The pandemic has kept many of us from leaving the house, but honestly, why would you want to? There is too much TV to watch to go outside. Outside doesn’t have Hulu or Netflix or HBO Max. To encourage you to stay home and stay safe, comedian/writer Rima Parikh and myself (two people who watched just as much TV in the before times) will be diving deep into the shows we’re loving or lovingly hate-watching, social-distance-style, over Google chat.
BW: I only started watching a few weeks ago in the throes of quarantine. When did you first get sucked into this mess?
RP: I think part of it is definitely the pandemic and wanting to be sucked into someone’s else’s drama. And then the other part of it that surprised me when I started watching it was that it’s more earnest of a show than I anticipated. Like sure, there’s the TLC hyperproduced drama aspect of it, but there’s also something about watching some of the couples that really do want to make it work and wanting it so badly for them! Why do you think it’s been addicting?
BW: But obviously this show isn’t all about immigration education, let’s get into some of the best, most iconic dramatic moments of the series.
RP: He brought her ass to a WAREHOUSE and was like, “We’re gonna live here now.” And she was like, “That’s not ideal but I love you.”
BW: I think another reason it’s so addicting is that I’m watching to see if these people get out of these relationships. Justice for Nikki! I hope she’s OK!
