Broadcast Revisited

Part 2 of our season finale! We dive into the darkness that IS Amma Crellin, how 2018 was a big year for stories about Munchausens by Proxy, the finale's "punchline" and bid farewell to our second season!

Season 2 Finale! We take on one of our all-time favorite limited series: Sharp Objects. Premiering on HBO in 2018, Adams stars alongside Patricia Clarkson and Eliza Scanlen in this haunting adaptation of Gillian Flynn's debut novel, created by Marti Noxon and directed by Jean-Marc Vallée.

In Part 2, we talk about the tragedy of Anna's story along with, well, plenty of other topics such as the recent Academy Awards and the National Theatre's stage/film hybrid Romeo and Juliet.

This week we're paying tribute to the great Helen McCrory. We reminisce on some of our favorite performances, with a focus on her starring turn in the 2000 Masterpiece Theatre adaptation of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, also featuring Kevin McKidd, Stephen Dillane, and Amanda Root.

In the second half of the series, Christine faces threats from clients new and deceased as well as her bosses at the firm. We talk more about Christine's razor-sharp instinct, the complexities of her manipulation, and the show's astounding climactic and finale episodes. Note: this episode is NSFW!

We welcome back Julia Masotti to break down season 1 of the Starz anthology series, The Girlfriend Experience. Created by Amy Seimetz and Lodge Kerrigan, GFE follow Riley Keough as Christine Reade, a walking cipher who must navigate her life as a law student and high-end escort. Note: this episode is NSFW!

Return to the Helen Mirren Cinematic Universe with HBO's 2019 miniseries, Catherine The Great! Mirren (born Mironoff) gets in touch with her Russian roots as the fearless empress. Other topics include the careers of Elle Fanning, Amy Adams, and Toni Colette, because of course they do.

In Part 2, we turn our attention to the women living in the projects for whom the housing represents a chance at a new life. With breakout performances from Dominique Fishback, Ilfenesh Hadera, and Natalie Paul, the stories of Billie, Carmen, and Doreen are what give the show its emotional center.

We're heading to 1987 Yonkers, NY with HBO's Show Me a Hero. This 2015 miniseries by David Simon (The Wire) based on Lisa Belkin's book of the same name tells the true story of Nick Wasicsko (Oscar Isaac), a young mayor tasked with desegregating Yonkers amidst rabid racism and fierce political opposition. 

What happens at the Beltane Feast stays at the Beltane Feast, whether it be threesomes or accidental incest. This valuable lesson and more in part 2 of our conversation on the 2001 TNT miniseries, The Mists of Avalon! Plus, we dreamcast our 2021 adaptations!