The Monday Edition - May 4, 2020
Fresh from your pals at themarysue.com
TV, Adult Swim, Rick and Morty, the bechdel test

Rick & Morty’s Meta Narrative Return Gets the Point Across With Mixed Results

Rick and Morty: "Never Ricking Morty"
Rick and Morty returned last night in a weird, but visually entertaining episode about the titular duo being stuck on a train that is a literal story train anthology made up of narrative devices that have deadly consequences.
AMP Featured, Movies, Leslye Headland, Star Wars (franchise), Taika Waititi

A Taika Waititi Star Wars Film, Leslye Headland Star Wars Series, and More Star Wars Day Goodies!

Rey and Kylo Ren lightsaber battle on the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker poster.
This May the Fourth is a bit strange because I know I've always spent it celebrating with other Star Wars fans, but since we can't, at least we know that the future of the franchise is in pretty incredible hands. 
TV, Westworld

What to Make of Westworld’s Game-Changing Finale

Dolores and maeve look at the beauty in westworld
Instead of the regular sentiment after a Westworld finale where we ask "what just happened?" we're left asking "will what happened really matter?"
AMP Featured, News, CNN, don lemon, donald trump

CNN’s Don Lemon Couldn’t Hold Back on Donald Trump’s Long-Standing Obsession With Barack Obama Anymore

Don Lemon looks into the camera with a serious expression during his show on CNN.
Lemon just very calmly and dryly destroyed Donald Trump's ego.
TV, Adam Tsekhman, Gary Green, interview, Legends of Tomorrow

Interview: Legends of Tomorrow’s Adam Tsekhman Previews a Big Bottle Episode for Gary Green

8DC's Legends of Tomorrow -- "The Virgin Gary" -- Image Number: LGN401c_0385b.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Tala Ashe as Zari, Caity Lotz as Sara Lance/White Canary, Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer/Atom and Adam Tsekhman as Agent Gary Green -- Photo: Dean Buscher/The CW -- © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
We talked to Adam Tsekhman about the next episode of Legends of Tomorrow, "Ship Broken," and all things Gary Green.
Big on the Internet, Halle Berry, Lucy Lawless, Zoe Bell

#BossBitchFightChallenge Delivers a Lady Crossover Fight for the Ages

margot robbie, lucy lawless and florence pough
There is just something about watching a bunch of stunt and celebrity women pretend to fight each other very intensely that is super cool. (But also really attractive?)
Books, Edward Cullen, Midnight Sun, Twilight

Edward Cullen Twilight Book Midnight Sun Is Officially Coming This Year!

Twilight's Robert Pattinson to star in The Batman
It's Edward Cullen's world and we've just been living in it for the last 800 years.
AMP Featured, Movies, contributors, Star Wars (franchise), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Finally Achieved Onscreen Gender Parity, Still Needed More Women of Color

Rose, Rey, Jannah, and Leia in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Gender parity is great, but there's more work to do for women of color.
AMP Featured, News, Coronavirus, COVID-19, protests

City in Oklahoma Rolls Back Face Mask Requirements Under Threat of Violence

morons
America is infected with this deeply selfish way of thinking, to the point where we elected a president whose defining trait is selfishness and malignant narcissism.
Big on the Internet, Jordan Peele, Lovecraft Country, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: Get in Loser, We’re Going to Lovecraft Country

jurnee smollett-bell
Lovecraft Country premieres on HBO this August.
Big on the Internet, 2020, Insects, why?

Oh Great, Now We Have to Worry About ‘Murder Hornets’?!

futurama
I, for one, welcome our new murder hornet overlords.
News, USWNT, women in sports, women's soccer

Federal Judge Dismisses U.S. Women’s Soccer Team’s Unequal Pay Lawsuit

The US Women's soccer team celebrates during their victory tour.
A federal judge has ruled that members of the U.S. women’s national soccer team (USWNT) did not have enough evidence that they were paid less than the men's team, dealing a major victory to the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF).
TV, Amazon Prime, Robbie Amell, Upload

Amazon’s Upload Shows Promise, but Fails to Connect

robbie amell, andy allo
Upload's first season is now streaming on Amazon Prime.
Movies, Black Widow

Things We Saw Today: Black Widow Would Have Been Released Today. Let’s Be Sad.

Natasha romanoff in black widow
So yeah, it's a little upsetting because we're missing Natasha Romanoff. 
AMP Featured, News, Coronavirus, donald trump, WTF

Governors Have to Go to Disturbing Lengths to Make Sure Donald Trump & Federal Agencies Can’t Steal Their Medical Supplies

Donald Trump holds up swabs as he speaks at the daily coronavirus briefing at the White House
If anyone can explain how this is normal or okay, I'm all ears.
Big on the Internet, Coronavirus, parenting, quarantine

It’s Okay to Let Your Kids Have More Screen Time During Lockdown

child watching video on computer
A lot of parents, myself included, have surrendered to the fact that our kids are just going to have a lot of screen time during quarantine. And that's fine.
Books, The Mary Sue Book Club

The Mary Sue Book Club: May Edition—We Still Indoors

back at it again promoting books woot woot
Fallen queens, alternate histories, emotional memoirs, thrilling murder mysteries, and a little bit of romance.
TV, Chris Evans, Defending Jacob

The Barber Family Stuck in Their Home in Defending Jacob Is … A Mood

Chris Evans and his beard in Defending Jacob
They can't go out, Jacob is mad that he has to eat dinner with his family every single night, and when one of them does go out and have dinner not at home, it ends up being a catastrophic disaster. Very on-the-nose for 2020, if you ask me.
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