Blake chats Midnight Sun, chaptah 2: Open Book…
I discuss if it’s a good move for Midnight Sun to give a wink to how much you know from your previous experience with the Twilight Saga, why Edward projects onto Bella, and why Tanya is the equivalent of “My name is KHAN”, in Star Trek Into Darkness…
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Blake chats the first chaptah of Midnight Sun — First Sight…Welcome to the inaugural chaptah of Blake’s Book Club for Midnight Sun.
In this chaptah, we discuss Twilight’s cultural significance, if Midnight Sun justifies it’s own existence, and why Bella is basically Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream…
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The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake chat chapter 12 of Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone – The Mirror Of Erised.
We discuss how much Dumbledore is in control of Harry’s fate, the author’s gift of showing and not telling us about her characters, and why Mary’s deepest desires involve Doritos and melatonin…
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In this episode of The Potterverse, Mary & Blake break down Chapter 11 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, “Quidditch,” and explain why Harry’s first big win matters less as a sports triumph than as the moment the trio starts chasing the mystery in earnest.
We discuss the author somehow keeping a play-by-play accounting of a fictional sport engaging, Harry’s purpose for not celebrating his big win, and how Hermione gets away with straight up lighting a professor on fire.
In this episode of The Potterverse, Mary & Blake break down Chapter 10 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, “Hallowe’en,” and explain why this is the chapter where the trio finally becomes the trio — and where the book’s real adventure engine kicks into motion.
We discuss the why Hermione lied for the boys, Professors McGonagall’s intent, and the troughs at Fenway Park…
In this episode of The Potterverse, Mary & Blake break down Chapter 9 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, “The Midnight Duel,” and explain why this chapter is really about Harry’s flying gift, the trio beginning to form, and the mystery under Hogwarts finally showing its face.
We discuss the authors wholly unique descriptors, Hogwarts guiding Harry, and why Mary was scared to death by a little fly…
Hosts Mary & Ben team back up for a check in on our summer goings-on, the return of professional sports, and how we’re sorta kinda getting back to real life?
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In this episode of The Potterverse, Mary & Blake break down Chapter 8 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, “The Potions Master,” and explain why this is the chapter where the story starts teaching Harry — and the reader — to suspect the wrong person.
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The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake chat chapter 7 of Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone – The Sorting Hat.
We discuss how the houses may have influenced YA stories forever, why Harry is always wrong and Snape is immediately misunderstood, and Hagrid Wasted…
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Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat the season 3 finale of The Crown – episode 3.10, “Cri de Coeur”. We discuss why this episode is not the episodic tangent it seems to be, Elizabeth’s incredible arc for this season, and Blake’s oppressive Irish-Catholic-guilt…
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