Jo and Amelie tackle three screeners in one jam-packed Streamin’ Demons episode: Row (a tense psychological thriller on the open sea starring Sophie Skelton, Bella Dayne, and Akshay Khanna), Bad Man (Seann William Scott leads a sharp small-town action comedy with Johnny Simmons, Chance Perdomo, Rob Riggle, and Kaitlin Doubleday), and The Jester 2 (Jo’s pick for best horror movie of the year, featuring Michael Sheffield, Kaitlyn Trentham, and Dingani Beza). From Amelie’s real-life boat stories to a heartfelt debate over the Jester, this one’s got laughs, depth, and some raw emotion.

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• Opening chaos – Jo and Amelie hit the ground running with three films: Row, Bad Man, and The Jester 2.
• Main plot or twist – Row ratchets up psychological tension with Sophie Skelton, Bella Dayne, and Akshay Khanna. Amelie connects the film’s ocean isolation to her real-life sailing experience.
• Character study – Bad Man features Seann William Scott, Johnny Simmons, Chance Perdomo, Rob Riggle, and Kaitlin Doubleday in a quirky small-town crime story with an unexpectedly sharp edge.
• Jo’s take – Jo crowns The Jester 2 the best horror film of the year and links Max’s outsider struggle to Amelie’s past.
• Amelie’s take – Amelie praises Row as her favorite of the three, values the grounded realism in Bad Man, and calls The Jester 2 fun, light, and perfect for a laid-back watch.
• WTF Moment - Jo flames Art the Clown, rezzes him, then Flames him to death again.

Jo turns 50 (congrats!) and kicks off this episode in reflective black—alongside Amelie in olive green—reviewing Dexter Resurrection S1E2, “Camerashy”. They decode the “camera-shy” hoodie reveal, Dexter as a protective dad haunted by his code, Harrison’s PTSD spiral, mysterious Dark Passenger echoing Dexter’s own legacy, and the show’s overstuffed pacing. Themes of identity, parental code, and emotional distance shine through. Stick around—Conjuring’s next, then back to Dexter.

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• Opening Birthday Quickfire – Jo hits the big 5‑0, opens with “growing old is for Idiots” (Thank's Tony Horton!).
• Hoodie Power Move – That “Camerashy” reflective hoodie moment: flash blurs your faces and sets the episode’s stylish tone.
• The “Dark Passenger” Clash – Dexter reacts to hearing his name echoed by someone else—a riff on identity, ownership, and power.
• Father-Son Code Pressure – Dexter obsessively protects Harrison—even cleaning a single blood drop like it's the ‘code’—showing everything's still personal.
• Character Setup Overload – Blessing, Charlie, Angel, Batista… it’s a setup tsunami. Jo describes it as “this happens, then this happens…”—a checklist plot that is lazy writing and shouldn't see the screen.
• Binge Dynamics – Amelie binged three episodes and it feels cohesive. Jo warns: episodic pacing might not hold if dropped weekly.
• Next Up Tease – As Jo hints of a super secret interview for What's Kraken with a director of 'one of the best horror movies' in a long time, the duo get ready to spoil the crap out of Conjuring: Last Rites for next week, followed by more Dexter!!

On this episode of Streamin’ Demons, Jo & Amelie tackle three films that all pretend to be horror... but only one hits the heart. Night of Violence opens strong with a killer fake commercial but fizzles into formula. Somnium, however, is a hauntingly personal thriller that hits Jo and Amelie right in their coming-of-age feels. And Weapons? It’s a genre bait-and-switch: sold as horror, but really a quiet, layered drama. Jo says “don’t waste your popcorn money on it”—but maybe catch it at home. This episode gets deep, personal, and a little fiery.

Watch it, stream it, or skip it—we’ve got thoughts.

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• Opening chaos – Jo & Amelie define their "stream it or theater" friendship code.
• Night of Violence roast – Jo loves the opening... and then hates the rest.
• Amelie’s Somnium story – A raw, emotional connection to Gemma’s journey as a 23-year-old dreamer.
• Sleep paralysis bonding – They both share terrifying IRL stories that mirror Somnium’s themes.
• Genre bait & Jo’s fury – Weapons is no horror—it’s “the best lasagna from McDonald's,” and Jo has words.