No Season Two

This week is our season recap - we’re talking winners and losers of the season (shouldn’t be hard to figure that out), favorite episodes, most 2007 things, and a fantasy recast that might surprise you!Tell Me You Love Me, HBO, relationships, therapy, communication, drama, couples, intimacy, 2000s, television, fertility, marriage, culture, emotional struggles, nostalgia, parenting, episode review, tv shows, anniversaries, family, humor, breakupsFollow us onInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/noseasontwopodBlueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/noseasontwopod.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Dr. Foster receives some upsetting news about an old friend; Carolyn unloads on Palek in therapy; Jamie runs into Hugo at the gas station; and Dave and Kate finally make some progress in their relationship. (Trigger warning: This episode deals with a character having a miscarriage.)Tell Me You Love Me, HBO, relationships, therapy, communication, drama, couples, intimacy, 2000s, television, fertility, marriage, culture, emotional struggles, nostalgia, parenting, episode review, tv shows, anniversaries, family, humor, breakupsFollow us onInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/noseasontwopodBlueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/noseasontwopod.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Kate is questioning everything after a get together with Rita; Palek has a panic attack; Carolyn quits her job; Jamie is at a crossroads with Nick; and Dr. Foster thinks she let Dave down in therapy.Tell Me You Love Me, HBO, relationships, therapy, communication, drama, couples, intimacy, 2000s, television, fertility, marriage, culture, emotional struggles, nostalgia, parenting, episode review, tv shows, anniversaries, family, humor, breakupsFollow us onInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/noseasontwopodBlueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/noseasontwopod.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Palek grapples with Carolyn’s news that she’s pregnant; Dr. Foster asks questions in therapy that would make anyone uncomfortable; Dave has lunch with Jeff (yuck); Kate reassures her daughter that she’s normal; Nick fixes Jamie’s toilet without asking; and we finally meet Terrance (not a war criminal like Hugo wants us to believe).Tell Me You Love Me, HBO, relationships, therapy, communication, drama, couples, intimacy, 2000s, television, fertility, marriage, culture, emotional struggles, nostalgia, parenting, episode review, tv shows, anniversaries, family, humor, breakupsFollow us onInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/noseasontwopodBlueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/noseasontwopod.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, May visits John at his new bachelor pad; Kate and Dave have the house to themselves for the weekend; Jamie drags Hugo to therapy under false pretenses; and Palek and Carolyn go house hunting.Tell Me You Love Me, HBO, relationships, therapy, communication, drama, couples, intimacy, 2000s, television, fertility, marriage, culture, emotional struggles, nostalgia, parenting, episode review, tv shows, anniversaries, family, humor, breakupsFollow us onInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/noseasontwopodBlueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/noseasontwopod.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Kate and Dave talk a little too loudly about adult things in front of their children; Jamie goes to a family outing with her rebound; Palek tells Carolyn something he probably should have told her at the beginning of their relationship; and May gets a surprise visitor.Tell Me You Love Me, HBO, relationships, therapy, communication, drama, couples, intimacy, 2000s, television, fertility, marriage, culture, emotional struggles, nostalgia, parenting, episode review, tv shows, anniversaries, family, humor, breakupsFollow us onInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/noseasontwopodBlueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/noseasontwopod.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Jamie dines out on a coworker’s sloppy seconds; Carolyn and Palek take a step forward in their journey to get pregnant and their doctor is a West Beverly Hills High alum; Dave and Kate are given homework in therapy and lets just say, Dave is getting an ‘F’; and Arthur keeps pushing May to met with John.Tell Me You Love Me, HBO, relationships, therapy, communication, drama, couples, intimacy, 2000s, television, fertility, marriage, culture, emotional struggles, nostalgia, parenting, episode review, tv shows, anniversaries, game night, humor, breakupsFollow us onInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/noseasontwopodBlueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/noseasontwopod.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Dave joins Kate in therapy and she’s probably wishing he hadn’t; Jamie starts doing all the post-breakup activities; Carolyn shares a secret with Palek and he does not take it well; and Dr. Foster welcomes a new patient into her office.Tell Me You Love Me, HBO, relationships, therapy, communication, drama, couples, intimacy, 2000s, television, fertility, marriage, culture, emotional struggles, nostalgia, parenting, episode review, tv shows, anniversaries, game night, humor, breakupsFollow us onInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/noseasontwopodBlueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/noseasontwopod.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Up this week, Jamie starts to spiral after breaking up with Hugo; Carolyn and Palek attend game night and things deteriorate in spectacular fashion; Dave lets his daughter pick out the anniversary gift for his wife and it goes about as well as you’d expect; and Arthur tells May he talked to John.Tell Me You Love Me, HBO, relationships, therapy, communication, drama, couples, intimacy, 2000s, television, fertility, marriage, culture, emotional struggles, nostalgia, parenting, episode review, tv shows, anniversaries, game night, humor, breakupsFollow us onInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/noseasontwopodBlueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/noseasontwopod.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dave asks Kate if she can still call it couples counseling if she's the only person attending; Carolyn tries to apologize to Palek with the saddest Italian dinner we’ve ever seen; Jamie and Hugo look at their future apartment; and Dr. Foster gets a call from the past.Tell Me You Love Me, HBO, relationships, therapy, communication, drama, couples, intimacy, 2007, television, fertility, marriage, cultural reflections, emotional struggles, nostalgia, parenting, episode reviewFollow us onInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/noseasontwopodBlueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/noseasontwopod.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re back and ready to dive into HBO’s 2007 drama—Tell Me You Love Me! In this episode we get introduced to our cast of characters: Kate and Dave are a 40-something couple and the passion between them is dwindling fast; Carolyn and Palek are a 30-something couple looking to go from DINKs to DIWKs (that acronym, not so catchy); Hugo and Jamie are 20-somethings whose fire burns hot and bright but is also unwieldy; and finally Dr. May Foster (and her husband Arthur), who is our couples therapist who has to listen to these people’s problems while also having problems of her own.Tell Me You Love Me, HBO, relationships, therapy, communication, drama, couples, intimacy, 2007, television, fertility, marriage, 2000s fashion, cultural reflections, emotional struggles, nostalgiaFollow us onInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/noseasontwopodBlueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/noseasontwopod.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No Season Two is back for season four on Friday, October 3rd! This season we are tackling the ill-fated, 2007 drama from HBO, “Tell Me You Love Me.” Join us for the next few months as we recap a show about couples in therapy. It sounds depressing, but we promise we’ll make it fun.Follow us onInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/noseasontwopodBlueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/noseasontwopod.bsky.socialTell Me You Love Me, HBO, relationships, therapy, communication, drama, couples, intimacy, 2007, television, fertility, therapy, relationships, intimacy, marriage, 2000s fashion, cultural reflections, sexual dynamics, emotional struggles, nostalgia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded on June 8, 2025) We’ve made it to the season recap everyone! We’re dishing our opinions on the full season of the 1991 cult classic tv show “Dark Shadows.” We’ll be talking about our favorite and least favorite episodes, our big winners and losers of the season, and we fantasy cast a non-existent 2025 reboot (it gets wild). Of course it wouldn’t be a complete show if George didn't give us a music history lesson and Meaghan didn’t have anecdote to share.Dark Shadows, TV shows, episode recap, character dynamics, soap opera, campy moments, character development, supernatural drama, 1990s television, horror themes, relationship dynamics, nostalgiaFollow us onInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/noseasontwopodBlueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/noseasontwopod.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded on June 1, 2025) Up this week is the final episode of the 1991, cult classic tv show Dark Shadows, that we’re lovingly calling, “The Leap Home.” While Victoria sits in her jail cell, Joshua and Peter are the defying the laws of time and distance to get a stay of execution from the Governor. Naomi hears her son calling to her through his portrait and finds him crying in the old house. Abigail gets her just deserts (and Barnabas just gets dessert). We finally find out what happened to Sarah (it’s not good). Barnabas and Ben team up one last time and it has Reverend Trask doing backsies on that whole “Victoria Winters is a witch thing.” Peter hand delivers a letter to the judge exonerating his client but things are never that simple when Angelique is around. Barnabas wants his father to put him out of his misery, but Joshua can’t bring himself to do it. In 1991, Angelique has found a new host and poor Phyllis is the object of her rage. Victoria resigns herself to he fate, but there’s a last ditch effort in 1991 to try and get her home. Plus, Meaghan uses some witchcraft of her own, George does the Stonk, and we talk 18th century medicine—it’s surprising anyone made it out alive! (Original network airdate March 22, 1991)Dark Shadows, TV shows, episode recap, character dynamics, soap opera, campy moments, character development, supernatural drama, 1990s television, horror themes, relationship dynamics, nostalgiaFollow us onInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/noseasontwopodBlueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/noseasontwopod.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded May 25, 2025) Up this week is episode eleven (ep 12 for the purposes of the tile) of the 90’s tv show, Dark Shadows, which we're dubbing, “If The Dress Doesn’t Fit, You Must Acquit.” It’s the trial of the century (the 18th century) and Victoria is finally having her day in court. Peter is representing her as she stands accused of being a witch. A totally normal thing back then because America has alway been weird. This trial has everything: wigs, tiny little straw dolls, men in pilgrim costumes, and scorned lover back from the dead. And while all of this is going on, the rest of the gang works to get Josette safely through her fifth night in Collinwood. Unfortunately, since she let Barnabas go to town on her neck, she’s under his spell. He beckons her to be by his side for all eternity, but will she be a runaway bride? Plus, Meaghan has a bone to pick with George; George meets a real live Barnabas; and we throw in as much O.J. content as we can. (Original network airdate March 11, 1991)Dark Shadows, TV shows, episode recap, character dynamics, soap opera, campy moments, character development, supernatural drama, 1990s television, horror themes, relationship dynamics, nostalgiaFollow us onInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/noseasontwopodBlueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/noseasontwopod.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded May 18, 2025) Up this week is episode ten (ep 11 for the purposes of the tile) of the 90’s tv show, Dark Shadows, that we’re calling, “Are You There God? It’s Me, Barnabas.” Peter shares the Collinsport Family History Book with Countess Natalie, who struggles to believe it contains the truth. Joshua calls a house meeting and tells everyone they’re moving into the new Collinwood, the current place has bad juju. Barnabas has sailed to England, and by England we mean his father placed is coffin in the family mausoleum. Barnabas wakes up hungry and goes out for a bite. Abigail invites Reverend Trask over so they can continue to blame Victoria for everything even though she is still in Lockup: Collinsport. Natalie convinces Josette that they must leave, but Josette goes to the old house looking for her music box, but finds an old flame instead. Plus, George and Meaghan discuss their seasonal allergies, dark money in politics, and if Josette and Barnabas are playing a game of, “no, I’m sorry!” (Original network airdate March 8, 1991)Dark Shadows, TV shows, episode recap, character dynamics, soap opera, campy moments, character development, supernatural drama, 1990s television, horror themes, relationship dynamics, nostalgiaFollow us onInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/noseasontwopodBlueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/noseasontwopod.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded May 11, 2025) Up this week is episode nine (ep ten on the tile, but you get it) of the 90’s tv show, Dark Shadows, that we’ve dubbed, “Single White Female.” The Collins family buries their hottest son, Jeremiah (but will he stay buried?) and Aunt Abigail calls in Reverend Trask not perform the service, but to arrest Victoria for witchcraft! Angelique, the real witch works up another spell, but this time it goes a bit awry. Barnabas finally takes a little bit of responsibility for the mess he’s caused but still lets Josette feel like it might have been all her fault. We learn that Peter is also a lawyer. A lawyer, honey! This man is now the best catch in Collinsport and we’re the only ones that can see it! In 1991, Phyllis is on deaths door (what kind of doctor is Julia again?) and the gang decides to hold another séance. The last one went so well they decided to do it again! And this time, instead of someone leaving, someone comes back. Plus, Meaghan figures out her villain origin story (hint: it involves the DMV), George tells us how he got to live out his Road House fantasy, and we debate some time travel theories. (Original network airdate March 1, 1991)Dark Shadows, TV shows, episode recap, character dynamics, soap opera, campy moments, character development, supernatural drama, 1990s television, horror themes, relationship dynamics, nostalgiaPromo: https://nomorelatefeespodcast.com/Follow us onInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/noseasontwopodBlueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/noseasontwopod.