Nancy and Sarah watched the Harry and Meghan series on Netflix so you don’t have to. Actually, they never finished it, but that doesn’t stop them from having opinions. “I’d rather watch an hour-long ad for Purina cat food,” Nancy declares, while Sarah is still processing how the Prince was first drawn to Meghan after seeing a SnapChat photo where she’d used the filter of a puppy dog.
Then it’s on to the Golden Globes nominations. Sarah and Nancy disagree about “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” Sarah rants about not liking “The Banshees of Inisherin,” and they clash over the value of shopping malls. Debate for another time. The Golden Globe noms did have a few snubs, such as season two of “Reservation Dogs” (which Nancy raves about again, and not for the last time). And no female film directors were nominated, notably Gina Prince-Bythewood for “The Woman King” and Sarah Polley for “Women Talking.” But what’s up with these lame titles? (See also: “She Said,” discussed on episode 44).
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Episode Notes:
“Meghan Markle Didn’t Do the Work,” by Caitlin Flanagan (The Atlantic)
“Tina Brown on the Royal Family,” Andrew Sullivan’s Dishcast
“Meghan and Harry Overplayed Their Hand,” by Caitlin Flanagan (Atlantic)
Golden Globes 2023: Complete Nominations List (Variety)
“The Golden Globes Snub Female Directors Again,” by Clayton Davis (Variety).
Sarah loved this best picture nominee; Nancy was meh.
Most-nominated movie at the Golden Globes, to which Sarah was like, wha-?
“‘Tree of Life’ Walk-Outs,” by Aly Semigran (Entertainment Weekly)
“God Save the Woman King,” Kmele Foster and the Fifth Column on the controversial film (whoops, it’s members-only, but maybe it’s time to become a member!)
“Reservation Dogs” was named a top show of 2022 by, among others, The New York Times (“by far the best thing on TV in 2022”), Rolling Stone (“Only a true shitass wouldn’t recognize how lucky we are to have a show this special”), and Variety, which named it the #1 show of the year. The episode on which Nancy’s daughter Tafv Sampson appeared was named THE #2 BEST TV EPISODE OF THE YEAR. Here she is (Nancy’s going for the tissues …)
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