No Good Read

NOTE: THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED BEFORE THE HULU/DISNEY PLUS ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE GLEE REBOOT (AKA GLEEBOOT) WAS CONFIRMED. DO NOT SHOOT THE MESSENGERS OF THE PAST.

Join Gil and Annie as they slam their heads into a table yet again and break down the back half of Season 5 of Glee. Sue finally wins! Rachel gets a steady unionized job and promptly quits it! Blaine finds an old lady to pay his way! And Gil and Annie celebrate only having 13 episodes left of this god forsaken show.

Timestamps:

Introduction: 00:15

Plot Recap: 05:39

The Funny Girl Of It All: 01:46:00

Fanfiction Island: 01:54:35

WSWTSIIW2026: 01:58:17

Awards: 02:00:45

Gil Predicts and Goodbye: 02:11:36

No Good Read is a podcast created by Gil Hamel and Annie MacKillican. Writing and production by Gil Hamel and Annie MacKillican. Editing and audio engineering by Gil Hamel. Design and marketing by Annie MacKillican.

A Just A Phase Production.

Well well well here we are back again in Ryan Murphy's wet dream somehow hoping that we come out the other side with our dignity and our pride. Both are slipping away from us rapidly as we speak. On this episode of No Good Read, we dive into Season 5 of Glee, also known as the season where Finn dies (SPOILER) and the season that sucks real bad (MAJOR SPOILER). Featuring Lurlinemas? I guess?

Timestamps:

Intro: 00:17

Updates from the Wickedverse and Gleeverse: 01:33

Plot Recap: 08:20

Sunday in The Park with Glee: 01:27:19

WSWTSIIW2026: 01:39:36

Awards: 01:42:36

Gil Predicts and Goodbye: 02:05:26

No Good Read is a podcast created by Gil Hamel and Annie MacKillican. Writing and production by Gil Hamel and Annie MacKillican. Editing and audio engineering by Gil Hamel. Design and marketing by Annie MacKillican.

A Just A Phase Production.

Welcome back, Lima losers! On this episode of No Good Read, we trudge through our collective least favourite batch of episodes yet. It's starting to feel like A Lion Among Men around here, I'm scared!

Rachel auditions for Funny Girl, Ryan Murphy makes one too many social commentaries, and Gil and Annie mourn a time when we didn't know what an acapella version of "Baby Got Back" would sound like.

Timestamps:

00:16 - Intro

04:03 - Updates from the Verses

08:37 - Plot Recap

01:36:20 - Gil's Election Corner

01:45:04 - Fanfiction Island

01:52:25 - WSWTSIIW2026

01:55:07 - Awards

02:12:18 - Gil Predicts and Farewell

No Good Read is a podcast by Gil Hamel and Annie MacKillican. Writing and production by Gil Hamel and Annie MacKillican. Audio production and editing by Gil Hamel. Marketing and design by Annie MacKillican.

A Just A Phase Production.

Welcome back to No Good Glee! Dearest freaks and gleeks, we have crossed the threshold and made it to the dark place. The bad place. Ryan Murphy's hellscape that somehow is so incredibly different than the place we left just a short month ago. Rachel Berry is dead and Sue Sylvester killed her!

In case you haven't caught on, we've started watching Season 4 of Glee, and we hate it. Wanna find out why???? Listen here! Annie and Gil get in a fight about Teenage Dream (Blaine's Version) and Annie's stereotypical Canadian accent. Sound off in the comments if I say aboot!!

Timestamps:

Intro: 00:16

Plot Recap: 03:19

The RENT Episode of Glee: 01:39:24

WSWTSIIW2026: 01:47:00

Awards: 01:50:53

Gil Predicts and Farewell: 02:08:44

No Good Read is a podcast by Gil Hamel and Annie MacKillican. Writing and production by Gil Hamel and Annie MacKillican. Editing and audio engineering by Gil Hamel. Graphic design and promotion by Annie MacKillican.

A Just A Phase Production

Welcome back to regular scheduled programming on No Good Read! This episode, we dive into the back half of season 3 of Glee, and wonder why this was not the final season of the show! All signs point to series finale! We get into our frustrations with characters who barely exist, nitpick fine details about the Glee in-show universe, and wonder if Ryan Murphy is really the right person to be dealing with such delicate subject matter such as teen marriage and synchronized swimming.

Sorry this episode is so long! We are simply too funny and have too much to say. Be grateful you only have to listen to this and not 13 hours of Glee.

Timestamps:

Intro: 00:16

Plot Recap: 01:59

Crime Watch: 01:41:57

WSWTSIIW2026: 01:41:57

Annie's Guys and Dolls Glee Fancast: 01:53:01

Fanfiction Island: 01:58:42

Awards: 02:06:23

Gil Predicts and Farewell: 02:25:00

No Good Read is a podcast by Gil Hamel and Annie MacKillican. Writing and production by Gil Hamel and Annie MacKillican. Editing and audio engineering by Gil Hamel. Graphic design and promotion by Annie MacKillican.

