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Here Are 2 Shows And 1 Movie To Watch This Weekend, Plus "Bridgerton" Season 5 News
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This week in TV and movie news, the "Love Story" season finale aired, Francesca is officially leading "Bridgerton" Season 5, and much more! As a Senior Talent Booker and Producer at BuzzFeed, you can typically catch me flailing about the buzziest TV shows and movies. Streaming on HBO Max; new episodes every Sunday Starring Jason Bateman, David Harbour, and Linda Cardellini, DTF St. Louis is a new HBO limited series that follows a group of adults who are going through something many people experience: a midlife crisis. But when three of them fall into a love triangle, things get even more complicated. Especially when one of them ends up dead. DTF St. Louis probably had one of my favorite first episodes of the year, that immediately hooked me. And from there, the show has continued to be a must-watch for me week after week. The show does a great job of blending hilarious comedy with really dark drama, basically the definition of a dark comedy series. While Bateman and Harbour are great in this, it’s Cardellini who steals the show. So much so, I think she’s a frontrunner for an Emmy nomination in the limited series category alongside Sarah Pidgeon (more on her next!). HBO always makes amazing limited series, and this one is no exception. The final episode of Love Story is now streaming, so it feels only right to once again highlight this show. If you’re someone that prefers a binge-watch over waiting weekly for episodes, then now is your time to catch up on a show that has mesmerized everyone. Created by Connor Hines (and executive produced by Ryan Murphy), Love Story follows the whirlwind romance and marriage of John F. Kennedy Jr. (Paul Anthony Kelly) and Carolyn Bessette (Sarah Pidgeon), who were one of the most high-profile celebrity couples of the late ‘90s. Over the course of nine episodes, the series charts JFK Jr. and Carolyn’s meeting and their early days, but also how much changed after their wedding, namely the press and paparazzi's critical obsession with Carolyn. As the season has gone on, Pidgeon has proven time and time again why she’s one of the best up-and-coming actors right now. She’s a scene stealer. As Carolyn’s life deteriorates, Pidgeon has been able to handle it with so much nuance, leading into the tear-jerker of a season finale. Her transformation on screen has been incredible, and I cannot wait for her to be praised come awards season. If you finish the show and want to learn more about JFK Jr. and Carolyn, I recommend reading Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy. Directed by Meredith Alloway and written by Alloway and Lily Houghton, Forbidden Fruits follows Apple (Lili Reinhart), who secretly runs a witchy femme cult in the basement of the mall store where she works after hours. She's joined by her fellow "fruits" Cherry (Victoria Pedretti) and Fig (Alexandra Shipp). However, when new hire Pumpkin (Lola Tung) challenges their performative sisterhood, the women are forced to face their own secrets and poisons or succumb to, well, a bloody fate. What can I say? I am a simple girl. I get a comedic horror movie with a bunch of female actors I adore? How can I not love it?! Led by a tremendous performance from Reinhart, I have no doubt this movie will become a cult favorite, similar to Jennifer’s Body. What this movie does best is how it can go from a cute friendship flick to full-on horror in a matter of seconds, and it’s thanks to a masterful first feature film directing job by Alloway, who leans on her all-star cast to make this movie really work on all levels. These are some of my favorite things from my FYP, feed, and more: Also, have a question for me? Send it to me now at screentime@buzzfeed.com, at this Google form, or let me know in the comments below. There are so many TV episodes that have made me audibly weep over the years, but out of everything, there are two very clear instances where I’ve only watched the episode once and NEVER rewatched it again. First is “Flight” from Season 8 of Grey’s Anatomy, aka the plane crash. I watched that season finale live in 2012 when it first aired, and I wept so hard over (spoiler alert) Lexie Grey’s (Chyler Leigh) death. Lexie and Mark (Eric Dane) remain my all-time favorite Grey’s Anatomy couple, and this finale was a rough one. My friends and I literally wore black to school the next day after this episode. And now, 14 years later, I’ve still never rewatched it. The second TV episode that was so heartbreaking that I’ve never rewatched it is “The Day Will Come When You Won’t Be” from Season 7 of The Walking Dead. I think all you need to know here is I consider Glenn Rhee (Steven Yeun) one of my top three TV characters of all time. So, let’s just say this one hurt me deep in my soul. My college roommates can attest, I cried so hard in our apartment that my face was red, and I didn’t talk for, like, five hours afterwards. I sat in stunned silence as (spoiler alert) his head was bashed in by Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). I knew it was coming because of the comics, BUT STILL. Have a question for me, or want to tell me what you’re watching right now, or have a suggestion of what I should watch next? Send it to me now at screentime@buzzfeed.com, in this Google form, or in the comments below!