Back in the Field

In this episode, Carl and Aarthi discuss racially-charged problematicals, Derek Jeter, TV shows that Aarthi thinks are good and Carl knows nothing about, and The 'Bu. Did you know Aarthi hasn't seen The 'Bu? You will soon.

Shout outs:

Marshall Boone, Assistant Producer and Twitter Friend of the Show

All the rest of the crew that apparently likes us okay!

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it's season finale time! We change up the format a little bit, squee over shipping, fawn over friendships, and then ruminate on rumors about Season Two. This episode was recorded in advance, so more recent previews and stuff are not included. Both Carl and Aarthi love this episode, and we're both super excited for S2!

We are talking UNSOLVEABLE. Carl has the terrific insight that the title doesn't refer to Case 52ABX-32QJ at all, and Aarthi is a little too into Babylon and all its potential for shipping. We talk at length about Amy and Teddy's relationship and how it impacts Jake both directly and indirectly, and in doing so kind of end up making ourselves a bit sad. But it's okay, because Holt's hoola-hooping injury makes up for it with its sheer lolarity.

It's the episode that keeps being misspelled by offical sources: Fancy Brudgom! Jake is a terrific friend in this episode, and we give him the credit he is due. Meanwhile, There are inexplicable diets happening (and crazy-amazing food choices by Gina) in the break room. Finally, Holt and Rosa get paired up for the first time and it turns out it's awesome. However, before we begin, we take a moment to discuss some serious stuff that's been happening in Real Life that intersects with the show. This episode run a bit short for a lot of reasons, but it's because we liked what happens so much.

Tactical Village! A wild Teddy appears! Jake uses, "Vic Kovac," but it doesn't have much effect. Pokemon jokes aside, This episode is filled with relationship drama. Rosa doesn't know how to handle Charles not inviting her to his wedding, Charles has trouble being honest with any of the women in his life (which only Gina is wired to thrive on), and Jake has an important epiphany a little too late. Terry deserves a medal for herding cats half as well as he does, and maybe Andre Braugher deserved the Emmy for saying Kwazy Kupcakes in an angry voice without losing his cool. All this and more in this week's episode!

We're talking about The Apartment. Carl and Aarthi share some apartment hunting in New York stories and some performance evaluation horror stories (spoiler alert: it's mostly Aarthi telling these stories). We also talk at length about how great Jake and Amy's friendship/partnership is, and how much we like seeing Boyle and Rosa be friends without any real romantic subtext. This one is probably our funniest episode yet -- we crack a lot of jokes and it's just generally a good time.

We're Full Boyle -- but not for Boyle. It's a shorter episode, so we're releasing two this week! Carl and Aarthi talk about Jake being a good friend, Boyle's focus changing and how that's amazing, and how the Jake/Amy scenes while welcome are wholly gratuitous.

It's an all-shipping episode! Carl and Aarthi quickly cover what they enjoyed in the B-plot to, instead, focus on Jake and Amy's shipping arc in the latter half of the season. Aarthi posits that Amy spends this episode pushing Jake to give her an answer and/or take action. Meanwhile, Jake's shortsightedness causes him to inadvertently close a window he didn't even know was open. All this and more in this week's meta-tastic episode of BITF.

It's the episode that *should* have happened after The Ebony Falcon -- Carl and Aarthi start talking about bougie topics, such as what one brings to a fancy party, tenure, and The New Yorker. Carl appreciates Rosa's everything, and Aarthi is perhaps too sympathetic to Amy's overall plight. We also discuss winners and losers for the night. (Hint: Jake's not winning.) Pinkies up, 'cause we're getting classy!

After many coughing-related trials and tribulations, we bring you "The Ebony Falcon." Within this episode you will find surprising wisdom and knowledge about the noble art of ballet, mild discussion of gyms, and a spurious Adventure Time crossover AU. Terry is back in the field (why yes that is the title of our podcast WHY DO YOU ASK), Gina's apartment has been burgled, and one-liners abound. Aarthi also squeals at length about adorable chubby cheeks.