Anonymous wrote:I still can’t get over that they picked Beanie—they can give her the haircut and clothes but she does NOT resemble Monica! Arghhhh

Anonymous wrote:Monica absolutely was suicidal at a couple points. They discuss this in Slow Burn, and I’m pretty sure she has been open about this in her writings and public appearances. Can you even imagine being in her shoes? The whole damn world knows your personal business? Not to mention being in legal peril.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s terrific that the narrative has changed so that we see the Monica Lewinsky occurrence for what it was. Shame she’s had to spend twenty years of her life as an outcast while Bill (and Hill!) were able to put it behind them and reign as the ideological figures of the Democratic Party. Bill Clinton, for all his charm and brilliance, is a womanizer and possibly a rapist. I will definitely be watching.

Outcast? She’s exploited this and milked it for all it’s worth for over 20 years.

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Anonymous wrote:This show's a first: first time the real person is better looking than the actress picked to play them -- Monica's much more attractive than the actress.

+1.
That Feldstein girl is very dowdy-looking. Bill Clinton, surely, was a womanizer, but I don't think even he'd fall for her.
Monica, on the other hand, at her heyday, was attractive, no questions asked.

Are. you. kidding. us? Ole Bill looked at anything female.

+1 I mean, just look at HRC.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s terrific that the narrative has changed so that we see the Monica Lewinsky occurrence for what it was. Shame she’s had to spend twenty years of her life as an outcast while Bill (and Hill!) were able to put it behind them and reign as the ideological figures of the Democratic Party. Bill Clinton, for all his charm and brilliance, is a womanizer and possibly a rapist. I will definitely be watching.

Agree, but why would you think that all those women would be lying about what Bill Clinton did to them?

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Can you even imagine being in her shoes?

She could have changed her name and moved on with her life

I never understood why Monica didn’t just change her name and move to Australia or South Africa or Ireland or Scotland and start anew. Even Linda Tripp managed to re-marry and make a life in suburban DC, for gods-sakes. Monica totally could have changed her name, gotten some minor surgery to change her appearance and start anew. She is gorgeous and rich (her parents have bank-rolled her for years). Why not start a-new?

Why did she stay the same? I really feel sad for her. I know she was wronged by the Clintons and society. I’m on her side 1000%. I just wished she had tried to make a life for herself outside of the spotlight.

But we didn't know that much about Linda, other than the fact that she was a shitty friend. Everyone knew EVERYTHING about Monica's personal life. I remember an interview she did with barbara Walters years ago and Barbara asked the same thing you did. Monica was like...who would take me home to meet his parents?

And to the person right above me who said "It's called being a professional." Okay. Because you and I never did anything unprofessional at 24.

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Anonymous wrote:Here are my two hot takes (well, I'm adding aq third):

1). Monika Lewinsky was harmed in a bad power dynamic, AND she's not blameless. She stalked BC and went after him (OW are usually eviscerated on this board, no matter how much they say they are naive or under the sway of an older, powerful man).

2). Linds tripp was an awful scheming person AND she also probably was the only one who did the right thing (by reporting what was going on).

And my bonus:

3) I'm surprised there's not been more alternate reality analysis if what had happened if BC had resigned in February 1998. It would have ben more than two years into the presidency, which means Al Gore would've gotten two years, PLUS could've run for two more terms. If Clinton resigned, do we get Hilary as a Senator? eDo we get Barrack Obama (maybe Hilary divorces Bill and runs for Senate in Illinois)? Do we get Hilary as presidential candidate? Does 9/11 happen? re we in wars in Afghanistan and Iraq? Do we get Trump as president? My take is, BC should have resigned, and we would not have had Trump as president. I think there's a direct line.

Agree with all three of your takes (but still think 9/11 would have happened, but with a different response). I remember thinking this at the time--Bill should have resigned, maybe not in February, but in August. Then Gore would have been running for reelection, and would probably have won in 2000, etc, etc. A direct line to Trump for sure.

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Can you even imagine being in her shoes?

She could have changed her name and moved on with her life

I never understood why Monica didn’t just change her name and move to Australia or South Africa or Ireland or Scotland and start anew. Even Linda Tripp managed to re-marry and make a life in suburban DC, for gods-sakes. Monica totally could have changed her name, gotten some minor surgery to change her appearance and start anew. She is gorgeous and rich (her parents have bank-rolled her for years). Why not start a-new?

Why did she stay the same? I really feel sad for her. I know she was wronged by the Clintons and society. I’m on her side 1000%. I just wished she had tried to make a life for herself outside of the spotlight.

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Can you even imagine being in her shoes?

She could have changed her name and moved on with her life

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Anonymous wrote:When and where is it on tonight?

10 pm on FX. Probably on Hulu by now.

I just read an article saying this show will NOT be released on regular Hulu. The deal that Ryan. Udon made apparently has Netflix streaming rights. But it won’t be streaming until next year.

I watched it on demand on sling today.

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Anonymous wrote:When and where is it on tonight?

10 pm on FX. Probably on Hulu by now.

Anonymous wrote:Here are my two hot takes (well, I'm adding aq third):

1). Monika Lewinsky was harmed in a bad power dynamic, AND she's not blameless. She stalked BC and went after him (OW are usually eviscerated on this board, no matter how much they say they are naive or under the sway of an older, powerful man).

2). Linds tripp was an awful scheming person AND she also probably was the only one who did the right thing (by reporting what was going on).

And my bonus:

3) I'm surprised there's not been more alternate reality analysis if what had happened if BC had resigned in February 1998. It would have ben more than two years into the presidency, which means Al Gore would've gotten two years, PLUS could've run for two more terms. If Clinton resigned, do we get Hilary as a Senator? eDo we get Barrack Obama (maybe Hilary divorces Bill and runs for Senate in Illinois)? Do we get Hilary as presidential candidate? Does 9/11 happen? re we in wars in Afghanistan and Iraq? Do we get Trump as president? My take is, BC should have resigned, and we would not have had Trump as president. I think there's a direct line.