Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast

The gang finishes their discussion on Republic Commando: Hard Contact. Was the double-crossing, double-crossed double-cross too much? Cork really hates Kal Skirata and Marika is grateful for the But Good version. 

The gang makes their way through the first Republic Commando book, Hard Contact. Why does the author have to be like this? Is this whole book just a military log featuring some good characters? Etain, be the mom or sleep with them not both!

Marika did a deep dive into Briikasak's crack theory that Din is based on Roman dictator and Cincinnati, Ohio namesake Cincinnatus. Are they both just dads trying to give their power away? Is there a connection between Sabine and the Sabine? 

Cork runs Marika through the Disney-canon Mandalorian history, while recounting the history of the Dark Saber. Is Bo-Katan the biggest hypocrite in Star Wars? Is Grogu a Tarre Vizsla stand-in?

It actually happened and warrants a bonus episode! The gang talks about Disney firing Gina Carano and the excellent week Pedro Pascal had. Cork is excited for The Last of Us series. Bret is fuming about the backlash. Marika won’t shut up about Lucy Lawless. 

For our Star Wars Podcast Day episode, Cork gives a Mandalorian history lecture to Marika and Bret. They cover the start of Mandalorian culture through Mandalore the Indomitable to Mandalore the Ultimate and the Revan nonsense while ending with the legend of Roland the Questioner. Star Wars Podcast Day was started by Star Wars, Now This is Podcasting! to honor the start of the first Star Wars podcast Jedi Talk, which launched on Feb. 7, 1999. 

Briikasak's Pedro Movie Month continues as the gang struggles through Wonder Woman 1984 because Pedro is playing a dad again. Cork and Marika envision  a better, shorter movie with Diana and her new girlfriend Barbara as Bret fumes about the mythological and electrical mistakes. Because this movie made some choices.

It's Pedro Movie Month at Briikasak. Cork makes the gang talk about Prospect, her favorite movie in which Pedro Pascal plays a bisexual space dad, who kills people. The low-budget Seattle-filmed space western from 2018 has a lot of Mandalorian similarities and proves that if you're a space orphan, Pedro is your best chance at survival. 

Cork and Marika discuss the end of season two and make baseless predictions for season three. Was Grogu being taken an inevitable progression of the plot? Is Din going to be a good Mandalore? And most importantly, when is Luke Skywalker going to give Din his son back?

The gang joins sad-dad Din and the team of badass women helping him to rescue Grogu so they can instantly let him be taken by a Luke Skywalker cameo. Bret loves it, Marika hates it, and Cork is rather neutral about it. How much is Moff Gideon enjoying this drama? Should Din be Mandalore the Dad or Mandalore the Foundling? Wait, wait, wait? 2022?!