2024

When you think of ‘Gilmore Girls’, you don’t necessarily think of Emily Gilmore as the Gilmore girl in the title. Instead, you might think of her as the villain of the show strictly based on the fact that Lorelai, the main protagonist and Emily’s daughter, doesn’t like her. At the beginning we very much hate Emily. But as the show progresses as we see more of her character arc, we actually come to like Emily, and we realize that she’s actually not the villain of the show, but rather a misunderstood character. In fact, Emily is the best character in the entire series, as well as the most important one as she’s the one who makes Lorelai who she is as a person to its entirety. She’s not your typical ‘toxic parent’ than most toxic parents there in the world. Emily is much more complex than that. So this begs the question: What makes the not your typical toxic parent that Lorelai claims her to be? Let’s discuss…

Jack Berger was Carrie Bradshaw’s most toxic ex-boyfriend. Even Big doesn’t hold the first spot. He was the guy that broke up with Carrie using a Post-It note. It wasn’t the worst thing he ever did to her, though. Instead, the worst thing he ever did was be the man who tried to make Carrie believe she ever had to apologize for her success. His stint on ‘Sex And The City’ showcased what happens when a man and a woman in a relationship work in the same field and the woman is more successful. Throughout his relationship with Carrie, Berger showed jealousy, sadness, intimidation, anger, and loneliness in his failing career while seeing the woman he supposedly loved live the life that he wished he had. Though his character did have some positive qualities that made us see what Carrie saw in him, having given us that famous, ‘He’s Just Not That Into You’ line, Berger’s arc begs the question, are men’s toxic tendencies ever redeemable?

‘My Old Ass’ is a coming-of -age teen movie that follows the main character – Elliot – in the 18 version of her and the 39 version of her. Her older self tries to give her younger self some life-advice such as spend more time with her friends, her mom and her brothers before she leaves her hometown for a new adventure. Then she gives her the advice that young Elliot doesn’t seem to understand – avoid a boy named Chad at all costs. Young Elliot, as well us, the audience, try to figure out what’s wrong with Chad, but we find nothing. He’s perfect in every way. We then find out that Chad dies and there will be nothing Elliot will be able to do to avoid it. Older Elliot tries to control her life by telling her younger self to avoid the same circumstances of having her heart broken in such a way. So this begs some questions: Would you listen to your older self and not fall in love with someone because you now know the ending of your story with them, and would you change the course of your entire life if you could to avoid getting hurt? Let’s discuss…

Shallon Lester is a former editor at ‘Star Magazine’, a life-advice Youtuber, and author. She’s the self-proclaimed ‘Barbie Meets Dr. Phil.’ She’s the friend that everyone needed during their time of need and struggles. She made her audience believe that she was really there for you and that she wanted to befriend them. She’s made a career out of an entirely f*cked up generation. This is someone that mocked Pete Davidson and Selena Gomez for their struggles with mental health, as well as someone that said, ‘The mentally ill think they’re cool.’ even after D’angello Wallace, another Youtuber, made two videos about her that destroyed her reputation in 2020, she’s still thriving and making the big $$$. We already know that she’s a liar, a manipulator, a scammer, and even a pedophile. So it begs the question: how can someone still be successful despite their disturbing, troubling, and questionable behaviour? Let’s discuss….

Shannon Ford is a podcaster, blogger and influencer. But did you know that she was also the social media director at Uncommon James, the company founded by ‘Laguna Beach’ and ‘The Hills’ alum, Kristin Cavallari? You might also recognize Ford if you ever watched ‘Very Cavallari’, another reality show led by Cavallari which chronicled the business operations of Uncommon James. Here, we break down the traits of a narcissist employee as looked through in the eyes of Shannon Ford, we analyze what an employer can do to better manage a narcissist employee, and answer whether or not a narcissist employee can ever change. Let’s discuss…

Heidi Montag is a reality star, a businesswoman, a wife and a mother. She was also friends with Lauren Conrad, but when the friendship came to end, Heidi almost became the most hated person in America in the 2000’s during their time on ‘The Hills’. Over time, however, we came to realize that Heidi wasn’t actually a bad person, and neither was her husband, Spencer. Here, we discuss Heidi’s lack of self-worth and low self-esteem started with her toxic friendship with Lauren, and 8 other reasons, and they led to bad business and personal decisions. These include the infamous time when Heidi underwent 10 surgeries in one day in 2009 at just 23 years of age, as well as losing all the money she ever made with her husband during her time on ‘The Hills’ and beyond. Let’s discuss…

When we speak of a friendship breakup, we can’t not even mention Kylie Jenner’s breakup with her longtime best friend, Jordyn Woods. Between 2012 and 2019, the duo was inseparable. They called each other ‘wifey’. They were more important to each other than any boyfriend. Woods seemed to be more of a priority to Jenner than the father to her children, Travis Scott, who was her boyfriend at the time. Instead of living with him, she and their daughter, Stormi, lived with Woods. Nothing could tear them apart, or do it seems. It all came crashing down, though, in February 2019, after Woods was caught kissing Jenner’s sister’s, Khloe, boyfriend, Tristian Thompson. The friendship was fractured by Woods’ betrayal, but she and Jenner were spotted together a few times in the years since. In October, Jenner revealed that she never fully cut her former bestow out of her life, but rather put a distance. And so it begs the question, what is the secret to leading a healthy female friendship? Let’s discuss…