What I Watched on TV in December

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I feel like I barely watched any TV this month. It's been mostly a movie month for me, which is a nice feeling. But I did manage a little, and here are my thoughts. 


The White Lotus - The stupidity of some of these characters threw me over the edge in the finale. I didn't love this season, although it did have some great moments, and Jennifer Coolidge's line about the gays trying to kill her will live in infamy. 


His Dark Materials - HBO Max treated this like such an afterthought. Barely any promotion, and they released two episodes a week so it was all said and done in 3 weeks. I hate to see prestige TV like HBO get thrown in the gutter because of Discover network. Rant aside, I liked how this wrapped up. Dafne Keen and Amir Wilson really grew with their roles and they have bright futures ahead. 


Yellowjackets - After hearing so many good things about this during Emmy season, I finally got a Showtime trial to check it out and it did not disappoint. I didn't love the big reveal for the main mystery of season one, but the cliffhanger was awesome and now I can't wait for season 2. 


Wednesday - My son has been on an Addams Family kick so we watched this together. It was fine. It got a little old for me, but I love it when my son really loves something he watches so it gets bonus points for that. 

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  1. thevoid99January 7, 2023 at 5:32 PM

    Wednesday.... oh, I fucking love that show and I'm so happy it's getting a second season. I am rooting for Wednesday and Enid. I love them both!

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  2. BirgitJanuary 9, 2023 at 11:09 AM

    I just watched the 1st episode of Wednesday. My ex has sent me the 1st 2 episodes. He showed us her famous dance which is great. This is an excellent show showing Gomez how he did actually look in the cartoons.

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    1. Brittani BurnhamJanuary 9, 2023 at 4:37 PM

      My son hates this version of Gomez. It's kind of funny how much it bothers him. I get it. lol

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