Happy New Year and welcome back to Mortified! the Format Refresh Quest. This week, Aaron and Leyla jack out about the Matrix! Join us for discussions of Keanu Reeves beautiful brown eyes, the function of a Chosen One, and praises for Lawrence Fishburn.

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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."

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Hey folks, Leyla and I are taking this week off, but will be back in 2026 to kick off our 7th(???) season of the show. Until then, here's a quick clip show of some of the best moments from the last 50 episodes of the pod. Thanks for all your time, and we'll see you next year! 

Episodes used- 158, 165, 166, 169, 173, 177, 183, 195, 197

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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."

Our other projects:

To celebrate 200 episodes of Mortified, Aaron and Leyla bust out a ballroom full of baddies and cover 5 different adaptations of the Cinderella fairy tale. We discuss the essential Cinderellements, examine why Aaron doesn't know any famous singers, and recoil in terror as Andrew Lloyd Weber strikes again. 

Bad Cinderella Is One of the Musicals of All Time- https://youtu.be/jkTz-SWzQnU?si=9r1QQFIK-usnjPHx

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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."

Our other projects:

This week, Aaron and Leyla skywrite through Oz with Wicked: For Good! Join us for sex cardigans, yet another Starkid mention, and hashtag Free Toulouse.

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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."

Our other projects:

We're rereleasing one of our favorite episodes: the April 2024 discussion of Iron Lung. Hope you enjoy, and we'll see you in 2 weeks for a discussion of Wicked: For Good!

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This episode, Aaron and Leyla check out the indie horror game "Iron Lung!" We discuss how playing together revealed our "proclivities," ways to incentivize exploration, and the benefits of limited scope.

The Atlantic article on the OceanGate sub

IGN Article

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This week, Aaron and Leyla complete yet another loop around the sun and celebrate with a Hugh Jackman marathon! Join us for a completely normal episode where none of the hosts have a meltdown, a celebration of Hugh Jackman's infectious joy, and an Oklahoma hello to an OK musical.

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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."

Our other projects:

On this spooky episode, Aaron and Leyla unleash the horrors of meta-commentary with the 2011 film "The Cabin in the Woods!" With sudafed in our snoots, we talk about what did work about Whedonistic writing, debate whether this is a satire at all, and wish better for Marcus from Detroit: Become Human. 

Bobvids "everything wrong with 'everything wrong with cabin in the woods'"

Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."

Our other projects:

This week, Aaron and Leyla free themselves of the witness stand to return to Star Wars: Andor S2. Join us to discuss more evil logistics, hearty disagreements about the amount of context prequel/sequel media wants you to have, and Aaron being a # ally # feminist.

Content warning for discussions of sexual assault between ~12:15 and ~20:35. There is a stinger and spoken warning marking the start in the episode. 

Disney+ is on the BDS boycott list. We did not use Disney+ to watch the show.

Also, this podcast is no longer on Spotify!

Project44Action - How Andor's Fight Scene Was Choreographed (Behind the Scenes Breakdown) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2WW2emgxRI 

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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."

Our other projects:

This week, Aaron and Leyla finally bring peace to Panem in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Parts 1 and 2! Join us to discuss booby-trapped Salt Lake City, some of our most left-field references, and a very 2025 lens on this 2014 film.

Bad Cinderella Is One of the Musicals of All Time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkTz-SWzQnU

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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."

Our other projects:

This week, Aaron and Leyla travel to future-NYC to discuss the Fifth Element! Join us to avoid major American political news current and past, the value of alphabetical Wikipedia, and perhaps one of the top-five episodes most capable of characterizing what the entire project of the Friendship Quest is all about.

Pop Culture Detective Agency - "Born Sexy Yesterday" 

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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."

Our other projects: