#apples never fall

[probably-not-a-rocketscientist]

NATE MANN as Simon Barrington

#i started watching this show after the master of the air finale #his character is so rosie coded 😭 #nate mann #apples never fall

[hephaestn]

Nate Mann as Simon Barrington Apples Never Fall (2024) — Episode 4

#nate mann #apples never fall #natemannedit #applesneverfalledit #tvgifs #televisiongifs #tv show gifs #tvedit #mygifs* #nm* #tv: apples never fall #he was very little in this episode sadly #shoutout to killy for trying to help me out w coloring the demonic blue-tinted scene <333

[sagesolsticewrites]

shoutout to Insta for gifting us this pic of Nate at the premiere of Apples Never Fall

#the scruff. the chest hair. good lor d I’m gonna die #he’s sooooo pookie words can’t even describe <3 #if anyone needs me I’ll just be screaming at this pic for the foreseeable future #nate mann #apples never fall #sage speaks

[ecoustsaintmein]

nerdy lawyer rosie hijacking your zoom call in a modern AU, complete with a case file in his arm and a wee cuppa, maybe

#nate mann #rosie rosenthal #apples never fall #masters of the air

[flipjack]

Alison Brie for Los Angeles Magazine

#Alison Brie #Irvin Rivera #Los Angeles Magazine #Apples Never Fall #Community #Annie Edison #GLOW #Freelance #Spin Me Round

[valyriann]

#HI HI HI #it's our favorite at the apples never fall premiere! #nate mann #how lucky are we that he and anthony boyle both have new shows coming out right when mota ends #still going to have withdrawals though #apples never fall

[spinteresting]

Is Apples Never Fall worth watching? I need more Nate Mann in my life.

#Nate Mann #apples never fall

[forgiveness-in-the-misery]

Dead ass fuck Joy

Like divorce the crazy bitch, no contact that fucking shit.

#apples never fall

[grqnticons]

please like if you use.

#icons #sam neill #sam neill icons #stan delaney icons #stan delaney #apples never fall #apples never fall icons #anf #anf icons

[ghostbustermelanieking]

i'm rereading apples never fall and mourning the straight adaptation we could've had

#i might be biased since liane moriarty is one of my favorite authors of all time and i made a special trip to get this book the day it #came out #(miss moriarty PLS give details abt ur tenth novel!!) #but it all comes together soooo well in the book #and while i understand stuff like polly perkins or stan's mom being cut #i dont understand replacing an entire character (christina khoury) or leaving out major shit like joy texting her kids #savannah's anger at the delaneys #or the way they rewrote huge stuff like harry leaving the delaneys or where joy was etc etc #or adding in shit like troy's affair or the hope circle or whatever #the book is so good and i feel like they missed out by changing so much #apples never fall #books

[cantsayidont]

Hateration holleration, teevee edition, with important new critical evaluation features:

APPLES NEVER FALL (2024): Engrossing, often funny seven-part mystery-drama, based on a novel by Liane Moriarty, about the dysfunctional family of retired tennis pros Stan and Joy Delaney (Sam Neill and Annette Bening), whose four adult kids — rich dipshit Troy (Jake Lacy), hot mess Amy (Alison Brie), perpetually resentful Brooke (Essie Randles), and neurotic underachiever Logan (Conor Merrigan Turner) — begin to unravel after Joy mysteriously disappears. Did Stan kill her? Does Joy's disappearance have something to do with their former houseguest Savannah (Georgia Flood), a troubled young woman who had persuaded Joy and Stan to take her in under what may have been false pretenses? Everyone knows something more than they're telling, as the situation brings old resentments bubbling to the surface. Perhaps a smidgen too arch for its own good, and the shifting flashback structure sometimes makes it hard to keep track of the sequence of events, but consistently interesting and refreshingly nuanced, with well-drawn characters and excellent performances. (Neill, Bening, and Flood are particularly good.) Only the finale falls short: Certain key character motivations remain murky, and the final scenes are a bit flat, perhaps an inevitable consequence of a story that flits between tones and genres in a way that leaves it without a natural endpoint. Also, the South Florida setting isn't always convincing; big portions of the series were actually shot in Australia. CONTAINS LESBIANS? Yes! (More than one, even.) VERDICT: Flawed but worthwhile.

