Rewind and Replay

  • “Love Over Luxury”: A Gut Check from Materialists(Spoilers ahead)

    Love is real, and yearning is real. After watching Materialists, that’s all I could think of. After watching the trailer not too long ago, I definitely had a different idea in my mind of what the film was going to be—it was listed as a rom-com. I’m a rom-com connoisseur, but this movie hit, and…

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  • “Burning Red & Golden Daylight: We’re So Back and Belly Knows It Too”

    Reviewing the official Season 3 trailer of The Summer I Turned Pretty All I can say is that we’re so back.I mean, I knew we were back the second Belly was seen wearing red and “Daylight” and “Red” were used in the teaser trailer—and now the official one? I absolutely love you, Jenny Han, you…

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  • Booked, Busy, and Binge-Watching: A Media Girl Summer

    You guys know me—I am a media consumer. I love my shows, my music, and my movies. I swear, if you looked inside me, you’d see 9-1-1, Malcolm Todd, Role Model, 13 Going on 30, and every 2000s show you could think of. I am media, and media is me. I rewatch the same shows…

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  • The Messy Middle of Healing

    I used to think healing was simple. You hit a low, you pick yourself up, and you keep going—step by step, like climbing a staircase. That’s how TikTok and every self-help book made it sound: do the work, and things get better. But healing isn’t a straight line. It’s not always forward. Sometimes it feels…

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  • Thoughts on The Buccaneers Season Two Trailer

    Okay, I am a bit late on the train for The Buccaneers Season Two trailer, and I just have to say… I have thoughts. The Drama Is Back First off, the drama is going to be turned all the way up. I feel like we have a lot to unpack since the ending of Season…

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  • Bring Back Real Angst: The Case for Better Enemies-to-Lovers on TV

    I feel like we can all collectively agree that TV couples used to hit way harder? I mean, do not get me wrong—I have my favorites like Buddie, Chenford, and like, many more—but they all used to hit like so painfully hard. The slow burns. The yelling in the rain. The “I hate you” turning…

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  • Episode Review: 9-1-1 Season 8, Episode 18 – “Seismic Shifts”

    Let me just start off by saying although we got no indication at all that Buddie is going canon, there were gayzing looks. First of all, I feel like this entire episode was rushed. Like, forgive me, but 911 writers what happened to hello, how are you? I quite literally cannot gather my thoughts. Buddie,…

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  • Graduating College Feels Like the End of Booksmart

    The Airport Goodbye I keep thinking about that scene at the end of Booksmart, the one where Molly and Amy say goodbye at the airport. It feels kind of rushed and messy and unexpectedly emotional. Amy is leaving and Molly is staying, and their whole high school chapter is coming to a close—and neither of…

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  • “Will They or Won’t They?”: The Buddie Question as 9-1-1 Nears Its Season Finale

    As 9-1-1 wraps up their Season 8, I am holding my breath wondering: is this finally the moment for Buck and Eddie? I mean, it has felt like years. I feel like this entire fandom we’ve built has dissected glances, moments, and dialogue between the two, but now – with Eddie’s crisis of faith (which…

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  • Episode Review: 9-1-1 Season 8, Episode 17 – “Don’t Drink the Water”

    I Wanted to Hate It… But I Loved It So Much I wanted to dislike this episode so bad — turns out I loved it so much. It was beautifully made and packed with so many moments I wasn’t ready for. That Opening Scene? Cruel First of all, opening the episode with Bobby and the…

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