Both Sarah and I are traveling, and we hope you all are doing something equally as enjoyable. If not, or if you just need a moment to slow down, hopefully these links can help. … Just in case you need to add a few more books to your TBR pile before 2017 is over, Barnes & Noble has a great list of anticipated LGBTQA young adult releases. A good majority of the covers are amazing! … Continue reading Links: Reading Recs, Recaps, and Animals
Note: the recaps this season are written from the British airings, which often have 6-10 minutes that the US airings do not. If you’re reading this and going “Hey, I don’t remember that!” that’s probably why. Previously: Enys is alive, but still imprisoned. Morwenna is facing a marriage crisis. George continues to be a murderous dick. D gave birth to a baby girl. Among the Family Poldark, D describes the current plan to rescue the … Continue reading Poldark 3.04
Note: the recaps this season are written from the British airings, which often have 6-10 minutes that the US airings do not. If you’re reading this and going “Hey, I don’t remember that!” that’s probably why. Previously: Enys is alive! And imprisoned! George is social climbing like whoa. Elizabeth is using opiates to manage her anxiety. This episode uses a lot of short scenes and quick cuts, which makes great visuals but is hell to … Continue reading Poldark 3.03
OUTLANDER IS BACK Y’ALL Previously: A lot. So much. The title shot is a tattered flag with St. Andrew’s Cross, falling into a cart of captured battle standards, pulled by the British, and the camera pans over a field full of dead Highlanders. The Battle of Culloden is over, and the British are going over the fields, killing the wounded and looting their bodies. As this all happens, we find Jamie, who is under the … Continue reading Outlander 3.01: The Battle Joined
The title card is someone making and lighting torches. Jamie sits at his desk, staring into space. Murtagh enters, saying that Randall’s been released from the Bastille, and he’s going to meet with Randall’s second to discuss the details. It’ll be in two days, in the Bascome (sp) Woods. Murtagh notices that Jamie is considerably less into this duel idea than he was last week, and he’s like don’t worry you’re pretty red head, lad, … Continue reading Outlander 2.06: “Best Laid Schemes…”
SERIOUSLY WHERE IS MY ANGIE AFTER A VERY LONG PREVIOUSLY ON: Peggy is asleep, and is woken up by Jason calling her name – she pulls a gun. He asks her to come down to the lab, where they have a chunk of blue-veined tissue from Jane Scott. Jason holds his hand next to the jar, and a bit of the Zero Matter pulls out of the tissue and follows his hand around like freaky … Continue reading Agent Carter: 2.05 “The Atomic Job”
TW: for pretty much everything, k? We want you to feel safe. Okay, remember how Claire was supposed to sleep with Laurent but made herself throw up to gross him out? Now she’s walking home the morning after barefoot, having left the FMPs he gave her behind. That’s probably a really bad idea in NYC. As always, Romeo watches what’s going on and seems to know more than he should. Oh hey, Bryan the rapist … Continue reading Flesh and Bone Episode 3: Reconnaissance
Episode two of crazysauce ballet drama opens with Claire’s broken phone on the sidewalk. Cut to a shot of her brother (the one that was previously jerking off while talking to her) trying to reach her and getting a message that the number has been disconnected. He’s in Claire’s room and sees a NYC poster and AHA! He’s figured out where she is. Meanwhile Claire is trying unsuccessfully to wash the lipstick stain out of … Continue reading Flesh and Bone Episode Two: Cannon Fodder
When Flesh and Bone was announced as a Starz limited run series, many of us here at the Hot Pink Palace were excited because BALLET. When I was a little girl I dreamed of being a ballerina until I realized that 1. holy shit it’s a lot of work and 2. I have all the coordination and grace of a duck with an inner ear infection. Maybe that’s a good thing because when Starz said … Continue reading Flesh and Bone Episode One: Bulling Through
