In the previous episode of The Girls on the Bus, we saw the characters amidst the ups and downs of the excruciating election campaign, struggling with their own personal lives. Grace was having a tough time being a responsible mother, while Kimberlyn could hardly give the time to her fiance with the wedding preparations. Meanwhile, Lola, a self-made journalist, doesn’t know the jargon in the world of journalism, which exposes her to silly misunderstandings like showing up in a swimsuit at the journalists ‘Pool.’ Sadie, on the other hand, is trying to solve the mystery behind the burner phone until she receives an anonymous tip with dirt on Felicity Walker’s campaign.
With Caroline Bennett out of the presidential race, Walker had become the new face. However, Bennett’s scandal didn’t help her cause much. The Geriatric was the new frontrunner now, followed by the ‘Hot White Guy,...
With Caroline Bennett out of the presidential race, Walker had become the new face. However, Bennett’s scandal didn’t help her cause much. The Geriatric was the new frontrunner now, followed by the ‘Hot White Guy,...
- 3/29/2024
- by Shrey Ashley Philip
- Film Fugitives
In a world of pretentious politicians and carefully fabricated lies, The Girls on the Bus tells us the story of the reality about elections in the United States. As the four journalists, Sadie, Grace, Kimberlyn, and Lola try to make a name for themselves, they deal with the ups and downs of the world of journalism. All of these women hail from different backgrounds and uphold different political philosophies. Even though their styles of journalism differ from each other, they strike up an unlikely friendship in this world that doesn’t uphold sincerity.
In the previous episode, the introduction of Felicity Walker to the Iowa campaign left everyone speechless. With Grace Green’s scoop on Caroline Bennett about her sex scandal, Felicity comes in like a savior. Considering Felicity’s feminist stance depicted in the third episode, it is more clear why Caroline chose Felicity. Felicity was an extremely respected politician,...
In the previous episode, the introduction of Felicity Walker to the Iowa campaign left everyone speechless. With Grace Green’s scoop on Caroline Bennett about her sex scandal, Felicity comes in like a savior. Considering Felicity’s feminist stance depicted in the third episode, it is more clear why Caroline chose Felicity. Felicity was an extremely respected politician,...
- 3/23/2024
- by Shrey Ashley Philip
- Film Fugitives
The pilot episode of The Girls on the Bus introduced us to the lives of Sadie, Kimberlyn, Grace, and Lola. Political journalists of varying approaches, social backgrounds, and even political inclinations. The main protagonist is Sadie, a young woman working for the New York Sentinel, a liberal media house trying to maintain objectivity. But objectivity is what Sadie lacks, as she finds herself struggling with being detached from the people she writes about. Kimberlyn, a Black woman working for the right-wing Liberty Direct News, is struggling to be taken seriously in her racist White workplace. Grace is a “scoop queen,” looking for any controversial material that she can write about while trying to balance her life as a mother. Grace’s daughter is struggling in university and needs her attention while she is trying to outgrow her own father’s shadow. Then there’s Lola, a testament to the fact...
- 3/16/2024
- by Shrey Ashley Philip
- Film Fugitives
The Girls on the Bus is HBO Max’s latest political drama, portraying the lives of four political journalists covering the candidates for the presidential election while trying to make a name for themselves in the process. It is an election year for the United States, which makes this series quite intentional. The Girls on the Bus depicts the expectations of people regarding their ideal candidate and the truth that these people hide under the facade. In a world where politics cannot be any dirtier than it already is, some journalists try to uncover the lies behind the false promises of politicians, while others just pander to the ruling party of the state. Based on Chasing Hilary, a memoir by Amy Chozik, this series doesn’t quite take things seriously, at least yet. The future of their nation seems rather fun and games for these characters, which doesn’t quite...
- 3/15/2024
- by Shrey Ashley Philip
- Film Fugitives
Inspired by, but definitely not closely adapted from, Amy Chozick’s 2018 book Chasing Hillary, The Girls on the Bus may be on Max, but it’s a throwback to a certain type of broad, big-hearted, semi-topical dramedy that TV fans used to associate with The WB.
As a female-forward workplace buddy comedy with soapy undertones, The Girls on the Bus (Chozick and The Vampire Diaries mastermind Julie Plec are credited as creators) is quite good — the casting is strong, the character dynamics appealing. As a show about journalism, The Girls on the Bus is decent — smart about a lot of things, dumb about others, but not disproportionately. As a political thriller, The Girls on the Bus is mostly a crock.
It comes together as a whole that’s not really a guilty pleasure — for the millionth time, stop being guilty about the things you like — but definitely one where you...
As a female-forward workplace buddy comedy with soapy undertones, The Girls on the Bus (Chozick and The Vampire Diaries mastermind Julie Plec are credited as creators) is quite good — the casting is strong, the character dynamics appealing. As a show about journalism, The Girls on the Bus is decent — smart about a lot of things, dumb about others, but not disproportionately. As a political thriller, The Girls on the Bus is mostly a crock.
It comes together as a whole that’s not really a guilty pleasure — for the millionth time, stop being guilty about the things you like — but definitely one where you...
- 3/13/2024
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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