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded May 4, 2025) This week we are discussing episode eight (ep nine for the purposes of this podcast) of the cult classic revival of Dark Shadows, that we’re calling, “There Can Be Only One," and boy is it a doozy. Josette finally arrives to Collinwood and we finally find out the origin story for that stupid music box. While Barnabas rolls around in the grass with Josette, Angelique doesn’t even wait a day to cast a spell that will ruin his life in many ways. Victoria stays not beating the allegations that she’s insane and a witch (and that’s not even because she taught the children Over the Rainbow). Jeremiah keeps being hot (the brocade vest somehow makes him hotter?) and unfortunately, that hotness leads to his downfall. Plus, Meaghan discovers a late 80’s gem, George does the Bartman, and we discuss what would've been a more satisfying approach to ruining a life had we been Angelique. (Original network airdate February 15, 1991)Follow us on Instagram (@noseasontwopod) and Bluesky (noseasontwopod.bsky.social)Dark Shadows, TV shows, episode recap, character dynamics, soap opera, campy moments, character development, supernatural drama, 1990s television, horror themes, relationship dynamics, nostalgia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded on April 30, 2025) This week we are discussing episode seven, “You, Me, and du Prés” from the cult classic, 90's tv show, Dark Shadows. We’re introduced to the Collins family in 1790 as Victoria Winters is hurled back in time via a séance gone wrong. Victoria stumbles her way into the position of tutor at Collinwood (with the help of a very handsome Peter Bradford). Barnabas keeps telling everyone how much Victoria looks like Josette (we get it dude!). We finally meet Barnabas’s hot brother, Jeremiah and the fact that is just now showing up is a real disservice to the show. Barnabas’s nosey Aunt Abigail can’t help but think there is something off about Victoria and enlists the help of Reverend Trask. And Angelique does her best to seduce Barnabas but when things go wrong she finds her own minion in Ben Loomis. Plus, George has a lot of thoughts on theaters that are also restaurants; Meaghan tries her hand at a French accent; and we both think Angelique is going after the wrong brother. (Original network airdate February 8, 1991)Follow us on Instagram (@noseasontwopod) and Bluesky (noseasontwopod.bsky.social)Dark Shadows, TV shows, episode recap, character dynamics, soap opera, campy moments, character development, supernatural drama, 1990s television, horror themes, relationship dynamics, nostalgia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded on April 20, 2025) This week we have a very special episode we're calling, “Opening the Coffin,” and we are chatting about the first half of the season of Dark Shadows with Dustin Holden from The Rewatch Recap! We do a special speed round of questions with Dustin: favorite character, favorite episode, which Collins family member he would dress as if he was invited to the costume party, etc. Dustin fills in some gaps for us with his knowledge of the original series. We talk what about works and what doesn’t work in the series (very little!). And Dustin hints at what we can look forward to in the last half of the season! Make sure to check out The Rewatch Recap (especially the Ghostwriter retrospective!).Follow us on Instagram (@noseasontwopod) and Bluesky (noseasontwopod.bsky.social)Dark Shadows, TV shows, episode recap, character dynamics, soap opera, campy moments, character development, supernatural drama, 1990s television, horror themes, relationship dynamics, nostalgia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded on April 13, 2025) This week we are discussing episode six, “Nannies in the Mist,” from the cult classic tv show, Dark Shadows. It’s the day of the costume party at Collinwood and Carolyn is officially a minion of Barnabas. Roger complains about all the guests that are just there for the free food; Dr. Hoffman tries to pretend like she didn’t betray Barnabas; the costume party makes Barnabas nostalgic for the 18th century; Maggie busts out a Ouija board at the after party; Sheriff Patterson consults it for some help; Carolyn finds the only antique shop in town selling arsenic; David gets in trouble doing Sarah’s bidding; Angelique’s hell ghost is back; there’s a good, old fashioned, family séance; and Victoria takes the trip of a lifetime. Plus, George celebrates Record Store Day, Meaghan surprises George with her love of different 90’s tv show, and we discuss our favorite outfits from this Collinwood Costume party. (Original network airdate February 1, 1991)Follow us on Instagram (@noseasontwopod) and Bluesky (noseasontwopod.bsky.social)Dark Shadows, TV shows, episode recap, character dynamics, soap opera, campy moments, character development, supernatural drama, 1990s television, horror themes, relationship dynamics, nostalgia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded on April 6, 2025) Up this week is “Death Becomes Him”, episode five of the truly incredible 90’s tv series, Dark Shadows. The days are incredibly long in Collinsport and we pick up a few hours after episode four ends. Victoria has dinner with Barnabas and he presents her with a gift; Dr. Hoffman finds out Barnabas’s plans for Victoria and she devises a plan of her own; Carolyn needs to learn boundaries; Joe is a messy eater; Maggie has a vision; Victoria spends the night at the old house; Barnabas can’t control his urges; Carolyn has bad timing; and Willie is just out here doing his best. Plus, George is grossed out by the thought of wearing 200 year old clothing, Meaghan loses her mind over Joe, and we discuss our favorite Val Kilmer movies. (Original network airdate January 25, 1991Follow us on Instagram (@noseasontwopod) and Bluesky (noseasontwopod.bsky.social)Dark Shadows, TV shows, episode recap, character dynamics, soap opera, campy moments, character development, supernatural drama, 1990s television, horror themes, relationship dynamics, nostalgia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded on March 30, 2025) We’re back this week with episode four of the 90’s tv series Dark Shadows and we're calling this one, “Twisted Firestarter.” We pick up right where we left off in episode three—Michael’s made a life changing decision; Julia’s got her eyes on Josette’s music box; Sarah’s back and trying to get a message to Victoria; Barnabas doesn’t know how to accept a gift; Roger’s secret art studio is discovered; David plays with matches; Maggie tries to warn Victoria; and Willie fears that Angelique might harm Barnabas. Plus, George wonders if Dark Shadows might be building too big of a world; Meaghan gives Maggie some dating advice; and we reminisce about the first time we recorded this episode—it's gone, but forever in our hearts. (Original network air date January 18, 1991)Dark Shadows, TV shows, episode recap, character dynamics, soap opera, campy moments, character development, supernatural drama, 1990s television, horror themes, relationship dynamics, nostalgia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded on March 9, 2025) This week we are delving into episode three of the cult classic tv show Dark Shadows, “The Nutty Professor.” In this episode, Professor Michael can’t stay out of his own way; Julia uses comically sized medical instruments; Barnabas gets his first gray hair; Victoria is wooed with some Byron; Roger throws Michael under the bus; Joe wants to try his luck in Bimini; and Sarah visits David in the family tomb.Plus, Meaghan stresses over the podcast; George is being held together by soup; and of course we can’t stop talking about OJ. (Original network air date January 14, 1991)Dark Shadows, TV shows, episode recap, character dynamics, soap opera, campy moments, character development, supernatural drama, 1990s television, horror themes, relationship dynamics, nostalgia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Up this week is episode two of the gothic soap opera, Dark Shadows, and we're calling this one: “Did Somebody Say Stake?” In this episode, Daphne can’t escape the vampiric powers of Barnabas; Joe falls asleep on the job; Roger gets some; Professor Michael keeps something very special in his medicine bag; the Collinsport police department keeps giant crucifixes in their arsenal; and Julia has her eyes on a Nobel Prize in medicine.Also, George finally turns on his microphone; Meaghan won’t shut up about Joe; and we question exactly how one gets turned into a vampire on this show.Dark Shadows, TV shows, episode recap, character dynamics, soap opera, campy moments, character development, supernatural drama, 1990s television, horror themes, relationship dynamics, nostalgia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded on February 23, 2025) Episode One is here! And since these episodes have no titles, we’re creating our own! We’re calling this one, “The Nanny Diaries,” because Victoria Winters, the recently hired governess at the Collinwood estate in Collinsport, Maine is providing some much need narrative context. Victoria isn’t the only new person in town, cousin Barnabas from England has also arrived, coincidentally at the same time a bunch of bad stuff starts happening! Shockingly, the police aren’t very good at putting these two things together.Also, Meaghan and George discuss the relatively new OJ Simpson documentary on Netflix; George is blown away by a young Joseph Gordon Levitt performance; and Meaghan is tired of men’s daddy issues. (Original network air date January 13, 1991) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re back for season three! This season we're headed to the Collinsport to discuss the 1991 revival of the gothic, now in primetime soap opera, Dark Shadows. Each week we’ll be breaking down the episodes, sharing what we thought were the campiest moments, and of course picking our winners and losers. Join us as we break into cousin Barnabas's coffin and answer the question: Should the Dark Shadow's revival had a second season? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded on November 3, 2024) This week we are wrapping up all things “Firefly” and “Serenity,” the much loved (by some) space western from the early aughts. We giving our favorite episodes and our least favorite episodes. And what would an episode of No Season Two be like if we didn’t give our big winners and losers of the season. Finally we’ll be giving our letter grade for the entire thing—will George have finally learned the American grading system? You’ll have to listen to find out! Thank you for sticking around through these seventeen episodes and we will be back in 2025! Follow us on Instagram @noseasontowpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Up this week, we have our second and final part recapping the Firefly movie, “Serenity.” Last week we left off with Mal finally meeting the Operative and Inara coming back aboard Serenity. The group (minus River) have a house meeting, where Jayne actually makes some pretty good points about how River is a liability and can take care of herself. Mal is turned all the way up in the brooding department after Jayne says he could captain this boat better than Mal. Jayne has a botched attempt at kidnapping River (she bests him) and she is loose on the ship for all of two seconds before Mal finds her surfing AOL to find Miranda—a black-rocked planet just this side of Reaver-land. Now this is where the story takes a bit of sharp turn to ‘huh?’ territory. We lose a well-loved character; we get a convoluted backstory about the origin of Reavers; we’re supposed to believe that the Alliance cares that River knew about this deep down; we lose ANOTHER well-loved character; we get some good fight scenes; and then it just sort of ends. Of course there’s things tying all of these together but it’s all very strange. Does it make for a bad movie over all? You’ll have to listen to hear our thoughts on that. Plus, Meaghan tries to manifest the comeback of America’s Next Top Model. George wonders where his nerd-brain went. And we ask ourselves if we’d watch “Serenity: The Sequel.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are digging into the first half (well first 55 minutes) of the Firefly movie, “Serenity.” We’ve got a new—in the words of George— big bad, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor, who really brings a whole new level to this universe. Simon is turned up to eleven and it makes us wonder where that energy was in the Firefly series. Mal is obviously sad that Inara left the ship and is taking it out on everyone else. Zoe is wondering what happened to the Mal that would never leave a man behind. Kaylee says something that made us go “what in the what??”. Jayne says something that makes us go, “of course he would say that”. Wash is there, being the supportive husband we all know and love. And River is out there kicking major butt. Now you may be thinking, aren’t George and Meaghan huge fans of Shepherd? Why wasn’t he mentioned? And to that I say, he shows up about 45 minutes into the movie and we found that to be very annoying! Why are they hiding one of the best characters?! Anyways…there are reavers, subliminal messages, and a set of British (did the monarchy make it to space?) twins who add a bit of flair to the movie. We’ll be handing out awards for biggest winners and losers in the first half as well as letter grades (and we’ll try not to take off too many points for lack of Shepherd). Also, Meaghan questions if there is a new TikTok challenge happening; George hopes for “Serenity” to turn into a rom-com; and we discuss why there are still batteries in the 26th century. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We did it - we made it the fourteenth and final (don’t worry, we’re not abandoning you just yet) episode of Firefly, “Objects in Space.” If you’re looking for a typical series finale where story lines are wrapped up in a nice little bow, this episode of television might disappoint you. If you’re living in an alternate reality where this is a season finale and they're going to bring back Firefly for a season two decades later, then this episode is really isn’t that bad. River walks through the ship listening in on various conversations between crew members. While eavesdropping she has moments where she hears and sees the crew saying things not heard by the other person, and everyone remains unaware of her presence. Simon implies he’d still be a doctor if it wasn’t for her; Shepherd says something that implies a not-so-religious past; Mal and Inara voice frustrations over their Sam and Diane dynamic. River overwhelmed by everyone's feelings, rushes down to the cargo bay and steps on a branch. When she picks it up—she's suddenly surrounded by orange leaves on the floor. A few seconds later we are thrust back into the real world and River is holding a gun while the rest of the crew surrounds her, yelling at her to put it down. After she runs back to her room, we see a small vessel tailing Serenity and a man (bounty hunter Jubel Early) inside looking at the wanted bulletin for the Tam siblings. Later the crew grapples with whether it’s safe to have River on the ship—River is listening through the floor and Early is listening through the hull of the ship. As the crew goes to bed, Early enters ship and starts taking the crew out one by one—first Mal (a little to easily if we’re being honest!), quickly locking some people in their quarters after; then Kaylee (which we have some thoughts on because ugh); he gets Shepherd with a kick to the head; and finally he comes across Simon who he uses as bait to try and lure River out to him. We don’t want to give too much away here, but the gist is River is no longer a person, she’s turned into Serenity. You’ll have to listen to find out how true that statement is—with River, anything is possible! Plus, George and Meaghan talk “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story; Meaghan’s loser takes George by surprise; and we discuss what a Firefly season two might have looked like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are rounding third and talking about episode thirteen of Firefly, “Heart of Gold,” and boy is it a weird one. We’re visiting yet another desert locale in space, but this one has a brothel covered in tin foil, run by former companion, Nandi; and a local land owner, Rance Burgess, who must have seen Road House at some point (J.C. Penney is coming here, because of me!). Rance shows up at the brothel looking for one of Nandi’s employees Petaline. Petaline is pregnant and Rance is determined to prove the baby is his. Nandi video calls Inara, asking for help (much like when Dalton called in Wade Garrett for back up when dealing with Brad Wesley). Inara volunteers the Serenity crew and since they have nothing else lined up, they agree. When they get to The Chicken Ranch, Jayne makes a beeline for the girls, Shepherd tries to make a sandwich, Kaylee asks Wash to tell her she’s pretty, and Simon (with River in tow) goes to examine Petaline. Nandi explains the situation to Mal, Zoe, and Inara—that Rance keeps the people in the town poor, so he can live out his Road House fantasy. Later, Mal and Inara meet Rance at a local theater (and if we weren’t already clear on how Rance views women, this part helps clarify: he hates them). Mal and Inara leave, and Mal realizing Rance is a monster tells Inara that everyone should pack up and leave this hellhole. Rance gets a call from Maury saying “YOU ARE THE FATHER.” Nandi can’t be convinced to leave and Mal in a moment of ‘stupid recognizes stupid’ agrees to stay and help fight. The main bullet points after this are: Zoe tells Wash it’s time to start trying for a baby; Mal sleeps with Nandi; Inara cries when she finds out; River doesn’t know where babies come from; and we meet a winner of the local Lacey Chabert look-alike contest. We end on a bit of a cliffhanger, which neither