★★★★
Hey Everyone,
So here it is. My first review, and of course I'm going to pick the very thing that has inspired and motivated me to restart my blog.
Freeform's (or in my case, Amazon Prime's) The Bold Type.
A double meaning to this title: a style of font, as the three girls work at a magazine, and they are "women of the bold type" (as named by the voiceover lady at the beginning of each episode). This said voiceover lady is Joanna Coles, the Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Cosmopolitan, whose life actually inspired the creation of the show. But what is it about? Well, it's three best friends in New York working for the magazine 'Scarlet', trying to find their way and establish themselves in their professions. Not to mention I cried all the way through the final episode of the first season. (If you watch, you'll understand why).
Who are these best friends?
- Jane Sloan: list-making, organised, in control of her life and its 'path', feminist, budding journalist and also called 'Tiny Jane'.
- Kat Edison: outspoken, confident, feminist, biracial, bisexual, from a wealthy psychologist family, and head of social media at the magazine.
- Sutton Brady: hard-working, diligent, ambitious, practical, confident, feminist, strong, business-school alumn and assistant in the magazine's fashion department.
Why did this show inspire me?
Well first of all, I'm an aspiring writer, a young woman, and a feminist who loves a bit of comedy and drama. Every character, not just the three girls mentioned, are so inspirational. Particulalry, Jacqueline Carlyle, the Editor-in-Chief of Scarlet. She's just incredible. I would love to have a boss like her. And there's Oliver Grayson, the Head of the Fashion Department at Scarlet. Legend. Love him. And there are so many more. But it's not just the characters. The relationships; the girl's relationship as best friends is so lovely to watch and they're so funny and they get themselves in the funniest situations, and some of the most relatable. I've never watched a show and thought all the way through "omg SAME" or "ugh me too honey, me too". It's not just relatability to silly things, or situations, it's relatability to events and experiences in the show. They address real issues, keeping it more lighthearted than other programs might, but all the same taking the time to discuss current problems that are being discussed in society today, such as sexual harrassement, racism, sexism, and more.
On another note, when I watch the show, it just puts me in a good mood. I feel so motivated, and confident and inspired after just one episode (as cheesy as it sounds). And their outifts are always so amazing, it makes me want to strut around everywhere looking incredible all the time, and to buy clothes I wouldn't normally buy.
Granted, I may enjoy this show so much because I'm female and a writer, but I still think everyone that can access the show should give it a shot. It has its pitfalls, but if I overall enjoy a show, I tend to ignore the negatives.
Out of 5 stars? A strong 4.
I hope anyone reading gives the show a watch, I'm sure you'll find something you'll like.
Ta babes,
LJC x
"To having adventures. And making mistakes. To sleeping with the wrong people. And the right people. And to unleashing holy hell."
-Kat, Jane, and Sutton
One last question: I'm a Jane, who are you?
