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Minx Season 2 episode 8……..
I am so happy for Joyce, Tina, Shel, Richie, and Bambs…. But oh my god oh my god oh my god!
Like no warning??? Tina and Doug are just done? Just like that? I don’t get nothing else?
And with Constance?
I want to say it was a moment of weakness and vulnerability of losing Tina but having a “win.” That now that his money is up! Now that he’s in his bag and he’s got the biggest deal of his life, that he might as well with the woman that gave it to him.
And clearly he likes any type of strong woman…
But deep down.. I know it’s not true.
Bambi gets to help out Shelly’s husband while she goes off with her lover. They are separating so that’s fine. Good for both of them.
Are we supposedly building up to a Shelly x Bambi x Richard? (I forgot mr Dentist man’s name😬)
If so dope, if not, still dope.
Love Richie telling Joyce to fuck off.
I knew we were getting a minx family moment at the end but fuck,,, I didn’t know Doug wouldn’t be there.
Joyce fianally following her gut and taking a stand. She should have been speaking up for herself, but I understand the “complexity” of the situation.
Tina being out as soon as Constance said “women like us” is such a mood. She’s never been more relatable to me. (She always is, but I just love it when it’s turned up to 1000x)
However, I knew there would come a time where Doug without a doubt would choose money over Tina and everyone else, and somehow it still hurts to see it happen.
So this stupid heartbreak is on me! I’m the fucking clown here, and it hurts worse because of it!!
No matter what happenes I have always been on Tina’s side.
Baby girl is still going to Paris to do the damn thing, so I am not that upset.
#I am emotionally traumatized#minx#and it’s all Constance’s fault!#minx starz#Joyce prigger#Doug Renetti#Tina Lewis#Doug rennettti x Tina Lewis#Richie minx#Bambi minx#Shelly minx#Shelly prigger#Jake Johnson#Oscar Montoya#idara victor#Lennon parham#ophelia lovibond#Jessica Lowe#Constance popadopalous#Elizabeth Perkins#softie talks minx#Ricardo Montes Izquierda
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Minx (2022) - 2x01
#minxedit#minx hbo#minx starz#shelly lambert#minx bambi#lennon parham#jessica lowe#minx spoilers#minx 2x01#bambi x shelly#femslash related stuff#I was so excited when shelly opened the door and it was bambi being all nervous#because I'd been afraid that they'd have picked things up again offscreen during the timeskip#but to be able to SEE it#the tentativeness and tension#but they were both so gentle and nice!#I genuinely love these two characters even aside from the f/f#(ironically the other two faves would be tina and richie...a rare exception where it's not the leads)#bambi being so understanding and shelly appreciating that#the fifth-last gif :)))#but yeah they're into each other and can't help it!#loving that too#yay for a weekly drop#I want to stay with this for a bit#oh and bambi again checking to make sure shelly won't regret it#she's kinda dreamy huh!
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Minx 2x05 | A Stately Pleasure Dome Decree
#tina is introvert representation#minx#minxedit#minx starz#minx hbo max#tina lewis#bambi#richie#tvedit#userstream#chewieblog#dailywomen#perioddramaedit#perioddramasource#weloveperioddrama#idara victor#jessica lowe#aflawedfashiongif#affminx#minx: season 2#minx: 2x05
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Minx 2x02 I Thought the Bed Was Gonna Fly
#minx#minxedit#minx starz#tvedit#chewieblog#userstream#cinemapix#cinematv#tvcentric#perioddramaedit#perioddramasoruce#weloveperioddrama#doug#bambi#joyce#shelly#tina#richie
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finding out that there will only be 8 episodes in season 2 of minx after being totally disappointed by ep 6 was really a bummer for me today.... they are not gonna get a season 3 huh
#minx#like i can appreciate that most of this season has been about joyce having her head so far up her own ass#but at least in season 1 she was still kind of easy to root for? like she still had the underdog thing going for her#dont even get me started about richie and bambi's complete lack of any character arc or story this season. not even 206 but all of s2#its become such a let down lmao and ofc i hope the last 2 eps are good but i wont hold my breath
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Promptober Day 4 👻
𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐛 (𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐭) : You, Richie, Syd, Carmy, Marcus & His girlfriend had decided to have a couples movie night at your apartment, but Syd had chosen for her & Carmy and picked Halloween: Resurrection. Which you personally had seen many times, so we’re already bored and it wasn’t even the second half yet. “Carm- can I take that blanket behind you?” You asked and Richie looks at you knowingly, as Carmy silently reached behind him and tossed the blanket in your lap where your calves were laid over Richie’s thighs and he was stroking your soft legs gently.
