The week of January 14, I was anxiously awaiting the new Netflix documentary, Fyre, set to debut that Friday the 18th. But the Hulu gods helped me out and sneaky-dropped their own documentary, Fyre Fraud, four days before Netflix’s scheduled release of Fyre. Obviously, I watched it that night. My only complaint about the whole situation is that I couldn’t watch them back to back because, honestly, I could not get enough of this mess. I still can’t get enough, so here I am, forcing Mary to talk about both documentaries with me. (Spoilers for both documentaries to follow.)
Read moreThe Bachelor S23E6: Colton Knows the Tea Is Brewing
Susan: I’m back, Bachelor bitches! Let’s get this recap show on the road.
Emily: I have to say, I loved having Kelli guest, but it’s good to have the OG Bachelor team back together. Welcome back, Susan! Tell us what we saw here at the start of the show.
Read moreOthersode #24: Begging to be Poked / #BOOKSQUADGAMES
Othersode #24: Begging to be Poked/ #BOOKSQUADGAMES
Things get downright whimsical this week as the #BookSquad plays Magical Fury with special guest Todd! Join Becky, Kitty, Heather and Hook at North Bay High School as they encounter a ~strange happening~ and transform into magical girls to battle with some unsavory creatures. We'll let you decide who has the coolest magical girl powers after you listen. After the magic dust settles, we cover what's on the #BookSquadBlog and what's next on the podcast. Write to us about anything you'd like at thesquad@booksquadgoals.com, and don't forget to rate, review and subscribe!
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Read moreRiverdale Recap! S3E12: Bizarrodale
As Jughead says, Riverdale is a bizzaro place, where candy drugs and murder are the norm. Welcome! This week’s episode is all about legacy—who has one, who wants one, and who’s willing to steal theirs from their dad. Let’s get into it!
Read moreThe Bachelor S23E5: I’m not spreading rumors. I literally told him something I was told.
Emily: Hello Kelli, and welcome back for another week of recapping this BS.
Kelli: Hello. Glad to be back.
Emily: We open up this episode with a graphic of the girls flying from Singapore to Thailand. Demi says that Singapore was a very sexy city. Meanwhile, Colton is showering because basically that’s all he does in his free time. Just showering, playing with big heavy sports ropes, and then showering again.
Kelli: I’m really growing tired of the showers. Do you think they’re doing this to counter the grossness of the fact that Colton doesn’t wear underwear? Like, it’s okay because his junk is clean? It’s not okay, Colton.
Read moreYA Book Club: Children of Blood and Bone
WELCOME BACK to YA Book Club. This month, Mary and Emily discuss Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, a YA fantasy novel with a huge scope—and maybe even a movie in the works. Read on for our chat-style conversation!
Read moreRiverdale Recap! S3E11: The Red Dahlia
Good evening, Riverdalians.
This week, we’re pulling out our typewriters and putting on our strangely-shaped hats as we recap “Chapter Forty-Six: The Red Dahlia,” or as I’m going to call it, “Chapter Forty-Six: Jughead Experiments With Film Noir Narration.” Grab your magnifying glass and join us for another excessively wild ride.
Read moreHow Dare You Do that to Bradley?: 3 Snubs of the 2019 Oscars
The 2019 Oscar ceremony is going to be a joke for many reasons.
No one wants to host the damn thing. The back and forth of how many nominees for Best Original Song are going to perform. The fact that Bohemian Rhapsody is up for Best Picture. And more! But what follows is a list of things that I expected to be certainties. Instead, what I heard on the morning the nominations were televised was nothing but disappointment. Here are a few of those disappointments.
(Spoilers ahead for A Star is Born.)
Read moreThe Bachelor S23E4: She is the Cancer of the House
Well.. this week was quite a rollercoaster of emotions everyone. We had some high highs and some low lows, so rather than belaboring that point, let’s just get right into it!
Emily: Nǐ hǎo, Bachelor Nation. While Susan is on her very own overseas date in Europe with her boy toy, my friend and yours Kelli will be filling in. Let’s give her a warm welcome.
Kelli: Hello, everyone. It’s me, Kelli, resident Bachelor Nation Newb filling in for Susan while she gallavants through Europe like a real-life Bachelor contestant. There are a lot of things I’m still figuring out about this show, and I have a lot of questions about the things that went down in this episode, but my first question is: can we award Chris Harrison any points? Because he definitely deserves some for calling Hannah B(ama) “Caelynn” in front of this entire group of women. Truly devastating.
Read moreRENT: 525,600 Times Yes!
When Mary asked Emily if they could do a blog post about RENT, LIVE! (ok it wasn’t totally live but we’ll discuss that) together, Emily said, “525,600 times yes!” So here they are, discussing Rent, their love for Rent, and their discussion about how this whole FOX spectacle came together. And how it didn’t. So without further ado and before we start bursting into song, let’s get into it, shall we? After all, no day but today! Sorry. I’m sorry.
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