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The Bachelor Season 24, Episode 1 Recap: Hannah Brown Stirs the Pot During Peter Weber's First Week


The Bachelor is officially back, my friends—with 30 women competing for Peter Weber’s heart. You know, Peter? The pilot? He had sex with Hannah Brown four times in a windmill? Did I mention he’s a pilot? This first episode certainly did…many times over. There were plane puns and drama aplenty in tonight’s premiere, so let’s just dive right in, shall we?

My first thought out of the gate with this Bachelor episode is that Peter Weber is way, way hotter now than he was in Hannah Brown’s season. Is it the facial hair? The tan? The montages of him flying planes over sunsets? Who’s to say? All I know is I’m more invested than I thought I’d be. Pilot Pete!

Peter says he fell in love with Hannah, which, duh (please see: windmill sex). But she broke his heart and picked that guitar player who turned out to be a total scammer. Time, family, and a large Instagram following seemed to cure Peter’s woes, though, and now he wants “a girl that you, without a doubt, can call your best friend.” How sweet. How tender. How rom-com. He says he’s in the “captain’s chair” now, which will no-doubt be the first of five million plane puns this season.

It’s night one. Peter has his tux on and says he didn’t know what he did to deserve this. (I’m asking myself the same question! Where’s Tyler C.?! Kidding.)

We first meet Alexa, 27, a caregiver who also waxes vaginas. It’s her side hustle. She says “waxing is a lot like love…you have to bare it all.” OK!

Next up: Hannah Ann. A tongue-twister of a name if there ever was one. She’s a “model” from Knoxville, Tennessee and has amazing hair. That’s all I think right now.

But we need to talk about Tammy, the 24-year-old fighter-slash-realtor from Syracuse. I can already tell she’s better than Peter. Let him fly you and your future husband first class around the world, girl.

We then pan to our first emotional story of the night: Victoria P, a 27-year-old nurse whose mother struggled with addiction. She cries a lot during her intro. We must protect Victoria P. at all costs.

And also Kelley, a 27-year-old attorney. She’s an absolute power boss—Shiv from Succession is shaking. Apparently, though, she already met Peter? At a hotel lobby in California? This will end in flames, I can already tell. It’s never good when you know the Bachelor beforehand. Either Peter will hate her or the other women will.



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How a Grey's Anatomy Episode Led to an Increase in Sexual Assault Awareness


We may be living in the age of too much content (because really, who can get to it all?!?), but a new study shows that one single episode of popular television can still make a big impact on the world. Grey’s Anatomy has been in our lives since it premiered on ABC in 2005, and over the past 15 seasons fans have seen many powerful and emotional episodes. But one, in particular, from last March is proving to have a lasting effect on awareness around sexual assault.

“Silent All These Years” first aired on March 28, 2019 and featured a storyline with a patient named Abby, who Dr. Jo Karev and Dr. Teddy Altman learn has been sexually assaulted. At the time, I wrote about how sensitively the show handled the issue of consent on many levels, but particularly how the doctors treated Abby as they examined her. The episode culminated in an emotional moment where female doctors, nurses, and other hospital staff line the hallway as Abby was taken into surgery because every male face she sees reminds her of her attacker.

At the end of the show, Ellen Pompeo did a PSA for viewers about reaching out for help if they had been affected by sexual violence, and gave information about contacting the National Sexual Assault Hotline operated by the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, or RAINN (800-856-HOPE or via online chat hotline.rainn.org/online/). And now a new study is showing the real-life impact of the show.

Researchers at the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences studied search trends on Google and Twitter for two weeks before and one week after the episode aired. They monitored terms like “Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network,” “RAINN,” “sexual assault,” “rape,” “sexual assault hotline,” and tweets mentioning @RAINN. They also collected data from RAINN on call volumes in the 48 hours after the episode aired.

“Engagements with the @RAINN Twitter account and tweets mentioning ‘sexual assault hotline’ increased by 1,097% the day after the episode,” researcher Trevor Torgerson told Reuters Health. They also found the National Sexual Assault Hotline call volume increased by 43% in the 48 hours after the episode, and the volume of searches for the term “RAINN” was 41% larger than expected, and search volumes for “rape” and “sexual assault” were 8% and 9% higher, respectively. In addition, the number of tweets mentioning “sexual assault hotline” and “RAINN” were 1,995% and 292% higher than usual.

“An adored actress, such as Ellen Pompeo, may be able to convince someone to seek help in a way that ‘only’ flashing the hotline number may not be able to. That being said, if flashing the hotline number is all that can be done, we would agree there is a benefit to it,” Torgerson said.

