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Fran
It's chicks in the office with Ria and Fran giving you that Friday energy on a Monday. Happy Monday, everybody. How are you feeling on this lovely Monday morning?
Ria
I actually feel great despite having a very late flight last night, getting home. But it's not. Even though I just was in Miami for the weekend. It's not super cold. Like, the sun is out. It's 40 degrees. It's not like 19. I stepped outside and was like, this is nice.
Fran
No, it, no, it actually, I was.
Ria
Like, I had a little pep in my step. Like it was spring. It's 38 degrees out.
Fran
I had this same thought when I stepped out today, like, oh, I can maybe go for a walk.
Ria
Oh, my God. I had my, like, big coat and my hat on. I was like, I could have shed a layer. Like, right.
Fran
That's like, you take what you can get these days.
Ria
Yes.
Fran
How cold it is.
Ria
I was looking at the forecast, I was like, oh my God, it'd be 50 degrees on Wednesday. It's balmy.
Fran
Right? How was Miami?
Ria
Miami was lovely. Bridget, one of my best friends, moved to Miami almost, almost a year ago.
Fran
Now, which is kind of crazy.
Ria
Yeah. And I just went down to visit her for the weekend. We had a lovely time. Little, little girls weekend. Had some lovely meals, walks, time outside, went to the beach. It was wonderful. Could have been a little warmer. For sure. Could have been a little warmer. There was a. There was a, A breeze, a cold front. There was a. There was a breeze, but it was, it was lovely. And then we had a great dinner Sunday. A Sunday. Saturday night. We went to ZZ's club and it was absolutely delicious. And then we were like multiple martinis. We were feeling ourselves. We're like, let's go out. We went out for a little bit to a party. Like fuck yeah. We had a great time.
Fran
It's Miami.
Ria
Yeah, exactly.
Fran
Why not?
Ria
And you know, you just. We ended up at this place where it was just like a mix of. You were either old or 16, you know, like it was like a. Just all ranges, which was. So Bridget and I, we found like stools in the corner of one of the rooms and just like sat and just watched the clientele. It was so much fun because there was like, it was a cool spot, but you could buy it like bottle service and whatever. But it was like antique couches and like more like cool living room vibes. The music was great music. And then this table came and sat in front of us and it was, you know, probably middle aged women and some of their guys. And then one, I don't know if it was their husband. Could have been one of their fathers.
Fran
Honestly, you never know.
Ria
You never know in Miami. But he was one of the smoothest gentleman I've ever seen. He's had to be in his 70s.
Fran
Just a suave cat. Oh.
Ria
He had his like. I think he had some like Louboutin loafers on. He had a button down, couple buttons undone and he was shimmying like he was grooving all night. He didn't. He didn't sit down one time.
Fran
Oh, I love it.
Ria
He was on his feet, moving young, wild and dancing. Yeah. I mean, I love people watching. In Miami, there's really nothing better.
Fran
Oh, of course.
Ria
It's one of the best places two people watch. So I had a lovely, lovely weekend.
Fran
That sounds good.
Ria
How was your weekend?
Fran
I had a great weekend as well. Friday was Lucas first birthday.
Ria
Yes.
Fran
And big news. I witnessed him stand up for the first time on his own. Let me tell you. It was me, my sister's mother in law.
Ria
Okay.
Fran
And my Aunt Debbie. Oh, okay. And my sister and my brother in law were not in the room.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
Which you know, you never want to. I feel for my sister because you don't want to come back into the room and have me be like.
Ria
Yeah. Did you think about lying?
Fran
No, no, no.
Ria
We were telling them that it happened.
Fran
Let me tell you, my sister's mother in law and I were so fucking. And Aunt Debbie, we were so fucking pumped.
Ria
I mean, Aunt Debbie's not keeping that secret.
Fran
No, no, no. We were so excited. We were like, oh, my God. And, like, Aunt Debbie tried to get her phone out to, you know, take pictures in time, and she couldn't do it. He was sitting in his chair in his playpen, and I was sitting in front of him, and he literally got up like an old man, sides of the chair and stood up. And we were like, he's standing.
Ria
He's standing.
Fran
And then it was like a good. I want to say he stood up for a good five seconds.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
And then he clapped back down, and they started crying. But then he was clapping, because when he does something new, he claps for himself. Now because everybody claps for him. So he starts clapping for himself, which is the cutest thing in the world. But literally, I was like, oh, my God, this was such an amazing feeling. Like, I was beaming the entire night. I can't believe I witnessed him stand for the first time. He's so freaking cute. So for a little while, he had to wear a helmet because he had a flat spot on his head. So he wasn't, like, crawling for a little bit or whatever, but now he's, like, in, you know, crawling and moving. And it was his first birthday, and he stood up by himself for the first time. But then he did it again later on, and my sister and kids, they were able to see it, which was great. But I was. Oh, my God. It was.
Ria
Now he's just standing. Now he's ready to keep doing it.
Fran
It's so cute. And. And he loves, like. Because Matt's so tall, when Matt picks him up and, like, throws him in the air, the giggle that comes out of him is the cutest freaking thing I've ever heard. Like. Cause he's just, like.
Ria
He gets some real height.
Fran
No, he. He is getting real height. I have a video where he's just, like, giggling. You know, the giggle comes from the stomach. It's just, like, the cutest thing in the world. So his first birthday was so cute. And then Saturday, Matt and I went to the church that we're getting married at, and we changed from a full Mass to just a ceremony.
Ria
Wow.
Fran
Big move ceremony at the church.
Ria
You know, there's still a little bit of.
Fran
Still a little bit of Mass involved.
Ria
Yes, of course.
Fran
It's not the full Mass.
Ria
It's you, isn't it? It's like, whether or not you do communion.
Fran
Yes. And so just we're doing just the.
Ria
Ceremony because the wave of relief readings.
Fran
And then your vows and then the wave of relief that Hit my family to find out that there would not be a full Mass.
Ria
Isn't that one of the funniest things when there's, like, a church wedding? I've always felt this way with my parents, too. It's like, on the way to the. And like. Or even my friends. It's like, we're headed to the church, and if one person whispers, like, do we know if it's a. Do we know if it's a full Mass?
Fran
Right?
Ria
And everyone's like, oh, gosh, I don't know. It could be like, right. Because selfishness, it's, like, not that long of a difference, but it does.
Fran
It adds a good 20 minutes.
Ria
It does for sure.
Fran
But, you know, selfishly, we, you know, want all the time in the world up there.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
But, you know, people coming do not. They do not want the full Mass. So we are just doing the ceremony, which was really funny because the person we had met with at the church, like, he. He. He was like, yeah, I just had a couple today. They just did the ceremony. Like, they completely understand. They're not, like, trying to push you to do the full mask.
Ria
They're not, like, shaming you for changing it.
Fran
No, no, no, not at all. I did have a funny moment, though, because me and you, we always joke about our sides, right? Like, I'm always. I'm always to the left of you. You're always to the right of me. But, you know, when you get married.
Ria
It'S your other side.
Fran
It's the opposite side. So I looked at the guy and I said, I can't change what side I'm standing on, right? He started dying. He was laughing. He was like, you sound just like my daughter. Yeah.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
He was like, every girl has a side. And he was like, unfortunately, no. And I was like, I knew I couldn't. Couldn't really switch. I knew I couldn't really switch, but I figured I would just ask for the comedy of it. I figured I'd just ask which was funny. And he was laughing about it because he was like, you sound just like my daughter when she asked the same thing. Which was very funny, but super excited. Then we went to swoonies in Brooklyn. I don't know if you've ever seen it before, but I saw it on my TikTok a bunch recently.
Ria
And I was like, I mean, the picture you posted, the burger looked unbelievable.
Fran
It's one of those spots that, you know, when something starts, keep coming up on TikTok.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
Like, I gotta get to this place. But you don't know if you could ever get in because you can't get a reservation anywhere these days. You just can't. So we just showed up because it was. Right. It was close to the church that we're getting married at. So we went over there, got in, sat outside, heated terrace. Real nice.
Ria
Lovely.
Fran
We got sat next to the best table. You know when you just get set sat next to a table that you're like, this is just perfect. You know, we're having a casual dinner. We didn't really plan to go to dinner. We're having a casual dinner, a couple drinks.
Ria
Joe and I had that the other night, chilling.
Fran
And this table. Oh, my God, this girl, she was the main character. There's. It was a couple and then a girl who. Two girls that were single, because I know that because they were talking about it extensively about their single girl life. And, oh, my Lord, this story she was telling, it took up the entirety of the dinner. And honestly, the punchline really not that crazy. But she ended up in bed with this guy, and they started talking about another guy the whole time. Another guy. She's interested. She thought his apartment was a mess. She still got in bed with him. It's a whole. I. I know too much about this girl's life.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
And I have to say, she was very open about her sex life. And the. And her other friend was not so open about her sex life as. And honestly, which is completely okay. But the way that her friend was, like, talking to her, I was kind of annoyed at, like, she started telling story about a guy and the other friend who was very open about her sex life, looked at her and was like, oh, I'm so proud of you. And I was like, why are you talking to her like that?
Ria
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Fran
You know?
Ria
Yeah, yeah.
Fran
Why are you talking to her? Like. Oh, like, patting her on the head.
Ria
Like, she's.
Fran
Yeah. I'm so proud of you. Like, Right. Like, you know, it's just like, felt like she was like.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
Humiliating her. Like, oh, you're not like me, you know. Right, right, right. So proud of you. But let me tell you, I was eating it up. I was eating up the entire dinner that I couldn't.
Ria
It's the best entertainment. But then you, like, kind of feel bad because, like, I do this all the time with Joe, too. And Joe's like, are you listening to me? And I'm like, no, I'm so sorry. I'm. I'm just. We're sitting in silence because I'm just listening to the other table.
Fran
You walked at the other table. Then we had another couple sit down next to us because this table was behind us. And then we had another couple sit down. So at one point, I was listening to the table behind us, and Matt was listening to the table next to us, and he was like, do you hear what's going on over here? I said, no, I'm sitting here.
Ria
Back here.
Fran
He's like, well, wait until I tell you what's going on on this side. So that was. That was some nice entertainment. Swoonies, but delicious, delicious meal. Oh, my God, let me tell you. Highly recommended Brooklyn really good burger.
Ria
Gonna have to. Gonna have to try. I mean, I could go for a good burger. I had that happen the other night. We just went and got sushi, and two gentlemen were at the table next to us, and one of them was French. And I don't know if he was. If he was in some marriage issues or what, but his. His friend was like, you got to get out now. You know, she can take half. Like, she just. And then run. The other guy was friends. She was like, asking about, like. Like, marriage laws here. It was. Yeah, it was very interesting.
Fran
Wow. See? Very interesting.
Ria
Yeah, right? You're like, oh. And the other guy was like, I'm telling you now, you. You don't. Wait, don't. He was like, you don't know what she's going to do down the line. It was like, whoa, this is intense.
Noah
Right?
Fran
You never. You never know who you're going to get set next to. Seriously, why can't I talk? Sit next to.
Ria
So true.
Fran
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Ria
Noah, you had a lovely weekend because Nova was adopted.
Fran
Yes, I did.
Noah
Yes. Yeah, I was.
Ria
Please tell the story. I saw the video this morning. I, like, I teared up walking into the office.
Noah
Well, yeah, I was going home anyway. To me, my brother, my sister were kind of surprising my mom, like, as another birthday dinner thing, like, in Westchester. And then I had heard that I was just gonna go and go back to the city. But then I heard, like, oh, there's this family coming on Sunday. Like, so, like, if it was Nova's last night, I guess I'll stay. So I stayed over. It sounded promising. This family, like, messaged my mom or Murray on Instagram, and she was like. My mom was like, the Instagram finally worked. Like, yeah. Because she's always like, oh, no one ever adopts the dogs that we post. And then, yeah, this family came, and their dog looks identical to Nova. Like, if you go watch this video, like, it's really weird.
Ria
I couldn't even tell which one was which.
Noah
And they immediately got along. We had to. Like, my dad, when these dogs come over, takes Murray for, like, a drive because he kind of, like, gets in the middle of it and might affect the experiment.
Ria
Yeah.
Noah
But, yeah, they got along really well. I felt bad. Cause when Murray got brought back once, we were like, okay, they're adopting Nova.
Ria
He came back. Nova was gone.
