Younger 4x07 & 4x08 Recaps: One Heck of a Summer [Guest Poster: Bibi]

It's been a busy few weeks on Younger, and Bibi is here to recap them all for you. Trust us -- things are only about to get crazier from here!

“Fever Pitch”

Original Airdate: August 9, 2017

Welcome back! Younger might be having one of my favorite seasons so far, and this episode was a doozy! Dying to know how Liza responded to Charles shouting out his feelings, "Fever Pitch" picks up seemingly right where we left off. It's them finally having an open and honest meeting, a point of vulnerability. Instead of talking, Liza and Charles get straight to kissing in his office and... well, things start to get a little hot and heavy! It is moment that all of us fans have been waiting for -- untilllll Liza wakes up! It's all a dream. A very, very steamy dream that understandably has Liza rocked. When Liza comes out of her room, Maggie thinks that she had a long night of activities, but it is all inside of Liza’s head. Maggie is trying to convince Liza to just stop thinking and just sleep with Charles. “Consummate and deflate” is the motto that Maggie wants Liza to live by. Liza disagrees, saying that she needs to ignore this sexual urge and feelings that she has for Charles.

Liza and Kelsey meetup to head to work and on the way, Liza recommends that Kelsey skip work and go straight to Pitchfest instead, to hear new and upcoming authors pitch their books. Kelsey claims she cannot manage that task, nor face Charles after the Zane fiasco. Kelsey asks Liza to cover, and Liza of course obliges. Liza gets to the office and sees that Charles isn't in either. Heartbroken and really hoping to address what happened the day before, she notices his sad birthday cupcake still left on the table. Diana says she cannot blame Charles or Kelsey for not showing up at work after the big L.L. Moore disaster.

Liza barely makes it out of Pitchfest with a sound mind. After a series of awful pitches, she finally hears a great pitch from an unknown author named Pauline. She's pitching sort of a cautionary tale to millennials about a woman who falls in love, then loses herself and leaves her family to go figure out who she is and who she wants to be. It is story that shows the true pitfalls of married life, how it can be stifling, and how it threw her into the realization that she needed more. This story talks about what marriage truly is -- highs, lows, challenges, and not the rose-colored glasses version of it that society portrays. This untitled and unfinished book still sounds like a hit to Liza, and so she offers to look over the chapters Pauline has.

At Kelsey and Josh’s place, Lauren decides that she and Kelsey need some time alone in upstate New York. Josh bribes them with some recreational party favors, thus securing a spot for himself on this girl’s weekend. At the lake house, Kelsey is still working while Lauren is trying to create a drug to unlock the unused portions of their minds. Josh throws that out and just when Kelsey thinks she can relax, Liza calls. Liza is excited about the Pauline's pages but Kelsey confides in her that she is really hoping to disconnect while upstate. Liza asks who she's with and Kelsey replies that she is with Lauren, while craftily leaving out Josh. Lauren calls her out on this and she plays it off. Lauren confesses that's she thinks Kelsey and Josh should be together and she assumes that Kelsey is in love with Josh. Kelsey continues to deny it, but you can see a glimmer of hope in her eyes. Later on, Josh and Kelsey bond over their past relationships and have a moment. And while they do kiss, Kelsey reminds him that it can never happen.

Liza decides to work late reading Pauline’s pages. And alas, here Charles and Liza are together -- just the two of them. Liza decides it is ridiculous to avoid the conversation and tension, so she goes to talk to him and they start kissing. They are interrupted, by the janitor of all people. So unfortunately, we do not get to see Charles and Liza live it up and finally give into their feelings. Since their moment has passed, Liza starts to talk to Charles about Pauline’s pages and you can see something in his eyes. You can tell there is something familiar about this story, and as Liza keeps describing Pauline and her journey, Charles reaches into his desk drawer and pulls out a photo. In a shocking twist, Pauline is actually Charles’s estranged wife! Well, that escalated quickly and changes things. Charles is thinking about if legally, Pauline can even release this book, what it would mean for their daughters, and so much more. He is beyond shocked that Pauline would even approach Liza, but he is also in full-on attack mode.

Can we just discuss how excited I was that Charles was honest, but then immediately disappointed that they didn’t discuss their feelings? Also, how bold was Pauline for approaching Liza, knowing that her book would expose her and Charles’s marriage? Are Kelsey and Josh really going to be able to remain just friends? What does Pauline’s return mean for Liza and Charles? Why is it taking so long for them to get together? Guess we shall see!

