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On 3/15/2023 at 9:08 PM, callie lee 29 said:
Can I just say how really glad I am they didn't take the typical way or and make Tariq an asshole? Sure, he's definitely got some issues and was NOT a good boyfriend, but he's not really a bad guy, you know? The fact that he showed up to help, has done it in the past, and really hyped the parents up, he's got layers. I like that.
It's such a great contrast to the common trope of women om tv (and in real life) staying with guys like that because "he's a good guy"; you don't need a 'bad guy' for a relationship to just not work. I hope it becomes more common.
The only other example I can think of off the top of my head is Ryan in Shrill. Nice guy, clearly loved Annie...and was also really immature and needed to get his shit together.
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I really liked the Janine and Ayesha thing because, even as the comments here show, there isn't really a good guy and a bad guy. People might project that one one or the other of them because of their own personal experiences, but I think the argument really just showed they are hurt and damaged in their own, valid, ways. I about cried at the end with Janine and "it kind of felt like you left me too"....now that the real issue is out there, I am hoping to see some growth in that area. The show has done a great job of showing how she has both grown and stayed stuck, it feels very real.
I like Mr. Johnson, but this episode was definitely one where I went "oh no, he's been Flanderized".
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3 hours ago, ItCouldBeWorse said:
If the project has a side where the egg is not protected, maybe try dropping it the other way around?
Physics. From a height, especially a fairly high height like that one, they would flip to heavy side down anyway.
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On 11/10/2022 at 6:26 PM, bettername2come said:
Sure Janine's way too good for him, but it's refreshing to see the boyfriend we know is bad for her be just a leech instead of a genuinely bad person
It's what I like about this and I liked about 'Shrill', where the guy the main character breaks up with isn't "bad", he just isn't quite where she needs him to be, and are in fact guys that could be pretty great if they spent some time doing a little introspection.
I feel like for a long time tv was dominated by the trope of the guy that is a man child being dragged to success by the women in his life, but is treated as a catch because he's "nice". I'm glad that it is being recognized that strong, self-sufficient female characters deserve partners who have more good qualities beyond "charming".
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On 10/19/2022 at 7:37 PM, peridot said:
I laughed so hard when Jacob tried to not say that his bike was stolen by a black guy. Ava's reactions were hilarious. Her purple outfit was really cute.
Few things on this show have made me laugh as hard as Ava going "Would you describe this person as someone who might have difficulty getting a loan?" and Jacob basically running away.
I feel like it's one of those times where you can really tell it's a largely Black writers room, where they lean into making fun of White Guilt rather than going the White Savior route. (I can definitely recognize when I'm being called out) But, even when making Jacob the butt of the joke also recognize the way he is a good teacher and how he can connect with the kids. For all the ridiculousness the show has been displaying lately, like all that turmoil over 2 oz of juice, it is still killing it in so many other ways.
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On 8/13/2022 at 9:43 AM, funnygirl said:
If Mindy Kaling does nothing else, she will have the Indian girl end up with the white boy.
I was feeling optimistic when she had a half-Japanese guy as the love interest. But Mindy gotta Mindy.
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On 8/20/2022 at 1:24 AM, Aulty said:
I have to take this interview with a healthy dose of salt. Isn't season 4 in the can already? And even if it isn't, why is he so vague about John McEnroe being in it, and why wouldn't he be? - they would've nailed this down when Netflix announced the final 2 seasons.
I took the vagueness to be about John McEnroe appearing in it physically again, not whether or not he'd be narrating it.
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On 8/15/2022 at 8:15 AM, ProudMary said:
From Deadline: Spoilers for the entirety of Season 3 included. Don't read it if you haven't watched S3 to its end.
‘Never Have I Ever’ Boss On Surprise Season 3 Cliffhanger & What It Means For The Future
Not so sure how I feel about a lot of the stuff in that article. Some of the things they mention seem very much a step backwards, as much as they want to pretend it's forward progress.
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On 8/17/2022 at 2:12 PM, tennisgurl said:
Sad that Fabiola and Aneesa split, but that is just how it works out sometimes, its good that they managed to stay friends with no drama.
I think this show does a really good job of showing that sometimes things don't work out, and that's okay, especially since they are just in high school. I feel like so many teen movies and tv shows treat high school relationships the same way they do adult relationships and don't reflect the relatively low stakes. They are allowed to express strong emotion over it, as teens do, but it isnt built up in the same way.
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On 8/14/2022 at 6:58 PM, memememe76 said:
I need to see how Nirmala interacting with Manish’s westernized parents as they visit for the wedding (I am manifesting it).
