Second Breakfast with Cam & Maggie
327 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago -Tuesdays: thoughts & theories about art
(movies, games, comics, shows, etc.)
Fridays: chapter-by-chapter fantasy discussions
(current project: A Game of Thrones)
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Monkey Man
April 08, 2024 10:00 - 21 minutes - 29.9 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! If there’s any justice in the world, Monkey Man will be the next big thing in action movies. Dev Patel’s directorial debut is an unflinching, crunchy, gnarly, creative step forward for a genre still largely living in the shadows of John Wick, Jason Bourne, and Tom Cruise. In this episode we explore that lineage and celebrate the innovations that Monkey Man brings to the table. LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, Cam’s stories Feedback & Theo...
Catelyn IV [A Game of Thrones]
April 05, 2024 10:00 - 29 minutes - 40.8 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! Next stop, King’s Landing! George R. R. Martin’s most curious and contradictory character returns as an appropriate guide through the lions’ den. Cam takes look at Catelyn’s larger role in the story, tracing all the echoes of her previous chapters and the ways that they shape her dual Tully and Stark identities. Maggie questions Catelyn’s instincts. We return to last week’s anthropomorphized crow, closing the couplet with a theory about in absentia spym...
Rewatching LOTR in 2024
April 02, 2024 10:00 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! We got to watch the extended editions of all three Lord of the Rings movies in theaters after not touching the franchise for years (since we finished our chapter-by-chapter readthrough). 12 hours later, after a lot of tears and popcorn, we have thoughts. Cam thinks he spotted a clue supporting his long-standing theory that Gandalf the White is a reanimated corpse. Maggie’s relationship with Rohan (and Two Towers) has completely changed, and we have an e...
Bran III [A Game of Thrones]
March 29, 2024 10:00 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! It’s Maggie’s time to shine: this entire chapter is a dream sequence, and in the grand tradition of True Detective, time truly is a flat circle, and everything we see has happened and will happen again. Cam chimes in to this dream discussion with a note on prophecy that ropes in our old pal Paul Atreides as a point of contrast. Is Bran doomed to become a dead-eyed robot god emperor? We compare Paul’s subjective prophecies with the objective truths that ...
Dune Messiah
March 26, 2024 10:00 - 49 minutes - 68.5 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! Another Dune book discussion means another joyful Shakespeare recalibration. This time, Cam is delighted to find Frank Herbert swerving into Julius Caesar mode, with a renewed focus on history that extends beyond Shakespeare into the modern era. We consider the scope of these points of reference and their effect on Herbert’s larger critique within the series. Without spoiling anything, Cam considers the idea of the ghola as an escalation of our long-sta...
Eddard III [A Game of Thrones]
March 22, 2024 10:00 - 31 minutes - 43.2 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! This chapter effectively retires two of our ongoing theories: Maggie’s seen & unseen theory undergoes a full reversal in the wake of a quiet Lannister coup, and Cam’s dog/wolf dichotomy meets the harsh self-interested reality of a world without truth or fairness. This is the archetypical Game of Thrones chapter – full of intricate character work, scheming, dishonesty, betrayal, direwolves, and lots of blood. LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram,...
Destiny 2: The Cost of the Content Vault
March 19, 2024 10:00 - 10 minutes - 14.7 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! The day has finally arrived. After months of hints, tangents, and mini rants, Cam’s finally doing a full episode about Destiny 2. This one is about the complicated, difficult relationship that all hardcore Destiny players have with the game – but more importantly, it’s about the game’s future. Cam walks through a whole history of the game’s release and expansions in parallel with the trajectory of the Halo series to make a passionate case against the on...
Invader
March 18, 2024 10:00 - 15 minutes - 21.1 MBWatch the trailer for Invader here We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming for an emergency indie horror recommendation. Invader (2024) isn’t just another home invasion slasher; it’s The Strangers by way of Terrifier with a found footage ferocity. Writer/Director Mickey Keating creates an unbelievable amount of tension with his intimate and unexpected camera movements. The 70-minute runtime complements the film’s nerve-shredding simplicity. Invader is lean and mean. It’s gr...
