Alexandrea Callaghan
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Certified nerd, super geek and very proud fangirl.
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The Boys
Last we left our intrepid heroes Annie beat the shit out of Firecracker on live television. Firecracker also admitted to raping a 15 year old boy on live television but no one seemed to care about that. Butcher’s brain problem seems to have a life of its own and it is causing Butcher to hallucinate, blackout and potentially retain some of the power he had from the Compound V. Frenchie confessed his secret to his boyfriend, Kimiko had a showdown with the girl from the little fighting ring she was raised in. And Huey gave his dad some V and that perhaps saved his life? We will find out.
By Alexandrea Callaghanabout 6 hours ago in Geeks
2023 The Year of Women and Fridging. Top Story - June 2024.
2023 was an incredible year for women in film. Between Beyonce and Taylor’s concert movies, Barbie and 1 single woman getting nominated for best director at the Oscars there was a lot to celebrate. But just like with anything the universe seeks balance and in 2023 we nerds also experienced something on page and screen that we should have evolved out of decades ago. In the year of Barbie we had not 1, but 2 incidents of fridging in the comic book universe. Both came from Marvel and both are inexcusable. I would love to celebrate how far representation in this field has come, really I would. But I can not do that if we are still making the same mistakes. I am not going to celebrate that there is now less sexual assault in comics. I am not going to celebrate that fridging is less common. I am not going to celebrate that women are infantilized less often in comics. I will not celebrate less. Not in 2024 when every grown person on the planet should know better. I will not be celebrating less. I will celebrate when women are ALWAYS treated like human beings, fictional or not.
By Alexandrea Callaghan3 days ago in Geeks
Desperate Housewives
The beginning of season 2 starts right where season 1 left off. Bree is grieving in isolation. Lynette is headed to work per her husband's request. Susan is in the hospital after the fallout with Zach and Mike. And Gabrielle throws John out of her house after he revealed to Carlos that he was the one that she was having an affair with. Oh and we have new neighbors on Wisteria lane. Not quite sure what the overall mystery for the season is going to be but we are starting off well with a very easy to follow timeline. I appreciate that we went straight from season 1 to season 2 with no time in between.
By Alexandrea Callaghan3 days ago in Geeks
Atlas
Okay I know that the internet is on a JLo hate train, and they should be, she’s awful. But you know I can’t judge a movie properly before I see it. So I have forced myself to sit through Atlas. This seems to be a passion project for her but there are other people involved. I am going into this pretty blind, I am not even sure what the film is about so me and my opinion are a complete clean slate. Can the rest of the cast save this movie from JLo…that is the question.
By Alexandrea Callaghan3 days ago in Geeks
Ranking DC Films
We all know that in the past the live action stories of the DC universe have been less than good. I have hope that James Gunn’s new universe will change that. He seems to have a good plan and knows how to execute it. All that said, let's talk about the live action movies that exist outside of his universe. For the purposes of this list I understand that he has claimed Blue Beetle under his cannon and therefore I will not be including it. Also we are going to omit Nolan’s Batman movies because those are really an entity of their own. So post Batman, pre-Gunn we are ranking live action DCU movies.
By Alexandrea Callaghan3 days ago in Geeks
Best Sequels of All Time
Films can be a beautiful and complete medium…if done correctly. Some movies are meant to be stand alone yet for some reason production companies feel the deep need to ruin them with unnecessary sequels. That said, some sequels can help tell a more complete story with rich character development. So what constitutes a good sequel and which movies benefitted from them? I tried to keep this list with films that stopped at 2 but there are definitely a few that kept going. Obviously almost every single one of those fell off eventually and only got the opportunity to keep going because of good 2nd films.
By Alexandrea Callaghan3 days ago in Geeks
Ranking X-Men Relationships
The X-Men are one of the most recognized and celebrated teams in all of comics. For many reasons the X-Men are beloved. One of those reasons is that despite their superhuman powers most of their interpersonal struggles are very grounded and very real. Allowing the audience to more closely relate to this band of misfits. One of my personal favorite parts of the X-Men are their romantic relationships. When we talk about Jean and Scott you have to also bring up Logan. There is no talking about Rogue without mentioning Gambit. So who is the best X-Men couple? Well first let’s lay down some ground rules; both members of the relationship have to have spent at least most of their time as members of the X-Men. I love Storm and T’Challa too but he is not an X-Man and therefore can not be included on this list.
By Alexandrea Callaghan3 days ago in Geeks
House of the Dragon Ep. 2
We started off the new season of House of the Dragon with a grieving Rhaenyra, blood and cheese and a disgusting display between Alicent and crispy Cole. There is obviously going to be some fallout here in the second episode. With blood and cheese the dance has officially started and now the war is no longer about the throne, it is about vengeance and loss. So let’s get into House of the Dragon season 2 episode 2.
By Alexandrea Callaghan5 days ago in Geeks
The Boys Season 2
The first few episodes of The Boys are out and the internet reaction for the most part has been insufferable. Between internet incels talking shit about Erin Moriarty’s looks and creatively illiterate morons screaming that this season is suffering from “bad writing” (something they couldn’t possibly be more specific about because they have no idea what would actually constitute bad writing) this season of The Boys is certainly being talked about. That said I think the new season is off to a great start and it feels literally exactly like the previous 3 seasons that we have gotten. Before we get started with The Boys season 2, episode 4 let’s do a quick recap up to this point, Butcher is dying, Huey’s mom is back, Firecracker is coming after Starlight and for some reason Sister Sage and The Deep slept together…Okay well here we go.
By Alexandrea Callaghan6 days ago in Geeks
Alternate Universes
The alternate universes used by both Marvel and DC can get quite confusing. Each one serves a different purpose and some are only used once. So how does one keep track of all of them and how do you know if the comic book you want to read is from the main continuity or not? Well we are going to talk about all of that as we explain each of the alternate universes that exist in both Marvel and DC, 1 by 1. Now let’s start with why alternate universes exist; for the most part an alternate universe is created so that a writer can explore a storyline that doesn’t connect to the main universe. Whether that means that a character is doing something uncharacteristic or they want to put them in a completely different setting. How do the writers keep track? Well the honest answer is that they don't, which, for the most part, means that you don’t have to either. But we will also talk about how to tell if something is in a different continuity.
By Alexandrea Callaghan9 days ago in Geeks
Marvel/DC Crossovers
We are talking about Marvel and DC crossovers again and this time we have 1 really fun and interactive crossover and one not so great crossover. As a fun reminder that not every comic book storyline is a winner. Crossovers are a fun way to explore new ideas and interesting storylines but sometimes they aren’t actually executed that well and that’s okay.
By Alexandrea Callaghan9 days ago in Geeks
Desperate Housewives
I am not sure why it took me so long to watch Desperate Housewives because this is exactly my vibe. I know the show was popular during its run and has its fair amount of pop culture references in other pieces of media but I don’t know if younger people now understand how good this show was. Now I have only watched the first season, but the premise of a show that is based around housewives in the suburbs narrated by their dead friend is incredible. So let’s get into it.
By Alexandrea Callaghan11 days ago in Geeks
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