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Hello and welcome to Sapphic Cinema, a column series that resembles Sufjan Stevens’ series of albums about American states, in that each is a beloved masterpiece I haven’t done one in a long time, and it’s increasingly clear I will never get to them all. But I have returned because writing about the lesbian film…
(This recap was originally published on August 29, 2013.) Okay so you know that scene in Orange Is the New Black when Piper gets in trouble for her sexy dancing and is thrown into the SHU? And remember how the SHU is in Serious Prison, where everything is all gray-colored and no one is getting…
(This recap was originally published on April 9, 2013.) Previously on Bomb Girls, Gladys became a spy, which we never knew we always wanted, Betty fought for her right to be the gayest lady this side of Idgie Thredgood, Kate decided to give back to the world through song, Lorna missed Bob/having control over multiple lives,…
(This recap was originally published on January 18, 2013.) Dear Bomb Girls fans, I have to open this recap with a thank you. Thank you for being so calm, so understanding, so amazing about this whole Ivan/Betty business. Actually I think you are a lot more rational about it than I am, which I appreciate…
(This recap was originally published on January 4, 2013.) ave you ever dated someone just so you wouldn’t be single? I mean, sure she’s nice and cute, but she’s not quite your type. There just aren’t enough rough edges for you; she won’t even cuss. But then, the longer you look at her, the more…
(This recap was originally published on April 23, 2015.) Well, that was Wentworth at its finest—by which I mean I watched the whole episode with one hand covering my eyes, repeating ,“No no no my poor baby” at the screen. (I’m rereading that sentence and realizing that it might sound like something other than a compliment, but…
(This recap was originally published on August 1, 2014.) Previously on Wentworth, Liz Birdsworth finally lived up to her name and flew free of the prison walls. Bea got Boomer sent to the slot and revealed her plan to take over Top Dog status from Franky. Matthew Fletcher—who this season has picked up the Hot…
(This recap was originally published on July 9, 2014.) Previously on Wentworth, Bea became obsessed with hemophiliac medication, merely because it seemed it might come in handy for some future nefarious plan. Vera was tired of not being taken seriously by anyone, so she killed her mother, so there would be at least one less person…
(This recap was originally published on July 2, 2014.) Previously on Wentworth, Governor Joan killed Simone because she was trying to kill Bea because Governor Joan has an endgame that is bigger than any of us. Maxine the transgender inmate used her swinging fists of justice to protect Bea, and Franky was arrested for defending…
(This recap was originally published on May 28, 2014.) Previously on Wentworth, the prisoners struggled to adjust to life under a new showrunner warden. Joan Ferguson lost no time in bringing the ladies to heel, and especially in shutting down Franky’s drug-smuggling operation. She also had some weird tension with Vera that made everybody uncomfortable. Franky, meanwhile,…