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞: Welcome to Promptober day 4!!! Here we have corruption this time being served up with a side of your favorite old man, Richie Jerimovich! I hope you love it, & As always thank you again for any and all love thats been given to my Prompt&Kinktober fics so far! As always, you can view my schedule & masterlist for this celebration right 🦇here🦇! You can also view the same for my 2024 Kinktober celebration right 🎃here🎃! If you wanted to be added to the tag list for either just comment on the according masterlist! 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭: 1.1k 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: Smut, Swearing, Kinda public sex (there are other ppl in the room), Age diff, no use of y/n 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐬: @/𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐤𝐚-𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬
“C’mon baby when you gonna stop teasin me like that mm?” Richie’s breath was hot on the shell of your ear, his stubble tickling your cheek which caused you to smile.
“This movie is boring” you mumble in his ear softly, low enough for only him to hear before gently taking his lobe between your teeth and sucking on it gently. His grip on your thigh tightened, lips parting slightly as he sucks in a deep breath.
You, Richie, Syd, Carmy, Marcus & His girlfriend had decided to have a couples movie night at your apartment, but Syd had chosen for her & Carmy and picked Halloween: Resurrection. Which you personally had seen many times, so we’re already bored and it wasn’t even the second half yet.
“Carm- can I take that blanket behind you?” You asked and Richie looks at you knowingly, as Carmy silently reached behind him and tossed the blanket in your lap where your calves were laid over Richie’s thighs and he was stroking your soft legs gently.
“Thanks” you said and he mumbles a hum of acknowledgement, eyes locked on the tv and arm wrapped around Sydney, rubbing her shoulder gently as she rested her head on his shoulder. You spread the blanket over your and Richie’s lap, and he gently pulled you to lay your his shoulder so he can kiss your forehead and sneakily whisper in your ear
“Y’know how filthy it is Y’gonna do this? Mm? All our friends right here?” He said, his voice raspy and low in such a way that it brought goosebumps to your skin. In response you just brought your lips to his, giving him a slow gentle kiss as you slickly slipped your hand under the blanket, rubbing over his bulge that was covered by his pajama pants.
He let out a soft breath that was warm against your upper lip, pulling away and trying to focus on the tv so no one got suspicious. You continued to rub over him until he was half hard, before sticking your hand in his pants and raising your brows at the feeling of him not wearing boxers underneath.
You looked at eachother and he gave you that classing Jerimovich ok, and? Look before looking back at the tv to keep your little sexcapade as low key as you could. Using your palm you stroked over him slowly, as any sudden quick movements would likely draw attention. When it got to the point where he was throbbing beneath your hand, you wrapped your fist around his sensitive tip, massaging it lightly with the pad of your thumb. This caused him to cover a groan by clearing his throat which made Syd look over for a moment before her gaze settled back at the tv.
Richie looked at you, clenching his jaw as you gave him a minx like smirk, biting your lip teasingly as you rub the precum that had gushed out of his tip down his shaft. His head nearly dropped back when you gave him a squeeze at his base how he liked, your thumb being tickled by the patch of curly hair just below his navel, but he quickly stopped himself knowing that would surely garner unwanted attention, and he didn’t want it to stop.
His eyes fluttered shut, taking a silent deep breath, trying to manage his containment and your gaze fluttered over to Marcus and his girlfriend, whom were sitting a foot next to the two of you- and luckily they, and Carmy and Syd as well- were still engrossed in the movie.
You took the loud scene that had come up that had everyone’s attention in a vice to pump him quickly with a light touch, and you could tell how hard he was holding back by the way his hips twitched and toes curled into the carpet.
He gripped your thigh tighter, sliding his hand up and cupping your pussy through your sleep shorts that matched his pajama pants, crinkling his brows in confusion then raising them in surprise when he realized you too weren’t wearing panties, so he could feel all the wetness that had gathered between your thighs in the time you’d been playing with him. In response you just give him that same - ‘ok, and?’ Look he gave you earlier and went back to massaging his tip with your thumb with firm slow circular strokes once the movie quieted down again.
He sighed, more like huffed a breath of pleasure out through his nose, but anyone else in the room would likely just think it was one of his tired old man sighs, so you weren’t worried. You knew by the way his stomach muscles were twitching and he kept squeezing and rubbing at your mound in turn for not moaning out or saying something filthy to you - you knew he was close.
