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:

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.

everything i’ve wanted to say about paste, beautifully put by leila:

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...

got to write about two of my favorite bands for Xtra 🫶🏼

Are The Aces and the Beaches the future of queer music? Anna Govert unpacks their new records to find out.

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

On her new album “BITE ME,” Reneé Rapp swings between vulnerable lows and rock-laced highs.

back at Xtra with a take on the insane JoJo/Fletcher drama and what it means to turn your sexuality into a brand

‪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?

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...

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

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

The Wheel of Time’s big battle episode is the finest kind of fantasy flex

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/...

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...

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

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-...

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...

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...

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...

Marvel’s What If…? was nothing more than a slew of missed opportunities

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.

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 . www.pastemagazine.com/tv/hbo-max/h...

submitted my House of the Dragon finale take, and it is in Very good company here 🫶🏼

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. 👇 www.tvcritics.org/end-of-year-...

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...

just curious how we’ve let some of the biggest sites pay literally peanuts to writers like how did we get Here

From “Agatha All Along” to “Love Lies Bleeding,” complicated, messy queer women and their love lives took centre stage

For @annagovert.bsky.social's first @xtramagazine.com she writes about the year's hottest trend: toxic lesbians onscreen: xtramagazine.com/culture/2024...

made my Xtra debut(!!!) writing about what i love most: toxic lesbians (and the amazing influx we saw in 2024)

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

finally reading through the original Young Avengers comic run and i just think we should let more teen drama writers write comics

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

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/...

In the wake of that stunning, devastating finale, Arcane still feels like a television miracle

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...

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-...

surreal to see this quite a few times over during last night’s Notre Dame game :))

got confused and started holding space for the lyrics of the Arcane theme song

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

still figuring out how to make this about Riverdale

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