RHOC S16

At last, I’m caught up! (I just started S17 last night)

I didn’t take any notes, but I remember it because I binged it all this week.

Heather

Her return opening scene was ICONIC

Loved her scenes with her kids, especially letting her daughters talk about being gay and bisexual

HBIC

The Nicole thing was so confusing (also, Nicole was prominently in the first few episodes and then just disappeared… so weird)

OMG. She looked JUST like Posh when she was in costume. Maybe that’s why I love her so much, because I also love Victoria Beckham

Jen

Didn’t like her

Right after Braunwyn, didn’t want to see another messy ass marriage

She wasn’t very memorable to me

I did think she was funny when she drank though

Noella

I thought I’d like her, but she was too much for me.

I wonder if she was added to the cast so they could say they have/had a black cast member?

Her husband leaving her and her dad dying… That’s a lot. I felt bad for her.

That being said, I feel she did use those events in her life to shift focus to herself a lot, which is why I think she butted heads with everyone so much.

Also, you can’t say something to someone and then get upset when they throw it back at you (regarding her telling Heather karma would fix her (or whatever she said about Heather’s karma) and Heather saying whatever she said about karma already coming for Noella). If you hadn’t said it, it wouldn’t have been said back to you!

Also, also, she cries to her mom saying Heather said her karma was her husband leaving, her dad dying and her son having autism (1. That isn’t what Heather said… though heavily implied. 2. I don’t even think Heather knew Noella’s kid had autism, I don’t remember them discussing it on the show, though I’m not always paying attention.)

Her and the allegation that Heather assaulted a crew member. Her story went back and forth. She heard it. She saw it. She didn’t see it. She did see it. She didn’t see it… Girl. Stop.

Her “beef” with Jen felt so contrived. Their issue was Jen tagged her in an IG pic? Girl. Stop. Then she had to report it to IG… instead of just removing the tag.

She was just a lot.

Very pretty though. I’ll give her that.

Shannon

Shannon was irritating this season.

I also didn’t like the things John was saying about Gina. I get that when you’re in a relationship you’re gonna vent to your significant other, but they shouldn’t be vocal like that, b/c what happens when the friendship rekindles, but your man has already talked his shit about your friend?

Emily

No longer my favorite, because Heather is back, but she’s a close second.

I loved the charity she’s a part of (I don’t remember the name and I’m not gonna look it up.)

Gina

Loved her friendship with Heather.

It was great seeing them take on NY

She’s better than me being able to interact w/ her ex-husband after that domestic violence incident. (I know she pretty much had to do it for the sake of co-parenting and I have a lot of respect for that.)

Really enjoyed her this season

RHOC S15

So, I have no notes, however, I watched this all last week, so I should be okay. Let’s go!

Elizabeth

I wanted to like her but found it very hard to do. Like the ladies, I found it strange (and annoying) that she would say she couldn’t talk about her divorce… but she would talk about the divorce a lot… and the fact that she can’t talk about it. Very strange.

Her relationship with her boyfriend was also strange. He didn’t want to have sex because she was technically married, but it seemed they lived together and he was her boyfriend. It was weird.

She went from being very fake to very real and it was very jarring.

Sidenote, I was halfway through the season when I realized Tamra wasn’t there.

Braunwyn

The sober storyline was interesting. I don’t know about a sober journey, so I don’t want to be judgmental… it just seems like she went from drinking to immediately knowing everything about sobriety. It was jarring

Her girlfriend who wasn’t her girlfriend moving in during COVID-19 was very weird.

LOVED the scenes with her son going to try on makeup and trying on her dresses. Say what you want about her (and really any of these women), but she’s a great mom.

LOVED her getting involved in the BLM protests. It was jarring to see it come up on this franchise because it isn’t known for its melanian (off the top of my head, the only WOC I can think of were Jo, Peggy (the 2nd Peggy), and Kelly, and no black women… but I’m not about to look it up to see the previous cast).

It was sad to see her marriage dissolve and I wonder how things would have been for them if lockdown hadn’t happened.

Now, I’m not a Braunwyn fan, but man did the reunion make me feel bad for her. There were moments when she was playing with her hair and it felt like it was from being anxious and uncomfortable. The ladies ganged up on her.