To be sure you finished him off, and fast, you were sure to twist your wrist each time you got to his tip with your stroke and in response you watch his pretty blue eyes roll before flittering shut and swallowing thickly. You leaned in, planting soft quiet kisses at the base of his neck, before working your way up over the hickeys you’d left on him last night, gently nibbling on them with your teeth and he scrunched his nose in the most adorable way as his cock twitched in your hand.
You continued your kisses up to below his ear, nibbling on his earlobe once again, before whispering in his ear
“Cum f’me daddy- you look so pretty when you cum” In response he grabbed your wrist, squeezing it to let you know that he was close and he looks at you, a hungry lust filled gaze in his eyes.
He lightly kissed your cheekbone before saying in your ear, your hair tickling your cheek “need it baby- always take care a’me” his voice breathy and wanton.
You smiled a bit at that, moving your wrist a bit faster but being sure to not let it be noticeable. Before you knew it, he was covering another moan with a cough this time before wrapping his arm around your shoulder, and pulling you into his chest before kissing your head firmly. You giggled a bit as you continued to slowly but firmly stroke him, milking out every last drop and he pushed your hair away from your ear before whispering in it. “Get ready f’me to pay you back when they get outta here”
Fin
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also - like for a starter from one of my horror muses ( listed below ). specify muse.
anita lesnicki - jennifer's body. billy loomis - scream. beetlejuice - beetlejuice. carrie white - carrie. camille preaker - sharp objects. clarice starling - silence of the lambs. clayton riddell - cell. daniel le domas - ready or not. dana polk - cabin in the woods. dennis rafkin - 13 ghosts. graverobber - repo! the genetic opera. sheriff hassan - midnight mass. hannibal lecter - hannibal. hugh crain - the haunting of hill house. jason dean - hearhers. jeremiah hackett - the quarry oc. joel miller - the last of us. john kramer - saw. josef - creep. lee - bones and all. margot - the menu. maxine minx - x. mike schmidt - fnaf. nathan wallace - repo! the genetic opera. natalie scatorccio - yellowjackets. nathaniel james carson - serial killer oc. owen sharma - haunting of bly manor. parker nash - fbi agent oc. richie tozier - it. stu macher - scream. travis hackett - the quarry. warren hawthorne - grim reaper oc. wendy christensen - final destination 3.
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Minx Season 2 Episode 3!!! (Spoilers?)
Just don’t read this if you haven’t seen it yet.
I love how there’s a moment for everyone to subtly check in with how success is affecting them. The way Bambi goes around asking Richie showing how they are close.
I live the way Doug let’s his be known by confiding ranting to Tina.
Tina and Constance’s conversation doesn’t show how “success” is necessarily affecting Tina because I think her story is building up to something different. When Doug is ranting to her, he is also still treating her like a secretary and won’t hire another one and that’s .. that’s scary!
The last thing Tina wants is to go back to doing what she used to do! She wants to move forward and be valued for the work she’s putting in!
Bambi wants to do something real and important! No one asks her, or checks in with her, but she has no trouble letting people know on her own where she is and what she wants.
Joyce and the reporter thing was very nice, and important for her. She needed to figure those things ut but it happening through the lenses of a reporter wanting to talk to her and her avoiding them was very clever. In the end the reporter shed some insight to something she may or may not have known she needed insight on!
Idk why, but stuff like that really excites me! I just love how connected everything is and how everything is set up to explore the characters this way and you just get it!
I fucking love good writing!😭
Shelly and her Husband crack me up. I don’t even know what to say about them! Hooray for them trying to make that marriage work! If only there was room for Bambi somehow.
They really want us to work for it!
But I say give it to me now!
Other stuff not character specific
Doug wants to do something he cares about too!
He wants to discover another big magazine like minx. He doesn’t just want the one! He wants more! He wants them all! And his source of money to do all that? Does not give a fuck about any of that!
Mug Renetti?
He’s going to snap. This man is not a hundred percent sound of mind! He’s a little crazy, and selfish, and stubborn! This is not going to end well.
My poor lil meow meow.
Constance is playing favorites. ( but probably rightfully so)
The way Doug Handled his space magazine and interview was the worst way he could possibly do something like that. However..
he did get the interview! And it was super funny to see him lock that man in a room with them for it to happen. Just anytime he brought up that Soave magazine overall was some of the funniest stuff💀
I love bribing up his right but I must also support discuss his wrongs!
