Nicole Kidman’s Expats, All of Us Strangers and every woman’s worst nightmare

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Ofc The Traitors finale fall out had to quickly be discussed prior to kicking off proceedings today, huns, followed by an analysis of the off-the-charts chemistry between Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott in All of Us Strangers. Plus, Paul Mescal has been on the Louis Theroux podcast and, shocker, we’re still finding Louis’s narcissistic interview style annoying.

In the world of TV, Kathleen recommends Nicole Kidman’s glossy new Amazon Prime thriller Expats, where we debate why Nicole has received criticism over her work — professional and cosmetic. Speaking of cosmetic surgery, we get into the deeply disturbing reports of children’s 12-step anti-ageing routines.

Finally, we dive into Netflix’s latest true crime offering America Nightmare, which saw a kidnapping case tragically bungled by the media’s misogynistic obsession with Rosamund Pike thriller Gone Girl.

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Recommendations discussed:

• All of Us Strangers (in cinemas now)
• Paul Mescal on the Louis Theroux podcast
• Paul Mescal: I’m Not Just the Token Irish Hunk (The Times)
• Andrew Haigh interview (Substack, Evan Ross Katz)
• Expats (Amazon Prime)
• They Always Say the Younger You Start, The Better (The Cut)
• Why Does Gen Z Believe It's 'Aging Like Milk'? (New York Times)
• American Nightmare (Netflix)
• American Nightmare review in the Guardian by Leila Latif
• Griselda (Netflix)
• Euphoria S2 E1 (HBO)
• The Traitors S2 (BBC iPlayer)