of us are sure will even be mentioned in the fourteenth and final episode. Plus, George and Meaghan workshop their Firefly spinoff about Shepherd Book; George regales us with the trials and tribulations of getting the best burger in NYC; and by the end of the episode, Meaghan can’t stop laughing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded on September 29, 2024) This week we’re discussing episode twelve of Firefly, “The Message.” While at the local mall, the crew stops by the post office (convenient!) to see if any of their Amazon orders came in. Jayne gets a letter from his mom (that he either struggles to read or she struggled to write) and a homemade hat. Mal and Zoe get a crate a with a body inside! We flashback to seven years prior and learn that the body is of a former independence soldier named Tracey that fought alongside them. Once they're done reminiscing, the post master reminds them that it’s illegal to transport a body through the mail (still!?) and they need to GTFO. Back on Serenity the crew discover an ancient device called a sony minidisc player containing a message (or THE message) in Tracey’s crate. Now, if you think this message is going to lead into sensitive discussions about readjusting to life after war, you’re going to be disappointed! The message is good, but the follow through is bad. Tracey fell in with some bad folk and now other bad folk are looking for him; like some alliance feds at the post office threatening to light the post master on fire (the best of the threats, seriously) if he tells Mal they're looking for that crate. They track Serenity down and Mal figures this a good time to cut Tracey open to see what’s inside - but guess what! Tracey’s actually alive and just smuggling lab grown organs in his own body that will then be removed and replaced with his own (we’re not kidding). Mal has Tracey hide—Kaylee volunteers her room because she’s got a crush and is very mad at Simon! Shepherd sniffs out some sneaky behavior on the alliance officer’s part and helps devise a plan. Unfortunately, Tracey only hears half that plan and goes off the rails and tries to take down everyone with him. Plus, Meaghan talks about her love for Tropic Thunder; George comes close to getting canceled; and we discuss the perils of tripping on the sidewalk at our advanced ages. (Original network air date July 15, 2003) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded on September 22, 2024) **Promo for The Delicious Recap podcast included in this episode** Up this week we are digging into episode eleven of Firefly, “Trash.” That’s right folks, we are in the home stretch! Mal is doing business with his old war pal, Monty (sans soup catcher, gag) when he’s introduced to Monty’s wife Bridget. But listeners, Monty’s wife Bridget, is actually Mal’s wife—that’s right Saffron is back (loud boos and cheers). Mal and Saffron scuffle while Monty stands by confused but not at all bothered by Mal beating up his wife. Eventually Monty realizes that Bridget is not who she says she is and kicks her off his ship, unfortunately sticking her with Mal. Saffron teases Mal with a ‘million square job’ while he tries to get away from her. On Serenity, Inara tells Mal she’s in dire need of work and if he could stop doing these tiny jobs that make them no money, that would be great. Mal digs Saffron out of a bin in the cargo bay (what was she doing all that time!?) and asks her about this job. We get a bit of the same stuff as in ‘Ariel’ (but not as good) with Saffron explaining the job—stealing an antique laser pistol from rich a-hole Durran Haymer—while showing how it could work. Everyone is like, “what’s she doing here?” but in the end they all need money and agree to work with her. While in the middle of stealing the pistol, Durran walks in, shocked that he’s being robbed, but even MORE shocked that his wife Yolanda has returned. That’s right, Saffron is Yolanda! Keep up everyone! She turns on Mal, but then Durran comes back and she turns on him and is back to being partners with Mal long enough to try and screw him over. BUT the Serenity crew is playing some 4-D chess and Saffron/Bridget/Yolanda ends up stuck in a dumpster, where she belongs. Also, Simon finally realizes that Jayne tried to sell him and sister out—about f’ing time! Plus, George gives us another white guy on his mom’s list of approved white guys; Meaghan wonders which episode made execs at Fox go, ‘ENOUGH!”; and we wonder if Christina Hendricks still has her syfy genre award from 2006. (Original network air date July 21, 2003) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded on September 15, 2024) Up this week we’re discussing episode ten, “War Stories,” of the cult class Firefly. Shepherd is back (yay!) from is monastic vacation and he seems refreshed. Simon is still trying to cure his sister’s…broken amygdala? Not sure if that’s something that can be fixed, but you do you. Jayne’s maybe feeling a little guilty for almost getting everyone killed and bought the crew (checks notes) a crate of apples. Inara tries to keep everyone from gawking at her client, “the councillor, although she might have better luck if her client wasn’t a woman! There’s a lot shocked faces and Jayne keeps talking about how he’ll be in his bunk (please make it stop). And you can all rest assured that this storyline is written with grace and not at all in a way for the 13 year old boys watching in 2002 (that’s sarcasm, in case you were wondering). While all of this is going on, Wash and Zoe are fighting because Wash is insecure and Zoe shares too many stories about her and Mal. Wash forces his way into a business excursion with Mal and immediately regrets it once they're kidnapped by Niska’s men. Yes, Adelai Niska is back and he has a torture chamber—very 50 Shades of him. Unfortunately Niska’s fun is ruined by Mal and Wash arguing about who Zoe loves more—way to kill the vibe guys. Zoe realizes something is wrong and puts two and two together to realize that both of her husbands have been taken. She rounds up some money from the rest of the crew to buy them back, but Niska only lets her choose one. Zoe chooses Wash, knowing that he is not a man built for days of torture. Do they go back to rescue Mal? Well there’s 4 more episodes and a movie so it’s an obvious yes, but they all mount up like Regulators to do it, so that’s fun! Plus, George tells us about his bowling tournament; Meaghan talks about her favorite Catfish episode; and if you’ve ever wondered what happened to Shan Yu from Mulan, boy are you in for a treat this week! (Original network air date December 6, 2002)  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded on September 7, 2024) No Season Two is back from our mid-season break and we’re talking about episode nine of Firefly, “Ariel.” The Serenity crew is heading to the allied world Ariel, so Inara can get her government mandated physical exam to renew her companion license (the future sounds awful! but also familiar, womp womp). Before they can touch down on Ariel, River slashes Jayne across the chest with a butcher’s knife (you go girl!) and Jayne does not take it well! Mal realizes River is getting worse and has her confined to her quarters. The next day while the gang is playing a game of horseshoe and bemoaning their lack of money-making endeavors, Simon waltzes in with a proposition for them: get him into the hospital in Ariel City so he can find out what’s wrong with his sister (diagnosis: A LOT) and they will have access to all the pharmaceuticals they want to resell on the black market. Ladies and germs, we have a heist! And not the sad heist that was in “The Train Job.” This a bonafide heist with an Ocean’s 11 montage. Things go perfectly at first—Simon finds out that the alliance turned River’s amygdala into mush, and Zoe and Mal are able to snag all the drugs. Unfortunately for everyone, Jayne is a part of their crew and he called the feds to turn in Simon and River for some reward money. Of course Jayne didn’t think (big obviously here) that this plan would backfire, but it does spectacularly. The blue glove guys show up turning people's brains into pools of blood, but before they can get to Simon and River, Mal and Zoe come to the rescue. Back on the ship Mal pulls a “you did it to me!” with Jayne while threatening to have him sucked out into space. But does he do it? No. But it’s fun to watch Jayne think he’s a goner. Also, George