What does it take to make an enemies-to-lovers story work? Ideally, Colin Firth in a soaking wet shirt, but instead "The Hating Game" offers up Temu Ryan Reynolds in a towel, which doesn't quite get the job done. A book J liked was transformed into a movie neither of us liked, but we have lots of ideas about how it could have been fixed. We're not angry, just disappointed.

Topics covered include:
-What's the best angle for a butt shot?
-What's the line between "romantic" and "serial killer"?
-What's the most popular ship in the Smurfs fandom?
-Why do romcom writers always set their stories in the publishing industry when they apparently know nothing about the publishing industry?

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