Tatiana Santos

Tatiana Santos

Contributing Writer

Was online: October 30 at 6:28 pm Last date of publication: October 30, 2026 7:12 pm Number of publications: 769
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I'm no Aja Romano, but I try.

Marvel, Supernatural, Star Trek, and everything fandom-related in between. If it's worth reading, watching, or listening to — I'm on it, and telling you about it.

I've been at Startefacts since the actual beginning back in 2022.

One of my early assignments was covering CinemaCon in Las Vegas, where I sat in a dark hall geeking out over Doctor Strange footage and thought: God, this is a dream job for me.

Well, turns out — not THE dream job, per se. Entertainment journalism is hard, harder than ever in 2026, with AI threatening your integrity and your work ethic at every turn. But hey: I still try. I love what I do, and I love writing about the MCU, however shitty their movies have gotten over the last few years. I'm still in my chair in a movie theater when a new Nolan movie comes out, or a Guy Ritchie movie, or frankly any Statham movie.

What I cover: the MCU and superhero cinema, long-running genre TV (Supernatural, Star Trek, and their fandoms), fan culture and how it shapes what gets made, action filmmaking and the directors who take it seriously.

How I work: I watch the thing before I write about it — the whole thing, not the recap. I rewatch scenes when my memory isn't reliable, which is often. I check release dates, credits, production history, and source material against primary sources — press notes, the books, the people who made it — not the top-ranking aggregator. If I got something wrong, I fix it and say so in the piece.

Where else to find me: Twitter/X — tips, corrections, and complaints about my Statham opinions all welcome.

Latest News by Tatiana Santos

Elsbeth vs High Potential: both earned a season 3 — only one kept the person running the show
Tatiana Santos
Tatiana Santos
Elsbeth vs High Potential: both earned a season 3 — only one kept the person running the show
CBS and ABC both found a hit in an odd woman who's smarter than the cops around her. Both shows made it to season 3. Only one of them made it there with the same person in charge.
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Who is the Client in VisionQuest? The top theories after episode 6 — the showrunner has already crossed one name off
Tatiana Santos
Tatiana Santos
Who is the Client in VisionQuest? The top theories after episode 6 — the showrunner has already crossed one name off
Somebody is paying a fortune to get their hands on Vision, and six episodes in, VisionQuest still won't show us their face.
The Diplomat vs Homeland: is Kate Wyler a worthy Carrie Mathison replacement? Only one of these shows got better every season
Tatiana Santos
Tatiana Santos
The Diplomat vs Homeland: is Kate Wyler a worthy Carrie Mathison replacement? Only one of these shows got better every season
Homeland gave TV its most famous unraveling CIA officer. The Diplomat gave it an ambassador who never wanted the job. One of them aged better than the other, and it isn't the one that won best drama.
The Terminal List vs Reacher: fans say Chris Pratt's thriller beats Prime's action king in one department
Tatiana Santos
Tatiana Santos
The Terminal List vs Reacher: fans say Chris Pratt's thriller beats Prime's action king in one department
Prime Video has two shows about very large men solving problems violently. One of them gets the reviews. The other gets something critics can't give it.
Tulsa King vs Landman: critics and IMDb voters crown different winners in Sheridan's heavyweight matchup
Tatiana Santos
Tatiana Santos
Tulsa King vs Landman: critics and IMDb voters crown different winners in Sheridan's heavyweight matchup
Taylor Sheridan has two kings on Paramount+: Sylvester Stallone's mobster in Oklahoma and Billy Bob Thornton's oilman in West Texas. Ask the critics who wins and you get one answer. Ask IMDb and you get the other.
KinnPorsche's Kim and Chay ending isn't the whole story — the novel gives them what the series wouldn't
Tatiana Santos
Tatiana Santos
KinnPorsche's Kim and Chay ending isn't the whole story — the novel gives them what the series wouldn't
KinnPorsche took two characters the books barely mention and turned them into the show's most heartbreaking couple. The books still treat them better.
Dept. Q vs Slow Horses: knockoff or equal? One season settles it
Tatiana Santos
Tatiana Santos
Dept. Q vs Slow Horses: knockoff or equal? One season settles it
Dept. Q has spent its whole first season being called a Slow Horses knockoff, and the publishing dates tell a different story.
Crash Landing on You vs Queen of Tears: the newer one fixed the ending fans still argue about
Tatiana Santos
Tatiana Santos
Crash Landing on You vs Queen of Tears: the newer one fixed the ending fans still argue about
One writer made both of these dramas, and fans of the first have been arguing about its last ten minutes for six years.
What happened to Sonny's mom in Phony? Every clue so far points two ways at once
Tatiana Santos
Tatiana Santos
What happened to Sonny's mom in Phony? Every clue so far points two ways at once
Phony has spent three episodes daring you to decide whether Connie Britton is playing a mom or a stranger wearing her face. The show keeps handing out evidence, and every single piece of it cuts both ways.
Haunted Hotel vs Hazbin Hotel: which is worth your night? It isn't a tie
Tatiana Santos
Tatiana Santos
Haunted Hotel vs Hazbin Hotel: which is worth your night? It isn't a tie
Both shows are adult animation about running a hotel for the dead. One is a Broadway-sized musical set in Hell, the other is a family sitcom with a demon stuck in a kid's body, and only one of them is worth clearing your evening for.