Noah
Murray came back, and they were, like, playing. And the new dog, like, got all up in Murray's face, like, barking, like, get the fuck away from Nova. This is my sister now. And then I have a video, but it's just.
Fran
Was Murray upset?
Noah
Yeah, I have a video. Because then we put Murray in a room where there's a glass door. And it was just Murray on one side and Nova on the other. And Murray is crying.
Fran
Oh, no, that's so sad.
Noah
But every, like, he'll get over it.
Ria
And, well, your mom will get a new foster.
Noah
Yeah. And it ended up being that they found out about Nova because we talked about it last week on Texting Office.
Fran
Look at that.
Ria
Oh, my God. It warms my heart.
Fran
So cute.
Noah
They're from Pennsylvania, like, outside of Philly. So they drove. They made an exception for this family. They drove, like, over two hours to get Nova.
Fran
That is really.
Ria
Wow. Shout out to that family.
Fran
Yeah.
Noah
Yeah. She was wearing an Eagle sweatshirt.
Ria
Love it.
Fran
Shout out to the listeners of Ticks in the Office.
Ria
Seriously, well done. Well done. Yes, I was gonna say lady well done to you. This singular lady who took her family to come and adopt Nova. Yeah, that makes me happy, because I know it's been a long time.
Noah
This is the longest foster we've ever had, and she's fostered over 30 dogs, so.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
Oh, but I'm hoping Murray is okay right now.
Noah
Yeah, he'll be fine. And then, like, they'll string it up.
Ria
There'll be another. Well, what's so great is that now that Nova's adopted, your mom can bring in a dog.
Noah
I think she'll wait, like, a week or two.
Ria
Yeah, yeah.
Noah
Also, Murray gets all the attention now. Like, yeah. Right after. Murray was just, like, laying on my mom for the rest of the day, so he'll get over it.
Ria
Oh, he was sad.
Fran
I just want to cuddle him.
Noah
Wait, wait. Like, just. I'll play it, because you can hear him just crying through the door.
Fran
Oh. Oh, no, stop.
Ria
Oh, my God. He's so. Oh, my God. Oh, Murray.
Fran
That is really sad.
Ria
He's losing his sister and now just.
Fran
Her, like, the listeners, and they just hear that video. There's no visual. They just hear the cries. That is so sad.
Ria
Well, it's a. It's a happy ending.
Fran
It is a happy ending.
Ria
It is a very happy ending, for sure. So I'm very excited for Nova and her and her new family, and congratulations.
Fran
To that family as well.
Ria
She fits into Nova, like, you know, well, Nova.
Noah
Yeah. We were saying Pennsylvan because I think that they had said they went to another college in Pennsylvania, so I was like, I don't know if they're gonna be, like, anti. Villanova.
Ria
Oh, right, right, right.
Noah
Honestly, I always thought of the cream cheese first.
Ria
You think of the cream cheese, like.
Noah
When I said Nova, like, the cheese, like, Right.
Fran
What cheese?
Ria
I don't even know is there.
Noah
Isn't it like. Like, no. Like, you put on your bagel. Like, isn't that what they call it?
Fran
Cheese?
Ria
Cream cheese.
Noah
Like, no. Am I making this up in my head?
Ria
Like, I just use Philadelphia cream cheese.
Fran
Yeah. I've never heard.
Noah
It's like something put on, like, a bagel, isn't it? Like, no. Like the.
Ria
The Nova Scotia salmon.
Noah
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like, you put some Nova salmon on it.
Fran
Yes.
Ria
You know, eventually I knew where you were talking about. Yeah, like locks.
Noah
Yeah, locks.
Ria
Yes.
Noah
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Ria
It was like Nova Scotian sand.
Fran
Right.
Noah
I never even thought of Villanova. I don't know where that. I don't know.
Ria
It's funny because Nova like has like. It's no the one description.
Fran
Right.
Ria
Should we.
Fran
Nova, Not Nova. Cream cheese. I was like, wow, what? Nova Cream cheese. Yeah, Cream cheese.
Ria
I don't know about Nova immediately takes me to supernova.
Fran
Yeah. And Casanova.
Ria
Supernova girl.
Noah
Yeah. I end up.
Fran
He's a real Casanova.
Ria
Yeah.
Noah
I call her. No.
Fran
That you described earlier.
Ria
Yeah. He was a real cast.
Fran
Real Casanova.
Noah
Yeah. I feel like dogs should have like an E on the name, so I just called her Novi.
Fran
But I feel the same way about.
Noah
Because like, I feel like you need like, like to get their.
Ria
To be like a little. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Noah
High pitch.
Fran
I feel the same way about babies. I can't.
Noah
Luki.
Fran
Yeah. I call him Luki.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
I'm like, well, his name's Luke.
Noah
Is he gonna grow up thinking his name is Luki?
Fran
Well, I, I don't know if I'm the only one who's calling him Luki. No, my sister will call him Luki Pookie. And then I'm like, oh, now we're entering Pookie territory.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
It's like kind of a problem.
Ria
Lola and flow sometimes become flowy and lowly.
Fran
Right, right.
Ria
Yes.
Fran
You always have to add like the E at the end of like just of a small.
Ria
Yep.
Fran
Little thing. You know, like a little baby. A little dog.
Noah
Or.
Fran
Or a baby. Yeah, right. Because it's like I think about my brother's name is Frankie, but it's Frank.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
But like imagine a baby, like they weren't called. Oh, little Frank.
Noah
Frank, an adult's name.
Fran
Yeah. Like it was like.
Ria
No, there's so many grown adults. Yeah, right, right.
Fran
But yeah.
Ria
Oh my.
Fran
Oh my God, look, it's Frank.
Ria
Yeah. Joey. Joey. When he was little. Of course. Yeah.
Fran
You're not going to look at an eight month baby and go, Joe.
Ria
Yeah. Right.
Noah
But then at what point do you like crossover from Joey to Joe?
Ria
Yeah, eventually. Eventually it kind of changes for you. Like, you know, people just, they just take that Joey.
Noah
Joey on Friends was always Joey.
Ria
Yeah. Unless you do stick to like there's some people who 100% stick to.
Fran
I feel like Joke still goes by Joey though.
Ria
He does. I mean like the, all of his friends he grew up with like, Joey still call him Joey.
Fran
Yeah.
Ria
So maybe sometimes it changes. Like you go to college, you're like, I'm Joe, you know.
Fran
Right. You start introducing. It's your time to introduce yourself as a new person.
Ria
Right, right, right.
Fran
I'm Joe.
Ria
Exactly, exactly. I feel that way with like, like Kids that are like, Matt or Matthew, and, like, when they're little, they're Maddie.
Fran
Yeah. Well, that's like. My dad calls Matt Matty.
Ria
Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
Fran
You know, but I don't. Well, he did. He did say people, because Matt Cahill.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
They called him Matty K. Maddy K. Yeah. So that kind of, you know, I.
Ria
Like Maddie K. Yeah.
Fran
Maddie K. Is his calling Matty Katie? Or is it Matt Matthew?
Noah
So do you ever call him.
Ria
I just drop that on the.
Fran
No, I don't call him Matthew because that feels like. Like he's in. Like.
Ria
Yeah, you're in trouble.
Noah
Save it for when he is.
Ria
Yeah, but you know what?
Fran
You know, that's like. I've seen people talk about this before when somebody starts calling. Like, there's a guy in a friend group, and then his girlfriend comes in and starts calling him by the first. His full. Like, if I started calling him Matthew in front of his friends, it'd be like, yeah, yeah. What are you trying to be right now?
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
You know?
Ria
Yeah, it's. It's that situation where, like, I'm not as the guy that. The guy that, like, always goes by his last name or has a nickname.
Fran
Yeah.
Ria
And literally nobody even really knows where his first name is.
Fran
Right.
Ria
And then the girlfriend comes in and is like, oh, well, me and Arthur will be going to the movies. And they're like, who the fuck's Arthur? Yeah.
Fran
Right? When did Arthur get into the picture? Yeah. I mean, it's with. With Matt, it's different because his friends do call him Matt. Some call him Marty, some call him Matt. So it's not like me calling him Matt is like, me trying to be.
Ria
Like, no, no, no.
Fran
All of his family calls him Matt.
Noah
One syllable.
Ria
It's not like a no.
Fran
But because his nickname is Marty, people.
Noah
Like, I think if he said Matthew, I would be like, no, no, I.
Fran
Would never call him Matthew. That would just be so.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
You know.
Ria
You know, and maybe it's a joke.
Noah
Do his parents. Or.
Fran
No, his mom has called him Matthew before. Matthew John. I've heard. I've heard come out of her mouth before. Matthew John.
Ria
You go first and middle, right?
Fran
I can't believe you just said that. Matthew John. Yeah, something like that.
Ria
Gia. We get that a lot.
Fran
What's Gia's middle name?
Ria
Gia Christina.
Fran
Gia Christina.
Ria
Gia Christina.
Fran
That's a good name.
Ria
Yeah, it is.
Fran
Yeah.
Ria
Yeah. She's got a good flow.
Fran
I'm gonna. I'm. I'm gonna be like, Chia Christina.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
Next time I pass by Her. She'll be like, what'd I do?
Ria
Yep.
Fran
All right. Does your mom ever use your last name on you? I mean, your middle name?
Noah
No, no, no, Never. You know what my middle name is, right?
Fran
Andrew.
Noah
Yeah. I always just like to see if you remember. You always do remember, but I always remember.
Fran
I always remember your middle name. Franz. I love Fran's middle names, so I always remember Franz. Middle names. Noelle. Such a beautiful. Such a beautiful middle name.
Ria
Do you remember Rhea's middle name?
Noah
Give me a hint.
Fran
Whatever. No, I'm not giving a hint.
Ria
Give me a hint. Give me a hint.
Fran
And my middle name is to me for the funniest reason why I have this middle name.
Ria
Why?
Fran
So my middle name is Michelle.
Ria
I mean, I know that, but.
Fran
But because my dad's name is Michael. They just went with the girl version of Michael and made it my middle name. Maria Michele.
Ria
You're so close to being Lea Michele. I was so.
Fran
You took the words out of my mouth. Growing up, when I was doing the acting and modeling, I almost thought about going by Rhea Michele.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
So that it would make casting directors, like, look twice.
Ria
Yeah, yeah.
Fran
Rhea Michele. That's.
Ria
Honestly, though, if you were. If you did. If you did decide to go full, like, it's like, it's not a stage name because it is your name.
Fran
Right.
Ria
But if you were to, like, professionally change it, that's. That is. That's the moneymaker. Rhea Michelle is the money maker.
Fran
Rhea Michelle would be a good TikTok name.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
Because people would be scrolling and they'd be like, rhea Michelle. That sounds like Lea Michelle would make them think. Because I've done that with other influencers, whoever, who have, like, similar names to celebrities where then I start paying attention.
Ria
You basically be Olivia Jade.
Noah
I could see that on, like, a movie, though. Like, and then the Oscar goes to, like, Maria Michelle, I feel like would be like your, like.
Fran
Yeah, well, we thought about it because my last name was so Italian that, you know, it just, like, flew like shit felt. People don't know how to pronounce my last name, which is honestly why I think I didn't get parts growing up.
Ria
You know what? That's definitely the reason.
Fran
That's definitely the reason.
Noah
But if you see Tim the Chalamet's name and you've never heard it before, I don't think you'd know how to pronounce his last name, would you? You?
Ria
No.
Noah
There's like, eventually, like, people just get it be like, yeah, Maria Chiffo.
Fran
Yeah.
Ria
Unless, I mean, I'm sure Timothy had that. I'm sure they had a lot of issues.