shares one his favorite summer past times; Meaghan won’t shut up about the tv show OZ (trust us, it will make sense); and we both try to figure out what is going on with the hospitals in the 26th century (Seinfeld voice). (Original network air date November 15, 2002) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded on August 11, 2024) This week we’re digging into episode eight of Firefly, “Out of Gas.” This is the episode that we have been waiting for—the episode that makes us go, “okay, we can see why people would like this show.” The title is misleading, because it’s not gas they’re running out of, it’s oxygen. And the clock is ticking! The catalyzer on Serenity is blown out causing the engine to offline and life support functions to fail. Mal makes the decision to stay behind on the ship to wait for a response to their distress beacon, while sending the crew away on two separate shuttles. The episode goes back and forth between the past, almost present, and actual present. In the past, we get flashbacks of Mal showing Zoe the newly purchased Serenity (she’s not impressed), Mal and Zoe meeting Wash (also not impressed), the ships old mechanic Bester (wtf), how Kaylee ended up on the ship (HATED IT), and Zoe and Mal meeting Jayne for the first time (it’s about how you would imagine). In the not-so-present, there’s a birthday dinner, an explosion, Zoe saving Kaylee from a fireball, River terrorizing Shepherd, Mal almost fighting Wash, and Mal being ambushed by an early aughts steampunk band. In the present-present it’s just Mal fighting for his life on an empty Serenity. There are six more episodes and movie so of course Mal lives, but it’s about the journey (to use George’s favorite word). Of course not every episode is perfect—even one we both enjoyed. So if you tune in just to hear us find something to tear into, we will definitely be doing that with Kaylee’s flashback! It’s just a lot! We have some big winners and just one big loser (if you’ve watched, can you guess?). Also, George and Meaghan discuss Olympic events (sort of topical!); Meaghan might have hit a record for most pop culture references in a synopsis; and we think about how if they had cast Michael Biehn in this episode, it would have been off the charts. (Original network air date October 25, 2002) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded on August 4, 2024) Up this week is episode seven of Firefly, “Jaynestown.” The crew are headed to Canton, a town who survives on the export of mud and slave labor. Who do they think they are, Shein? Jayne disguised as the REI Lawerence of Arabia, doesn’t want to go because he previously robbed the town’s magistrate—a man named Higgins, whose sole focus in this episode is getting his 26 year old son, Fess, laid (weird!). While Mal, Wash, Jayne, Kaylee, and Simon journey to town, Zoe and Shepherd stay on the ship with River. After meeting the foreman of the mud plantation, the crew stumbles on a statue of Jayne, made out of what else, mud. Simon seems most dumbfounded, making some of campiest shocked faces we’ve seen in the serious so far. They visit a local tavern and while imbibing in mudders milk (I hope it’s pasteurized) they’re treated to a musical performance by a local. The song, Hero of Canton is about Jayne—describing how he robbed from Higgins and then rained the money down on the towns people. Obviously that is only half true, as Jayne only dumped the money so his ship wouldn’t crash (and that’s not the only thing he dumped!). The mudders discover Jayne is back and boy are they happy to see him. Higgins, while waiting for his son to lose his cherry (his words, not mine) to Inara finds out that Jayne is back in Canton. Higgins, unlocks Encino Man from a wooden box and is like, “go on, git! you know what you need to do!” Ladies and germs, that man is Stitch Hessian, Jayne’s former partner who he also dumped from his ship. Obviously he as an axe to grind! There’s a pretty good fight scene (I’ll give them that) and then Jayne holds a republican press conference telling everyone to stop waiting for a handout and get a job! They have a job, they just don't get paid, Jayne!! While all of this is going on, Kaylee is trying to flirt with Simon (awkwardly). And River is being kind of racist??Also, George implores Meaghan to watch the movie Heat; Meaghan is offended that George questioned her boyband knowledge; and they both encourage everyone to listen to Give It To You. (Original network air date October 18, 2002) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded on July 21st, 2024) This week we are talking about episode six of Firefly, “Our Mrs. Reynolds.” While at a party, thrown in their honor for ridding the town of ruthless bandits, Mal gets drunk and spends his time flirting and dancing with a local woman. The next day, after they’ve left the town that JD Vance grew up in, Mal discovers a woman in the cargo bay of Serenity, who claims to be his new wife Saffron. Shepherd informs Mal that unfortunately he’s an idiot and everything he did with Saffron last night, was a marriage ceremony in her culture. And while it’s never good to trick someone into marriage, it’s definitely always good to google a place before you visit it. Saffron, upset that Mal isn’t thrilled about being a newlywed, runs off to cry in a hallway. Mal tries to be nice while telling her he’d make a terrible husband and that sort of honesty apparently works for Saffron, because she goes to make him a meal. Shepherd tells Mal there’s a special place in hell for him (not the same place for women who don’t support other women) if he takes advantage of her. Are we forgetting that this marriage was not consensual? Now this is where the episode takes a turn for the tradwife algorithm on TikTok. Saffron wants to please her husband with her cooking, washing his feet (barf), listening to his boring stories about childhood, telling him she prayed for someone like him, and of course wedding night you-know-what. Going so far as to quote from a bible (not sure if it’s THE bible) about how he should furrow with the plow—IT’S A LOT. Of course Mal, a man, can’t resist and kisses her. He probably would have furrowed his plow if the kiss hadn’t drugged him causing him to pass out. Saffron is a villain - and this feels like some kind of allegory on Whedon’s part that women can’t be trusted, but I DIGRESS. She tries the same on Wash, but ends up having to kick him in the head. Her whole plan was to just reroute the ship to some guys who would strip it for parts—which for the thrill, I guess. Before she abandons ship, she runs into Inara and tries to seduce her (which George loved OBVIOUSLY), but Inara is smarter than both Mal and Wash so it doesn’t work. Unfortunately Inara doesn’t seem great at hand-to-hand combat so Saffron gets away…or does she? All you really need to know is that George thrived watching the episode and Meaghan barely survived. (Original network air date October 4, 2002) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded on July 14, 2024) Up this week is “Safe,” the fifth episode of Firefly. If you were wondering what the Serenity crew was going to do with that cattle from last week, this is the episode for you. If you love Zac Efron, this episode for you. And if you were wondering what Shepherd looks like without his shirt on, this episode is definitely for you. We kick off the episode with some Simon and River backstory and get more throughout. This is all to set up how far Simon would go to protect his sister (a little heavy handed, but we did ask for more backstory, so that’s on us). Moving on! Serenity has landed on a backwoods planet to unload the cattle; unfortunately they didn’t check their source box for any travel advisories in Jiangyin. While half the crew stay back to offload the cattle, Kaylee, Inara, Simon, and River head into town. At a shop Simon, proceeds to unintentionally insult everything Kaylee likes which obviously upsets her! Inara and Kaylee leave and River wanders off and finds herself a local LARPing community. Back at the OK Corral, the cattle sale goes awry when the local police show up to arrest the buyers. In the melee, Shepherd gets shot (by who, it’s not clear). River’s spidey senses are tingling, but before her and Simon can leave Shakespeare in the Park, they’re kidnapped—by the people that the travel advisory was warning about! The rest of the crew can’t wait around to look for them