The State Dinner is the one where Sam is so gross and petulant to her about her job after she turns up there. Ugh, go away, Sam.
Yes, I thought his behaviour was so wrong and inexcusable.
They really did push Peyton Cabot Harrison III as being a 'good on paper, awful in reality' nominee very hard, didn't they.
Absolutely. It's there, just in the contrast of th judges' resumes that Mandy(?) makes, except even then we were taking different conclsions from her and my first response in the 90s would have been 'ugh, he plays golf.' But now those extra layers around privilege you mention are more potent.
Ah, remember browsing in bookshops?
The director was Alex Graves, and yes, it's A Moment for the ship.
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Date: 2021-02-16 08:14 am (UTC)Yes, I thought his behaviour was so wrong and inexcusable.
They really did push Peyton Cabot Harrison III as being a 'good on paper, awful in reality' nominee very hard, didn't they.
Absolutely. It's there, just in the contrast of th judges' resumes that Mandy(?) makes, except even then we were taking different conclsions from her and my first response in the 90s would have been 'ugh, he plays golf.' But now those extra layers around privilege you mention are more potent.
Ah, remember browsing in bookshops?
The director was Alex Graves, and yes, it's A Moment for the ship.