Anna Govert
@annagovert.bsky.social
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TV critic, writer, editor, and obsessive. TCA & GALECA member. prev
@pastemagazine.bsky.social
back at Xtra with a retrospective on this year’s less than stellar sapphic representation on the small screen and my worries for the future:
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4 months ago
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Xtra
4 months ago
The safe execution of shows like ‘The Last of Us’ and ‘Gen V’ alongside the shockingly brutal deaths to hit queer characters on ‘The Wheel of Time,’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and beyond highlight the troubling backward trajectory of LGBTQ2S+ characters on the small screen.
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Sapphics on television had a disappointing year | Xtra Magazine
2024 was a great year for queer women on TV. But from ‘The Last of Us’ to ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ 2025’s Sapphic storytelling slid backward
https://xtramagazine.com/culture/tv-film/sapphics-on-television-2025-279030
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everything i’ve wanted to say about paste, beautifully put by leila:
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5 months ago
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Leila
5 months ago
I've been having a lot of feelings about the changes at Paste Magazine the past few days. So, in true Leila fashion, I wrote 2.5k words about it. You can read it here:
open.substack.com/pub/leilajor...
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"I love this idea, go for it:" an ode to the Paste Magazine I knew
With the announcement that Paste Media is pivoting away from most its verticals except Music for its flagship magazine, I'm paying tribute to the website that gave me a career
https://open.substack.com/pub/leilajordan/p/i-love-this-idea-go-for-it-an-ode?r=3v454h&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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got to write about two of my favorite bands for Xtra 🫶🏼
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8 months ago
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Xtra
8 months ago
Are The Aces and the Beaches the future of queer music? Anna Govert unpacks their new records to find out.
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The Aces and the Beaches reflect our varied, queer world right back at us | Xtra Magazine
The two bands have charted similar paths throughout their careers. Their new albums, ‘Gold Star Baby’ and ‘No Hard Feelings,’ solidify them as trail-blazers
https://xtramagazine.com/culture/the-aces-and-the-beaches-reflect-our-varied-queer-world-right-back-at-us-276364
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back at Xtra with a take on Reneé Rapp’s newest release, her superstar persona, and what it means to be both a product and a person
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9 months ago
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Xtra
9 months ago
On her new album “BITE ME,” Reneé Rapp swings between vulnerable lows and rock-laced highs.
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Who is the real Reneé Rapp? | Xtra Magazine
On her new album “BITE ME,” the outspoken star plays two different characters—and remains remarkably true to herself
https://xtramagazine.com/culture/music/who-is-the-real-renee-rapp-275684
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back at Xtra with a take on the insane JoJo/Fletcher drama and what it means to turn your sexuality into a brand
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10 months ago
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Xtra
10 months ago
Fletcher and JoJo Siwa have both recently "come out" as dating men. What is going on? And what should fans make of these public identity shifts?
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Where did Fletcher and JoJo Siwa go wrong? | Xtra Magazine
The Sapphic stars “came out” as dating men—and rebranded accordingly
https://xtramagazine.com/culture/jojo-siwa-fletcher-dating-men-identity-274624
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back
@xtramagazine.com
with a love letter to one of my favorite albums of all time on its 10th anniversary <3
xtramagazine.com/culture/musi...
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Ryn Weaver’s ‘The Fool’ is still fresh, daring and unabashedly queer | Xtra Magazine
Ten years after the singer’s celestial debut, her legion of queer fans is finally getting to see her next trick
https://xtramagazine.com/culture/music/ryn-weavers-the-fool-is-still-fresh-daring-and-unabashedly-queer-274375
10 months ago
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The Wedding Banquet (2025) feels uniquely terrible in that it thinks it’s doing queer audiences a service while actively utilizing tired tropes And refusing to commit to a single tone or any of its weighty themes
12 months ago
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Tirtha Mind #WoTSkies
about 1 year ago
This is such a moving homage to
#TheWheelOfTime
as a series and to Episode 7 specifically. It actually makes me appreciate ep7 much more, even though I'm not big on fantasy battles. Beautifully written, thank you
@annagovert.bsky.social
! I will be checking out more of your pieces.
