Though there’s something to be said about entertainment that values good feelings over thematic truth, the “nicecore movement” — be it on the big or small screen — is here to stay. And with good reason, too. As we continuously…
Harlots 3×06 Review: Suspense Remains Strong as Subplots Flourish
The women of Harlots have had many a morning after some truly wild and fraught nights. In the latest episode, however, it’s murder that’s giving them a hangover—or, at least, its emotional equivalent. Not that some of them aren’t familiar…
Harlots 3×05 Review: Subplots, Subplots Everywhere
Dull moments have never been a thing on Harlots, but the latest outing is so overstuffed that nearly every main character not only gets a subplot, but a new threat. It’s the classic case of too much of a good…
Harlots 3×03 Review: A Long-Awaited Return Coincides With the Most Shocking Development Yet
Lydia Quigley is out, but she’s not being too secretive about it in the latest Harlots episode. You think she’d be more discreet, but she’s going to all her old haunts, and so is quickly spotted and recognized, since she’s…
Harlots 3×02 Review: Fascination or Frustration Await as Old and New Tensions Build
Harlots opens with the Wells women tearfully mourning the loss of their home and the money they had stashed within, but it’s not the crushing blow it would’ve been in seasons past. They’ve made enough friends and connections to find…
Harlots 2×08 Review: The Powerless Take Back the Power in a Deeply Satisfying Finale
Triumph has seldom been so sweet on Harlots. The women have been constantly at the mercy of men who would break them and the women who abet them. But in the season finale, they take the power back into their…
Harlots 2×07 Review: Love Rules the Fate of All
Watching the penultimate episode of the second season of Harlots, it’s sometimes difficult to remember that it’s not the season finale. This season had a slower build, but the stakes were higher than ever for Margaret, this time because she…