After two recordings of this episode, the hosts have a lot to say about YA and teen media. The hosts were all right in the target demographic as franchises like Twilight and The Hunger Games dominated the box offices. They talk about how media is marketed to teens, how teens are portrayed, and who is doing the portraying. From the unrealistic pressures put on teens characters, to why death of the artist isn’t a great attitude for teen fiction, and how teens are dressed as well as how teens look and interact with one another.
KJ brings a bunch of articles to link this week…
Here Is the Actual Age of the "Teens" on Your Favorite Teen Drama, According to How They Behave” by Mary Grace Garis https://www.distractify.com/entertainment/2018/11/23/Z1CFVUU/teen-shows-where-characters-act-like-adults
Harry Potter: 10 Most Problematic Things About The Series https://screenrant.com/harry-potter-most-problematic-things-ministry-of-magic-azkaban-hogwarts/
“The Hunger Games Is Not A Feminist Masterpiece” by Lisa on Fandomentals https://thefandomentals.com/hunger-games-not-feminist-masterpiece/

Once Upon A Time there was a town in Maine… This week the hosts talk about the hit ABC show Once Upon A Time and how it made fairytales relatable to a more modern audience. The hosts also look at some of the specific stories and characters and where the stories come from. From Killian Jones as Captain Hook, hearthrob and wearer of eyeliner, to Rumplestiltskin as the Dark One, and a lesson on the story of the Snow Queen and how she came to be connected to the blockbuster movie Frozen. It’s an episode filled with stories, magic and that’s right-Snow White’s a murderer!

It’s Pride Weekend and the Series of Opinions hosts have some great 2SLGBTQIA+ spotlights for both characters and the actors who have brought them to life. KJ also gives a recounting on the history of Pride and the Stonewall Uprisings, and Moira covers the impact a character had on her own self-narrative.
Some of KJ’s 2SLGBTQIA+ Stats: https://www.businessinsider.com/lgbtq-rights-around-the-world-maps-2018-10#brazil-ecuador-and-the-tiny-mediterranean-island-nation-of-malta-are-the-only-three-countries-to-ban-so-called-conversion-therapy-7
Laverne Cox’s website: https://lavernecox.com/about/
Essay from Laverne Cox: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/everybodys-trans-gender-o_b_1605314
Hollywood Reporter Interview with Krista Vernoff and Alex Blue Davis: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/greys-anatomy-transgender-storyline-explained-alex-blue-davis-interview-1075535/

This week Faith is taking the reins and we’re comparing some of our favourite medical dramas. Code Black was maybe good but no one actually remembers enough to be certain? Chicago Med and Grey’s Anatomy have become the means by which all other medical dramas are measured. Stick around for the hour and nineteen minute mark to hear KJ realize they missed a couple BIG shows on the list (we didn’t have time to cover them anyways). It’s an episode filled with a struggle to name nurses, hostile work environments, and Moira making a list of shows to binge next!

It’s another week filled with love, this week, commitment style! The hosts have gathered some of their favourite fictional proposals. And KJ posits her own vision for a proposal between Destiel’s Dean Winchester and Castiel Angel of the Lord. Faith’s pug Frodo makes a guest appearance. And Moira has watched a show that neither of the other hosts have even heard of. It’s an episode of bending the knee and brandishing rings in the name of love. Also we’re sending out a call for creative alternatives to engagement rings, send us a message on social media with your suggestions!

KJ tries a new carbonated water on air and now watches reality TV. The hosts lack context this week as they tackle two sitcoms by only watching the first and final episodes of the show. First, the hosts watch Modern Family and try to figure out what happened to the family in the last eleven years. Then the hosts tune into The Office (US) and are immediately in love with one character, and harbouring a deep hatred for another.

Please don’t stop the music. We promise we’re going to stop talking about Taylor Swift…just not this episode. The hosts have each selected their favourite album of all time, and Moira was the only host dedicated enough to lie and select an album from another artist. While Moira gives praise to a Canadian band, the Hunter Brothers, Faith and KJ can’t stop making Supernatural references and gushing about two different T Swift albums.

Its Series of Opinions (Taylor's Version) as the hosts discuss why musicians might be eligible to or might want to rerecord their masters, with a an unsurprising focus on Taylor Swift and her struggles with Scooter Braun. We're also now obsessed with the Universal Studios fire of 2008, and we have some thoughts about the (From the Vault) tracks on Fearless (Taylor's Version).

It’s all about the power of words in this week’s episode, as the hosts collect some of the most emotionally powerful speeches of television and film history. From Gilmore Girls to This Is Us (surprisingly without any Milo Ventimiglia moments) and Grey’s Anatomy to the forgotten YA franchise Divergent, all the speeches in this episode are sure to pack a punch. Moira introduces the other hosts to David Rygalski who KJ would not get along with. And Faith selects a TV moment so powerful that for the first time in Series of Opinions History all three hosts had identical randomized rankings.

We fully expect most people won’t need recommendations this week, as they’ll be watching Mamma Mia and Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, but that doesn’t stop KJ from lavishing the listeners with a lengthy list of things to check out. While the hosts engage in the timeline debate as to how Donna’s daughter Sophie has three potential fathers, they’re surprisingly in agreement as to who’s DNA actually contributed to Sophie. Moira watched the original movie every other weekend for a year, which makes her an excellent observer to Faith and KJ’s heated debate about whether or not Bill cheated on Rosie. Faith has a controversial opinion regarding the inclusion of Goddess of Pop, Cher. And we have some serious concerns regarding the family situation of Sam and his two mysterious sons.