#minx#minx starz#Doug Renetti#Joyce prigger#Tina Lewis#Tina minx#Richie minx#Bambi minx#Constance popadopolas#(I know I fucked that up)#minx hbo#softie talks minx
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Kitty Minx (Love in Hate Nation) stimboard with butterflies and other related stims!
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requested by @richie-shitlips!
#trans stim#butterfly stim#ocelot stim#jewelry stim#kitty minx#love in hate nation#lihn#stimboard#pink stim
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Bambi, Joyce, & Richie | Minx 1x01
#minx#minxedit#minx starz#minx hbo max#bambi#richie#joyce prigger#tvedit#mlmedit#lgbtedit#perioddramaedit#perioddramasource#weloveperioddrama#cinemapix#cinematv#tvcentric#ophelia lovibond#jessica lowe#aflawedfashiongif#affminx#minx: season 1#minx: 1x01
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Minx Season 2 Episode 8 Photos (Part 2)
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HEY YOU YOU RBED MY POST
and now you are legally required to give my your thoughts on RICKY POTTS
(Also have u ever thought about how similar Ricky rtc and Richie npmd are?)
i actually have!! me and my friend did a cover of space age bachelor man as richie and ruth, but it's a really shitty recording, so maybe we'll post a higher quality one at some point :)
my thoughts on ricky mostly come from my friend logan, who is the ricky of the group. but uhh. that kid is so trans you can tell if they're transmasc or transfem. they just are.
some headcanons:
personally i'm a savannah potts she/they/it truther. it's my special girl. genderqueer
she draws comics about the bachelor man
lemon demon, david bowie, and they might be giants enjoyer
in fact, here's their playlist:
its favorite musicals are love in hate nation, the lightning thief, and cats. runner up is spies are forever. #1 kitty minx (from lihn) fan.
AUDHD and GAD
knows ASL and LSQ, gets mad at noel and ocean when they don't know what she's saying (noel is learning french and can't process more languages, ocean wasn't immediately good at signing so she quit after two weeks)
is pansexual and has had a crush on every member of the choir at some point
it's obsessed with the mad scientist type character, always. (example: barb from saf, ya-ya from lihn, that's all i can think of rn)
their favourite shirt:
some stuff not specifically about ricky but i have the opportunity to share them so i will:
these are some clips from mine and logans chatfic that we published two chapters of and forgot about. rat king is ezra, communal mom is constance, and pencil is penny. i think the rest is easy to figure out.
characters as albums i like:
ocean - the family jewels by marina
noel - from under the cork tree by fall out boy
mischa - mania by fall out boy
ricky - hesitant alien by gerard way or save rock and roll by fall out boy
penny - speak now (taylor's version) by taylor swift
constance - paramore
ezra - folie à deux by fall out boy
and the theme songs i have for them in my brain!
ocean - matilda by harry styles
noel - i/me/myself by will wood
mischa - the mighty fall by fall out boy
ricky - save rock and roll by fall out boy
penny - bill watterson by lemon demon
jane - wonderland by taylor swift
constance - tell me its okay by paramore
ezra - basket case by green day
tammy - mad at god by sarah saint james
well, if you're still reading this, thanks! this was a lot more than what you asked for, but i enjoy rambling about this musical so im gonna ramble. :)
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Dogboy, catboy, and dragonboy for the ship?
hope you enjoy these three ^^
Name: Hori, Himi, Miyamoto, Suko
Last Name: Masaaki, Matsu, Haru, Sen
Age: 20
Gender: male
Pronouns: he/him, they/them
Sexuality: gay
Species: catboy
Source: brainmade
Roles: symptom holder, secretary
cisIDs: japanese, catboy, cat ears, cat teeth, cat tail, pale, ASPD, black hair, teal eyes
transIDs: transHarmed, transAggressiveHarmed, permaVictim, transCaretaker, transBPD
Paraphiles: masochist, autobiastophilia, aquaphilia, autonarkobiastophilia
Other Labels: polyamorous, sub
Appearance:
Name: Spark, Vel, Minx, Flame, Flair
Age: 23, permaTeen
Gender: male
Pronouns: he/him
Sexuality: bisexual
Species: dogboy
Source: brainmade
Roles: mood booster
cisIDs: red hair, green eyes, dog ears, dog tail, fangs, BPD, DPD
transIDs: transHarmed, transHarmful, transOCD, transYandere, transObsessive, transDevoted, permaLoyal
Paraphiles: sadomasochist, emapihtophilia, hybristophilia, autozoophile
Other Labels: polyamorous
Appearance:
Name: Pious, Juniper, Silence, Lestal, Eaxir, Viltac, Yaltur
Age: 30
Gender: trans male
Pronouns: he/him
Sexuality: gay
Species: dragonboy
Source: brainmade
Roles: protector
cisIDs: drgaonboy, red scales, white scales, red eyes, black sockets, ASPD, NPD, OCD, fangs
transIDs: transHarmful, transCultLeader, transAbuser, transGod, transWorshipped, transAutistic, transADHD
Paraphiles: sadist, lyssophilia, acrotomophilia, biastophilia
Other Labels: polyamorous
Appearance:
hope you like these three! honestly Richie helped a lot
-mod R
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uhhhhhh minx s2 finale literally being richie and the girlies seizing the means of production from the evil girlboss??? I didn't think it could get any sexier as a show but here we ARE
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hi! hope you’re doing well :) wanted to share some thoughts on the latest episode of minx, so heads up for spoilers below!