Fran
We're not going to give Maria Quo the role, which is not how you pronounce it, by the way. But I've had teachers say that, you know, so it me. Yep, whatever. Anyways, moving on. Moving on. All right, let's get into the rest of the show. We're going to be talking about the SAG Awards. Speaking of Timothy Chalamet, we'll talk a lot about him and the SAG Awards. Sydney Sweet Sweeney and fiance post postpone their May wedding. Leighton Meester will be in season two of Nobody wants this little cameo action. And Andrew Garfield and Monica Barbaro seem to be dating. And we have the weekly Watch report. So let's get into the topics. I absolutely love my mattress. I've had a Helix mattress for a couple years now. It's super comfortable. I have the midnight luxe king size mattress and it is divine. Actually, my parents just got a Helix midnight luxe mattress come in their way thanks to Helix because Helix is the best when it comes to comfort and all the things you need in your mattress and pillows. My Helix mattress feels like such an upgrade from mattresses I've had in the past. It's super comfortable and they have a great little quiz on Helix that you can fill out that will give you the mattress designed for you. So right now go to helixsleep.comoffsite wide. Once again, that's helixsleep.com chicks for 27% off site wide. If you're thinking about, oh my God, I need a new mattress in my life, my back aches, I need something new. Then look at Helix. Go online, fill out the quiz you can put in. Are you a side sleeper, a back sleeper, stomach sleeper? All these different things to curate the perfect mattress for you at Helix. So once again, go to helixsleep.com chicks for 27% off site wide. Once again, that's helixsleep.com chicks. The SAG Awards were Sunday night and let me tell you, we got some good stuff out of this. You know, it's not always that you see the SAG Awards and think you're gonna get much out of the SAG Awards. But I felt like it was a good evening.
Ria
I think Netflix is a good home for it, you know. Cause what was it used like, did it used to be on like the cw? Like, I feel like it was on like a random channel.
Fran
I always felt like was on a network that nobody was really paying.
Ria
Right. Or like it was it Just would pop up on a different channel. Now that Netflix has it, it feels a little more streamlined. Obviously, you don't have all the commercials and everything that happens, which just flows.
Noah
It makes it shorter to be on TBS and tnt.
Ria
Okay, maybe that's what I'm thinking of.
Fran
Mm.
Ria
So that I feel like, just opens it up. Opens it up. Kristen Bell hosted. I thought she did a great job.
Fran
Yeah. A little Frozen rendition.
Ria
Frozen. She's, you know, she's a great singer.
Fran
She really is. And people forget that because I think people forget that she was in Frozen.
Ria
Do you want to be an actor? Thought it was great. Screaming yes while watching it was great. I love. You know, they always do it. I'm. I'm. I'm Bowen Yang, and I'm an actor. You know, like, the whole. The intros was good, funny, and then they just kind of, like, flied through the, like, fly. Flew through the awards.
Fran
Mm. Yeah, there were a couple surprises. I think Timothy Chalamet being the most. He was the most surprised.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
I don't know if everyone else was so surprised, but he was really taken aback. You know, we saw an SNL recently where he joked about always losing. He's always prepared to lose. So I think, once again, he was probably prepared to lose. But he won, and he got up there, and I thought he delivered a really great speech.
Ria
I agree.
Fran
I think, you know, he did mention the usual thing is to get up there and be really humble. And, you know, humility goes a long way with actors when they get up there. But he was like, no, like, I, I. I want to be one of the greats. Like, I strive for greatness, which I think is really refreshing to hear. Like, you are allowed to have goals and want to achieve things. And a lot of times I feel like actors or actresses, they'll be like, oh, my God. Oh, my God, I can't believe I was nominated.
Ria
What?
Fran
Me?
Ria
Huh?
Fran
You know, and, like, of course you could be shocked. There's an element of being shocked. But then there's also an element of, like, I worked really, really hard for this, and I put a lot into this. And he said he put five and a half years of his life, so he's not going to downplay it. And, like, he did work really hard for this role.
Ria
I know the classiest thing would be to downplay the effort that went into this role and how much this means to me. But the truth is, it was five and a half years of my life. I poured everything I had into playing this incomparable artist, Mr. Bob Dylan, a true American hero. And it was the honor of a lifetime playing him. And you know, and like you said, he said, I'm. The truth is I'm really in pursuit of greatness. People don't usually talk like that. But I want to be one of the greats. I'm inspired by the greats. I'm inspired by the greats here tonight. I'm as inspired by Danny Day Lewis, Marlon Brando, Viola Davis as I am by Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps. And I want to be up there. This doesn't signify that, but it's a lot. Little more fuel, it's a little more ammo to keep going. Thank you. So just like it's honestly, I would.
Noah
Love to see Michael Phelps reaction be like double take. Like, did you just say my name like at an Oscar or actors award show?
Ria
Yeah, but he's, but that's what he's saying. Like he admires no matter what field you're in, he's like, I admire the greats. The great. What if you have really, you know, worked and perfected your craft and you're the best of the best. That's what he's aspiring to be and I think that's admirable.
Fran
I do too. I really thought it was great speech. I think more people should be like that and be open about their goals and wanting to achieve greatness. I think nowadays, you know, self deprecating humor does go a long way and it's always good to, you know, be self deprecating, be able to laugh at yourself is always huge and always stay humble and have that humility. But at the same time you're allowed to be proud of yourself and allowed to be proud of your accomplishments and want to achieve great things. Because then what else do you, what are you striving for if you're not striving to reach goals and be the best person that you can be. So I thought that was really great. I, I thought it was really nice for him to say that because it shows how much he cares and it's cool to care about things. I think there's also an element of these days people.
Ria
I don't even acknowledge that you like worked really hard.
Fran
You really. Right.
Ria
You work like I, I know where I'm supposed to be. Are like, oh my God, thank you. That was like. But it's like I. Five and a half years is so long.
Fran
That was like when Alona was asked about having imposter syndrome and she was like, I don't have imposter. Syndrome. Like, I deserve this.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
Which I thought was really cool, too, because many people do have imposter syndrome because they're made to believe that you cannot feel proud of accomplishing things or. You know what I mean? So I thought it was cool, and I think it's cool to care about things, and it's. I think it's more cringy to not care about things, and people are like, I don't care about that. I don't care about that. Like, yeah, I did this. Whatever. Like, I think that is so much less cool than, like, actually caring.
Ria
Absolutely. Demi Moore won for the substance. She was great. She, you know, she's amazing. And the same kind of thing. Like, it's. I will say, the mix of the different winners, I. The Oscars are going to be interesting. You know, I know that there's been different winners at different awards. It hasn't been clean sweeps for a lot of people.
Noah
It seems like Zoe's definitely the favorite.
Ria
I mean, Zoey's won.
Noah
She's won everything.
Ria
And honestly, so has. So has Kieran Culkin. So, like, the supporting. Supporting roles, like Karen Culkin won as well. He was. He's so fun. Like, you just know that when his mind starts going in a different direction, like, he can't be stopped. He started a joke and then was like, the joke's just building in his head. He just had to keep workshopping the joke until he finally was like, okay, reign it back in. Thanks for the award, everyone. He's like, as much as it seems like I don't care, I actually care.
Fran
Yeah. I'll never get tired of Kieran Culkin winning and giving acceptance speeches.
Ria
I know.
Fran
I want to live inside his brain for a day.
Noah
I'm seeing him on Broadway.
Ria
Oh, really?
Noah
In April? Yeah. That was my gift.
Ria
Oh, that was the gift.
Fran
Oh, fun.
Ria
Oh, that'll be awesome. I loved him, you know, for dinner the other night. Oh, no. That's a no.
Fran
He. The hesitation. Just say no.
Ria
The. The. The really said it all.
Fran
The. The. Surprised? O.
Ria
Why are you. I'm not catching you up.
Fran
Guard.
Noah
I'm just trying to remember.
Fran
Did I think back.
Ria
I'm talking about it again.
Noah
I'll throw my card down.
Fran
Right, right, left and right. You're throwing your card around. Who's paying for what? It's you all the time.
Ria
Oh, man, I love that he, you know, mentioned Jesse Eisenberg's sister is like, what? One of the reasons why he got cast, making jokes about that was funny. And yes, Zoe Zelda. Like, she. She's won this award for everything. It's. I actually am starting to pronounce it, which. The way I think you're supposed to pronounce.
Fran
No, that was incredible. Yeah.
Ria
She's got a little. She's got a. She's got the we.
Fran
I thought. I thought that was how you pronounce it.
Noah
The squiggle over the end.
Ria
Yeah, yeah.
Fran
Well, it just sounded really beautiful.
Ria
I feel like sometimes people just say Zoe Saldana.
Fran
Right, right, right. It sounded gorgeous. It sounded gorgeous. Rolling off the towel.
Ria
Thank you so much. She has won. I. It's. I feel like a broken record talking about it, but, like, she's fantastic. She's a fantastic actress. She had a, you know, I guess you could say great performance in a movie that was.
Noah
I guess you could say the movie.
Ria
Just itself is the struggle. She is fantastic.
Fran
Right.
Ria
She made the most of the material she was given, you know, clearly. Yeah. And everybody has obviously acknowledged that across the board. From every award show.
Fran
She's wondering, do you think she's gonna win the Oscar?
Ria
Yeah. Yep.
Fran
Dang.
Ria
She's like, by far the favorite.
Noah
So what's. What's her name isn't going to the shows anymore.
Ria
Apparently Carla is gonna go to the Oscars. Rumor that she is gonna be at the office.
Noah
She's gonna sit at the same table. Selena.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
Good thing it's Rose. It Tables at the Oscars.
Noah
Oh, true.
Ria
Yeah, yeah, I saw that. I did see that.
Noah
Still, though, if they, like, win as like a group and they have to.
Ria
Go, I mean, I just don't think they can. I hope. I hope that. I honestly hope that Carla's controversies came into play when they were voting, which is wrong because it really takes away from everybody else's work into the movie just to single out one person's personal mistakes and then take it out on the rest of the hard working people who worked on the. On the movie. But that just. It just can't win Best Picture. It just can't.
Fran
No. So are we thinking.
Ria
Just can't.
Fran
Are we thinking Ariana Grande won't be winning the award and Zoe will be.
Ria
Yeah, there's no way. I don't think Ariana Grande.
Fran
They're in the same category.
Ria
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I think it would be a massive surprise, but I think Ariana Grande had.
Fran
She didn't win one and Carla isn't nominated.
Ria
She was. She's nominated in best Actress. Zoe was supporting Actress.
Noah
Right. Is Cynthia Riva, like, a favorite or. No?
Ria
No, because it's Been going back and forth between it's been.
Noah
Who won best actress?
Ria
Mikey Madison won the best.
Noah
I think she should win.
Ria
And Demi Moore has won the other.
Fran
Like, Demi Moore won the Golden Globe.
Ria
Yeah. Pamela Anderson won. Right. For what? End of that. The Emmy did she win?
Fran
I don't remember which one. Pamela.
Ria
Golden Globes. Golden Globes, maybe. No, Demi Moore won the gold.
Noah
Did she win anything, or was she just Pamela?
Ria
Oh, did she? I thought, oh, no, she's just nominated. She's just been nominated.
Fran
Which actually, I want to watch that movie, actually.
Ria
Yeah. So I feel like it's probably between Demi. I mean, Demi probably is the favorite. I don't know what.
Noah
I feel like her. And then Mikey.
Ria
Yeah. Yeah. And sadly, I just don't think it sucks because I really think. I mean, I would have loved for it to be. I would have loved for that to go to Ariana. I think it would have been, you know, very.
Fran
It just seems like Zoe's always taking it home.
Ria
She's just cleaning. Cleaning up right now. Conclave 1 for outstanding performance by cast in a Motion Picture. We're. We're about to say time. We're living in.
Noah
That's why I'm gonna watch that happen. Kind of all of a sudden, right. Really relevant.
Ria
Pope Francis is not doing so.
Fran
No. He's in critical condition.
Ria
Yeah. Yeah. So the conclave is firing.
Fran
Could be happening.
Ria
Vatican City as we sit here firing up right now. Kind of like, timing wise, just kind of crazy, right? So Conclave one. And then in tv, it was kind of like the same. Honestly, the TV went pretty standard. Besides, only Murders in the Building winning ensemble comedy. And Martin Short and Steve Martin weren't even there.
Fran
They probably thought, listen, we've been showing up to these award shows.
Ria
They're like, we've been nominated in this category for every single year. We never win.
Fran
We haven't won. Dick. We're not going. And then they don't go and they win. Selena Gomez got up there. She looks fantastic. Fabulous.
Ria
And I loved her dress, too.
Fran
She was gorgeous. And Martin Short and Steve Martin not even there. But Martin Short got Covid. Did you see Steve Martin's post on Instagram?
Ria
No.
Fran
He posted a picture of Martin Short kissing Maya Rudolph on the lips at snl. And being like, maya Rudolph gave Martin Short Covid.
Ria
Yeah, yeah.
Fran
Which was just.
Noah
I mean, that was a funny joke that coach did.
Ria
I mean, I was gonna say Jamie Lee Curtis said it, giving Colin Farrell the awards. He's like, to the person who gave me Covid at the Golden Globes. And he was like, it wasn't me. It was Brendan Gleason.
