I can’t be the only one who feels like 2021 is merely an extension of 2020. Sure, several days in, I’m still struggling to remember to date my files “21” instead of “20,” just as I have in years past, but with the COVID-19 pandemic still in full effect, right-wing terrorists attempting a political coup, and a new season of Drag Race currently airing, this hardly feels like a new year at all.
In fact, the only thing that really feels like it has changed is my to-watch list on streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, and HBO Max. Most notably, I’ve had to adjust to continuing my Gossip Girl rewatch on HBO Max instead of its longtime streaming home of Netflix, where it left at the end of last month. But I’ve also enjoyed revisiting Oscar-nominated classics like Steven Spielberg’s The Color Purple and David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive.
Of course, sometimes you want something new, which is why I’ve been diving into Fate: The Winx Saga, a live-action update on the popular Nickelodeon animated series, and The Bling Empire, Netflix’s reality TV answer to the question “What would happen if you combined Crazy Rich Asians with Real Housewives of Beverly Hills?” I similarly flew through the fourth season of millennial mystery satire Search Party and gobbled up Pretend It’s a City, the Scorsese-directed docuseries about Fran Leibowitz’s irreverent takes on everything New York. But in the end, few things are more exciting than the series premiere of new network sitcom Call Your Mother. (Save for the upcoming Jules-centric special Euphoria episode, of course.)