We're all watching Never Have I Ever for "the" "plot"
We're all watching Never Have I Ever for "the" "plot"
Plus more Fear Street, My Unorthodox Life
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We have reached the stage of lockdown in Sydney where I have taken up RUNNING, which is both incredibly off-brand for me and also an activity I have not done in well over a decade (maybe ever). Some would call it an avoidance tactic, I call it a 20-minute break from scrolling. Speaking of which, your tabs:
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Our favourite show about a loud-mouthed teen trying to navigate all her friendships, evade her hawk-eyed mother, and HOOK UP is back with a brand new slew of surprises: two boyfriends for heart-torn protagonist Devi, an unexpected family member joining the household, and a potential friendship and/or rivalry on the horizon with new girl Aneesa. Phew! That is a lot of plot, which is obviously the only reason we are watching this show.
The plot in question:
The plot in question:
The plot in question:
Okay we all just need to CALM DOWN.
Elsewhere, we’re all obsessed with how toxic Devi is — lying to her friends, scheming little plots to break up her ex and his new boo, stalking her mum to see if she’s dating her co-worker. Girl…
Speaking about Devi’s mum dating her co-worker though:
And honestly just Devi’s mum full stop.
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan — who plays Devi — also graces Entertainment Weekly’s latest digital cover…I’m shaking. She also offers some insight into how Devi has evolved as both a character and a person: “Last season Devi definitely was your messy best friend," she says. "This season, when she messes up, you can tell she actually understands that there are consequences to her actions. She's still messing up, but she's maturing and she does want to do the right thing.”
Finally, a treat for all the stans of Niecy Nash AKA Devi’s therapist. Finally some Niecy Nash representation in this Trixie and Katya video!!!
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Truly the gift that keeps on giving, the film EVENT that is the Fear Street trilogy finally wrapped up last week with its third instalment, taking us back to a time of pagan rituals, witchy spells, and folklore.
And if it’s a bit more Fear Street you’re after, we’re joined on The Big Film Buffet by the appropriately spooky comedian and actor Rhys Nicholson on the last episode of Fear Month. After a bumper month on everything from the history of witches to an interview with R. L. Stine himself, Rhys tells us all about why every horror film is deliriously, deliciously queer.
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I mean, talk about productivity — Julia Haart, the subject of My Unorthodox Life, has quite literally done it all: running an international modelling agency, launching a shoe brand, creative directing a lingerie company. In this reality show-slash-doco, she tells us about her upbringing in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community — and the lingering effects it’s had on her life.
“It took around eight years before I actually walked out the door,” she tells Elle on leaving her community. “Honestly, it was a very, very long process… The quick answer would be that first, I gave myself permission to acknowledge that something wasn’t right in the world I was in. That is the most difficult thing—because it’s you against thousands of years of tradition and God and people who claim to speak for God. It’s not a fair fight.”
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Need I say more?