This week, Meg & Nikki are unpacking the latest Netflix romcom: Emily Henry’s People We Meet on Vacation.

In this episode, they dig into:

* Why this story feels like the romance version of a beef trifle: enjoyable, chaotic, structurally confusing

* Friends-to-lovers, long-term pining, and the danger of resetting the conflict instead of escalating it

* The When Harry Met Sally comparisons and differences in payoff

* The travel fantasy: gorgeous locations, fun moments, and being the best version of YOU while away from home

They also talk adaptation choices, missing connective tissue from the book, and why adult conversations could have solved… basically everything.

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