Ani Bundel has been blogging professionally since 2010. This is her second major independent site launch. A DC native and Keyboard Khaleesi, she spends all her non-writing time photographing her cats. Regular bylines also found on MSNOW.
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
This week's Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries cold open begins at Farrell's Circus, as performers ready for the show. But when the lovely Miss Amelia Parkes (Victoria Thaine) steps forward to enter The Amazing Vanishing Act box for magician Mr. Sheridan (Greg Stone), there is
The Pale Horse
When Agatha Christie's Poirot finally finished its run in 2013, it was a watershed moment, as British TV struggled to figure out how to continue to tap into one of its most celebrated (and prolific) writers, following the conclusion of such a genre-defining series. The eventual decision
Doctor Who
In a rare move for the series, Doctor Who ended Season 12 on a cliffhanger. The Doctor is locked away in a maximum-security prison by the Judoon, the companions have all returned to Earth, and it's not clear if the Doctor will come back for them, or
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
This week's Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries cold open is the most gruesome yet, featuring a female factory worker thrown into a machine. It's horrible enough to upset the unflappable Dr. Mac, who turns up at Phryne's house first thing the next morning,
Culture
March comes in like a lion, goes out like a lamb, and its new streaming offerings are every type of animal in between. From Netflix to PBS Passport, there are several new series arriving just in time for the flowers that bloom in the spring. What's coming to
Doctor Who
When Doctor Who's penultimate episode ended last week, fans had more questions than ever. How was the Boundary connected to Gallifrey? Who or what was the Timeless Child, how were Yaz and Graham going to survive being trapped on a Cyber war carrier, and what was that weird
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
This week's Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries cold open gets straight to the point, as the body of a young girl washes up on the beach in the dark. She's one of the disadvantaged girls Phryne is teaching social graces to, along with Jane and
Doctor Who
There are a lot of assumptions fans make about Doctor Who. The Doctor always has a plan, and when put into practice, people get saved. The companion, or companions, survive every episode, enclosed in plot armor as thick as the Doctor's. If a companion or the Doctor leaves,
Vienna Blood
Last week, Vienna Blood left the mystery as background noise to the lives Max Liebermann and Oskar Reinhardt are living in the final years of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. This week continues that trend, opening with Max at the hospital, where he's openly growing weary of Professor Gruner
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
The Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries' cold open begins with a lady dunking her paintbrushes in water as she finishes work for the day. She starts up a music box to keep her bird company as she gets ready to leave. But the bird dies, and then she
Doctor Who
It was a dark and stormy night in Lake Geneva, 1816. Known as "The Year without a Summer" after Mount Tambora's eruption screwed with the global climate, this was the summer that inspired Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Lili Miller) to write Frankenstein. So perhaps it should not
Vienna Blood
The final mystery of Vienna Blood starts with a cold open of a young man in a military uniform, running through a forest. It's short-lived, as the series cuts back to the Liebermann household, who have gathered to celebrate patriarch Mendel's birthday. Max is there,