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Shakespeare walked so Outer Banks could run

Plus Resort to Love, Pray Away

Michael Sun
Aug 5, 2021
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I’ve spent my entire week begging the IOC to make doomscrolling a sport so I can finally win a gold medal. To that end, the tabs I have open…


8 Outer Banks tabs

There are shows that are ~ of their time ~, there are shows that speculate on the future, there are shows that hark back to bygone eras with rose-tinted nostalgia. Then there is…Outer Banks, a show that exists entirely outside of time itself. It’s giving present-day with its abundant WhatsApping and texting; it’s giving 2003 with its floppy-haired protagonists who all look like Ryan from The O.C.; it’s giving 80s island-core with its increasingly complex and Goonies-esque storylines about buried treasure, multiple warring teen gangs, shady parents, botched police investigations, PIRATES, a murder, etc. etc. etc.

It’s also giving…Shakespeare?

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fuck romeo and juliet i want to have what these bitches have #outerbanks
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August 2nd 2021

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Romeo and Juliet walked so John B and Sarah could hide out in the Bahamas under suspicion for killing a sheriff while desperately trying to prove their innocence.

As it turns out, they aren’t the only love affair on the radar:

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i watch obx for storyline storyline: #OuterBanks
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August 2nd 2021

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Personally I do not believe that anyone could be watching Outer Banks for anything but the storyline, which moves so fast that I simply do not have a single second to spare ogling the actors in this show. In other words, I am this person’s nana:

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Got my nana to watch outerbanks and now I get these text updates 😂😂💗
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August 2nd 2021

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I am still recovering from the sheer number of plot twists in this second season as I am a person of weak-willed experience. Thankfully, though, I’m not alone:

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Damn how are they just gonna end the 2nd season of Outerbanks like that ?! 😩 I need answers
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August 2nd 2021

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…but apparently not everyone is so fazed.

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Wish I was living a outer banks type of life yes

August 2nd 2021

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I want to live like outer banks.

August 2nd 2021

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Some of y’all just want to have high-stakes romances by the beach and it shows.

At Cosmo, the Outer Banks cast talk about all the ~ secrets ~ behind shooting the second season, but obviously the real secret is the friends they made along the way. “There was no audio rolling, and we said whatever we wanted,” says star Rudy Pankow about all the B-roll footage of the characters partying and laughing in the show. “We just started saying the most random things and laughing our asses off.”

And if you’ve had no idea what I’m talking about this entire time, here’s a refresher of everything that’s happened so far on Outer Banks. Trust me, you will need it:

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Outer Banks returns in 12 hours! Here's where Season 1 left off...
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July 29th 2021

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The CMCU (Christina Milian Cinematic Universe) continues to grow. There she was as an American transplant in Kiwi pun-based rom-com Falling Inn Love; here she is again in fellow pun-based rom-com Resort to Love. This time, she’s a singer who moves to Mauritius (!) after a break-up, where she — of course — meets the hottest man to ever walk this Earth.

At EW, Milian chats about the music in the film, and finally getting to show off her pipes on screen. I am just obsessed with the revelation that her go-to karaoke song is Brandy and Monica!!!!

And for our last episode of The Big Film Buffet this season, our podcast hosts Alexei and Gen delve into the perfect rom-com — and what makes Resort to Love so comforting.


1 Pray Away tab

Executive produced by Jason Blum (of Blumhouse fame) and Ryan Murphy (of Ryan Murphy fame), this is the doco you might have missed. It’s the harrowing story of conversion therapy leaders and victims, but it’s also a heartfelt look into its survivors — and life after conversion therapy.

Watch the trailer below, then watch the doco — streaming now!


Okay, 1 more tab

This photo of Nicole Kidman wearing a BMX Bandits t-shirt:

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A post shared by @nicolekidman

The sun is shining, my skin is clear, birds are chirping, my depre-


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Michael Sun is the Netflix Culture Editor at Junkee.
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