man, i honestly don’t know if i’ve ever disliked a queen more than i dislike Daya. the way she *constantly* bullies Jasmine for being “annoying” is 100x ruder and more obnoxious than anything Jasmine has done so far.

hi, #1, pretty certain MM is a woman. #2, this isn’t a creative writing class in college, it’s a publication that used to publish some of the sharpest cultural criticism of pop culture on the internet. and now, thanks to union-busting capital vultures, this is what it’s come to; 23 year-olds who have no business…

Cassie cannot just be a villain with no exploration of how she got here.

i’m not the one being paid to write for this website, so i’ll stylize how i want, yo.

oh, 100% this. 

the person writing these reviews is patently unqualified. (which is not surprising, considering the downhill trajectory of writing at the AVC over the last few years) so much of the subtext of this show is lost in her facile play-by-play recaps, it’s truly upsetting. i don’t have time to pick apart her entire recap…

“In contrast, Nate has been cold and bitter his entire life. Euphoria raises questions about how bitterness can linger even when the source of pain is physically gone, but it doesn’t do the work to really dig into them.”

idk why you’re arguing such a weird semantic point here, but the reviewer’s full statement was: “It turns out insider trading was only the beginning for Patrick Morris and his old money pals. Having passed the law allowing George to build a new train station, thereby making a profit on their shares, they’re turning…

lol i hate to break it to the reviewer, but short selling is still very much legal in the US. naked short-selling is illegal (ie: selling short interest in shares not currently in the seller’s possession) but there are all kinds of ways around that, in fact, the DOJ is currently investigating over 30 trading firms…

the Russells are a stand-in for the Vanderbuilts in this series, ie: the “new money” interlopers that high society shunned. 

so, we’re just doing boring plot recaps now? zero analysis? nothing beyond a surface-level retelling of every single scene? [yawn] these are supposed to be reviews, not recaps. 

>>“if you’re talking you’re not listening”

>>As a queen from NYC, Jasmine seems to fit into the archetype of the neurotic New York queen.

you’re not wrong. the consistency of characterization (both from the original to AJLT as well as from episode to episode) is nonexistent. these multi-week jumps in time are also not helping the situation. it almost feels like there’s an episode missing... like, Miranda was on her way to Cleveland at the end of last…

>>>Carrie stressing to Steve that he’s a wonderful, wonderful person who deserves to be with someone who loves him was way overdue, but at least someone said it! It appeared that Steve’s inability to move on, Miss Havisham-like, is what finally springs Carrie into action.

my favorite Miranda moment was when she ate the chocolate cake out of the garbage. our girl has a long history of denying herself the “sinful” things she really wants. ;)

Kornbread is Silky Nutmeg Ganache Version 2.0

been saying this for years! 😆💯

better to be lookin’ at it than lookin’ for it, i say. 

if a Shoresy spinoff means we will be getting more of Jared Keeso’s barenaked ass, please count me all the way in.