#WoTSkies
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Polygon
about 1 year ago
The Wheel of Time’s big battle episode is the finest kind of fantasy flex
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The Wheel of Time’s big battle episode is the finest kind of fantasy flex
It elevates the show above its fantasy peers
https://www.polygon.com/impressions/557477/wheel-time-episode-7-battle-episode-fantasy
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back at
@polygon.com
with thoughts on
#WheelofTime’s
excellent battle episode, an outing that’s emblematic of the series’ success as a modern fantasy show
www.polygon.com/impressions/...
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The Wheel of Time’s big battle episode is the finest kind of fantasy flex
It elevates the show above its fantasy peers
https://www.polygon.com/impressions/557477/wheel-time-episode-7-battle-episode-fantasy
about 1 year ago
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for Den of Geek, i wrote on TV’s greatest sister, Dawn Summers, and the magnitude Michelle Trachtenberg brought to every scene </3
www.denofgeek.com/tv/buffy-the...
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Dawn Summers Is TV's Most Important Sister
As Dawn Summers, Michelle Trachtenberg brought tangibility and humanity to Buffy the Vampire Slayer's supernatural world.
https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayers-dawn-summers-great-sister/
about 1 year ago
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the unexpectedly hardest part about transitioning to freelance writing is the question of exactly Where to send these ideas you have floating around in your head
over 1 year ago
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after a ludicrous delay, my top 10 TV shows of 2024 is finally here, complete with shows you likely won’t find on any other BOTY list:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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The Best TV Shows of 2024 (Part 2)
And finally: the Top 10.
https://substack.com/home/post/p-153127480
over 1 year ago
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Alex Zalben
over 1 year ago
Conversely, I agree with a lot of what
@annagovert.bsky.social
wrote here. As The Watcher would definitely say, we all contain multitudes!
www.polygon.com/tv/501626/ma...
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Marvel’s What If…? was nothing more than a slew of missed opportunities
The in-between of it all makes the whole series suffer
https://www.polygon.com/tv/501626/marvel-what-if-season-3-review
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Alex Zalben
over 1 year ago
Got another
@ign.com
story for y'all, this time delving into What If finally went off the rails (complimentary) in the final season, just in time for the show to end:
www.ign.com/articles/wha...
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What If...? Is Ending Just As Its Found Its Groove - IGN
What If...? we didn't end the show right as it finally figured out what it was meant to be from the start?
https://www.ign.com/articles/what-if-is-ending-just-as-its-found-its-groove
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back at
@polygon.com
with a scathing look at Marvel’s What If…?, a show i am so glad to never have to watch again:
www.polygon.com/tv/501626/ma...
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Marvel’s What If…? was nothing more than a slew of missed opportunities
The in-between of it all makes the whole series suffer
https://www.polygon.com/tv/501626/marvel-what-if-season-3-review
over 1 year ago
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Polygon
over 1 year ago
Marvel’s What If…? was nothing more than a slew of missed opportunities
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Marvel’s What If…? was nothing more than a slew of missed opportunities
The in-between of it all makes the whole series suffer
https://buff.ly/4gSWa6I
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Ron Chan
over 1 year ago
Gen ai is poisoning our power grid, stealing intellectual property, using precious water, and ruining the internet with unreliable information and garbage imagery. Don't use it, and don't normalize it, even for laughs.
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The TCA
over 1 year ago
TCA EOY Spotlight: "In a year filled with complicated, messy female characters at the heart of TV's biggest shows, Alicent's journey throughout
#HouseofTheDragon
Season 2 was the clear stand-out," says
@annagovert.bsky.social
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www.pastemagazine.com/tv/hbo-max/h...
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submitted my House of the Dragon finale take, and it is in Very good company here 🫶🏼
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over 1 year ago
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The TCA
over 1 year ago
We once again invited TCA members to select their favorite article from the past 12 months. This list represents a wide swath of journalism and criticism, and spotlights an impressive range of television, from long-running series to the latest releases. 👇
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it’s that time of year: BOTY :)) from Black Doves to Ted, here is the first half of my top 20 shows of 2024
open.substack.com/pub/annagove...
