TV Updates Everyone’s favorite fantasy himbo is back The Witcher was Netflix’s dumb-fun hit of late 2019/early 2020—that seems like both forever ago and surprisingly recent—and on Friday, the first teaser for season two dropped, bringing back Henry Cavill as everyone’s favorite fantasy himbo, Geralt of Rivia. The show was delayed thanks to By Sarah • Jul 12, 2021 01:09 pm
TV Updates Olivia Jade’s Gossip Girl Moment The new Gossip Girl has brought up an unexpected clapback to the horizon. Lori Loughlin’s daughter, Olivia Jade, took to TikTok to respond to a joke about the college admissions scandal her mother was a part of. Here’s a little reminder: rich people used their resources to cheat By Anastasia • Jul 12, 2021 12:01 pm
TV Updates Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain’s marriage horror story A new adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s Scenes From A Marriage is coming to HBO from Israeli filmmaker Hagai Levi. It was originally supposed to star Oscar Isaac and Michelle Williams, but then Williams had to drop out and Jessica Chastain stepped in, reuniting the A Most Violent Year co-stars. By Sarah • Jul 09, 2021 03:30 pm
Top Reads Simu Liu: Shang-Chi and Good Will Hunting When I saw that Simu Liu was on the cover of Entertainment Weekly this morning, I felt as emotional as I did when Constance Wu and Henry Golding were on the cover for Crazy Rich Asians. As a pop culture junkie, I’ve been reading EW for a long time. By Lainey • Jul 07, 2021 11:49 am
TV Updates It’s here! It’s here! Succession teaser is here! The current best show on “TV” is one minute and 20 seconds long (including credits). The Succession teaser is here and I know you’ve watched, but let’s watch again: What we are seeing here, again, is Kendall as a man on the precipice of power. Kendall hyping himself By Maria • Jul 07, 2021 09:53 am
TV Updates Kit and Rose and The Time Traveler Kit Harington and Rose Leslie were living in London even before the pandemic because he was shooting Eternals and then when COVID hit, and she was pregnant, they stayed in the UK for the birth of their son whose name they have not released. Now, though, Kit and Rose are By Lainey • Jul 07, 2021 09:24 am
TV Updates Loki is not wasting time Spoilers Loki got off to a strong start, and this show has wasted NO time in its next two episodes. We’re already halfway through, which feels like not enough and just right. Not enough, because Loki is very good, the best of these Marvel shows so far and pretty By Sarah • Jun 24, 2021 11:32 am
TV Updates Are we really more body positive now than we were then? Warning for discussion of disordered eating/self-harm There are myriad reasons Physical is a tough watch, but the thing I keep coming back to the most is the relationship between Sheila (Rose Byrne) and Greta (Dierdre Friel). Their dynamic reminds me of a friendship in my past. From the outside, By Sarah • Jun 23, 2021 03:13 pm
Equality Issues Rachel Lindsay Speaks Out Rachel Lindsay’s first person story, “Rachel Lindsay Has No Roses Left to Burn,” (as told to Allison P. Davis) in New York Magazine details the racism, toxicity, and hateful experiences she went through during her time in the Bachelor Franchise. To those who aren’t familiar, Rachel was the By Anastasia • Jun 23, 2021 12:26 pm
TV Updates Rose Byrne in Physical Warning for discussion of eating disorders/bulimia and self-harm Physical, the new Apple TV+ series starring Rose Byrne as an aerobics guru, is about as anti-nostalgic as a period piece can be (as someone born in the 1980s, it crushes my soul that this now qualifies as “period piece”). It’ By Sarah • Jun 22, 2021 11:56 am
TV Updates Ted Lasso returns with his evil twin, Led Tasso I don’t know about you, but I really needed to see Ted Lasso burst into a room and shout, “The Ted Lasso welcome wagon has arrived!” this morning. Over the weekend, I completed a huge assignment, then promptly did…something…to my computer that wrecked the drive on which By Sarah • Jun 21, 2021 12:45 pm
TV Updates Anya Taylor-Joy for Dior One of the most memorable looks at the forgettable Golden Globes this year was Anya Taylor-Joy in that green Dior. As I said at the time, she was unreal – and, of course, styled by Law Roach: I don’t think that Anya has officially been named a Dior ambassador but By Lainey • Jun 18, 2021 02:04 pm
TV Updates Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd enter dysfunctional therapy Podcast platform Wondery has cornered the market on long-form, true crime documentary podcasts that then become splashy TV series. First it was Dirty John, next it’s Dr. Death, and in November comes perhaps the splashiest of them all based purely on star power: The Shrink Next Door. Anchorman chums By Sarah • Jun 18, 2021 12:25 pm
TV Updates Jon Bernthal: Romantic lead at last, sort of Jon Bernthal has a very intense and intimidating screen presence. He broke out as loose-cannon Shane on The Walking Dead, is best known for playing the Punisher in the Netflix-Marvel shows—and maybe again in the MCU proper, there is a persistent rumor they’d like to keep Bernthal around— By Sarah • Jun 16, 2021 12:25 pm
TV Updates Return of The Morning Show A trailer for season two of Apple TV’s The Morning Show was released yesterday. Duana and I watched the sh-t out of the first season and we talked about it at length on the Show Your Work podcast and for a lot of people who work in television, I By Lainey • Jun 15, 2021 11:03 am
TV Updates iCarly Is Back There has been an iCarly social media takeover and I’m loving it. The show originally aired on Nickelodeon from 2007 to 2012 and is probably one of the reasons why most kids in my middle school wanted to be YouTubers. The big news is that there is a reboot By Anastasia • Jun 11, 2021 02:40 pm