and take off to find Shepherd help. Unfortunately, Simon and River see Serenity leave them, ouch. The Serenity crew seek help at an Alliance station, but before they can be turned away Shepherd pulls out his Obamacare card and they rush him to treatment. Simon is just settling into his role as Doc Hollywood (is this thing on?) when his sister is accused of being a witch! Before the town can get out their s’mores kits, Mal and the rest of the crew come to rescue them. If only Joan of Arc had been so lucky. George comes to the realization that if he gives up on a coherent story line he enjoys the show; Meaghan doesn’t understand why we’re making up new words to describe things that already existed; and we say goodbye to our girl, Shannen Dorehty. (Original network air date November 8, 2002) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded on June 30th, 2024) We’re back this week with episode four of Firefly, “Shindig.” We learn some new things this week, like: the 26th century has slave traders, men throw around the word ‘whore’ just as liberally in the 26th century as they do in the 21st, and Badger’s back (resounding BOOOOO). We’re in Persephone again—Serenity needs to refuel and Mal needs to find his next job (on the level or off) and Inara has been engaged to accompany Atherton Wing while in town. This ruffles Mal’s feathers (because it’s OBVIOUS he likes her) so he spends the majority of the episode being a real a-hole. Unfortunately Atherton is also an a-hole, just with more money. If we were hoping men were better in space, we’d be wrong. Mal has to attend a ball (the same ball that Inara is at with Atherton) to track down Sir Warick Harrow, someone who wisely won’t do business directly with Badger. He brings Kaylee, someone he insulted earlier, with him. At the ball Mal asks Atherton’s permission to dance with Inara and what is he going to do, say no? Inara tells Mal that Atherton wants her to become his personal companion (insert Ghost ‘you in danger girl’ gif). Atherton breaks up their dance telling Mal she’s bought and paid for (gross) and Mal punches him. And apparently in the future that means you’ve challenged someone to a duel. Later that evening Inara graciously tries to help Mal learn how to sword fight but all he does insult her. The next morning we’re in the English countryside section of Persephone where Mal and Atherton briefly fight before Inara distracts Atherton enough for Mal to get the upper hand. Mal lets him live and in the process impresses Sir Warick enough to give Mal his business. Inara and Mal share some Boone’s Farm on Serenity later that evening, ostensibly making up. You maybe asking yourself what about everyone else on Serenity and to that we say, they weren’t interesting enough to include in this episode synopsis. Also, Meaghan is confused about what century we are in; George compares and contrasts the dancing in Firefly with the dancing in Bridgerton; and we seriously consider starting a Hitch podcast. (Original network air date November 1, 2002) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded on June 23rd, 2024) This week we’ve got “Bushwhacked,” episode three of Firefly. We’re finally seeing that space is actually scary and not just because of the mining activity that will turn you into soup. The Serenity crew comes across what they think is an abandoned settler ship and under the guise of checking for life they go to raid the ship. River walks barefoot (please get the girl some shoes) on to the settler ship following…voices? It’s unclear. Through her telepathic investigative work we find out the passengers on this ship have been tortured, strung up, and left for dead. They find one survivor (who is not well!) hiding in the air ducts and bring him back to Serenity. Mal finally tells everyone it was Reavers (who’s backstory is woefully underdeveloped) who attacked the ship and they should get out of dodge. Before they can, the Alliance docks and boards Serenity accusing them of stealing (correct) and harboring two adult siblings (also correct). The Alliance commander Harkin takes the Serenity crew (minus Simon and River who are hiding on the outside of the ship?) in for questioning, along with the lone survivor of the settler ship to medical treatment. Harkin does some lackluster interrogation work before being informed that the survivor has murdered the doctors helping him—not cool bro! Mal realizes the survivor has become a Reaver (see now this is an origin story) and has gone back to the Serenity ship. Mal, handcuffed, saves the Harkin’s life and the crew of the Serenity is allowed to go. I guess we just forgot all about the harboring fugitives bit, huh? Also, Meaghan compares “Bushwhacked” to an episode of X-Files (though she confuses the name of the episode for a movie and doesn’t get the nationality of the ship’s crew correct—good work!); George won’t stand for Costner trash talk; and Meaghan blows George’s mind with her favorite Donald Sutherland movies. (Original network airdate September 27, 2002) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded on June 16th, 2024) Up this week is episode two, technically episode one, but really episode two of Firefly, “The Train Job.” No, they didn’t get new jobs as train conductors—we’re talking a heist. A heist gone wrong, but still a heist. The Serenity crew do a job for Adelai Niska, 26th century Russian crime boss (still? how?). They don’t ask questions, which maybe they should have? Because then they wouldn’t have stolen vital medication for an entire population. While Zoe and Mal are being detained by the town’s sheriff, Mal sees the havoc he’s wreaked on this dusty and ailing town and starts to feel guilty. Inara uses her status as a Companion to bail out Mal and Zoe and bring them back to the ship. Mal has a change of heart about his criminal activities and returns the medicine they stole but not before Niska’s gaggle of goons tries to stop him. Our anti-hero overcomes and the town no longer has to worry about their bones and muscles turning into soup. Also, George and Meaghan can’t stop talking about OJ; Meaghan has some thoughts on the theme song; and George shares his feelings on the youth of today. (Original network air date September 20th, 2002) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded on June 9th, 2024) We’re officially back and kicking off our second season with Firefly’s pilot episode, ‘Serenity’ (not to be confused with the movie ‘Serenity,’ which we were close to doing). There’s a lot going on in this too long 90 minute episode. We meet the crew of the firefly ship Serenity with little to no backstory causing our wikipedia senses to tingle. Mal is cosplaying as Han Solo, Zoe still calls him ‘Sir’ (in front of her husband and pilot of the ship, Wash), Kaylee, our ‘is she a child or is she an adult’ engineer, and of course Jayne someone you’d rather hurl into space than travel in space with. They pick up a few passengers in Persephone, a preacher, a guy with a not at all suspicious crate, and Ramon from Seinfeld. We get an awkward dinner, a ‘what’s in the box?’ moment, a shoot-out in the space equivalent of Arizona, and Reavers (they’re super bad, okay?). This episode is jam-packed but still makes us go, how did we get here?Also,George and Meaghan discuss some highlights of Adam Baldwin’s film career; George is here for the world building; Meaghan is worried that Firefly fans will come after her if she doesn’t like the show; and we delve into the accusations portion of Joss Whedon’s wikipedia. (Original network air date December 20, 2002) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re back with another season of No Season Two (complicated, we know). This season we’re dropping out of high school and headed to the 26th century to discuss the space western Firefly. Each week we’ll be breaking down the episodes, sharing our favorite action sequences, and as always picking our winners and losers. So join us as we reminisce about early aught’s CGI and try our best to separate the art from the artist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded on January 30th, 2024) We did it, we finished My So-Called Life! As George likes to say, it’s been a journey. There have been highs (Rickie), lows (Brian) and more lows (Graham). We’re closing out the season with one last episode to unleash our final thoughts. We’ll be letter grading our main cast of characters along with some members of the supporting roster. We’ve got our list of favorite and least favorite episodes. George and Meaghan will be sharing their top five needle drops. And finally, we’ll answer the question that started this whole podcast in the first place: should My So-Called Life have had a second season? