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My husband is from Queens, and he always says that it is clear some ppl have clearly never been hit square in the face based on how they talk to other people. Ed is one of those ppl. The level of gaslighting, deflection, and sheer nastiness to other people while taking no responsibility or ownership of his own behavior is appalling. No wonder his daughter doesn't talk to him anymore. I didn't care for him much before this, but I really dislike him now. Liz needs to go away. Raise your daughter, make your paper, and maybe don't get into a relationship again until your figure your shit out. Bc, honey, Ed isn't it. Personally, I like Jamal. Clearly, he loves his mom, and has her best interest at heart, unlike Ousman. I also think he is pretty hot. **shrugs** Ousman can fuck right off. He KNEW Kimberly and Lisa couldn't give him babies, and yet he is making it Kimberly's fault for not being able to give him what he needs as a Nigerian man?! How sway?! Bilal is better at PR than Ed, but damn if he isn't similar in terms of the controlling ways and gaslighting. The idea that she doesn't have a bank account and he won't help her get a joint account is crazy and very much controlling. I don't care for Eutris, but his friend Christopher seems like a real piece of work too. "Maybe as the man, he is trying to teach her..." I know that kind of guy, who buy the narrative that women need to be taught and taken care of, and men are giving a bad rap that do that. Ew. Nah. And it makes complete sense to me that is the kind of company Bilal keeps. And he manipulated Shai with the whole baby gesture b/c it got him out of the spotlight for being mean and controlling, and made him look like a good guy.

I was firmly on Yara's side until the Fake Housewives of The Woods Outside of NOLA started bashing Jovi's looks and she just sat there and laughed. Like. That's your husband, and regardless of what you are dealing with, being respectful of each other and not surrounding yourself by ppl gassing you up is how you can likely start improving your marriage. Yara has lost some confidence post baby, and it sounds like Jovi put her down further, esp regarding her breasts. But, their connectivity was always about heat/passion and sass, so I'm not surprised they aren't sure how to properly navigate being husband/wife and parents. Yara's "friends" are sus; these women seem to type to pounce on her insecurities to push her into making dumb decisions, like "you can get any man you want to take care of you and the baby" for funsies. And, when shit hits the fan, they aren't going to be there. I love Jenny and Sumeet, not b/c of them but b/c of the high key drama his cowardice and his family will bring to the table. I don't know what happened from that roof talk discussion Jenny and his parents had to the scenes we saw for the mom to be really extra catty and hateful right at the beginning. Also, his mom is SO DAMN dramatic and manipulative using every Asian mother trick in the book to make her weak willed son feel guilty. I too cackled when Jenny rings her hands and talks about her concern re the upcoming blow she shall receive if they try to take Sumeet away. Madam, they aren't kidnapping him...he is weak af and will follow them. That isn't them taking him away. That's him being a little bitch. Those are different things. I don't care about Kimberly and Ousman. I think we needed a break from Bilal and Shiddah (esp Bilal...his passive aggression and 30 yr stare is off-putting and I needed a break). My teeth are edging just thinking about Angela (ugh) and Big Ed (UGH), who may be some of the most unpleasant ppl this show has ever given us. That's really saying something. Angela's previews of "I can get any man I want now" are just...gross. Even if she didn't still look like a sea hag (a skinner one!), her unchanged personality, attitude, and behavior make her intensely unlikeable, IMO. And Ed's level of toxicity with Liz is gross; I think Liz has deeply emotional problems (as evidenced by the Tell All), and Ed and her are just a disaster that keeps exploding over and over again. I recall at the beginning when Ed seemed like a nice guy with a cute momma and doggie, and how quickly that devolved with Rose and how he treated her and his words and actions. Ed is a problematic dude, and I kind of never want to see him again. AND? I NEVER want to see him nekkid. FOH. While I'm super over Elizabeth and Andrei, I am intrigued at the continued saga of the Charlie drinking problem piece. Mom is deeply in denial about what her precious son is and isn't, and she 100% has no problem, IMO, guilting her girls into trying to play happy family for her birthday. This goes back to the Moldovan wedding when Charlie was on the mic drunk af and mom just stood there. I like Andrei for a moment, and then I really don't. His unprovoked escalation of the yelling at the new house with Chuck and the baby present was gross, as usual. The fact that Ellie seemed unbothered by Daddy screaming and cursing at Mommy tells me she is well used to that shit behavior, which is quite unfortunate. But, like, is Libby gonna take up singing? Wut. Anyhow, as a Central Floridian, none of this is making me think these ppl aren't the Tampa Trash I pegged them for at the beginning of their story.

