Fan Theories… Why I’m Reluctant to Write About the Final Game of Thrones Season 28 Apr 201927 Sep 2019 I realized something a few weeks ago. Something that surprised me. Something that had not occurred to me but that, as soon as I realized it, I was shocked I…
Books… Why Does Slytherin Still Exist? 8 Mar 201931 Jul 2023 Or: The Harry Potter Fan Theory That Explains Hogwarts' Finances I finished reading the Harry Potter novels at the age of thirty. I read the first four books as they…
Fan Theories… Gregg Turkington, Tim Heidecker, Ant-Man & Metafiction 22 Feb 201920 Sep 2024 Or: Is the MCU a Meta Narrative Within the On Cinema at the Cinema Universe? Note: this article has been updated several times (most recently in September of 2024) to…
Black Mirror… Anyone else still thinking about that Black Mirror guinea pig? 18 Jan 201921 Jun 2023 A Fan Theory About The Black Mirror "Crocodile" Episode This post is part of Fan Theory Fridays, in which we share and explore a new fan theory about a film,…
Bale… Did Dignam in The Departed Used to Be Nice? 11 Jan 201911 May 2023 Another edition of Fan Theory Fridays This post is part of Fan Theory Fridays, in which we share and explore a new fan theory about a film, television series, book,…
Christmas… Is John McClane in a Bad Mood Because He Loves Christmas? 31 Dec 20186 Dec 2020 A minor Die Hard fan theory This post is part of Fan Theory Fridays, in which we share and explore a new fan theory about a film, television series, book,…
Fan Theories… Did Tony Stark Disparage Bloggers to Dissuade Peter Parker’s Vlogging? 21 Dec 20183 Dec 2019 A Fan Theory of the MCU This post is part of a new series called Fan Theory Fridays, in which we share and explore a new fan theory about a…
Bale… Home Alone’s Old Man Marley & the Dickensian Test of the McCallisters 14 Dec 201828 Aug 2023 A Fan Theory About Home Alone's Old Man & the Film's Christmas Carol Overtones This post is the first in a new series called Fan Theory Fridays, in which we…
Fan Theories… Why Your Westworld Fan Theory is Not a Fan Theory 15 Apr 201815 Apr 2018 Madness descended upon the internet earlier this week when the Westworld showrunners stormed into a the /r/westworld subreddit for what proved to be one of the larger online pranks in…
A Game of Thrones… Why That Game of Thrones Fan Theory Is Not a Game of Thrones Fan Theory 26 Aug 201726 Aug 2017 The internet loves a good fan theory. The trouble is, the phrase "fan theory" has started to go the way of words like content or hipster or artisan or any…