Fran
Yeah. Wait, there's a picture of Marge Work kissing Maya Rudolph. He wrote Maya came down with COVID She did not come to the show with it. Marty came down with it. The SNL 50th Covid curse is real. And then they had to reschedule their weekend. Their sold out show that weekend, and they rescheduled it to October.
Ria
Well, it sounds like they had the same kind of thing happen after the.
Fran
Golden Globes, but I'm like, I. For a second, I was like, is this AI.
Ria
Oh, my God. Yeah. Yeah.
Fran
Rudolph kissing.
Ria
No, I actually did.
Noah
Yeah, I scrolled by that too and thought the same thing.
Fran
Yeah, it was me. Seriously, Somebody photoshopped my face on the. My route off here.
Noah
We get Covid to kiss Martin.
Fran
Yeah.
Ria
Yes. Colin Farrell. One for the Penguin. And Jessica Gunning won for baby reindeer. Once again. I was. I was really. I thought maybe Cristo Miliotti would win this one at the sag. No kind of baby reindeer still hanging on. This is. I mean, this.
Fran
I mean, she did such an incredible job.
Ria
Fantastic. Fantastic. Yeah.
Fran
I can't believe baby reindeer is still going on. I'm not gonna lie.
Noah
No, I just said, like, I know.
Fran
That it came out years ago. Yeah, I know. It came out in 2024.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
But it kind of feels like it came out a really long time ago.
Ria
It does. It totally does. And then Shogun cleaned up for drama series as well. What?
Fran
I keep hitting the tree.
Ria
You notice that.
Fran
Sorry.
Ria
Getting in. Shogun won for ensemble.
Noah
They won, like, a ton. Right?
Ria
Yeah. And then also Hiroyuki Sonata won as well. And NSY won as well. I felt sad for Hannah because, I mean, it is, you know, spoiler if you didn't watch the first season, but if you're watching sag, you kind of put two and two together. That she was like, this is like the last time I'll be around this. The crew and the family and all the actors and, you know, is making her emotional. She's so great in it, but, you know, it's not so great for. Doesn't go so well for her character the way the season goes, which you could kind of put. Kind of put two and two together on that one. And people really. They wanted to acknowledge only murders for comedy. Martin Short won too. He wasn't there. Sad.
Fran
My God, we were robbed of a.
Ria
Martin Short acceptance speech.
Fran
Seriously, we were robbed twice. I felt personally individual and as a group, I felt like it was a Personal shot at me that he wasn't there to accept the speech.
Ria
Right.
Fran
Which was really just upsetting. The fact that we didn't get to witness that as a world.
Ria
Jean Smart won for hacks, and those were really the big ones.
Fran
Thank God Jean Smart is getting the recognition she deserves for hacks because hacks is fantastic. And you still haven't watched Hacks, but you would love hacks.
Ria
Let me tell you something. I would love hacks. And even the opening bit, the opening sketch that they did, which I, like, didn't really fully understand what was going on because I haven't watched hacks, still thought it was so funny.
Fran
You would love hacks. I know. That's the only reason why I keep bringing it up to you. I know it would be, like, such a show that you would be like, wow, I fucking love hacks. But now I just feel like there's too many shows on your plate. How are you gonna pick up hacks now? It's in the third season. You got any time to spare?
Ria
I'll pick up hacks. I have time.
Fran
Pick up hacks. It's so good you watch hacks.
Noah
I have not.
Ria
What the hell am I doing here? Both of you have. You know what I can do, too now is with Love island being over, that really frees up a lot of my TV time.
Fran
Throw hacks in there. If you're thinking about adding a show, just go right to hacks. Don't even think twice about it. Go home today, put on hacks. You would love it.
Ria
It's so good.
Fran
And they're both amazing.
Ria
Yeah, I. I'm definitely gonna. I know I say it every time we bring it up, but. But it was a great show. There's some funny mo. I love the Law and Order. I thought that bit. I mean, whatever you want to call it, that it was funny of, like, all. Everybody. Everybody's at a guest spot on Law and Order. Keke Palmer, by the way, has she ever looked better? My God, let me tell you, in that Chanel holy moly. I would knocked off my. Out of my chair. She blew my socks off.
Fran
Unbelievable. And Keke Palmer, I can listen to talk for hours. I have a couple saved tiktoks of Keke Palmer. Recently, she's been doing some press.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
Where I just, like, go back and rewatch them because it fills me with warmth and comfort to watch Kiki Palmer talk about literally anything.
Ria
She is an icon, and I couldn't believe, like, what an. Oh, my gosh, she stole the show.
Fran
She's Just incredible.
Ria
That was perfect. Stunning.
Fran
So good.
Ria
Absolutely stunning. And Jane Fonda won the lifetime, like, achievement award that they do love Jane Fond words can't even really describe how incredible. Jane Fonda.
Fran
Love, Jane. You know, I will never forget watching Grace and Frankie with you. Yeah, I just won't.
Ria
On the floor of the super bowl in Minneapolis.
Fran
We'll never forget that on my iPad. Crazy.
Noah
She's 87. I just have to look up her age.
Ria
Yeah.
Noah
I could have said she was, like, in her early stages.
Ria
She's 87. She's 87. Truly just spectacular.
Fran
She really is.
Ria
And she just has so much wisdom. And she just, time and time again, I feel like, has been on the right side of history and she can look back and she's been so active and it's been so important to her for not only as she was acting, but then stopped acting, went back into acting. She had so many different roles, so many different jobs, but she's always stayed dedicated to her activism and causes that she cares about. She'll get. She's out here getting arrested for whatever. She is really, really, really impressive. And what a fantastic role model.
Fran
For sure. I thought she gave a great speech.
Ria
Yeah, I thought it was really great. I know. I wish it was so power. Like, it was so powerful. And there were some sound issues, which was really pissing me off. But I think, like, the way the mic stand was. And then it was tough because there wasn't anything for her to. Like, this little podium was next to her, so she was holding the mic stand, and I think that maybe, like, fucked with the mic a little bit.
Fran
But still great, but still.
Ria
Oh, my God. Amazing. She's just amazing. And we don't. Needless to say, because everyone says that it's. She just looks amazing.
Fran
Everything about her.
Ria
Yep, yep. Just perfection.
Fran
Right? And I think that was about it for the sag.
Ria
Yeah. There was a couple. What did you think of the Kristen Bell, Adam Brody? There was like, a little. Nobody wants this joke about, like, the kiss and the whole talking about that. Did you see that?
Fran
I feel like they really are focusing on Adam Brody and him kissing Kristen Bell a lot these days. Like, even in interviews, it's talked about. It's been brought up with Leighton Meester a ton.
Ria
And I'm like, yeah, I know.
Fran
It just too. You know what I mean? Like, it feels like.
Ria
Right.
Fran
It's the first time people have seen, like, actors kiss.
Ria
I know. And obviously in Netflix production, so, like, you know, focus on a. On a Netflix show. But Leighton Meester by the way, loved her dress too. And she's got a red. She's got like a red hair going right now. It's really pretty, which is really, really pretty. I thought she looked spectacular. Really. Everybody crushed the carpet. I thought there were some really beautiful looks Ariane and Cynthia have got. They must be exhausted.
Fran
They have to be.
Ria
And then I keep thinking that there'll be time for them to rest. Maybe they'll get a couple months once the Oscars are over. But then, you know, press for part two is gonna come around before we know it.
Fran
Wicked. Part 2 Right around the corner before we know it.
Ria
But while we're on the air, and I like Timothee Chalamet's. I know it was the people jump back and forth, but I loved, I thought, like, I liked the, the fit.
Fran
This was a better fit. In recent memory.
Ria
Yeah, I mean, he's been going to some film festivals in sweatpants.
Noah
So, you know, another one that's like, they showed an old picture of Bob Dylan wearing a very similar thing that he's like.
Fran
Right.
Ria
Yeah, well, right. That's. I think that's what he's been going. He's been doing that. It's like the Barbie movie, but.
Noah
Yeah.
Ria
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Fran
We just mentioned nobody wants this, it had been announced that Leighton Meester will make an appearance in Season two of Nobody Wants this. Obviously. We know Liam Easter, Adam Brody. They are married. I think they're such an adorable couple. I love that we're seeing more of them as a couple.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
They're actually the first two celebrities I've ever seen out in the wild.
Ria
So true.
Fran
Remember?
Ria
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Fran
The first time we ever went to.
Ria
LA and we went to go eat.
Fran
At it was like a salad.
Ria
We went to the place that everyone.
Fran
Talked like the Sino Farms.
Ria
Yeah, it was Mendocino Farms.
Fran
It wasn't.
Ria
It was a Mendocino farm. It was the Mendocino Farms in, like, Malibu.
Fran
Yeah, it was in Mendocino Farms and they were there. It was the first time I'd ever been to la and I thought, wow, what an LA experience.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
We were right behind Mendocino Barnes and we're standing behind Leighton Meester, Anna Brody and their kids.
Ria
Yeah. Yep. So true.
Fran
And I thought to myself, then we don't see much of these two.
Ria
No.
Fran
But now we're seeing a lot of them.
Ria
Now they are back in action. And I love this. She is gonna play Kristen Bell's character, like May. Her middle school rival, I think is like what the description of it amazing was. That comes back into the. Into the mix. Which sounds great. I just. I love the sound of that already. I think it'll be very funny if they have a back and forth rivalry type scenario or she's trying to, like, impress her middle school rival.
Fran
Clearly, Leighton Meester can play that part.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
Super well.
Ria
Because Blair. Yes.
Fran
She just. She just knows how to play that role.
Ria
Yep.
Fran
You know what's an underrated Leighton Meester role is the roommate. Do you remember that? With Minka Kelly.
Ria
Yes.
Fran
What a movie. What a weird movie. That.
Ria
Yeah, that movie.
Fran
I remember.
Ria
It was scary, right?
Fran
It was semi. It was creepy. Bless you. I remember seeing it in theaters.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
It was a bit of an odd movie. Good. But a little creepy because Leighton Meester just wanted to be Mika Kelly.
Ria
She's right, right, right, right, right. Okay. Yes, I remember. I don't know if I ever saw this.
Fran
Oh, it was good. It was good movie.
Ria
But I remember always seeing the pictures of it.
Fran
Oh, my God.
Ria
Guess the Rotten Tomatoes score for this movie.
Fran
Like six, three. Yeah. I mean, I didn't expect it. I'm. I'm sitting here saying it's a good movie. So I did not expect it to have a high score.
Ria
3%.
Fran
Yeah.
Ria
3% is shockingly low.
Fran
Right.
Ria
It's one of anything.
Fran
When you. You see it at that age, you Think it's a really good movie.
Ria
Yeah. Yeah.
Fran
Because it had just right Cam. Cam.
Ria
Gijande.
Fran
Gijande. He's in it.
Ria
Yep. He plays into him.
Fran
I was such a big Cam fan. Oh, my God.
Ria
You know how many times he was.
Fran
Like my number one for a while.
Ria
You know how many times I watched Never Back Down. Never Back Down.
Noah
Oh, great movie.
Fran
When he comes out to the Soulja Boy Rock remix. Holy shit.
Ria
I think the Mariana family. I think me and my siblings watched Never back down like 40 times.
Fran
Same. We had it on DVD.
Ria
Yeah. Oh, it was. It was.
Noah
It was also on TV like 20.
Fran
Times all the time. But the specific part of Cam Dejan Day coming out with the Soulja Boy Rock remix is seriously engraved in my brain. Like, he was number one spot for me for a while.
Ria
He really was. I would be like.
Fran
I thought I was being different. Like, when would people would ask, like, who's your celebrity crush? And I would be like, Cam Gigidant because I didn't know how to pronounce his last name always. That was my go to answer.
Ria
Yet not. Don't normally love blondes, but for him, you know, either. Yeah. I went through a.
Fran
Well, make exception.
Ria
I went through a big Sean Ferris stage.
Fran
I could see that he was in Sleepover.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
Yeah.
Ria
Like, I probably went through a year or so where I watched like, everything he's ever done. Like, I like, went down his IMDb and watched everything he's ever done he's ever been in.
Fran
Yeah, he. He was never a big one for me.
Ria
Oh, my God. Loved him. I've never backed down. I saw a million times. Sleepover. Obviously iconic. And then he had a couple other roles. Oh, Forever Strong was. Was like a rugby movie. Was in. Saw that one a bunch. He's done. He did like, he's been doing some Hallmark movies, I think. Yours. Mine in ours. Yeah, that was a good one.