That was a weird episode to me. It was all a little jarring to go from the Direct TV commercial that Ethan and Moriah were obviously doing to watching Kim and Ethan drink to listening to Kim telling her son that her abuse as a child manifested traumatically into how she chose to raise her kids. As many of you said, it isn't an excuse or a reason to justify how she and Barry raised them into this fundy lifestyle, but I do feel like I saw some puzzles pieces come together. I don't care for Kim, but my heart hurts for the trauma she endured a young age. That's terrible. That said, I watched her and Barry be nasty, judgy assholes to ppl that weren't them and didn't believe what they believe for seasons, so my sympathy only goes so far. While I appreciated Ethan and Barry trying hard, what I didn't care for was the central commonality felt like "oh, those harried broads of ours". Barry and Ethan have their own part in the crazy that happened between the 4 of them, and they don't seen (outside of a small blanket "my bad") willing to take more responsibility. I find Lydia creepy and (LITERALLY) holy than thou "married to God" and "covenants cannot be broken" talk to be creepy AF. That said, she learned this shit from Kim and Barry. So, it is a little satisfying to watch her throw it at Kim. As always, Kim seems to have no real patience for Lydia. Considering that Lydia is raising the younger children at this point, that is some bullshit on Kim's part. I can see that Ethan's anger and misplaced sadness at this situation with his parents pushing him into lashing out and knowing he'll push Olivia's buttons. Misery loves company. They seemed more playful and flirty at the end after their little bike ride. I still don't really know how those two will work out. They have a lot of growing up to do.

Yo, this has gotten so messy. ITA with y'all. I 100% think that Max did way more than kiss. Unless I don't understand what a wingman is, I'm not sure he understands what his role was. He got carried away...was lonely, horny, drunk, whatever, and likely had sex with this person (and maybe involving his coworker). I feel for Moriah. I get a feeling he was her first (she keeps saying she gave him everything), and this level of betrayal is terrible in general, but she was already a bit fragile. Ugh. I kind of like Micah's LA friends. They seem kind and supportive. I appreciate that. Kim - Did you bring this random dude to your family home with your husband and children? To cook curry chicken? I cannot. That whole piece was so weird. In general, this Kim storyline feels really odd. I actually can appreciate her feelings, and if she were a less terrible human, I would be interested in watching a woman reclaim herself after 2+ decades. With Kim? Meh. She comes off as pedantic and selfish. She seems to blame Barry for many of her own life choices. Meh. Ethan and Olivia need to decide what they want, and then go about their business accordingly. All this push pull is annoying to keep watching.

I just saw this. Poor little Taehyung. He's had so much turbulence. Poor little guy. It does seem like she is pregnant too. Sigh. I really don't care for Deavan, and Jihoon was useless (but not a bad guy), but this is just terrible. Poor baby! The men of BTS have been my standard for Korean men, so Jihoon was always so shocking to me. LOL I do feel bad for the guy, though.

I was off work for a week, and my husband and I binged Her Private Life. It's super good, the leads are really well suited and have great chemistry, and the story is interesting. It's about an art curator who has a secret life as a dedicated owner of a fanpage for a kpop star. As a kpop (and boybands in general) fan, I loved the gentle trolling, but how beautifully they equate fangirling with love. There is a deeper story with her love interest and her family that I was surprised by, but truly enjoyed. Probably one of my favorites. I was pulled in by the concept of The King's Affection...Joseon period...twins are born to the Crown Prince and Princess, but one is a girl and that is considered bad luck, so the girl is ordered to be murdered. Her mom couldn't do it, so they faked the baby girl's death and send her to an orphanage. When they are kids, the girl is working as a palace maid and her and her brother, the new Crown Prince, meet. They figure something out, and he takes advantage of the situation to be able to get out in the world dressed as her. Well, it all comes to a head (this is first episode stuff), and being mistaken for the girl, the Prince is killed. Our girl, Da-Mi, is asked to take over pretending to be the Prince. Our main story takes place ~15 yrs later when the younger cast are now adults. Da-Mi and a man are drawn to one another, yet the obstacles are super obvious, and it goes from there. This is a 2 episode drop every week, and today is going to be episode 15 of 20. I love the cast and story. The actress playing Da-Mi is amazing and her main lead is SF9 (if you are a kpop fan) Rowoon, who is very good and beautiful in the role; the supporting players are also excellent. I'm going to be so sad when this is done b/c I enjoy the high drama every week.

