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Scene Breakdown: A Night on the River Court in ‘One Tree Hill’

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A night on the river court in One Tree Hill’s “You Gotta Go There to Come Back” changes the trajectory of the series beautifully.

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Scene Breakdown: John Thornton’s “Look Back At Me” in ‘North and South’ (BBC)

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John Thornton’s look back at me in North and South is widely respected as a period drama moment and deserving of a breakdown. Set in the 1850s, BBC’s North and South series follows the story of Margaret Hale, whose family is uprooted from Helstone in the south to the northern industrial town of Milton. A vicar’s daughter used to the dull and prosperous life and society of the south, Margaret

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Scene Breakdown: Han Solo’s Acknowledgment in ‘The Force Awakens’

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Han Solo’s acknowledgment in The Force Awakens can be interpreted in a myriad of ways. To start, Han has been a version of the audience in the world of Jedis and Siths and intergalactic creatures galore. Where his reservations have gained him the nonchalance reputation of an outcast, and the attitude of a scoundrel has often landed him in the outskirts, there is something to be said about the way

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Scene Breakdown: ‘Emma’ (2020) and the Showcase of Overwhelming Emotions

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There are a lot of things Autumn de Wilde’s Emma gets right, and a few things that it doesn’t. (Namely, it’s length. As Austen’s longest book, if this film was a mini-series instead, goodness, it’d be sublime.) But where it continues to stand out apart from its stunning cinematography is the showcase of overwhelming emotions. In this adaptation, emotions are front and center—no one is shying away from them, and

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Scene Breakdown: The Meaning of “Enough” in Bridgerton’s “After the Rain”

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Bridgerton’s Portia Featherington falls into what I like to think of as the “Severus Snape League.” Is she someone that I like as a person? Not necessarily, at least not a great majority of the time. But is she someone whose depth and complexity makes her one hell of a character? Absolutely. Thanks to the Bridgerton show writers, and to how wonderfully Polly Walker plays her, she quickly became one

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Scene Breakdown: Pizza and Shared Emotions in Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s “Show Me Going”

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine at its core has always been about the friendships—you could spend pages just listing every incredible thing they’ve each done for each other, and the ways they’ve been there for one another. (And yes, someday I actually will.) But in “Show Me Going,” it’s not just about the lengths they’re willing to go forward each other, it’s about how they’re going to help themselves in the process too.

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Scene Breakdown: Lucas Tells Peyton Her Art Matters in ‘One Tree Hill’

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Raise your hand if you’re also taking a massive trip down memory lane with a One Tree Hill re-watch alongside the leading ladies while listening to Drama Queens podcast. I am, and so far, it’s everything I didn’t know I needed. In One Tree Hill’s second episode, “The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most,” Lucas Scott tells Peyton Sawyer that her art matters and even I didn’t realize

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Scene Breakdown: Amy Santiago Takes the Halloween Heist Crown in ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine always gets the Halloween Heist specials right, but in its third season, it’s when it really becomes something that’s cemented into the show’s spirit perfectly. And that’s the case because this is a series that not only takes their women seriously, but it lets them shine. Amy Santiago is such a strong, layered character that the hope is to never lose those parts of her when she finds

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Polin Week, Day Six: Favorite Show Scene

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It’s no secret every Polin (Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington of Netflix’s Bridgerton) fan loves their dancing scene (at 1:12) in season one’s “Diamond of the First Water.” There are a lot of reasons to love it! But my reason for loving it might be a little different than most, and for Polin Week, I wanted to share my love of this scene with this community. First, we have the

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Scene Breakdown: The Showcase of Warmth Between Nina and Matthias in ‘Shadow and Bone’

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The showcase of warmth happens quite evidently between Nina and Matthias in Shadow and Bone’s “The Heart is An Arrow,” and it’s still my absolute favorite scene between the duo in the first season. No, I’m not talking about the physical sharing of body heat. I’m talking about the passing of armor, and the detail that it means so much more than just chivalry. We’ve shared a lot of words

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Scene Breakdown: Brandy, Brothers, and Vulnerability in Bridgerton’s “Oceans Apart”

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“Oceans Apart” is both my favorite and objectively, the strongest episode in Bridgerton’s first season. And apparently, writing 4,461 words wasn’t enough because I’m back to talk about it more. Anthony Bridgerton is a work in progress, and in this episode, so is Colin Bridgerton. All the Bridgerton family members are, if we’re being honest. However, this is a scene that acutely showcases growth, and it does so in a

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