After 7 years, Workin' Moms is over and I'm gonna miss having a show based on Toronto that I can catch all the references
Kate Foster was a gem of a character (shout out to Catherine Reitman) and I spent so much time laughing while watching this show. Literally the zombie mannequin head giving Kate oral sex honestly killed me 😭😭
Kate and Anne's friendship was a rollercoaster and I really didn't love where it ended up, plus I dont think that Anne and Alice's storyline ended in a way that made sense (why is she going to Australia? What happened to Anne's TBI from the beginning of the season?)
High level opinions: Jenny was the worst she should have been written off. Sloane was great, and she and Paul were such a fun addition to the show. Val was weird and whatever. I actually missed Frankie even though I didn't expect to and I really miss Giselle. Nathan Junior was the best cast addition that the writers made. Lionel was too sweet for Anne
Basically the show was a fun watch for the last 7 years! That being said, this final season was very all over the place - like Kate and Ram was the a storyline for half the season and then it fizzled into nothing else? Plus out of no where Kate selling her her company and then going back with Rosie, Richard and Mo made no sense?
There were definitely a lot of areas where there was room for improvement, but overall it was a funny show and I'm glad to have been able to watch it over the past few years. Watch our review here (plus we have a guest this episode!) :
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Dates (2013) A Deep Dive
Supplemental material, behind the scenes, Clips from episode 6 Erica and Callum
Erica and Kate’s Dating profiles from Channel 4’s website (via archive)
Official episode synopsis from Channel 4’s website (via archive)
Erica talking about Kate to Callum at the end of Episode 6 - Erica and Callum
Selected clips from Episode 6 Erica and Callum
Kate: A Story Inspired by The New Hit Series Dates by Jamie Chan
A companion ebook, set after episode 4
Episode 4 Behind the Scenes
Just Katie’s segments from the bts
Episode 6 Behind the Scenes
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'All Time Favourites' of 2022 - Part 2
July
The Wild Robot - Peter Brown
Illustrated Novel - KS2+ - Family, parenthood, friendship, found family, science and technology, environment, animals, death and grief, bullying, differences.
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Cici's Journal: The Adventures of a Writer-In-Training - Joris Chamblain, illustrated by Aurélie Neyret
Graphic Novel / Comic - KS2+ - Friendship, intergenerational, mystery, adventure, writing, books, family, letter/scrapbook/journal.
September
That's Not My Name - Anoosha Syed
Picturebook - EYFS+ - Activism, cultures, languages, school, empathy, friendship, self acceptance, self empowerment, family, emotions.
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Like A Charm - Elle McNicoll
Novel - UKS2 / KS3 cusp - Disability and Neurodivergency (Dyspraxia), family, fantasy, magic, folklore, Scotland, school, bullying, self acceptance, self empowerment.
The Secret Sunshine Project - Benjamin Dean
Novel - UKS2 / KS3 cusp - LGBT, family, bullying, intergenerational, death and grief, activism, art and music, emotions, self acceptance.
October
Paws - Kate Foster
Novel - KS2+ - Disability and Neurodivergency (Autism), friendship, family, dogs, slice of life, school, Australia, self acceptance, bullying.
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Roar of the Beast - Chad Sell
Graphic Novel - KS2+ - LGBT, friendship, family, mystery, dark, adventure, imagination, superheroes, halloween, bullying, emotions.
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How To Be More Hedgehog - Anne-Marie Conway
Novel - UKS2 / KS3 cusp - Disability and Neurodivergency (Speech difficulty, Stammer), bullying, self acceptance, family, friendships, environment, activism.
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My Shadow is Pink - Scott Stuart
Picturebook - EYFS+ - LGBT (Transgender), gender roles, family, bullying, differences, mental health and emotions.
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Arthur and the Golden Rope / Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx / Leo and the Gorgon's Curse - Joe Todd-Stanton
Graphic Novels - KS2+ - Historical, mythology, folklore, fantasy, adventure, mystery, family, emotions.
November
Love Your Body - Jessica Sanders, illustrated by Carol Rossetti
Nonfiction - KS2+ - Growing up, body positivity, self acceptance, differences, science and development, empathy, girl power.
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Life Size - Sophy Henn
Nonfiction - KS1+ - Animals, interactive, facts, science, environment.
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Me and My Dysphoria Monster - Laura Kate Dale, illustrated by Ang Hui Qing
Picturebook - KS1+ - LGBT (Transgender), self acceptance, mental health and emotions, family, friendships.
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Timid - Harry Woodgate
Picturebook - KS1+ - LGBT (Nonbinary), anxiety, emotions, friendship, school, self empowerment.
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We Want Our Books - Jake Alexander
Picturebook - KS1+ - Activism, community, family, libraries, books, self empowerment.
December
When I see Blue - Lily Bailey
Novel - UKS2 / KS3 cusp - Disability and Neurodivergency (OCD), family, friendship, bullying, school, slice of life, divorce, mental health and emotions, pop culture, positive masculinity.
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