As a boyband fan for always (at 5, it was NE, at 7, it was NKOTB, at 19, it was Nsync, and now 30something yr old me got pulled in by BTS), this was a hell of a night. I cannot tell you the JOY I felt watching the Boston Boyband segment and the night of BTS performances (they did them dirty on the audio with Coldplay, but Butter was sublime) and wins. The extra treat was watching BTS jam out to New Kids and New Edition, and in turn, watching New Kids dance away to BTS. Watching fan footage of those in the building, you can feel the energy.

I too was hoping to make this last longer, but here I am. 3 episodes remaining. I cannot tell you how much I howled at that amazing NDA scene in the bakery. The actors playing Sherry and Cary are really killing this; the characters are amazingly terrible, yet I enjoy when they are on the scene. Ryan Goodwin is the WORST.

Holy shit! That's amazing. I only know him as the doofy bf from the After series, so I assumed he was young young, and he certainly acts young here.

Their argument in the rain was excellent! Since last season, I've been pissed at Joe's holier than thou "but, she's a crazy murderer...ew". The fuck you think you are? They are different re: what drives them (his is methodical and hers is more emotional), but the outcome is always the same regardless. In general, I find therapy scenes polarizing in that sometimes they REALLY work, and sometimes they are REALLY bad. The therapy sessions we see with Joe/Love are on the really good side for me. Having to dance around their murderous ways, but still talk about real issues was very nicely handled. Poor 40 Henry, man. We do not need a whole baby Dexter situation here.

The moment nerdy dude explained they were the anti-vaxx ppl and the source of little 40 Henry's sickness, I was on edge. When she hit him, I gasped and started laughing. This tells me I needed a break from the show for a moment. LOL Marianne is interesting. This actress was excellent on Sabrina, so I'm not surprised to see 1) her in Joe's sphere more as we volunteers at the library and 2) him intrigued by her mentally challenging him. Man, Shalita Grant is eating this up! I have loved her in other things, but she really makes you want to go all Joe/Love on Sherry's sanctimonious ass. The best/worst Peach vibes without any of Peach's genuine care for anyone. I always like the flashbacks to little Joe to see moments that formed him. Of course his mom didn't bother/care enough to vaccinate him, and of course he lied about it to make sure it couldn't be held against her. Scott Speedman has been a snack and dinner mint for decades now. I wonder how that relationship between Matthew and Joe will develop, especially with the added awkwardness of this son inappropriately being drawn to Love. That young actor is doing a nice job of being too much, but you can see why Love would be flattered and in her state of insecurity, even welcoming. I too was surprised they burned the scarf. I would have expected one of them to keep at least 1 piece or something since they both seem to like to have an out "just in case".

Man, I LOVED Train to Busan. It was excellent and introduced me to the lovely Gong Yoo (who is also in a small, but pivotal role in Squid Game).

My husband watched this a little while ago and has been pushing me to watch b/c he know I would be into it. I am super glad I finally did. What a SHOW! It is high concept, thrilling as hell (I was stressed and pressed the entire time) with excellent actors doing good work. What an excellent zeitgeist moment! Greed and your obligation to others is a global conversation rn, IMO, and I think this show really hones on the psychological aspects of the tough decisions we have to make as humans in our most physically and psychologically unsafe moments. What would I do? What am I ok with? After making these decisions, am I too far to change or go backwards? How desperate am I? How much would my own vices compel me? What can I live with? As homo sapiens, our amygdala wants us to survive and propagate, but at what cost to our souls and self? I love Gi-hun as our primary viewpoint. He's kind of terrible, but damn, if there isn't something good and endearing in him. Hot Cop (whose name I never got...Jun-Ho maybe?) is interesting to see some of the "back of house" workings of the situation they are in, and while I liked him a great deal, I didn't see the brother plot as giving me all that much. Sang-Woo, Sae-byeok , and Ali were all super compelling too and I was concerned/pissed/worried the entire time. I was sad the Salesman wasn't in it more b/c Gong Yoo is a beautiful man. (shallow) Prior to this show, I watched Kingdom. These South Korean productions are out here doing the damn thing! I will always be amused by the inclusion of very hot model turned actors (and much of the time, very good actors). It is clear that Hot Cop is/was a model....b/c my god, he is gorgeous. Good Lord...look at Wi-Ha Joon. (/shallow)

