This post discusses many currently-airing TV shows, including Quantico, Agents of SHIELD, Arrow, and How to Get Away With Murder. While we have tried not to give away major plot points, minor spoilers are used here to make or clarify our points. Please tread carefully. Flashbacks as a format Using flashbacks as the structure for […]
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Happy Birthday to Us!
Avenging Force is a year old today! To celebrate, we’re doing it the best way we know how: in song! Here are a few of our favorite nerdy selections from YouTube. Both of us are big fans of a cappella and as we’re also both classically-trained musicians (the more you know), we appreciate well-played instruments as […]
But No Living Man Am I: Swords and the Women Who Wield Them
Over the years there have been quite a few movies and tv shows that feature women kicking ass in different ways. Some of them use their fists, like Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Sydney Bristow; others use bows and arrows, like Susan Pevensie and Merida. I have a soft spot for the ones who carry […]
Five by Friday: Top Five Villains
Welcome to Five by Friday! Join us in the comments or on your own blog–we’ve even provided a graphic for you, which you can either save to your own space or link from tinypic using the HTML code below. Just remove the asterisks, and you’re all set! This week’s Five by Friday is about our favorite […]
Last Week in Geek 8/11 – 8/17
Around the Web We said goodbye to an icon of entertainment and comedy, as Robin Williams passed away at the age of 63. He starred in countless films that made an indelible mark on all of our lives, including (but not even remotely limited to) Hook, Dead Poet’s Society, Aladdin, and Good Morning, Vietnam. He […]
HBO Spoiled Us for Winds of Winter, and That’s OK
This article contains Game of Thrones book spoilers through book 5, A Dance with Dragons. Tread carefully. Game of Thrones season 4 episode 4, titled “Oathkeeper” very likely jumped ahead in the plot of the long-running series by George R.R. Martin, which isn’t completely unprecedented for the show. Now that the season has run its […]