okay so — as of 2x04, I was kind of hesitant with where they were going with Bambi and Shelly’s relationship but I’m intrigued so far. From what I can gather Shelly is scared/intimidated by her attraction to Bambi and the potential it has to upend her life, so she’s exploring other avenues to express her sexuality in a way that doesn’t negatively affect her marriage. For Bambi’s part she seems to genuinely like Shelly but also wants to respect her boundaries, so she isn’t pushing anything even if she gets her feelings hurt. Bambi’s actress one said something along the lines of she loves with all her heart and man it does seem like she fell hard in a short amount of time. It’s an interesting dynamic that isn’t like a straight-up affair, so even though I have some reservations I’m excited to see where they go with it. Also Bambi telling Shelly “I just want you to be happy” aww :( also peeped the fact that Richie apparently knows about their sexual relationship but presumably no one else does, his friendship with Bambi is nice.
I really really like Tina but it seems like she’s taken a backseat to the narrative, which is funny because that seems to be her conflict with Doug this season? She had a brief exchange this past episode with Ritchie about how unappreciated they are but not at a lot else. Not entirely sure what they’re doing with her but there is definitely room for that to change and I could be reading this wrong. Also the woman who is funding the magazine — Constance? — is fun to watch, her actress is doing great things on The Afterparty, which I recommend to watch, no spoilers but they also have some queer stuff going on this season :)
Hi! Thank you, doing all right, hope you are too!
Yeah, I've seen people who were looking forward to Shelly/Bambi this season be disappointed with how it's going, but I feel like this is the best case scenario at the moment? Bambi already emotionally invested, and she's actually the one I had some concern about, because she can be so easygoing and casual about things, it could have just as easily been a lovely night for her with no feelings, but there are feelings.
We knew Shelly was definitely gonna struggle and I'm actually pleased that whatever else is going on in her relationships, she's also very affected by Bambi, especially with apparently how free loving the rest of her life is. Not gonna lie, I was a bit disappointed and a lot surprised not by the direction her storyline this season's taking, but that some really crucial stuff happened off screen. If season 1 was about her feeling stifled in her life and marriage, and Lenny being such a stick in the mud, how did the coming about of them being swingers not something valuable to see?? Who brought it up, the initial reaction of the other person? I get that they wanted it to be a surprise and for the comedy of it, but Shelly took an enormous step and we didn't see it. Like, were key parties such a huge thing in the '70s that it wasn't a big thing to have them...? I don't think so...
But on the other hand, it does establish, that Shelly's feelings for Bambi aren't just about an escape from her humdrum life, because she IS finding fulfillment at home and even at her job now, and still, she doesn't trust herself to be alone with Bambi. You summed it up really well, that what she feels for Bambi is something emotionally significant enough that it could affect her marriage, and doesn't fall within the sexual part of swinging.
So far, Tina has definitely not gotten much to work with. On a show like this, you get more screen time by having problems that you work through, and they've written her as the competent problem-solver. Even with Doug, it's all his issues, she's left to be frustrated with him, justifiably, but on screen it's pretty thankless. They've really boxed her in, there's no room for real personal growth because she's already kinda there, and they're not giving her an external issue to deal with big enough that the audience gets invested. Maybe she gets her turn soon.
Haha, Elizabeth Perkins, of course I'm a fan. I HAVE also been following The Afterparty and am quite hooked. [redacted]'s ep, it was so gorgeous! Except the end where [redacted] was like, yeah, it was a nothing fling. >_> I mean, that doesn't seem to be the end of things, but either one or both could still be the murderers, or it could still be fully one-sided.
