In Peacock’s new comedy “Laid,” the term “body count” suddenly becomes all too literal. AJ draws up “Ruby’s Sex Timeline,” a whiteboard full of photos, Post-its and yarn that tracks Ruby’s literal body count: every man she’s ever slept with, who now risk dying if the two friends can’t solve the mystery sooner rather than later. A few days ahead …
No moment encapsulates the conflicted charm and weirdness of "Laid" as aptly as when its not-quite-a-heroine Ruby shows up at the funeral of a guy named Brandon who she recalls dating for “like, a second” out of curiosity. But this premise saddles Ruby with a tangible answer to the question that’s plagued anyone who’s repeatedly struck out at dating – …
HBO’s Succession and our reckoning with male monsters HBO As it returns for season two, the family saga is TV’s most vital show - and among a wave of art taking a scathing look at the rich white men who rule the West, writes Hugh Montgomery. A new drama will revisit the Clinton/Lewinsky affair – a story of a 49-year-old …
