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  • Dear Fandom Episode 19 - Heroes (the show, not the song)
    In today's episode, Megan and Hilary take a trip down memory lane (aka the 2000s) to examine a show that really should've just had one season: Heroes. Topics discussed include chronology vs. anthology, how to construct a proper villain, how NOT to approach your second season, and everything else that went wrong. Note: Nathan Petrelli's actor is Adrian Pasdar, not Pascal. Hilary was thinking of Rent for some reason.
    52 min
  • Dear Fandom Episode 17 - The Boys (are back in town...sorry)
    In today's episode, Megan tells Hilary about her latest favorite television show, 2019's much acclaimed The Boys, adapted from Garth Ennis' 2005 comic book of the same name. (Both are discussed in this episode.) Topics discussed include just how far one man can push copyright infringement, the darker implications of what it could mean to be superpowered, and why moral ambiguity is important in storytelling. Trigger warning for discussion of rape, implied child abuse, and graphic violence.
    47 min
  • Dear Fandom Episode 16 - Umbrella Academy Messed Up Time Travel...Again
    In today's episode, Megan and Hilary finally get to talk about what they've been freaking out about over text for the past week and a half prior to recording: the second season of Netflix's Umbrella Academy! Topics discussed include the mysterious link between Megan and JFK, why you love to love and hate The Handler (aka a boss we've all had), why Vissy is the OTP to end all OTPs, and what the hell is in that green box.
    1 hr 1 min
  • Dear Fandom Episode 15 - Dancing With The Beastars
    On today's episode, Megan and Hilary have a surprisingly jovial discussion about anthropomorphized high school drama Beastars. Topics discussed include the universality of drama kid antics, the merits of stop motion animation vs CGI-drawn hybrid (they're both great), how not to write a sexually active young woman (er, rabbit?), and how Robin Hood is the gateway drug.
    TRIGGER WARNING: topics discussed include sexuality involving anthropomorphized animals, sentience of animals consumed as meat, and a brief mention of child trafficking. While not discussed at great length, all topics are touched upon. Feel free to skip this one if these topics upset you.
    59 min
  • Dear Fandom Episode 14 - Kingdom Hearts Part 2: The 14 Members of Organization 13
    In today's episode, Megan and Hilary conclude their two part special on Disney's venture into video games, Kingdom Hearts. Topics discussed in this episode include Megan's drunken escapades as a young adult in New York City (they're related), how the OrgXIII names are all anagrams of weird ass names, and why, despite everything, this is a good game to get your kid into gaming.
    42 min
  • Dear Fandom Episode 13 - Kingdom Hearts Part 1: the unlikely FF/Disney Mashup
    In today's episode (part 1 of 2), Megan and Hilary go back to basics with Megan's gateway drug into gaming, Disney's Kingdom Hearts. This is a zany one, guys. Topics discussed include Goofy's status as the only Disney character with documented knowledge of a woman's touch, the approximately twenty seven games in this goddamn universe, and The Hero's Journey.
    50 min
  • Dear Fandom Episode 12 - Knocked Up, But I Get Down Again!
    In today's episode, Megan and Hilary tackle 2007's iffy at best film, Judd Apatow's Knocked Up. Topics discussed include what a goddess Leslie Mann is, the depiction of annoying women vs. cool dudes, and why you shouldn't just stay with someone because you're expecting a child together.
    46 min
  • Dear Fandom Episode 11 - Juno: The Pregnancy Fandom
    In today's episode, Megan and Hilary revisit one of their favorite films from their teenage years, Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody's Juno. Topics discussed include the depiction of pregnancy in modern media, why Vanessa rules actually and Jason is a jerk, and how Hilary once was hit on by Trace Cyrus at age fifteen.
    52 min
  • Dear Fandom Episode 10 - Silence of the Lambs...A Musical Adventure!
    In today's episode, Megan and Hilary dive into the 1991 Best Picture winning Silence of the Lambs. (It was the year Hilary was born. She does not want to talk about it.) Topics discussed include a possible Hannibal-Spiderman crossover, the actual SOTL musical, and how things are meant to age like milk so we learn.
    52 min

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