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A person worth laying all-caps claim to in your group chat.
Last fall was mostly spent beggingBradley Cooperto put on his self-tanner and grow out his beard.
The winter was about askingWinston Dukes thick thighs to save our lives.
But summer is here, and she demands a crush worthy of her.
(In the interest of full disclosure: That woman was me.)
InMen in Black: International, shes the expertly coiffed, impeccably suited Agent O.
But thats not it.
And before the year is done, shell appear inHow to Build a GirlalongsideBeanie Feldstein.
I am so used to giving and now I get to receive!
Late Nightis where the Summer of Emma Thompson kicks off.
Enter Molly Patel (Mindy Kaling), a chemical-plant worker turned comedy writer.
And, come on, not evenonejoke about how all the white dudes in the room looked exactly alike?
Emma Thompson is resplendent.
Katherine Newburys sequined suits are the only disco ball I want to dance under!
Late Nightclimaxes when, after Katherine has grown fond of Molly, their relationship hits a snag.
This is the big romantic gesture a lifetime of Nora Ephron movies promised me.
Except unlike every Nora Ephron movie, Emma Thompson is the one sweeping me off my feet!
Id pour glasses of red wine for me and her and her husband.
Our dinner conversation is about Sally Rooney and the Whitney Biennial and Billie Eilish.
(When I call the singer William Eyelash Curler, Emma Thompson guffaws with laughter.)
Emma Thompson asks me if I want seconds, and I shake my head politely.
Myfavorite celebrity couple has broken up; the planet is on fire.
Blissfully, the Keanu Reeves renaissance is years-long, but this summer belongs to Emma Thomspon.
It is Emma Thompson oclock!
