Monday Mailbag! (May 2021 edition)
Will Netflix ever release a scripted show weekly? And what movies should be plays?
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Fourteen: City of Walls and Secrets" and "Chapter Fifteen: The Tales of Ba Sing Se"
In which Aang thwarts authoritarianism by buying a zoo
How Kenley Players brought Broadway to the masses
Did Midwestern theatrical impresario John Kenley reinvent onstage stunt casting? Honestly, yeah.
Mother's Day
On Little House on the Prairie; Detransition, Baby; and all of the ways we become our own mothers
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Twelve: The Serpent's Pass" and "Chapter Thirteen: The Drill"
In which we talk about how this show handles spectacle
Euphoria, Jules Vaughn, and what happens when a trans woman goes to therapy
The HBO series' recent special centered on Jules was a big step forward for the show's portrayal of trans characters.
What might be the weirdest ever attempt to save a TV show in trouble
The strange saga of Tattinger's
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Ten: The Library" and "Chapter Eleven: The Desert"
In which everything goes wrong