Anna Govert
@annagovert.bsky.social
TV critic, writer, editor, and obsessive. TCA & GALECA member. prev @pastemagazine.bsky.social
everything i’ve wanted to say about paste, beautifully put by leila:
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...
open.substack.com/pub/leilajor...
"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
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
everything i’ve wanted to say about paste, beautifully put by leila:
Reposted by Anna Govert
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...
open.substack.com/pub/leilajor...
"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
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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...
open.substack.com/pub/leilajor...
got to write about two of my favorite bands for Xtra 🫶🏼
Are The Aces and the Beaches the future of queer music? Anna Govert unpacks their new records to find out.
The Aces and the Beaches reflect our varied, queer world right back at us | Xtra Magazine
The two bands have charted similar paths throughout their careers. Their new albums, ‘Gold Star Baby’ and ‘No Hard Feelings,’ solidify them as trail-blazers
xtramagazine.com
September 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
got to write about two of my favorite bands for Xtra 🫶🏼
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Are The Aces and the Beaches the future of queer music? Anna Govert unpacks their new records to find out.
The Aces and the Beaches reflect our varied, queer world right back at us | Xtra Magazine
The two bands have charted similar paths throughout their careers. Their new albums, ‘Gold Star Baby’ and ‘No Hard Feelings,’ solidify them as trail-blazers
xtramagazine.com
September 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Are The Aces and the Beaches the future of queer music? Anna Govert unpacks their new records to find out.
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
On her new album “BITE ME,” Reneé Rapp swings between vulnerable lows and rock-laced highs.
Who is the real Reneé Rapp? | Xtra Magazine
On her new album “BITE ME,” the outspoken star plays two different characters—and remains remarkably true to herself
xtramagazine.com
August 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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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On her new album “BITE ME,” Reneé Rapp swings between vulnerable lows and rock-laced highs.
Who is the real Reneé Rapp? | Xtra Magazine
On her new album “BITE ME,” the outspoken star plays two different characters—and remains remarkably true to herself
xtramagazine.com
August 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
On her new album “BITE ME,” Reneé Rapp swings between vulnerable lows and rock-laced highs.
back at Xtra with a take on the insane JoJo/Fletcher drama and what it means to turn your sexuality into a brand
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?
What is going on? And what should fans make of these public identity shifts?
Where did Fletcher and JoJo Siwa go wrong? | Xtra Magazine
The Sapphic stars “came out” as dating men—and rebranded accordingly
xtramagazine.com
June 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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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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?
What is going on? And what should fans make of these public identity shifts?
Where did Fletcher and JoJo Siwa go wrong? | Xtra Magazine
The Sapphic stars “came out” as dating men—and rebranded accordingly
xtramagazine.com
June 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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?
What is going on? And what should fans make of these public identity shifts?
back @xtramagazine.com with a love letter to one of my favorite albums of all time on its 10th anniversary <3 xtramagazine.com/culture/musi...
Ryn Weaver’s ‘The Fool’ is still fresh, daring and unabashedly queer | Xtra Magazine
Ten years after the singer’s celestial debut, her legion of queer fans is finally getting to see her next trick
xtramagazine.com
June 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
back @xtramagazine.com with a love letter to one of my favorite albums of all time on its 10th anniversary <3 xtramagazine.com/culture/musi...
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
April 22, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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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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
Beautifully written, thank you @annagovert.bsky.social! I will be checking out more of your pieces.
#WoTSkies
The Wheel of Time’s big battle episode is the finest kind of fantasy flex
The Wheel of Time’s big battle episode is the finest kind of fantasy flex
It elevates the show above its fantasy peers
www.polygon.com
April 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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
Beautifully written, thank you @annagovert.bsky.social! I will be checking out more of your pieces.
#WoTSkies
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The Wheel of Time’s big battle episode is the finest kind of fantasy flex
The Wheel of Time’s big battle episode is the finest kind of fantasy flex
It elevates the show above its fantasy peers
www.polygon.com
April 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The Wheel of Time’s big battle episode is the finest kind of fantasy flex
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/...
The Wheel of Time’s big battle episode is the finest kind of fantasy flex
It elevates the show above its fantasy peers
www.polygon.com
April 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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/...
for Den of Geek, i wrote on TV’s greatest sister, Dawn Summers, and the magnitude Michelle Trachtenberg brought to every scene www.denofgeek.com/tv/buffy-the...
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.
www.denofgeek.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
for Den of Geek, i wrote on TV’s greatest sister, Dawn Summers, and the magnitude Michelle Trachtenberg brought to every scene www.denofgeek.com/tv/buffy-the...
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
January 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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
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-...
The Best TV Shows of 2024 (Part 2)
And finally: the Top 10.
substack.com
December 30, 2024 at 4:31 PM
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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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...
Marvel’s What If…? was nothing more than a slew of missed opportunities
The in-between of it all makes the whole series suffer
www.polygon.com
December 30, 2024 at 2:53 PM
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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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...
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?
www.ign.com
December 30, 2024 at 2:34 PM
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...
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...
Marvel’s What If…? was nothing more than a slew of missed opportunities
The in-between of it all makes the whole series suffer
www.polygon.com
December 30, 2024 at 3:40 PM
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
Marvel’s What If…? was nothing more than a slew of missed opportunities
The in-between of it all makes the whole series suffer
buff.ly
December 30, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Marvel’s What If…? was nothing more than a slew of missed opportunities
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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.
New evidence shows AI's thirst for power may be distorting the flow of power to US consumers (gift link):
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
AI Needs So Much Power, It’s Making Yours Worse
There’s a strong link between proximity to AI data centers and higher levels of distorted power in residential areas
www.bloomberg.com
December 27, 2024 at 7:00 PM
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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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...
www.pastemagazine.com/tv/hbo-max/h...
December 26, 2024 at 5:21 PM
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...
www.pastemagazine.com/tv/hbo-max/h...
submitted my House of the Dragon finale take, and it is in Very good company here 🫶🏼
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-...
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-...
December 16, 2024 at 11:13 PM
submitted my House of the Dragon finale take, and it is in Very good company here 🫶🏼
Reposted by Anna Govert
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-...
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-...
December 16, 2024 at 4:38 PM
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-...
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-...
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...
The Best TV Shows of 2024 (Part 1)
I'm too wordy to do this in one go, so here are entries 20-11.
open.substack.com
December 16, 2024 at 5:19 PM
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...