A No Good Read Production.

SPOILER ALERT: This episode contains full spoiler's for Season 42, Episode 193 of Jeopardy (aka Gil's episode!!!) Watch it on Hulu or Crave before listening to this episode!

GIL WAS ON JEOPARDY!!! In this episode, we take you through Gil's whole Jeopardy journey, from the day she was born until today, the day of its airing!! Have you ever wondered what it was like to get on Jeopardy? Well now you know!

We here at No Good Read are SO proud of Gil and everything she has accomplished (and is yet to accomplish!) We love you Gil!!!

No Good Read is created by Gil Hamel and Annie MacKillican. Writing and Production by Gil Hamel and Annie MacKillican. Editing by Gil Hamel. Design and marketing by Annie MacKillican.

A Just A Phase Production.

TWO-FOUR-SIX-EIGHT! WHO DO WE APPRECIATE? BURT! BURT! BURT!

GIVE ME A B! (B!) GIVE ME A U! (U!) GIVE ME AN R! (R!) GIVE ME A T! (T!) WHAT DOES THAT SPELL??? BURT!!!

Anyways, welcome back to No Good Read, the podcast where instead of reading we watch Ryan Murphy's seminal TV classic, Glee. This episode, we break into Season 3 which Gil likes a lot and Annie likes less than everything that's come before. But we both agree - we love Burt.

Timestamps:

Introduction: 00:16

Message from our Viewers: 02:49

Plot Recap: 06:32

Crime Watch: 01:36:01

WSWTSIIW2026: 01:42:56

Awards: 01:45:08

Gil Predicts and Goodbye: 02:01:09

No Good Read is a podcast by Gil Hamel and Annie MacKillican. Writing and production by Gil Hamel and Annie MacKillican. Editing and audio production by Gil Hamel. Graphic design and marketing by Annie MacKillican.

A Just A Phase Production.

WELCOME BACK TO NO GOOD GLEE!!!!! Gil is sorry about the first 90 seconds of her audio but if you ask me it's not even that bad so bear with us. THIS EPISODE we are taking you back to Lima, Ohio to break down the second half of Season 2 of GLEE! This is Annie's favourite season so it's all downhill from here. As always, we will have plenty of anecdotes about US Presidents, and as a fun treat, stories about Annie and Gil's prom! (Sadly not the same prom. Different countries.) Catch you on the road to Nationals!

Timestamps:

0:20 Introduction

3:17 Updates from the Wickedverse/Gleeverse

6:53 Plot Recap

01:34:19 Crime Watch

01:38:17 WSWTSIIW2026

01:40:09 Fanfiction Island

01:46:15 Awards

02:04:13 Gil Predicts and Farewell

No Good Read is a podcast by Gil Hamel and Annie MacKillican. Writing and production by Gil Hamel and Annie MacKillican. Editing by Gil Hamel. Social media and design by Annie MacKillican.

A Just A Phase Production.

Welcome back to NO GOOD GLEE where we're taking you through the show that keeps on giving, Glee! This episode, Annie and Gil walk you through the front half of season 2, also known as Annie's favourite section of Glee, and Gil's "oh I hope it's not all downhill from here". Christmas happens! Crimes are committed! Adults do the school play! You're not gonna want to miss this absolute masterpiece (our podcast, not the show of course).

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

02:45 Updates from the Gleeverse

05:38 Plot Recap

01:16:46 Crime Watch

01:24:32 Couples With More Chemistry Than Finchel

01:28:12 What Song Would They Sing If It Was 2026

01:31:20 Awards

01:48:38 Gil Predicts and Farewell

No Good Read is a podcast by Gil Hamel and Annie MacKillican. Writing and production by Gil Hamel and Annie MacKillican. Editing by Gil Hamel. Social Media and Design by Annie MacKillican.

A Just A Phase Production.

WELCOME BACK TO NO GOOD READ where we're recapping the back half of Glee, Season 1! Join Gil and Annie as they dive into Ryan Murphy's sick, sick, mind to discuss padlock inconsistencies, fake eggs, and an absolutely Tony-worthy performance from Idina Menzel. The Journey to Regionals is never an easy one!!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

03:32 Plot Recap

01:12:36 Crime Watch

01:17:37 What Song Would They Sing If It Was 2026

01:20:09 Fanfiction Island

01:28:22 Awards

01:51:44 Gil Predicts and Wrap-Up

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No Good Read by Gil Hamel and Annie MacKillican. Writing and production by Gil Hamel and Annie MacKillican. Editing by Gil Hamel. Social media and design by Annie MacKillican.

A Just A Phase Production