Welcome to Jen Watches: May and June 2019!
When I was growing up, summer meant watching re-runs or renting movies at Blockbuster. Now there are SO many choices, which makes me happy as I plan my summer viewing! Here’s what I watched, what I quit watching, and what I want to watch this summer. In comments, tell me what you’re up to!
What I’ve Just Watched:
Riverdale Season 3 finale: In May, I watched the last few episodes of season 3. I’ve had very mixed feelings about this season, but I thought that the season improved a lot by the last few episodes and ended on an intriguing note. Not sure how many more seasons this show has left in it, but I’m definitely checking out season 4! Find my other thoughts on Riverdale here.
Currently Watching:
Big Little Lies: The second season just started and … we’ll see. Loving Meryl Streep, but if the whole season turns into an I Know What You Did Last Summer situation and nothing more, I’m less enthralled. We shall see! Edited to add: watched episode 2 last night and …. eh. Still not sure why they didn’t go to the police since the death last season was clearly an accident. And now that all their other secrets are out, wondering what is left to happen. Still loving Meryl!!
Gave Up On:
Murder Mystery: Wow, this was such a huge disappointment. I loved the Agatha Christie-sounding vibe of this movie about an American couple drawn into a murder mystery during their European vacation. Jennifer’s a hairdresser who loves reading cozy mysteries. Adam is a (slightly) bumbling police officer. My family read the uniformly bad reviews aloud to me and questioned my sanity but I still made them try it. Me at ten minutes in: “Guys, it might get better.” 20 minutes in: family intervention and we quit watching.
Dead to Me: I love Linda Cardellini and was really impressed by Christina Applegate’s performance, but I guessed the main twist about ten minutes into the first episode. (The person I was watching with was like “really?” I have a reputation in my family as someone who ruins everything by guessing the plot points. It’s all that reading!) Not sure if I’ll continue with this. Has anyone watched it all?
Movies I’ve Seen in May and June:
Rocketman: My husband has long mocked my love of Elton John and to him I say:
While I could have done with a little less of Elton’s childhood, more of his adulthood and a slightly clearer timeline, overall I loved this. The music was fabulous, Taron Egerton was amazing, and the Elton-Bernie story is a bromance for the ages. Highly recommend!
Book Smart: a plot about two high school overachievers who decide to cut loose the night before graduation? A crazy happened-in-one-night plot? Yes, please! Really enjoyed this!
Planning to Watch:
Veronica Mars! I’m the hugest VM fan so I will probably have to get a Hulu subscription to watch this starting July 26 . I’m pretty excited!
Stranger Things! Season 3! I hope it’s good. I’ll watch it anyway.
Tell me what you’re watching! I really could use one or two more shows to round out my summer viewing!
