Thank you so much to Candace for commissioning this episode!
Well this is the fucking episode where shit GEARS THE FUCK UP, huh? I am absolutely here for all of it, as long as y'all keep a defibrillator on hand to restore my fucking heart after the jump scare in the car. Jesus fucking Christ.
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Thank you very much to Joanna for commissioning this episode!
These are the final chapters of Ruin & Rising, and while I've made no secret of my frustration with the series and my irritation with the pacing overall, I'm pleased to say that I was actually pleasantly surprised by this ending. While yes, she does wind up with Mal, and yes, she does save the day and yes, Nikolai is saved...it still manages to happen in an unexpected way. So you know what? I'm leaving on a sweet note and I'm happy with that.
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Thank you very much to Andy for commissioning this episode!
In these chapters, everyone that they are trying to save turns on them and I am DISGUSTED.
Do you hear me?
DISGUSTED.

Thank you very much to Candace for commissioning this episode!
So this episode was a really amazing one that was a nice sort of come-down from Two Storms without losing any of the weight. Unfortunately, the way it ends bodes nothing good, and I'm really worried about what Luke is going to do.
Thanks so much to you all for listening, and we will see you soon with a new episode!

Thank you to Joanna for commissioning this episode!
So this is the penultimate episode of coverage of Ruin & Rising and I feel like other than the discovery that Mal is the amplifier the story has pretty much stood still over the past few episodes and I'm really needing things to get a move on, here. I definitely want to know what happens, but I'm just so fed up with Alina whining and being shocked that the Darkling is a Bad Guy that I am very ready for this book to be over so we can move onto The King Of Scars.
Thanks for listening, and sorry ahead of time for being so angry! Love yooouuuu

Thank you to Andy for commissioning this episode!
These chapters are the ones in which the team has split up and is attempting to convince different sects within Sacred Valley to evacuate, with mixed results. The most successful is Zeil, who barely has to make an argument because the clan he's speaking with specializes in Earth aura and already seems to understand what's happening...but as for everyone else, it hasn't been good. Even Lindon's task doesn't go super well, although he does get them convinced in the end.
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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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