WINTER HAS BEEN GOOOOD TO MY SCREENS! Here’s 3 of my favorite shows that helped invite new reflections and fight the seasonal sad so far this year!!
1. Apple Cider Vinegar | Netflix
If you liked: Inventing Anna, Dirty John, Dollface, the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes
THIS IS A TRUE STORY BASED ON A LIE. And this is true review based on my new truth that Austrailian Netflix does it better. A true-story-inspired and creatively-infused exposé of fame founded in fraud, Apple Cider Vinegar expertly explores the allure of digital affirmation, the desperate mutation of the aching desire to be loved, and the dangerous intersection of predatory capitalism and vulnerable distrust in healthcare. Kaitlyn Dever (kept me up all night until it clicked – co-leading lady in BOOKSMART) is unreal and plays unhinged emotional manipulation to a degree that’s an absolute pleasure and concern to witness. I devoured this show on a flight home from Mexico and it’s also perfect for skipping that 10-15 minutes of stream hopping to decide what to watch on your next girls night in.
2. Daisy Jones and the Six | Prime Video
If you liked: Empire, Firefly Lane, Silver Springs Performed Live 1997
As a sucker for a ~saga that follows close-knit interpersonal tea across decades~ series, it feels criminal that I completely missed this show in its freshness and just came to it this January. Loosely inspired by story of Fleetwood Mac, the show follows the bands’ rise to fame and descent into chaos in the name of rock n’ roll. Teen dystopian nerds will be excited to see Finnick Odair (Sam Claflin for those outside of Panem) as the troubled and talented frontman of the band, but the cast is truly carried by the women. Riley Keuogh as Daisy Jones is Lea Michele levels of so fantastic that you forgive her utter insufferability (also played PERFECTLY) and Camila Alvarez’s portrayal of the dutifully loyal but RELENTLESSLY clowned ride or die wife is tragically real.
This cast and production truly committed 100% to the bit and created an album of original music for the band’s signature sound – The River is charting high on my Spotify Wrapped this year. PERFECT for that 8hr+ flight you’ve got coming up or that weekend at home visiting your parents when you need something everyone can enjoy.
3. Southern Hospitality | Bravo & Streaming on Peacock
If you liked: Vanderpump Rules seasons 1-4, Succession, The Real World New Orleans 2010
DING DONG stop sleeping on the actually-still-semiauthentic, low stakes, “Bravo; The Next Generation” shit show that is Southern Hospitality. Take a seat at the VIP viewer table in the world of Republic Nightclub as this group of dysfunctional bestfrenemies and nocturnal colleagues approach entry-level shifts with Succession level seriousness.
In these times, who needs additional blood pressure from what used to be campy Housewives absurdity and is now literal marriages crumbling at the expense of their excessively instagramed children – it’s not giving fun, lighthearted, tea in the way my spirit needs in our unholy year of 2025. It’s great to spend an hour and week in a world where at the end of the day, things are rarely ever actually that deep.
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