Monday Media Musings - 11/11/19

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Booksmart: What a sweet, fun movie. I'm always here for movies in which the primary relationship is between two women who are best friends, and the chemistry between the lead actresses is incredible -- together they carried the story easily, even when the plot contrivances started to pile up. It was hard to care when I was having so much fun as Amy and Molly got themselves in and out of trouble, and appreciating the realness of their friendship dynamic as it goes through its ups and downs. Other things I liked: Gigi popping in and out as the unpredictable Greek chorus, the bit with the pizza driver, the gut punch of the scene in the school bathroom and how perfectly it played out (and the follow-up conversation with Triple A), everything about Amy and her crush on Ryan. If you somehow missed it, it's definitely worth catching up. It's Olivia Wilde's directing debut, and I so look forward to seeing whatever she does next.

Arrowverse update: Seems like Lena's slide toward villainy is accelerating, and I both love and hate that -- but boy is Katie McGrath selling it. I feel for her, so much, and understand why she is angry and hurt; it doesn't justify the choices she's making, but I believe every last one. It was good to get Alice's backstory on Batwoman, although it's a little hard to believe much of it. It makes me wonder how much she was telling the truth, really. The Flash brought our first Cisco-centric episode in awhile, which was nice. But my favorite thing last week was, unsurprisingly Oliver reuniting with his adult children, seeing how their dynamic played out. I practically teared up with William when we went in for the hug, and Mia's distance from her father -- whom she is so much like, good grief was that on the nose -- made so much sense. I like that the kids quickly abandoned the idea that they needed to hid the truth about their future from Team Arrow, and I hope this means we have a shot at changing the future. Finally, I trust Mar Novu less with every appearance, and if he gets revealed as a straight-up villain I will not be remotely surprised.