I just want an episode where we follow Nirmala around for a week. Not sure who I want to narrate it though.
Also, what's the over-under than Ben and Devi actually do the deed? Based on the fact we only saw kissing and not more, I'm guessing that either be was showering before heading out on the date or that something else interrupts them.
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1 hour ago, Irlandesa said:
I think from the minute she walked in on them in bed, she was waiting to find a way to split them up.
Oh 100%, she was very willing to let Nalini be the bad guy and was quite disappointed when it didn't work.
Im sad for Des and Devi, but I have a hard time getting too sad about teenagers breaking up, it's sad for them but unlikely to have lasted anyway. But, I feel really bad for Nalini; making friends as an adult is hard and losing one sucks! She has shown as much growth as Devi has and I just want her to catch a break and get a good friend or a happy romance.
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2 hours ago, shapeshifter said:
I'm glad they finally thought up a reason that works for John MacEnroe to be doing the voice overs. Better late than never
They established pretty early on that her dad was a big McEnroe fan. The racket was a continuation of that, not new information.
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The hardest part for me was believing that Ben would allow their debate team to have such terrible resources. The fact he's very rich is brought up often, and clearly driven to succeed, so there is no way he'd go "eh, the Sherman Oaks Tootler all we have, but whatever".
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On 8/14/2022 at 11:02 PM, tennisgurl said:
Nice to see Fabiola and Ben hanging out, Fabiola calling him out on his arrogance was great. I love Ben, but he really can be massively condescending.
That was a friendship I didn't know I needed to see more of, but I loved it.
I did die laughing at "I'm not condescending, I just get annoyed when people don't know how to do things" because I know I've said similar things in my life (also why I have faith Ben can grow out of it, especially if he has friends that will call him out).
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On 8/9/2022 at 1:55 PM, possibilities said:
Do freshman dorms assign different gender roommates nowadays? That never would have been allowed when I was in college, but that was a long time ago.
When she first finds out Junior is her roommate, along with his stereotypical guy/nerd things she says something along the lines of "this is what I get for signing up for gender neutral housing".
When I was in college just over a decade ago we had mixed gender floors, but not mixed gender roommates. I'm not sure if it is becoming more common or not
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I was surprised to see Bill just being a little itchy. I'm an elder Millennial and so just missed out on the chicken pox vaccine. I was around 7 when I got them and my little brother was 6. Unfortunately, my dad hadn't had it before, so he also caught it at 32. My brother and I were mostly fine, miserable with the itching and feeling gross, but not scary. My dad on the other hand spent most of it completely miserable and almost got dragged to the ER by my mom.
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On 1/7/2022 at 3:43 AM, bybrandy said:
So much discussion of Pluto made me think of Gus and how if this was Psych there would be a meta joke there but not so much on this show. I really, really, really like this show... but would have liked it more if there had been a wink there.
There was a wink though. After Cory was talking about Pluto, Dean as narrator said "Cory was probably the only kid out there who could make a pick-up line about Pluto work". I feel like that isn't even just a wink but a whole nudge and "get it?".
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On 3/19/2022 at 12:33 PM, gingerella said:
I assume we will see Nomi go to Yale and maybe dumbass Phil will tag along? I mean that's what he should do. Getting a lawyer involved is just a bitch ass move on his part, Mr. Absent until he decided not to be.
He didn't know about Luna, then once he found out about her he freaked out (understandably) and then immediately came around and did everything he could to be there. I mean yeah, following Nomi is probably the right long term choice. But, getting a lawyer was so that he could be certain to be in Luna's life, not just allowed in when Nomi felt like letting him.
On 3/19/2022 at 12:33 PM, gingerella said:Lastly, how the hell do these college kids afford a vintage Spanish style manse like that? It's so absolutely ridiculous.
Because Vivek could afford it for them when he was dealing drugs (that's why they let him live with them). Then when he was arrested it was sort of hand-waved as taken care of.
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On 8/15/2021 at 12:47 PM, ljenkins782 said:
The inclusion of this storyline in an episode where they're trying to educate people on ways of thinking that are outdated or offensive is tone deaf.. For all other elements of this episode, they had a point/counterpoint thing where one character would say or do something questionable and another character pointing out the issue. But this one, just 2 dudes perpetuating the same old garbage and no one else speaking on the topic, so I guess they think this trope still holds up in 2021.
After all the back and forth in the episode, I was hoping that was something that would come up. Presumably as Kiki finding out and pointing out the problems with it (which might be coming later if she wonders why Doug is suddenly more cold to her).