Fran
Mm.
Ria
Yep. There was. I really like, probably 20, trying to think probably 20, like 11, 2012. I like, really trying to think back to that time of year, like, and I'd watch them all on my laptop, like, and just of course, crush these movies.
Fran
Who was like, your first?
Ria
John Ferris. Oh, my God. He's a handsome, handsome man.
Fran
He is handsome.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
Who was like your first crush? That wasn't Disney related. Like, I always say. Mine was Dylan Sprouse, but take Disney out of it. I have my first, like, really ever.
Ria
I mean, it's gonna be like Harry Potter, you know?
Fran
Oh, okay. Yeah, that would make sense.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
Mine was Ryan Sheckler.
Ria
Yeah, I was. Ryan Sheckler was a fucking. I really loved everybody. I couldn't have been as crazy.
Fran
You know, I was obsessed with Ryan Sheckler. I would play a game with my cousin called Living Life with Ryan, where we were. Which was odd because we weren't dating Ryan Sheckler. We were in his family, which was always kind of weird. We would always. Because I think Ryan Sheckler have a reality show. Do I remember? Yeah. Was it Life with Ryan?
Ria
Life with Ryan was his show because.
Fran
There was also Life with Derek, which was on Disney.
Ria
No, I'm pretty sure his reality show was called Life with Ryan.
Fran
It was Life with Ryan. Let me see. Life of Ryan. Yes.
Ria
Life of Ryan.
Fran
Life of Ryan. It followed the day to day Life of Ryan Sheckler.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
And we just.
Ria
Oh, I watched.
Fran
I mean. Yep, there it is. There he is. I was obsessed with Ryan Sheckler. It was sickening. It was so sickening.
Ria
Yeah, he was.
Fran
He was so cute.
Ria
So cute.
Fran
Well, now we're off top. Now we're talking about celebrity crashes. Yes.
Ria
Yep. Yep.
Fran
I'm trying to think who. Because Andrew Garfield had a big moment for me when he was in the Social Network and I claimed him, like, he was my territory. It was like, you are not gonna go after my man.
Ria
It's not surprising for. It's not surprising for anyone to hear that I like, fell in love with every, like, whatever movie I watched, whoever the lead was, it was. That was my.
Fran
You know, that was the moment.
Ria
I went through a big sterling night phase. Too sunny with a chance you would. 17 again.
Fran
Sterling Night did not hit the spot for me.
Ria
No, I. It's. He seemed like a funny guy. Wrote me in.
Fran
Yeah. I'm trying to think about any other outliers.
Ria
Justin Bieber.
Fran
Justin Bieber was just.
Ria
Yeah. If you want to go.
Fran
Yeah.
Ria
Music. But yeah, I watched Ryan Sheckler is a good one. Because I think everybody loved Ryan Sheckler.
Fran
It was just like, yeah, fuck it. I'm into skateboarding now.
Ria
Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely.
Fran
You ever watched the movie Grind?
Ria
No.
Fran
I loved the movie Grind and Ryan Sheckler had, like the smallest little cameo in that movie. Grind is a great skateboarding movie.
Noah
Is that like a double? There's a play on Grind. Like skateboard grinding and like. Like grinding at a dance. That type of thing.
Fran
No, it was Grind. It was strictly really about skateboarding and there was some love stories in there.
Ria
Full blown skateboarding movie.
Fran
It was a. It was a really good skateboarding movie.
Ria
That is. Yeah. I will say, though, I do think actually Sean Ferris would be very high on my list of just, like, hours consumed watching content.
Fran
Adam Brody is in Grind.
Ria
Wow.
Fran
He's one of the main characters.
Ria
Wow.
Fran
Comes back around full circle. Yes. Yes. He plays that. He plays a great character in Grind. Why did I forget that he was in Grind?
Ria
There you go.
Noah
That's an 8% I'm looking.
Ria
Okay, well, every movie I really crush and crushing these.
Noah
You know what? Nobody, you know, never back down has.
Ria
Oh, it's got to be low, too. No, it's pretty low.
Noah
It's not as low, but.
Ria
1720.
Noah
Yeah, that's a great movie. I don't know.
Ria
Yeah, I. Yeah, you guys got to.
Fran
Watch Grind, I think.
Ria
And, like, the other side of that was. That was. That was like, early Amber Heard.
Noah
Oh, that was. I was with Amber Heard.
Ria
Never back down. Amber Heard was.
Noah
That was like, also.
Fran
You know what movie I loved also probably has a really low score now that I'm saying it out loud. I'm gonna check the Stepfather.
Ria
The Stepfather. Was. Was that the one with Penn Badgley?
Fran
Yes. Oh, my God. I said 13 on my.
Ria
Yeah, yeah, I watched that one a lot.
Noah
Wait, did you ever.
Ria
Amber was kind of her. That was horror, too.
Fran
Yeah.
Ria
Yes.
Fran
Was in the Stepfather.
Ria
Yes.
Noah
Did you guys ever watch Disturbance?
Ria
Disturbia was fantastic. That was actually. Disturbia was. I watched Disturbia a lot, too.
Noah
It actually has a pretty good.
Ria
Disturbia was good.
Noah
Yeah.
Fran
The step.
Noah
Sarah Romer, it was. She was like my number one for.
Fran
Yeah, The Stepfather ended with the.
Ria
She's married to Chad Michael Murray now.
Noah
Yeah.
Fran
Yep. The perfect creepy song. I can't see me, Nobody but you. Like, it was like a slowed down version.
Ria
I remember that.
Fran
I remember when he meets a new family in the construction store he's working at.
Ria
Yep.
Fran
What a film.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
What a freaking film. 13% really heavy hitters today. The roommate, 3% grind.
Ria
Yep.
Fran
And. And Stepfather. That's. That's my big three of movies around. I think they all came out around maybe the same time. Well, anyways, moving on.
Ria
Yep.
Fran
Well, I mentioned Andrew Garfield, so we might as well lead in. Andrew Garfield and Monica Barbaro seem to be dating.
Ria
I don't know where this came from.
Fran
Listen, it just automatically made my heart hurt that him and Amelia don't really have a shot.
Ria
I know, I know, I know. But, you know, even she just did one with Harris. Harrison. Harris Dickerson. Harrison Dickerson. What's his. What's his. What's his full name? From Baby Harris. From Baby Girl Harrison Dickerson or just Harris. Oh, Harris. Harris Dickinson.
Fran
Harris Dickinson.
Ria
Harris Dickinson.
Fran
Yeah.
Ria
She just did a date with him.
Fran
And.
Ria
And that. That was.
Fran
Right.
Ria
You know, but that's. She's good at her job.
Fran
I think she just has great chemistry with everybody.
Noah
I saw that she has a boyfriend.
Ria
Yeah. There was something that she had been. She was, like, seeing somebody privately. I think I saw that too.
Fran
People who don't know we're talking about Amelia de Boulder, who. But I just, you know, happy for Andrew Garfield. But it did hit me where I go, ooh, so they're really not gonna date.
Ria
No, I thought that too, because I just thought, you know, maybe there'd be something of them just, you know, spotted out together. No, no details really, but this People magazine article came out over the week that said a source tells People that they've been really low key and have been spending time together quietly. Reps did not, you know, they did not respond to a comment. But the two posed together at W magazine's annual best performances party in Los Angeles on January 4th alongside Eddie Redmayne and Lynn Hirschberg. Barbara and Garfield were more recently spotted sitting side by side in the audience during a performance of Richard II in London. And a video posted on social media on Thursday, February 20. They were seen chatting before the show began. When they were spotted together and. Yeah, I wonder how they connected.
Fran
They went to go see Jonathan Bailey.
Ria
Yes.
Fran
That's nice.
Ria
That is.
Fran
Show some support.
Ria
Yep.
Fran
I do wonder how they connected, but, you know, what with actors, I just imagine there's a way. If there's a will, there's a way.
Ria
I also feel like she's. There's so every award show and all these events and everything that they're all at.
Fran
You know, this reminded me my favorite restaurant in London or one of my favorites. Chill Turn. Firehouse went on fire. Crazy. Last week.
Ria
Crazy.
Fran
Yeah, I know. Bad or bad. Oh, yeah. I haven't heard. I haven't seen an update on whether, you know, I don't. I assume it's closed right now, but it's a huge celebrity hot spot.
Ria
Yeah. I feel like it is very dual.
Fran
Lipa's always there. You know, if you're in London, you go there, right? And. Yeah.
Ria
Yep.
Fran
I've read somewhere maybe started in the pizza oven, but I'm not. I'm not exactly sure. There were conflicting reports of where it started.
Ria
That could be.
Fran
That would be pizza. Really great pizza.
Ria
Wood fire pizza.
Fran
Yeah.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
Sad.
Ria
Well, these two won't be going any dates there when she's Been seeing him in London?
Fran
No.
Ria
Or if they are in London, were in London. Clearly, like last week. So that's a new couple.
Fran
New couple alert.
Ria
They both seem lovely, you know.
Fran
Yeah, he does. And he seems like he is ready to enter. The way that he's been talking in these interviews lately. He seems like he's been ready to find love.
Ria
The last girl he dated was like a witch, right?
Noah
What?
Ria
Yeah. Or like a self proclaimed witch.
Fran
This is ringing a bell, but I'm blanking on.
Ria
Yeah, her name was. It says it in here. Let me find it.
Noah
Her girlfriend, Kate Thomas.
Ria
Kate. Oh, she was a spiritual reader. Spiritual reader.
Fran
Yeah. You jumped to. You jumped to. Which.
Ria
Yeah, well, everyone, everyone said witch.
Noah
They were calling her Andrew Garfield witch lady. If you search.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
Oh, wow. They jumped to witch.
Ria
Yep.
Fran
Maybe. Maybe she was.
Ria
You know, I think she does describe herself as a professional witch.
Fran
Some people call themselves witches.
Ria
Yeah. Yeah.
Fran
So maybe that was her. That was her calling.
Ria
Meet Hollywood's favorite witch. She's. Kate Thomas is a professional witch to the A list. And she, you know, apparently was seeing Andrew Garfield.
Fran
Yeah. Maybe she put a spell on him.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
Or some sort.
Ria
Yeah, Something like that.
Fran
Something like that. You never know. Last topic. Sydney Sweeney and her fiance seem to postpone their May wedding.
Ria
Yeah. Interesting.
Fran
Very interesting.
Ria
Because they've been engaged for a while.
Fran
They have. But Sydney Sweeney kind of strikes me as the type who will just stay engaged.
Ria
Right.
Fran
I don't know why I just got that feeling like I had never even. I never even knew that they had a date planned to get together.
Ria
Right, right, right. That's so true. It just. It did seem like that they were just engaged. Right. And also, I feel like we've only ever heard about her being engaged. Like it wasn't like her boyfriend Jonathan, it was like, oh, no, it's her fiance.
Fran
All of a sudden, that's her fiance. I didn't even know that they had a planned wedding date in May.
Ria
So I'm acting like tmz, like I'm.
Fran
One of her best friends and didn't know she had a wedding in May. Like, I can't believe she had a wedding in May that I didn't even know.
Ria
How do we not know how she had a date set and everything?
Fran
I'm like, I didn't receive the same date.
Ria
TMZ wrote that. Apparently sources close to the couple have confirmed that it's been pushed back because of the couple's busy schedule, which I'm not surprised by. When is she not busy?
Fran
Right.
Ria
Is that problem like, she'll be busy forever.
Fran
You have to make time.
Ria
You have to carve the time.
Fran
You have to carve the time for.
Ria
The wedding, if that's what you want to do, right?
Fran
Maybe a big project came up.
Ria
They did get engaged in 2022. They started dating in 2018. And. Yeah, just looks like it's not happening in May, huh? Although I'm not. I know that she's got, like, some big movies coming out too. She's filled. She was filming that Kim Novak movie. I don't know if that's totally done or not. So I don't know. I feel like maybe she didn't even have a date set.
Fran
That's why when I was saying I didn't even know there was a date, because I kind of felt like there wasn't a date.
Ria
Like, maybe they just told a couple friends, like, oh, maybe May. And then like, it's like, oh, it's not May.
Fran
I could just see Sydney Sweeney just getting married one day, and then all of a sudden she's married. Like, not have a big. To do, like a big wedding, like.
