Thank you again to Candace for commissioning this episode!
This is the one where the family is back together again (more than some of them seemed to realize) and it's incredibly painful and frustrating and upsetting. I really loved the camerawork and the way this episode built tension without ever actually releasing it, and I'm DYING to know who the fuck Hugh was talking to the whole time.
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Thank you very much to Ashleigh for commissioning this episode!
I really enjoyed this one, if only for the fact that Adam's mother seems to finally realize everything she's been missing being married to a control freak asshole bully with no joy. However, Otis putting Maeve (and Ola) on blast in front of everyone was gross AF and I hope that he feels like a fucking chump in the morning.
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Thank you again to Andy for commissioning this book!
These are the chapters in which Lindon sees his mother and father again for the first time since leaving Sacred Valley, and it's truly devastating in a way that I was not prepared for.
Uuuuuughhhhhh I haaaaate iiiiitttttttt

Thank you very much to Candace for commissioning this episode!
This was a helluvan episode. I don't know exactly what it means, but I hate it. And I feel really bad for Nell because goddamn.
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Thank you very much to Bernadette for commissioning this episode!
So these two episodes are the ones in which we find out more about Sanji and his history with Red Foot Zeff, which turns out to be much different than my assumption that they were blood relations. Turns out that we actually don't know who Sanji's parents were, but he was sort of adopted by the pirate who nearly killed him during a raid.
Also, Pearl is still alive and I am NOT interested. Kill him and kill Don Krieg and let's get this show on the road again.
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Thank you to Andy for commissioning this episode!
This book is going to be so good. My god, I am blown away at how fast everything keeps moving, and I had no inkling that we were actually going to wind up in Sacred Valley this quickly and easily.
Well, "easily" is certainly debatable. But quickly is still true.
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Thank you again to Candace for commissioning this episode!
I'm going to be honest; this episode was such a bummer. AND YET. It was so good, and touching, and heartbreaking. I can't get over how much more I dislike Steve every time I see how he handled ANY interaction with his siblings. I'm impressed with Luke's acting, and the way that he gets played is so sad but also something that he may have needed to experience in order to really get it.
Overall, while everyone in this family is traumatized, Luke is the one I feel the sorriest for.
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Thank you to Megan for commissioning this episode!
This episode was a lot of fun, and a much-needed regroup with the Girl Gang considering how close we are to the end of the show. It's interesting to see how this show injects zaniness now that Rebecca isn't the main source of dysfunction anymore, and I think this worked out really beautifully. Also, I am interested in Paula's new job and getting to see her succeed, and I really wish that we were going to have more time to watch that happen.
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Thank you to Andy for commissioning this episode!
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG I am so excited to be starting this book. And shit really begins with a bang, because we not only have an escalating war within the Abidan that seems like it's gonna start being a real problem, but then we go into the micro-issue of dealing with fucking Seishen Daji. And lemme tell you, I am LOVING this moment more than anything.
But then Fury ascends and honestly I'm super bummed out over it. I'm going to miss him, and I hope we get to reconnect with him soon.
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Thank you to Candace for commissioning this episode!
This one focuses on Theo and what she experienced as a child, what she does for a living, and how all those things tie together in an effort to perhaps save some other kid the pain she herself went through. Turns out that she has a weird sort of touch power called psychometry, and she can see the history of objects AND PEOPLE when she touches them. This has resulted in a mixed bag of outcomes; sometimes she's able to use this ability to help, and sometimes she's just burdened with trauma from visions she can't do anything about.
Thank you all so much for listening, and I will see you again soon with a new episode!