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Anna Govert @annagovert.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

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:

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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 19/12/2025

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.

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Sapphics on television had a disappointing year | Xtra Magazine

2024 was a great year for queer women on TV. But from ‘The Last of Us’ to ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ 2025’s Sapphic storytelling slid backward

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Anna Govert @annagovert.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

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

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Leila @leilajordan.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

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...

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"I love this idea, go for it:" an ode to the Paste Magazine I knew

With the announcement that Paste Media is pivoting away from most its verticals except Music for its flagship magazine, I'm paying tribute to the website that gave me a career

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Anna Govert @annagovert.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

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

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Anna Govert @annagovert.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

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

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Anna Govert @annagovert.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

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

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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 25/06/2025

‪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?

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Where did Fletcher and JoJo Siwa go wrong? | Xtra Magazine

The Sapphic stars “came out” as dating men—and rebranded accordingly

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Anna Govert @annagovert.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

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

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Anna Govert @annagovert.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

honestly that’s one of the things i liked about it? like, it wasn’t a Huge battle, but it meant so much, which was more impactful for me

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Anna Govert @annagovert.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

that’s so kind, thank you for reading!!

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Tirtha Mind #WoTSkies @tirthamind.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

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

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Anna Govert @annagovert.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

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/...

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

It elevates the show above its fantasy peers

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Anna Govert @annagovert.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

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...

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Dawn Summers Is TV's Most Important Sister

As Dawn Summers, Michelle Trachtenberg brought tangibility and humanity to Buffy the Vampire Slayer's supernatural world.

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Anna Govert @annagovert.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

like, you would think the ideas would be the hardest part, or even the selling of the ideas, but the biggest question is Who to sell them to

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Anna Govert @annagovert.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

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

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Anna Govert @annagovert.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

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-...

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The Best TV Shows of 2024 (Part 2)

And finally: the Top 10.

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

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...

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

The in-between of it all makes the whole series suffer

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

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...

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What If...? Is Ending Just As Its Found Its Groove - IGN

What If...? we didn't end the show right as it finally figured out what it was meant to be from the start?

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Anna Govert @annagovert.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

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...

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

The in-between of it all makes the whole series suffer

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Ron Chan @rondanchan.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

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.

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The TCA @tvcritics.org · 26/12/2024

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...

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House of the Dragon’s Season 2 Finale Introduces Alicent Hightower, the Queen Unchained

In House of the Dragon's brilliant finale, Alicent Hightower is no longer bound by duty and virtue, and has been reborn anew.

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Anna Govert @annagovert.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

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

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The TCA @tvcritics.org · 16/12/2024

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-...

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Anna Govert @annagovert.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

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...

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The Best TV Shows of 2024 (Part 1)

I'm too wordy to do this in one go, so here are entries 20-11.

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Anna Govert @annagovert.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

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

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Anna Govert @annagovert.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

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

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Anna Govert @annagovert.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

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

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Anna Govert @annagovert.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

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

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Anna Govert @annagovert.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

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

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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 02/12/2024

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/...

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Superheroes Will Never Again Be As Good as the Arrowverse

Quick housekeeping before we get started… first, I have a few bound galleys of my new novel for adults, Lessons in Magic and Disaster, which comes out August...

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Anna Govert @annagovert.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

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...

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

Riot Games and Netflix did something special

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Anna Govert @annagovert.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

as far as i know, this is the first time my actual name has been used in a pull quote rather than just site attribution, and i did, in fact, flinch every time it came up lol

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Anna Govert @annagovert.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

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

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Anna Govert @annagovert.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

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

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Anna Govert @annagovert.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

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

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Anna Govert @annagovert.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

still figuring out how to make this about Riverdale

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

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

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