Shannon

I don’t have much to say about her other than I really didn’t like what she did to Braunwyn at the reunion. I get that what Braunwyn did wasn’t cool… but she could have left it in the past or addressed it in a different way. Braunwyn was already being ganged up on and Shannon brings up that at some point in the past (it had to have been at least a year ago at that point, b/c Braunwyn was celebrating her year of sobriety), she told Shannon’s daughter to text her if she ever wants the good shit (referring to drugs… I assume). And Braunwyn felt mortified, and Shannon immediately accepted the apology and said it was alright, whatever, whatever… so why bring it up?!? It just didn’t sit right with me and it felt more like Shannon brought it up to have a moment more than her actually wanting an apology for it.

Emily

She loves her man, and I love Emily. She’s still my favorite.

Her taking Shane to the hospital was very scary.

Gina

The domestic violence thing was so scary and I felt so sad for her.

Kelly

Over her, and I feel like if not for the BLM topic coming up and her having something to say, she might have been on S16 (which I’ve already watched)

She gave such pick-me-minority energy. (They are the type to say, well I’m *insert minority group*, and *insert offensive thing* doesn’t bother me!)

Her saying she’s black on the reunion was very weird… b/c she was playing dumb like she didn’t know what the fuck they were talking about. Having a 23 and me that says you have some African ancestry isn’t the same as identifying as black.

Drunk Wives Matter. BFFR.

RHOC S14

The last couple of seasons of the show I watched in January… but it seems I didn’t start S14 until Sept (or at least that’s when I took my last note. I know I finished it sometime last week or the week before… finally.)

WHERE’S HEATHER?!?

Gina

Don’t like her

Don’t like how she treats Emily (I see how Emily thinks she got in w/ the popular kids and turned on her)

She was right to go off on Braunwyn

I don’t have kids, but the idea of staying together for the kids… in this day and age, seems more damaging to the kids than good

Kelly

Messy again, but not wrong about Vicki

Calling Vicki a pig bitch, lol

Emily

I really like her

Feel bad for her about her friendship w/ Gina

Wish she hadn’t lashed out at Shannon w/ a weight insult

Tamra

Meh

Shit stirrer

Eddie was very dismissive when Tamra talked about Ryan’s depression

Shannon

Meh

I get that she should get something from David in the divorce… but I also thought she came from a wealthy family?

She can’t go to Key West b/c that’s where David started his affair… he was sleeping w/ a woman in the OC, and you’re still there.

Now she is saying she THINKS that’s where he started the affair. Girl, bye.

Braunwyn

Not my cup of tea

Way too many kids

Husband gives gay vibes

I feel like she should have worked out her childhood issues by now

Crying for being called out for lying seems very on brand for her

She cries too much

Her mom getting grabbed at the fashion show reminded me of Ryan v Lydia’s mom.

I thought the fashion show event hostess was going to de-escalate the situation, not make it worse…

RHOC S13

I didn’t take many notes for this one and I saw this in January, so let’s see what I remember…

Emily

My note just said weird. I really like Emily, so that was probably referring to her marriage, b/c how she and Shane got together was weird (or at least the way they tell it is weird.)

Loved that she represents a more curvy (and realistic) body type. It would bother me when people would talk about her weight b/c she isn’t fat, she’s just bigger than the others.

Love her friendship with Gina.

Gina

My only note said “Mob Wives”. While I love Mob Wives, I wasn’t a fan of Gina’s. I also thought it was weird we didn’t see her husband.

Tamra & Vicki & Shannon

I don’t remember this season to have an opinion on what they did.

Kelly

I like her now! I’m Team Kelly against Vicki

She and her daughter serving at the homeless shelter was a nice moment. The homeless man thanking them touched me.

RHOC S12

(I also watched this back in January)

WHERE’S HEATHER?!?

Meghan

She’s better than me. Kelly trying to criticize her as a mom… and Meghan still tried to say bye before leaving

Shannon

I relate to Shannon and weight gain just sneaking up on you

Not the camera panning to “The Quiet Woman” sign after the yelling match

Lydia

One, she’s back!!

Seemed unfair to Shannon

Her husband is so cute

Vicki

She and Kelly seem bitter

She said she had a great relationship w/ Brooks, but at the S10 reunion, she said she was afraid of him…

Gretchen!!!

