All Her Fault

 

On Peacock is a new limited series called ALL HER FAULT co-starring Dakota Fanning. I am shocked she's not the lead, but Sarah Snook is actually the lead with Jake "SHADY AF" Lacy, Jay Ellis, and Michael Pena...Jake RARELY plays a good guy. Him and Jake Abel always play the sleaziest characters. No spoilers here though.

Although this is a crime show, it's based on Author Andrea Mara's book, which itself was inspired by a moment in 2015 when she arrived to pick up her daughter from a playdate and found the house empty, triggering a brief, terrifying moment of panic that she later used as the foundation for a fictional plot.  

The series begins with Marissa Irvine (Sarah Snook) going to a house to pick up her son from a 

playdate and being told not only is he not there, the homeowner never heard of her or her son 

before. And what's even weirder is that the playdate was asked via text by Jenny (Dakota

Fanning), who was not even in town at the time. So where is her son? And who sent that text?

And why?

And this leads into the most trippy show I've seen recently. It's so good and easily 4 stars! 

Definitely worth binging.

the other one about my absence

 Hi, friends!

It's been FOREVER AND A DAY (giggle - I'll explain later) since I posted. A crap ton has happened since. But I will be back to posting.

First, I can explain Forever and A Day...from December 2020 to December 2024, I was Co-Writer (and eventual Co-Executive Producer and Co-Star) of a podcast soap opera of the same name (scroll to the bottom to listen from the beginning). I joined as a part-time writer Season 2 and also did one episode as a nurse, in season 3 I became a full-time cast member and writer, then seasons 4-5 I was full-time erthang lol I became lifelong friends with Casey Hutchison and Candice Mack! They truly are two of the greatest humans I've ever met.

Then in 2022, Casey and I created Everyday Women, which was a podcast series basically the West Coast LGBTQ+ version of "Sex and the City"  (scroll to the bottom to listen from the beginning).

Also Brandon recruited me and his bestie Gabby to help get kitty off the ground. Not only am I a Consulting Producer on this project, but he allowed me to add my story notes to the script. Before we can get it filmed as a full length feature, 17 minutes have been cut as a short film. We worked with the fabulous Rafi S. Perez as Baby Girl and Luke Bucaro, who happened to be real-life friends which added a beautiful layer to their on-screen friendship. Check out the 1 minute trailer here. 

I also celebrated 11 years with my company!!!! Woohoo haha 

And of course I have kept writing. I'm still pretty terrible at promotion so my books really haven't gone anywhere, BUT I might have something in the works *rubs hands together and gives a sly smile* I don't want to talk about it fully yet; I have this thing that I feel I jinx stuff when I talk about things I want or working towards before they are a reality. Like the Universe takes it away because I'm bragging. So that one is close to the vest for now.

But I am active on Tiktok, Instagram, Threads, and Snap (MsEmmyMorgan). I left Twitter because Elon Musk allows hate and dissention to live there...since he took it over it's truly gone downhill. People love to be mean-spirited and evil to each other simply for likes or requotes. Threads is such a great alternative. You can not only block them, but before you do you can hide their responses from EVERYONE if it's under your comment. It's fabulous. I don't mind disagreeing with people, but I will never speak to anyone who's disrespectful. EVER!

Other than that I do need y'all to pray for my family. There was a gofundme out there so it's not a secret, in March 2025 one of my sister's brother-in-law took his own life (I am still shocked to be honest - Rest in Peace Kenny), but if that wasn't bad enough his wife had terminal cancer and has passed this Sunday, leaving behind 3 kids that my sister has taken in. So now she is responsible for 6 kids. My other sisters are dealing with health issues.

OH!!! The latest with my blood relatives! Well, I have decided that my half-brother and mother have been designated as blood relatives as well as anyone I am blood related to that has shown me contempt, hate, and disrespect. Those that I love related by blood or not are my family. Having said that, I have a half-sister and TWO half-brothers I found through Ancestry DNA and 23 & Me. I wish I were kidding. But I love with my whole heart, truly! They are not half anything to me. 

The saddest updates about my life have been my love life and my Tiktok family. I was pretty scarred by my last ex. He said some pretty unforgivable things that I just cannot shake. I've tried to forgive him, but I can't. And it's clouded how I interact with other guys even if I'm actually interested in them. What really sucks is I was part of a Tiktok family that I loved for 2 years. Unfortunately, one outsider came into the group, did the EXACT same thing that my ex did and that group is forever fractured. FOREVER AND A DAY hahaha see how I circled back haha I don't regret meeting them though. Not only did I learn so many important lessons about people and myself, but I did walk away with some amazing friendships I will preserve for the rest of my life. A handful of bad apples don't ruin a bushel. 

That's my life update. I will be back here posting my reviews and commentary on things. As always thank you for listening to me rant.

xoxo

Em

Murdaugh: Death in the Family

 

I binged the Hulu/Disney+ series, "Murdaugh: Death in the Family." 

For those of you not familiar, it's the true crime story of the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh, a mother and son, allegedly by the hands of Alex Murdaugh their husband and father respectively. But it goes deeper than these two murders. Their maid/nanny Gloria had a life altering accident on their property, Alex was accused of embezzling from his clients, Paul "Paw Paw" was involved in the death of his high school friend while boating. Just SO MUCH happened in this. 

I've seen the documentaries, the two part miniseries, and other things about the once most powerful family in South Carolina. But this goes into expert detail (taking some liberties of course). This was a deep dive.

This limited mini-series fills in gaps and updates timelines (their maid/nanny passed two years before the series starts, but the producers/writers wanted to include her as a way to honor her family). 

Based on the details of the show, I do believe this may have been what happened. Although I am still unsure about Alex's motive.

I would give this (no spoilers) 4 out of 5 stars. Well-acted and written. I will say Jason Clarke and Patricia Arquette are CLEARLY brilliant as Alex and Maggie, but Johnny Berthold as Paul "Paw Paw," Gerald McRaney as Randolph, Will Harrison as Buster, Kathleen Wilhoite as Gloria, and J. Smith-Cameron as Marian were my faves. Brittany Snow as Mandy, the reporter who reported every detail of the Murdaughs to the press was SEVERELY underused.