I felt like there was so much adult behavior happening tonight! I appreciated Moriah's talk with her bf's mom. I think Moriah's therapy sessions are really working b/c she seemed so mature about letting go of things and building a different foundation with her mom. This is the first time all season I felt the love coming from both Ethan and Olivia. I genuinely think they are both trying to save their marriage by reassessing the foundation. I can appreciate that so much! I like the idea of therapy and starting a little bit over from a friendship to work on their marriage. Micah is sweet, but he is rash and irresponsible sometimes, and to make a mark in his career, he is going to have to step up. I can't with Kim, y'all. She is just so judgey about other people. The first thing about Moriah's bf's mom..."well, she obviously has colored hair..." Girl, we can see, I don't need your shocked, unsubtle judgement about it all.

My husband and I started watching as a bit of a "is this old timey Korea with a political thriller element and ZOMBIES?!" novelty. Man, we burned thru both seasons, and I needed a break before watching the Ashin movie special b/c this shit was stressful. For me, it may be the best zombie genre show I've ever seen. Beautiful cinematography (I read they went over budget every episode...lol), excellent culture lessons (as a South Asian American, I know very little about Korean cultural history), really compelling cast, a bad ass premise, cool costumes and hats (seriously, so good), shocking twists and turns, a good eye for making the mythology work, but be fantastical enough to keep everyone in. I love Prince Lee Chang, SeoBi, and our chotka solider guy (whose name I struggle to figure out). They are cool characters with interesting backstories, though I would love to hear more about SeoBi's backstory before she was a nurse. I like that the Prince, who was a bit haughty and self centered, learned to be a leader of the people through the course of the series. I was interested in the political Games of Thrones-esque format of the royals, the clan, the politicians, and the people across the country, which really speaks to how compelling it all is when your other major plot is zombies. For the moment, I like that our main 3 don't have a traditional situation (genre seems to always want a love triangle), but you feel hints of things (like SeoBi's heavy concern for the Prince's injuries all the time and the soldiers admiration for the nurse's capability)...it keeps it very human. The zombies themselves, their look, their quick, violent human death and fast zombie turn, as well as their speed, was really great. They were scary and so overwhelming. I loved the use of fog, darkness, fire, and silhouette to create such amazing atmosphere. In watching this and Squid Game, I love that you can easily tell who is/was a model. Man, some of these folks are beautiful (Prince Chang in particular is tall and has beautiful lean lines and gorgeous face). I hope this gets a season 3. I have to watch the movie, but season 2 ends in a crazy place.

With respect, I fundamentally disagree. They agreed to and make good money off putting themselves on TV about their really **interesting** beliefs and parenting, so I'm 100% going to feel comfortable having some opinions. I do agree that not all Ethan and Olivia's problems are Kim and Barry's fault, but a lot of the kids have problems that stem pretty directly with the way they were raised. Kim and Barry specifically worked to raise them out of society, and the initially marketing of the show was about the pride they felt at the kids not having sugary drinks or knowing who Spiderman was. Well, now the kids who are growing into adults struggle to function in society, and all the siblings we've met seem emotionally stunted. I refrain from too much comment about the eldest daughter b/c while she certainly may be following their whole thing, she also made sure and moved herself away. I highly recommend Educated. It's about a young woman raised in a fundy lifestyle, and it created a feeling in me that, in fact, these young people have every right to be pissed about the way they were raised according to some version of a faith. It feels like the highest level of narcistic behavior to me to say that "other Christians" aren't Christian enough, as though it is a contest, but people like Kim and Barry are absolute in their belief that they are better than other people. Micah alluded to that when talking about the lack of friends and such they were allowed to have. I believe there is blame all around, but to absolve Kim and Barry of the parts they played in having and raising a mess load of kids like this (as we see over and over) isn't possible for me. I wouldn't have never known about them if they didn't put themselves on tv.

