If you were a child of the ’90s, the Clinton impeachment scandal prob opened your eyes to quite a few things…
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Hello, “sexual relations.”
There were a lot of details I wasn’t aware of though, and Impeachment: American Crime Story sets out to shed some light on the whole affair.
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Episode 1 dropped last night, and people took to Twitter with their hot takes.
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Let’s venture into the peanut gallery, shall we?
Linda Tripp dominated this episode, and the Paulson stans were out in full force, naturally.
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Sarah Paulson (aka Emmy Winner aka Queen of Always Understanding the Assignment aka my fav white woman) is on my tv two nights in a row. Linda Tripp on #ACSImpeachment and then TB Karen on #AHSDoubleFeature What a time to be alive.
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The other castmates are getting their due, too!
We learned a lot about the bizarre series of events that had Linda Tripp breaking bad.
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Linda Tripp really blew up the spot and everyone’s livelihoods because she was transferred from the White House to the Pentagon where she received a 20k salary increase I jus- #ACSImpeachment
Twitter: @DeeJaeDubbu
Recognizing that Paula Jones was the spark that started the fire escaped my child-brain at the time.
I’m not alone in doing some course-correction, and reflecting on this massive cultural event through the goggles of today’s world.
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Britney Spears might be released from her conservatorship, and people are finally taking Monica Lewinsky seriously. It’s a good day for demonized women of the ‘90s. #FreeBritney #ACSImpeachment
Twitter: @gpirnia
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Monica Lewinsky acting as a consultant on this movie where the late Linda Tripp is basically shown to be a vile backstabber with no redeeming qualities whatsoever seems like some sort of glorious karmic retribution and/or retaliation…and I’m here for it all #ACSImpeachment
Twitter: @meralee727
I’m curious how the series will unfold… and am strapping in for this time machine to the ’90s!
Tune into Impeachment: ACS Tuesdays at 10 p.m. on FX (next day on Hulu). Did you watch? Let us know your feelings in the comments!
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