Every single thing I felt in the days after being vaccinated are things I might feel on a typical day – slight headache, minor fatigue, achy muscles, etc. – so overall, think I faired quite well! 😉
Exactly one year ago today, we were preparing for a very unusual Covid-birthday for Sasha, only a month after Covid hit. On April 16, we held a birthday without many of the things you’d normally have with the main thing we missed was a gathering of friends and maybe a table at Chuck E. Cheese or the Science Centre.
A year later, it’s hard to believe things have changed so much and so little but once again, we’re planning a party at home without an outing or any friends.
But at least vaccines have arrived and hopefully next year we can have.a giant blow-out with fireworks and lasers and, as per Sasha’s request, BTS singing “Happy Birthday”! 🙂
Watching this show now and over the years, a series of buzzed upon shows ranging from “Breaking Bad” to “The Wire” to “Sons of Anarchy” to “Yellowstone” along with various others which fit in that “Must Watch” category, I wondered if there were any commonalities…
* Strong writing (of course)
* Cool soundtrack, whether Americana (Yellowstone) or British Alternative (Peaky Blinders)
* Usually centered around family dynamics (Breaking Bad), workplace dynamics (The Wire) or both (Yellowstone)
* Ensemble casts but usually a strong young male is the main protagonist
* Often has a strong-willed female mother/sister
* Crime and violence are inherent elements to almost every bingeable drama
* Multi-season arcs with escalating stakes each season
* Unexpected deaths of main characters
* Multiple shocking twists
Those are a few off the top of my head. What am I missing?
Shea and I are now onto “Peaky Blinders” for our latest must-watch TV series (what’s the opposite of binging where you watch one or two episodes a night, slowly, over time?) and part of the appeal is a kick-ass soundtrack…
