狗狗走了，安息就好，剩下一隻好好吠著。 唐明在cup.com.hk寫了香港被背叛的奇案一文，值得一讀，作為香港的Obituary. Death is lamentable, People always Memorable.

Forgot to mention in my last post - my favorite scenes also include the one where Phyllis started making an apple pie after Reagan’s phone call. 覺得她「抵死」的同時，心卻有戚戚焉之感。That’s what I mean by Cate’s charm, 明明是個乞人憎的奸角，卻能令人心疼。

終於來到 “Mrs. America” 最後一集。What a powerful ending!

看這劇本來只是為了 Cate Blanchett ，結果卻上了一堂寶貴的歷史課。從不知道美國早在七十年代已有黑人女性參選總統，亦沒想到那時的知識份子思想那麼前衞。可惜，到了四十多年後的今天，我們仍面對同樣的問題：男女依然同工不同酬；同志仍受到某程度上的歧視；至今美國仍未出現第一位女總統。

Cate 不愧為現今世上最優秀的演員之一。她演 Phyllis 這個反派角色，ruthless 得來又不失 humanity ，juicy 得來又不過火，氣場強大(怪不得中國大陸的粉絲稱她為「大魔王」)，收放自如。一個眼神，一個表情，已勝千言萬語。除了當女主角，她亦是此劇其中一名 executive producer，相信她放了不少心血。近年她演的不是「大路」的 blockbusters (Thor, Ocean’s 8)，就是成績強差人意的小品(e.g., “Where’d You Go, Bernadette?”)。很高興看到她今次主演這部雅俗共賞的佳作。

其他演員也十分出色。無論是支持/反對 ERA的核心成員，抑或較次要的配角，個個都是好戲之人。印象最深刻的是那個像黑幫女頭目/恐怖份子的 evangelical Christian ，不就是現時癲佬 Trump 支持者的寫照嗎？

另外，我很喜歡這劇的結構，每一集都從不同主角的觀點出發，讓我們看到每個主角的背景，behind-the-scenes 的掙扎，令每個角色更立體，劇情更豐富和全面。

我最喜愛的幾幕：

1）Phyllis 淚眼汪汪的用自己戒煙的經驗來勸兒子「變直」。（And yet she smoked a pack of cigarettes after taking the bar exam. Not sure if it implies she has accepted her son’s sexual orientation.)

2)  Jill and Phyllis’ discussion on sexual harassment during happy hour.

3)  Betty’s neighbor reminding Gloria of Betty’s contribution to the feminist movement.

4)  Gloria’s phone call to Betty after Betty’s debate with Phyllis.

5)  Brenda and Jules’ dancing/making out at a lesbian bar. I’ve been hooked on “Roller Girl” since I first heard it in this scene.

6)  Everybody submitting their letter of resignation to Carter in support of Bella.

7)  Phyllis getting teared up as Alice told her that she used to feel scared by Phyllis and drove away.

Overall, the series is phenomenal in every aspect (the script, the acting, the custom, and the music). 期望這劇能在Emmy 和 Golden Globe 獲獎，especially for Cate’s acting!

舊書小發現: 黄國恩 [這樣憶起陳百強］ 2019年7月.

無聊人睇完袁彌明老爸的時評utube就會覺得老共會輸香港會赢，希望不是誤導/幻覺就好了。

舊書小發現：1957年整容醫生金以德出版[科學的美容］，李湄作封面題字，書價2元。

記得你有幾篇文章寫周采芹，她的新電影 “Lucky Grandma” 已在 Netflix 上架。

hi 小宇，不知道在这里留言能否被回复，想请问《穿kenzo的女人续集》现在是否还有出售呢？找遍了网络似乎都没有，如果还能买到实体书就太好了。

祝健康

Just finished watching "Mrs. America" Episode 8.  Glad that there is an episode focusing on Alice (I loved Sarah Paulson's performance in "Carol").  At first I didn't quite understand why Alice would question her own belief after just a few drinks and a "Christian pill" (was it some sort of soft drugs?).  Later I realized her belief was solely based on her admiration for Phyllis; she never examined what the whole movement was about.  Once her bubble of admiration burst, her whole belief collapsed.

Do you think Phyllis' kiss on Alice's cheek has any special meaning, like Judas' kiss on Jesus' cheek when he betrayed Him?

"We Shall Overcome" is such a timeless tone that it always brings tears to my eyes.

書店小發現之2: 白光傳奇一書賣光了，冇貨，要等下輪。 亂世盛夏亦是讀書天。

書店小發現： 陳冠中先生新書背底並無印上售價的，書店在簽名本上就另外貼上價格label。

久違的小宇，自從上次書展遇上便沒有再見了，一切好嗎？你相信不相信星座？ Scorpio 普遍被認為會製造黑色幽默，對性方面很苛求的。我本抗拒相信星座這些無聊事，可能因為有段時間，我都走去寫星座，而且係亂寫一通，“掌權”十二星座愛情，運程走勢 omg .. 我最近自爆給我的一位女友人，佢話我太過份... 佢話星座好多人睇.. 好多人選擇相信.. 你唔可以咁架... 我現在一邊用右手掩住我的眼睛... 一邊我究竟寫咗 D 乜嘢呢..... 我今日係唔係應該返 church 告解吓呢？ ？