A work in progress.
Television
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- Billionaire’s Bunker: We begin 2026 with mediocrity. The premise is great and we absolutely loved Money Heist (Casa de Papel). But perhaps that was creator Álex Pina’s peak. This was a soap opera with too many stories and such melodrama! Painful.
- Stranger Things, Season 5: I actually skipped Season 4. Seeing the kids bickering and whining just felt too much, even though I’d watched the first three seasons. I sort of felt: Ugh. Teenagers. But I wanted to check this season out and I did enjoy how they wound things up, for the most part. The special effects are spectacular and Will’s coming out was wonderfully done. Some things didn’t make sense and I think it would have been better to make clear that Elle really did die at the end.
- The Pitt, Season 1: I didn’t expect how much I’d love this. Life and death decisions and situations every episode anchored by an incredible team of actors.
- The Beast in Me.
- The Muppet Show (2026 special). I think Sabrina Carpenter is pretty great, as is Seth Rogan. The jokes are classic slapstick Muppets humour, and we actually found it slightly more dated than nostalgic.
Documentaries and Reality Television
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- Great Pottery Throw Down, Season 9. Yup, we’re still watching.
- Great British Bake Off, Season 6. Because I have loved the latest seasons so much, and having only discovered it recently, I thought we’d return to one of their most famous seasons, that discovered Nadiya. It was a lot of fun, and I got to see the fuss about Mary Berry, who is a national treasure.