It is probably the most cliché thing to start a blog post by saying 2020 was a hard year for everyone involved, but it is unfortunately the truth (and relevant to what I want to talk about). As hard and terrifying as living through a global pandemic, there was a…

My previous post about Cyberpunk 2077’s Johnny Silverhand elicited quite a few responses, and it made me realize that I don’t think I did a good enough job making my point. …

Can we talk about Johnny Silverhand for a quick mo? He’s at the heart of Cyberpunk 2077. Everybody knows who he is, nobody actually likes him (although many adore him). And as much as I tried, I found I didn’t like him, either. Without giving too much away (but yes…

So I guess people are complaining about the way Aloy’s face looks in the footage released from Horizon Forbidden West. The thing is, she’s not pretty in the way we’re accustomed to seeing women portrayed in media. …

The reveal in the last episode of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier that Sharon Carter might actually be the Power Broker is somewhat baffling. I’ve seen the argument that it doesn’t make sense because the timeline doesn’t super fit, but I don’t think that’s the big issue. 1) It…