Sansa I [A Game of Thrones]
March 15, 2024 10:00 - 38 minutes - 52.4 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! Ah, to be young and in love. JK, we finally get to meet the true Joffrey in this chapter – and he represents the shattering of Sansa’s idealized future. Cam explores the endearing clumsiness of Sansa’s classism and aristocracy worship in terms of dogs and wolves. George RR Martin both introduces and explodes this contradictory dichotomy in the same chapter. Maggie seeks to understand Sansa’s simultaneous foolish naivete and savvy survival skills through...
Dune [Book Three]
March 12, 2024 10:00 - 41 minutes - 57.6 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! Cam read Book 3 of Dune in one sitting. This episode is a passionate, spoiler-free whirlwind of reactions, theories, and questions. Our Shakespeare conversation has evolved drastically, moving past Henry IV to welcome back our friends Macbeth, Hamlet, and Richard III. Because of all these pesky prophecies and religious rhetoric, Cam also gets to shoehorn some Problem of Evil into the discussion. But we’re also asking questions with the benefit of hindsi...
Catelyn III [A Game of Thrones]
March 08, 2024 11:00 - 36 minutes - 49.7 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! This chapter is 8 pages long, but it somehow manages to move almost all the pieces on the chessboard and quietly advance every major storyline since the last Targaryen checkpoint – while also being a one-act medieval hospital drama. Echoes abound through this efficient chapter, ranging from the assassins and meddling witches of Macbeth to the hollow dread of The Godfather. Cam takes us on a detour about the expanded role of the direwolves and their appa...
Dune: Part Two
March 05, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! Dune: Part Two was an overwhelming work of art. The visuals are relentless and innovative, the script is efficient and reverential – but there are downsides for any overstuffed turkey. Vital character arcs (and entire characters themselves) have to be cut, and even some of our returning favorites have lost some of their intoxicating texture. This extra long discussion investigates the world of Dune with one eye to this adaptation and another to its sourc...
Tyrion II [A Game of Thrones]
March 01, 2024 11:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! “A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone.” Our favorite dwarf is back, and brings with him centuries of history, paragraphs of wisdom, and lots of Targaryen foreshadowing. Cam examines Tyrion and Jon’s growing relationship in this chapter, particularly as a model of true male friendship. We both spotted some exciting Dany parallels, and Maggie breaks down a prophetic line in Tyrion’s memory of the dragon skulls in the crypt at King’s Landing: ...
Dune [Book Two]
February 27, 2024 11:00 - 41 minutes - 56.6 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! When we tell you that the first book was about sand worms and this book was about water, and that this one was somehow more interesting - you gotta believe us. This episode continues our crash course through Frank Herbert’s Dune. We discuss the evolution of dialogue-first genre fiction into a wold of fractal observations and stolen glances, the dreadful shadow that’s falling over Paul, and the effect of Herbert’s compounding Shakespearean feints. LINK...
Eddard II [A Game of Thrones]
February 23, 2024 11:00 - 47 minutes - 65.4 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! We’ve officially left Winterfell, and the road to King’s Landing is full of key character moments. Maggie breaks down a new literary device that encourages a deeper look at the relationship between Ned and Robert. Cam sparks a discussion about change, prophecy, and defining character moments that take place in adolescence. We move to a conversation about the gods, inevitability, and the harshness of GRRM’s world. Cam also makes an important connection a...
Dune [Book One]
February 20, 2024 11:00 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! Remember when we were trying to decide if we were going to read Game of Thrones or Dune? Welcome to our healthy compromise! This discussion covers the first third of Frank Herbert’s Dune, which is, paradoxically, also called Dune. We’ve got lots to discuss as we settle into our new home of Arrakis, including: the Lovecraftian grandeur of the sandworms, the dialogue-first approach to epic storytelling, the irresistible framework of Shakespeare’s Henry IV...
