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Welcome to my site! My name is Andrea Thompson, and I’m a writer, editor, and film critic who is a member of the Chicago Indie Critics and also the founder and director of the Film Girl Film Festival, which you can find more info about at filmgirlfilm.com! I have no intention of becoming any less obsessed with cinema, comics, or nerdom in general.

Harlots 3×07 Review: Women Try to Become Saviors, With Mixed Results

Harlots 3×07 Review: Women Try to Become Saviors, With Mixed Results

By Andrea Thompson

“I don’t need a rescuer. I am the rescuer,” Kate Quigley tells the well-meaning magistrate who’s trying to save her from a life of luxury as the Prince’s mistress. This is generally where a woman would be punished for her ambitions by being victimized by a wealthy cad before she falls into the arms of a man who lacks in wealth, but is rich in kindness.

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