“The Gelato and the Pube”

Original Airdate: August 16, 2017

Another week, another over-the-top episode of Younger to dissect. Let’s hop to it! With the re-appearance of Pauline comes more on her soon-to-be hit, with the new title, Marriage Vacation. Liza is entrenched in this novel, but Maggie does not care how good it is, she is only concerned about why Liza has yet to have passionate sex with Charles. In the middle of this conversation, they are interrupted by their new neighbors. Their chicken coop on the roof -- which Maggie tells them is illegal -- is used to create meals for their farm-to-table restaurant. As a bribe and an apology, they invite Maggie and Liza to come check it out.

At the office, everyone is so deep into Marriage Vacation (page 58 is getting a lot of chatter and apparently it is so hot that Kelsey can't even look at Charles the same way).

Diana and Charles have a conversation about the book and Charles confides that he has no idea what to do with it. Diana advises that he should get ahead of the story and control his own narrative by publishing it first. He is understandably concerned that his private life will be splashed across the media. It is in this moment where Charles is ready to go full legal on the book that Liza comes in and recommends a conversation without lawyers first. Liza offers to watch the kids while he and Pauline hash this out over dinner. Diana, trying not to press, wants Charles to decide quickly because the book is a hot commodity that all major publishers want.

Richard calls Diana at work and says she needs to get home ASAP for a surprise that he has for her. This surprise is not one that Diana is traditionally expecting nor would want, as it is his son, Ethan, coming to stay for an indefinite amount of time. This is Diana's apartment and Richard's lack of communication when he, himself, is technically a guest is visibly an issue for Diana. Richard does not seem to pick up on this, or maybe he does not care because he has already made up his mind. If Diana refuses to let his son stay, she looks inconsiderate, when really Richard is the one who is for not treating this more delicately. Ethan has decided to take a "pause" on his collegiate studies to do who knows what, but Richard is trying to disguise it as just a few nights, to which Diana begrudgingly agrees.

Charles, still fragile and blindsided by this book, is prepping for his reunion with Pauline. He tells Liza to text him in an hour with an excuse so he can get out of the lengthy and uncomfortable conversation. Before he leaves, he unexpectedly thanks Liza for her role in his life, and confesses that he was in a dark place before they met, but Liza helped make him feel like himself again.

Liza and the girls are having a great time, and time continues to fly by. Charles and his estranged wife are clearly hashing out a lot. Hours pass by and Liza falls asleep waiting on Charles. When he gets home, he is spent -- rude even -- and asks Liza to hold off on questions until the following day. In Liza's eyes, you can see she's concerned as a colleague, a friend, but also she is unsure if this means the end of them before they begin.

At Diana’s place, Richard butters up Diana to avoid the fact that Ethan is still stalling to make a decision about his future and where he will live.

The next day at work, Kelsey is dying to know from Liza what happened at the dinner between Pauline and Charles. Liza tells her she isn’t sure because Charles didn’t loop her in. Charles decides to have a one-on-one with Liza to apologize for his rude and standoffish attitude the night before. He gives Liza a speech about marriage and how you're still connected even when you are not -- even when you do not want to be. Nevertheless, Charles has decided to publish the book and Pauline has personally requested that Liza edit the book. Liza assures Charles that after reading the infamous page 58, it cannot be any more awkward.

The noisy new neighbors have a swanky restaurant and Liza and Maggie aren't even given menus because they assume that they are going to be taken care of. After this divine meal, they receive a bill for $500. Liza pays but Maggie is not having it.

Kelsey is at home and still ghosting Zane. While talking to Josh, he reveals that all of Kelsey's boyfriends are jerks and they agree to set each other up. Maggie and Liza show up and, in a move toward friendship, Liza introduces and sets Josh up with the Irish bartender, Claire. Claire and Josh stay out all night talking and there seems to be a real connection there. Josh wants to continue talking, but Claire has to go to her day job and so she leaves him with a kiss. Josh is so excited that he texts Liza, thanking her for setting him up.

Pauline and Liza have a lunch meeting about Liza editing the book. Liza recommends that they start with the first chapter and see how well they work together. Pauline wants brutal honesty and so Liza's first critique is that moms will harshly judge her for taking time away from her kids. Pauline responds that this is normal. While women are judged harshly for taking time for themselves, men would never have to endure that type of criticism if they chose to take a break. Pauline explains she needed to do this for her family -- for the girls and for Charles. Pauline confides that she still loves Charles and that she mostly wrote this book and wants it published in an attempt to win him back. She needs and wants Liza's help. If only she really picked up on the fact that Liza and Charles are a thing, she would not be asking Liza to do this!