I’m sorry but the robe over Vicki’s face when she goes to the ambulance…

Tamra

The zoom in on all the rings during the prayer

They blurred Shannon giving the finger but not Tamra

Tamra walking down Shannon’s hallway was hilarious

The hug at the end of the reunion

Kelly

Go away

So wrong for her to tell Shannon to keep eating and then laugh about it

Peggy

A new Peggy? Let’s see what she brings

I feel bad about her parents… it felt odd that she was talking to Vicki about it

Didn’t like her shutting Meghan’s mouth

Peggy says Shannon is coming at the Vicki situation from an emotional place and she is coming from a rational place… but she JUST said that Vicki’s compassion about her cancer scare touched her, so she’s also coming from an emotional (and biased) place

Her husband is hot

The butterfly thing is stupid. I don’t think she realizes how dumb she made them look in front of the waitress

I find it weird that Peggy talks to her kids about the drama going on in the group

Peggy is over here trying to tell the paramedics what to do… At one point she says, do whatever you think is best to make her feel better… duh?!?

She’s unbearable

She went to the hospital instead of waiting for the others b/c her husband said to?…

Why did she bring up Meghan’s crying baby if not to imply Meghan wasn’t taking care of her kid… and if she meant something else, why didn’t she clarify?

I hate that they seem to make it like she doesn’t have a good grasp of English or something, hasn’t she been in America since she was 1?!?

Just b/c they were laughing didn’t mean they were laughing at her

RHOC S11

(I’d like to preface that I watched this in January and never made a post for some reason, so I won’t really know the context of my notes from them.)

Kelly:

She seems messy

Let’s not flirt with the man who had a whole cheating scandal last season!

I don’t like her

I thought Eric (her brother) was gay…

Now at Shannon’s party, I really don’t like Kelly (and her husband gives gay vibes too.)

Now she said it was a bitch move for the girl to talk about her having a bf when she was separated from her husband… but she says “no wonder you cheated on your wife” referring to David and Shannon

Kelly is really bad at defending the bad things she has done/said

Her kitchen is so white

A defamation of character lawsuit would be a waste of money. It requires them to purposefully say something they know isn’t true, and it has to have some tangible damage (like to a business.)

So, if someone said she sucked dick for money and she didn’t have a kid, it would be ok?

How can she say she doesn’t behave this way when she literally behaved this way. I’d have questions about her being around my kid (if I had one) too!

Why is she not heading towards the bathroom or trash can if she needs to vomit?

Why is she shocked that he is upset about her talking about when they were going through a divorce and he wouldn’t give her money… you’re together now, that doesn’t matter

So messy to bring up Tamra’s daughter

She said she doesn’t have a drinking problem and then talking about going to court-ordered AA

Now “being pushed” is the excuse for her bad behavior

Heather:

She yelled at Kelly at the sushi party like she was her damn kid… and then told her to leave. Yes, snaps!

Then, when Kelly won’t leave, she leaves. lol

Why is she crying in the car?!? (with no tears)

I was on Shannon and Meghan’s side about not going to the hospital until Meghan said it was 45 mins for them to go to the hospital… But also, why aren’t Heather and Kelly going?!?

“I don’t care. You shouldn’t have said that about her kid.” I love Heather so much.

I love how upset she was about being kicked out of the store. “is there an AMERICAN in here?” lol

Heather filming in the hotel was so messy

Not her saying Kelly was having a psychotic break

Vicki

I feel bad for Brianna

Vicki wanting sympathy but not understanding why the women are mad at her is weird

I get that Brianna is sick, but them replaying this “she’s not gonna make it” clip from Vicki… clearly she made it, she’s doing confessionals

I don’t like Vicki, but David should stay out of it

The door was clearly unlocked when Troy “locked himself in Vicki’s car”

Brianna and dem babies *heart*

You’re lucky Meghan came to visit you at all!

She’s still the first one to come see you after the accident

How is Vicki not on Tamra’s side after the pub incident?

Tamra:

Not Ryan and Sara already separated

Messy pot stirrer again

Her hyperventilating was scary

Meghan:

Jimmy and those candles… Very gay

I love how she always calls out Vicki’s bs

I don’t get wanting to have a baby w/ a man who is gone so much

How is Meghan friends w/ Kelly. Kelly is so messy and Meghan is so… not

Jimmy doesn’t seem to give a damn that she’s pregnant

I wouldn’t have apologized to Heather

I wouldn’t have apologized to Vicki or Tamra either

Jim was sweet when she discovered only one of the embryos made it

I’m glad she called Kelly out about talking about Tamra’s kid

Her looking for O’Tooles was kinda cringe

Shannon

She sounds like a cartoon character (I mean that as a compliment. I think she should look into voice-over, if she hasn’t already. I love her voice)

The women stopping their convo to watch Shannon and Kelly argue

David naked in that pool… *hot*

Shannon’s mom-in-law is messy. She knows why she went to Kelly to talk mess

So, she’s yelling at David bc his mom doesn’t like her and told the girls Shannon drove him to cheat… He didn’t say it. She did!

