This Is Us Season 4, Episode 7"The Dinner and the Date" Posted by Shannon Here’s a fun fact about tiny child me: I absolutely LOVED when my parents had people over for dinner. I’m an only child and I grew up without much in the way of family … [Read more...]
“And finally, we have Steve Buscemi on his best day ever.” – Will & Grace Recap – Pappa Mia
via GIPHY Will & Grace Season 3, Episode 2“Pappa Mia”Posted by Sarah Here we are, another episode deep into Grace’s Pregnancy Part Two: The Sequel, and I’m still conflicted as hell about it. I still really want to believe that the … [Read more...]
“Let me ask you – do you see yourself there?” – This Is Us Recap – The Club
This Is Us Season 4, Episode 6"The Club" Posted by Shannon Wheeew. It’s been a minute since an episode went straight through me, and to be honest it hadn’t happened yet this season. I guess we were overdue. It’s no wonder, either, since this hour … [Read more...]
“You are like a seven layer dip of mistakes.” – Will & Grace Recap – Eat, Pray, Love, Phone, Sex
Will & Grace Season 3, Episode 1“Eat, Pray, Love, Phone, Sex”Posted by Sarah We’re back for one final round, kids...and a full three months early, too! The end is nigh once again, and we’re counting down the weeks until we have to say another … [Read more...]
“You really do have the strangest relationships with people.” – This Is Us Recap – Storybook Love
This Is Us Season 4, Episode 5"Storybook Love" Posted by Shannon Moving is the worst. Everything is out of place, boxes seem to multiply on their own no matter how much you unpack, and on top of all the logistical nightmares, there’s the pressure … [Read more...]
“We go with sweet instead of funny.” – This Is Us Recap – Flip a Coin
This Is Us, Season 4"Flip a Coin" Posted by Shannon Every once and a while, Pearsons across time and space unify their efforts and remind me precisely why I love and identify with them. It’s not that they’re all perfect this (or any) week, … [Read more...]
“We are gonna look like the toughest gang in the neighborhood.” – This Is Us Recap – Unhinged
This is Us Season 4, Episode 3"Unhinged"Posted by Shannon I’ve spent a lot of time yelling about friendship in This Is Us over the years. Almost exclusively, I’m speaking of their lack. It’s not unusual for family shows to have a tendency to … [Read more...]
“You had me at ‘Okay, so here’s what’s up.’” – This Is Us Recap – The Pool: Part Two
This Is Us Season 4, Episode 2"The Pool: Part Two" Posted by Shannon I’ve been revisiting my all-time favorite novel recently (A Prayer for Owen Meany, which, for the record, leaves the crying ratio for This Is Us out in the cold). Within … [Read more...]
“Ladies and Gentlemen, Jack Damon.” – This Is Us Recap – Strangers
This Is Us Season 4, Episode 1"Strangers"Posted by Shannon Welcome to the halfway point of This Is Us, fam! With the three (THREE!) season renewal the show landed earlier this summer, it was all but confirmed that Dan Fogelman and friends … [Read more...]
“I found the door.” – This Is Us Recap – Her
This Is Us Season 3, Episode 18"Her" Posted by Shannon I do love a season bookend. We haven’t had one yet in This Is Us: season one ended with a whimper, season two with a wedding, and neither spoke directly to their season’s respective openers. … [Read more...]
“You deserve 100% of what you want.” – Will & Grace Recap – Jack’s Big Gay Wedding
Will & Grace Season 2, Episode 18"Jack's Big Gay Wedding"Posted by Sarah During the vows that Jack absolutely did not prepare beforehand, after he spent the episode distressed and upset that he wasn’t getting the wedding of his dreams, he … [Read more...]
“The rare double-double…” – Will & Grace Recap – The Things We Do for Love
via GIPHY Will & Grace Season 2, Episode 17“The Things We Do for Love”Posted by Sarah I think we’ve all learned over the course of this revival that Will & Grace isn’t afraid to jam pack a whole lot of story into thirty minutes, and … [Read more...]
“We have been having the same fight since we met.” – This Is Us Recap – R & B
This Is Us Season 3, Episode 17"R & B" Posted by Shannon I thought I was ready for this. On its face, I was. I was ready for Beth and Randall to throw down, to see just how far the show was willing to take this argument. But I wasn’t ready for … [Read more...]
“If you’re always taking care of some guy, who takes care of you?” – Will & Grace Recap – Conscious Coupling
Will & Grace Season 2, Episode 16“Conscious Coupling”Posted by Sarah You know how sometimes you hear about something, and then you keep building it up in your head and letting your hopes skyrocket until it’s impossible for that something to … [Read more...]
“It’s you. Final answer.” – This Is Us Recap – Don’t Take My Sunshine Away
This Is Us Season 3, Episode 16"Don't Take My Sunshine Away"Posted by Shannon To be perfectly honest, I’m still recovering from last week’s episode. I think the show is too; after all, it’s standard practice to get a bit of a breather episode … [Read more...]
“There are some things in life that you have to fight about.” – Will & Grace Recap – Bad Blood
Will & Grace Season 2, Episode 15“Bad Blood”Posted by Sarah If we have learned anything from this season of Will & Grace, it’s that the show has mastered the art of balance. To be able to touch on these important issues as a sitcom is no … [Read more...]
“This family stays.” – This Is Us Recap – The Waiting Room
This Is Us Season 3, Episode 15"The Waiting Room" Posted by Shannon A well timed, well executed bottle episode is a thing of beauty. They can’t be overused, and you shouldn’t necessarily see one coming, but if a bottle episode hits it out of the … [Read more...]
