ever-changing power dynamics inside Westworld, and inside Westworld, and as always, we question the nature of reality. There […]

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Five Thoughts on Westworld’s “Akane No Mai”

By | Sep 14, 2020 | Television

Howdy, fellow humans who are definitely not robots who just think you’re humans, and welcome to our review of HBO’s science fiction series, Westworld. This episode brings us to Shogunworld where we explore recycled stories and learn more about Maeve, Hector, and Armistice as they confront their mirrored selves in Akane, Musashi, and Hanaryo. We […]

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