Fire Island, Riverdale icon Charles Melton, and a rather rambunctious Mother of the Week

The Primetime Emmy Awards bumped a few of their acting trophies down to the less popular Creative Arts ceremony this past weekend. That's not their biggest crime though.

What's worse is that they gave the trophy for Outstanding Supporting Actor (in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie) to David "Pussy Palace" Harbour.

You guys. Charles Melton was RIGHT THERE.

I don't just love him because he's hot or because he should have won an Oscar for May December.

I don't even love him just because he should have won an Emmy already for Riverdale aka The Greatest Show Ever Made™.

Melton was genuinely the best performer in this category, elevating an otherwise lacklustre chapter of Beef into something way more watchable in season two.

So watchable.

Speaking of Melton and beef, I'm thinking about opening up my Pu- You know what. Never mind.

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Mother of the Week

Where Mothers Come To Mother

Welcome back to Mother of the Week where we celebrate icons who have been Mother to us all.

This week's choice is quite literally Mother. Just don't forget the house rules or you'll be in trouble.

Have you guessed who it is yet?