6 shows I'm watching in August
And half the list is reality or documentary - who am I?!
On the 15th of each month, I compile all the shows I've recently watched along with some critical opinions that I refrain from sharing on Instagram (for…reasons) for paid subscribers only. Happy watching!
6. LE SSERAFIM - Make it Look Easy (YouTube)
Grade: B
In the fifth episode of Make it Look Easy, the follow-up documentary series to their first, The World is My Oyster, the five members of K-pop girl group and recent Coachella performers Le Sserafim are sitting on the ground around a hotel room coffee table with a camera recording them from afar as they share a surprisingly existential conversation about their latest album and the state of affairs in their career, 2 years since debut. “Let’s let it all out,” one of the members says. It’s unclear how the scene is being recorded: are they so used to having cameras follow them around that they don’t notice one has been left on in the hotel room? Are they filming it intentionally, to ensure they record the full spectrum of their experience as idols?
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