bizarre affairs

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

I didn't really know what this film was about, save for the fact that it touches on some kind of love story set in the beautiful Barcelona. And boy, what a love story it was!

It is so weird that Penélope Cruz and Scarlette Johansson were in a triangle relationship with Cruz's Spanish ex-husband played by Javier Bardem. It was a 3-human love relationship which they all enjoyed being in while living together under the same roof. Cruz and señor could only be balanced and at peace if Johansson was with them. They loved each other, but they just cannot be with each other and Cruz went nuts when Johansson said she was moving out. It's quite unbelievable, but I thought Cruz looked the part and did really well as a temperamental, mood-swinging Spanish lady. She really deserves winning the Best Supporting Female for the Academy Awards.

I didn't expect to see a similar bizarre scene in Gossip Girl. Blair's dad came home for Christmas, with his boyfriend. Both of them stayed under his ex-wife's roof and spent Christmas together, in peace. This brings a whole new meaning to living together in harmony.