I don’t know if this is uniquely American (I think it is, but have no research or real evidence, just a gut feeling) but I think there is a real feeling here that if you just do everything *right* you will never die. You won’t age, you won’t get sick, if you do, you will get cured, and you. will. never. die. It’s so…

You are not alone. I was like, sing-song saying it the whole time. It was delightful.

No. They will not improve that story by continuing it.

I’ve never seen The Holiday, but we are just now watching Season 1 of Love on Netflix, and the way Bernie talks about The Holiday, I kinda of have to see it now.

eh, I still would. Would U?

It’s like a hose version of Dorian Gray, the way the mansion is in the sun and the sad pool house is in the shadows like it’s haunted and falling apart like betsy’s heart.

13.75 times mine!

I guess so... But I seriously side-eye “not clothed” and “not in the road”... but, like, I’m gonna move on. Thanks for sharing, it’s a really interesting tale.

Just hit 3 years of marriage in June, heading toward 10 years together in January. It’s hard fucking work, but dammit if I wouldn’t rather see his face wrinkled with pillow creases first thing in the more than literally anything else.

It’s the initial riddle and the solution I don’t get. She’s clothed in a fishing net, and like, her toe is in the road the whole time, so I don’t see how she “easily solved” the riddle. AND she’s dragged by a donkey? Jesus, I’m not sure a palace is worth that, it would fucking hurt.

I was intrigued by your post so I turned to the Google, and I .... dont understand ANY of this except the end where she kidnaps him.

Fun fact: I am also 33 and about 10 years ago they published a letter to the editor I wrote them. I had been a subscriber for ~20 years. I cut it when I was sick of covers of Marilyn, Grace Kelly and Jackie O.

Plus Grace Kelly. It felt like the cover was one of the three every other month a few years ago, so i canceled. I do miss some of hte writing, but... eh, there’s the internet.

And I don’t think he is.

remarry Fergie? Is this like, in the cards? That would be HILARIOUS to me.

yes. yes all of this. :( Hope it’s better now, even though there may be less of it?

It’s like, way more depressing than scary, imo. I end every episode looking sadly at my phone, knowing that it is the beginning of the end of mankind.

GOOD GOD. This is a horror story that should be shared on Halloween.

Eh. I was itching to lose it (at 17, in 01, so, right in line with this film) and it was just like, a thing to get out of the way.