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(This recap was originally published on May 1, 2015.) Quick, someone tell Pete McTighe it’s safe to approach the lesbian blogger community again. For the third episode in a row, Wentworth has been sharp, versatile and intense. It may not have the magic that made me binge watch the first season through a shroud of tears, but it’s back…
(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 April 9, 2015.) Hello and welcome back to Wentworth Correctional Center. A funny thing happened since last we visited this cerulean-tinted wasteland: Wentworth got popular. Thanks largely to Netflix and people looking to fill the hours until the return of Orange is The New Black, this once-obscure drama is now an international…
(This recap was originally published on April 27, 2015.) Holy chicken anus, Batman, that was a really good episode! Which, frankly, comes as a huge relief, because there is no one who wants to love Wentworth more than me. Not even the love notes I wrote to my first girlfriend can compare to my Season 1 recaps for…
(This recap was originally published on August 6, 2014.) HOLY SHIT THAT WAS AWESOME. After a season of dreary disappointment, the Season 2 finale reminded me why I went from writing a one-off review of this obscure Australian drama to emailing Karman Kregloe to say, “This is the best show I’ve ever seen and I am doing full…
(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 23, 2014.) Hey y’all, this has to be a short recap on account of I have a secret life where I am a struggling waitress and dog owner, but I promise to fully sink my teeth into the scene where Franky talks about sex. Previously on Wentworth, Mr. Channing…
(This recap was originally published on July 17, 2014.) Oh my stars and garters, Wentworth, so that’s where you’ve been hiding. Last night’s episode gave me some of that season one thrill of dreading to watch but being unable to look away. It also upped the ante on intrigue, with nearly everyone running some scheme of…
(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…