Sara Netzley

Illinois

Journalism professor at @bradleyu. @EW freelancer recapping #Bridgerton #YouNetflix, #NCIS & #VirginRiver. Romance author as @sarawhitney_. she/her

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'The Last of Us' recap: I can feel it in the air tonight

5 days ago | ew.com | Sara Netzley

That warning, delivered by shaken WLF soldier Elise Park (Hettienne Park), ushers us into the fifth episode of The Last of Us season 2. Hanrahan’s (Alanna Ubach) disturbed by Park’s report of the ill-fated mission to the hospital’s basement, where Park's son radioed to complain of difficulty breathing and she was forced to seal off level B2 with Leon still inside.
The 10 best musicals streaming on Netflix right now

1 week ago | ew.com | Sara Netzley

So, put on your tap shoes, flash your biggest smile, and start streaming. (Don’t worry, the critically reviled Cats didn’t make the cut.)Well, maybe you don’t. But the characters in these films certainly do, with great frequency and often at top volume. If you could use a little more song-and-dance magic in your life, Entertainment Weekly is here with a list of the best movie musical s streaming on Netflix right now. Sometimes, you’ve just got to burst into song.
'NCIS' season 22 finale recap: The team discovers the true leader of Nexus

1 week ago | ew.com | Sara Netzley

Weâ€™ve reached the end of NCIS season 22! And like any good finale, we get answers to season-long questions, closure on some lingering plot-lines, and a surprise gut punch to keep us buzzing over the summer hiatus. First, it should come as no surprise that eight months ago, the DOJ recruited Gabriel LaRoche (Seamus Dever) to act as a double agent to infiltrate Nexus after the cartelâ€™s DOD mole ended up at the bottom of the Potomac.
Sabrina Carpenter credits her no-pants Met Gala look to Pharrell Williams

1 week ago | ew.com | Sara Netzley

Met Gala attendees are known to drape themselves in sumptuous fabrics and sweeping trains, but Sabrina Carpenter strutted in the opposite direction at this year’s event. The "Espresso" chanteuse’s Louis Vuitton outfit at the 2025 Met Gala featured a structured burgundy jacket with a stiff white collar and dramatic suit tails, a matching bodysuit, sky-high heels, and — well, that’s it.
Sabrina Carpenter credits Met Gala look to Pharrell Williams: 'No pants for you'

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Sara Netzley

Search querySabrina Carpenter credits Met Gala look to Pharrell Williams: 'No pants for you'The 'Please Please Please' singer said her diminutive height inspired Williams' vision. Tue, May 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM UTC Sabrina Carpenter attends the 2025 Met GalaMet Gala attendees are known to drape themselves in sumptuous fabrics and sweeping trains, but Sabrina Carpenter strutted in the opposite direction at this year’s event.
Rihanna reveals 3rd pregnancy at the 2025 Met Gala

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Sara Netzley

Why send out a regular old pregnancy announcement when you can spread the word at the most glamorous event of the year? Rihanna, 37, used the buzz surrounding the 2025 Met Gala on Monday to reveal that she’s expecting her third child with partner A$AP Rocky, 36. The news was confirmed even before she hit the red carpet through an Instagram post shared by her photographer Miles Diggs, showing the “Umbrella” singer strolling down a rainy street in head-to-toe storm gray, baby bump front and center.
'The Last of Us' recap: The strange benefits of the apocalypse

1 week ago | ew.com | Sara Netzley

You know, it’s almost like travelling to an unfamiliar city that’s operating under circumstances you don’t understand to get revenge on an enemy you know next-to-nothing about isn’t the best idea. Dina's meticulous planning for the journey was rock-solid, but Seattle is turning out to be a different beast altogether. Then again, all’s well that ends well, and for Ellie, things on The Last of Us end pretty darn well this week (in Cordyceps-adjusted terms, anyway).
'NCIS' recap: McGee's pursuit of LaRoche pushes him to the breaking point

2 weeks ago | ew.com | Sara Netzley

Since when does Gibbs have a speedboat in his basement? If you pondered that question out loud tonight, you’re not alone. This detail is the first of many signs that things aren’t exactly as they should be at Chez Gibbs, where a man in a USMC hoodie, his head just out of the frame, walks down the stairs and helps himself to the liquor stashed under the workbench.
'The Last of Us' recap: Ellie and Dina take the Northwest Passage

2 weeks ago | ew.com | Sara Netzley

Does an eye for an eye make the whole world blind, or in a savage world, does it keep other survivors from returning to take your other eye? It’s the question facing the survivors in Jackson, who spent weeks cleaning up the wreckage and staging funerals following the assault from the infected. But Ellie (Bella Ramsey) is not satisfied letting Abby’s actions go unanswered.
'You' season 5 recap: Goodbye… you

3 weeks ago | ew.com | Sara Netzley

Hello, you. Welcome to the fifth and final season of Netflix’s terminally addictive tale of Joe Goldberg, the You season 5 binge recap: Goodbye… you book lover, hopeless romantic, and prolific serial killer. When last we saw Joe (Penn Badgley), he was confessing his murderous history — well, some of it anyway — to new squeeze Kate Lockwood (Charlotte Ritchie), the billionaire with skeletons of her own.