Time for the yearly tradition in which I give thanks for all the geek-specific moments hat have thrilled my heart this year. This year Thanksgiving falls on November 22, so here are 22 things I’m grateful for:
- Jason bringing a spider into the MRI machine in The Good Place.
- Eleanor as wingman. “It’s for science!”
- Amos and Prax on The Expanse discussing Frankenstein.
- Amos and Anna.
- Amos pouring the kids their cereal.
- The casting in Mary Shelley – a lackluster movie, but the casting was ON POINT.
- The National Theater Company production of Frankenstein. “Let us dialog!”
- Every single thing about Black Panther.
- Eve’s passcode on Killing Eve.
- Villanelle’s cute pink frothy dress on Killing Eve.
- Learning to play guitar as depicted in We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix.
- Boom Studios, killing it with comic after comic.
- Queer Eye. How I long for the Fab Five to cuddle me on the couch, pet my hair, and croon, “Yassss, Queeen.”
- The original format Great British Bake Off, without which I could not get through my darkest hours.
- Bob’s Halloween costume, Stranger Things. Justice for Bob and Barb!
- Detective Hopper’s Dad dance and Eleven’s reaction.
- The end of Get Out.
- Bucky’s puppy eyes in Infinity War.
- General Leia FTW.
- The lightsaber fight in the throne room in The Last Jedi.
- Chris Evan’s Twitter account.
- Captain America meets Groot.
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