Covering episodes 3 and 4, in pursuing the truth about Donald we see a heated argument gone awry leading to the arrest of Camille, Honeybear, and Janay. Indigo has to decide on paying off her drug debt or bailing her friends out while Kirt is confronted with her privilege and the impact it has on her friends.
In this episode we set the season as the Bettys character arcs are introduced. Janay’s relationship with Donald starts to shift and Camille tries to impress Bambi. Kirt, Indigo, and Honeybear start to learn more about each other.
We introduce the Bettys to you. Janay and Camille chase after a yellow backpack, and Kirt gets close to Honeybear and Indigo.
Alice Wu returns as the master of longing. We discuss why we love a good coming of age story and the brilliance behind “The Half of It”. Ellie, Aster, Paul and Mr. Chu teach us how to love as they discover it for themselves.
The mid season finale! Kat takes on RJ and gains a new nemesis. Where does this leave Kat and Adena? It’s Sutton’s big day in more than one way, and Jane deals with the fallout of Pinstripe’s lies.
It’s Sutton’s bachelorette party and she’s got a secret. Jane faces the truth and Kat begins to uncover RJ's motive.
We have finally reached the end of our destination! Thank you for sticking around all this time. Please enjoy the final installment of our Juliantina recap. Will we achieve happily ever after?
Valentina is traumatized after yet another kidnapping. Valentina and Juliana struggle with being apart leading up to Juliana’s dramatic and emotionally charged outing to Lupe.
Quarantined? Give Utopia Falls a chance. We make our best case and break down the major players, themes, and ships. Utopia Falls believes in its youth and inspires through the transformative power of the arts and maybe that’s what we all need right now.
Kadena angst begins after last week’s falling out and ends with some promising foundation building— will the stars align? Sutton and Richard face planning a wedding from different coasts, Jane’s brother is in town, and Jacqueline takes a leap in the dating world. Ask Alex drives the theme as he ponders what drives the best love stories: fate or free will?
We talk the biphobia of it all— a powerful storyline for Kat and the unfortunate reality of Adena being the sole face of Muslim lesbian representation. Moreover, what does this mean for Kadena moving forward? Jane continues to have one of the best ongoing storylines on TV centering on women’s health, and Sutton struggles to adapt when her life feels like it’s hit a plateau. Also we get to meet Jacqueline;s very own Kat and Sutton.
This episode we share our worries for Tinier Jane, get a little misty eyed at the ultimate bonding between Sutton and her soon to be mother-in-law, and discuss Alex's feelings of inferiority to the amazing Dr. Alicia. We also process our feelings around how Kat's hookup with Mr. Peg leads to her stating that she is bisexual and what this could mean for Kadena.
Kat goes casual with a french ped, Jane confronts the reality of a fantasy, and Sutton struggles to make traditional original.
We channel Alex as we go “live and unfiltered” in this episode in which we discuss how Kat’s sense of righteousness can be a form of avoidance, we get a nuanced look into identity and adulthood from Sutton, and Jane takes the lead in her relationship problems.
This is an episode of television we both watched and talked about. We discuss our perceived disparity of Pinstripe's role in this show and side with Jane for once. We also cover Sutton’s career plateau and the use of Kat to propel LGBT stories at her own expense.
SPOILER ALERT: Richard and Sutton get engaged. Elsewhere—Jane gets a mammogram!!!!!, Kat works with a closeted pop star, and Jacqueline struggle to make the adjustment to #Scarlet
Lucho decides to interrupt Valentina and Juliana and thus ruin our happiness for a very long time. Valentina and Juliana struggle to be together in the face of homophobic friends and family. Along the way, Valentina has some epic confrontations with Eva.
Tumblr user @hereforallthequeercontent made a soundbite of our general thoughts about Lucho. Take a guess what are repeat phrase is. Drinking game anyone?
We are so excited to talk about the Season 4 of The Bold Type! Kat, Sutton, and Jane fight to save the soul of Scarlet and by extension Jacqueline's job in this hilarious, innovative, and genuine premiere episode. It’s all about the main four leading ladies and it’s a great foundation to start the season.
We’re back Juliantinas! We start this ep with Valentina taking the leap and ending things with Lucho. We consistently complain about Lucho. We gush over Juliana and Valentina’s budding relationship and we end with the girls searching for privacy after their first night together.
We explain the decision making process in changing our name and talk about our thoughts on the upcoming season of The Bold Type
In this finale ep of s3 we wonder what exactly Kat and Tia’s communication means for them individually as Kat deals with the heartbreak of losing the election and her relationships with both Tia and Adena. Jane makes big career moves and Pinstripe sabotages them, Sutton decides she liked her job after all, and Jacqueline disappears from Scarlet.
In this episode of The Bold Type Kat and Adena start to break down their feelings, and we break down our feelings about them. Elsewhere, Pinstripe doesn’t change his stripes and cheats on Jane during what’s supposed to be her big career moment; Sutton struggles to find inspiration for her upcoming fashion show and finds it where she least expects it.
It’s the long awaited return of Adena and with that comes the return of our ~feelings. We discuss at length the new angsty dynamics at play with Kat and Adena and what this now means for Tia. We also touch on Sutton's struggles to accept Richard’s financial support, as well as Jane and Jacqueline’s continued quest to hold Pamela Dolan accountable.
The Bold Type music supervisor Rob Lowry sits down with us for an in depth interview where we talk about his start in music supervision and get a behind the scenes look on what it takes to deliver those memorable musical moments (and the not so memorable ones). In the process he dropped some non-spoilery fun tidbits about season 4 as well!
Check out our special holiday episode where we review Tello Films' gay holiday movie Season of Love starring Dominique Provost-Chalkley and Jessica Clark! Spoiler alert everyone’s gay!
The Bold Type continues its ability to have nuanced stories about grief as Richard and Sutton navigate his birthday after the loss of his father, we are 100% behind Alex and Jane as roommates, and things get real as Kat has her first experience with racial profiling.
Re-living the events of episode 3.06 “TBT” is an absolute blast for us. We don’t care as much about current events as we revel in the ingenuity of The Bold Type’s flashback episode. The ignition of the trio's friendship, the foundation of Kat, Sutton, and Jane's characters, and of course Rob Lowry’s music choices make this episode better than we could have imagined.
Alternatively titled Dick’s friends suck, we discuss the dinner party that brings up some issues for Sutton and Richard; temporarily claim Jane as our favorite for taking Patrick down a peg; and explore the beginnings of Kat and Tia.