Daenerys II [A Game of Thrones]
February 16, 2024 11:00 - 34 minutes - 47.8 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! Our second Targaryen checkpoint gives us fascinating insight into the past and future of this story. Maggie explores Dany’s prophetic multilayered dream, and Cam tracks the unexpected echoes between this wedding ceremony and our previous POV characters. We come together for another discussion of age, courage, and resilience, and close with a theory about an unexpected spell-caster. LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, Cam’s stories Feedback ...
Breakfast Buffet, Vol. 5 [TEASER]
February 13, 2024 11:00 - 14 minutes - 19.8 MBVolume 5 of the Breakfast Buffet brings us four fascinatingly different works of art. We begin with The Zone of Interest and a discussion of disturbing restraint. Next up we have All of Us Strangers, a beautifully intimate indie drama that reinvents the genre with some high concepts and Dickensian surrealism. Then we move on to Anyone But You, the delightful and Shakespeare-indebted romcom that inspires a conversation about comedic set pieces and the lineage of beloved plot structures. Last ...
Jon II [A Game of Thrones]
February 09, 2024 11:00 - 35 minutes - 49.4 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! Hi I’m Guy (Jon) Fieri and we’re roooollin out (of Winterfell)! Maggie’s got a theory about Dany chapters acting as structural checkpoints that makes this chapter something of a “season finale”. Some of our long-standing theories are getting wrapped up with a bow, including death and prophecy, seen and unseen, and the remixed Macbeth. We also take a moment to discuss the tragic ages of so many of these characters and the respect that George R. R. Martin...
The Talented Mr. Ripley
February 06, 2024 11:00 - 26 minutes - 36.1 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! There’s a proud lineage of deceptive, murderous, homoerotic schemers that goes all the way back through Shakespeare to the best Greek drama. Saltburn reinvigorated this type of story, and today we’re looking at another fabulous incarnation from 1999. The Talented Mr. Ripley is a fascinating point of reference for our favorite movie of 2023. In this episode, we chart the remixes, influences, recalibrations, and callbacks connecting these two thrilling wo...
Tyrion I [A Game of Thrones]
February 02, 2024 11:00 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! Join us in the Winterfell library this week – Tyrion’s here to distill some echoes, complicate some theories, and spark a whole new wave of Macbeth analysis. Shout out to Peregrine and Brother Sameron for their fantastic contributions to this episode. We come together to make sense of this ultimate gargoyle’s long-awaited introduction, and by the end of it, find ourselves wondering if he’s got some vulture in him too. Batman Gargoyle reference: ht...
What is bad art?
January 30, 2024 11:00 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! What makes a work of art ‘good’ or ‘bad’? Is it possible to define these terms? Are they purely subjective preferences or is there some objective standard for art? In this episode, we dive into all these questions and more, considering and challenging the answers that crop up so frequently in our modern discourse. Related: Cam offers a spirited defense of the Fifty Shades of Grey. LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, Cam’s stories Feedback & ...
Bran II [A Game of Thrones]
January 26, 2024 11:00 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! We’ve been dreading this chapter. It’s the most memorable, shocking, and tone-setting twist in modern fantasy. As it turns out, it’s also the culmination of our ongoing discussions about animal prophecies, seen & unseen, and gargoyle characters. The whole world is being turned upside down in these pages, and we’re left with a new, revealing perspective. Consider this the unofficial return of Maggie’s Bird Corner. LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Insta...
Diablo IV [Season of Blood]
January 23, 2024 11:00 - 42 minutes - 58.5 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! Heading out to the Blood Harvest, do you need anything? Season 2 of Diablo 4 is not only the best the game has ever been, but it’s up there with our favorite experiences from our beloved Diablo 3. The story campaign is great, the challenges keep us engaged, and the end game is thrilling. Oh and it’s all free! But the real headline here is that we finally took Tristan’s recommendation and tried out the exhilarating rogue class. The game’s never been in a...
Arya I [A Game of Thrones]
January 19, 2024 11:00 - 34 minutes - 47.8 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! This chapter is a cacophony of distillation echoes. In this episode, we're tracking the reverberations of Jon, Ned, Tyrion, and Catelyn across Arya's unfolding journey. We've got quiet couplets, structural secrets, unanswered prayers, and unwanted bastards. Our discussion of prophecy continues to evolve into the cultural / sociological realm, and Cam makes his very first contribution to Maggie's landmark 'seen and unseen' theory. LINKS: Patreon, YouTub...