Suits

I’m very aware that I’m behind the times when it comes to this show. It aired from 2011 – 2019. I know that a few years ago I started the show and got through the first season. I can’t remember if I started the show before or after I moved to Los Angeles. The show was recommended by a friend, and I know Megan was dating Prince Harry by the time I started the show, which made me interested in watching. Also, any time I see actors from Whedon shows, I’m down to give the show a try, and Gina Torres was Jasmine in Angel. Plus, I loved Cleopatra 2525, Firefly and Alias, so I’ll watch anything she’s in.

I was hooked from the first episode. It’s a really great premise. The main character is Michael Ross. He’s a college dropout, who just happens to be a genius. He has this ability to remember everything he reads. By chance, he ends up meeting Harvey Specter, who’s a hotshot lawyer looking for a protege associate. Mike always wanted to be a lawyer, and despite not graduating from law school, Harvey takes him under his wing. For most of the show, it is Harvey and Mike trying to keep Mike’s secret.

The first several seasons where riveting. I loved the characters and I loved the drama. Even characters you were meant to dislike (maybe even hate) felt somewhat likeable, and that can be a really hard thing to do. Even when I disliked what a character was doing (looking at you, Luis), I could still see where they were coming from, for the most part. Around season five, I started to get bored, which may be the fault of binging the show more than the show itself. However, season six or seven, I can’t remember now, took a much needed dramatic turn, and I was pleasantly surprised.

You may or may not know this, but The O.C. was a HUGE part of my teenage life, and I reference it when I discuss shows, even now. There is something I’ve coined (maybe someone else said it, but if they did, I never heard it) the “Ryan Chino” dilemma. If you didn’t watch the show, or don’t remember, a lot of times, especially in the earlier episodes, the drama was, is Ryan going to stay in Newport or return to Chino. It got tired after a while. I felt the same way with this, is Mike’s secret going to be exposed or not… and that dilemma lasted much longer than Ryan’s, let alone the show The O.C. itself.

I won’t go into spoiler territory, but the last two seasons deal with dramatic cast changes, and I was again pleasantly surprised. One addition to the cast that I really enjoyed was Katherine Heigl. I think the last thing I saw her in was Knocked Up (I’ll have to do a post about that film and This is 40, because from what I understand, people hated Debbie and Alison, but they were my favorite characters.). The whole Grey’s Anatomy drama had left a bad taste in my mouth. Having finished Suits, I may need to rethink my opinion of Katherine.

For any Angel fans out there, Amy Acker also has a few appearances on the show… and I just realized as I typed this that both Amy and Gina were on Suits, Angel and Alias. I was disappointed that they didn’t interact in Suits. I think they interacted in Alias… it’s been a long time… and I assume they had to interact in Angel.

I feel like a remember a few people from PLL being on the show as well. I know Patrick J. Adams, the actor who played Mike Ross, married Troian Bellisario, who played Spencer on PLL. So, both were on each other’s show… But I feel like I notice PLL cast members in everything. The actress who played Charlie/Charles was prominent in the first season of Suits as well.

Moving on, despite the show being rather formulaic, though I suppose all shows will develop some rhythm that seems formulaic, it was still enjoyable. There would typically be some impossible situation, usually a case, and just when they thought they couldn’t figure it out, while talking about something else, an idea would pop into someone’s head (usually Harvey’s or Mike’s) and they’d save the day. Their bond was my favorite part of the show. I may be reading into it, but their relationship felt more romantic than mentor/protege. These were two heterosexual male characters, but sometimes they bickered like a couple would.

I also loved all the women in the show. It was very rare that you saw one being a damsel. They were all badass and took charge. Not to mention, for most of the show, Jessica (Gina Torres’ character) is the one running the firm. There were some times when the women’s scenes seemed to only exist to talk about relationship drama, but that didn’t happen too often.

I often say the series finale can make or break a show, and I felt the series finale did the show justice. It was also nice to see some cast that had left return for the finale… Speaking of, something that bothered me, and I could have overlooked it, but I rewatched it twice to make sure… Amy Acker is in the finale, but it was literally a blink and you miss it shot.

