Judy Berman

I guess what strains believability for me is the idea that her experience of perceived invisibility would be at all representative of what the typical 50-something woman has to contend with

There's ambiguity, and it isn't necessarily bad—the whole story is filtered through her perceptions, and we get a lot of clues that there's distance between her mind and reality. Nor are there many actors I would rather see instead of Weisz in anything. But the role doesn't require someone super hot

Seems about as far-fetched as the idea of Rachel Weisz losing sex appeal, at this point

Can Sex on College Campuses Be Funny Again? Netflix's 'Vladimir' and HBO's 'Rooster' meet the post-post-#MeToo moment with levity—but still feel a bit dated

Wrote about two new comedies trying to make sex on campus funny again: Vladimir (which I quite liked) and Rooster (which I prefer to most Bill Lawrence stuff, but that's not saying much). Both are likely to age rapidly now that the biggest threat to freedom in academia is coming from outside!

NANCY MACE: What is a woman? Have you learned that lesson?

WALZ: I'm the governor of Minnesota. I'm not here to be a prop for your obsession.

Ugh, same

I might get there sooner, honestly

A classic!

Seem to have unlocked a new level of hangover where you don't have to drink a drop, just get home after 11pm on a weeknight. Being in your 40s rules.

Lo and Behold, Harper Stern Has a Soul Out of a generally pessimistic show comes the surprising argument that people can change—and change for the better.

I actually... love this for her?

Thank you, Jason! And I agree—Ivlev was excellent in a role that, quite intentionally I think, both asked a lot of her and didn't give her many details to go on about her character.

Definitely! And I think the show has really done the work to develop both of them. You don't fundamentally change the first time something fucked up happens to you, maybe. But as your experiences pile up, how could you not?

It would've been so boring if they just made her a sociopath

Lo and Behold, Harper Stern Has a Soul Out of a generally pessimistic show comes the surprising argument that people can change—and change for the better.

I actually... love this for her?

🙏

We’ll see if anyone sticks around long enough to get there, I guess.

Also: There *has* to be an Eimy episode coming, right?

Either way, entirely appropriate that the show's structure would also resemble an uneven love triangle where someone ends up dead.

I felt pretty similarly. Also wish that one of the two wolves didn't have to be the same murder-mystery wolf every other show has.

People should really consider this as an alternative to getting really into *being* a tool.

The Best New TV Shows of February 2026 From 'The 'Burbs' to 'Can You Keep a Secret?' to 'The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins'

This was the best month for new TV comedies in a while. Don't sleep on PBS's Black and Jewish America doc, either, which navigates some very tricky topics with honesty and respect.

yesterday Conde's biggest cover story of 2025 (I think it's safe to say) got nominated for an ASME: a cover story about a trans woman, produced by a team that i helped guide as a trans person. and in the 11 months since it came out, they got rid of almost all of us

Yeah, in this case the show is taking some justified artistic license. The season is set on the 4th of July. There's a comment on how few on-call people are available on holidays. I think ultimately the only way to do this storyline was to make a key character a SANE and have her spend the time

I get why that would be jarring!

And to be clear, I do think shows should be held accountable for accuracy when they're clearly making a point of getting things right. But when you look at the storyline holistically, it inarguably leaves viewers who have not been through or witnessed a rape exam a better idea of the experience.

That all makes sense. FWIW, I know the patient doesn't go far, and certainly doesn't leave the ER, and that she does have a nurse (not the examiner) accompanying her. We do see what a strain on the system it is to have the 1 SANE nurse confined to a room for an extended period in a busy hospital.

Deliriously happy 4 those 2

I appreciate that work and that knowledge, and believe me, these details are important to me, too. If the show did get something wrong, I want people to know about it, which is why I hope someone who can say for sure will weigh in.

The US has a massive SANE nurse shortage. ~25% of hospitals have at least a part-time SANE nurse. Rural and tribal communities are horribly underserved. Whole regions of Alaska (which has the highest reported rape rate in the US) have no SANE nurses. Only about 20 schools offer SANE education.