Shows I need everyone to watch so that I have someone to talk to them about

From a T.V. junkie

I always have the T.V. on.

Whether I’m doing homework, cooking, or even just on my phone in the living room, it’s always instinct to just click the remote.

I do have range. It’s not all Real Housewives or all Law and Order S.V.U., I truly try to switch it up and alternate between palette cleansers. Whether that’s Anne Hathaway as Rebekah Neumann of WeWork, or Teresa Giudice calling Margaret Josephs ‘white trash’, depends on the day.

It’s very easy for me to get wrapped up in a show, consuming my every waking thought morning, noon, and night. Currently, it’s WeCrashed, before that, it was The Dropout, and before that, it was The Real Housewives of New Jersey.

Because of this, I often find myself without anyone to discuss these shows with. The plethora of pop-culture podcasts I indulge in tends to touch upon them, however, talking to myself doesn’t really satisfy my need for discourse.

Here are my top five shows I need everyone to watch so that I can talk to someone, who isn’t myself, about them:

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5. The Real Housewives of New Jersey (Hulu)

As an avid RH franchise viewer, I feel as though I can determine which ones are worth watching. Obviously, Beverly Hills and Salt Lake City are top 1 and 2 for everyone, with New York absolutely decimating itself off of the rankings.

If you’re already a fan of any of these, you will love New Jersey. They get physical, there’s an underlying tone of the mafia, and literally all of their houses look like an Olive Garden.

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4. Bridgerton Season 2 (Netflix)

I had so many people to talk to about season 1 of Bridgerton. It was winter break, we had nothing to do, and the plot line of Daphne and the Duke was the perfect distraction from the fact that the sun was setting at 3:45 pm. We watched together, as a community.

My mind, body, and soul are overflowing with emotions about season 2. Where did the community go? Twitter, where I usually would turn to, is oversaturated with gifs and memes about Lady Whistledown and Penelope. Why is no one focusing on the love triangle between two sisters? Somebody. ANYBODY.

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3. The Ultimatum (Netflix)

Another Netflix dating show with aluminum wine glasses!

The Ultimatum is quite possibly the craziest concept of a dating/marriage show I’ve ever seen, and I’ve dedicated about 5 summers to the Bachelor franchise. Six couples went into the ‘experiment’ (as host Nick Lachey loves to call it), one member giving the other an ultimatum to propose or break up.

They then mingled with the other couples in a downtown Austin Marriott, then deciding which person they were going to choose to live with for 3 weeks that wasn’t their significant other. At the end, they have to decide whether they want to stay with the person they came with, or the new person they just met and lived with. If that isn’t convincing enough to watch, I don’t know what would be.

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2. WeCrashed (Apple TV+)

If you thought Anne Hathaway peaked in Les Mis, think again.

In the limited series adaptation of the WeWork scandal, Jared Leto as former CEO Adam Neumann, and Hathaway as his wife, Rebekah, had me absolutely losing my mind week to week. From the accent, to the Harlem Shake references, to the bong rip in bed 10 minutes into the first episode, this is the epitome of what a perfect limited series should be. Golden Globes for all.

I suggest familiarizing yourself with the WeWork story beforehand, there’s a great Hulu documentary that’s quick and truly summarizes all of the craziness, so that you understand why they bang a gong in the office.

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1. Sex Lives of College Girls (HBO Max)

I say this about almost every show that I watch, but this really might be my favorite of all time.

Before watching, I was super skeptical. I got ads for The Sex Lives of College Girls before every episode of And Just Like That, or anything else on HBO Max, and I thought it was super cheesy.

Boy was I WRONG. This show is everything that the Gossip Girl reboot wanted to be. The humor is genius (thank you, Mindy Kaling), the situations are real and raw, and these four girls coming together to experience the biggest change I personally had to go through, very recently, might I add, was the perfect storm for me to become obsessed. I need season 2, Mindy, if you’re reading.

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I hope that you use this latest installation of Sunday Hangover to watch one of these shows, and then immediately text me after.

Send this to a friend so they can be cultured as well!