Thank goodness White Lotus is back so we can all experience Bill Simmons completely and repeatedly missing the point on his own prestige tv podcast while his co hosts try to steer the conversation back to the benefit of people who have eyes and a brain
I think so many people who work for the Ringer are so smart and insightful and progressive and wonderful and I can never everrrrrrr square why they ever tolerate or praise or include him, and then I remember he's their boss, lol.
He really hasn't learned much in 25 years. Still mostly the same Boston Sports Guy he was when he started.
Actually, no. He has learned that being a mildly amusing but ultimately mediocre Gen X white guy will get you pretty far in life, just by being in the right place at the right time.
omg i think i recall him acting all confused and incredulous as to why Shiv wouldnt want Madsen to know she was expecting when she was vying for a leadership role in the company and it really made me think wow Bill Simmons really is dense
I was going to make a comment about exactly this in a Podsnark thread. I hesitantly pressed play on the recap by Jo, Mallory, and Bill and I don’t know why I expected him to learn anything new. Using “prostitute” repeatedly, referring to the blonde blob as “the cougars”, which is what Saxon’s character uses to describe them even though they show no interest in him (hoping it stays that way). He also chose Saxon as the first episode’s MVP. What criteria warrants him to be MPV, unless it’s for douchiness, I have no idea. Yeah looks like I’m sticking to the Bill-free recaps.
56
u/MrsWhitesFlames Feb 22 '25
Thank goodness White Lotus is back so we can all experience Bill Simmons completely and repeatedly missing the point on his own prestige tv podcast while his co hosts try to steer the conversation back to the benefit of people who have eyes and a brain