Liza heads home to tell Maggie about Pauline’s master plan and the noisy, chicken coop neighbors come to visit. They demand to know where their rooftop chicken coop vanished to. They threaten to call the police, but it is illegal to have chickens in the building. Turns out Maggie called the health department and had the chickens removed while the neighbors were at work.

Liza meets with Charles to talk about the lunch with Pauline. She immediately confesses that Pauline wrote the book to win him back. Charles denies that this is an option and assures Liza that his feelings for her are real and Pauline will not stand in the way of their budding romance.

Okay, so why did Pauline have to come in and ruin Charles and Liza? They never have a chance just to explore their options as a couple. Will Josh and Claire last? Didn’t Josh and Kelsey just almost hook up? Will Diana put both Richard and Ethan out of her home? Guess we shall see next week! Share your thoughts below!

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Game of Thrones 7x05 Recap: "Eastwatch" (Keeping It In the Family) [Contributor: Melanie]

"Eastwatch"

Original Airdate: August 13, 2017

Is my introduction to these posts even worth it any more? Even I just want to jump right into the HOLY COWness of all of this. In spite of another “filler” episode, laying down groundwork and setting up Game of Thrones’ infamous penultimate episode gambit this was a crazy ride. There were reunions in nearly every scene, first meetings for characters, and the return of a long-awaited fan favorite. Yes, that’s right, Gendry finally stopped rowing long enough to get back on camera.

There was also a HUGE revelation that proved a long-held fan theory about the nature of Jon Snow’s conception and birth. He was never a Snow to begin with.

IN THE REACH

Bronn pulls Jaime out of the Mariana’s Trench that somehow appeared in the Blackwater Rush last episode. They escape and make their way back to King’s Landing. Tyrion walks the battlefield, sullen, while Dany rounds up the survivors and tells them she plans to create a better kingdom for them than Cersei ever did, asking only that they bend the knee to her in return. Some do, but the Tarly men are noticeably stubborn. Dany and Tyrion both try to talk sense into them but they refuse to bow to a foreign invader. She has them executed by immolation a la Drogon and the rest of the Lannister hold-outs drop to their knees.

IN DRAGONSTONE

Dany returns and is greeted by Jon, who not only faces down Drogon but reaches out his hand and places it on the dragon’s snout. Drogon is calm and allows Jon to continue the interaction before Dany dismounts. She informs Jon her campaign was a success and she believes, in the long run, it was beneficial to the whole of the Seven Kingdoms under Cersei’s rule. Their discussion is interrupted when a group of Dothraki arrive with a visitor claiming to be a friend of Dany’s: Jorah Mormont. They have a happy reunion.

Tyrion is concerned by Dany’s behavior and attempts to rationalize it. Varys says he too once tried to rationalize Aerys’ actions until it was too late, but believes Daenerys is not her father or too far gone that Tyrion’s counsel won’t be able to calm her. He then reveals he received a raven from Sansa. Jon is distraught to find his entire family at Winterfell, vulnerable to the march of the White Walkers at Eastwatch. He asks Dany’s permission to return home but she is reluctant to let him leave to march to his death. Tyrion devises a plan where they capture a wight and bring it to Cersei to make a play for an alliance against the White Walkers with their combined forces.

Jorah volunteers to go and retrieve the corpse, much to Dany’s dismay. Jon also says he’ll go as the only person who has previously fought them. Later, Dany has a heartfelt goodbye with Jorah and a tension-filled one with Jon.

IN KING'S LANDING

Jaime returns horrified by the battle and tells Cersei it is a war impossible to win. She decides she’d rather die fighting than surrender to Daenerys. Later, Davos and Tyrion sneak into the city where Tyrion has arranged Bronn to bring Jaime to him. The two have a less than warm reunion and Tyrion informs him of the White Walkers and their plan to bring proof. Jaime relays this information to Cersei who knew Jaime went to meet with Tyrion and warns him not to betray her again. He reveals Olenna murdered Joffrey but Cersei reveals that she is pregnant, wiping away Jaime’s doubts. She decides an armistice with Dany is more beneficial, at the moment, than a prolonged war.

