Geek Between the Lines

This episode looks at the themes of bias and prejudice within Harry Potter, and wow, there are so many fascinating elements to discuss! We analyze everything from the views of the Weasley family, to the role of the slur 'mudblood', to the symbolism of the basilisk beneath Hogwarts.

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We're back this week with an episode analyzing gender in Star Wars. From Leia to Rose to Droids that should actually be nonbinary, there's a lot to talk about!

Here is a link to the LA Times analysis of female characters' dialogue and the interactive function for matching up characters to see how often they say lines to each other: https://www.latimes.com/projects/star-wars-movies-female-character-analysis/

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The Dragon Prince is such an awesome and delightful show, we just had to do a special episode covering the highs and lows of the first 3 seasons that are on Netflix thus far. We discuss what the series does really well, what they could do a bit better, and a little of what we hope to see in the coming seasons.

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This week, we discuss the theme of courage in ATLA and LOK! From Zuko standing up to the Fatherlord to Beifong protecting the last airbenders, there are so many powerful moments of courage that we love exploring in this episode.

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This week, we have a great conversation centering around the theme of beauty within The Hunger Games trilogy, and also touch on The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Even in a series about violence, trauma, and toppling oppressive regimes, Suzanne Collins still wove so many poignant and powerful ideas of beauty throughout the books. From Stylists, to Finnick Odair, to Katniss' body hair, there is just so much to discuss!

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This week, we tackle the theme of greed in LOTR and the Hobbit and discover things we never realized about the series before! From Smaug, to Saruman, to industrialization, we find that Middle Earth is rife with ideas of greed and a countervailing force.

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This week, we look at the Harry Potter books through the theme of commitment. We discuss everything from the members of Order of the Phoenix, to McGonagall’s many commitments, to what Harry was committed to before Voldemort officially 'returned.'

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This week, we explore the theme of ability within the Star Wars movies. We look at everything from Padme Amidala's abilities in a triolgy full of Jedi, to the possibilites the Star Wars universe provides, to the vulnerabilities that droids face. We even discuess what should have happened with Darth Vader between Episode III and IV.

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This week, we are back to our usual property rotation and are excited to dive into the theme of education and learning within the world of ATLA and LOK! We discuss everything from Katara fighting for her own education to culture being intertwined with learning. We also look at how some characters like Zuko, Iroh, and Korra are changed through learning from different types of bending.

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After analyzing The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes in our miniseries, we wanted to sort the characters we've spent the past 2.5 months with! Find out where we put eight characters - from Coriolanus, to Dr, Gaul, to Reaper.

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