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But really, there is nothing as tedious as a psycho killer, except when it’s a song by the Talking Heads.

We all eagerly await this tedious process.

It’s part Nara Smith, the German and South African supermodel who is now TikTok-famous for her gorgeous, tedious recipes for everything from gum to chips to real meals, and part Gwyneth Paltrow, who preaches her style of eating and sells it in batches that can be shipped direct to your doorstep, as if by a deity of celebrity fitness.

"Don’t be fooled by how tedious the premise of finding a new Pope might sound on paper," advised the AV Club's reviewer Tomris Laffly.

This could further frustrate the fragile peace process aimed at ending an increasingly tedious stand off.