Brenda Leigh & Raydor (The Closer) The initial dislike and mutual distrust between Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson and Captain Sharon Raydor is a classic love-hate set-up, and the show’s writers did a truly phenomenal job in growing the friendship in a believable way that brought both women incredible dimension. They are mature, they are logical,…
Brooke & Sam (Popular) As far as subtexty set-ups go, I’m not sure it gets better than the way that Brooke and Sam were thrown together on Popular. They go to the same school, but run in different circles. Then – surprise – their parents get engaged and they are forced to try to get…
Jordan & Lu (Crossing Jordan) Through every season of Crossing Jordan, Jordan was a prime candidate for girl-girl flirtation. And flirt with it they did in the second season when they brought Mariel Hemingway on as a guest star, playing a lesbian who had a mutual attraction to Jordan. People seemed to get excited about…
So, that incredibly long essay about subtext and slashy goodness was actually leading somewhere. In honor of Valentine’s Day – yes, I am that much of a sap – this week’s seven things shall focus on something that has become very dear to my own heart. Femslash couples and the girl-girl subtext that flows through…
Remember when you were a little girl and wanted to be a fairytale princess? Remember how you longed for some handsome prince to sweep in and romance you into idealistic oblivion? I don’t. Remember when My So Called Life aired and Angela’s intense Jordan Catalano crush so paralleled your own angsty high school experience? Yeah….
Columbus Zoo I know that I’ve given the Columbus Zoo a fair number of mentions, but that’s because the Columbus Zoo is worth mentioning. I’ve been preaching its excellence for quite some time, and I shall continue to preach it until it turns to rubble. Or until I kick it. Considering that the zoo has…