Previously On with Jillian Bonanne

In this episode of Previously On, Jillian is joined by Tyler to talk all about Prime Video’s The Love Hypothesis, a STEM rom-com that takes fake dating and awkward (but hot) scientists finding love, and turns it into exactly the kind of movie we love talking about.

Jillian gets into reading the book, its Reylo fanfic origins, and why she didn't know what to make of the movie at first, but it ended up winning her over in the end, and Tyler gives his official take as someone who, according to Jillian, looks like he works in a lab.

Then we’re counting down our Top 5 Incorrect Hypotheses because these smart scientists get a lot wrong. We break down Olive’s feelings for Jeremy, everyone putting Tom Benton on a pedestal, the discovery that Dr. Evil might actually have a heart, and the biggest scientific error of them all: Olive believing the dating was ever really fake. We also rank some of this year’s rom-coms and talk about where The Love Hypothesis lands in the fake-dating hall of fame.

00:00:00 Reenactment of End Speech

00:04:11 Intro to pod

00:06:52 Book and Fan Fiction

00:16:32 Tyler's Takes

00:31:15 Top 5 Incorrect Hypotheses

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The Pogues have officially reached the end of the road. Jillian is joined by Claire to break down the fifth and final season of Outer Banks and say goodbye to one of our favorite teen dramas. After five seasons of treasure hunts, near-death experiences, international adventures, and some truly unhinged decisions, did the series stick the landing?

We look back at our Season 5 predictions (including Jillian’s slightly delusional Kiara and Rafe agenda), discuss how the show handled the aftermath of JJ’s death, and why this finally felt like Kiara’s season. Plus, we get into Rafe’s full-circle storyline, John B. and Sarah’s happy ending, the return of familiar faces, the Royal Merchant gold coming back into play, and why the final hurricane was the perfect way to bring the story back to its Season 1 roots.

Then, for our final Outer Banks Top 5, we’re counting down the Top 5 Full-Circle Moments We Loved, from bringing back Pogues vs. Kooks to storylines we thought the show had forgotten completely. We also rank all five seasons and talk about why, no matter how wild this show got, the friendship, found family, romance, and absolute chaos kept us coming back.

Five seasons. Six years. Countless stolen boats. Somehow even more treasure. We’ll miss you, Pogues. And don’t worry — if that Outer Banks prequel happens, we’ll be back.

00:00:00 Intro to pod

00:01:09 OBX S5 Predictions Revisited

00:05:37 Season 5 Discussion

00:24:27 Top 5 Full-Circle Moments

00:57:11 Seasons Ranked

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We’re back in Beverly Hills for the absolutely unhinged final stretch of The Shards season 1! Jillian is joined by her husband Tyler to break down Episodes 6–9, from homicidal Homecoming festivities and the world’s most brutal friend-group game to Brett and Robert becoming VERY heated rivals and a finale that somehow leaves us with even more questions than answers.

We’re talking Rilly Rhonda’s return, Susan Reynolds’ controversial Homecoming Queen win, Matt Kellner’s horrifying trophy-case appearance, Steven’s blackmail era, Tom’s increasingly alarming behavior, Brett and Robert’s shocking bedroom scene, Debbie’s black-tie Halloween party, the Trawler attacking again, and Terry Schaefer taking one very dramatic tumble.

Plus, we rank our Top 5 Homicidal Homecoming Moments, Top 5 Heated Rivals and our ultimate Top 5 “Whodunit?” suspects as we try to figure out who pushed Terry, who the Trawler actually is, whether there could be multiple Trawlers, and just how much we can trust anything Brett tells us.

We also have plenty of Tyler’s Takes, an alarming amount of Hamburger Hamlet discourse, theories about Brett’s mysteriously absent parents, and one major request for Hulu: GIVE US SEASON 2. Because after nine episodes, somehow we know less about the Trawler than when we started.

(recorded live on YouTube)

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Season 3 of My Life with the Walter Boys is here, and we have A LOT to discuss. Jillian is joined by Claire Wojciehowski, her fellow Walter Boys obsessive since day one, to break down what might just be the show’s best season yet.