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded on November 19th, 2023) Well, we’ve made to episode nineteen, the series finale of My So-Called Life, “In Dreams Begin Responsibilities.” Jordan is trying to get Angela back and much like in her dreams, he seems incapable of apologizing. He enlists the help of Brian and we get “Cyrano De Bergerac: Liberty High” (sadly not added to abc’s Fall ‘95 lineup). Brian does his best to feed Jordan some lines he can remember and Angela buys it enough to tell Jordan that now they can have “a serious talk.” Jordan, who lacks the capacity to take accountability for his actions, convinces Brian (it wasn’t a hard sell) to write the world’s worst love letter to Angela. Since Angela is in high school, the letter makes her forget that Jordan had sex with her best friend. Angela only realizes that Brian wrote the letter in the last few minutes of the show (come on girl! This guy couldn’t even spell your name right!) but still drives off with Jordan. The investors of the restaurant want Graham out of the picture but Hallie thinks that if can just cook for them, they’ll be blown away enough to forget that he’s never run a professional kitchen in his life. It works, because this is not reality. Graham and Hallie embrace for a second too long for it to still be considered a friendly hug. Patty invites her high school boyfriend, Tony Poole, to the house under the pretenses of him having restaurant experience. He’s a no show, but the 1995 version of him (Jordan) shows up and proceeds to drink every ounce of milk they have in the house. Patty, forgetting that this 30 year old sophomore slept with her daughters best friend, says that it’s “clear [he] didn’t mean to hurt her.” Like WTF, Patty!?! Rickie comes out with the help of Delia and this is really the only story line that matters to us. George gives us a very hot take on who he thinks the show is actually about. Meaghan rejects that very hot take. And we discuss the importance of LGBTQIA+ representation in media in 1995. (Original network air date January 26th, 1995) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded on November 5th, 2023) This week, we’ve got the eighteenth episode of My So-Called Life, “Weekend.” Patty and Graham are headed to the saddest inn this side of the Allegheny River with Uncle Neil and his surprise girlfriend, Cheryl. While packing for the trip, Camille offers Patty her handcuffs—let’s hope she sanitizes after each use. When Graham comes into the room, Patty ends up hiding the handcuffs underneath the 500 decorative pillows on her bed. Patty finally learns that Hallie is no longer engaged and you can hear her screaming internally. At the inn, Patty wants to do activities and the rest of the crew want to get drunk and abandon her to find alcohol, since they are staying at the only dry inn in the western hemisphere. Instead of ice skating, Patty spends her afternoon sitting on a couch in the common area and annoying Warren the inn keeper, a man not suited for the hospitality industry. At dinner, Patty deals with her abandonment issues by getting drunk on contraband ginger flavored brandy to prove to everyone that she’s not a stick-in-the-mud (it only sort of works). Back at the Chase house, Rickie is spending the weekend with Angela and Danielle. While he’s there, Rayanne drops by under the guise of trying to collect $6 from him (but we all know she wants to see Angela). Of course she finds the handcuffs and and proceeds to handcuff herself to the bed. Too bad Patty accidentally brought the key with her to the worst inn in Pennsylvania. Angela, Rickie, Danielle, Sharon, and eventually Brian spend the rest of the weekend trying to free Rayanne from the headboard; all that’s missing is the Benny Hill theme. We have some wildcards for our biggest winners and losers; and we are treated to a quintessential 90’s needle drop. Meaghan and George discuss the Milli Vanilli documentary (love!); Graham licking Patty’s jaw (definitely don’t love); why there wasn’t any alcohol at this inn (Warren is a buzzkill); and how we would have preferred if Uncle Neil was played by Jon Lovitz. (Original network air date January 19th, 1995) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded on October 29th, 2023) Up this week we are digging into episode seventeen of My So-Called Life, “Betrayal” and boy is it a doozy. Angela is totally over Jordan (whatever you say girl), Rayanne is auditioning for the school play, Sharon gave Brian a camcorder (big mistake), and Corey Helfrick is back with a brand new look (#basic). Sadly Corey’s style change is the not the only betrayal in the episode; Rayanne and Jordan finally go big in the messing up department and hook up in the back of his car. And we wish we could say that’s the worst part of the whole thing, but it was caught on camera (not accidentally!!!) by Brian. This leads Angela to have a bit of a breakdown and do her best Rayanne impersonation. In the process, Angela freaks Corey out and hurts Rickie’s feelings (unforgivable). Rayanne shows up at the Chase house and tells Patty (for some reason) what she did. Patty is unfazed by this because she too had a bit of a hoe era and slept with one of Camille’s crushes. Elsewhere in adult land, Graham, a man who has only ever cooked for his family and Hallie, a woman who can’t remember where she’s supposed to meet her business partner, are still somehow doing this restaurant together. Hallie’s inability to remember where she’s supposed to meet Graham gives Camille an opportunity to instantly hate her on behalf of Patty like a real friend (and not like one who sleeps with their bff’s crush). Patty suggest another couples date not knowing that Hallie is now Brad-less; because why would Graham tell Patty anything? There’s obviously some runaway nominees for biggest loser in this episode, but will they win? George and Meaghan (neither are legal scholars) discuss the legality of filming two people (underage!) doing it in the backseat of a car in 1995. George has a bone to pick with Hallie and her restaurant etiquette. And Meaghan asks the important question: What’s in Rayanne’s flask. (Original network air date January 12th, 1995) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Recorded on October 22nd, 2023) This week we’re talking “Resolutions,” the sixteenth episode of My-So Called Life. It’s a new year and we're ready to party like it’s 1995! Everyone in Three Rivers is resolved to do something: Angela says she won’t do Jordan’s homework anymore (girl, really?); Rickie want’s to find a place where he’ll really fit in (ugh Rickie, don’t make us cry); Brian wants to stop obsessing over Angela (get a hobby other than perving then); and Sharon wants to stop having sex with Kyle (we support this). Patty wants to be less of a nag and Graham vows to tell Hallie that he won’t do the restaurant with her—which we thought he already did a few episodes ago. Mr. Katimski has given up coffee in the year of our lord, 1995, and boy was this a bad time to do that. With Angela no longer doing Jordan’s homework, she signs him up for peer tutoring and he’s paired with none other than Brian Krakow and just wait until you hear how Jordan pronounces that. Hallie convinces Graham to help her look at potential restaurant spaces and we learn that Brad hates these two as much as we do. The heart and soul of the episode is Rickie—nothing sarcastic to say here folks, unexpected, we know. Rickie leaves the Chase home after a week, thinking he’s not wanted. With no where to go he tells Mr. Katimski what’s going on. Mr. K, who should be in the running for teacher of the year, does his best to help Rickie. While things don’t go quite as planned, Rickie eventually ends up in the right place. George thinks it’s weird that Graham talks to Hallie on the phone like he’s some giddy school girl; Meaghan doesn’t understand how Sharon uses a Brad Pitt movie to get hot for Kyle; and we make our pick for the most stable relationship in Three Rivers—it’s definitely not Patty and Graham. (Original network air date January 5th, 1995)  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.