Plus updates on Coronation Street, The Young and the Restless, Killjoys, The First, You, and Atypical!

Holy cats, the show I fell in love with is back (at least for an episode).

Emily wore suspenders and finally asked a girl out on a date.

The town civil war that has defined this season just got a lot more deadly.

When you really shake Pretty Little Liars down to its core, the storytelling crutch it has leaned on again and again is: pinning a bunch of mysterious nefarious actions on an underdeveloped queer or trans woman and then murdering her.

Here’s how all the (and gay-adjacent) shows fared at last week’s network upfronts.

Summer TV is here and you know what that means: Queen Sugar! Claws! grown-ish! Burden of Truth! And, weirdly, the end of The Bold Type’s third season.

Alex and Supergirl work together to stop the Red Daughter, and Lena goes to an unlikely candidate for help as things tick down to the final battle.

‘Tis the season for various companies to throw rainbows on their products in exchange for our hard-earned gay cash! Who’s making cute stuff? Who’s donating to LGBTQ+ non-profits and how much? Who partnered with actual LGBTQ+ people to promote their wares? Let’s rank.

If you thought Legends couldn’t get Jane Austen, a ghost, and a Bollywood musical in the same episode, you haven’t been paying attention.

This Month: Proper protocol for casual sex with strangers, combating internalized fatphobia, lots of trans feelings, and how to apologize when its 100% your fault. Plus, what to do when it’s time to divorce him and come out already!

“I DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BEING INTENSELY EMOTIONAL OR BAD WITH BOUNDARIES SOUNDS FAKE”

It has been 24 episodes since Emily had a real love interest. The longest any other Liar has gone without a love interest is three episodes.

Kate McKinnon is as good at being Robert Mueller as you knew she would be, St. Vincent covers Sleater-Kinney, some gay news from Sundance, updates on The Bold Type and grown-ish, and more!

These are my backbone and support system for both cooking and baking, and having these items in your arsenal it will substantially upgrade your kitchen prowess.

Other topics include Lena Waithe on telling new stories, Princess Cyd, The New York Times on tumblr shippers and fan culture, lead characters in PLL spinoff “The Perfectionists,” lesbian character Faith coming back to UnREAL and so much more!

The conversation of multi-dimensional black thought, and questions of isolation or not feeling “black enough”, is one that a lot black people are familiar with. It’s smart and nuanced. It’s also a conversation that fundamentally could not be filtered through a white lens. It could not exist on a television show that wasn’t like this.

Two sisters have a crush on the same girl and it’s somehow not a movie, a parent in her mid-thirties is freshly divorced, and this person wants to be involved in her partner’s religion but isn’t sure how to make it happen. Let’s solve some problems!

It’s been way too long since a building came to life to murder the Liars.

Also Samira Wiley’s new TV show is here, the secret to talkshow success is maybe lesbians?, gay teen superhero Traci Thirteen is getting her own show, Rosanne, Emily Fields and more!