Margaret H. Willison

I’ve finally started Heated Rivalry and I’m torn about which aspect is amusing me more— the way every sex scene is shot like a 90s sitcom trying to hide its female lead’s pregnant belly only what they need to hide is cock, or the fact that the soundtrack was clearly subject to CanCon rules.

Quality of Rumi braids is going to be the no. 1 class signifier this Halloween.

Earlier: it's #EHG 585 with @mrsfridaynext.bsky.social! #DowneyWroteThat, #Task, #TheGoodWife, #TheGoodFight, #LoveIsBlind, a #MadMen Canon pitch, and more -- like our lead topic, #BostonBlue! extrahotgreat.com/eh...

Watching Love Is Blind: Denver and, like, 80% of the participants have Lyft driver energy. It’s incredibly disconcerting.

The most people have EVER liked Wuthering Heights, the novel by Emily Brontë, was when it gave them a reason to hate the trailer for “Wuthering Heights”, the movie by Emerald Fennell.

A pink-orange sunrise over a harbor, the Domino Sugar plant visible in the background.

Good morning, Bluesky.

I highly recommend taking the time, once a month or so, to send someone a fan letter. Not to me (although that’s fine, too). Just reach out to a stranger* and say: “I love your work.” I did it this week & it felt great, sharing my admiration & awe.

*OK to tell a friend, too.

If I had not seen that interview, I too would hate the caption, and I’m totally with you on the caption AND the song being overkill but like— Ms. thanK you aIMee loves to be on the nose.

I do! I’m sorry, I think it’s cute, I think it captures their dynamic. Did you watch her interview on his podcast? I went in a deep skeptic and came out reluctantly charmed to death.

The costumes this season are so Yikes.

A screen capture of Taylor Swift’s engagement post showing a close-up of the ring, with the caption “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married 🧨

Something else on which I need to publicly comment, as a self-titled Swiftologist: I love the caption and absolutely despise the ring.

GREAT tip

I have no beef with anyone who deems it WATCHABLE, COMPELLING. But you hear people talk about it like it’s QUALITY and that makes me INSANE.

Man I loved that first season.

As soon as he discovered that people would happily watch stories where the landed aristocracy stayed rich and landed, we were sunk.

30 Rock’s Kathy Geiss showing up as a minor character is a small comfort and I am, of course, a Fish Wife.

The plots about the black characters are actually cool because they’re showing something we haven’t seen filmed to death yet. BUT THEY COULD STILL BE SO MUCH BETTER, SAMANTHA. SO MUCH BETTER!!!!!!! IMAGINE THE SHOW WERE WRITTEN AS THOUGH IT BELIEVED ITS AUDIENCE WERE ATTENTIVE AND INFORMED!!!!!!

PLEASE KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO THINK IT’S ACTUALLY GOOD. I HAVE NO BEEF WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE MERELY ENTERTAINED. I envy them, truly.

look as long as no one told me it was QUALITY I could enjoy it as CAMP

Just like… imagine what a show runner capable of subtlety with anything beyond the most superficial interest in 1890s New York could have done with this budget and this cast.

DOES IT EVEN ASPIRE I DO NOT THINK IT DOES

This is a correct and acceptable response.

THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH CHARACTER DIALOGUE IS JUST AN INFO DUMP FROM WIKIPEDIA

It’s been a long time since I said anything here but I’m catching up on The Gilded Age and I swear to god that people earnestly calling this show good is going to be my villain origin story.

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Also: bringing Blue on stage with her and not Jay? A choice and the right one.

But I will absolutely take the Grammys finally doing right by Beyoncé, and for a fucking stunning album, too.

I have to admit, the troll in me is rooting for Andre 3000 to take home Album of the Year for his jazz flute album.

Yeah, this IS what the rubric predicted.

to whom it may concern, mine and @andrewwrites.bsky.social and @mrsfridaynext.bsky.social's little podcast is briefly coming back from the dead to watch prime target

Laura these are phenomenal