Bec Heim, Author at The Mary Sue

Bec Heim

Bec Heim (she/her) is a writer who has contributed and edited for sites like Film Daily, NetflixLife, ScreenRant, and 4 Your Excitement. When not writing about pop culture, she usually buries herself under her mountain of books or listening to the hundred million podcasts that she’s accumulated over the years.

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Nancy in the woods with a flashlight in The CW's Nancy Drew banner art.

Nancy Drew and the Curse of Underrated Television

Let’s be real. Remakes, revivals, and efforts to bring classic characters into the “modern age” are definitely getting a bit overplayed

Sam Wilson looks at the Captain America Shield, standing in front of a banner with Steve Rogers' face.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Needed to Stop Deifying Steve Rogers

In a lot of cases, when someone dies, many people will immediately act as if they were a saint upon the Earth, truly too good for this sinful world, and had never done anything wrong in their life ever. It’s a natural reaction, of course, to grief. You don’t want to remember the bad times, so the person that’s gone takes on a better image than perhaps what they had. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier does this with Steve Rogers.

The Flash -- "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three" -- Image Number: FLA609d_0467b.jpg -- Pictured: Melissa Benoist as Kara/Supergirl -- Photo: Dean Buscher/The CW -- © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Supergirl’s Kara Danvers Should Stay Single

What if you prefer a character to just *gasp* ... stay single? When I look at Kara Danvers of The CW's Supergirl, I’d rather the writers didn't keep trying to force her into a romantic relationship.

Catra and Adora in Netflix's She-Ra finale.

The Subversive Power of an LGBTQ+ Happy Ending

It’s hard, but we keep fighting because it’s the right thing to do. In a world that is drowning in tragedies, we need stories with something resembling a happy ending more than ever.

Activists attend the 2019 Women's March Los Angeles on January 19, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

Books in 2020 That Will Make You Want to Smash the Patriarchy

These recent and upcoming releases will keep you occupied—at least for the rest of this month.

Laurel gazes at Oliver on The CW's Arrow.

First Person Loses: The Arrowverse’s Love Interest Problem

In the first season of The CW's Arrowverse series, the love interests and the romances surrounding them tend to be the weakest link.

Lois Lane, Wonder Woman, and Miles Morales: Spider-Man book covers.

7 of the Best YA Novels (& Series) Featuring Your Favorite Comic Book Characters

Until Birds of Prey drops into theaters and blows our collective minds in 2020, we’re sorely lacking in superhero content. Why not take a break from waiting until your next pull list to find iconic comic book characters in their own novels? Full of drama, humor, and heroics, these YA novels will see everyone from Lois Lane to Loki living out brand new adventures.