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When two A-list celebrities famous for their on-screen chemistry as TV detectives (think: sapphic Mulder and Scully, or queer Rizzoli and Isles) are reunited to investigate a real-life Hollywood murder, fans who have been shipping the leading ladies for years might just get the ending theyve always wanted… Bexley Simon and Sam Farmer arent detectives, but they play them on TV. Well, played, past tense. The iconic cult hit that was Cravens Daughter ended five years ago, and their friendship died along with it. Fans were disappointed that the pairs legendary chemistry went unfulfilledand crushed that the actual spark between actresses Bex and Sam didnt pay off, either. The network never intended for two women to get romantic, in life or onscreen, despite the fans. But the bigger tragedy was the loss of their dear friend, makeup artist Jen Arnot, whose accidental death cast a pall over the series last episodes. Now the network has decided on a reunion special, and Bex and Sam are thrust together once more as hosts of a rewatch podcast that will feature favorite episodes. Their first guesta megawatt star who played a murder victim early ondrops a bombshell. Among the millions of pixels of fanfic written about the show online, one truly prolific author, known in the fiction world as the shows Big Name Fan, was an insider, almost certainly someone from the cast or crew. As the podcast moves alongand the spark between Bex and Sam threatens to burn down the studiothe pair realize theyre faced with two actual mysteries: Who is their Big Name Fan? And was Jens death an accident, or did someone want her dead? Sifting through clues as they question cast and crew, the duo will need to separate fact from fiction as they make their personal partnership into unmistakable canon . . .
When two A-list celebrities famous for their on-screen chemistry as TV detectives (think: sapphic Mulder and Scully, or queer Rizzoli and Isles) are reunited to investigate a real-life Hollywood murder, fans who have been shipping the leading ladies for years might just get the ending theyve always wanted…
Bexley Simon and Sam Farmer arent detectives, but they play them on TV. Well, played, past tense. The iconic cult hit that was Cravens Daughter ended five years ago, and their friendship died along with it. Fans were disappointed that the pairs legendary chemistry went unfulfilledand crushed that the actual spark between actresses Bex and Sam didnt pay off, either. The network never intended for two women to get romantic, in life or onscreen, despite the fans. But the bigger tragedy was the loss of their dear friend, makeup artist Jen Arnot, whose accidental death cast a pall over the series last episodes.
Now the network has decided on a reunion special, and Bex and Sam are thrust together once more as hosts of a rewatch podcast that will feature favorite episodes. Their first guesta megawatt star who played a murder victim early ondrops a bombshell. Among the millions of pixels of fanfic written about the show online, one truly prolific author, known in the fiction world as the shows Big Name Fan, was an insider, almost certainly someone from the cast or crew.
As the podcast moves alongand the spark between Bex and Sam threatens to burn down the studiothe pair realize theyre faced with two actual mysteries: Who is their Big Name Fan? And was Jens death an accident, or did someone want her dead? Sifting through clues as they question cast and crew, the duo will need to separate fact from fiction as they make their personal partnership into unmistakable
canon . . .