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TV CORNER

• Ponies (Peacock)- Delightful historical fiction about two American women working undercover in Russia to figure out what really happened to their husbands. It’s messy and uneven, but Haley Lu Richardson’s performance made the whole thing must-watch for me. A-

• Rizzoli and Isles (now on Netflix)- A procedural about two female detectives with 7 seasons available to me to watch all at once? Sign me up. It’s darker than originally expected, but I like this dynamic duo and their Bostonian antics. B+

• Stumble (Peacock)- I enjoy the premise of a down-on-her-luck cheer coach trying to coach and third-string team to success, but haven’t laughed once. B-

• Canada Shores (Paramount+)- Canada’s version of Jersey Shore. It takes place in the mountainous vacation town of Kelowna, BC. Reminds me of Couer d’Alene (setting-wise and people-wise). The production was on a budget, that’s for sure, but it’s entertaining as all get out. They use different words and phrases there like “What your name is?” and “That’s nails, bruh.” B+

• I also watched the new Fear Factor reboot (nah) and Celebrity Weakest Link (fun for background distraction and giggles).

Checking in on….

• Traitors (Peacock)- Rob is getting a celebrity edit to the MAX. Justice for Rinna and all those who left before her. The remaining contestants kinda bore me. Oh well. Still fun.

• Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (Bravo)- I could watch Rachel Zoe talk to people all day. I wish she’d joined this crew years ago. Amanda is egregiously bad, which makes her good in the drama sense.

• Real Housewives of Salt Lake (Bravo)- Next year they better show us all plane footage. Bronwyn and Whitney both pulled at my heartstrings in reunion pt. 3.

• Southern Charm (Bravo)- Can someone confirm if Sally and Austen are together now? She’s really shaking things up. Craig and Austen say some of the cruelest things to each other and somehow remain friends.

BOOK CORNER

• My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney- Twists on every page, wacko plot that only Feeney could come up with. Nobody is who they seem, etc. A

• Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden- My least favorite Frieda book in a while. It barely ekes out her signature twist at the end, and I wasn’t connected to the characters. C+

• Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston- Solid but no First Lie Wins. B-

• The Storm by Rachel Hawkins- Has some shades of Evelyn Hugo (complimentary). B+

• All The Little Houses by May Cobb- Author of Hunting wives. Scandalous, salacious, and saucy. My only complaint is that it wasn’t longer (ending was rushed). A-

MOVIE CORNER

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die

I’m a bit of a movie-in-theater girl now.

• Mercy- Chris Pratt plays an all American police officer guy in this tale of dystopian future of criminal court proceedings. Bad writing, medium (?) acting, and seemed to be kind of pro-AI. Still, FUN! I have no idea how to grade this.

• Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die- In the firmly anti-AI camp, our beloved Haley Lu Richardson is back. Along with Sam Rockwell and Michael Pena. Unlike anything I’ve ever seen. Shoot for the moon and you’ll land amongst the stars. While it was a bit choppy, it really made me think and felt like true art. A-

  Ok TTYL TTFN!!