Category: Analysis & Commentary
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Our Flag Means Death S01 E02: Close Textual Analysis
Examining OFMD E2: A Damned Man in close detail and liveblogging/analysing the text. S01 E01: The Pilot || S01 E02: A Damned Man A still from OFMD Ep 2, via IMDb. Back at it again! Once again I am setting your expectations for what I do in these liveblogs/close reading pieces: This is going to be a…
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Our Flag Means Death S01 E01: Close Textual Analysis
Examining OFMD E1: Pilot in close detail and liveblogging/analysing the text. A still from Our Flag Means Death E1 via IMDb. I’ve done these before, but just to set some expectations: This is going to be a rewatch liveblog going through E1 and closely reading and responding to the text, bit by bit, in chronological order. It’s…
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Return to Terok Nor: Past Prologue
Liveblog & analysis of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine S1:E4. Spoiler Notice: I have seen every episode of Deep Space Nine, The Original Series, and The Next Generation multiple times, and I have seen most of Voyager and Enterprise at least once. I will not be holding back late-season knowledge or knowledge from other shows as…
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Return to Terok Nor: A Man Alone
Liveblog & analysis of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine S1:E3. Spoiler Notice: I have seen every episode of Deep Space Nine, The Original Series, and The Next Generation multiple times, and I have seen most of Voyager and Enterprise at least once. I will not be holding back late-season knowledge or knowledge from other shows as…
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Return To Terok Nor: Emissary Parts 1 & 2
Liveblog & analysis of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine S1:E1–E2. Ben Sisko with his hand on Jake Sisko’s shoulder, the two of them looking out of a viewport at Deep Space Nine. Via Memory Alpha. This is a new format I’m going to be experimenting while working my way through Star Trek: Deep Space Nine over…
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A Man’s Choices Are Always A Woman’s Fault
Marty Robbins’ Devil Woman: an exercise in shifting blame. Devil Woman was first released in June 1962, written and performed by Marty Robbins, an American country artist. Even if you haven’t heard of Marty Robbins, you probably have heard his crooning before, either in Devil Woman or one of his other popular songs throughout the ’50s…
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Why is Aziraphale so gay?
Analysis of Aziraphale’s characterisation in Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman. This meta essay was originally written and published on Tumblr and Ao3 in 2019 — it’s silly and written as much for humour as it is for textual analysis, with curse words and sarcastic comments, and I’m afraid it’s not terribly academic, but I came…
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It’s Your Responsibility to Kill Yourself
and other interesting viewpoints in The Haunting of Bly Manor. A still from the opening credits. From Wikipedia. Before I get on with this review, I would just like to note that this will, of course, be incredibly spoiler-heavy for The Haunting of Bly Manor, Mike Flanagan’s spiritual sequel to the The Haunting of Hill House,…