It's the end of an era, gentle souls! Join us to discuss the final season of Stranger Things. We talk about the value of communal cinematic experiences, the difficulties of world-building through seasons of television with varying tones, and why Nancy Wheeler is one of our favourite fictional characters ever. As with all art, your mileage may vary. Ours certainly did. But ultimately, we found meaningful and cathartic moments that will stick with us.

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Bethany is breaking her "no talking about Star Wars on the internet" rule for this one...but really, it's easy to avoid the worst parts of Star Wars fandom when you're talking about Lucasfilm's shameless Goosebumps rip off, Galaxy of Fear! These books are fun genre mash ups that Jessica remembers fondly as favourites that she took out from the library in the late 90s.

Content Warning: City Of The Dead (and our discussion of it) contains mentions of child death, child endangerment, parental death, and grief. Take care of yourselves, gentle souls.

Zach Zegranis article for Giant Freakin Robot: https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/galaxy-of-fear-goosebumps.html

Rosie Knight article for Nerdist: https://nerdist.com/article/star-wars-galaxy-of-fear-horror-goosebumps/

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We've finally caught up to the present...the past...whenever it is...we're talking Stranger Things 4, gentle souls. It's arguably the most gruesome season, but it's also probably our favourite. It's thematically rich and introduces new characters that capture (and break) our hearts. Frankenstein, The Empire Strikes Back, A Nightmare On Elm Street, and Silence Of The Lambs are all key texts for this season--and we love it! Find out who our favourite couple is on the show, what we think might happen in Stranger Things 5, and just how much fan fiction Bethany reads (it's a lot).

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Welcome back, gentle souls! We’re recapping the final episode of The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries, The Nutcracker Scoob (1984). Other than The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, we're not super familiar with 1980s Scooby-Doo so this was an adventure. The Scooby gang got an unfortunate update for the 1980s, with Velma being replaced by the insufferable Scrappy-Doo. Mystery solving gets over-shadowed by hijinks and too many Christmas references. And Bethany’s got some theories about the influence of Ronald Reagan on the episode’s villain…

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Code Red, gentle souls! On Friday, we’re flashing back to the summer of 1985. Remember the mall? Remember summer break shenanigans with friends? Remember…a giant goo monster terrorizing you while the Russians invade your small town? Just us?

The Stranger Things family continues to grow this season, with the addition of Maya Hawke’s Robin and the promotion of Priah Ferguson’s Erica to regular cast. We are both here for every moment with our beloved Scoops Troop. We’re less fond of the simplification of Hopper’s character into a brawling action cop. We talk influences, that mall culture vibe, and the sweetest Russian scientist to ever grace the screen: our dearly departed Alexei.

Come along as we revisit our friends in Hawkins all month long! That means bonus episodes, because we wanted to give each season its own episode. And we'll also be dropping a mini-episode with our first impressions of Stranger Things 5, Volume 1!

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Do you copy, gentle souls? We're back to talk about Stranger Things 2! We love the blossoming father-daughter relationship between Hopper and Eleven, Steve and Dustin's bromance, and our sweet cinnamon roll Bob Newby! We're breaking down the meta casting of Paul Reiser, how the Duffers decided to expand the scope of their world, and why Steve is the best mom (among several excellent moms) in the show.

Come along as we revisit our friends in Hawkins all month long! That means bonus episodes (like this one!), because we wanted to give each season its own episode. And we'll also be dropping a mini-episode with our first impressions of Stranger Things 5, Volume 1!

Fan-created version of Karen Wheeler's romance novel cover: https://www.reddit.com/r/StrangerThings/comments/7bo2oq/spoiler_so_i_reacreated_front_cover_of_johanna/?share_id=s4Y-MJJ63s4XS3zzjm2ig&utm_content=1&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1

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Do you copy, nerds? Has it really been almost a decade since we first visited Hawkins, Indiana? Bethany and Jessica jumped on the Stranger Things hype train pretty early and never got off. Bethany has rewatched the series multiple times, but this is Jessica's first rewatch. This show has so many things we love: found families, complicated characters, and a compelling mystery.

Come along as we revisit our friends in Hawkins all month long! That means bonus episodes, because we wanted to give each season its own episode. And we'll also be dropping a mini-episode with our first impressions of Stranger Things 5, Volume 1!

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Welcome back, Gentle Souls! This week we are getting nostalgic and talking about the very first episode of Scooby Doo, from way back in 1969. Find out which tropes were there from start, learn some wild "Shaggy lore", and hear Bethany's recommendations for what you might pair What A Night For A Knight with to get a Scooby Doo-ble Feature!

Pairings:

The Green Knight: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-green-knight/

Kolchak: The Night Stalker episode 18, The Knightly Murders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolchak%3A_The_Night_Stalker

It's Dangerous To Go Alone:

The Devil You Know: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/2054-the-devil-you-know-with-sarah-marshall

Libro.fm: https://libro.fm/howitworks

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