Blogerversary, etc
I’m a little late this year, but hurrah- The Cutprice Guignol is over four years old as of this moment! I now have an honours degree in this blog. And history and journalism, because somehow I graduated this year, but whatever.
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The Ninth Year: The Haunting of Swill House
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September 25, 2016
Final Fifty Shades Darker Recap: Chapter Twenty-Two
And so, friends, we reach the end of another Fifty Shades “book”. Hush, hush, hold your tears, for as soon as my American Horror Story recaps are done, I’ll be back for the final segment of this thrillogy. In the meantime- Let’s. Do. It.
August 8, 2016
Fifty Shades Darker: Chapter Sixteen
Sorry about the longer-than-usual wait between recraps, but Suicide Squad was on and y’all know I had some major thoughts on that. Oh, and I realized last night- despite the fact that I’m writing about erotica (“erotica”) I think I failed to mention up until know that I write my own, under a pen-name, which you can buy if you’d like to check it out/stick a massive middle finger up at EL James. Which, I believe, we are all obliged to do as human beings.
I picked Robert Pattinson for extra bonus reminding-everyone-of-plagiarism points
August 1, 2016
Impressions of Shows I Have Not Seen
So, there are many TV shows out there that are wildly popular-unavoidably so, some might say- but that I have yet to actually see (I know, I know, the thought of me not having seen a show is literally impossible to concieve of, but stick with me here). Obviously, despite my not actually having seen them, I do end up with impressions of these productions based on the interminable hype around them and small snippets I have actually caught over the years, whether or not any of my impressions are in any way accurate. And I thought it would be fun to share my stupid, underinformed impressions of these shows with you. Warning: potentially offensive for anyone who’s actually a fan of the shows listed below.
July 22, 2016
A Wanker’s Literary Reaction: Wonder Woman Trailer
Yes, this is my second post today. But I’m ill, and if I’d known the Wonder Woman trailer would drop today, boy oh boy, would I have conserved my blogging energy! Let’s take a look at the first take on everyone’s favourite Amazonian warrior.
July 14, 2016
Outcast: Cast It Out
Outcast: two mediocre genre shows smushed together to create an even more mediocre show.
July 10, 2016
Outlander, and What Makes a “Good” Rape Scene?
In the last couple of years, it feels like there’s been a lot of talk about the depiction of rape and sexual assault on TV. Yes, okay, a lot of this stems from the wildly popular Game of Thrones and it’s controversial use (and use, and use, and use again) of rape, but other shows- such as The Newsroom and House of Cards and countless, countless others– have come under fire for the way they’ve handled rape-related subplots.
July 6, 2016
A Definitive List of Things I Like on Game of Thrones More Than Jon Snow
I have some important thoughts I’d like to share with you- mainly, the definitive list of things I like better than Jon Snow.
June 29, 2016
Fifty Shades Darker: Chapter 11
Oh God. This chapter opens with a sex scene.
And not just any sex scene, no- it’s the sexy-pool-playing scene with left them in last week. Christian wins the game, so now Ana is at his beck and call nothing like she is in the rest of this oh wait.
June 25, 2016
Graduating, and the “Uni Experience”
So, I’m graduating. Which is awesome- I got my degree, after four long years of slogging and hard work and being too embaressed to mention to anyone that I didn’t mean to take a joint degree, actually, and that’s why I’m graduating with a BA in both History AND Journalism. Happy days, is what I’m saying. This is a positive and wonderful time for me, even though this article isn’t quite that
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