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Author: Amelia Kidd

Amelia Kidd is a social worker, cat rescuer, and performing artist living in NYC. She writes about how contemporary animation illustrates (pun intended) the complexities of mental health and the human condition. Favorite toons include Steven Universe, Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, and Star vs the Forces of Evil. Her opinions expressed on the Dot and Line are her own and not the views of her employer.
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Spinel’s Behavior Makes Sense When You Know About Borderline Personality Disorder

October 28, 2019December 30, 2019 Amelia KiddComments Off on Spinel’s Behavior Makes Sense When You Know About Borderline Personality Disorder

‘Steven Universe’ explores trauma over and over again. The movie is no different.

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‘Steven Universe: Future,’ Here We Are

October 7, 2019December 30, 2019 Amelia KiddComments Off on ‘Steven Universe: Future,’ Here We Are

What we’re most excited to see in the next season of Cartoon Network’s most compassionate show.

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Here’s Why You Should Catch Up on ‘Star vs. The Forces of Evil’ Right Now

November 7, 2017May 9, 2019 Amelia KiddComments Off on Here’s Why You Should Catch Up on ‘Star vs. The Forces of Evil’ Right Now

Five out of five stars for ‘Star.’

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‘BoJack Horseman’ Makes Sense If You Know About Intergenerational Trauma

September 14, 2017September 19, 2019 Amelia KiddComments Off on ‘BoJack Horseman’ Makes Sense If You Know About Intergenerational Trauma

You can lead a horse to self-awareness, but you can’t re-write the traumas of his family history. Or something.

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Grunkle Stan of ‘Gravity Falls’ Singing ‘Giant Woman’ from Steven Universe Is Perfect

August 7, 2017May 27, 2019 Amelia KiddComments Off on Grunkle Stan of ‘Gravity Falls’ Singing ‘Giant Woman’ from Steven Universe Is Perfect

Grunkle Stan just wants to see some kind of giant woman. We do too, Grunkle Stan. We do too.

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I Love This John Guy, but He Refuses to Watch Live-Action TV

July 28, 2017April 15, 2020 Amelia KiddComments Off on I Love This John Guy, but He Refuses to Watch Live-Action TV

One of the (few) earnest entries in #JohnWithTheWind.

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Grunkle Stan of ‘Gravity Falls’ Singing ‘Giant Woman’ from Steven Universe Is Perfect

By Amelia Kidd

Grunkle Stan just wants to see some kind of giant woman. We do too, Grunkle Stan. We do too.

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‘Batman and Harley Quinn’ Is a Movie With So. Many. Problems.

By Eric Vilas-Boas

‘Batman and Harley Quinn’ disses its own leading lady for cheap laughs.

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The Quiet Potential of ‘The Loud House’

By Ruth Morrison

Here’s everything we like—and where we think the show could do better.

15 Things Brandon Vietti Learned Directing Batman, Young Justice, and Scooby-Doo: Exclusive

By Eric Vilas-Boas

After almost two decades, working on the movies starring the heroes he grew up watching…is still pretty cool.

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The Single Best Half-Hour of the Year

By Eric Vilas-Boas

“The garage, Morty. Come to the garage!” As we close the book on 2017, here’s one more thing we loved.

The Best Animated TV Shows of the 2010s

By The Dot and Line

It’s been a long 10 years. These shows will get you through the next ones too.

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Chuck Jones’ Final Masterpiece Is an Early ’00s Flash Animation Artifact

By Eric Vilas-Boas

And it’s everything you’d expect from the Looney legend.

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This Is the Best Todd Minute of ‘BoJack Horseman’ Season 5

By Rachel Levinson

Or should we say Emperor Finger-Face minute?

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