Breaking Good - 504 – 51

This week’s episode covering episode 504 of Breaking Bad, “51” has Jim and A.Ron discussing Mike’s raging sexism, Lydia’s general not having her shit togetherness, Jesse’s soft side, Skyler’s pool party, Walt Jr. unsafe at any speed, and Marie’s inability to SHUT. UP. SHUT THE HELL UP! SHUT UP! All this and the latest and greatest of your feedback, theories, and speculation.

Up Yours, Downstairs!

Do Give Us A Call, If In Fact You Exist

In their penultimate recap of Manor House, Kelly & Tom reveal the Edwardian equivalent of Shark Week, chat about past and present problems of race in the British empire, and exhibit a strange focus on Dayton, OH.  The residents of Manderston pull off both a Raj supper and fancy dress ball, Reggie Raj Singh is…

Up Yours, Downstairs!

A Nanny of a Pickle

Isis ate their Tom Repeats History/Fashion Backwards homework, so Kelly & Tom host a spicy recap of Manor House Episode 4 and get really mad about fox hunting.  Lavigne demonstrates Maggie Smith levels of awesomeness, Monsieur Dubiard remains the Chuck Norris of Manderston, and Master Guy delivers withering glares at the camera.  While Kelly makes…

Breaking Good - 501 – Live Free or Die

So this is kind of awkward. Months of waiting, weeks of intense anticipation, days of breathless excitement, and then the premier came, and it was kind of just… okay? Okay on the Breaking Bad scale happens to put it better than just about any show on the air, but still. What did we like? What didn’t we like? What did we learn, and what new questions were raised? And what did you, the fellow Breaking Bad fan have to say? This one was long, as we had a shocking amount of email to plow through, but we hope it was worth it, and look forward to seeing how this fascinating show manages to work its way through it’s fifth and final season.

Breaking Good - Season Five Preview / Predictions

Can you believe it? We’re less than five days out from the season five premier of Breaking Bad! Join us for about an hour of previews, predictions, listener feedback and speculation, and a little bit of season five spoilers in our handy dandy spoiler section. Just a heads up, we consider any material or interview that has come out as part of the season five promotion to be NOT spoilers. So, if you’re squeemish about stuff like that, you might want to stay completely clear.

Up Yours, Downstairs!

We Need To Talk About Kenny

Comedian and bon vivant Guy Branum joins Kelly & Tom for their recap of Manor House Episode 3, “The Servants Revolt.” The group reveal their ideal roles both upstairs and down, recoil at the sight of Edwardian hairballs, and dish about their hopes for Downton Abbey Series 3.  Other topics include Morrison’s O’Brien-esque tendencies, the…

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The Meek Shall Inherit Your Manor

Kelly and Tom recap Manor House E2 and return to snarking as usual .  After they catch up on their long-neglected correspondence, Tom develops strong feelings about fox hunting while Kelly imagines a Twilight-esque love triangle with Rob and Charlie.  Meanwhile, back at Manderston, Monsieur Dubiard makes Mrs. Patmore look like Santa Claus, Mr. Edgar…

Mad Men Happy Hour

Mad Men Happy Hour - 513 – “The Phantom”

Well people, it’s been fun.  We’ve laughed, we’ve cried, we’ve said good bye to several characters, some more permanently than others.  In this episode of the Happy Hour, we part ways with Mad Men after another phenomenal season, as we cover the finale episode “The Phantom”.  We talk Pete’s unhappiness, Megan’s treachery, Don’s rot problem,…