Content Consumed: Zayn on Call Her Daddy, Glenn Howerton, ‘Cursed Bread’ and more
Hey, hey! Happy Thursday. In this week’s edition of Content Consumed…
🍴 The Bear’s most traumatizing episode yet
🏆 Oscar buzz for Always Sunny’s Glenn Howerton
🎬 Zayn on Call Her Daddy, Liam post-rehab
📚 Britney Spears’ memoir
🩸 Book review: Cursed Bread
🌝 Rewatch of the week: Weeds
The Bear’s Feast of the Seven Fishes
I survived it—I watched The Bear’s “Fishes” episode. Yes, of course, I had heart palpitations at the rate of someone being hunted for sport for the entire hour I sat there and watched.
A few thoughts:
- Even the “good times” can actually be really bad, traumatizing times. The Brazatto family wants to remember Mikey as a good guy, as the strong older brother—but was that ever the reality? This episode likely didn’t even display the depths of his addiction. (Yes, hurling forks at his uncle’s head probably wasn’t the worst thing he’s done to a family member.)
- Poor Sugar/Natalie. You really start to understand her character so much more just through her experiences with her wreck of a mother.
- The guest stars!!! Jamie Lee Curtis, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, John Mulaney… what a lineup. It made the entire episode feel even heavier and more important. Each guest made sense—no one felt like just a silly cameo (even Mulaney, who I’m normally not the biggest fan of. His character served great purpose as a level-headed boyfriend of a cousin, who delivers a decent monologue at dinner).
- Claire is not a rando. Carmy was obsessed with her five years ago, too. She’s still giving way too much manic pixie dream girl energy though (even though she wasn’t even in this episode).
Glenn Howerton, Oscar contender?
I think I’ve discovered what my most parasocial relationship may be—I think it’s the Always Sunny cast.
That’s why it’s so incredibly strange to see Glenn Howerton getting Oscar buzz. I mean, he deserves it—I haven’t seen BlackBerry yet (I know, sorry, I will) but I’ve heard it’s an incredible performance.
But when I think of Glenn Howerton, I think of Dennis Reynolds. I don’t think of him as an actor getting GQ profiles or Vanity Fair pieces, especially considering how notoriously underrated and underrepresented Always Sunny is across media. Like, it’s a running joke that they’ll never get an Emmy.
That’s why it’s so fun to read these pieces and learn more about him as an actor and a person. Again, I feel like I’m already in deep there—especially with the Always Sunny podcast (which I highly recommend).
And the photos are nice. That’s all I’ll say about that.
Zayn on Call Her Daddy, Liam in rehab
Don’t worry, guys. I know it’s been a while since I gave a One Direction update, but there’s news to share now.
First, Zayn is on Call Her Daddy, which I’m an absolute hater of. I think Alex Cooper is a shoddy interviewer. I think she’s overpaid, generally anti-feminist, and gives a platform to the wrong people (ex: Jamie Lynn Spears). It’s crazy to me that Zayn did his first interview in six years on Call Her Daddy. In the interview (which I have not listened to, because I’m a hater, and I don’t want to give her clicks), Zayn talks about being a father, leaving One Direction, and more. He vaguely addressed the Yolanda Hadid situation. The one thing I’m interested in!!!
Second, Liam went to rehab, which is definitely a good thing. He said some wild stuff of Logan Paul’s podcast late last year and has admitted it was a “scramble to stay relevant”. Anyways, he got treatment in Louisiana, and hopefully he’s on the right path now.
Britney’s memoir and ‘Cursed Bread’
Let’s talk about l i t e r a t u r e.
First: Britney Spears’ memoir. It’s supposed to come out this October and I hope hope hope she gets to tell her full story. I hope nothing is censored (unless it’s something that could harm her in the long run) and I hope she finally gets to give the details of her life in her own words. Because every other narrative exists out there besides hers.
Second: Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh. I’ve never experienced this specific thing before: the back-of-cover summary was so extremely misleading.
What I expected: historical fiction about a whole town in 1950’s France being poisoned. Kind of a whodunnit, kind of a character exploration.
What I got: a gotchic erotic love triangle, set against a manic and gossipy town post-war.
I didn’t hate it! I’d give it 3 stars just because I didn’t love the formatting (it switches between letters and first-person accounts) or ending (uneventful). And hell, I wished it was a little more like the marketing summary described. But I still had fun with it.
Rewatch of the week: Weeds
I honestly don’t have much to say except: Weeds has aged exceptionally well, especially in a place where weed is very legal now.
Mary-Louise Parker is one of the hottest people to ever exist, every character is perfectly cast, this is Justin Kirk’s career highlight (though he didn’t get enough time in Succession, honestly), the setting changes keep the show fresh across seasons, and it’s the most uncomfortable comfortable show to exist.
And that’s it from me this week! Love ya lots, thanks for reading.
Cheers,
Casey
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