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The Best TV Shows of 2024 (Part 1)
I'm too wordy to do this in one go, so here are entries 20-11.
https://open.substack.com/pub/annagovert/p/the-best-tv-shows-of-2024-part-1?r=1z08t9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
over 1 year ago
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just curious how we’ve let some of the biggest sites pay literally peanuts to writers like how did we get Here
over 1 year ago
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Xtra
over 1 year ago
From “Agatha All Along” to “Love Lies Bleeding,” complicated, messy queer women and their love lives took centre stage
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2024’s hottest onscreen trend? Toxic lesbians | Xtra Magazine
From “Agatha All Along” to “Love Lies Bleeding,” complicated, messy queer women and their love lives took centre stage
https://xtramagazine.com/culture/2024s-hottest-onscreen-trend-toxic-lesbians-269720
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Tara-Michelle Ziniuk
over 1 year ago
For
@annagovert.bsky.social
's first
@xtramagazine.com
she writes about the year's hottest trend: toxic lesbians onscreen:
xtramagazine.com/culture/2024...
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2024’s hottest onscreen trend? Toxic lesbians | Xtra Magazine
From “Agatha All Along” to “Love Lies Bleeding,” complicated, messy queer women and their love lives took centre stage
https://xtramagazine.com/culture/2024s-hottest-onscreen-trend-toxic-lesbians-269720
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made my Xtra debut(!!!) writing about what i love most: toxic lesbians (and the amazing influx we saw in 2024)
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over 1 year ago
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not that i was ever super interested in Star Wars TV, but Disney+ pulling the rug out from under The Acolyte has made me extremely apathetic towards Skeleton Crew
over 1 year ago
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finally reading through the original Young Avengers comic run and i just think we should let more teen drama writers write comics
over 1 year ago
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absolutely insane that the legacy of DCTV on The CW comes to an end tonight, those shows (within the Arrowverse in particular, but really All of their DC offerings) shaped superhero TV and remain the most consistent shared universe to ever grace the small screen
over 1 year ago
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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️⚧
over 1 year ago
Tonight, Superman and Lois ends — the last vestige of the Arrowverse. In my latest newsletter, I explain why the Arrowverse was the best live-action superhero media we will *ever* get. There will never be superheroes as good as this again.
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
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Superheroes Will Never Again Be As Good as the Arrowverse
Quick housekeeping before we get started… first, I have a few bound galleys of my new novel for adults, Lessons in Magic and Disaster, which comes out August...
https://buttondown.com/charliejane/archive/superheroes-will-never-again-be-as-good-as-the/
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Polygon
over 1 year ago
In the wake of that stunning, devastating finale, Arcane still feels like a television miracle
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In the wake of that stunning, devastating finale, Arcane still feels like a television miracle
Riot Games and Netflix did something special
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for my Polygon debut(!!!), i wrote on the magnificence of
#Arcane
, how it changed TV animation for the better, and how its heart (elevated by its art) was always the most important aspect of this show
www.polygon.com/review/48579...
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In the wake of that stunning, devastating finale, Arcane still feels like a television miracle
Riot Games and Netflix did something special
https://www.polygon.com/review/485794/arcane-league-legends-season-2-review-finale-jinx-vi-ekko-act-3
over 1 year ago
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Oops! All Comics in this week’s newsletter, with thoughts on The Question, I Heart Skull-Crusher, It’s Jeff!, and more:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Accidental Comic Book Special
A ton of TV dropped last week, so, naturally, I watched almost none of it. But I did read a bunch of comics, so that counts for something, right?
https://substack.com/home/post/p-152117893
over 1 year ago
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surreal to see this quite a few times over during last night’s Notre Dame game :))
over 1 year ago
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got confused and started holding space for the lyrics of the Arcane theme song
over 1 year ago
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very curious to see how Sex Lives of College Girls fares viewership-wise this season, and if Max will deem it worthy of renewal or bury it next to their PLL reboot as their last attempt at YA programming
over 1 year ago
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still figuring out how to make this about Riverdale
over 1 year ago
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Alex Zalben
over 1 year ago
Just did an update to my Starter Pack of official Television Critics Association (TCA) members based on bios and whatnot! If I missed you the first time around, my apologies. And if I still missed you, hit me up and I'll add!
go.bsky.app/3RWr4tB
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TCA (Television Critics Association) Members
Join the conversation
https://go.bsky.app/3RWr4tB
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