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January 17-23Amanda Gorman's Poem "The Hill We Climb" | Inauguration Day Source: Getty Images For the first time in forever, things feel okay again--even TV is starting to feel like entertainment we are enjoying. Miss Scarlet and the Duke made its U.S. debut on PBS. Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist reminded us that grief isn't always a... Continue Reading →
January 17-23"Hard Vacuum" | The ExpanseDominique Tipper Source: Prime Video The Expanse continues to deliver exceptional performances in the midst of episodes that can sadly at times be too heavy this season. Here's the thing, we love this show, but we're not going to pretend that having the crew split up throughout the entire season... Continue Reading →
On this week's episode of Lady Geeks' Society Podcast, we discuss all things Bridgerton's "An Affair of Honor," which might actually be the favorite episode for both of us. We discuss the duel. We discuss society at the time, all the romance and tension, and most importantly every single incredible performance that made this episode... Continue Reading →
America is headed towards healing—there’s hope again. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are no longer President-elects, they are the President and (first ever) Madam Vice President. Today is a momentous day in the United States, and we couldn’t be happier about it. We couldn’t be happier about the fact that while this country is deeply... Continue Reading →
January 10-16"Zoey's Extraordinary Distraction" | Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist Source: NBC It's been an exceptional week for TV and we actually had a tough decision to make this week. (We missed this challenge.) WandaVision has finally premiered and though we still have no idea what's happening on this show, we're into it--especially where costumes and humor... Continue Reading →
January 10-16"An Affair of Honor" and "The Duke and I" / Bridgerton Regé-Jean Page NETFLIX © 2020 Slowly, but surely TV series are coming back to our screens and we're here with more to talk about it. Now again, while Bridgerton technically didn't air this week, we covered all three of the episodes listed above... Continue Reading →
On this week's episode of Lady Geeks' Society Podcast, we discuss all things Bridgerton's "Art of the Swoon." Of course, we discuss the iconic moment with the hands. Of course we discuss the incredible bond between Bridgerton siblings Benedict and Eloise. Of course we discuss Simon and Daphne making us swoon. (Or shall we say... Continue Reading →
We were reminded of Sufjan Stevens' gem of an EP earlier this week when a rewatch of Netflix's Bridgerton featured the instrumental reprise and it's all we have been listening to nonstop for a week now. Stevens initially wrote the EP in dedication to the LGBTQ community for Pride Month and did so with two... Continue Reading →
January 3-9"Tribes" | The ExpanseShohreh Aghdashloo Source: Prime Video Sometimes This Week's Most Noteworthy Performance takes a pause here at Marvelous Geeks because well, simply put, there aren't always performances to discuss. But as we said when we covered The Expanse earlier, having the series now air weekly gives us the opportunity to finally include... Continue Reading →
On this week's episode of Lady Geeks' Society Podcast, we discuss all things Bridgerton's "Shock and Delight." What did we think of the flashbacks? What is the deal with Nigel Berbrooke's persistence? Is Anthony on his way toward becoming Viscount Bridgerton? What about that final scene with Simon insisting Daphne call him by his name?... Continue Reading →