The real world comes knocking on this week's episode of The Carrie Diaries. For what normally is a fun and fluffy show, real life issues from the 80's were tackled as Carrie and Walt experienced their first brush with the AIDS epidemic in New York City. I enjoy The Carrie Diaries as a fan but I have to give credit where it's due. There's TV life and then there's real life and I'm glad the show went there to tackle the feelings of something major back then that still affects the real world today. Good job, The Carrie Diaries.
This week on The Carrie Diaries, Walt panics over the uncertainty, Carrie and Sebastian argue over the future, Maggie enlists help to save her future, and Dorrit celebrates anti-Valentine's Day.
WHEN LIFE GETS REAL
Walt hasn't fully come to terms with being gay since he started admitting it. His friends have embraced it and he's had Bennett to lean on but this week he was overwhelmed with the real world. Instead of having the intimate Valentine's Day dinner he planned, Bennett convinces Walt to come to the hottest new gay bar in town, Boy, where Samantha works and spend the night at the Heartbreaking Party. At first he's scared at the new prospects but he slowly starts to have fun until a friend of Bennett's ex-boyfriend reveals that Bennett's ex, Eric, contracted HIV/AIDS and that Bennett should get tested.
Walt, terrified at the idea of dying, pushes everyone away and runs to Carrie's house to cry. While both Bennett and Walt receive negative tests, Walt is so scared for the future, potentially giving up everything he originally wanted, that he breaks up with Bennett and calls his Mother to go home. I understand where Walt is coming from but he shouldn't push away and I have feeling that he'll try to "fix" the situation or lie to himself. If so, hopefully that's resolved by the end of this season as I really like Walt and Bennett together.
HITTING THE BOARD
Sebastian is turning over a new leaf and Carrie's none too happy about being left in the dust. After moving to New York from California, Sebastian is excited to begin a new business venture with his skateboarder friend, Tony Hawk. Boards, shirts, merchandise and designs - Sebastian is on to a popular new trend but Carrie won't look at the big picture as she's mad that he's cancelled Valentine's Day to discuss business plans with Tony. Though, after hearing he might move back to L.A. for the business, he's lucky she didn't break up with him. She spends Valentine's Day at the bar but after hearing Walt and Bennett could be diagnosed with HIV, she breaks down at Sebastian's apartment and the two reconnect once more, heading out to find her friend.
TOM FINALLY WINS!
In the two seasons so far, Tom has learned a thing or two about parenting Dorrit and reverse psychology. Dorrit spends Valentine's Day watching unromantic movies with Scott and Tom ends up taking a liking to the new young man. If he admits that he likes her choice in boyfriends, Dorrit will dump Scott so he does the only thing he can do: lie. He demands she not see him anymore but she rebels and the two continue to date.
LADY GODIVA RIDES
Larissa loves the attention and for once, Samantha is taking it all away, leaving Larissa with nothing. While working at Boy, Samantha rides in completely naked while on a horse - inspired by Lady Godiva. Larissa tries to dethrone the queen, pulling off her fake hair and leaving Samantha without cover, but the club-goers are on Samantha's side and Larissa is forced out. The two frenemies end up making up and ride into the club together...while still on the horse.
UNDERCOVER DUTY
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Maggie and Mouse join forces with Donna to help Maggie escape a future in the army. Maggie's main conflict has been her future; she got accepted to Central Connecticut State University without financial aid and after hearing all the positives (i.e. traveling, free school, dedication) from a recruiter, she signed up. Mouse warns Maggie and by finally thinking it over, Maggie admits that she doesn't want to join the army afterall. With the help of Donna and her feminine ways, the trio sneak into the army base to look for Maggie's application but get caught in the process. The recruiter, Pete, ends up ripping up the papers for her but not before getting Maggie's name and number for a date
What desperate actions will Walt do next? Can the brokenhearted boyfriends reunite? Does Sebastian's business plans mean the end of the relationship? Will Maggie find a way to pay for school? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
Good news, Marshmallows! Announced on Friday via the Veronica Mars Twitter page and subsequent media outlets, the first official movie poster for the Veronica Mars movie has been revealed. Sporting the titular heroine upfront with camera in hand, the moniker for the poster features the tagline, "She thought she was out" as the current teaser.
While several favourite and familiar characters from the series are included in the poster; such as Wallace, Mac and her father Keith Mars (Percy Daggs III, Tina Majorino and Enrico Colantoni respectively). However, for the LoVe fans out there trying to make a case for predictions, Logan (Jason Dohring) is featured in two photos compared to Piz's (Chris Lowell) one. I'm not biased toward either relationship pairing so I'll be pretty open to whatever happens in the movie.
The Veronica Mars movie is set to be released on March 14, 2014 in select theatres across the U.S. Plans for an international release and screenings have yet to be announced. I've placed the official movie trailer below for those who have yet to see it.
Are you excited for the Veronica Mars movie? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
Let the 2014 renewal news begin! To the surprise of no one, days before its season three premiere this Sunday, HBO has announced the renewal of Girls for a fourth season. Cast will begin filming the next season starting this spring for an expected 2015 airing.
Girls follows the adventures of four twenty-something girls in New York City as they deal with love, life and trying to make their way as adults. Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke and Zosia Mamet star as the four best friends.
Are you excited for another year of Girls? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
Welcome everyone to the night where awards are plenty, CBS shows get free promo and fandoms lose hours of sleep by voting online: the People's Choice Awards! On Wednesday night, the 40th People's Choice Awards premiered on CBS with 2 Broke Girls' stars Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs claiming hosting duty for the night.
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After a lengthy (and dare I say, excessive) cameo-filled opening number, Sandra Bullock led the pack for the rest of the night picking up six awards for "Favourite Movie Actress", "Favourite Comedic Movies Actress", "Favourite Dramatic Movie Actress", and three movie awards for Gravity and The Heat which she received with co-star Melissa McCarthy. Justin Timberlake was hot on her trail, picking up three music awards for the night. Britney Spears also claimed her first ever PCA award for "Favourite Pop Artist".
On the TV side, shows like The Good Wife, The Big Bang Theory and Castle picked up a few awards. For the new entrants, Reign won for "Favourite New TV Drama", "Favourite New TV Comedy" went to Super Fun Night, and both Sarah Michelle Gellar (from The Crazy Ones) and Joseph Morgan (from The Originals) won in the acting comedy and drama from a new TV series categories, respectively.
Some of the other winners for the night are included below. The full list of winners can be found here.
Favourite TV Movie/Mini Series - American Horror Story
Favourite Daytime TV Host - Ellen DeGeneres
Favourite Streaming Series - Orange Is The New Black
Favourite Network TV Comedy - The Big Bang Theory
Favourite Network TV Drama - The Good Wife
Favourite Horror Movie - Carrie
Favourite Action Movie - Iron Man 3
Favourite Year End Movie - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Favourite Year End Movie - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire