No - so in the original book, the premise was that because of various advancements/radiation exposure, the world’s fertility in general declined. Women were still having periods, they just weren’t producing viable eggs (and/or the men’s sperm was junk, but because this is Gilead, they’re only going to blame the…

I’m Not an Expert, but A) document child abuse (I really hate calling it child p*rn, like the kids are just your average sex worker) is always a federal case, so if this stuff came to light as part of another case run by the county/state, it can take a while to transfer all the stuff but also B) I think in most cases…

Yep. His sisters - all of 8, 10 and 12, I think, at the time - were forced to write him notes apologizing for tempting him by sitting in his lap, and thanking him for abusing them so that they could pray through the struggle.

That was Michelle, not Anna.

As both a Duggar aficionado (in a “look at these weirdos” kind of way) and someone who’s interested in cults, I can assure you Anna (his wife) has very little agency in the matter. She has been raised to believe that her husband (and before that, her father) has ultimate authority over her life, and that to go against…

I love that Texas went ahead and seceded again but is, blessedly, still better off than Gilead.

I am pretty sure the loyal Guardian was the same guardian we saw dancing with another guardian in the previous episode - so I would assume his loyalty comes mostly from a mutually assured destruction.

The actor playing Mrs Keyes is a powerhouse. Goddamn. It was like watching a tiny killer Emma Watson, but without all the eyebrow action. Also, I love that she’s basically running Gilead’s Underground Gay Bar as well.

Only the older wives are (at this point) considered barren.  Handmaids were created to help the older Commander’s families have children, but the young children of Gilead have been raised to become Commanders and Wives themselves.  There’s no reason for Gilead to automatically assign a Handmaid to a commander when…

Too pure for our times.

I personally would decline the wedding invite and include a hand-written note on very nice stationary that says something like “we know how you feel about same-sex relationships* and we wouldn’t want our very happy family to overshadow you on your big day. Best wishes in finding the kind of love and happiness we have…

Without a doubt Gone With the Wind (film and book). Although I will say that I don’t think either version glorifies the South as much as people seem to think they do.

Oh man, the fashion and the makeup were .. . not great.

Oh man, I just finished up my rewatch of The OC a few weeks ago, so I am very psyched about this. (Plus Summer and Julie were the best characters, obviously)

Nine Perfect Strangers is, without a doubt, one of the most batshit books I’ve ever read. Just when you think it couldn’t get weirder (or, frankly, dumber), it does.

Ehhh . . . it’s also the liars, though.

I kinda dig it. If nothing else, they’re doing a good job nailing the mid 90s and the switch from bubblegum early 90s to grungy mid-90s culture. (I suppose a flash-forward would have the bubblegum pop back on the rise; can’t keep a good boy band down.)

I too was confused by the random one-off (I watched both episodes back to back because that’s how they aired them last week - I didn’t realize it was too episodes until I paused it 3/4 the way through wondering why the ep was so damn long). Unless the horse sperm they were buying was from the Kleinsasser ranch and…

Also “if you say ‘Show me The Crown on Netflix’ it will open much faster!”  Yeah, well, SOMETIMES I JUST LIKE TO BROWSE NETFLIX, OKAY?

LW1 - Trust, the straights are ay more biphobic than the gays, at least in my experience. Good on you and your wife; ALWAYS WEAR A CONDOM. Sorry, but unless you’re seeing that negative STD test on paper, assume people are lying. They might not be! But also . . . they might be! And a lot of STDs that people with…