It was also funny that I went from Scandal to HTGAWM to Suits. I wonder what law show I will watch next…

American Horror Stories

I’ll start by saying I’ve been a fan of Ryan Murphy since before I even knew I was watching Ryan Murphy shows. See, back in the day (how old did I just make myself sound…) I was a fan of a show called Popular. It came out in 1999, shortly after I turned 11. Despite being in 6th grade, I was OBSESSED with this show about two girls in high school who hated each other but had to tolerate one another because their parents married and they became stepsisters. Back then, I wasn’t interested in media to the extent I am now, so I didn’t pay attention to things like creators, directors, producers, and writers… (though I still would remember actors and I still recognize actors from Popular in shows and films I see today.) If I had, I would have realized I’ve been a fan of Ryan Murphy since 1999.

I believe the first Ryan Murphy show I watched knowing it was his show was Glee, and even THAT took a minute. I’m never one to watch a show/film just because it is popular, no pun intended. I was aware of Nip/Tuck, but never got around to watching it. And honestly, I think I knew about it more because of Julian McMahon, Cole from Charmed, than it being a Ryan Murphy show. Glee started in 2009, 10 years after Popular started airing. Despite being 21 and hanging around a bunch of 21-year-olds, a lot of my friends were Gleeks. One year for Christmas, my roommate got me something Glee related. I can’t remember if it was the first season or their live concert… or maybe both. I was sick, so I decided to watch. Mind you, I also watched performances on Youtube, so I had an idea of the show. I think seeing Naya Rivera perform Rumour Has It / Someone Like You was what made me finally decide to give the show a shot, and that was at least 2 years into the show’s run… but I’m getting off-topic, one day I’ll make a Glee post.

I don’t think I watched American Horror Story when it first came out, maybe I did… I can’t remember. I do remember watching the third season, Coven, weekly with my roommate, at the time, and bestie, still, Nicole. We’d have our food and wine ready every Wednesday and watch and make commentary. We thought of making a YouTube channel… I wonder where we’d be if we had. Anyway, something about me, I’m a horror fan through and through. Some of my first memories of cinema are horror films. My writing is influenced by horror, so American Horror Story was, and is, right up my alley. I’ve watched each season at least once (seasons 1 – 5 I’ve watched at least three times.)

I’m not sure what made me think of it, but I was on Hulu over the weekend and realized I hadn’t watched seasons 9 and 10 of AHS. Side note, I LOVE that Leslie Grossman has reunited with Ryan Murphy, as I will ALWAYS remember her as Mary Cherry from Popular, though she now appears regularly on American Horror Story.) I had nothing to do, so figured this was as good a time as any to watch them, so I did. I LOVED season 9 and the first part of season 10 (another story for another day), and then remembered American Horror Stories, so I watched that too. American Horror Stories inspired me!

So, I’m an aspiring screenwriter (I know I should just say screenwriter, but I still say aspiring screenwriter because it has been a couple years since I even wrote a draft of a script… again, another story.) Horror is my thing, as I said before. Something that has been a bit overwhelming for me is the idea of writing a feature-length script after years of not practicing. The thought of a short film didn’t work either because I didn’t think I could fit a concept into something so short… American Horror Stories showed me a couple things. 1. I need to stop forcing limitations on myself. I can write a short film that is longer than 30 mins. 2. I have a bunch of different ideas and they don’t all have to be feature-length (and for some, it is probably best they aren’t.)

In case you aren’t aware, unlike American Horror Story, which has a (more or less) self-contained story per season, American Horror Stories, has self-contained stories per episode (again, more or less.) Each episode is around 45 mins or so, your standard for an hour-long show, and some of those stories were SO great. I enjoyed them all for different reasons, but my favorite two were Ba’al and Feral. There were so many twists and turns, while still telling a complete and satisfying story. It was just what I needed to see as I am getting back into my writing groove. A series that shows you can tell a great horror story in under an hour. And I’m sure there are others out there, but this is the first I saw and it just spoke to me at a time when I needed a writing pep talk.

Funny enough, I timed it just right. I watched American Horror Stories on 07/19 (I also watched Clueless, as it was the 27th anniversary… damn I feel old) and tonight, 07/21, is the premiere of the 2nd season of American Horror Stories. I’m excited to see the new stories this season and how they can further inspire my own writing.

How to Get Away With Murder

Like with Scandal (and most popular shows/films), I was late to the party when it came to watching the show. If I remember correctly, I started the show in 2016 or 2017. At the time, Netflix had the first two seasons. I binged them and damn near had a heart attack each episode. It was so suspenseful, and I felt on the edge of my seat the entire time. Then… there were no more episodes available, and I moved on to watching other things… and forgot about the show.