Whatever the factors, it’s incredible to see the impact that one episode of television (in this case, Grey’s Anatomy) can have on the world.



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Anne Hathaway's Modern Love Episode Is a Powerful Example of Dating as a Bipolar Woman


Modern Love, the popular New York Times column turned Amazon anthology series, premieres today (October 18) with a full lineup of talented stars—Tina Fey, Dev Patel, Julia Garner, and Andy Garcia among them—and each 30-minute story takes viewers on a journey of self-discovery and love.

The first episode alone nearly wrecked me, but it’s the series’ third, starring Anne Hathaway as a bipolar woman navigating her career and relationships, that is most striking. At times, it even feels like a Broadway musical thanks to the song and dance numbers (there’s even a Mary Tyler Moore theme song homage). But it’s the overarching message about mental health that’s the most important takeaway.

The episode—inspired by author Terri Cheney’s Modern Love column “Take Me As I Am, Whoever I Am,” as well as her memoir, Maniac—follows Lexi, a brilliant and charismatic attorney who’s been hiding her bipolar diagnosis from friends and colleagues. “Anne conveyed the charisma of mania beautifully,” Cheney says of the performance. Cheney knows firsthand how difficult it is to get right on screen. “Mania is often charming, but depression is another story. It’s sometimes an off-putting experience and very hard to describe or portray. Anne captured it in a way that not only showed its anguish, but also moved the viewer to empathy.”

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At first, Lexi appears to have a rewarding and glamorous life: She’s got a fantastic wardrobe, a spacious apartment, and a full dating life. But then, her depression plows through like a tornado. “I’ve seen people like Lexi, I have people in my life like Lexi, and I love people like Lexi,” Hathaway tells Glamour. “But I haven’t really seen someone like her ever on screen. So the idea that I was asked to represent someone who maybe hasn’t seen themselves on screen and could see themselves in this was exciting for me.”

To prep for the role, Hathaway spoke at length with Cheney and used her memoir as a guide. “I just let Terri’s story be my story,” she explains. “She took me through the physicality of what being manic feels like, how heavy objects become when you’re in this state of being.”

Cheney hopes viewers will take away a greater understanding of how complicated mental illness can be and recognize when loved ones might be struggling. “When you think of the illness in terms of a familiar face, it’s less frightening and easier to understand,” she says. “That’s why having someone as famous as Anne portray a woman with bipolar disorder is so terrific: It’s an antidote to shame.”

It’s also a reasons why it was so important for Hathaway to tell Cheney’s story. “I have people in my life who I love so deeply who have received various mental health diagnoses, and that’s not the whole story of who they are,” Hathaway explains. “But in many cases, because of an intolerant society, that’s the space of fear they’re kept in.”



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Riverdale Season 4, Episode 1 Recap: Shannen Doherty Tributes Luke Perry in Cameo Role


Warning: Spoilers ahead.

Many eyes were on Riverdale‘s season four premiere Wednesday night, as both fans and critics waited to see how it would pay tribute to Luke Perry, who passed away in March after suffering a stroke. Perry, perhaps best known for portraying Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills, 90210, co-starred on Riverdale as Archie Andrews’s father, Fred. He was a beloved character—a moral compass, of sorts, in what’s otherwise an incredibly dark and dramatic world. Tonight’s episode, appropriately titled “In Memoriam,” honored that.

Early in the episode we learn the cause of Fred’s death: He was driving a few towns over and stopped to help a woman whose car tires blew out. While attempting to fix her car, he was struck by an ongoing vehicle and sustained fatal injuries. The person driving the car didn’t stop after hitting Fred. At first, we think the culprit is a grown man named George Augustine, who Archie goes to confront in a fit of rage. But there’s a twist: George is actually covering for his young son, who secretly took the family’s car out and struck Fred by accident.

Archie is overcome with even more emotion when he finds out how his father died. Essentially, Fred passed away as he lived on Riverdale: helping people. What’s more: George covered up for his son exactly how Fred would’ve for Archie had he done something similar. There’s a resonance to how the show-runners wrote Fred’s death that deserves to be applauded.

Luke Perry in Riverdale

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Also commendable (and powerful) was including Shannen Doherty, Perry’s 90210 co-star, in the episode. She plays a small but pivotal role as the woman who Fred pulled over to help. Doherty appears midway through the episode, dropping flowers off on the side of the road where Fred was hit. “He saved my life,” she tells Archie. “If he hadn’t done what he did, there’s no way I’d be here right now. I know that.”

