Ooooh… things are getting good, friends. We’re already down to only three more episodes of His Dark Materials (after this one). And we’ve finally got the subtle knife!
I’m pretty dang excited, so let’s just hop right in to the recap.
Read more12 Days of Christmas Movies, Day 5: Operation Christmas Drop
As the Christmas train keeps chugging along towards December 25, we’re also chugging along with our 12 days of Christmas movies, and we’re nearly to the halfway point already. Can you believe it? Today, we’re talking about a little Netflix Christmas movie called Operation Christmas Drop, starring Kat Graham and Alexander Ludwig, directed by Martin Wood.
This 2020 movie is based on the real-life U.S. Air Force humanitarian mission (which is also called Operation Christmas Drop). I know you might be thinking, wow, that sounds like a dumb idea for a movie.
And you would be right.
Read more12 Days of Christmas Movies, Day 4: Dash & Lily's Book of Dares
On the 4th Day of Christmas Movies, we’re breaking all the rules. That’s right. Because Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares isn’t a Christmas movie. It’s a Christmas tv show. Or rather, it’s a Christmas mini-series on Netflix. But I feel like this still counts. Plus, I’ve actually read the young adult novel that this show is based on. Not that I have a lot of insight into the show based on what I read because I can’t really remember the book that well. All I know is it was a delightful YA holiday story. Will the mini-series be the same?
Let’s run it through the Christmas-o-meter and see!
Read moreThe Bachelorette S16E8: I Crush Life Under Pressure
Susan and Emily are reunited this week for their one-on-one recap, and it feels so good. This episode had some ups and downs, some emotional conversations and some “teenage boy drama, some art projects and some...haunted hotel rooms? Anyway, let’s get to it.
Read moreQueer Girl Book Club: Plain Bad Heroines
We’re back for the 3rd ever QUEER GIRL BOOK CLUB, friends! And this time, we’re reviewing Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth. This book is described as: “A highly imaginative and original horror-comedy centered around a cursed New England boarding school for girls—a wickedly whimsical celebration of the art of storytelling, sapphic love, and the rebellious female spirit.” Yes. 1,000 times yes.
Please know that spoilers will follow after the cut, and because we compare the narrator of this book to Gossip Girl (xoxo), we will be using Gossip Girl gifs to help us narrate our review. Please enjoy! Sort of like we know you’re enjoying this image of a little kitten next to a big book.
Read moreHis Dark Materials S2E2/3: People Are Afraid of Things They Don't Understand
His Dark Materials recaps are back. I hope you hadn’t forgotten about them! I definitely meant to post a recap last week, but I’m human and life got the best of me. If you know me personally, then you know that the end of November is a difficult time for me every year. And with everything else that’s going on in 2020, this year was just especially hard. I watched the show last week, I had my notes, but I just couldn’t find the time or the energy to sit down and actually write the thing. And that’s just the honest truth.
But one week is not the end of the world, right? It just means this week I have two episodes to recap for you, the one from last Monday and the one that aired this past Monday. For my sanity (and yours) I won’t cover everything that happened in these two episodes because who wants to read all of that? So we’ll be doing things a little bit differently this week. I’ll highlight some of the more notable things that happened in these two episodes and offer my thoughts on them. And then next week it will be back to recaps as normal.
His Dark Materials fans, I hope that’s okay with you, and I hope you’ll forgive me! I am loving this show so much.
Read more12 Days Of Christmas Movies, Day 3: Happiest Season
On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… a lesbian Christmas movie called Happiest Season, streaming now on Hulu! For this very special occasion, Emily is joined by her true love Kelli to run this thing through the patented Christmas ranking scale. Results (and spoilers) to follow.
Read moreBSG #48: Yikes on Bikes / Docile
BSG #48: Yikes on Bikes / Docile
The Squad goes to dystopian Maryland this week for our discussion of Docile by K.M. Szpara. We talk about slavery, race, capitalism, fanfic and slavefic, and queer relationships. Then we get into some listener feedback for Survivor Song and catch up with what’s on the #BookSquadBlog, including Emily’s 12 Days of Christmas Movies series and television recaps! Join us on December 14th as we pick our favorite pop culture things of 2020 and exchange Christmas/Hanukkah gifts with each other! Then read along with us for our last #Bookpisode of the year on The Paper Wasp by Lauren Acampora on December 28th!
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Read moreThe Bachelorette S16E7: I'm In the Feels
Kelli: Recap readers, I know you all have been through a lot with the shift from one Bachelorette to another, but don’t worry — I will NOT be replacing Susan for the rest of the season. No need to pivot. This is temporary.
Emily: Welcome, Kelli. Perhaps you can bring Susan’s team good luck.
12 Days of Christmas Movies, Day 2: The Princess Switch: Switched Again
It’s Thanksgiving today, which means it’s time to ramp up the Christmas movies. And it’s time to check in with your family and friends. I did both today by reviewing the Netflix movie The Princess Switch: Switched Again, starring Vanessa Hudgens, Vanessa Hudgens, and Vanessa Hudgens. And by inviting my dear friends Todd and Mary to join me in reviewing this movie. But how did it rate on the Christmas scale? Let’s see!
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