Actually, I've been having the same issue with The Afterparty as for Minx and other shows like Warrior or Durian's Affair, where I want to gif but I'm not really sure if I'm giffing a pair that's already fully broken up forever or doesn't even love each other. I know that being together or even being canon isn't required to ship, but the way I've always approached giffing is if it's something that affects me and that I want to share. And it's slowly become more of a responsibility what I choose to share, I don't really want to get people watching something and then have it implode (jeez, Durian's Affair). That's 100% NOT how either I or people seeing my posts should approach things, but it's been hard to shake that mindset.
It's also gotten more complicated, in a good way, because by now we've gotten enough rep that just being canon isn't necessarily enough to be Worth Giffing, and there are more nuanced and messy storylines where you're no longer getting the 1 minute of fluff every ep that made for a good gifset but not much more of a storyline. Obviously the romantic stuff is still pretty easy, but otherwise, while before I'd find it notable if a show was actually Going There, or was a big project, or had a big actor, or was a big moment for primetime TV or for rep in whatever country, etc, now it's often this emotionally fraught stuff that doesn't make for a neat little contextless set of 10 gifs.
#replies#femslash related stuff#Anonymous#sent on 20230811#5#minx hbo#minx starz#bambi x shelly#the afterparty spoilers#should probably tag for that just in case
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March 2022. An intermittently amusing but frequently infuriating Ellen Rapoport sitcom, launched on HBO Max and then switched to STARZ for its second season, MINX is set in the early '70s and follows the misadventures of an idealistic white woman named Joyce Pritchard (Ophelia Lovibond), who reluctantly transforms her plan for an intellectual feminist women's magazine into a high-profile adult magazine for women, published by good-natured sleazebag Doug Renetti (Jake Johnson), who sees it as a weird but potentially viable addition to his existing magazine line. Joyce is deeply uncomfortable with Doug's world of nude centerfolds and sex toy ads, but as the magazine takes off, she finds she loves being famous — and enjoys taking advantage of her position of power over attractive, often none-too-bright men. Meanwhile, Doug's long-suffering Black girlfriend cum business manager Tina (Idara Victor) wants more respect; gay photographer/art director Richie (Oscar Montoya) struggles with his aspirations to do something better — and editorial directives not to make a magazine full of naked men seem too gay; and Joyce's married older sister Shelly (Lennon Parham), who resents Joyce for leading a kind of life she never got a chance to experience, has an unexpected affair with former nude model Bambi (Jessica Lowe) that leads to a midlife gay awakening.
Like the earlier G.L.O.W. streaming series (which it strongly resembles in structure and tone), MINX wants to be titillating, but its smug middle-class disapproval of porn and sex work is like a millstone around its neck: It's willing to concede that Doug and Tina, who are strictly on the business side, are pretty savvy, but it stubbornly refuses to entertain the notion that anyone who poses for or performs in porn could harbor any real intellect — the male models are all hunkier versions of Lenny from OF MICE AND MEN, and even Bambi, who's arguably the show's most likable character, is presented as a kind of idiot savant. Moreover, the show walks a weird line of expecting the audience to laugh at Joyce's second-wave feminist priggishness while also presuming that she's ultimately right, morally if not practically, in ways the narrative doesn't really support. The problem with Joyce is not that she's a feminist buzzkill, but that she's an entitled, classist snob who struggles to conceal her obvious contempt for anyone she considers her social or intellectual inferior (and who becomes an increasingly terrible boss as the magazine takes off). However, for the show to really engage with why Joyce is terrible would require the writers to reexamine their own prejudices, which they're obviously unwilling to do.
MINX remains watchable mostly on the strength of its supporting characters — Tina, Richie, Bambi, and Shelly are more interesting and far more appealing than Joyce — but it would be nice if the show were less eager to make them the punchline of the joke. The show also further strains goodwill with the unwelcome addition of the intolerable Elizabeth Perkins as a wealthy widow who becomes the new owner of Doug's publishing empire (an insufferable rich bitch completely indistinguishable from the insufferable rich bitch Perkins played in the second season of the agonizing comedy-mystery THE AFTERPARTY), a character whose narrative function is make the tug-of-war between Joyce and Doug largely irrelevant and to add an additional layer of smug white lady entitlement to a storyline already top-heavy with it.
#teevee#minx#ophelia lovibond#ellen rapoport#jake johnson#idara victor#lennon parham#jessica lowe#oscar montoya#elizabeth perkins#if you couldn't tell i loathed the afterparty
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