An Ode to Landlines, and Possibly a Farewell to Gabriel?!?

Also: Cruel Intentions is back, again.

Last week I wrote about Rivals, a banger — pun intended — of an ‘80s corporate/revenge soap on Hulu. But, and this is not a plot spoiler, I didn’t talk about the moment in the season finale where I actively let out a shout, aloud, alone. It was this:

“THAT’S OUR PHONE!” I shrieked. When my family moved into our house in 1983, if I remember correctly, it …