Mary & Blake recap and give reaction to chapter 24 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – Occlumency.
In this special episode, we’re in the car on the way home from watching the total eclipse that just happened! We discuss whether or not Dumbledore and Snape have Harry’s best interests at heart, if Sirius was doing the right thing as a guardian, and why New England is a vortex…
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Mary & Blake recap and give reaction to chapter 23 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – Christmas At The Closed Ward.
We chat the nature of friendship and the roles the trio share with each other, how much Alice is truly aware of Neville, and why Blake breaks because of one VERY special character…
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Mary & Blake recap and give reaction to chapter 22 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – St. Mungo’s Hospital For Magical Maladies And Injuries.
We chat the natural push and pull of character arcs for both Sirius and Harry, the real difference between foreshadowing and teasing, and why Harry’s ahd absolutely ENOUGH…
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Mary & Blake recap and give reaction to chapter 21 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – They Eye Of The Snake.
We chat what separates the “Oneness” of Harry from Neville, the author setting up. major 3 beats to help amplify the remainder of the story, and why Blake is TOTALLY Pansy Parkinson…
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Mary & Blake recap and give reaction to chapter 20 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – Hagrid’s Tale.
We chat the nature of storytelling within a story, how and why the death eaters are capable of making a more compelling case to the giants, and why Fang is feeling a little like Kevin McCallister right now…
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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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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 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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