Ria
An elopement or something, right?
Fran
Like, they.
Ria
Somewhere and they come.
Fran
Maybe they have a small gather. And then there are reports, oh, Sydney Sweeney got married in a very intimate wedding this weekend. Like, something of that sort.
Ria
I see that. I could see that for her too.
Fran
For sure.
Ria
That would make sense because, like, she is very busy. She's a hardworking, hardworking lady. I mean, he works too, right?
Fran
I mean, he does.
Ria
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Fran
He works in the business.
Ria
Yeah, he works too. So. But you do always raise an eyebrow because it's like, if you really wanted to get married, you'd make the time to get married, right?
Fran
Like, you would just be like, listen, we're getting mad. Yeah, we're getting married this time. Even.
Ria
Even. You would.
Fran
Even.
Ria
You would elope, you know, Right? You would be like it. Let's go.
Fran
If we can't have the big wedding.
Ria
Let'S hop on a plane somewhere for a weekend. We're gonna come back. We're gonna be married.
Fran
Right? Fuck it.
Ria
So we're going on year two. No, 20. 22. They got engaged. So two plus.
Noah
Yeah.
Ria
Of being engaged. So we'll. We'll see how long.
Fran
We'll see what happens.
Ria
Engagement less. She is. She is very young as well.
Fran
So how old is she?
Ria
Maybe I. If not your age, a little younger, right? Yeah, she's 27.
Fran
Oh, yeah, that's my age.
Ria
She's July, August. She's like two months younger. Than you. Oh, September 12, 1997. Yeah.
Fran
So we're the same age.
Ria
Yeah, yeah. But she started dating him in 2018. You know, she was. So, yeah, it's like she's been with him since she was 21. Right.
Fran
And how old is he?
Ria
Older. He's in his late 30s, I think.
Fran
Cinny Sweeney, fiance, I feel like.
Ria
Remember, it was kind of hard to figure out how old he was. Cause he's like, not. He's 41. Oh, he's 41.
Fran
What the hell?
Ria
He was always older. He was always older. I thought he was in his 30s. Like, remember, it was kind of hard to figure out his exact age because he wasn't really not famous. So it's like there was conflicting reports on how old he was.
Fran
Oh, wow.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
41.
Ria
Yeah. Yeah.
Fran
Interesting.
Ria
And if they started dating in 2018, like, yeah, she's, you know, 21. So interesting.
Fran
I thought he was in his 30s. 41. Dang.
Ria
Questionable.
Fran
He's up there.
Ria
Yeah.
Noah
They tell a too long. He'll be in his 50s.
Fran
And here's the thing. Like, I don't think 41 is old whatsoever. I think 41 is young. But when you hear 41 and she's 27, you're like, oh, wow.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
He's in his. She's. She's saying, oh, my God, he's in his 40s.
Ria
Right. She's got. She's like, I got nothing but time.
Fran
Right? You know? And he.
Ria
Yeah, yeah.
Fran
You know?
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
Well, anyways, I'm. I'm sure those two crazy kids will figure it out. Yeah.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
But not. This may not.
Ria
This may not be getting married in May. Nope.
Fran
And that wraps up the topics.
Ria
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Fran
All right, let's get into the weekly watch report where we talk about the things we watch this week. Weekly watch report on Monday. Weekly watch report on Monday. Weekly watch report on Monday. Weekly watch report on Monday. A. Guys, did you watch the Gabby Petito documentary?
Ria
No.
Noah
No.
Ria
No.
Noah
I thought about it, but I'm like, it just seems like it's a really good, sad.
Fran
It's really good. Really good documentary.
Ria
It's on Netflix, right?
Fran
It's on Netflix. Yeah, it's three episodes. It's really good. It is so up. Brian Laundrie's parents deserve to be in jail.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
Okay. Something is so fucking fishy with that family. It's actually insane.
Ria
Yeah, it is.
Fran
This poor girl, just so happy, so full of life. All she wanted to do was explore and travel and make her travel vlogs and just post on YouTube and just see the world and just be happy. And this fucking guy took that away from her. And it's extremely sad. There's really. Obviously there's no other way to put it. It's fucking devastating. It's so sad. I feel so bad for her family. His family. Bunch of pieces of shit. Like, I do not know how they're not in jail. Like, they knew.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
You know, it's all.
Ria
There's so many details that I actually really don't watch it.
Fran
It's very interesting. There are things I didn't know either. It's extremely interesting. All very fishy. You know, he went back to the house. Parents kept telling.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
The. The cops that he was.
Ria
I know the parents were trying to.
Fran
Cover for him a lot. A lot. They basically, like, the mom wrote him a letter and wrote burn after reading and. And was ba. And in the letter, it was basically like, I will bury a body for you. Like this just insane. And then, you know, the cops couldn't find him. They couldn't find him. All of a sudden, the parents are looking for one hour. They Find him and find letters he wrote admitting to. To murdering Gabby Petito. It's really sick. Like, there's something fucking off with this family. It's disgusting. But really good documentary.
Ria
Yeah. You know, is it one long one or like, multiple parts?
Fran
There's three episodes. Her family's in it. You know, her. Both of her parents, her stepparents are in it, some friends of hers, an ex boyfriend. It's. It's just extremely sad because you watch these videos that they have of her documenting the road trip that she was on with her boyfriend Brian at the time, and it's just so eerie to see, like, she was filming, you know, filming all of this, and you could see the. Oh, my. It really broke my heart watching her film these videos. And she's, like, putting herself down kind of while filming the videos. You know, she's like, I'm so bad at this, but she's still filming. And they're beautiful videos. It's. I don't know. It's just really, really sickening. Like, totally so sickening. So sad. The situation where the cops pull. Pulled them over because somebody had called saying they saw a guy slapping a girl, and it was them in the white van. And then the cops question them, and Gabby is saying that she was the aggressor, and he was like, she was hitting me or whatever. But in the phone call, and I don't. Like. I do think that happened, but in the phone call, the person who called in said they saw a guy slapping a girl, so he was clearly hitting her, too, but they made it kind of just seem like she was the one hitting him. And they put him in a hotel and left her on her own in a van. Like, the cops put him up in a hotel to get her away from her, but then left her in the van. It's like, it was so back.
Ria
It was just.
Fran
So why not put both of them in separate hotels? Two different hotels? You know, you just put one person in a hotel and leave the other one in a van. Like, I don't know that. I mean, the cops in that situation, you know, really have to be kicking themselves a little bit because one of the cops does say he's, like. A lot of times. You know, I forgot the exact words he used. He was like, a woman who's abused when she stays, like, ends up getting killed. And that is what happened. So just crazy. Just crazy details. I mean, his family is so, like, I don't know what the hell is going on in that house. I don't know. He was in the house, but he was never seen in the house. And then he escapes the house, but nobody catches him escaping the house. And then he takes his own life on the campgrounds and his bones are found and it's like, how did his. How were his bones found? Decomposed so quickly, but she. Her full body was found. I don't know. There's just so many, so many questions, details. But I truly think his parents deserve to be in jail. Like, they clearly had something to do with this. They knew what he did and covered it up. It's just so fucked up. But I thought it was a good documentary to shed light on what happened and, and more details that I honestly did not know really at the time that it was happening. I just remember like the search for him. Yeah, I remember this happening and I remember everyone searching for him and then when they found him or whatever. But I don't, you know, I do remember like, like them talking about his parents and being like there's something really off with his parents. But there was a lot more detail. So I'll give it, you know, it's hard to grade something like that, but I'll give it an A, you know, feel. I. I don't know what else to say, but I, I do feel just so awful for her family and for her. It's just such a sad. Such a sad story. The White Lotus Episode 2 I haven't watched episode talk about anything really. I'm kind of bored so far.
Noah
That's what my parents said. But I actually like this episode more than the first.
Fran
Really. I'm a little bit. I'm a little bit bored.
Ria
It's always start slow though.
Fran
It's picking.
Ria
It's only the second episode. Like I feel like every White Lotus season starts kind of slow and.
Fran
Yeah, for sure, 100%.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
This one I think is a little bit slower than the other ones. I'll give this episode a B. It picked up towards the end, but for the first 40 minutes I was.
Noah
Like, yeah, I don't know. I kind of liked all like the talking at tables and like all just the, like they're establishing like the weird family.
Ria
Oh, I love.
Fran
Yeah, I love learning the family dynamics.
Noah
But I do like, I like all the characters. Like, I like where it's going.
Ria
Yeah, I'm excited to watch. I couldn't watch.
Noah
Yeah, it is funny like that, that the three women like how they're just all talking behind each other's backs. Like that's what. That's setting it up to be like, they all hate each other.
Fran
Yeah. It's. I love the three friends.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
I love the dynamics they have going on.
Ria
I like that. I like that group.
Fran
Yeah.
Ria
Like, I like that storyline for sure. Yeah.
Fran
The weird family. Weird ass family, weird siblings. I mean, Patrick Schwarzenegger, he's gonna be a problem.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
Let me tell you, he's playing a great job at playing a freaking weird freak. Freaking freak. Very interesting. I'll give it a B. Still good. Just like a little bit. But, you know, love is blind.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
I started it.
Ria
I watched the whole thing.
Fran
You're gonna have hit or miss seasons, and I think this one's a miss.
Ria
Yeah, I agree. I think they just ended up in Minneapolis finding just all, like the same people, different font. Like, it's just when you look at all the guys next to each other, it's all so similar. And the drama is they're trying so hard. I feel for the editors of this season. Cause I don't think they were working with much because the things that they ended up leaving in. I was like, this can't be the best material that they had that we're watching them talk about this. Or like the pods going on for six. Like, it was really the pods. Normally. I love the pod episodes. These dragged on. They really dragged on.
Fran
What's going on with the guy and his sister?
Ria
I keep saying everywhere Dave. Okay, here's the thing. Dave just does not like Lauren.
Fran
Mm.
Ria
Like, I think that that's the scenario he has found himself in. He loves his sister a lot.
Fran
I keep seeing he's like, I always thought I would want to find someone like my sister.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
He really, really great.
Ria
Really cares about his sister. Really important. He keeps bringing it up, but he is stuck on the fact that Lauren. And maybe it's like, I think it also might be a sex thing for him because he. When they were in Honduras, he was like, asking all the other couples, like, have you had sex yet? Was like, talking about their sex life. And he and Lauren had not had sex yet. And it came out that Lauren. Minneapolis just maybe like too small of a city. I don't know. Everybody seems to know each other. There's too much going on and there's too many, like, behind the scenes things that's not on camera. And like, that's where the drama is coming from. And that makes her bad tv. So, like, the drama is that Lauren was seeing this guy very casually. Sounded like a hookup thing. It was like a friends with benefits. You know, they weren't dating. But when she wanted to hook up with somebody. Like, this is the guy she called, like, the last, like, couple months before she left for the show. He's stuck on, like, that she was seeing somebody before, and how could she be ready for marriage if she was doing that right before coming to the show? And apparently the guy is put in, like, really trying to meddle his way back in. Either. They said he was maybe trying to contact her. And he. The guy is friends with some of Dave's friends. So, like, he's telling Dave's friends, like, oh, like, we were seeing each other, like, making it sound like it was way more serious. And then the friends are telling Dave, and the sister found out. Now he's all worried because the sister found out and is, like, all worried about that. And Lauren's like, I feel so bad for Lauren because she's like, you're not listening to me at all. Like, she's fighting for her life, trying to be like, why don't you trust me? Like, I'm telling you what really happened. And he's like, yeah, I don't know. I'm just like, that's what my friends are saying. So, like. Yeah. And it's just weird. And he keeps talking about her when she's right there. And it's weird. Like, they went and met with some of Lauren's friends. And Lauren's friends were trying to reassure him. Like, we never met this guy. Like, they were not dating, like, anybody. She seriously dated. Like. Like, we've met. Like, this was such a casual thing. And he's talking about her. She's sitting right there. Like, she's, like, crying. Like, he's. I don't know. I get. I get sketch vibes from him. And I got sketch vibes from him from the beginning because in the pods, he was like, yeah, I work, you know, every. All the girls that I dated before, like, it was all really about looks. And, like, they're all sounded like he dated a lot of fake, you know, type of. Type of ladies. But he's like, works in the Botox filler world. And, like, I see Aussie things, and he just keeps bringing up, like, you know, Lauren is not the usual girl that he dates. So I'm like, does. I'm like, okay, so you just don't like her, and maybe now you don't want to be a dick, right? And, like, be on TV and be like, actually, you know what? I don't like you.
