‘Constellation’ Is a Mother of a Space Story

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( tv review [Constellation Is a Mother of a Space Story]( Move over, sad space dad. Noomi Rapace’s space mom is here to challenge assumptions about the galactic void as a place for self-discovery. Photo: Apple TV+ Space exploration has become such an allegory for fatherhood that there’s a [whole cinematic subgenre]( populated by sad dads stepping into astronaut suits, hurtling themselves into the unknown, and trying to feel something, anything, remotely close to emotional equilibrium. In Apple TV+’s latest sci-fi series, Constellation, Noomi Rapace’s Johanna Ericsson has no patience for such lugubrious paternal indulgence. She’s a space mom, and Constellation spins into an increasingly beguiling and horrifying watch as it uses her to invert our assumptions about the galactic expanse as a place for self-discovery. [read more]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( to save over 40% on unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • Vanderpump Rules: [Take the Kids to the Pool]( • The New Look: [Open Your Heart]( • Constellation: [The Woman Who Fell to Earth]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [The Lion, Lady Bird, and the Streaming Service That’s all we know about the Chronicles of Narnia adaptation Greta Gerwig has been writing since before setting foot on the Barbie set.]( By Jason P. Frank [20 Essential Episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra You could watch the Netflix live-action adaptation or you could just revisit one of the best animated shows of all time.]( By Kambole Campbell [What Does the Rust Trial Mean for Alec {NAME}? Rust’s armorer faces a jury ahead of a possible July trial for {NAME}. “If I were defending {NAME}, it would be a gift from God,” an attorney said.]( [Everything to Know About the Rust Armorer Facing Trial Weapons specialist Hannah Gutierrez-Reed faces a jury in Santa Fe after pleading not guilty to involuntary manslaughter.]( By Victoria Bekiempis [An Attempt to Make Sense of the Jennifer Lopez Wedding Industrial-Complex Canon The JLOWICC is a complex universe filled with dead mothers, worried best friends, sad dinners, and machetes.]( By Rachel Handler [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 13-Across, Three Letters: Wall-E’s love interest Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty A newsletter about the perpetual Hollywood awards race, for subscribers only. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved