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How I Met Your Father: The Welcome Protocol (2023)
It's not a HIMYM replacement but it works really well!
The thing that I loved about HIMYM, which is why I watch this show, is that the friends had such elaborate back stories that made their storylines more fun. The Welcome Protocol goes hard on that concept and I adored it.
The schemes and misunderstandings, the characters are silly enough to laugh with, and it makes sense as much as How I Met Your Mother ever did. I just really appreciated the feelings that a group of friends who have rules and fun together and make those rules part of their everyday lives. Also the ending was hilarious. The actor playing Jessie feels like the heart of the show.
The Spanish Princess (2019)
Fun, Dramatic, Binge-Worthy & Historical enough
I almost didn't watch it because of all the bad reviews, but it just looked so fun. First episode had a different tone than the rest, and I almost quit after the first episode but I was sick on the couch and needed something to watch. It definitely picked up and I was hooked by episode 2. Honestly, being 100% accurate is boring, watch the History Channel if that's what works for you. As a video editor, I know how much you have to work to make a story be alive on screen, including adding dramatic storyline. And it totally worked in my opinion, the story came alive, whatever historical accuracy had to be forfeited, it was worth it to be entertained. It's TV, not a history book.
Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
Lovely & More Accurate Than You Would Think
I've read a lot about Elizabeth I, so I was excited to see her portrayed on screen again. It was stunning. It was the first movie I've ever seen her portrayed as the fierce and still incredibly self-conscious woman that she really was. The books I've read showed Mary Stuart as having non-stop drama in her life that affected Elizabeth. This movie captured it perfectly. I'm also so disappointed by reviewers saying this is PC and historically inaccurate. Maybe some small moments are, but English courts were known to have Moors (ie, Black people), which is shown in this movie. Making it more historically accurate than most period dramas. All it takes is more academic research than watching The Tudors to know that. Also, Mary Stuart's husband was rumored to enjoy men's company. All in all, watching this movie and knowing those facts, I was stunned that they put it in because most people go with the standard idea of Scotland and England being white, heterosexual. It was so fun to see such a historically accurate plot.
Now, the 2 women in this movie made me emotional. Opposites in many ways, the movie juxtapositions how their choices in ruling affected them and the outcome of each woman's life. Basically he film shows (historically accurate) that you can't have it all. Which is not only true for these 2 women, but for anyone.
The scene where they meet up may not be historically accurate, but it nearly brought me to tears from the emotion of it. It solidifies each women and they each stand their ground on the choices they've made in life. Absolutely stunning.
Some may think it boring, but it left this history junkie breathless.