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We're back for week 2 of Agatha All Along and the first thing we notice is that we divided the episodes wrong. We REALLY should have revealed who Teen is before the break. Oh well, don't be so simple minded. We've got exorcisms, Ouija boards, and the one person who will taunt spirits especially when you tell them not to. But this half has some of the best episodes, emotional roller coasters, and the answers to all the Road's "twists and trials." Erin is just waiting for Rio and Agatha to kiss, Brennan keeps forgetting to mention his notes in a timely manner, and superheroes driving off in Subarus is fundamentally funny. 

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Happy Halloween *cackle*

Seekest thou the. . . PODCAST that discusses the Road in our review of Agatha All Along for Spooky Season! We are back in the MCU and get super witchy, gathering our coven, and running away from the Salem Seven and possible Aubrey Plaza, who seems a little too eager to kill everyone. We discuss the BIG questions: why no shoes, who is Teen, and what is the gut secretion of a social insect? This week Erin ponders child sacrifice, Brennan thinks a Sicilian dialect might be Polish (he was VERY wrong), and we both agree this miniseries is freakin' awesome! 

Metropolis, Delaware! Superman fights against non-Japanese Ultraman and befriends the worst Green Lantern in James Gunn's directorial debut as the new head of the DCU. We start at the Fortress of Solitude which is no longer solitudinal (Super Robots, Super Dog), moving to a bad guy military base on a beach just around the corner from Metropolis where it's always Casual Friday (Hawaiian shirt, anyone?), and the largest Hall of Justice with only the three members of the Justice Gang (terrible name, sounds more like a League). David Corenswet and Nicholas Holt dominate the show with amazing acting and, dare we say, chemistry??? Guys, they make a baby together; it's canon (Super Boy). Erin is finally on board with a Superman movie (especially Mr. Terrific and Iggy Pop) while Brennan hates Krypto. TRAIN YOUR PETS, PEOPLE!!! At the end we both agree the score could have been better, but the story is so fun, the acting is top notch, and Nathan Fillion has the WORST bowl cut for the best reasons. 

Hello, Void! We're back with another peek into the bad movie vault, and this time we've been blinded by Gods of Egypt. This is a movie set in Egypt (Atlantis style?), played by white people (cause it's y2k, wait, wait, wait, it's actually 2016!), and filled to the brim with terrible CGI (no ILM for you!). We discuss how Hollywood needs more one-eyed hot guys, Hathor's VIP star-encrusted rave bracelet, and how much fun Gerard Butler is having. Genuinely, Gerard's portrayal of Set is the only thing that keeps this film afloat, and he does it with sassy/snarky comments, being evil, and threatening people (but make it sexy). It's wild to see such a stellar cast be just so miserable. But worry not, Void! For your hosts, Erin and Brennan, do what they do best: get REAL nerdy about ancient Egyptian history and mythology!!

Guten Tag, Void! We enter Germany and the dark twisted forests that they are VERY well known for (see almost all fairytales). We get threated by a chameleon, smashed in the face with a frying pan, and tied up in long long long long long long long long blond hair. Apparently in Germany brunettes aren't magical! With their history, I call problematic. But on our adventure, we go with Flynn Rider, the Adonis of all the women at Disney Animation, Maximus the Javer of horses, while running from Ron Pearlman and Gothel, the gaslighting queen. Erin sees a lantern festival and thinks Vampire Diaries, Brennan admits to being a bad person, and the Snuggly Duckling is the pub we most want to visit. In the end, both hosts agree that the hair being unable to grow again is the most unfair and unnecessary detail to Rapunzel's story.

Turn your amps to 11, Void! We're celebrating our 200th episode (we're pretty sure) with the most hard-rock movie of all time, "This is Spinal Tap!" It's the rockumentary that introduced us to: Big Bottoms, Hell Hole, Sex Farm, Rock N' Roll Creation (with pods), and STONEHENGE!!!!! Without this movie, we would all be wondering who they were, and what they were doing, but their legend lives on in the vinyl grooves of music history. Did you know that Billy Crystal and Dana Carvey worked as mimes together? Or that Anjelica Huston crafted an 18 inch Stonehenge? Neither did we!!! Come along for the ride, but if they ask if you're a drummer, don't take the gig!

Two siblings, both alike in dignity, in this fair chatroom where we lay our scene! Hark, what film from yonder laptop breaks? Is it the sun? No! It's Romeo and Ethel the Pirate's Daughter!!! Ok, maybe not. Instead, it's Shakespeare in Love, the historical fiction about the origins of Romeo and Juliet the play. We have an absolutely stacked cast including husband-and-wife duos playing the Nurse, Ben Affleck at his possible best (and most attractive?), and DAME JUDY DENCH!!!! It's got it all: fencing, revenge, True Love! "And in the end does someone die?" No! But they do get sent off to colonial Virginia which was just as bad at the time. Join to hear us recite Shakespeare from heart, stay to hear us laugh about Colin Firth's scramble.

Welcome, Void! This week we're crawling back like Norman Osborne to pre-MCU MCU, aka, the time before RDJ. We're discussing the original 2002 Spiderman film with Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, and Willem Dafoe. We remark on how much of the superhero genre was established by this film but really, we mean that J.K. Simmons is the ONLY J. Jonah Jameson no matter the Spiderverse. But also, this cast: Octavia Spencer, Elizabeth Banks, and Joe Manganiello playing side characters! But let's really talk about iconic moments from this movie: The KISS, "with great power. . . ," and "my gift, my curse." But honestly we get sidelined by Willem Dafoe's . . . . . . . . . . . .  ego.      Woof.

Bienvenue, Void! This week we sit down with a bottle of wine and enjoy watching the French realize they're not perfect. As kids from NorCal we enjoy a little chest thumping and pointing out that every French location in the movie is definitely Calistoga. While this movie fails in many regards, it's saved in key moments like: Alan Rickman trying KFC, Alan Rickman trying guacamole, and Alan Rickman drinking wine. Lowlights include Chris Pine's wig (what IS that THING?!?!?), Mr. President being mean (we still love you Bill Pullman), and country clubs. Shoutout to Joe's Bar and the University of California, Davis (GO AGGIES!!). The point is we love wine, and you should too. 

Howdy, Void! We've returned to Jurassic Park to prove that people were indeed murdered the first time and will be again. Hammond suddenly becomes Sir David Attenborough after only 4 years and has established a nature preserve! Oh yay. . . he's finally "figured it out" (not). Our team travels to Las Cinco Muertes [Site B (The Five Deaths)]and no matter how many people tell them it's a bad idea, they go 'cause money. We have Eddie (the Hero), Nick (the hippie bad boy), Sarah (the worst big game specialist), Kelly (the only one with sense), and Ian (traumatized). We cackle at the dino descriptions from bad-guy Pete Postlethwaite: Elvis, Friar Tuck, THE POMPADORE!!!! Ultimately, we learn that when it comes to the carnivores of Isla Sorna, they know how to hold a GRUDGE!