🎬 TV Series Review-The Hunting Wives

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 Saddle Up & Stream Baby

    “Grab your remote, partner—it’s fixin’ to be a wild watch.”

    📺 Today’s Pick: The Hunting Wives – Netflix

     💋 Texas Truth: “This ain’t your grandma’s Texas—unless your grandma carries a .45 and wears leopard print to the Piggly Wiggly.”

    💋  “In Texas, we don’t air dirty laundry—we hang it out on the porch with a cocktail in hand and dare you not to look.”

Welcome to my corner of the internet where the boots are high, the hair is higher, and my streaming reviews come with a side of sweet tea and shade. If a show’s a hot mess, I’ll say it. If it’s worth clearing your weekend for, I’ll holler it from the porch. Either way, I’m serving it up Texas-style — big, bold, and bless-your-heart honest.

Before we jump into the meat and potatoes… Thought I would include a handy little Texas talk cheat sheet for ya!  Here are just a few words and phrases that may confuse ya if you are not from here.  

• "Bless your heart": This can be a sincere expression of sympathy, like "I'm sorry to hear that," or a subtle, condescending insult, depending on the context and tone.

• "Howdy": A casual and friendly greeting used in place of "hello".

• "Y'all": A contraction of "you all," it addresses multiple people. Some Texans use "all y'all" for larger groups.

• "Fixin' to": Means "about to" or "getting ready to". For instance, "I'm fixin' to go to the store," means "I'm about to go to the store". The phrase does not imply repairing something, unless the context indicates so.

• "All hat, no cattle": Refers to someone who boasts and talks a big game but lacks substance or skills.  Also when a man who is very small in stature gets out of a huge honking truck, we may silently say, "he's just got a big hat and not a big "you know what"

• "Corn-fed": Describes someone who is large and sturdy, often referring to tall, buff, and broad-shouldered men.

• "Git-R-Done": Meaning "get it done," it signifies the intent to complete a task efficiently.

• "Ain't my first rodeo": Indicates experience and familiarity with the situation, implying that you're not easily fooled or intimidated.

• "Hissy fit": Refers to a dramatic outburst or tantrum.

• "Might could": An idiom indicating possibility or the ability to do something, as in "I might could get that done," meaning "I might be able to get that done".

• "That's a whole 'nuther can o' worms": Means that the subject being discussed is entirely separate or a different matter altogether.

• "Cold as a cast-iron commode": Used to describe very cold weather.

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Well butter my biscuit and pass the sweet tea, y’all — today we’re talkin’ about the Netflix series “The Hunting Wives.” Set in a fictional Texas town called Maple Brook, it’s got more drama than a Baptist church potluck after Sister Mary’s potato salad “accidentally” goes missing.

Now, let me say this right off the bat: I am actually from Texas. Born and raised, thank you kindly, ma’am! And it always tickles me when folks outside the Lone Star State think we’re all struttin’ around in rhinestone cowgirl hats, sippin’ whiskey before breakfast, and wranglin’ cattle before bed. Truth is, yeah — we’ve got some of those, but it ain’t the norm.

Case in point: when I was a teenager visiting California, I had more than one well-meaning soul ask if I rode a horse to school. Bless ‘em. At that time, I’d only been on a horse once — and that was at summer camp. Fast forward to my twenties in New York, and wouldn’t you know it, folks were still askin’! For the record, I do have horses now… but I also have a perfectly awesome jeep, thank you very much.

Anyway, enough about me — let’s talk trash. And honey, this show’s got trash in spades.

“The Hunting Wives” is based on the book by May Cobb and hit Netflix on July 21, 2025. I’m usually the type who likes to read the book first so I can sit there all smug saying, “Well, in the book…” But not this time. Nope, I went in blind, no spoilers, no comparisons. 

The cast? Oh, they brought the heat: Brittany Snow, Malin Akerman, Evan Jonigkeit, Dermot Mulroney, Chrissy Metz, Katie Lowes, and Jamie Ray Newman. Hope I didn’t leave anyone out — y’all know how Hollywood folks get about being “forgotten.”

The vibe? Think Desperate Housewives… but on crack, wearin’ glittery spurs, ridin’ horses, and pullin’ pistols faster than a drunk uncle at a family reunion. And the sex scenes? Honey, they make Melrose Place look like Sesame Street. I’m no prude, but the language is spicy enough to make you nervous if Mama, Daddy, or your Sunday school teacher happens to walk in while you’re watchin’.

When the credits rolled, they left us hangin’ on a cliff like a cowgirl on a runaway bronco — which tells me Season Two is fixin’ to come gallopin’ in before too long.

Now I ain’t gonna spill too many details in case you haven’t watched yet. I wouldn’t go messin’ it all up fer ya.

Alright, cowpokes — I’m ridin’ off into the sunset for now. Until we meet again… keep your boots polished, your lasso handy, and your Netflix queue ready.

Well, sugar, that’s all she wrote on The Hunting Wives. If Netflix wanted to bottle this kind of drama, they’d need a Mason jar big enough to hold a tornado, a barrel of whiskey, and three rhinestone cowgirl hats.

Until next time, keep your boots polished and your lipstick bold!

🤠 Texas Sign-Off: “Life’s too short for bad BBQ or boring T.V."

Sending you lots of Love, Light & Sparkles!

Carrie