What’s the most annoying trope in books or movies? Gosh. I don’t know. There are so many contenders. But lately, after binge-watching an entirely unreasonable amount of BritBox, I’m noticing a pattern. The female detective who is slightly off. Odd. Socially uncomfortable. Probably lives alone. Sees patterns no […]
Which fictional world would be the most fun to vacation in? If you could live in any fictional world, most people immediately say Harry Potter. And I get it. The moving staircases. The secret shops. The butterbeer. The fact that an owl can apparently handle the postal system […]
I miss being obsessed with a TV show. Not “Oh, I watched a few episodes while folding laundry” obsessed. I mean obsessed. Lost. Breaking Bad. The Walking Dead. The kind of obsessed where an episode ended and you immediately needed to discuss it with another human being, preferably […]
Apparently, there is a new definition of creative control. Pay for the entire television series, cast yourself as the leading lady, personally select your leading man and then insist on more than 60 kissing scenes. Yes. Sixty. A recent Chinese short-drama production reportedly became so kiss-heavy that the […]
What villain actually had a good point? I’ve been thinking lately about villains. A lot. I’ve been binging on true documentaries as if they were dumplings (which I cannot get enough of, seriously). Here’s the thing. Not the cartoonish, twirl-the-mustache, burn-it-all-down types. Not the ones who are evil […]
In what might be the greatest psychological experiment no one meant to run, an Icelandic TV station accidentally aired a children’s show with subtitles from The Sopranos. Not just any scene. The intervention scene.For Christopher. Now imagine, if you will—, weet, bouncy, technicolor innocence from Teletubbies. Laa-Laa. Po. […]
There is a very specific kind of existential betrayal that happens sometime between 1:12 a.m. and “I definitely didn’t mean to fall asleep.” You’re watching a show.Something dependable. Structured. Predictable. Let’s say Law & Order. There are rules here: 1. There is a crime2. There are detectives3. There […]
I went out for a drink. Just a drink.Not a psychological summit on love, denial, and why some women bail out men who have *lliterally confessed to murder. And yet. Somewhere between the second sip and the bartender’s raised eyebrow, I found my people. A cluster of women […]
I came across one of those glossy, aggressively inspirational quotes on social media the other day. You know the kind, floating over a sunset like it just closed a Series A round “Your mind will believe what you continuously tell it. So tell it you are smart, ambitious, […]
I finished watching Apple Cider Vinegar, another one of those “based on a true story” streaming series that leaves you staring at the screen afterward, not because you’re moved but because you’re unsettled. Not haunted. Not inspired.Unsettled. Because at its core, the show isn’t really about wellness influencers […]
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