Coffee & Contemplation

Jenna rejoins Robin for Chapter 5, in which we explore the teams coming together, stakes being raised, and the unfortunate occasions where Chapter Four's progress gets undone.  

• "Shot by Shot" | Gaten Matarazzo, Joe Keery & Maya Hawke Break Down a Scene - https://youtu.be/iLvwuRGzJIA  

• Resources for Donations/Helping Ukraine:

— People In Need: https://tinyurl.com/2p8akf6f

— Army SOS: https://armysos.com.ua/en/help-the-army

— International Committee of the Red Cross: https://www.icrc.org/en/donate/ukraine

— International Medical Corps: https://tinyurl.com/2p8j7t9n

— International Rescue Committee: https://tinyurl.com/2p8rda2n

— The UN Refugee Agency: https://tinyurl.com/zns9ne5n

— CARE: https://tinyurl.com/yc56c2fe.

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For arguably the best episode of season three (in our estimation, anyway), Robin is joined by not one but TWO co-hosts! Justin and Heather hop on the pod to discuss the incredible writing and the theme of balance in The Sauna Test.

• Resources for Donations/Helping Ukraine:

— People In Need: https://tinyurl.com/2p8akf6f

— Army SOS: https://armysos.com.ua/en/help-the-army

— International Committee of the Red Cross: https://www.icrc.org/en/donate/ukraine

— International Medical Corps: https://tinyurl.com/2p8j7t9n

— International Rescue Committee: https://tinyurl.com/2p8rda2n

— The UN Refugee Agency: https://tinyurl.com/zns9ne5n

— CARE: https://tinyurl.com/yc56c2fe.

• Coffee & Contemplation is on TikTok as @coffeeinhawkins, Twitter as @coffeeinhawkins, Instagram as @coffeeandcontemplationpod, and you can email us at [email protected]. Like, share, subscribe, and consider leaving us a short review. Over and out!

Both Jenna and Robin are back for Chapter Three, in which lines are crossed, codes are cracked, and more than friendships take significant bruising.  

• Resources for Donations/Helping Ukraine:

— People In Need: https://tinyurl.com/2p8akf6f

— Army SOS: https://armysos.com.ua/en/help-the-army

— International Committee of the Red Cross: https://www.icrc.org/en/donate/ukraine

— International Medical Corps: https://tinyurl.com/2p8j7t9n

— International Rescue Committee: https://tinyurl.com/2p8rda2n

— The UN Refugee Agency: https://tinyurl.com/zns9ne5n

— CARE: https://tinyurl.com/yc56c2fe.

• Coffee & Contemplation is on TikTok as @coffeeinhawkins, Twitter as @coffeeinhawkins, Instagram as @coffeeandcontemplationpod, and you can email us at [email protected]. Like, share, subscribe, and consider leaving us a short review. Over and out!

In this episode, Jenna joins Robin this episode to discuss Dustin and Steve's reunion, Max and El's new friendship, the news-worthiness of rabid rats, and, of course, more teen angst. 

• Resources for Donations/Helping Ukraine:

— People In Need: https://tinyurl.com/2p8akf6f

— Army SOS: https://armysos.com.ua/en/help-the-army

— International Committee of the Red Cross: https://www.icrc.org/en/donate/ukraine

— International Medical Corps: https://tinyurl.com/2p8j7t9n

— International Rescue Committee: https://tinyurl.com/2p8rda2n

— The UN Refugee Agency: https://tinyurl.com/zns9ne5n

— CARE: https://tinyurl.com/yc56c2fe.

• Coffee & Contemplation is on TikTok as @coffeeinhawkins, Twitter as @coffeeinhawkins, Instagram as @coffeeandcontemplationpod, and you can email us at [email protected]. Like, share, subscribe, and consider leaving us a short review. Over and out!

"If season two was about the desire for normalcy...season three is about change." Shawn Levy's words from the "Worlds Turned Upside Down" book frame our discussion of the third season's first episode and the ones to follow. From radically different visual styles, character deviations, and escalations in relationships, what works, what doesn't, and what falls in-between?  

• Resources for Donations/Helping Ukraine:

— People In Need: https://tinyurl.com/2p8akf6f

— Army SOS: https://armysos.com.ua/en/help-the-army

— International Committee of the Red Cross: https://www.icrc.org/en/donate/ukraine

— International Medical Corps: https://tinyurl.com/2p8j7t9n

— International Rescue Committee: https://tinyurl.com/2p8rda2n

— The UN Refugee Agency: https://tinyurl.com/zns9ne5n

— CARE: https://tinyurl.com/yc56c2fe.

• Coffee & Contemplation is on TikTok as @coffeeinhawkins, Twitter as @coffeeinhawkins, Instagram as @coffeeandcontemplationpod, and you can email us at [email protected]. Like, share, subscribe, and consider leaving us a short review. Over and out!

Heidi returns for the season two finale! Together again, we cover the quiet brilliance of the emotional arcs, structure (as always), character growth, the messy but conclusive ending, and look back over the second season as a whole. 

• Coffee & Contemplation is on Instagram as @coffeeandcontemplationpod, TikTok as @coffeeinhawkins, and you can email us at [email protected]. Like, share, subscribe, and consider leaving us a short review. Over and out!

Back to Hawkins for the brutal attack on Hawkins Lab. Here, there be more discussion of genre conventions, including not just horror and fantasy, but also film noir. And we're one step closer to the finale! 

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One of the most controversial episodes of the series! And we're here to defend it. Buckle up, this one is full of unpopular opinions and favorable perspective on "The Lost Sister." 

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Things ramps up! Possession takes hold, romance builds, and we get our second proper action sequence since the season intro! 

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In this episode, Robin feels sympathy for Dart, roles swap, questions abound, Nancy and Jonathan share a hotel room, and El finds out exactly what happened to her mother. Plus Dustin and Steve finally team up! — Join the conversation: Coffee & Contemplation is on Instagram as @coffeeandcontemplationpod, TikTok as @coffeeinhawkins, and you can email us at [email protected]. Like, share, subscribe, and consider leaving us a short review. Over and out!