Many Beverly Hills, 90210 fans were moved by Doherty’s cameo. Here are just a few Twitter reactions:

The episode, overall, was a respectful, heartfelt, and warm homage to a Hollywood icon. It makes sense that Riverdale creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa waited until now to address Luke Perry’s death on the show. Doing it in the spring, so soon after Perry passed, would’ve felt like a rush job—like the show was trying to fit something in at the last minute. But Perry was too important of a figure, both on Riverdale and beyond, to get a quick tribute.



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‘This Is Us’ Season 4 Episode 2 Recap: Should We Be Concerned About Kate?


After a divisive season premiere, This Is Us got back to its roots tonight with an entire hour focused on the Pearsons past and present—and a return to the neighborhood pool.

In the early ’90s, we see Rebecca and Jack struggle with the idea that their preteen kids are growing up and branching out on their own. Back in present day, Beth and Randall are dealing with Deja wanting more independence and Tess opting for a whole new look. Meanwhile, Toby and Kate work with a specialist to help baby Jack—who is blind—feel comfortable and safe in his home while they secretly (and not so secretly) try to manage the stress of raising a child with special needs.

As for Kevin, he bonds with baby Jack; Kate urges him to take a movie role in Chicago because focusing on his sobriety and working will make him a better uncle to Jack. What Kate doesn’t know is that Kevin has been helping their uncle Nicky with bail money. She also doesn’t know that her husband is lying about what he’s doing when he leaves the apartment, saying he’s going to the grocery store when he’s really at the gym, but that’s a bigger story that could have long-lasting implications.

The episode left a lot of questions unanswered—this is This Is Us, after all—so we asked executive producer and co-showrunner Isaac Aptaker to fill us in on what’s ahead for the Pearson clan. Turns out, there’s some cause for concern.

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Glamour: Jennifer Morrison wasn’t in this week’s episode. My theory is that Cassidy could be Nicky’s daughter, or she’ll eventually become the mother of Kevin’s son.

Isaac Aptaker: Let’s hope not both! [Laughs.] We will start getting those answers next week. We will revisit Cassidy and what that dynamic is. She’ll be in Nicky’s world in this next episode in some way.

On tonight’s episode, we see Tess get a major haircut. Eris Baker [who plays Tess] actually chopped her hair for the storyline….

She brought in photos of Zoë Kravitz as inspiration from when Zoë had short hair and nailed it. She sent us a lot of photos from Zoë’s Instagram page.

How will this new haircut shape Tess’s story for this upcoming season, in terms of her personal growth?

She’s been coming out to her immediate family in past episodes. Now she’s living in a brand-new city and starting at a brand-new school. She’s trying to figure out how she wants to be perceived, how she wants to portray herself to the world, and she’s decided that she feels most comfortable with this haircut. But then, at the end of the episode, as she’s getting ready for school and packing her book bag the night before, the reality sets in. She looks in the mirror and has a bit of self-doubt of whether it was too bold of a choice. She’s wondering if this is who she really wants to be on her first day of school. Eris is so great because it’s a complicated story.



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‘Suits’ Made the Funniest Meghan Markle Reference in Last Night’s Episode


It’s been more than a year since the world said goodbye to Meghan Markle‘s Suits character, Rachel Zane. (If you remember, the duchess transitioned out of her acting role just before her wedding to Prince Harry.) But even though the writers had Rachel and her husband, Mike, move to Seattle to start their own law offices at the end of season seven, she popped up again in last night’s episode. Not physically, of course, but in a cute line that referenced both her fate and Markle’s fairy-tale life as a royal.

In the episode, Mike—played by Patrick J. Adams—comes back and fills people in on how Rachel is doing. He answers happily, “If I told you how good, you probably wouldn’t believe me.” The show’s official account tweeted this scene out with a wink, writing, “Turns out Rachel is doing REALLY well,” a clear nod to how Markle has settled into her new life as a royal.

Markle worked on Suits for more than seven years before announcing she was leaving the cast to focus on royal obligations. During her first joint interview with Prince Harry following their engagement in 2017, she explained that she didn’t see the end of her acting career as “giving anything up.”

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“It’s a new chapter,” Markle said. “And also, keep in mind, I’d been working on my show for seven years. So we were very, very fortunate to be able to have that sort of longevity on a series. And for me, once we hit the 100-episode marker, I thought, You know what, I have ticked this box, and I feel really proud of the work I’ve done there. And now it’s time to work as a team with [Prince Harry].”

Here’s hoping this isn’t the last Rachel Zane reference Suits makes this season.



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