We break down Jackie and Cole finally giving into their feelings, the absolutely brutal breakup that follows, Cole’s new life in racing, Jackie trying to figure out what she wants for herself, and the fact that Uncle Richard just needs to stay out of everyone’s business. Plus, Alex finds himself at the center of a brand-new love triangle, Danny and Erin make some huge decisions about their future, and the drama of Silver Falls continues!

Jillian and Claire countdown the Top 5 Drama Triangles of Season 3 because while Jackie / Cole / Alex may no longer be the show’s central love triangle, this season proves there are still plenty of complicated relationships and feelings to go around.

And, of course, we have to talk about that finale cliffhanger! In classic Walter Boys fashion, we’ll be screaming until Season 4.

00:00:00 Reenactment

00:02:36 Intro to pod

00:05:53 Season 3 recap

00:09:12 Instant reactions

00:12:04 New Jackie

00:21:29 Top 5 Drama Triangles

00:22:05 Jackie, Cole, and Alex

00:27:46 Hannah

00:31:24 Cole, Erin, and Danny

00:36:46 Alex, Kiley, and Dylan

00:43:41 Jackie, Cole, Richard, and Harvard boy

00:52:12 Cliffhanger ending

01:04:16 Side characters

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(Live on YouTube) The Shards episode 5 "Murder on the Dancefloor" recap and reaction.

The Shards officially has us hooked! Jillian and Tyler break down Episodes 3 & 4 as another student disappears, Bret becomes increasingly convinced that something sinister is happening around him, and Robert Mallory somehow manages to become even more suspicious while dancing in leather pants. From Really Rhonda’s disappearance and to even more creepy phone calls, mysterious vans and a party that goes completely off the rails, the mystery of The Trawler is only getting darker but the vibes are somehow still up for Robert Mallory's party

Plus, Jillian and Tyler rank the Top 5 Characters Lying to Our Faces, run through their growing list of Trawler suspects, and try to figure out whether Bret is actually getting closer to the truth or if the show is intentionally messing with all of us.

And, of course, Tyler’s Takes returns for everything from homecoming and fake IDs to ’80s porn, Heaven’s Gate, needle drops and the truly important question: what the hell is Cha Cha doing north of the 10?

00:00:00 Reenactment - Really Rhonda Water

00:04:14 Intro to pod

00:07:59 Recap - Episode 3

00:13:17 Recap - Episode 4

00:23:28 Top 5 Lying to Our Faces

00:25:56 Debbie, Liz, and Terry

00:31:27 Susan Reynolds

00:37:49 Robert Mallory

00:41:32 Bret Ellis

00:45:05 The Trawler

00:48:16 Thom Wright

00:49:58 Whodunit?

00:52:33 Dance Off

00:54:22 Tyler's Takes

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Sterling Point is giving us everything we’ve been missing from a classic teen drama—and this week, we’re diving into all of it. From the creators behind some of our favorite teen TV, the Prime Video series brings the family secrets, love triangles, shocking reveals and emotional cliffhangers, while somehow making even its soapiest twists feel incredibly human.

I'm breaking down the entire first season, including Annie’s unexpected summer at Sterling Point, her growing connection with Ellis, Ramona and Oona’s complicated relationship, and the family mystery that completely turns Annie, Connor and Ramona’s lives upside down. Plus, we count down the Top 5 Classic Teen Drama Soapy Moments Turned Sincere, from secret letters and messy love lives to that absolutely wild reveal about Ramona’s biological father.

We also get into why Sterling Point feels like a true return to the teen dramas of the Dawson’s Creek, The O.C. and Gossip Girl era, why its characters and dialogue feel so refreshingly real, the season finale’s biggest unanswered questions, and why we desperately need Season 2. And yes, we have to talk about that Ellis move.

Major Sterling Point Season 1 spoilers ahead!