In Flea Bottom, Davos finds Gendry, the bastard son of King Robert, working at his old blacksmith shop. He recruits Gendry to their fight up North and, after a brief run in with Goldcloaks, he, Gendry, and Tyrion safely make it out of the city.

AT THE CITADEL

The maesters receive a raven calling for aid against the White Walkers because of Bran’s visions of their march. They laugh it off, angering Sam who begs them to do something about it because he’s seen the Walkers beyond the Wall. They agree to ascertain the truth of Bran’s visions before doing anything, and Sam storms out. Later he’s pouring over scrolls, looking for any clues to the defeat of the White Walkers while Gilly reads to him interesting facts and footnotes she finds in various scrolls. She asks him what an annulment means and reads a brief record of a Prince “Ragger” getting his marriage annulled in Dorne in order to marry another woman. Sam, frustrated, ignores her and decides it is time for them to leave in order to help Jon and the others more directly.

IN THE NORTH

The Northmen continue to have trouble trusting Jon’s judgement. Sansa does not disagree with them, but brushes aside their desire to place her on the Northern throne. Arya is irritated that her sister did not defend their brother but Sansa argues she cannot afford to lose their bannermen. Arya suggests dealing with them as criminals of treason, executing them, but Sansa refuses. They part on icy terms.

Later, Arya follows Littlefinger around the castle as he speaks discreetly with several individuals and places a letter under his bed. She sneaks into his room and removes it. It is the letter Sansa was once forced to write to Robb, asking him to surrender and swear fealty to Joffrey. From the shadows, Littlefinger watches with satisfaction at his planted information.

Bran has a vision of the army of the dead and the Night’s King heading to the Wall.

BEYOND THE WALL

Jon and company arrive at Eastwatch where they reunite with Tormund and find he has taken the Hound and his entourage prisoner. After some debate, they decide to work together, going beyond the Wall to face down the evil beyond.

UNPACKING IT ALL

Let’s knock the reunions out of the way first. When last Dany and Jorah saw each other, he was dying of Greyscale and she was queen in Meereen. She sent him to find a cure for his incurable illness (Targaryen genes allowed Dany to never be sick in her life so she doesn’t really understand the concept, forgive her). He did it and is now back on Dragonstone. Her welcome of him was warm, though not as heartfelt as some might have hoped. It was likely the productive of zero time for longing glances but it also seemed to be in place to create the ever present tension of Jorah being head over heels for a queen who sees him as her oldest and most trusted friend and nothing else.

We also saw the return of Gendry who finished his massive rowing expedition of season four to be recruited by Davos to fight beyond the Wall. He takes quickly to Jon for both their positions as bastards and the friendship their fathers shared long ago. Gendry is reunited with Thoros of Myr, whom he still holds a grudge against for giving him up to Melisandre.

Let’s begin with the massive reveal that fans have suspected for some time: Jon was not a bastard. There is a blink and you miss it reference to a prince once annulling his marriage to a Dornish woman. The prince in question was Rhaegar; the Dornish woman was his Martell wife, Ellia. This, in all likelihood, means he married Lyanna during their year in hiding, before she gave birth to their son Jon. This makes him not only a legitimate Targaryen, but with the best claim to the throne, if we follow the Targaryen bloodline. Why does this matter? Well, we’re not really sure yet. Jon has shown his distaste for crowns. But it does almost 100% lock in the chances of Jon and Dany marrying considering A) the Targaryen practices of incestuous marriages to ensure bloodlines, B) Dany’s need to ensure her claim stays strong by marrying it to Jon’s (literally), and C) the massive bedroom eyes going on between them all episode.

There is a second hint about Jon’s heritage earlier in the episode when Drogon allows him to reach out his ungloved hand and touch him. This is a highly symbolic moment. Targaryens hold an innate bond to dragons, only those of that bloodline have ever been able to get near a dragon. In A Dance With Dragons, a character with distant Targaryen ancestry attempts to touch one of Dany’s dragons, only to be roasted alive. Drogon, able to sense the connection in Jon’s heritage to him, has no qualms. If Dany took note of this, she really didn’t let on.

That connection will likely be put to use when Jon finds himself in a bad way beyond the Wall next week and Dany sends some dragons to rescue him...oh, and all those other people he went with, was there even other people there? She didn’t notice.

