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Female-centric TV reviews; television series that depict women doing everything a man can do, and then some.
Notes from the Mind Palace
The house is dead silent, but inside my ribcage, the engine is still throwing heavy sparks. Everyone else gets to slip away into the dark, trading the weight of the day for soft edges, slow breathing, and effortless drift. For them, midnight is a curtain that drops cleanly, bringing an end to the noise. But for me, the dark isn't a relief—it’s a mirror. It is a wide-open canvas where the shadows start to take shape if I sit still for too long, a quiet room where the past likes to pull up a chair and wait.
By Syl De'Vil8 days ago in Viva
Cosmic Displacement
Beneath the silent canopy of the trees and the cold light of the stars, a lifelong outsider finds her true reflection. There is a heavy, ancient silence that only exists deep beneath the tree canopy after midnight. Out here, away from the synthetic hum of the house, the endless logistics of a large family, and the relentless demands of the daylight world, the air completely changes. I step out into the cold grass, pull my star-covered robe tight against the chill, and look up through the dark, jagged silhouettes of the branches.
By Syl De'Vil8 days ago in Viva
The Armor of the Metalhead Matriarch
Out here in the predictable daylight of the suburbs, a forty-five-year-old mother of seven stands out. People notice the sheer scale of a massive family and automatically file you away into a neat, conventional box. They assume your identity has been entirely swallowed by the endless cycle of groceries, laundry, and schedules. They think the story ends there.
By Syl De'Vil8 days ago in Viva
Rearranging the Broken Furniture Inside My Head
I often find myself thinking about what it means to simply not be here—not in this era, not in this specific, heavy space. There is a persistent, quiet displacement in my chest, a feeling that I was either dropped into the world entirely too early or far too late. I exist on the periphery, a permanent outsider who doesn't fit into the conventional puzzles of society, or even within the familiar walls of my own family.
By Syl De'Vil8 days ago in Viva
At Long Last, a Solution to the WWE Women's Championship Conundrum
There were a few reasons why I was looking forward to SmackDown. For one, it's the last show before Saturday Night's Main Event. Secondly, CM Punk as WWE Champion. Third, the fallout from Gunther brutally beating down SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis after Aldis refused to give into Gunther's unreasonable demands. Gunther fails not once, but twice, to become WWE Champion, and he expected to bully his way to another chance? Not the way it works, pal.
By Clyde E. Dawkins3 months ago in Viva
The Iconic and Fabulous Career of Gina Gershon (So Far)
When the month of June began, I had one date in mind: June 10. June 10 is special to me for an obvious reason: it's the anniversary of the Colorado Avalanche's very first Stanley Cup; in fact, this year marks 30 years. But there's another reason why I tend to beam on June 10, and it centers on the very actress in the main photo: Gina Gershon. I've mentioned my fandom of Gina Gershon before, but it's time I delve a bit into it, especially on this day.
By Clyde E. Dawkins4 months ago in Viva
The Hits and Misses from WrestleMania 42's Women's Action
World Wrestling Entertainment's 42nd WrestleMania event is in the books, and it was quite the spectacle. For the seventh straight year, WrestleMania was a two-night event, and it was Vegas' Allegiant Stadium that hosted the event for the second straight year. We saw quite a bit take place: two massive and uproarious main events, John Cena returned to host the extravaganza, Danhausen made our sides split with laughter, and Oba Femi told the whole world that he had arrived.
By Clyde E. Dawkins6 months ago in Viva
'Bridgerton': Why Waiting For Eloise's Story Isn't Such A Bad Thing
Since the hit fourth season of Bridgerton ended, fans have eagerly speculated on which sibling would follow after second-son Benedict Bridgerton, to become the romantic lead for season five: marriage-averse Eloise, played by Claudia Jesse, or the recently widowed Francesca, played by Hannah Dodd. It was recently confirmed that Francesca would take the spotlight, finding a second chance at love with her late Husband John Stirling's cousin, Michaela, in the show's first queer leading romance.
By Kristy Anderson6 months ago in Viva
It Finally Happened, Now What's Next for Evil Zaria (and Sol Ruca)?
Well, folks, the journey was a long one, but we finally got there. The tandem of Zaria and Sol Ruca, known as ZaRuca, finally split up in vicious fashion after many months of teased tension. The tandem started pairing up early last year, and they were so popular that many thought that they would be tag champs together, but that wouldn't happen. What did happen was Sol getting gold, and quite a bit of it, as she actually co-held the NXT Women's North American Championship and the Women's Speed Championship as well. Injuries forced Sol to surrender the latter, but the former was lost to Blake Monroe, who defeated Zaria (in Sol's place).
By Clyde E. Dawkins8 months ago in Viva
Three Actresses, Two Faces, One Memorable Character: A Look at Neely Capshaw
In all of my stories about Cobra Kai, I've said that watching that show back in September 2023 helped me get through an illness I had. It was around Labor Day Weekend that I was watching that awesome show, and it was at that same time that I was sick to the point where I thought I had COVID for the second time (I first caught it on November 1, 2022). So yeah, Cobra Kai was a show that helped. It wasn't the only one.
By Clyde E. Dawkins8 months ago in Viva
A Deep Dive Into Nattie Neidhart's Evil Motivations
It's amazing that this upcoming April will mark 18 years since Natalya Neidhart debuted on WWE's main roster, doing so on SmackDown. Wrestling is literally in her blood, coming from the prestigious and hallowed Hart family, and overall, Nattie's been displaying her immense talents for over a quarter-century. Her SmackDown debut was a villainous one, and to this day, I still say that her name being stylized to "Natalya" was done to make her more evil and sinister (it's an amazing touch).
By Clyde E. Dawkins9 months ago in Viva
Recapping an Amazing Night for the Knockouts on Impact's AMC Premiere
The broadcast history of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling has always been quite interesting. TNA started in 2002, but it wasn't until 2004 that they had an actual TV deal. I remember their days on Fox Sports Net, but it was in the fall of 2005 that TNA moved to what was then known as Spike TV, moving there just days after the network aired WWE's Raw program for the final time. It was around that time that I started watching TNA, and they were on Spike for nine years. After that, it was years of being on a lot of different channels. Destination America and Pop, two channels that no one would know without TNA. It's similar to how TruTV airs the earliest March Madness games. I still remember the brief time when they were on Twitch in 2019, but that ended that fall when they moved to AXS TV.
By Clyde E. Dawkins9 months ago in Viva
