Chet Hanks
The gift of Chet Hanks was a blessing none of us were prepared for this year. When Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson got coronavirus, it was Chet who kept us calm, cool and collected throughout the entire ordeal. If it wasn't for Chet and his Instagram thirst videos hitting on Adele, I'm not sure many of us would have made it this far. He was a much needed 2020 distraction and we owe a lot of good laughs and WTF moments to Chet. — Vannessa Jackson
The Queen's Gambit
The Queen's Gambit, which should've been a snooze-fest of a drama series, has made me once again excited about TV. Don't get me wrong, I love historical dramas, but around the time it came out, I was feeling a TV burnout. Reluctantly, I threw on the Netflix drama and found myself captivated by Anya Taylor-Joy's performance and the high-stress world of chess. So, big shout out to The Queen's Gambit. I'm thankful for it. — Alyssa Ray
The Real Housewives of Potomac
Unlike the rest of the world, I have binged next to nothing in quarantine, oddly enough. I just don't have the attention span to sit down and commit. Except when it comes to RHOP, the unsung hero of Housewives franchises. Not only am I committed to these women, I would die for them. (OK, an exaggeration, but just go with it.) The drama is real, the scandals are top-notch and the commentary is spot-on. Karen Huger's Grand Dame land of make-believe is truly the best way to escape reality of 2020. Pro tip: Watch season one, episode one then skip to season two. You can thank me later. — Jamie Blynn
We're Here
Watching RuPaul's Drag Race alumni Shangela, Eureka and Bob the Drag Queen bring the transformative power of drag to small town America was the balm my soul didn't even know it needed. The show did premiere before COVID turned me into a husk of a person, after all. A love letter to the queer community and the nightlife venues that so often act as our safe spaces, it's a bit tragic to watch now, knowing how the pandemic has shuttered these places. But seeing how this trio was able to help struggling people learn to accept themselves by becoming someone else entirely will never go out of style. — Billy Nilles