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Watching

Shows, movies, the binge list.

Whatever’s keeping me company while the foot is up. Comfort rewatches, trashy reality, and the occasional prestige drama for the days I can actually focus.

  • Poster for The Beast in Me: Claire Danes with dark hair and a gray sweater looks warily over her shoulder toward the camera, while Matthew Rhys watches her through a windowpane behind her, the bold white title stacked between them.
    The Beast in Me

    Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys glaring at each other across a property line for eight episodes, and I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Which, frankly, is exactly the kind of show I need right now: something gripping enough to keep me pinned to the couch instead of quietly scheming my next run. My foot thanks the writers.

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  • Promo art for the Costa Concordia documentary: three survivors in the foreground, with the massive white cruise ship capsized on its side in the sea behind them.
    Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea

    My BFF came over and we ate seafood while watching poor souls escape a sinking ship. It was both interesting and mortifying. Reaffirms my decision to stay off cruise ships.

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  • The title card for Harlan Coben's I Will Find You: a close-up of Sam Worthington's weathered, intense face beside Britt Lower as a red-haired woman with a wary stare, both framed against a faded, fog-washed suburban street.
    Harlan Coben's I Will Find You

    Two things sold me here. One, it's another one of those networks of characters doing terrible things to each other that Harlan Coben is known for. And two, Helly R. from Severance is in it! Please enjoy her outie doing suburban-thriller things.

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  • Three cast members of Sullivan's Crossing stand at the edge of a lake at dusk: a blond man in a light blue t-shirt, a red-haired woman in a denim shirt with arms crossed, and a gray-bearded man in a dark t-shirt and black ball cap.
    Sullivan's Crossing

    My new syrupy-sweet, guilty-pleasure, Gilmore Girls knock-off romance. Big-city doctor retreats to a quaint small town, sparks fly, feelings are felt. They even cast actual Luke, ball cap included, so honestly the knock-off isn't even hiding it. Neither am I. Zero shame, full commitment.

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  • Matthew Rhys as a rumpled small-town official sits behind a cluttered wooden desk, hugging a leather folder to his chest with a wary expression, surrounded by bookshelves, a Rolodex, and an old office phone.
    Widow's Bay

    A cursed New England town, a mayor determined to make it a tourist trap anyway. So weird. So good.

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  • Two characters from The Bear stand on a Chicago street. On the left, a curly-haired man in a white t-shirt with forearm tattoos rests his hands on his hips. On the right, a woman in a blue shirt and white overalls stands with her arms crossed, both looking off to the side.
    The Bear (Season 5)

    Coming back around once again, for the last time. I hope my foot is taking notes and willing to bow out of orthopedic issues after this is done, too.

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  • Two Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders in navy and white uniforms share a warm hug, eyes closed and smiling, holding blue and silver pom-poms against a dark backstage backdrop.
    America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (Season 3)

    This one was parked on my watch list with a polite 'save it for later' note attached, but I couldn't wait that long, so I jumped the queue and started early. What can I say, the heart wants what the heart wants. #noshame

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