Breakfast Buffet, Vol. 4 [TEASER]
January 16, 2024 11:00 - 17 minutes - 23.4 MBThe Buffet is back in town, and our January round-up is a doozy! We begin with Poor Things and a discussion about scale, scene-stealers, and the relationship between plot and dialogue. From there, we move to Godzilla: Minus One for a chat about blockbusters, character work, and budgetary priorities. After that, we take a pitstop with Ferrari and consider the power of Adam Driver's physicality and Michael Mann's ethos of bluntness. Finally, we close out the episode with a dedicated conversat...
Catelyn II [A Game of Thrones]
January 12, 2024 11:00 - 32 minutes - 45 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! Things are heating up at Winterfell. George is carefully restaging – and then pointedly pivoting from – the sexless murder plots of Macbeth. In this chapter, Catelyn and Ned officially evolve past their Scottish counterparts. The Jon and Ned echoes pay off in a tragic structural reenactment of Jon’s birth and Catelyn’s rejection of him. Ned’s blindness stands in stark (teehee) contrast to Jon’s gargoyle perception. Death and prophecy grow ever more inte...
Fallout 3
January 09, 2024 11:00 - 28 minutes - 39.4 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! Fallout 3 released in the autumn of 2008, just as Cam’s life completely exploded. 15 years later, he replayed a game he thought hated. Fallout 3 is a masterpiece, and this episode tracks the journey of revisiting such a time capsule so many years later. Memories, revelations, sledgehammer metaphors – wandering through the Wasteland again was a fascinating, powerful experience. LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, Cam’s stories Feedback & Theo...
Jon I [A Game of Thrones]
January 05, 2024 11:00 - 45 minutes - 62.6 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! Today we’re tucking into a welcome feast – the Great Hall of Winterfell. On the menu: bread crusts, bacon grease, and possibly a brand-new literary device. Cam thinks he’s discovered a new type of echo that uses repetition to boil down imagery and spark revelation. We also celebrate the introduction of Tyrion Lannister by attempting to label the ongoing trend of perceptive outsiders at the margins of this story. We’re breaking out the red string and cor...
2023 Brekkie Awards
January 02, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! Who doesn’t love a little pomp and circumstance? Some glitz and glamour to close out a wonderful year of art? 2023 was chock-full of movies, books, comics, games, and shows that we loved (and loved talking to you about). In this episode, the fourth annual Brekkie Awards, we start with a big ole year in review segment before handing out awards in the following categories: best surprises of the year, best horror movie, best comic, best book, best discover...
Eddard I [A Game of Thrones]
December 29, 2023 17:17 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! Down into the crypt we go! After three chapters on the periphery, we finally dive into the mind of Ned Stark, the daddy of Winterfell. Cam continues chasing death prophecies across three lightning-bolt moments from this chapter, while Maggie resurrects an old, classic theory to better understand the series’ approach to fate and omens. We close by evolving our Macbeth comparison – George is throwing curveballs about Ned and Robert that will blow your min...
Path of Exile, Vol. 2
December 26, 2023 11:00 - 31 minutes - 43.1 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! You guys weren’t kidding, Path of Exile is ENORMOUS. The locations are boundless, the enemy variety is staggering, and the character customization is nothing short of incredible. But the bigger this game gets, the more there is to miss out on. In this episode we consider the idea that there is no one right way to play a game. It’s all up to you – how much you engage with the story, the choice to use build guides, the decision to play end game content at...
Daenerys I [A Game of Thrones]
December 22, 2023 11:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! Sail across the Narrow Sea with us this week! Daenerys Targaryen introduces us to a whole new side of George R.R. Martin’s world, and with her come new characters, new places, and new perspectives on prophecy. Echoes, of course, abound here: shades of the Stark children make their way into Dany’s storyline (especially Jon), while the magical power and fated potential of a young girl remind us strongly of Sapkowski’s Ciri in The Witcher series. Viserys’ ...
