TV Review: Outlander 1×12 – “Lallybroch”

Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of Outlander. To catch up on previous coverage, click here. After the heart-pumping, breathtaking episode last week, Outlander slows down a bit as we arrive to Lallybroch. It’s a bit of a…

TV Review: ‘Jane the Virgin’ Chapter Nineteen

Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of “Jane the Virgin.” To catch up on previous coverage, click here. Is there anyone who is NOT mad at Rafael right now? Because I totally am. What right does he have to…

TV Review: Outlander 1×11 – “The Devil’s Mark”

Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of Outlander. To catch up on previous coverage, click here. This week’s episode of Outlander, “The Devil’s Mark,’ is my favorite episode of the series so far. Yes, I loved “The Wedding”…

TV Review: ‘Jane the Virgin’ Chapter Eighteen

Chapter 18 of Jane the Virgin was a mother of an episode. Rita Moreno guest stars as Rogelio de la Vega’s doting mother, who just happens to despise her son’s girlfriend and mother of his child, Xiomara. While Rita Moreno…

TV Review: Outlander 1×10 – “By the Pricking of My Thumbs”

Last week’s midseason premiere was mostly clouded by the controversial spanking scene. By the end, the characters have moved on and so have we, ready to embark on the next part of their adventure. To say Outlander has some of…

Movie Review: The Longest Ride

I am a hopeless romantic. I can’t help it. Put a cheesy love story in front of me, and I’ll likely melt a little bit. That means I’m sort of a sucker for Nicholas Sparks’ movies. I’ve seen them all,…

‘Outlander’ Mid-Season Premiere: Thoughts on the controversial “spanking scene”

Outlander returned for the second half of its first season this past weekend. I was both highly anticipating and dreading it. Why? Because it was going to have that scene. As a fan of the book series, I knew the…