Wuthering Heights (Love Stinks! Month)

Love Stinks! Month continues its march across the moors this week on We Drink & We Watch Things as we confront the year's most scandalous and polarizing adaptation: Emerald Fennell’s 2026 reimagining of Wuthering Heights. This isn’t your grandmother’s Brontë; it’s a hyper-stylized, anachronistic, and deeply provocative "bodice-ripper" that trades Victorian restraint for BDSM, heavy-metal corsetry, and a Charli XCX soundtrack. Pour yourself something dark and intoxicating - perhaps our cocktail take on Yearning - and join us as we discuss why this film has everyone from literary scholars to Barbie fans talking.

This week, we analyze the relationship between Margot Robbie’s fashion-doll Cathy and Jacob Elordi’s long-haired, seething Heathcliff. We examine Fennell’s decision to strip away the novel’s second generation to focus entirely on the toxic, cyclical lust of its leads, and we talk through the film’s shocking, "Saltburn-esque" flourishes - like the horse-bridle-and-shackle games that redefine Heathcliff’s legendary cruelty. We also consider the controversy surrounding the casting and the film's unapologetic rejection of historical accuracy in favor of creating a "sensory experience" that feels like a teenage girl's fever dream of the 1840s.

If you’re a Brontë purist ready to clutch your pearls, a fan of Fennell’s brand of "campy depravity," or just want to hear us debate whether a story about two people "driving each other mad" is a romance or a red flag, this is the episode you’ve been waiting for. We’re blending our critique of its provocative choices with our biggest disagreement in recent memory, making this a truly wild second chapter in our month of Not-So-Love-Love-Stories. Be with us always - take any form - just don't miss this one!

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