Breakfast Buffet, Vol. 3 [TEASER]
December 19, 2023 11:00 - 12 minutes - 17.8 MBThe Buffet is back, and we’re open for business! On today’s menu, we have a discussion of Eli Roth’s glorious seasoner slasher, Thanksgiving; a frustrating reflection on Ridley Scott’s Napoleon and the trouble with director’s cuts; and an enthusiastic chat about the new film adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s Eileen and the trend of ambiguous endings in literary fiction. We wrap things up with a wild card: 1997’s Spawn movie, which is loud, ridiculous, grating, and possibly one of the best sup...
Catelyn I [A Game of Thrones]
December 15, 2023 11:00 - 33 minutes - 46.5 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! Three chapters in, the themes of death and prophecy are only growing deeper and more complicated. In this chapter they swirl together to provoke an intriguingly incomplete echo of Macbeth. Maggie’s also spotted a trend of opposing forces: the North vs the South, the old gods vs the new, the Starks vs the Lannisters, and more. We dive deeper into this idea with a cultural breakdown of pagan and Christian traditions. We also pause to appreciate and analyze the...
Saltburn
December 12, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! What do you get when a philosopher, an art historian, and a Greek mythology expert watch Emerald Fennell’s new movie Saltburn? Three radically different but equally passionate experiences. In this episode, we work together to unpack the magic and mystery of this fantastic film. Topics include: the sexual subconscious, the reversal of the Greek hero, the Minotaur in the labyrinth, staggering visual symbolism, and a kaleidoscope of Shakespeare and Marlowe. ...
Bran I [A Game of Thrones]
December 08, 2023 11:00 - 40 minutes - 55.1 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! Who wants to talk about death?? George sure does. Luckily, we are both sickos who just spent a year and a half talking about evil, so this chapter is actually sort of breezy. We’ve got corpses and executions, and a masterfully constructed, intricate tableaux of dead animals that contains prophecies, secrets, and revelations about the Stark family’s tragic and complex future. We close with a discussion on Martin’s style and unique approach to intimate 3rd-per...
Rosemary's Baby
December 05, 2023 11:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! We’re tackling another heavyweight horror classic today. Cam’s got a freewheeling theory that starts with Faustus and runs through Jane Austen, Thomas Hobbes, Nietzsche, The Exorcist, and The Dark Knight Returns. We believe that this is a story about the problem of evil, about the endless traumatic tension between the state of nature and the social contract. It’s an enthusiastic discussion of philosophy, paradoxes, parenthood, and the slight of hand magic req...
Prologue [A Game of Thrones]
December 01, 2023 11:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! The day is finally here: our third adventure in long-form literary analysis has begun. The prologue of A Game of Thrones gives you everything you need to fall in love with Westeros: George R. R. Martin’s immediate interest and unmatched skill for worldbuilding, conversational characterization, and a fearless, brutal, relatable preoccupation with death. His characters are afraid, his dramatic stakes are sky high, and we can’t look away. Winter is here. LINK...
Breakfast Buffet, Vol. 2 [TEASER]
November 28, 2023 11:00 - 15 minutes - 14 MBThis is a preview of our latest Patreon-exclusive bonus episode. In this clip, we discuss 1989 (Taylor's Version). To hear the rest of the episode, subscribe to our Patreon here! LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, Cam’s stories Feedback & Theories: [email protected]
Sapkowski Retrospective
November 24, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! 3,191 pages later, we’ve reached the end of our time with The Witcher. In this series-wide retrospective, we look back at our favorite and wildest running theories, from the problem of evil to the shadow of Yennefer, to the definition of “monster”, femme fatales, butterfly effects, Sapkowski the investigative journalist, structural curveballs, Shakespeare, Tolkien – it’s been two wonderful years of ideas and discussions. We also do little wind-sprint recaps ...