Rewatching Scandal reminded me that I never finished How to Get Away With Murder. Since I’ve been reading pilot scripts, I read the pilot before I started watching the series again (unfortunately, I wasn’t able to find more than just the pilot, so if anyone can lead me to more, I’d be grateful). Seasons 1 and 2 weren’t as shocking this time around. Though it has been five or six years, I vaguely remembered bits and pieces of the story and twists.

Season 3 and beyond was a WILD ride. It felt how the first two seasons felt when I initially watched. I loved Connor and Oliver instantly. Now that I think of it, there wasn’t really a character I didn’t like… Even though there were times when I didn’t like what the characters were doing, I enjoyed all of the main characters. They had great chemistry, they were all different, and they all had great storylines. Annalise was an INCREDIBLE main character. Viola Davis is a POWERHOUSE. Despite Annalise being deeply flawed, I still cared for her and wanted her to succeed in her endeavors. That being said, by season 3, they had all worked a nerve at some point or another.

When I got to season 5, I was ready for the show to be over. The show was still interesting… but I wanted the crime (or whatever) to elevate. These characters were dealing with the same types of crimes/murders… but they weren’t getting any better at handling them. There were so many stupid mistakes being made. Season 6 I powered through… and that season finale really got me.

I think the series finale is one of the best I’ve seen (despite me being a die-hard Buffy fan, I have to admit this finale was better.) I’m not going to give anything away, but I do like how we got to come full circle from the start of the pilot. It also felt like the best use of a time jump I’ve seen in a long time. Also, I always thought the show was created by Shonda Rhimes, but it was created by Peter Nowalk. It makes me want to look into more things that he’s done (I know he worked with Shonda Rhimes on Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal). This show is definitely one of my top 5 favorite shows, and that doesn’t come easy.

Queer as Folk: Season Five

I just finished S5 Ep10, which is the bomb episode, for those who don’t remember. I figured I’d take a moment to stop and reflect as it’s an intense episode, and I remember, more or less, what happens in the last three episodes.

It is fascinating to watch this show now that I am the age the characters were at the start of the show. When I first watched the show, I was 18, which was almost 12 years ago, and the show ended a year before that. I’ve done some living and learned about the world since then.

The bomb episode is bittersweet. Though the show dabbles with death before this episode, this was the first time you see something of that scale. Long story short, there is a benefit to raise money to stop Proposition 14, which will ban same-sex marriage, and said benefit takes place at Babylon. While Cyndi Lauper is performing (I just learned the song has a Babylon Remix which was used for the show) a bomb goes off. The first time I watched it (and even in re-watches before this) things like Pulse hadn’t happened yet, so I had a different perspective this time.

The sweet comes with Justin and Brian. I think I may have to retract my statement that I hate Justin the most. In season five, he was easily my favorite character, as he had such maturity. Anyway, I still remember the first time I watched the scene where Brian finally tells Justin he loves him. I still get emotional when I watch it because it meant so much to me to see.

Brian is supposed to be leaving for Australia, but he learns of the bombing (of his club) on his way to the airport and turns back around. He is so afraid that something has happened to Justin. He’s always loved Justin and cared for him, in his own way, without expressing it using those words. He finds Justin and they embrace, all covered in smoke, and he finally says “I love you,” and the look on Justin’s face. He grabs onto Brian as if he can’t believe it is real.

I first saw the scene shortly after being introduced to the show by my roommate at the time. I was watching clips of the show on Youtube (as one would do when one couldn’t afford the boxsets and streaming services weren’t a big thing in 2006) and stumbled across one with a title along the lines of “Brian finally says ‘I love you’ to Justin.” I don’t think I knew the context of how it came about, as I’d only watched clips here and there. I don’t think it was until 19 or 20 that I watched the show in order.

It was such a great feeling, even know, for Justin to hear those words he had been waiting so long to hear. Even though I tend to enjoy bitter ends when it comes to gay media, I really cared for their relationship and wanted the best for them (despite thinking Ethan and Justin seemed more suited for each other.)

I may or may not write one final post about the overall season (which will discuss how I hated Hunter this season. He was the Dawn of the show,) or maybe I’ll just start writing when I move on to a new show. I have kinda enjoyed these “reviews” if you will. Perhaps next will be Buffy.