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' season 2 finale recap: There’s a monster at the end of this episode

1 month ago | ew.com | Sara Netzley

When Alice tumbles into Wonderland, the Cheshire Cat warns her that everyone in this topsy-turvy new world is mad — including Alice herself. “You must be,” the grinning feline says, “or you wouldn’t have come here.”Lewis Carroll’s children’s classic provides a backdrop to the final episode of The Last of Us season 2, and if the Cordyceps Cat lived in Seattle, a better message for Ellie and Dina might have been, “You must be mad, or you wouldn’t have stayed here.”But would it have mattered?
Justin Bieber surprises SZA audience with L.A. performance of 'Snooze'

1 month ago | ew.com | Sara Netzley

SZA fans became Beliebers on Friday night when Justin Bieber joined the five-time Grammy winner on stage in Los Angeles. The sold-out crowd erupted when the pop star appeared alongside SZA at the SoFi Stadium for a surprise performance of their collaboration "Snooze." Both singers wore all black for their duet, which found SZA cupping Bieber's chin and the "Love Yourself" singer responding by planting kisses on her hand, then executing a twirl.
Alexis Bledel reflects on 'Handmaid's Tale' character's 'deeply upsetting' storyline ahead of finale

1 month ago | ew.com | Sara Netzley

Alexis Bledel’s Emily Malek suffered mightily for four seasons of Hulu's Emmy-winning dystopian hit The Handmaid’s Tale. The former professor — whose name shifts from Ofglen to Ofsteven to Ofroy to Ofjoseph over the course of the series — experienced a forced clitoridectomy, committed a hit-and-run murder, and then was exiled to the radioactive Colonies. And Bledel was immediately onboard for all of it.
Aubrey Plaza returns to red carpet for first time since husband's death

1 month ago | ew.com | Sara Netzley

Aubrey Plaza walked the red carpet at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on Friday, marking her first appearance at a big premiere since the death of her husband, Jeff Baena, almost five months ago. The Parks and Recreation alum joined Margaret Qualley and Charlie Day at the event to promote their new detective comedy, Honey Don't, from married filmmakers Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke. Baena was pronounced dead at his and Plaza's home in Los Angeles on the morning of Jan. 3.
'Love Is Blind' stars Colleen Reed and Matt Bolton announce their split

1 month ago | ew.com | Sara Netzley

Love Is Blind stars Colleen Reed and Matt Bolton, who met during season 3 of the Netflix reality dating show, are ending their marriage.
'The Last of Us' season 2, episode 6 recap: Of moths and men

1 month ago | ew.com | Sara Netzley

Joel Miller was always willing to pay a price for the people he loves. Taking a punishment meant for Tommy when they were boys. Bearing the weight of a cruel decision for the good of Jackson. Dooming the world to save Ellie’s life. Joel paid and paid, but in the five years before Abby came along to collect that final debt, he was also rewarded with moments of fierce joy.
'The Last of Us' recap: I can feel it in the air tonight

1 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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.