“Being ridiculous and embarrassing is what love is.” – Will & Grace Recap – Supreme Courtship
Will & Grace Season 2, Episode 13“Supreme Courtship” Posted by Sarah Here’s the deal: I still hate Noah. I will never be able to get past things like “Tex and the City,” which basically had him calling Grace neurotic while he was trying to … [Read more...]
“Ready for the graduation double feature?” – This Is Us Recap – The Graduates
This Is Us Season 3, Episode 14"The Graduates" Posted by Shannon Generally speaking, this is not a family that handles large-scale transitions well. Without their patriarch, without their self-declared center, big life changes tend to throw … [Read more...]
“Once again, I find myself begging gay men to love me.” – Will & Grace Recap – The Real McCoy
Will & Grace Season 2, Episode 12“The Real McCoy” Posted by Sarah Remember last week, when I said Will deserved to be with someone worthy of him? Yeah…I’m not entirely sure that someone is McCoy Whitman. But at least the guy is trying? And … [Read more...]
“I’m gonna forget that part of me.” – This Is Us Recap – Our Little Island Girl
This Is Us Season 3, Episode 13"Our Little Island Girl" Posted by Shannon In hindsight, it’s a crime how little we’ve known about Beth Pearson. I don’t fully disagree with the slow burn of her career change leading us to this, the first full hour … [Read more...]
“Without forgiveness, the past never stops hurting.” – Will & Grace Recap – The Pursuit of Happiness
Will & Grace Season 2, Episode 12"The Pursuit of Happiness" Posted by Sarah Ohhhh, kids...you have no idea how much I wanted to just write one big “NO” and be done with this episode. But that’s not much of a recap, is … [Read more...]
“I wanted to be a writer. And then I wanted to be a Doctor. And then I didn’t want anything.” – This Is Us Recap – Songbird Road, Part Two
This Is Us Season 3, Episode 12“Songbird Road: Part Two” Posted by Shannon There must be something in the air on Songbird Road that brings the Pearson men down. For all the sadness of Part One, as dire as Nicky and Jack’s estrangement … [Read more...]
“What kind of sixth grader can’t finish a shot?” – Will & Grace Recap – The Scales of Justice
source: platypus-quacks-too Will & Grace Season 2, Episode 11"The Scales of Justice" Posted by Sarah Kids, I’ve been your faithful Will & Grace recapper for nearly two seasons, and I feel like you know me pretty well by now. So I feel … [Read more...]
“Will, we’re going to hell. It doesn’t matter what level.” – Will & Grace Recap – Dead Man Texting
Will & Grace Season 2, Episode 10"Dead Man Texting"Posted by Sarah This week, we got to learn a lot about our Fab Four. We learned just how far Will would go to keep a job he’s passionate about. We learned that we should maybe keep the kitchen … [Read more...]
“Goodbye, Mrs. Stanley Walker.” – Will & Grace Recap – Family, Trip
source: platypus-quacks-too Will & Grace Season 2, Episode 9"Family Trip" Posted by Sarah Welcome back, kids! You know how sometimes you don’t realize how much you’ve missed something until you get it … [Read more...]
“Yeah, you’re Jack’s kids, alright.” – This Is Us Recap – Songbird Road, Part One
This Is Us Season 3, Episode 11"Songbird Road: Part One" Posted by Shannon One of the only true and tangible signs of growth, in this writer’s humble opinion, is the ability to learn from mistakes. It’s a theme throughout the episode, but I’m … [Read more...]
“What’s on my mind? Uh, John Stamos, mostly.” – This Is Us Recap – The Last Seven Weeks
This Is Us Season 3, Episode 10"The Last Seven Weeks" Posted by Shannon A fundamental truth about my media taste is that I am a massive sucker for a story told backwards. (Fiddling with time structures in general is a win for me, which is why This … [Read more...]
“No one’s unstoppable.” – Doctor Who Recap – The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos
Doctor Who Series 11, Episode 10“The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos”Posted by Sage I'm trying to remain optimistic about the New Year's special, but as it is right now, this series is ending not on a [Big] bang, but on a whimper. Chris Chibnall … [Read more...]
“Why are all the good ones either smart, taken, or Anderson Cooper?” – Will & Grace Recap – Anchor Away
Will & Grace Season 2, Episode 8 “Anchor Away” Posted by Sarah Did you ever watch “Love Plus One” from season three, get invested in the hijinks that came along with Will feeding Jack lines via headset in a Banana Republic changing room to … [Read more...]
“No, I want you to follow *this* nutter into the dark.” – Doctor Who Recap – It Takes You Away
Doctor Who Series 11, Episode 9 “It Takes You Away” Posted by Sage Alt-universe stories are a dime a dozen these days, but with "It Takes You Away," Doctor Who puts a devastating twist on that idea. Commonly, the other universes we're introduced … [Read more...]
“You can’t have two headlines. It’s just bad journalism.” – Will & Grace Recap – So Long, Division
via GIPHYWill & Grace Season 2, Episode 7 “So Long, Division” Posted by Sarah Last week, I asked what Noah’s deal is, because why the actual hell would Grace want to keep seeing someone like that? This week, after seeing how everything … [Read more...]
“This family lifts each other up.” – This Is Us Recap – The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning
This Is Us Season 3, Episode 9 “The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning” Posted by Shannon Is this my favorite episode of This Is Us ever? I can't say for sure. But it’s on the list, right up there with “Memphis” and the entire Big Three … [Read more...]
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