Speak Up Saturday

[feurioo]

Welcome to the weekly roundup post! What are you watching this week? What are you excited about?

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[tinny]

TV-relatedly, nothing much has happened. I'm still looking forward to season 5 of HPI which will start airing in ten days (and still have no idea whether I'll even manage to watch it - I'm now looking into vpns). I've also managed to connect with two other fans, both writers in the fandom, which is amazing. Finally I don't feel so alone in this fandom anymore.

I watched one more ep of The Pitt, and the new Doctor Odyssey ep, but that was pretty much it. I'm starting to doubt Doctor Odyssey's commitment to Ody3 again, I guess I'll just revert to enjoying seeing Josh Jackson on screen and ignoring the plot. Oh well.

An f-listie talked about (not recced) Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, a 2022 movie with Emma Thompson. Even their negative write-up made me want to check it out and I don't regret it! I rented the movie from Amazon. Emma Thompson plays a retired widowed teacher who hires a sex worker to finally have good sex, just once in her life. The trailer makes it look like it's all about sex, but I found that it's mostly about sex work, its role in society, and its ethical implications. Looking at it this way, the title even makes sense. :) I like Emma Thompson, and it's inspiring how she so naturally shows her 63-year-old body. A rec from me.

[yourlibrarian]

I saw Leo Grande and was glad it got made as it's not something easily found (or even classified)

[tinny]

Yes! It was a good movie in several ways, and I'm glad it was made and that I could easily watch it, too.