00:00 Intro to pod

02:07 Behind the scenes - Megan Park

04:04 Dialogue and characters

06:42 Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage

08:47 Recap of season 1

12:05 Top 5 Soapy Turned Sincere

12:20 Letters

15:25 Love Triangle

22:13 Punches thrown

27:06 Goldie

28:33 Joe

32:05 Steven

37:07 Ending

42:50 Season 2

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Ryan Murphy’s The Shards is here, and apparently senior year in 1980s Los Angeles involves drugs, secrets, questionable hairstyles, mysterious new students, cults, serial killers, and absolutely no reliable narrators.

Jillian is joined by her husband Tyler to break down Episodes 1 and 2 of The Shards, based on Bret Easton Ellis’ novel. We break down Bret’s growing obsession with mysterious new student Robert Mallory, whether Robert really was at that screening of The Shining, Matt’s disappearance, and the increasingly disturbing threat of The Trawler.

Plus, we get into the gloriously over-the-top ’80s vibe of it all, debate who could actually be behind the murders, and rank our Top 5 “Now That’s What I Call Camp!” moments that includes Debbie’s completely unhinged parents, Susan Reynolds doing the most as student body president, and Bret rewriting his own reality in real time.

And, of course, Tyler has plenty of Takes on spooky vans, aquariums, 26-year-olds playing high schoolers, and a homecoming party at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

00:00:00 Reenactment - Bret-Robert-The Shining

00:01:34 Intro to pod

00:04:02 Behind the scenes

00:19:14 Recap Episode 1

00:22:55 Recap Episode 2

00:26:28 Top 5 Camp

00:27:53 Terry and Steven

00:31:35 Debbie's mom Liz

00:33:46 The Trawler

00:37:51 Susan Reynolds

00:41:20 Bret Easton Ellis

00:47:48 Whodunit

00:50:57 Tyler's Takes

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Is Spider-Man: Brand New Day secretly a teen drama? Jillian is joined by her husband, Tyler, to break down the movie’s most dramatic coming-of-age tropes. There's the post-high-school time jump and the mysterious new girl. Plus, Peter Parker’s Conrad Fisher-level yearning, devastating rain runs, and some truly unfortunate spider body changes. Plus, they discuss that perfect One Tree Hill needle drop and whether Marvel has been tricking superhero fans into watching young adult dramas all along. Spoiler warning: major Spider-Man: Brand New Day plot points are discussed.

Then, Jillian previews a huge week for TV, including Sterling Point, My Life with the Walter Boys, and Ryan Murphy’s The Shards.

She and Tyler also talk about Heated Rivalry preparing to begin filming, the request for fans to respect the production, and why season two is about to be even bigger.

00:00 Reenactment of Spider-Man Brand New Day

02:14 Intro to pod

02:45 Spider-Man is a Teen Drama?

07:18 Top 5 Teen Tropes in Spider-Man BND

07:26 Time jump after high school

09:31 Moody new girl

11:48 Yearning

13:39 MJ kisses other guy

17:42 Organic webs

23:01 Big TV week ahead (MLWTWB, Sterling Point, The Shards)

27:15 Heated Rivalry S2 filming

29:55 Yelena Belova and Ilya Rozanov

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This week on Previously On This Week, Jillian is back from the stomach flu and Off Campus is now officially her comfort show in sickness and in health. She also celebrates Previously On being named one of Spotify’s Video Podcasts of the Month!

Then, Jillian shares her review of Prime Video’s new shark movie The Devil’s Mouth, starring Lana Condor, Gavin Casalegno, and Kathryn Newton, before breaking down the first trailer for the fifth and final season of Outer Banks. Could the Blue Crown actually bring JJ back to life? Are the Pogues entering their supernatural era? And who exactly is Rafe kissing in that trailer?

Plus, Jillian corrects two things from her Elle recap, reflects on James Van Der Beek’s emotional final performance, reacts to the newly announced Clueless sequel, and previews a huge week of television—including Sterling Point, My Life with the Walter Boys season 3, and The Shards.

00:00 Intro to pod

01:26 Spotify Podcast of the Month

03:37 The Devil's Mouth

06:30 Outer Banks season 5 trailer

11:56 Elle corrections

12:17 James Van Der Beek

13:54 Clueless sequel

16:15 What to watch in August

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