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THB #356: April Streamers Bring Emmy Dreamers, Episode 2

THB #356: April Streamers Bring Emmy Dreamers, Episode 2

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Apr 20, 2023
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THB #356: April Streamers Bring Emmy Dreamers, Episode 2
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It’s been almost 2 weeks since Episode 1 of Emmy Dreamers, so now I can spill my guts about the rest of this month of heavily female-driven television, now out or coming in the next couple of weeks. Well… almost.

Single Drunk Female is a favorite of mine from its first season. Love the lead, Sofia Black-D'Elia, as Sam, who walks the line between being the girl who turns heads when she walks into every room and a complete mess without ever showing us that she has thought about any of it for a second. Love Ally Sheedy being on screen with that super-concentrated energy. Love the wildly varied cast beyond them, as quirky as real life friends can be. (Special love to Lily Mae Harrington, who is so unreal that she becomes absolutely real.) Love the struggle of every episode and its fearlessness as a show to force the real world into the world of someone trying to work a 12-step program.

When the first couple of episodes dropped, I was a little concerned. The end of Season One was painful and…

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