Fran
Yeah. And there's also nothing worse than a guy who likes, like, puts down, like, Fillers, Botox, whatever. But then that is what they like, right? It's like you're putting something down that you do, like, but you're, like, almost mad at yourself for liking it.
Ria
I know guys like Dave, and it just is. He's like, yeah. I mean, I'm athletic. Like, I played baseball, University of Minnesota, like, blah, blah, blah. He's just, like, kind of douchey.
Fran
Yeah.
Ria
And it seemed like maybe he was going to be okay. And now, like, this. This. I'm like, dude, let it go. Either break up or let it go. Because this is, like, the stupidest thing ever that they keep fighting about this.
Fran
If he's never gonna let it go now.
Ria
Yeah. And there's no. Like, he's. He's like, oh, well, why don't you talk? He, like, won't let her. She's, like, trying to talk to his friends to be like, oh, well, can I talk to them? He's like, I don't think so. Like, I'm like, what's going on here? Like, this is. It's. It's very weird. The other couples all seem to be getting along swimmingly. Like, everybody else is like, yeah, there's maybe one other little hiccup at the end of these most recent episodes, but. And then, like, Taylor and Daniel, they tried to have, like, a really dramatic moment of, like, Taylor being like, I think he followed me on Instagram and, like, knew what I look like. And he was like, no, I didn't. And that they were like, okay. And now they're, like, totally fine. So I think editing had a. I think editing had a. Had a struggle this season to really probably get. Get. Get some things together, get some juicy stuff going. So we will see. But there was maybe a little hiccup with Ben, like, with some girl. Here's the thing. It's like a small town. So it's like when the. These people have, like, they dated around. They're on their phones now, and they're like, oh, my God, this girl made a TikTok saying that she dated somebody that she knows is now filming Love is Blind and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, you know? And that seems to be where, right. Some drama's coming. But my God, like, are these guys. These guys Ben, Dave, Daniel? I don't even remember the other name. Oh, Joey and Monica. I don't know, but I don't. I don't know about them. Joey, like, is literally just Wrigley from Tell Me Lies.
Fran
I saw people saying that.
Ria
Like, it's actually kind of crazy. And they, Monica and Joey are actually really entertaining because when they, like, they just start laughing about things that maybe aren't funny, but, like, that's clearly how they handle it. So it's just like, ha. Oh, my God. Is that. Is that a red flag?
Fran
Yeah, they're, like, just trying to, like, pretend like it's not happening.
Ria
Like, I could tell he thinks some of the things she's doing is weird. So he's like, ha. I've never seen that before.
Fran
He's like, maybe if I laugh about this, it'll just be funny.
Ria
Literally, that's all they do is laugh. And there's no drama. Their biggest thing is like, oh, maybe Monica's sister doesn't like him. And then also, Monica's family uses a sock bin instead of normal. Everyone has. They have a communal sock bin instead of everyone having their own sock drawer.
Fran
I never heard of that.
Ria
No, nobody has. Nobody has. I think that's very unique to Monica's family.
Fran
But that's where they. They wear their socks.
Ria
Yeah. So it should be. It should be very interesting. Even the other guy in the podcast, I forget what his name was. That was between Meg and the other girl, Marcus Marshall. One of those. It was also, like an M name. I think they just all look the same. They're the same.
Fran
Just right when they say it was like, oh, so you just copy and paste of everybody.
Ria
Like, it's actually. Actually kind of crazy. And I like, you know, it's very sweet seeing their other families. I would say, like, the Devin, and I'm already forgetting what Devin. Oh, then there was, like, a thing with maybe Devin reconnecting with. With Britney. I don't know. You see. You see the previews of, like, when they meet the other girls that they were talking to in the podcast, but it doesn't really seem like that much drama. Virginia and Devin actually seem like a good match as well. But they're like. They're talking about real life stuff, which sometimes doesn't make for, like, the most entertaining show. Like, she's like, hey, I think we should get a prenup. You know, they're talking about, like, very real. Like, hey, if we get married, like, I think we should talk about these things. So it's just not crazy.
Fran
It just seems like things are maybe working out.
Ria
Yeah. Like, it's like, right. Not.
Fran
Yeah, it's actually, like, working.
Ria
It's. There's, like, couples that, like, really make. Get married and live happily ever after.
Fran
Right. So which they might be like, all right, success.
Ria
Yeah, exactly.
Fran
Not the most drama filled. But I'll give that probably like a C minus because, you know, it's not giving the drama like although you know, good for them if it all works out, but it's not giving the drama that it we love from that show. If you are looking for a new comfort shoe, then look no further than hey Dude. Wendy and Wally are the original iconic styles that are the foundation of Comfy at Hey Dude. Beloved for the most cushioned fashioned insole ever, Wally and Wendy are ridiculously lightweight and bring a ton of fun with mix and match materials that complete any outfit. Hey dude is always evolving and growing from a classic all white to camo or fleece. There's so many different styles and there is a Wally or Wendy that's perfect for everybody. You could shop our Wally and Wendy stretch socks for your everyday casual shoe as well. They are very breathable and easy to throw on. So check out hey Dude. It's the official comfort shoe of barstool@heydude.com Traders Traders. Listen, another great episode, but let me tell you, I haven't disliked somebody on TV like, I dislike Danielle.
Ria
I know it's like, but isn't it a great feeling? No, it's like, no, sorry, Danielle. But like it's really brought us all together again to be like, this is. This is. Couldn't be more frustrating to watch. I almost, I watched on my phone, couldn't believe what I was saying when.
Fran
She dropped to the ground. I saw someone write, Danielle acted like they actually caught a serial killer. Like the way that she dropped. I hated it. Sobbing. I knew it. I knew she was one of them. What was her.
Ria
No, that stupid hat.
Fran
I genuinely.
Ria
Sorry. Wait.
Fran
Matt said the same thing.
Ria
He was like, stupidest hat.
Fran
You know when you just like really don't like somebody on a show and then you just find them, he goes. He was like, I hate this.
Ria
Yeah, they're picking apart everything. But objectively, that you can put that hat on anybody. It's a bad hat.
Fran
Stupid hat. No, but genuinely, I was like, oh my God. I really, really dislike what I'm seeing here and now.
Ria
Listen, it's so frustrating.
Fran
I can't tell if she's the best trader of all time or the worst trader of all time. Because at this point now I know she has people sold.
Ria
She does.
Fran
I have faith in Gabby. I hope and I have faith in Dylan that they will uncover that the same situation that was happening between Danielle and Carolyn at that round table was a Bob the Drag Queen and Boston Rob.
Ria
Gabby Said it.
Fran
She goes. She goes. Like, I'm getting flashback. It's giving Bob the Drag Queen, Boston Rob.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
They ha. They have to stay on that. They have to. Because Danielle has to get out.
Ria
Like, no, they have to. I was.
Fran
I've never been with Carolyn so hard in my life.
Ria
I know.
Fran
And I was like, oh, my God. She's just not presenting. She was too busy defending herself rather than presenting an opposing argument for Danielle, which I feel like if she would have went hard on Danielle, then maybe they all would have changed and been like, wait, it's actually Danielle.
Ria
There's so much evidence for Danielle. And she gave none.
Fran
She gave none. She was too busy defending herself. And when Dan. I just can't get that image of Danielle dropping to the ground.
Ria
Oh, no.
Fran
I knew it. Like, as if he actually murdered some of Danielle's family members. Like, I couldn't believe what I was watching. And now I'm stuck in the. Is Danielle really good or is Danielle really bad? And I hate that I'm in that.
Noah
What do you think about all the people coming out and saying that? She's been like. Like, she was swearing on her grandkids, like, off camera. Did you see that? No, I Like, like multiple cast.
Fran
Somebody has. People said that. And I have to say this. I am not in favor of that. I. You know, I think if you're going to swear.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
On a family member or whatever of your own, like, you know what I mean? Being like, I'm not doing this. I swear. Like, that's. That's crazy to swear on, like, your own family members. I will say this, though. Johnny Fairplay swore on his grandmother. That should be just, like, a rule. No, no. Well, it's not a rule. That's. If people want. Why is that? Why should that be a rule? If people want to do that to themselves.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
And make themselves look like fools and swear on their fucking family members or whatever, that's on them. Right. Johnny Fairplay did that in Survivor, and I saw people write, like, Johnny Fairplay's grandmother smiling down, thinking of people using this, because it is one of the most famous things in Survivor that Johnny Fairplay swore on his. His. On his grandmother.
Ria
Is his grandmother dead?
Fran
No. Johnny Fairplay claimed that his grandmother died, but she was still alive. Oh, so he told people.
Ria
That's bad.
Fran
That his grandmother died and she was alive. And then later on he said he didn't regret the lie.
Ria
And.
Fran
But so that's why people were saying, like, Johnny Fairplay's grandmother smiling down. It's like, it's so insane, and it's like, such an insane thing to do. It really is an insane thing to do. But you can't rule that. You can't do that.
Ria
I mean, even. It's just like, it's the level of. If you care enough or about that. About that energy you're putting out in the universe. You know, that's what people lie about getting out of things, and they're like, I have a funeral. It's like, okay, I want to use that as the right.
Fran
I would never use that as an excuse because I just think karma.
Ria
No, totally. But let me tell you, Danielle clearly doesn't care. If Danielle. Daniel wins. If Daniel was. It's gonna be the most frustrating watch because it's like, we all see. I really. And so many of the other cast members said it. They were like, oh, we didn't respect the game that Danielle played, blah, blah, blah. And that's so clear. But it's like she just.
Noah
If she wins, you can't really say, yeah, she wins.
Ria
And it's like, okay, well, you all fucking fell for it.
Fran
And here's the thing. Like, people, although I dislike Danielle, but I really just dislike her for the, like, the theatrics, like, the fall into the ground and all that's like, you don't. You don't have to be doing that.
Ria
Y.
Fran
But I also agree.
Ria
I don't think she's playing a great game.
Fran
She's lying her ass off for a reason. She has to. She's a traitor.
Ria
Yeah.
Fran
She cannot lie. She's. She has to lie. But is she so annoying and like, some of the things she's doing, like, just incredibly annoying. Yes.
Noah
Carolyn really made Carolyn.
Fran
Yeah, she.
Ria
She screwed herself big time with the game, definitely. Because I really think if she didn't do that, like, it was so would have been On Danielle, like, 100%. I think everybody was starting. Starting to. To lean more towards Danielle, and they should anyway. And I really hope Gabby sticks to her. To her guns There feeling like that was traitor on traitor. Sneaky the trainer. Funniest thing is that, like, if the Faithfuls win and they get all the traitors and somehow Dolores and Tom make it to the end. Just voting for each other every. Every table when it's like, like, guys, come on. Now you're getting down to the end and you're. You're using your votes like that. That's like. Like, why even be there? Like, what game? Like, why even play the game if you're just going to Take jabs at each other this far along. Like at the first couple roundtables. Sure. But now there's like eight, seven. Eight people, and you're going to waste a vote like that. And Tom being so set on Dolores is so bizarre. Like, there's no. So I get. I mean, like, Dolores is just the kind of woman who's going to. She's going to throw it back at Tom, like, no matter what. So I don't know what kind of.
Fran
Cat and mouse game Dolores and Tom are playing, but they're.
Ria
They're cannot keep voting for each other.
Fran
They're on an island of their own just voting for each other.
Ria
Yes.
Fran
And it's funny taking them out of the game completely. Right? It's funny, but at the same time, you're like, guys, you need to get your head in the game and start throwing votes on people that are actually talked about. The roundtable.
Ria
Totally.
Fran
Because Dolores just being like, I'm just voting for Tom because Tom's over me and Tom just voting for Dolores.
Ria
I know.
Fran
So random. Because they're fighting. They're just voting for each other because they're fighting.
Ria
I know. And they really could have made a difference, too, because I think. Think, like, I think Tom had a good relationship with Carolyn. So I feel like. Yeah. Like, I feel like Tom would have voted for Danielle and, like, then Dolores would have had a really important vote, too, and that would have been ten times more interesting for sure, if they had all gotten involved in that. Tom and Tom and Dolores. Okay.
Fran
When they flipped both their votes, I literally screamed at the tv.
Ria
I was like, what are you doing? I know.
Fran
Why are you guys doing this?
