Episode 25: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon/Big Fish

In Episode 25, AJ and AJ talk about the moment they realized their parents weren’t always going to feel cool, untouchable, or permanent. J's story starts with watching Oscar nominees together and trying to talk about Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon — only to hear it dismissed as “too loud.” Maybe it was the swooshing kicks, the clanging swords, or all those soft wind chimes. Either way, it marked the beginning of realizing their parents weren’t as tapped into culture as they once seemed.The conversation shifts into something deeper as "A" talks about being abroad in college when her father had a heart attack, and how Big Fish suddenly became painfully relatable. They unpack what it means to grow older alongside your parents, to see them as fragile people instead of fixed figures, and the quiet hope of being in a good place with them at the end of their lives — whenever that may be.