I could understand it if Luca did a "I'm afraid of her getting hurt, so be careful" or even "remember, she's a freshman, you're a senior, make sure expectations are clear" type thing. Basically, protective, as most of us would be of someone we care about, but not the whole patriarchal "defiling our friendship temple with the fondling of my kin" weirdness (which was weird and annoying, even from someone as weird and annoying as Luca).
I'm glad Ana and Javi are over, the whole thing was exhausting. Though, I have to say, I'm on her side. I was rolling my eyes over her and the whole watch thing, and she definitely needs to actually say what is bothering her rather than snooping and exploding. But, in the case of some of the issues she brought up, both the general dislike of what Javi did and the fact that a lot of their relationship is very centered around what Javi wants and approves of, I'm on her side.
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On 7/29/2021 at 12:52 PM, Harmony233 said:
she choose Paxton I actually think that needed to happen even though I'm more team Ben.
During the first season, I felt this way, and still do now. She's a high schooler dating right now, not getting married. In high school it's perfectly fine to date the hottie you don't have a lot in common with because he's hot and you have fun together. Now that she knows she can stand up to him and set her boundaries ("you acknowledge me or we are through"), it seems a healthy relationship. Then, when she actually is thinking marriage, that's when she dates the Ben...someone that she actually has more in common with and can be a real partnership. Like, she dates Paxton now, then at their 10 year reunion reconnects with Ben. (now in real life, she'd probably end up with neither, I'm going for "tv happy ending" here).
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Between this and the Baby-Sitter's Club, I think Netflix is doing a really good job of raising awareness about the Japanese internment camps. It might just be coincidence that two shows in that tween/teen age group brought them up, but it seems intentional. As both shows make it clear, there are still people alive who were in them and have memories of them, but also that once they are gone, people will be even more unaware of them than they currently are.
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On 5/6/2021 at 3:27 PM, tennisgurl said:
I feel like I skipped an episode. Charles was really pissed at Liza an episode ago but they're totally cool and buddies sharing laughs about his ex? Did something change and I just didn't notice?
I had that same thought. He was so mad at her and then no apology or anything, just suddenly happily working together and in harmony. I know plotlines have to be rushed to wrap up by the end of the season, but that's some whiplash.
What make-up person did Hilary Duff upset? Her bright orange make-up is distractingly horrible.
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16 hours ago, possibilities said:
If someone tells you they're not comfortable with how you are, even if they feel bad about it, would you want to date them? When you've struggled so hard to be out and happy with yourself? I sure wouldn't.
Oh no. I don't blame Mo for breaking up with Perry over it at all. I just didn't understand the need for the whole dramatic monologe about not going back to where he was, but that was never even part of the discussion. I guess it's possible I missed some subtext in what Perry was saying, but to me he sure seemed to know the issue was him and not expect change from Mo. Whatever the reason for the monologue, Alex delivered it beautifully, I teared up a little.
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2 hours ago, Empress1 said:
It's a little more complex than that. Perry pointed out that he is very masculine - deep voice (I love his voice, it's so sexy to me), firefighter, ex-football player (I think?). He struggled with coming out but kind of had an easier time once he did because he's so masculine. Mo, as we know, is not. He's a gender-nonconforming gay man and I think he always presents in feminine clothes, makeup, and wig - I think the only time we've seen him in man's clothes is when he was in church last season, and if I recall correctly, the point of that episode was that he wasn't out at church then. Perry is concerned that the privilege he's had as a masculine gay man will be threatened by Mo (which is probably a reasonable assertion). It's very layered. As a Black gay man, Perry has very little privilege so I can understand wanting to hold onto it, but at the same time, that privilege is rooted in homophobia - which he recognizes, which is why he hates that he feels the way he does.
That said, I still don't entirely understand why they broke up. Mo's whole speech was acting like Perry was asking him to change who he was, but Perry did no such thing. I might need to watch it, but to me Perry's speech was very "this is how I feel, but I hate that feeling and really care about you and so I need to work on myself and those feelings" and Mo immediately went into this whole thing about how he wasn't going back to who he was before....but Perry never asked him to or implied that's what he wanted. I can understand Mo breaking up with him and a "come find me again if you figure it out" though.
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in Abbott Elementary
He's lazy and self-centered and also is willing to show up and help. And he's charismatic and good with kids. He's not perfect, but he's not "bad guy" either.
He's the guy that in most other shows the female star would end up with because "he's got his flaws but he's got a good heart". Everyone would talk about how lucky she is because be likes kids or sometimes tries to do nice things. Instead these shoes are starting to show that "nah, women deserve better than 'a good heart'".