I'm not terribly impressed with any of these people, and much of that, IMO, comes very much from the environments they were raised in. Very much my opinion - I completed agree that the fun, happy, silly Ethan isn't actually the real Ethan. I think the cold, closed off, and kind of rude Ethan is more natural to him. He's a damn adult, but rarely acts like it, and when he gets to a place, his coldness is offputting. Does he even like Olivia anymore? If she is "so different" and he doesn't like what she is, he should walk away and let her go too vs. this continual cold shoulder. "I need to cool off" is a totally acceptable answer to your wife; the silent treatment and childish "nowhere" are not, IMO. Olivia is a pain at times, but it feels like she is the only one trying to wrap her head around the situation, and finding where her responsibility for causing some of the issues is. Ethan is too angry to be introspective, and Kim/Barry literally think they have done nothing wrong. Everyone is to blame. The moment all of them realize that is the moment they can possibly heal the relationships. But, do they even want to? Ethan seems so angry all the time. Olivia seems so sad all the time. Kim and Barry, who IMO hold the most responsibility, don't seem to feel any kind of way other than sad they can't talk to their child (but also have no interest in changing their behavior that got the child upset in the first place). I know sometimes there is a lot of "Well, Olivia made Ethan isolate from his family" and such. I don't know about that feels fair from my POV...Ethan may be sheltered, but he is a whole person, and many of the older kids seem to have a level of anger about the way they were raised and how their parents, particularly their mom, use the siblings against them. Olivia has a POV about her in-laws. Ethan's anger comes from the past (parental treatment and how his parents also treated his wife) and his accountability (not defending Olivia when they were shit talking). Ethan may or may not resent her, but the separation, IMO, wasn't totally all on Olivia.

I automatically made a face, but how were Ron and Betty mostly tolerable and kind of good in this medium? If we didn't know what we know, I might have liked them. Veronica and Tim continue to be my favorite, if for no other reason than they seem like they would be fun to have a drink and troll the show. I like that like most of us, most of these guys don't care for Ari.

Ari's superpower is bitching in every circumstance EVER. Man, you don't even carry that child b/c ya momma is paying for a whole nanny/cook domestic, and you are bitching about the walking. You agreed to the cleansing, but instead of thoughtful meditation, you are bitching. And next week? Bitching in a barbershop (likely about your ex-husband who you can't stop thinking about...until you do). Ellie has really made some mistakes. Going to this island while these poor people are trying to process the trauma of essentially losing everything seems like a poor choice. I appreciate her care and ability to bring some supplies, which is likely welcomed, but in this circumstance, I think she is going to be more of a burden than a help. I do not get the Victor appeal either, y'all. Jenny is an idiot and Sumit keeps playing her. Knowing what the Delta variant did in India, I was dying at how poorly people were wearing masks, including Sumit's family and his pregnant SIL. Jenny, girl, go home. This ain't it. He ain't it. This season my terrible opinion of Summit has gotten even worse. What a time. Evilyn was hilariously mustache twirling today. The way she explained the marriage was so cold blooded and clearly meant to maximize blame placed on Cory. Why would Corey talk to Raul about any of this? Isn't Raul mad about Evilyn? (p.s. how are men attracted to her? she seems so deficient of any warmth!) I cringe every time Steven is on the screen. He's so secondhand cringe. I think he believes he is this edgy, wild dude, but in fact, he's got a lot of arrested development. How the hell does he continue his Pepe LePew thang + his repressed morality that he blames on her being pretty + his commitmentphobia about getting married so quickly?! This makes no sense. He's such a pain. Honestly, Alina seems so lovely compared to him, than it feels unfair how much he's trading up. Kenny and Armando continue to be the lovely couple that I cheer for. I was so anxious about the conversation between Sr and Jr! Yet, his father, you can tell, genuinely loves his son. Armando is such a loving person b/c unlike many of these families, he comes from a loving family. LGBTQ+ is not a cultural norm in Mexico, and it seems fair for his father to have to think about the wedding...big events don't seem like his thing, and it's a lot for him. This isn't an automatic road, and one that takes time for the culture and generation Sr is from. Yet, there was progress. I also like the small detail of Kenny's daughter hugging Armando and wishing him well in the conversation. Kenny is a bit overemotional, but these people all make you want to root for them, IMO.

