[ad_1] Photo: Amazon Prime Video In this episode largely defined by characters asking way too much of each other, what could be more natural or more understandable than Belly, hammered and sobbing, drunk-dialing her mom and begging her to come and “fix it”? She’s just a kid feeling the weight of the world and she… Continue reading ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Recap, Season Two, Episode 6
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‘Heartstopper’ Recap, Season 2, Episode 8: Perfect
[ad_1] Heartstopper Perfect Season 2 Episode 8 Editor’s Rating 5 stars ***** Photo: B) Netflix / See Saw Back in the season premiere, Charlie claimed that he was going to do everything to make sure Nick’s coming-out experience was “perfect,” a word choice that all but challenged the universe to throw obstacles in his path.… Continue reading ‘Heartstopper’ Recap, Season 2, Episode 8: Perfect
‘Foundation’ Recap, Season 2, Episode 4
[ad_1] Foundation Where the Stars Are Scattered Thinly Season 2 Episode 4 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** Photo: Apple TV Foundation is an interesting adaptation because of how it runs almost polar opposite to the experience of reading its source material. Whereas Asimov’s books dealt in grand scales, exploring big ideas largely from an argumentative standpoint… Continue reading ‘Foundation’ Recap, Season 2, Episode 4
‘Heartstopper’ Recap, Season 2, Episode 7: Sorry
[ad_1] Heartstopper Sorry Season 2 Episode 7 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** Photo: Netflix/Samuel Dore Heartstopper has always had a knack for generating clever set pieces: events typically related to school that allow the characters to bounce off one another in interesting ways. This season’s three-episode class trip to Paris provided an especially refreshing break from… Continue reading ‘Heartstopper’ Recap, Season 2, Episode 7: Sorry
‘What We Do in the Shadows’ Recap, Season 5, Episode 5
[ad_1] Photo: FX/Copyright 2023, FX Networks. All Rights Reserved. Aside from personal injury lawyers who advertise on the subway, news anchors are the best kind of local celebrity: Ubiquitous. Inoffensive. The kind of thing that can bring a city together. And since I’m from Chicago (shoutout to my man Tom Skilling!), I admit that I… Continue reading ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ Recap, Season 5, Episode 5
‘Heartstopper’ Recap, Season 2, Episode 6: Truth / Dare
[ad_1] Heartstopper Truth / Dare Season 2 Episode 6 Editor’s Rating 5 stars ***** Photo: Netflix/Samuel Dore/Netflix One of the most important themes that keeps coming up in Heartstopper is the concept of abolishing the coming-out timetable. As humans, we’re extremely disposed to comparing ourselves to other people, and throughout our childhoods we develop a set of… Continue reading ‘Heartstopper’ Recap, Season 2, Episode 6: Truth / Dare
‘Heartstopper’ Recap, Season 2, Episode 5: Heat
[ad_1] Heartstopper Heat Season 2 Episode 5 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** Photo: Netflix/Teddy Cavendish/Netflix “Heat” feels like exactly what it is: the middle chapter in season two’s Paris arc, a holiday where new relationships are born and old ones are tested. It’s a good episode, for sure, continuing the mostly-good vibes of the last… Continue reading ‘Heartstopper’ Recap, Season 2, Episode 5: Heat
Strange New Worlds’ Recap, Season 2, Episode 9
[ad_1] Photo: Paramount+/Paramount+ Hi, I’m Sophie, your guest recapper. Keith will be back to cover the season finale next week, and I’ve promised not to trash the place while he’s away. As they say, both on Broadway and in outer space, on with the show! The writers of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds did not have to… Continue reading Strange New Worlds’ Recap, Season 2, Episode 9
‘Heartstopper’ Recap, Season 2, Episode 4: Challenge
[ad_1] Heartstopper Challenge Season 2 Episode 4 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** Photo: Netflix/Teddy Cavendish/Netflix Oh, to be in love on vacation. For both lovesick teenagers and adults alike, there’s a unique appeal to it: exploring a beautiful new place with the best friend you also get to kiss. Sometimes everything feels possible when you… Continue reading ‘Heartstopper’ Recap, Season 2, Episode 4: Challenge
‘Heartstopper’ Recap, Season 2, Episode 3: Promise
[ad_1] Heartstopper Promise Season 2 Episode 3 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** Photo: Netflix Three episodes in, I’m starting to understand the shape of season two of Heartstopper. Season one ended with a definitive new milestone in Nick’s coming-out journey: not only embracing his identity as Charlie’s boyfriend but coming out to his mom, with the… Continue reading ‘Heartstopper’ Recap, Season 2, Episode 3: Promise