‘Love Story’ Episode 8: This Is Getting Ugly (Insider’s Recap)
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A former 'George' magazine staffer reacts to "Exit Strategy," the eighth installment of Ryan Murphy's FX series about the JFK Jr.-Carolyn Bessette romance, and marvels at John's new status as a social-media style icon.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Lisa DePaulo was a feature writer for John F. Kennedy Jr.’s magazine , George , and has shared her opinion of the FX hit series Love Story for The Hollywood Reporter . She will be recapping episodes through the end of the season. This penultimate episode of Love Story : John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette is ominously titled “Exit Strategy.” And the crash is next week. So which of the plot points constitutes said exit strategy? Is it John having to go to a book party by himself because Carolyn won’t leave their loft? Is it John forlorn because he can’t figure out if Carolyn has run the dishwasher? (“Did you hear it running?” he hisses. Could they be more banal?) Is it the Kentucky Fried Chicken he brings home for dinner? Kentucky Fried Chicken? They live in Tribeca! They eat at the Odeon! Rest assured that John Kennedy did not bring his bride Kentucky Fried Chicken, which in episode eight gets more product placement than Prada. Related Stories TV 'Love Story' Episode 7: How Can This Possibly Be So Boring? (Insider's Recap) TV How 'Love Story' Stars Capture the Sisterly Bond of Carolyn and Lauren Bessette And why, oh why, are they making him so queeny? All the little hissy fits, the fey mannerisms, the gyrating to Sade. “I love this song,” he says. Then: “You know what else I love?” Oooh, what? “I love you.” Is there a writers strike I missed, or something? Since we last left our heroine, she has gotten much more miserable. And some of this is true. She hates going outside and facing the vultures. Indeed, and who wouldn’t? She’s pissed because he came home at 3 in the morning. “We were closing the August issue of George !” he snaps. Well, that might be true. Though few believe this, he did spend many a late night at the magazine. It was...
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