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PRODUCTION NOTE: Our name has changed but our levels of delusion and derangement have not! Lit By Moonlightis now Normal About It - where we're anything but!

For an episode titled "Endure and Survive" the characters on this show don't seem to do a whole lot of that! One of us barely endured and survived this week, but we MADE IT and all it cost was yet another heart breaking episode from HBO's The Last of Us. This week we discuss how Henry and Sam act as a mirror for Joel and Ellie, Kathleen's ironic fate, the emphasis of childhood innocence, and what music we're putting on our Bloater Thirst Trap playlist!

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PRODUCTION NOTE: Our name has changed but our levels of delusion and derangement have not! Lit By Moonlightis now Normal About It - where we're anything but!

THE SHIP HAS SET SAIL!!! In our rewatch of Our Flag Means Death, Episode 4, 'Discomfort in a Married State,' we feel very comfortable telling you that we are in love with the dynamic between Ed and Stede. This episode provides the proper introduction to Blackbeard-aka Edward Teach- and his heart eyes, we feel Stede's guilt for leaving his family but give all of our love to Mary, Izzy remains So Stressed, and we start to feel a certain type of way towards lighthouses!  

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PRODUCTION NOTE: Our name has changed but our levels of delusion and derangement have not! Lit By Moonlightis now Normal About It - where we're anything but!

In this week's review of The Last of Us, episode four, "Please Hold to My Hand," we discuss the bond that's growing between Joel and Ellie, songs that we'd play on an apocalyptic road trip, and how we've both fallen victim to the dvcree Pedro Pascal edit and there's no coming back!  

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PRODUCTION NOTE: Our name has changed but our levels of delusion and derangement have not! Lit By Moonlightis now Normal About It - where we're anything but!

Do you think that when The Beach Boys released 'Our Prayer' in 1969 they knew that it would one day be used to signify love at first sight? Yeah, probably not, but we can't stop screaming it either way. Episode three of Our Flag Means Death brought us the memorable introduction of Blackbeard, fabulous booty's, hilarious guest stars, and a plethora of lines we cannot stop quoting. It's safe to say that when we decided to do this rewatch to lead up to season two, we did not account for the gay pirate insanity to increase tenfold but maybe that's on us. 

 The Damned Man(ny) may or may not make an appearance in this episode teehee ¿❤️‍🩹?

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PRODUCTION NOTE: Our name has changed but our levels of delusion and derangement have not! Lit By Moonlightis now Normal About It - where we're anything but!

How's everyone doing this week? You okay? Have you cried yourself out yet? We sure haven't! Just when we think we have a grip on where this story is going, HBO's The Last of Us pulls the rug right out from under us and laughs as we watch yet another heart-wrenching storyline play out. This week, we discuss the incredible writing and story expansion of Bill and Frank, how hope and fear can coexist, finding your purpose in the darkest of times, and the show's love of introducing us to a character we get attached to only for them to swiftly be taken away from us by the end of the episode. Help! We're also wondering where Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett's Emmys are and whether or not Ellie would have enjoyed the Great Fish Debacle of 2018! 

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Reviews of The Last of Us drop every Tuesday! Our Flag Means Death reviews drop every Thursday! Be sure to follow us on your favorite podcasting platform and leave a review! And don't forget to follow us on social media @lbmpod on instagram and twitter and litbymoonlightpod on tumblr! 

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PRODUCTION NOTE: Our name has changed but our levels of delusion and derangement have not! Lit By Moonlightis now Normal About It - where we're anything but!

We're continuing our rewatch of Our Flag Means Death with our review of Episode 2, 'A Damned Man.' This week, things get a little heated when we discuss things like friendship, golden retrievers and #stiddies! This episode shows its comedic chops with lines that refuse to leave our heads, has a background character that may have more to him than we think, and gives us a liiiitle inkling to where the show may be headed. Whether we saw any of it coming is still up for debate. 

 Will the Damned Man ever make his appearance? Stay tuned to find out! 

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PRODUCTION NOTE: Our name has changed but our levels of delusion and derangement have not! Lit By Moonlight is now Normal About It - where we're anything but!

In our review of episode two of HBO's The Last of Us, we demand more screen time for Piano Frog, gush over the beautiful cinematography, Kaitlin can't get over just how much like the game the show is, Emberlin learns she should NOT watch this show at 6:00am, Manny (the cat) decides now is a perfect time for repeatedly jumping into a laundry basket, discuss Ellie and Joel's growing relationship and finally, have we mentioned how much the show is like the game? It's just like the game!

Reviews of The Last of Us will occur every Tuesday! Stay tuned for the Our Flag Means Death reviews coming every Thursday! And if you're not already, follow us on your favorite podcasting platform, social media and make sure to rate and review! <3

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PRODUCTION NOTE: Our name has changed but our levels of delusion and derangement have not! Lit By Moonlight is now Normal About It - where we're anything but!

Welcome to Season 2 of Lit By Moonlight! This year we're making room on our bookshelf for more content which means more television reviews! And also, we just want another excuse to talk about our favorite television show heehee.

This week we kick off our reviews of OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH! Each week we're bringing you episode by episode breakdowns of the first season to gear up for the release of the highly anticipated season two! Today's episode is all about episode one, 'The Pilot' where we discuss how we discovered the show, our favorite characters, stand out scenes, and realize how emotionally unprepared we are to revisit this show all over again! 

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PRODUCTION NOTE: Our name has changed but our levels of delusion and derangement have not! Lit By Moonlight is now Normal About It - where we're anything but!

Welcome to Season 2 of Lit by Moonlight! This year we're making space on our bookshelf for more content like television show reviews. To kick it off we're reviewing the new HBO show, The Last of Us.

One of us has played the game, the other only has vague memories from a powerpoint presentation on said game, both of us cried multiple times while watching the series premiere. In this episode, we talk about how well we think the show adapts the video game, our favorite moments, stand out performances and how absolutely devastating these next few Sundays are going to be for us! If you haven't played the game you will NOT be spoiled here!

Reviews of The Last of Us will occur every Tuesday! Stay tuned for the Our Flag Means Death reviews coming every Thursday! And if you're not already, follow us on your favorite podcasting platform, social media and make sure to rate and review! <3

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PRODUCTION NOTE: Our name has changed but our levels of delusion and derangement have not! Lit By Moonlight is now Normal About It - where we're anything but!

In our final book review of the year, we lose the ability to form coherent thoughts and it is all Hafsah Faizal's fault! In our review of We Free the Stars, we discuss incredible character dynamics, beautiful world building, quotes that really cut to our core, even Emberlin's cat Manny has things to say about this book-it tore him apart! Have you ever seen an episode of Peanuts? Yeah you, reading this, you ever see it? Ya know how when one of the characters is in distress, say, Charlie Brown just to name a guy, and he just kinda...throws his head back and yells but all you can see of his face is his big open mouth yelling? That's kinda how we feel about this book. Only that our distress is caused by the pain of not being able to fully articulate how much we love this book and not because some girl took a football away before we could kick it. 

We've had a wonderful first year of podcasting and we couldn't thank you all enough for tuning in this year! We have SO MUCH in store for you in 2023. like, a lot. Our motto for the new year is 'chaotic 2023' and we'd love to take you along for the ride :) In the meantime, make sure to follow us on instagram, tumblr, or twitter to stay up to date on all that's to come! See you in the new year!

THIS IS NOT A SPOILER FREE PODCAST

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