TV Tidbits
You simply cannot escape wokeness, or DEI or whatever they’re calling it now. Apparently, every television and movie studio has a checklist, and no show shall grace the screen until all the appropriate boxes are checked.
I watched Blood Sacrifice on Netflix, a noir thriller from Sweden. For the most part, it was a typical series of its type, with someone killing police officers and our heroes tasked with solving the crimes. But something about the story was a bit … off.
Periodically, for no apparent reason, the plot would switch from police procedural to a subplot about one cop, a blink-and-you-miss-him supporting character. This character was married to another man, and we learn that he’s considering a career change. Several times the show halted killings and crime solving to give us a few minutes with this gay couple.
This was mystifying. The character was not essential to the main plot and was not one of the primary heroes or villains. He was a married gay man with career aspirations. That’s all we ever learn about him.
You telling me that the producers of Blood Sacrifice weren’t checking a DEI box?
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Peacock just added the Canadian version of The Traitors to its lineup. I’ve already watched the other versions available to me — U.S., England, New Zealand, and Australian offerings — so it was time to watch this one. Because of course it was.
The host of our northern neighbors’ Traitors is an actress named Karine Vanasse. Never heard of her. I did some research. Here she is in a movie called Switch, because you want to see:
You’re welcome.
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