Mary & Blake discuss chapter 16 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – In The Hog’s Head.
We chat why this chapter is more focused on the outside world looking in on Harry as opposed the other way around, Harry starting to experience his “Luke Skywalker Moment”, and why Blake’s school wouldn’t allow the “poors” like Mary in it’s pub on campus…
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Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat the season 6 premiere of The Crown – episode 6.01, “Persona Non Grata”.
We discuss Diana’s impact on our cultural zeitgeist and why it was important to start the episode the way they did, the difference between on-the-nose dialogue and dialogue filled with subtext, and why Mary knows an inappropriate amount of the lyrics to Chumbawumba’s “Tubthumping”…
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Mary & Blake discuss chapter 15 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – The Hogwarts High Inquisitor.
We chat the dangers of state run media, examples of good character dialogue vs. bad character dialogue, and why Mary had a giant Harp in her college dorm room….
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Mary & Blake discuss chapter 14 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – Percy And Padfoot.
We chat the magic of dialogue placement and pacing, why the movie forgot to give Cho a character, and why Hermione is kinda living the life of that show “The Summer I Turned Pretty”.
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Mary & Blake recap and give reaction to Men In Kilts episode 2.04 – Last Call.
We discuss the complications of filming during COVID, if Sam really was naked in the camper, and why Mary can’t stop laughing at Graham going down Nature’s Slip ‘n Slide — PLUS ANOTHER FREE GIVEAWAY!
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Mary & Blake recap and give reaction to Men In Kilts episode 2.03 – A Taste Of New Zealand.
We discuss Sam’s sense of humor, why Mary would have DIED to go on this trip, and why Blake thinks anyone who drinks 102 degree teat milk is a savage — PLUS AN OTHER FREE GIVEAWAY!
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Mary & Blake discuss chapter 13 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – Detention With Dolores.
We chat why the scary is the subtlety, why this isn’t the best chapter for Hermione fans, and Blake gives a truly AWFUL impersonation of Bane from The Dark Knight Rises….
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Mary & Blake discuss chapter 12 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – Professor Umbridge.
We chat if we think Umbridge is actually wrong with her assessment of Hogwarts, why McGonagall is sneaky great, and the unfortunate rise of “Pinkhats” in sports…
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Mary & Blake recap and give reaction to Men In Kilts episode 2.02 – Maori Culture.
We discuss the value of vulnerability and openness in crafting story, why it’s ok Sam went in a little hard with the Haka, and why Blake is never not competing — even when driving home…
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Mary & Blake discuss chapter 10 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – Luna Lovegood.
We chat the authors setting up Harry’s isolation and changing the fabric of the one place place in which he finds solace, why Umbridge should have been setting of MAJOR red flags from the jump, and why if you’re going to have friends, then you be on the lookout for fart friends…
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