On a less political note, there is something sweet about the growing bond between Dany and Jon. He was raised a bastard, unwanted by the only mother figure he knew, and treated as a half-brother by his siblings. Dany grew up a slave to the only family she knew and a beggar on the streets. The powers that be in the world of Game of Thrones have plucked these two orphans from obscurity and unlucky lives, raised them up, and brought them together. And, after all, Maester Aemon (who was actually Dany and Jon’s uncle) said before dying, “A Targaryen alone in the world is a terrible thing.” The last Targaryens are no longer alone. It might be the one sappy, nice thing this show will allow us to have.

This is part of the reason I’m not entirely sure Jon will ever find out about his heritage, at least not in the big bombastic reveal we’re all hoping for. No matter what his last name has been, Jon has been a Stark and a Northman through and through. He was raised as Ned Stark’s son, he was one of two of Ned’s children who actually “had the look” of the First Men as opposed to the classic Tully beauty (the other being Arya), he carries a sword with a wolf hilt and has a direwolf companion like his siblings. His allegiance and identity lie in Winterfell so I don’t see him jumping for joy and dropping everything to be king if he finds out what he really is. In fact, he might even abdicate his claim in favor of Daenerys because, as I’ve mentioned before, I believe the Prince and Azor Ahai to be two separate people given the description of one as a ruler and one as a warrior. Jon has lead the fight against the White Walkers so far and Daenerys has united half a million people from different cultural backgrounds into one, cohesive nomadic kingdom of her own. It doesn’t need to be reiterated by me for the millionth time that Jon and Dany are two sides of the same coin with almost identical pasts.

And there is still the conclusion of Cersei’s prophecy: that a younger queen will take away all she holds dear. I foresee the longheld theory that Dany will use Dragon’s fire to melt the throne, just as her ancestor Aegon used Balerion’s fire to forge it.

What we can all agree on is that Rhaegar was a massive, massive word I cannot say in this review for abandoning his wife for another woman because “prophecy told him so.” There are some dubious things about Rhaegar’s annulment and the legal and social implications that we can save for another day. Just know that he’s a massive turd.

I’d like to close out the recap for this week with yet another call-out of the gender double standard that has plagued Game of Thrones and its fandom for years. This time, I’m talking about Sansa. She’s gotten the brunt of the sexist and flat-out misogynistic comments over the years with (male) fans calling her “whiny” for her years spent enduring emotional and physical abuse at the hands of Joffrey and the Lannisters. You know, when she was a twelve-year old girl trapped, all alone, in the capital and her brother refused to trade any prisoners to free her because she was a girl and therefore not worth it.

The show did a fairly good job of coding her in a sympathetic light, but that didn’t stop the (male) fanbase from complaining about her storyline and even complaining about her rejection of the Hound’s affection for her because he rescued her from would-be rapists and apparently she owes him?? Now she is the eldest Stark in Winterfell and, with Bran giving up his claim to lordship of the castle, she is the rightful Lady Stark in her own right. But, the Jon fanboys aren’t seeing it that way (and, unfortunately, neither is Arya). In their eyes, Jon is, at best, a bastard, born in Dorne, who is a disgraced member of the Night’s Watch. At worst, he’s not a Stark at all, but the legitimate son of another House entirely who has now abandoned his post as King in the North. He has no claim to the title he holds, and they might very well go back on their election of him as their king. I’m not saying they should, but what I am saying is Sansa isn’t dealing in any sort of back alley betrayal. She’s the legitimate Lady Stark, Lord of Winterfell, and Warden of the North and I wouldn’t even have to explain this if she was a man.

But, anyway, there’s only two episodes left of the penultimate season of Game of Thrones!

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Series: Summer Lovin’ -- Week 27

It's hard to believe that summer is already winding down. Seriously, where did the time go? As many people are buying school supplies and prepping for a return to books and exams, we're celebrating a few more weeks of summer and all it has to offer us. Joining me this week to talk about what they're lovin' are:

• Julia
• Ashvini
• Megan

Let's get started!

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3rd Annual Golden Trio Awards — SPECIAL CATEGORY NOMINEES

So much good stuff happened across television this year that we always create an extra special category to celebrate performers and shows in! We hope you enjoy our selections and root for your favorites by voting them into our #Top3 winners next week!

Below, you'll find photo collages with the nominees and then the polls below the photos. You can vote multiple times and we encourage you to cheer on your favorites on social media with the hashtag #GoldenTrioAwards. Tweet, Tumble, and Facebook them into the spots they deserve!

And be sure to check out the COMEDY/VARIETY and DRAMA nominees when you're done, too!

HAPPY VOTING, Y'ALL.

