• Varys ‘The Spider’: Why He Worked and How the Show Ruined Him

    Game of Thrones is not a series in which simple people last. Those who are purely good quickly have their intentions taken advantage of and end up dead. Those who are purely evil are quickly assassinated to prevent them from becoming as dangerous as they could in a position of higher power. If you’re too…

  • The Eye of the World (By the Cover): Representing the Genre, Not the Book

    I’ve got a soft spot for old book covers. They’ve got a sort of old, somewhat goofy charm to them. Which is part of what drew me to certain book series in the first place. Including the Wheel of Time. Question is: does the cover actually work for the story? Well… not really. What the…

  • Deep Gnome (Svirfneblin): A Svir-What Now?

    Gnomes. One of the most frequently forgotten races in Dungeons and Dragons. Because how many people in the world want to play as a gnome? You can be a dragon man, a cat girl, a turtle, or even a robot! Why be a tiny little smart guy? And for that matter: why make your players…

  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: Stepping Into Darkness

    My list of criticisms regarding this franchise are long. From the author (that’s most of them, to be honest) to the characters and certain story decisions, on and on it goes. Sometimes it’s so long that I find myself forgetting why this series became so popular in the first place. As well as why I…

  • My Review Academia S5 E14: The Roundabout Hero

    Let the 2nd half of the season begin! Work studies have begun again. This time, Deku, along with Bakugo and Todoroki, make their way to Endeavor’s agency to work under the #1 hero himself! Meanwhile, Hawks continues his work as a double-agent. But when the enemy starts monitoring his every move, will he be able…