We watch a lot of TV and movies! So yeah, we’re fangirling over a lot of things! Each week we come together to highlight all the feels they give us throughout the week. On these Fangirlish Feels of the Week, there are five categories and many thoughts! Ready?
Here we go!
Best Scene of the Week
Raquel: Jesse telling the truth to Phyllis on Eternally Yours Season 1 Episode 6. It was about damn time!
Jennifer: Cassidy and Andre’s meet-cute in Sheriff Country Season 2, Episode 6 “Close to the Chest” has to be on this list. Their first meeting was adorable and we want to see more of them. Andre saved her from a bad date at the bar and pretended to know her so she could get away. Overall, I just loved how easy it was for them to talk like they’ve known each other forever.
Ashley W.: Everyone’s freaking out about the post-credits scene in the VisionQuest finale, and rightfully so, but I cannot stop thinking about Tommy’s running scene. It was hilariously perfect and so cleverly executed. Super speed is a cool superpower to have, but slowing down time to see Tommy jogging laps around the table was really funny.
We’re so used to being impressed by his powers, but that scene showed how Tommy actually can get tired out from his powers. It was a humorous way to add relatability to an instance that no one can otherwise actually understand firsthand.
Jasmine: Heather versus Vanessa on Beyond the Gates. I love my soapy drama! And though I’m team Vanessa a lot of the time, sometimes her arrogance and naivety about Joey can be annoying. Heather is Joey’s sister so she knows him better. She took Vanessa down a peg and it was fun to watch. Sorry.
Rachel: That second post-credits scene after the finale of VisionQuest, in which Dr. Doom brought back Scarlet Witch, was the best decision the MCU has made in a while. The Wanda and Vision TV trilogy is pretty much the best part of the MCU’s Multiverse Saga, so the prospect of their family reuniting just made Avengers: Doomsday that much more unmissable.
Ship of the Week
Raquel: Jesse and Phyllis from CBS’s Eternally Yours. Finally, he decided to stop choosing the easy option every single time. And now, everything will be complicated—but infinitely more real.
Shana: Had me in a chokehold since 1999, frustrated with all the edging, still ride or die for Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler. But I’m still mad she neither punched him nor kissed him on the mouth in this week’s 600th episode.
Honorable mention that would’ve absolutely been my Number One if these old fools hadn’t gotten back together this week: Elise and Anya in The Body. There’s something really special about that chemistry, and although their journey wasn’t exactly easy or fair, it also had an authenticity to it that I think/hope will resonate with a lot of people.
Jasmine: I’m with Shana! Because Olivia and Elliot have been circling each other for decades! DECADES. I’m so tired of this “Will they? Won’t they?” Stuff. Either let them be great together or don’t. Because that 600th episode of Law and Order: SVU sure felt like something. The man was talking about her coming on a trip!
Rachel: Martin and Louisa on Best Medicine! They finally got together! It was a great kiss, AND THERE WERE FIREWORKS! Literal fireworks lighting up the sky to complement the moment this couple set aside their fears and insecurities and followed their feelings. LOVED IT.
Best Performance of the Week
Raquel: Rose Abdoo as Phyllis in Eternally Yours. Her performance when she finds out the truth is hilarious, yet so real.
Shana: Broken record: Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni. The combination of them, together, is a force of nature.
Ashley W.: James Spader has done an excellent job, throughout the entirety of VisionQuest, of reprising Ultron. He brought the sarcasm and dry humor that gives Ultron charm—albeit villainous and often deceptive.
But the VisionQuest finale provided the opportunity to see Ultron embrace and discover an understanding of emotion with Spader juggling the roles of both Ultron and Virgil Horton. I’ll never actually trust Ultron, and I’m wary of Vision allowing Ultron to pursue a second chance, but Spader’s performance helped make a convincing argument to see the AI as more than the harm he has done.
Rachel: John Malkovich in Wild Horse Nine is an incredible, award-worthy performance. It’s funny and complex. He draws everything an actor should out of that character and what he is going through.
Moment that Annoyed Us This Week
Jennifer: The scene in this week’s Fire Country where Mason found out his data center set Eve’s building on fire annoyed me. Honestly, we believe his concern was sincere because he had no idea people would get hurt if he overwhelmed the power grid. But, where was the communication with his community? How could he bring big tech to Edgewater without learning about the risks?
I’m bothered because he should’ve done his research and shared the possible dangers with the community before Bode forced him to do so. Especially if his reasons for building the data center are supposedly rooted in wanting to see his hometown thrive because he loves it so much. How is being reckless showing your love, Mason?
Shana: We really ended SVU’s 600th episode with Olivia Benson in tears. Like, can we not?
Ashley W.: Mallory has never not been annoying in Chicago Med, but she has never been more frustrating than in the latest episode. She had the audacity to have the unhoused couple discharged as though she knew better than the medical professionals actually treating them — primarily the woman whose 37 weeks pregnant with a baby that hasn’t been growing properly!
And don’t even get me started on her seemingly sending patients with private insurance to the nicer rooms while those who are uninsured or have Medicare are sent to the overflow room. That’s such absurdly gross discrimination and has absolutely no place in a field whose purpose is to care for and help people no matter what.
Jasmine: Every moment of billionaire AI tech bro Nolan Reeves in The Institute Season 2, Episode 1. Alfie Allen plays him so well. I despise the character and he just gives me the ick.
Rachel: Arondir’s death in The Rings of Power 3×04. That was some BS. Not only was Arondir a great character, but the writers already killed off his love interest, Bronwyn, off-screen, before season 2. Losing him, too, just added insult to injury.
Quote of the Week
Jennifer: “How are you gonna survive if your work husband gets a life?” – Travis from Sheriff Country.
Ashley W.: “Please tell me the Tariq behind me is a white Tariq.” – Barbara Howard in Abbott Elementary season 6, episode 6: “Competition”
Jasmine: “Up and at em sleepy head. Don’t wanna miss the fun.” – Luke, The Institute Season 2, Episode 1.
