Pop Culture Fix: A Sworded Anne Lister Wants Normal People to F*ck Off in This Deleted “Gentleman Jack” Scene

Another Wednesday, another Pop Culture Fix — crafted lovingly, just for you.


+ Please enjoy this Gentleman Jack deleted scene!

+ Sayani Gupta, Kirti Kulhari, Bani J, and Maanvi Gagroo all star in Amazon’s new series, Four More Shots, and it looks gaaaaay.

+ Birds of Prey director Cathy Yan wants Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy to get together in the Birds of Prey sequel.

+ The teaser trailer for Janelle Monae’s Homecoming is here and she’s absolutely smoochin’ a lady in it! Natalie made you a screenshot!

+ Fugitive production company has picked up the rights to Abby, a drama “based on the true story of Abby Stein, a young woman from New York, who used to be an ultra-Orthodox rabbi.”

+ Cameron Esposito chatted with The Advocate about releasing her memoir during a pandemic.

+ The cast of Grace and Frankie are doing a live-read of an unseen episode from the upcoming seventh season.

+ The Last of Us 2 has been delayed indefinitely, but I’m more excited for it than ever after reading a right wing blog that said it’s “pro-lesbian propaganda” with “Christian villains.”

+ Fox has cancelled Deputy, which isn’t a surprise, but is a bummer; Bex Taylor-Klaus was awesome in it.

+ Stay until the end!

+ Syfy is going to re-air all of Xena AND Battlestar Galactica! (Lucy Lawless is queer in both of ’em.)

+ Just a couple of gay dads on DuckTales (whoo-oooh!).

+ Here’s a sneak peek at this year’s Halloween episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

+ Jane Fonda has joined TikTok to revive her ’80s workout videos (and address the climate crisis).

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Heather Hogan

Heather Hogan is an Autostraddle senior editor who lives in New York City with her wife, Stacy, and their cackle of rescued pets. She's a member of the Television Critics Association, GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, and a Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer critic. You can also find her on Twitter and Instagram.

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