ABOUT Alana Mancuso
Alana is the daughter of an Irish Storyteller and a father who raised her on Douglas Adams. Her addiction to sci-fi and fantasy was inevitable. In 2012 her fanatic love of story led her to a Bachelors in Writing and a TV/Film Production concentration from Kalamazoo College, and she’s not been able to stop writing since. She currently works as a freelance content writer and editor.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for previous Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episodes and multiple links to TV Tropes. Click-through at your own risk. “The Bridge” A mid-season finale can be expected to be exciting; plot points come together, action comes to a head, the drama heats up, and there’s usually a pretty serious cliff-hanger to keep…
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Catching Fire movie, as well as some spoilers for the The Hunger Games book series. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Catching Fire decimated its competition in the cinematic arena when it hit theaters November 22nd, becoming the second-highest opening grossing film of the year, right behind Iron Man 3, and was the 6th…
Frozen is Disney’s 53rd animated feature-length film and, despite a warm response from the critics, social media and animation fans alike have been giving it the cold shoulder for months, even before its release at the end of last month. When the designs for its two main characters, Princesses Anna and Elsa, were released last…
Warning, contains spoilers for previous episodes in seasons one and two. Elementary Recap: ‘Tremors’ We open at the precinct as a young man calling himself The Knight walks in to confess a murder to “Lord” Gregson. Apparently he murdered his Queen with a shotgun that he willingly brought to the department. All of the…
Across the northern hemisphere the days are getting shorter, the nights are getting colder, and families are making cross-country treks by car and plane to visit relatives. The dark and the cold are held at bay by lights and warm food and gifts as we all wait for the solstice to pass, the new year…
Warning, this article contains spoilers for previous Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episodes and minor spoilers for Thor 2: The Dark World. Repairs We open at a convenience store in Utah where four people have died in a particle accelerator accident, and the only survivor seems to have developed uncontrollable telekinesis. When she’s harassed by the clerk,…
Ms.Marvel Legacy Announced When a comic brand introduces a legacy character, there is always controversy. Even the classic Ms. Marvel, Carol Danvers, received flack and backlash for fans when she was promoted to Captain in July of 2012. There were complaints about her upgraded costume. There were complaints that the Ms. Marvel name was too…
Warning, contains spoilers for previous episodes in seasons one and two. On The Line It’s a beautiful evening in New York City this episode of “Elementary,” and we’re treated to a lovely view of its skyline from the side of a bridge, where a young woman creatively shoots herself in the head and frames her…
Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective has seen a lot of play recently for a character almost 130 years old. Guy Ritchie’s grittier 2009 take on the world’s most famous detective (one that saw him fighting crime as much as solving it) was followed by a sequel film, and BBC’s own incredibly successful adaption hit the…
Warning, this article contains spoilers for previous Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episodes and minor spoilers for Thor 2: The Dark World. The Well Though the series starts out post-Iron Man 3, this week’s episode is the first time we’ve seen Coulson and his crew directly interact with the aftermath of a MCU movie release. At least,…