Credit Ron Batzdorff NBC Of course, after a stressful week of biting our nails over Randall's terrifying encounter with a knife-wielding man, we have to wait just a bit more before we see what happens. Back in 1983, it's the Big Three's first night in big boy beds, and a big girl bed and Jack … [Read more...]
This Is Us RECAP: Rebecca’s Diagnosis, and I’m Still Not Breathing Normally After That Guy Pulled a Knife
THIS IS US -- "Lights and Shadows" Episode 410 -- Pictured: (l-r) Mandy Moore as Rebecca, Milo Ventimiglia as Jack -- (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC) Okay, so now that my heart has begun to beat normally again (that guy with the knife!), I thought I would recap the episode. Let me back up a … [Read more...]
New Year’s Book Crush: My Best Loved Reads of 2019
It was another incredible year of reading in 2019, as I once again made reading a priority and it paid off. How does reading pay off? If you are a reader, you already know, but just to say it, reading makes you grow like a spider plant on a sunny windowsill. Books are chlorophyll for the spirit, … [Read more...]
Review: I Finally Found My (Nearly) Perfect Little Women Movie
Sony/Columbia Other than the matter of Professor Bhaer being FRENCH (which, do not worry, gentle readers, we will cover here in due time), I think I have found my adaptation of Little Women. I’ve heard from some of you who still prefer the 1994 treatment starring Winona Rider as Jo. … [Read more...]
This Is Us Fall Finale Recap: Sassy Aunt Sweet Potato Pie–all the Twister Twists!
Credit NBC Ron Batzdorff Okay, so my head is still exploding after that crazy flash-forward, nine months from now twister of a twist! But for the purposes of this, my last recap for two months, I will proceed with recapping the episode as we thought it was, not as it was knowing what we know … [Read more...]