'Little Fires Everywhere' on Hulu, Finale Episode: Reese Witherspoon & Kerry Washington

04/22/20 • 88 min

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'Fleabag' One Woman Play & 'Run' Premiere: Phoebe Waller-Bridge & Vicky Jones

A DOUBLE EPISODE: Fleabag One Woman Show and Recap of Vicky Jones’ Premiere of Run *** Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s original one woman stage show of Fleabag was released to the public for the first time on streaming services to support COVID relief organizations! Talk about silver linings!!! *** Kate and Carinn compare and contrast the TV series and the play, then tie it together with the premiere of Run, Vicky Jones’ new show on HBO. (1:47) *** There are a lot of similarities between the Fleabag one woman stage show and the TV series. (3:14) *** What stood out for us, though, were the differences. The play was very British, seemed tonally crueler, sadder, and heavier and there were some characters and storylines we missed. Do you know what bap is???(5:54) *** The stripped down one woman show also produces some vulnerable, dramatic moments that we don’t get in the TV series. Sometimes theatre produces a different kind of magic. (15:06) *** The ending of the one woman show is one notable place where it diverges from the TV show and we are conflicted on the fate of Hillary the guinea pig and what that says about Fleabag. (19:20) *** The play was groundbreaking at the time it premiered in 2013, for sure. But would we have found Fleabag to have been too unlikeable? (24:55) *** What did we take away from watching this? Carinn is so impressed with the evolution of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s work and the fact that the re-imagining of Fleabag was a long haul. Kate is impressed with Phoebe’s acting chops. (28:07) *** We transition to introducing Run, Vicky Jones’ brand new “rom-dram” for HBO. Carinn loves the theme of running away together and Kate loves it for the theme of the one that got away (36:25) *** Carinn worries about the joke from Vicky that last year Phoebe "became famous and I became a mother." She hopes Jenny Robins is making this a threesome rather than a love triangle for our favorite creative partners and besties (42:32) *** Run recap. Listen to our initial feelings on the premiere of Run and whether we’re in for the season. (hint: YES). (47:18) *** Kate insists we need a pact like RUN, but Carinn suggests they already have one: everytime she texts Kate, "I have an idea," and Kate texts back, "I'm in!" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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'Normal People' on Hulu, Episodes 1 & 2: Adaptation of the novel by Sally Rooney

This is what we've been waiting for!! The adaptation of Sally Rooney's bestselling novel Normal People makes it to Hulu! Carinn and Kate were up with the sun to watch and recap! *** The show starts with character set up rather than the direct relationship between Marianne and Connell but at what cost? (5:25) *** The first kiss is adorable and highlights their awkwardness as well as their undeniable chemistry. (13:34) *** We knew Marianne’s brother Alan was a jerk, but is it too much too soon? Kate and Carinn offer two theories as to why we get creepy vibes from Alan. (20:05) *** Episode Two ramps things up between Marianne and Connell. Through their honest and vulnerable exchanges, the two of them reveal their true natures, which Carinn and Kate each relate to in different ways. (31:50) *** Carinn struggles with the adaptation of first sex scene (the unrealistic breaks, how it’s too fast and too slow, and the NOISES!), which was one of her favorite scenes in the book. Kate is shocked because she felt like every time these two have sex it’s an extension of their communication and is super hot on screen. (36:25) *** Class issues feel different here, where her wealth makes her an outsider. Seeing this visually was an enhancement for us from the book in terms of explaining Marianne. (58:37) *** Kate and Carinn debate Marianne and Connell’s dynamic and get personal. (1:03) *** Kate loves the ghost house scene and feels like it is even better on screen, but Carinn doesn't remember it as being particularly remarkable in the book or the show. (1:07:30) *** Carinn takes issue with the two songs in this episode coming from previous movie soundtracks -- 'Hide and Seek' from The Last Kiss and 'Angeles' from Oscar award winning Good Will Hunting. Did anyone else notice?? (1:15:18) *** Carinn wants the show to be better than the book and it's not delivering on that implicit adaptation promise, but Kate is completely and totally swept away. We're both totally in on more though, and encourage everyone to keep watching the way we kept turning the pages of the book! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @popfictionwomen and on Twitter @pop_women. To do a full deep dive, check out our website at www.popfictionwomen.com Stay Complicated!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices