It's a new year and we're already full of surprises here at Queerly Recommended. Kris reveals that she's never seen the sitcom Arrested Development. Tara drops more personal lore that connects her with an infamous Canadian serial killer. We have updates on Daryl Dixon the cat and the newest QR pet, Henry Rollins, Tara's little black schnoodle who hadn't yet arrived by the time of recording but is home now and thriving.

This episode, instead of looking forward, Kris and Tara look back at their favourite recommendations of 2025. They are, in no particular order.

Top Recommendations of 2025

Kris's top three

• Incendiant by Virginia Black
• Younger (Netflix)
• The Hunting Wives (Netflix)

Tara's top three

• Number Six by Lee Winter
• The Woman from the Waves by Roslyn Sinclair
• Discovering Nicola by Clare Ashton

Works/People Discussed

• Stranger Things (Netflix)
• Robin Hood (MGM+)
• The Christmas Baby (2025)
• Canada's Drag Race (Crave)
• Kickboxer (1989)
• Group Therapy (2024)
• Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
• The Science of Sex by charlottepriestly (note: you have to be signed in to an Ao3 account to read it)

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