Noah
Tom is so funny, though. At the game where he's. They're like, who's the biggest threat to the Tracy? Like, I think it's me. I think it's.
Fran
Tom is so perfect for this show, sadly enough. Him when they're playing the game and he's, like, so adamant that he's the answer to every question, but then he actually was the answer. I was like, wow, that really just a real notch on his belt that.
Noah
The one where he didn't say his name. And then even Alan was like, well, why didn't you say anything? Because he's like, ah, I knew it was gonna be me.
Fran
Right? No, I mean, he was so heavily saying it was him. And everyone was like, no, we think it's Dylan. And oh, by the way, Parvati being like, Dylan is like Peter Weber, like, Mr. Good Boy. I was like, yes. Like, she can tell she knew before any of us watching that Dylan was giving pilot Pete.
Ria
Yep.
Fran
But another great episode. Solid A. I can't wait for this week because, like, we need to know what's gonna happen with Danielle. It's.
Ria
Yeah, I know.
Fran
I will. I will just never.
Noah
That's what, like, you think she's gonna throw Brittany under the wall?
Fran
You know what I thought was interesting seeing also so, yeah, stupid to pick the person closest to you as a traitor.
Ria
And Britney, literally, even in her moment when she was like, if this is Danielle and she picked me, that's like, so obvious. So obvious. It's like, even Brittany was like, you.
Fran
Gotta pick, like, Dylan because, you know, you just gotta. You just gotta fucking Dylan in the seat and go. You can't pick the person closest to you.
Ria
No, it's like, that's why it's so annoying because every move she makes is so frustrating. But it's working with it. Like, you know, like, it's like, right.
Fran
She makes a move, you disagree with the move.
Ria
It's like, the move sucks, but then it somehow works. And it's so frustrating because nobody's caught her in any of these moves and been like, oh, we caught you. Bad move. There's been bad move after bad move that nobody's caught. So.
Fran
Oh, my God, it's crazy. I'll never.
Ria
That might get a good move. I don't know.
Noah
Yeah, I don't know what's gonna happen in this next.
Fran
Yeah, I don't know either. But I cannot get this visual of her dropping to the ground as if. Yeah, they actually caught a kidnapper in their home and got dragged out like it was. It's insane. But that's all I watched.
Ria
So I'll give Love is blind episodes 1 through 9 a C. Just like, very average. The episodes are too long, by the way. Like, just my last thought about it. It's like over an hour too long. They gotta. It's like they just didn't even have enough material to make the them this long. They were talking about such stupid stuff. I'll give Traders an A as well. So good. Just so solid. Joe and I finished season one of Severance. Great. I understand why everyone said, like, once you get more towards the end of the first season. Crazy to me that this first season ended in 2022 and that's how long people had to wait. Yeah, Like, I was like, if I had watched season one when it was on and the way season one ends is just like giant fucking cliffhanger. And I'm like, oh, My God. The second season didn't come out till 2025.
Fran
Severance and paradise are the top two on my list right now to watch.
Ria
Yeah. Severance. I thought it was really. Those, like, seven, eight, nine. I think there was nine total. Yeah. Really, really good. So I'll give that. I guess I was already grading. I don't know from where I left off. Five through nine, I guess it is. Or four through nine, whatever it is. Was. Was really good. Like, a minus, I thought, like, that was. That was really good. And I'm caught up on Beverly Hills. It's been fine. Nothing crazy. I'll give it a B minus. And I have a few more other things to catch up on. Oh, I watched One of them Days. Kiki Palmer.
Fran
Oh, yes.
Ria
And sza.
Fran
How was it?
Ria
Really good. Really funny.
Fran
Can you rent it?
Ria
Yes. Yeah, really good. Really funny. Loved it. I mean, I just love Kiki, like, truly. Like, she is. She is just the best. And I thought SZA was also amazing. I thought it was really funny. Really good. Haven't watched a movie like that in a while that was just like, who's.
Noah
The guy in it?
Ria
Isn't there a funny from start to end, like, all in one, you know, One of them days is all in one day.
Noah
Oh, no. Mod Apatow.
Ria
Yeah, Mod Apatow. So I'll give that. I think I'll give that a B plus.
Noah
Wow. That's a high score on rotten. 95 on rotten tomatoes.
Ria
That's a really high score on Rotten Tomatoes. It would a B plus. Like, I really liked it. Good comedy, funny. Got some good laughs out of it. Really good. That's all I watch.
Fran
Nice.
Noah
All right. I watch Paradise. I'm caught up.
Ria
Yeah.
Noah
So good. Like, I don't know. I mean, honestly, like, other than the movie guys here, or maybe just Jeff Lowe, who I saw, said it wasn't good, but he's gonna keep watching. Like, yeah, everyone's loving it. And I'm, like, so locked in. Like, I'm so pumped, like, every week to just watch that show. It's an A minus for me. Like, just really good. I watched the first few episodes of Court of Gold, which is the documentary.
Fran
So did I. Oh, you did? Yes. Yes, I did. I really like it. I forgot.
Noah
It's, like, really well done.
Fran
Yeah.
Noah
Compared to, like, Court of Gold is one. It's the Olympic men's basketball documentary. But it's also, like, they cover every major team, not just the U.S. so it's, like, cool to see all the behind the scenes of Each team, like, in Paris.
Fran
I'll give that a B plus.
Noah
Yeah. Like, I think I was gonna give it a B plus, too.
Ria
Yeah.
Noah
I think it's.
Ria
What is that on?
Noah
It's on Netflix. I think there's six total episodes.
Fran
Yeah, there were six episodes.
Noah
Traders. I'll give an A. Severance. I'll give it B plus, which. I've given it a B plus the last few weeks, and people are like, how could you give it a B? B plus is good. I just, like, don't think it's a show that is. Is, like, fully my cup of tea, but I still, like, really think it's really good.
Ria
Beat boss is high 80s.
Noah
People are out here saying it's, like, better than Sopranos. It's the greatest show of all time. I don't think that's true, but I. I respect it. It's kind of like, there are a lot of parts where I'm kind of bored. Like, I know people are gonna, like, say, that's insane, but it's slow a lot of the time. And I'm also very confused a lot of the time.
Ria
Yeah.
Noah
But I'll give it a B plus. Like, I still think it's really good. And then the White Lotus, I'll give an A minus. Like, I think it's solid. I'm excited to see where that goes. And that's all I watched.
Ria
Amazing.
Fran
All right, good stuff, everybody. And that wraps up everything we watched this week. All right, that wraps up today's episode of Chicks in the Office. Thank you so much for watching and listening. We hope you have an amazing Monday and Tuesday, and we'll talk to you again Wednesday. Love you so much. Smooches and hugs. Talk to you Wednesday. There.
Podcast Summary: "Chicks in the Office" – Episode: SAG Awards Roundup, Sydney Sweeney Pushes Off Wedding + Love Is Blind Disappoints
Release Date: February 24, 2025
Host/Authors: Ria and Fran
Platform: Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and Amazon Music (ad-free for Prime Members)
Miami Adventures:
Ria shares her delightful weekend trip to Miami, visiting her best friend Bridget. Despite a slight chill with temperatures around 38-40°F, the sun provided a pleasant backdrop. Highlights included delicious dinners at ZZ's Club, beach walks, and vibrant nights out. A memorable moment was people-watching alongside a suave gentleman in his 70s, dressed in Louboutin loafers, who kept dancing without sitting down, exemplifying Miami's lively atmosphere.
Fran's First Birthday Celebration:
Fran recounts witnessing her son Lucas stand unaided for the first time during his birthday weekend. The joyous occasion was shared with close family members, though it was emotionally stirring to see her son embrace this milestone despite earlier challenges with a flat spot on his head affecting his mobility.
Wedding Planning Updates:
Fran and Matt visited their church to simplify their wedding ceremony from a full Mass to a more streamlined event, alleviating family concerns and adapting to personal preferences. Ria humorously notes the common confusion over side placements during church ceremonies, highlighting the hosts' playful dynamic.
Noah narrates the heartwarming tale of Nova's adoption. After an emotional search, a compassionate family from Pennsylvania, who closely resembled Nova, decided to adopt her despite initial hesitations. The process involved thoughtful interactions and heartfelt moments, though Nova's dog Murray showed signs of sadness during the transition. Ultimately, the adoption brought immense relief and joy to Nova's family, underscoring the importance of loving homes for pets.
Event Overview:
The SAG Awards, hosted on Netflix and elegantly managed by Kristen Bell, showcased a night of meaningful speeches and standout performances. Fran and Ria provide insightful commentary on the event's flow, highlighting notable winners and memorable acceptance speeches.
Timothée Chalamet's Inspirational Speech [29:14]:
Chalamet's acceptance speech stood out as he confidently expressed his ambition to achieve greatness, acknowledging his inspirations across various fields.
"The truth is I'm really in pursuit of greatness. I'm inspired by the greats here tonight..." – Timothée Chalamet [29:36]
Demi Moore and Zoe Saldana's Wins:
Demi Moore received recognition for her substantial contributions, while Zoe Saldana continued her winning streak, dominating the supporting actress category. The hosts praise Saldana's unparalleled performance, predicting her Oscar victory with high confidence.
Jane Fonda's Lifetime Achievement Award [44:35]:
Jane Fonda was celebrated for her enduring legacy in both acting and activism. Ria and Fran commend her for staying dedicated to meaningful causes and serving as an inspiring role model.
"She's out here getting arrested for whatever. She is really, really, really impressive." – Ria [45:09]
Awards Show Hijinks:
The duo humorously discusses absent stars like Martin Short and Steve Martin, attributing their absence to ongoing commitments like COVID-19 precautions and personal obligations. Fran jokes about missing out on Martin Short's anticipated acceptance speech, adding a lighthearted touch to their analysis.
The hosts delve into the budding romance between Andrew Garfield and Monica Barbaro. Despite speculation and mixed reports, sources confirm that the couple has been spending quality time together discreetly. They attended events like W Magazine's best performances party and a theatrical performance of "Richard II" in London, suggesting a blossoming relationship grounded in shared interests and mutual support.
Highlighted Shows and Movies:
"White Lotus" Season 3:
Ria and Fran express mixed feelings, appreciating character dynamics but finding certain plotlines slow and repetitive. Fran praises Patrick Schwarzenegger's portrayal of a quirky character, while Ria remains intrigued by the unfolding drama.
"Love Is Blind" Season 2:
Disappointment looms as Ria and Fran critique the show's lack of engaging drama and extended episode lengths. Fran assigns a C- rating, citing uninteresting content and superficial interactions among participants.
"Traders" Season 1:
Both hosts commend "Traders" for its compelling storyline and character development, awarding it an A for its solid execution and entertaining plot twists.
"Severance" Season 2:
Ria praises "Severance" for its gripping narrative and Cliffhanger endings, awarding it a B+. Fran acknowledges the show's intricate plot but notes areas that could be more engaging.
"Court of Gold" Documentary:
A deep dive into Olympic men's basketball, "Court of Gold" receives a B+ for its comprehensive coverage of teams and behind-the-scenes insights, making it a must-watch for sports enthusiasts.
"Gabby Petito" Documentary:
Fran and Ria discuss the emotional and investigative nature of the documentary, highlighting the disturbing details surrounding the case and the family's troubling involvement. Fran rates it an A for its impactful storytelling and thorough exploration of the events.
Additional Mentions:
The hosts touch upon other media pieces like "Disturbia," "Grind," and Keke Palmer's film "One of Them Days," offering brief reviews and personal anecdotes about their viewing experiences.
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Conclusion:
In this episode of "Chicks in the Office," Ria and Fran provide a vibrant mix of personal anecdotes, celebrity insights, award show analyses, and reviews of current TV shows and movies. Their engaging discussions, punctuated with humorous observations and heartfelt stories, offer listeners a comprehensive overview of pop culture happenings, making the episode both informative and entertaining for those who haven't tuned in.
Notable Quotes:
Fran on Timothée Chalamet's Ambition [30:05]:
"I think he was saying, I strive for greatness, which is really refreshing to hear."
Ria on Jane Fonda's Legacy [45:09]:
"She has so much wisdom. She's a fantastic role model."
Fran on the "Love Is Blind" Season 2 Rating [77:24]:
"I'll give that probably like a C minus because, you know, it's not giving the drama that we love from that show."
Ria on the Adoption Story [15:57]:
"She fits into Nova, like, you know, well, Nova. She fits perfectly."
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