Our re-watch of season one rolls on, this time for episode 104, “Cancer Man”. Here is where BrBa slows down to catch it’s breath, and add some extra dimensions to players such as Jesse, Walt Jr, and Hank. We talk about pacing, talk about Skyler’s likability and Walt’s hostility, as well as why it’s so satisfying to see a blue tooth douche in a convertible BMW get a bit of justice.
The Emmys just happened last night and everyone wants to know what Jim & A.Ron think… right? They do, don’t they? You’re sure?… Ok then, here’s a podcast with some Emmy talk.
This week we review the series finale episode 710 of HBO’s True Blood entitled, “Thank You”. It was perhaps the worst finale of television I have ever seen. If you care to listen to 50+ minutes of several True Blood fans venting their spleens about it, feel free to do so. Otherwise, enjoy the GIF of Eric…
Jim and A.Ron talk about the flashback episode 109 of HBO’s The Leftovers, “The Garveys At Their Best”, where we ponder how good were they, really? Lot’s of extra content this week for your perusal; The story of St. Hubertus Michelle MacLaren talks about 5 scenes from “Cairo” h/t Cynthia B. Information about the mystery of…
Kelly and Tom are throwing an infidelity party following their recap of Shackleton, and everyone except Embeth Davidtz is invited! While they spend time with Tom’s favorite actor on Tom’s favorite continent, they chat about how many times people sleep with Kenneth Branagh, The Shaggy DA, what to do with an army of Welshies, drunk penguins, Frank…
Nina Perez from Project Fandom joins me again to break down episode 211 of Orange is the New Black, “Take A Break From Your Values”. It features the surprising backstory of Sister Ingalls, and raises a lot of questions about racial relations, treatment of the elderly, right to self determination, and the coexistence of nudity…
Hey guys and gals, we have another commissioned podcast, this time from fellow fan Stig Ove Pederson, for the German film, “Lola Rennt”, perhaps better known to english speakers as “Run Lola Run”. A break out hit for both star Franka Potente (“The Bourne Identity”, “The Shield”, “The Bridge”) and director Tom Tykwer (“Perfume: The Story of a Murderer”, “Cloud Atlas”), the movie has a kinetic style, compelling action, and raises questions about causality, determinism, and free will.
This week we’re re-watching Breaking Bad episode 103, “… And The Bag’s In The River”. We discuss crusts being cut, the emptying of human waste buckets into toilets, Walt and Jesse’s Kid ‘n Play style kickboxing, and ponder a what if; Walt had won the coinflip? All this plus your feedback and our in depth spoiler section.
This week A.Ron and Cecily break down the mostly terrible but oddly endearing and rewarding episode of HBO’s True Blood, episode 709, “Love Is to Die”. Topics discussed include Pam’s love of being silvered, Ginger’s wish fulfillment, the pulping of Sookie, the general terribleness of all things Jessica/Jason/Hoyt, and we cling to the Evil Bill…
Welcome to another discussion of HBO’s The Leftovers, for episode 108, “Cairo”. Or “Kayrow”, if you prefer. We talk about Dean and Patti’s relationship, Jill’s chances of success as a GR acolyte, Kevin’s apparent dual nature and if there are other convincing explanations for it, and getting busy on a giant pile of guns. All…