Oh, I may be in the minority here...my husband and I really enjoyed it. I got home late from a concert Friday and washed my hair, so in waiting for it to dry, my husband and I watched 2 episodes and then on Saturday binged the rest that afternoon. I loved the look and feel of the island, and the insider/outsider dynamics. The ending is bleak, but there was some kind of first man/woman-burn it all and restart vibe with Leeza and Warren. It's like to really make something, they literally had to burn it all down and start again elsewhere. I loved the ideas of life/death, determinism, free will, identity, religion/faith/spirituality, etc being explored this way. I also enjoyed the last scenes with Erin living out her last convo with Riley, John/Magaret/their daughter on the bridge by the marsh, and Hassan and Ali reading their nammase one last time. The hymn stopping abruptly when everyone burned was chilling. I was intrigued by the symbolism that some people, even those turned, would actively not want to tear the throats of their neighbors and partake in blood lust (Riley's parents, Ali)...that tells you about who they are and their real faith. Our families are Hindu and Muslim, so I will say, the idea that you are even symbolically eating the blood and the body of the savior is really terrifying/hard to wrap your head around to those who grew up in a very different culture (as I'm sure eastern religions might feel to western Christians). So, I feel like I saw that connection as a gateway to vampirism pretty easily. Also, maybe my years of Supernatural fandom left the mark that angels for the most part are real dicks with an incredible entitlement and violent streak (hee). Thus, a vampire angel thing made such sense to me. That said, the reveal of the creature was the weakest part of the series for me. I thought Hamish Linklater and Zach Gilford were standouts. I enjoyed them both being on my screen and bringing so much to this. In fact, I don't know that it would have worked at all without Hamish really walking a tightrope in his performance of being charismatic, caring, saying the right things, while still being chilling, a zealot with moments of mania. Kudos to the actress that played Bev (man, I hated her from her first line on...that's impressive) and Rahul, who I loved from Bly Manor. I thought Kate was good, but I found her significantly more interesting in Haunting and Bly. I outwardly gasped when Bev told Hassan he has "dirty blood", so they won't drink from him...like, I know you are a racist bigot, but damn, that's commitment.

Gah! This is why I should be doing multiple things at once at 1am. Fixed!

Man, I really don't like either Ari or Bini. Ari is the worst type of entitled hypocrite - At no point in the series has she tried so hard with the clothes, hair, and make-up, and it is when the ex husband is here. The one she still has feelings for, the one she didn't fully end things with b/c she wanted to "see". The one she lights up for whenever he walked in the room. She is a person who def wants to have her cake (Bini and the baby and this exotic life) and eat it too (but have stability with Leandro). She also can't see past herself at all. Of course things are awkward, how would you expect them to be? To blame Bini for making it weird is the ultimate in denial and projection. And Bini is an idiot for throwing away a beautiful women like Tsoni for these American women he keeps getting with that treat him like a disposable man. That, however, is fully on Bini's dumbass. Also, Leandro did not say "no, I didn't have sex with her", so until they fully deny it, I find the entire situation between Ari and Leandro shady af. Personally, I vote for Leandro and Tsoni...they would be cute together and far less messy than everyone else in this love rectangle. Sumit is willing to let Jenny scam a religious sect in his country instead of marrying her? His last line in his talking head to the essence of this was the last hope b/c I'm not going to give up my parents to marry Jenny should be all the blows that Jenny needs to hear. Why does he keep lying and playing her? I think they do have a great connection, but I'm always reminded that this relationship started on in a catfish lie. He either needs to man up and either marry her or be totally straightforward in the fact that he won't ever marry her. Jenny's an idiot for letting herself get played like this. On the bright side, her outfits in Indian have actually been super cute. I loved the tights/cigarrette pants under the pretty pink kurti/shalwar. I felt Ellie's friend love for her in that fierce hug. She is worried for her friend's mental state and physical safety. Ellie is making some crazy decisions. Awww, I just love Kenny and Armando, and I wish Kenny would come clean to Armando about feeling like he's homesick and missing his kids and grandson. He can be happy to be with Armando, and still miss his people. Evelyn has decided that since she deigned to marry this idiot that she, someone who we are repeatedly told didn't want to get married, is going full bridezilla to spend as much of his money as possible. That prom dress was obviously a prom dress. I don't like Evelyn, but I think it was tacky that Cory brought it to her dishonestly and with a bit of disrespect. Maybe he thought she wouldn't know it wasn't an American style of wedding dress, and he could get over. I feel like if he approached it differently, I would have a little more respect for him. Evelyn was gonna be a bitch about it either way, but at least have some dignity.

