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This is the episode we've been waiting to do since the very beginning of Second Breakfast. The Witch is our favorite film of all time, and today we're…
This is the first Targaryen checkpoint that looks to the past as much as it previews the future. M…
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To prepare for Nosferatu, we're revisiting all of Robert Eggers' films. These are some of our favorite works of art of all time, so no pressure! We were lucky enough to…
The breaking of the Stark fellowship has paid dividends for our discussions. This chapter is a the…
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The Shining is a Doctor Faustus retelling, but that's not the headline here. In this brand new theory, Cam argues that The Shining is a wholly unique restaging of Marlo…
It’s Episode 450, and the white walkers came back to celebrate. This action-packed chapter made us…
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Diablo IV's sixth season is a mixed bag. The gameplay is great, the underlying systems are better than they've ever been - it's just that there's not that much to actua…
When in doubt, don’t leave a paper trail. Sansa’s treasonous letters are the latest in a long line of smoking gun documents that have incriminated and condemned our fav…
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Cam had a lightbulb moment after our latest rewatch of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Franklin is Leatherface. This episode charts Cam's new theory from that initial germ…
Can we ever escape our narrative expectations? Can a hero’s defeat ever feel satisfying? This chapter foreshadows an eight-season / seven-book arc for Arya Stark that c…
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Cam and Tristan go deep on one of the greatest love stories and television miniseries of our time, Normal People. Topics include: narrative two-handers, literary depth,…
The king is dead, long live the king. Joffrey’s ascension surprises us by eerily mirroring Jon Snow’s induction into the Night’s Watch. Maggie tracks some color theory …
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The Venom movies are not good or bad, they are fun -- and that's something worth celebrating / discussing. Topics include: Tom Hardy's indelible chemistry with Tom Hard…
Oh look, even more evidence that Jon is the Prince That Was Promised. Maggie’s got a blockbuster theory that unites all of our outstanding prophecies around Jon Snow in…
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The apt comparison when discussing the first expansion of Diablo IV has to be the first expansion for Diablo III, and let's just say this -- Vessel of Hatred is no Reap…
Happy Halloween! This chapter is a ghost story. Cam analyzes the death of King Robert in concert with Viserys Targaryen’s death in the last chapter. What sets apart the…
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Cam revisits one of his very favorite works of science fiction, Halo: Combat Evolved, only to find that the game has changed. This is a conversation about rose-tinted n…