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3rd Annual Golden Trio Awards — DRAMA NOMINEES

It's been a crazy year for drama series, hasn't it? Between the finale of Orphan Black, the rise of new series like The Handmaid's Tale, This Is Us, and more, plenty of actors and writers wow'd us with their tear-jerking and emotional work. And we want you to honor it by choosing the three best performers in each category to receive gold, silver, and bronze.

Below, you'll find photo collages with the nominees and then the polls below the photos. You can vote multiple times and we encourage you to cheer on your favorites on social media with the hashtag #GoldenTrioAwards. Tweet, Tumble, and Facebook them into the spots you think they deserve!

And be sure to check out the COMEDY/VARIETY and SPECIAL CATEGORY nominees when you're done, too!

HAPPY VOTING, Y'ALL.

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3rd Annual Golden Trio Awards — COMEDY/VARIETY NOMINEES

Enjoy our Comedy nominees by voting them into our #Top3 winners next week! This year, you'll see a lot of different comedies represented, including newbies like One Day At A Time, the tragically cancelled Sweet Vicious, and many more!

Below, you'll find photo collages with the nominees and then the polls below the photos. You can vote multiple times and we encourage you to cheer on your favorites on social media with the hashtag #GoldenTrioAwards. Tweet, Tumble, and Facebook them into the spots you think they deserve!

And be sure to check out the DRAMA and SPECIAL CATEGORY nominees when you're done, too!

HAPPY VOTING, Y'ALL.

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3rd Annual Golden Trio Awards — INTRODUCTION

WELCOME to the 3rd Annual Just About Write Golden Trio Awards!

You're probably wondering exactly what these are, what this whole #Top3 business is, and why this is so important. To give you a bit of a background, Chelsea is going to explain the Twitter game (see: obsession) that she created a few years ago that has inspired these awards. We run through this every year, but if you're new around here or to the awards, here's a bit of a refresher course!:

So in July 2013 I started this little thing called #Top3 on my Twitter and personal blog as a small scheme to figure out somebody's favorite movie. It quickly escalated into a five day a week competition game with winners and wonderful bragging rights. I'd give people a random Film or TV category and they would respond with their #Top3 choices for the category. No more, no less, and you had to have #RUTHLESSNESS when making your picks. There were three winners because some things just do not compare.   

My Top 3 films (To Kill a Mockingbird, Beauty and the Beast, Lost in Translation), for instance, have nothing in common writing, editing, or directing wise other than the fact that they are films. Honoring multiple pieces shows just how rich we are in quality content. I did this game for about six months before I grew tired of it, but at least once a week since the game ended I've had at least one person ask if I would ever bring it back. It was a fun way to talk about pop culture and get people interested in things they may not have seen.   

I brought the idea of bringing back the game to Jenn a few weeks ago after the Emmy nominations and we brainstormed a way to bring it back in a more self-contained format. We asked all the lovely ladies of this site to fill out their top choices for each category, then Jenn and I compiled all the ballots before narrowing down each category to seven. The overlap in the ballots helped us narrow down and we ruthlessly managed to cut down the rest until we represented as many shows as we could. #Top3 for me was always about showcasing as much great content as possible with all the winners.   

I owe Jenn and the entire Just About Write team a big thank-you for helping me with this elaborate scheme and making me love the idea of #Top3 again. You ladies are amazing and I am proud to be working with you.   

Back to you, Jenn!

When Chels approached me with the idea to combine #Top3 and an awards ceremony a few years ago, I was automatically on board. This year, we compiled nomination ballots together, and -- after barely any difficult compromising -- Chelsea and I managed to narrow down the nominations in each category.

We're so excited to be doing this again and that you all have responded so positively to it over the past few years. In the posts that will follow, you'll be met with a few different ballots:

COMEDY/VARIETY

DRAMA

SPECIAL CATEGORY

Comedy and Drama are pretty self-explanatory, but our Special Category ballots contain an awesome array of fandom-focused categories from OTP of the Year to Favorite Ensemble, and more!

The nominations open today and will be closed by 8 AM EST on Saturday, August 19. By mid-week, I'll round up the top 3 people/shows with the most votes in each category and those will be your third annual Golden Trio Award winners! (Gold will be awarded to the most votes, silver to the next, and bronze to the third highest.)

Did I mention that we're excited? Because we are! Take time and fill out your ballots. You can vote AS MANY TIMES as you would like. Share on social media! But most importantly, have half as much fun voting in these as we did creating them! :)

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