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J and Larry talk bad guys. Not the henchmen, but the real bad guys. It starts off with disagreement: Is Q a villain? And then... Darth Vader, is all that? Plus: KHAAAAAAAAAAN!

After some time and space following a tragic accident at work, Larry and J talk about comedy in speculative fiction! Young Frankenstein! Ice Pirates! That one episode with the tribbles!

J and Larry talk about... Well, at J's work, an accident resulted in everything skipping a head a month. We're one month older. And Larry wants to talk about that scene in Star Trek 2: Everyone has birthdays, why are we treating yours like a funeral. So, I guess it's about time, aging, mortality. Thanks again to Heidi!

Larry explains where he has been for the past few weeks, launching him and J into a discussion about food in speculative fiction. Larry is stunned by J's choice of favorite food in fantasy, and Heidi makes her appearance to set some records straight.

J and Larry tackle the ouroboros of Fictional Fiction. You know, that work of fiction inside another work of fiction... How does it affect the story, how does it affect the understanding of the story? They totally talk about Saga and Watchmen, and they totally forget to talk about the Pirate comic in Watchmen. Thanks again to Heidi Handelsman!

After a really bad week at work, J and Larry talk about what's on everyone's mind in speculative fiction: warfare. Tactics! Pew, pew, pew! And, of course, Game of Thrones!

After a break, J and Larry are back, or have they always been here? This week: Retcon, what is it, what are the favorites... You thought you knew the whole story, and you did, until now. Retcon!

J and Larry work on reversing the polarity of the neutron flow as the plasma manifolds collapse because we didn't modulate the shield frequency 38%. That's right: it's the technobabble episode. Thanks to Heidi Handelsman!

J and Larry tackle sex in this episode. It wasn't such an icky conversation (maybe we weren't doing it right.) How does Star Trek handle sex? Is there sex in Star Wars? And then, of course, Game of Thrones. It all goes well until some technical issues... but then Heidi makes it all better.

Part Two of our special look at fashion in science fiction, comics and fantasy. This time, women's fashion. J and Larry have a special guest: Wren, a make up artist. She's there to make sure they don't make idiots of themselves. Thanks again to Heidi Handelsman!