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Pop culture scientists and best friend duo Gabby and Zoe recap your favorite tv shows from yesteryear! These “scholars” will examine television from a variety of eras, distilling narrative decisions down to only their key elements. We will interrogate characters, plot lines, iconic dialogue, media stunts, and provide key cultural context for some of the most beloved shows the old boob tube has to offer. We get real, we get nasty, and we get real nasty. New episodes every Wednesday, not safe for work or children.
Episodes
* Listener beware, you’re in for a scare! * This episode was recorded during the approximately 90 minutes of time between the men’s U.S. hockey team gold medal victory and the prompt reveal of their true trash gremlin natures. Gabby’s excitement about this win did not age well!
Join your putrid pals for a ramble about WB shows of yore, our disgusting history as teen nerds, and some sporadic tips on Vidding in the Modern Age.
Daddy issues abound - We struggle with Luke's overprotective choices - Have YOU tried tabletop RPGS? And don't forget the most important part: we all have to pull together to make sure the trains run on time. The train that runs on Gabby (TM)
The issue with us getting ahead of ourselves re: banking episodes, is that now you have to listen to our stale takes on The Pitt. But whatever! In this episode we’re kicking off season six, episode thirteen, “Friday Nights Alright for Fighting”. Lorelai struggles to potentially reschedule the wedding since Luke’s big Fatherhood realization, and Gabby and I struggle with how pragmatic that decision isn’t. Big smiles everyone, and he...
Want the rest of our takes on season six, episode eleven “The Perfect Dress”? Well “the price just went up flag burner.” JK we got so much jaw flapping we’re giving it away so gather round for our ruminations on dog whistles, surprise fatherhood, therapy, and wifi.
Our gals are reunited, Lane is living at home as a free woman, and in a haunted bridal shop somewhere Lorelai has located “The Perfect Dress.” So throw on your blushiest tulle for some wrasslin based foreplay and let us whisper part one of your thoughts into your shell like ears.
Wherein we wrap up our review of Season 6 episode 9, Rory returns to her mothers waiting arms, Luke can't confess his recent Daddy Issues to his bride, and Emily Buys a Plane. Lets go!
As it was long foretold by the prophecy, we're comin atcha hot, wet, and wriggling this week with The Prodigal Daughter Returns, part 1. We get through several neglected social media comments as well as grapple with an entire surprise bedroom set, how Gilmore Girls misusing Lane might be the fumble of the century, and the importance of setting roommate boundaries. Now if you don't mind, we're off to speak to Pharoah ...
WHY. Did you DROP. Out of YALE? This and other burning questions answered in part 2 of our “Let Me Hear Your Balalaikas Ringing Out” coverage! We’re also talking pet health scares, Emily’s teetering mental health, and our very informed takes on sportsmanlike competition. Plus! Bonus Heated Rivalry content chat in which neither of us clocks that we’re talking about DIFFERENT red headed HR creators.
Grab your bad boy ex and shake him all around cause it’s time to “Let Me Hear Your Balalaikas Ringing Out” PART 1. We are shockingly ready to embrace Jess and tickled to see him. Also, Lorelai can’t pick a paint color and if you think we can’t mine a good 20 minutes of content out of talking about our own struggles with paint swatches, you don’t know us at all.
Get in, losers. We're going to the cottage.
ALSO, apologies, not our greatest audio ever. Some mic mix ups and a hungry cat make for a slightly challenging audio experience, we do apologize for the technical difficulties and hope you can still enjoy this, our foray into gay hockey romance.
Gather round the campfire, kittens, because daddy is finishing up S6E5, "We've Got Magic To Do". If you remember our conversation from last week, we are wary but supportive of Lorelai's mission to "Let Luke Live" (LLL), we agree that children can be seen and also heard but if that little gremlin throws glitter on me, its ON SIGHT, and finally, Richard confronts The Truth about the Mitchem and the Huntz...
Well gang, for two people who confidently claimed they would not be discussing Heated Rivalry, we sure did spend 20 min discussing Heated Rivalry. Other than that, we've got the DAR, Rory invents digital marketing, Emily and Richard FINALY find out about the truth of Mitchum and the Huntsbergers, and Paris joins the proletariat. It'll be a regular old piperoo!
The verdict is in and so is season six, episode one “New and Improved Lorelai” PART TWO. We sentence you all to lots of thoughts on Emily and Richard as the eternal scorpions, our finely honed legal theories, and perhaps too much discussion of bottled water? NAH! You’ll love it.
We can rebuild her! We have the technology! It’s season six, episode one “New and Improved Lorelai.” Luke and Lorelai are locking it down, the town is getting weirdly hung up about proposal gender roles, Rory’s in the poolhouse, and we have a lot to say about every inch of it. Tune in next week for the thrilling conclusion to the courtroom drama we’ve all been demanding!
Welp, this would have been posted the week of thanksgiving, if we had managed to edit it in time! Instead, please enjoy our pre-Turkey touchbase, where we discuss mostly the Predator franchise, Gabby's disturbing boner for same, and why we are so disturbed by the injustice of Emily Gilmore's behavior.
Human kindness is overflowing and so are our hottest of takes as we wrap up season five, episode twentytwo A House Is Not a Home. We go on tour, move into the pool house, and pop the question. What more could the next season possibly hold?? Tune IN to find OUT.
Well gosh, things sure are moving along at a clip as we wrap up season 5 with episode 22, A House Is Not A Home. Here in part 1 we cover The intervening ~4 episodes since we last spoke, play a little catch up, and set up our scenario: precious Rory is in THE SLAMMER? For stealing a YACHT. So like that's a whoole thing!
We weren't able to return to Stars Hollow this week, what with all the Halloween festivities. Join us for a little post-halloween touchbase where we discuss costumes of yore, body doubling, and Weapons.
Put on your thinking caps and behold the illuminated Boob Tube cause we’re writing our thesis on 2024’s I Saw the TV Glow. We have too many thoughts, quite a few feelings, and a Buffy history to unpack. So join us in the midnight realm to download our takes via psychic connection. Content warning for discussions of suicide and the “bury your gays” trope.
And we're back! The thrilling conclusion to last week's part 1, we praise Rory for her self control shown in not being a totally devious slutbag like we were at her age, but end up advising her to slut it up to the full extent of the law, anyway. Can't teach a couple old dogs new tricks!
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