I love that in this episode, I thought The Son would be all about Ethan, but it ended up focusing on Kai and his very dangerous decisions. The Son was really about both kids. I'm glad Allison was actually a girl around Ethan's age. I was so sure AN was a bad guy. I was STRESSED when Ethan got dropped by the Uber in the hood. I can completely understand why Sophie was pissed at Pia. She has NO idea what it is like to be a person of color and how that works with cops. We all don't have a hot detective feeding us information and getting us to trust him. People of color have some struggles with comfort around police, and that Pia took that young black man (who they likely won't see as a kid, but as a MAN) without telling his black mother made me feel a level of rage. In Pia's self righteousness, she was blind to the real problem she could have caused her nephew.

I knocked this out on Friday night and Sat afternoon. I really enjoyed it. I thought they did a cool job with the narrative device of each episode having focus and following an individual. I can't pick a favorite because I enjoyed their slice of life and how the case spun their lives around. The Reporter and The Brother, however, were both REALLY compelling to me. They kept me guessing the entire time, and I think that was in large part to casting Adrian Grenier as Nick. I couldn't shake not trusting him after his blow at the dinner in the first scene we see him in. He's handsome (I think he's glowed up from the Entourage days), and sometimes you don't quite know his sincerity. Nick had anger issues, worked with young girls, is perceived as very attractive, and maybe he made some bad choices with joining a dating site for friendship and the password issue, but he didn't deserve what he got. I was so sure it was Matt. I was right he was shady af, but not that he was the murderer. Freaking Dawn and Ed! I don't think they meant to be murderers, but it all got away from them and they had already done so much wrong, that it was going to keep going. I was so scared they were going to hurt/kill Kai. I really loved the scenes between the family reeling from bombshell to bombshell. That arguments would start and that people knew some things that others didn't know. I will say that Emma Beesley's unreliable narrative pulled me off the trail. She was a bit unhinged and obsessive, but I didn't think she was making up their sexual encounters in her head. Ethan getting that information made me feel like an ass for judging Nick so hard. You got me, show! That is, IMO, how you do diversity properly in a procedural thriller like this. The characters aren't blindly cast, and their identities have importance into the story, but it isn't tokenism. It felt more honest than we were used to seeing, whether it was race, gender, LGBTQ+, religion, mental health, etc, etc. I really appreciated that. I loved the commentary thru action about the dirty side of social media and the people that sometimes makes us. The doxxing, the terrible things people say online when doing that search, the constant living via phone, the way our social media obsessions drove the narrative to the murder of a man that really didn't deserve it. It genuinely makes a statement, and whether I fully agree or not, we enjoyed the fast pace, the story, and that we kept playing the game of "who dunnit". P.S. If Detective Hot as Hades can now be cast in everything, I would really appreciate it. Devastatingly handsome and a pretty strong actor? Bruh. Bring it on.

I came in here to specifically see if people had the same thirsty reaction I did. Happy to see that y'all did. LOL 3-6-9, god damn he fine. I cannot look away, and honestly, the actor plays a level of sincere, obsessive earnestness with such deftness. I loved seeing his slice of life with his family and his ex and kid. Even though it is clear his ambition and singlemindedness wrecked his marriage, his pain after his ex left with the kid and bf was truly one of the harsher emotional beats on an already stressful show. My girlfriend groups are made up of different women with different tastes in people (some of whom are not attracted to men), and we all agree that he is a full meal and a dinner mint. That's how gorgeous he is.