Minor Characters, Major Struggles

Any fan of Netflix’s “House of Cards” knows that it is not for the faint of heart. If a character starts to become a moral compass, they’re probably going to die, and that is exactly what happened to Peter Russo, played by Corey Stoll in the very first season. Although I myself am fortunate enough to have never had a problem with substance or alcohol abuse, but I have seen up close how it slowly eats away at someone who really could have been a great person. I can’t help but love Peter Russo . When we meet him, he is a member of the House of Representatives, divorced but still affectionate father and secretly seeing his executive assistant Christina Gallagher. He and his wife Madalyn however do not appear to be on good terms. He’s bad, but not that bad. Then, the manipulative House Majority Whip Frank Underwood, played by Kevin Spacey enters his life and it’s all downhill from there. Peter Russo was arrested for a DUI and soliciting a prostitute and Frank Underw...

The Netflix original series “Big Mouth” is difficult to describe and that’s probably an understatement. Whether you’re a classic “Family Guy,” a politically angsty “South Park” or masochistic “Rick and Morty” fan, most people have their go-to adult cartoon. I never did. I think they’re kind of weird and hard to relate to and “Sausage Party” was absolutely excruciating to me. But I’ve recently found, like many of the characters in “Big Mouth,” “I’m going through changes”—although thankfully, not the same ones. The cartoon, originally released on Sept. 29, 2017, is about puberty and it is absolutely ridiculous. But as ridiculous as I find it, it’s also low-key relatable and I think that’s what impresses me most about it. Disclaimer: I can really only speak for girls in terms of the show’s relatability. I don’t know how relatable it is for guys, I’m not sure I want to know how relatable it is for guys after watching it, but my fear is that the depiction of male puberty ...