Ground Rules for “Sane” Fiction
Ur characters ask dis. Having spent a lot of time harping over aesthetic “sanity”—and still in the prepping process for writing my first “utterly serious” NaNoWriMo novel—I thought to ask a question...
View Article[Pony Ep. Quips] “Magical Mystery Cure” as Musical Theatre
As soon as I saw this, I facepalmed. I, as usual, find things to enjoy in episodes of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. But for some reason, the Season 3 finale, “Magical Mystery Cure,” just didn’t...
View Article[Pony Ep. Quips] “Feeling Pinkie Keen”—Worth Salvaging?
Let’s air out the nasty truth: this episode (written by Dave Polsky) is full of mix-ups. It’s arguably a case of useful (really, necessary) detail missing from a few scenes or confusedly-constructed,...
View ArticleMadlax Review: Yeah, Bee Train Pretty Much Sucks at Being Serious (slight...
At least Mabel is humorous when she goes about it: I won’t lie—more than being absolutely terrible, this show is just fun to hate. I’d come across all three girls-with-guns series at various points in...
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