What I've Been Watching

 Watched a few different shows recently. A recap:

I Kissed a Boy (on Hulu).  A dating reality show from the UK. Mollie told me about the second season which is I Kissed a Girl which I'm much more eager to watch.

Basically, a group of gay men meet at an Italian villa and are matched by a first kiss. Then they meet other men and decide if they want to kiss the man they're with or kiss someone else. 

It was a pleasant show. Had to have subtitles on because British people are fucking hard to understand. The parties were fun. Lots of glitter and ass-less chaps and alcohol but ultimately, my hope for any dating show is that at least one couple remains after the show. By the Where Are They Now finale show, none of the couples made it work in the real world.

A Family Affair (on Netflix). Zac Efron, Nicole Kidman, Joey King and Kathy Bates. I learned that Kathy Bates outshines any and all material she's given. The main character (played by King) was a spoiled, selfish, narcissistic child who I wanted someone to slap.

And I try never to judge on appearance but Nicole Kidman is 57 years old and has had so much work done on her face that she looks like a wax mannequin. And the chemistry between her and Zac Efron was -100. It was painful to watch.

If you want an age gap romance watch The Idea of You on Prime with Anne Hathaway and some teenager names Nicholas. That movie has a few missteps but the romance was much more believable, there was some natural chemistry and Anne Hathaway is simply radiant (because I love her, people). Much better.

Extraordinary Attorney Woo (on Netflix). K-Drama with 16 episodes. Heroine is Woo Young-Woo, an autistic attorney who is a law genius but struggles with "normal". She's surrounded by intelligent people and it's fun to watch the cases they work on and how they work together. There's a lot of subtext with misogyny, Patriarchal systems, the lack of care in Korea for autistic children (and ergo, autistic adults).

There is a romance between Young-Woo and Joon-ho, a litigant assistant (who is swoony). It isn't an easy relationship and when they hit a bad time, the understanding of how lonely it can be to be in a relationship with a person who has limited empathy for others ... well, it's really moving.

Only Murders in the Building (on Hulu). This has been around a few years. Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez living in the same apartment building in New York and solving murders. I started the first season and quit in episode 2 or 3. It just didn't hit in any way. Then I got bored and turned it back on one day and the very next scene from where I left off had me laughing. So I binged Season 1 and Season 2 in short order.

I started Season 3 but am not loving the premise. Meryl Streep playing an older ingénue and poking fun of herself. Paul Rudd playing a dick. Got bored quickly and haven't returned.

I have a few K-Dramas lined up on Netflix to watch. I like the shows that have 10 - 20 episodes. Put in a little angst, a lot of longing and some handsome men and I'm your audience.