The Holdovers
November 21, 2023 11:00 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! Remember that feeling you got the first time you watched Dead Poets Society? What about the first time you watched National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation? Now imagine having both of those experiences at the same time. The Holdovers rides an impossibly fine line, to become the most honest and moving comedy drama of the year. In this discussion we’re taking a closer look at the style of humor that makes this film so special, and the immaculate sense of setting t...
Season of Storms [Part Three]
November 17, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 60 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! Discussion of Season of Storms, Ch. 16-Epilogue The final Witcher book goes out with a bang – and by bang, we mean avalanche of echoes, questions, and titanic ideas. Is Season of Storms as a whole an epilogue to the series? Is destiny a metaphysical conspiracy or a matter of individual human nature? Why is Sapkowski dropping loads of early Tolkien references? And most importantly, what does that epilogue really mean? Dreams, illusions, resurrections, legen...
Season of Storms [Part Two]
November 10, 2023 11:00 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! Discussion of Season of Storms, Ch. 9-15 We’ve followed the witcher through short stories and novels, but this final book in the series really feels more like a play. In this middle section of Season of Storms, we’re overwhelmed by echoes that double as callbacks and new moments of insight into Geralt’s character. Sapkowski gives us the new final form of his femme fatale, and swaps his journalist press badge for a degree in comp lit. Mountains of subtext, ...
Disillusioned Americana: Priscilla + The Killer
November 09, 2023 11:00 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla is a period piece biopic. David Fincher’s The Killer is a stylish revenge thriller. But if you look under the hood, these films are playing with exactly the same uncomfortable idea: the shockingly dystopian and dispossessed state of modern America. LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, Cam’s stories Feedback & Theories: [email protected]
Starfield
November 07, 2023 11:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! The latest sprawling adventure from Bethesda has reawakened an old feud. Since the days of Fallout 3 back in 2008(!), Cam has been trying his damnedest to fall in love with one of Bethesda’s worlds. On that front, Starfield is a mixed bag. On all fronts, Starfield is a mixed bag. Join Cam and Maggie for a massively conflicted journey through the galaxy. Topics include: exploration, loading screens, art direction, uncanny faces, procedural generation, story p...
Season of Storms [Part One]
November 03, 2023 10:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! Discussion of Season of Storms, Ch. 1-8 Something has ended. Something is beginning. This final Witcher book is a prequel and a sequel. You could even call it a side-qual – though we would prefer you don’t. Regardless, Sapkowski is back in top form with new structural experiments, echoes of destiny, Dandelion drama, and monsters we’ve never heard of. But there are new wrinkles too: a seductive sorceress whose revolutionary magical practice threatens to des...
Halloween Special: Pretty Little Liars
October 31, 2023 10:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! The day has finally arrived. 160 episodes and many months later, we’ve completed the glorious, hysterical, convoluted death march that is 7 seasons of ABC Family’s Pretty Little Liars. This is the ultimate couples’ show, probably the funniest thing we’ve ever watched, and a genuinely fantastic, fun, and addictive work of art. Join us for a walk down memory lane, remembering The Girls’ greatest adventures, disasters, and detours. Get in loser, we’re going to ...
Ch. 12 [The Lady of the Lake]
October 27, 2023 10:00 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! Discussion of The Lady of the Lake, Chapter 12 Here it is: the final chapter of The Witcher saga. Yes we’re sad, yes we’re emotional, but we’re also thrilled. This ending is perfect, poignant, surprising, devastating, and revealing. We get our final word on some of our long-standing philosophical grindstones, like the problem of evil, destiny, and non-intervention. Cam’s got a theory about the pointed flashbacks in these last few chapters and their importa...
Ch. 11 [The Lady of the Lake]
October 20, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBGet bonus episodes on Patreon! Discussion of The Lady of the Lake, Chapter 11 'The Scouring of the Shire' hangs over this chapter like Eeyore's black raincloud. Sapkowski's poignant, hollow homecoming hit us just as hard as Tolkien's did, but we think there's a different point being made here. So much has changed, and so many characters are now reverting to the way they used to be, but is any of it sustainable? This is a provocative, deliberately uncomfortable chapter - and we loved it....