January 15, 2019
I admit it: I was a little braindead when the time came to think of a topic for January’s roundtable. The thing that immediately came to mind was this: it’s the first of the year. What’s the first thing that you remember that set you on the path to becoming the magnificent speculative fiction fan that you are today? What…
September 19, 2018
The Innocents, aka The Innøcents (2018) Released by: Netflix Rating: TV-MA Created by: Simon Duric and Hania Elkington Number of episodes: 8 Why I Chose It: British accents are like catnip to me, as is the premise of body-swapping. Perhaps I watched the original Freaky Friday—the one starring Barbara Harris and a teenage Jodie Foster as the mother-daughter swapees—too many…
November 23, 2017
Happy Thanksgiving! Here at Speculative Chic, we hope you are having a delightful day full of fun, food, and family. If none of those things sound appealing, or if you’re not in the United States, that’s okay, because we’ve got something to cheer you right up! In recent years, it’s become a thing for stores to open on Thanksgiving to…
November 15, 2017
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I’ve compiled a list of the speculative fiction actresses for whom I’m most grateful, which means I’m pulling from some of my favorite speculative fiction movies, tv shows, and video games for the most talented actresses. So I guess you could say this is also a list of my favorite things, making it double the fun. Really,…
August 25, 2017
Have you finally watched the final season of Orphan Black? Have you caught up on all of Speculative Chic’s episodic reactions? For your convenience, you can click on each poster to see what our Editor-in-Chic thought about each episode as it aired, and if you want to chat about the show, feel free to do so in the comments!
August 18, 2017
It’s over. There are no more episodes left. Some people wait to watch a show until the series finale has aired because they want to see the whole thing start to finish. They want to watch at their own pace, rather than have that pace be dictated by the cable network’s release dates. But mostly, they want to know if…
August 11, 2017
One episode left. There was barely a preview for tomorrow’s episode (don’t worry, no spoilers), and all I have to say is wow. Just wow. There’s been a part of me that thought this penultimate episode would be a kind of final showdown, with the final episode being a kind of slower denouement, but who am I kidding? This is…
August 4, 2017
Two episodes left. Oh dear god, how are we supposed to deal with all that’s come before? How are we supposed to deal with the end? At this point, what will the end even be? In “Gag or Throttle,” I’d gotten my wish for a Rachel-centric episode. In “Guillotines Decide,” I got my wish for Felix’s Art Show featuring all…
July 28, 2017
Three episodes left. I know last week I complained that we didn’t have enough time left in the series. After “Gag or Throttle,” I can’t believe there’s still three episodes left, because now I don’t feel like there’s enough material to carry us through. I got my Rachel-centric episode, and what a damn fine episode it was. But rather than…
July 21, 2017
Six down, four to go. I have to admit, while I’m generally a fan of shorter television seasons, I’m starting to feel like we just don’t have enough time to get everything in that we need. Don’t get me wrong: Orphan Black has always played fast with its plot, and each season moves at a breakneck pace. This season is…