THE BROTHERS SUN (2024): One-season action-comedy-drama series about an infamous triad underboss from Taipei, Charles Sun (Justin Chien), who's sent to America to protect his mother (Michelle Yeoh) and younger brother Bruce (Sam Song Li) after a cunningly staged attack by an unknown enemy puts his father (Johnny Kou) in the hospital. Mama Sun scarcely needs protection, but the same isn't true of Bruce, a dorky pre-med student who really wants to do improv, and who's totally out of place in his family's world of ultraviolence and organized crime. Meanwhile, Charles' childhood friend Alexis (Highdee Kuan), who's still sweet on him, is now an ambitious assistant DA who sees taking down the triads as a defining career move. Starts off disarmingly light (though always quite violent), but gets significantly darker as it goes on, which really isn't to its credit — after the cheerful amorality of the early episodes, the increasingly maudlin themes of conflicted family loyalty feel heavy-handed, culminating in a credibility-straining climax with about as much subtlety as a cement mixer. It could also have used more Michelle Yeoh and less Sam Li, whose character is such a feckless dweeb that he sometimes grates. Chien actually makes Charles a more credible character than Bruce, impressive considering the level of pulpy plot contrivance involved. A planned second season was canceled, but except for a post-credits tag in the finale, the story feels reasonably complete. CONTAINS LESBIANS? Not so as you'd notice. VERDICT: Starts well, veers too far into turgid melodrama.

PALM ROYALE (2024): Fingernails-on-chalkboard would-be social satire, set in 1969 and featuring Kristen Wiig (with a singularly unconvincing Georgia accent) as conniving but vapid former beauty queen Maxine Simmons, who for some unaccountable reason is determined to wheedle her way into the Palm Beach upper crust, by hook or by crook, while secretly squatting in the mansion of society matron Norma Dellacorte (Carol Burnett), who almost no one realizes is actually in a coma. The glib voiceover narration recalls the early seasons of DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, but with no bite and no apparent point — there's no reason to care about the premise, the plot, or any of the characters, who are neither sympathetic enough to be likable nor bitchy enough to be fun. Wiig is just awful, straining to prove she can do the kind of role that in recent years has usually gone to Margot Robbie; she can't, and she's obviously at least 10 years too old for her character. The period production design is suitably glossy, but an interesting supporting cast (including Laura Dern, Allison Janney, and Leslie Bibb) is completely defeated by the dreadful scripts, and Ricky Martin (built like a marble statue with acting to match) eventually arrives to stink up the proceedings as Norma's loyal houseboy. I only barely made it through the third episode, and the idea of enduring seven more is too painful to contemplate. If you're in the mood for genteel Southern bitchiness, you'd get more out of a highlight reel of Rue McLanahan scenes from THE GOLDEN GIRLS, which would actually be funny. CONTAINS LESBIANS? Not in the first three episodes. VERDICT: Alternately dull and agonizing.

#teevee #hateration holleration #apples never fall #liane moriarty #annette bening #sam neill #alison brie #jake lacy #essie randles #conor merrigan turner #georgia flood #the brothers sun #justin chien #michelle yeoh #sam song li #johnny kou #highdee kuan #alex hewkin #palm royale #kristen wiig #carol burnett #laura dern #allison janney #leslie bibb #ricky martin

[hephaestn]

Nate Mann as Simon Barrington Apples Never Fall (2024) — Episode 5

#nate mann #natemannedit #apples never fall #applesneverfalledit #tvgifs #mediagifs #userstream #filmtvdaily #mygifs* #tv: apples never fall #nm*

[brycesfav]

troy why are you so sexy 😞

#i’m sorry but he’s so #apples never fall #troy delaney

[ecoustsaintmein]

Thanks @barrykeoghussy for reminding me that Apples Never Fall is now out on Peacock (!!!)

Also: I love his character? And here I am thinking hmm, modern!Rosie lawyer AU???

#nate mann #spoilers #apples never fall #masters of the air #rosie rosenthal

[flipjack]

How do you like them apples?

#Alison Brie #Apples Never Fall #Erin Walsh #Community #Annie Edison #GLOW #Mad Men #The Lego Movie

[twinkleballa]

What was the point in Apples Never Fall of Brooke (hate watching characters with my name) insisting that they draw her blood and not Amy’s?

It stood out to me and it made me think maybe Amy wasn’t related and maybe her and Savannah were switched at birth. Maybe it was put in just to be a red herring but it didn’t make much sense to me at all. Weird moment to put in that meant nothing. Still enjoyed the show but never got the answer I was waiting for.

#apples never fall