Thank you so much. toMelanie for commissioning this episode!
This episode is a wild ride from start to finish, and it ends on such a cliffhanger that I truly feel sorry for the poor schmucks who had to wait months for the next episode. I can't believe it, and I do NOT know what to make of the appearance of another Stan!
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Thank you so much to Nikolai for commissioning this episode!
This one was a fascinating look at the state of Winden right before everything goes so badly left. It certainly answers some questions I had, with some REALLY surprising answers. And it cements how shitty Ulrich is, making me slightly more sympathetic to Hannah, although not completely.
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Thank you very much to Rachel for commissioning this episode!
This episode is rather bittersweet, because Veronica makes her mark as a journalist for the school paper (which is an actual paying gig in this era, apparently!), but she does so at the expense of some potential friendships with people she at first dismisses completely. Turns out Veronica is guilty of judging a book by its cover. GIRL, SAME.
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Thank you very much to Nicole for this commission! What a weird episode this is, too!
I'm very much here for the way in which this episode emphasizes side character plots and challenges us to think of them as MAIN characters. We are asked, in a way, why we see Quentin as the "main" character, and then we get to see what's going on with a bunch of the women in the story. I liked it!
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Thank you so much to Megan for commissioning this episode, and for her patience when my internet went out (YET AGAIN) and I had to finish my recording off the air.
This episode was so damn painful to watch. Poor Paula, and then Poor Rebecca. I hate seeing two people I really like fight, especially when they each have some really good points and valid reasons for feeling the way they do about one another.
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Thank you very much to Lara for commissioning this episode!
God this episode stressed me out so bad. I know that's pretty much the entire intention but it was way too damn effective. I'm just glad that Carolyn is keeping the gang together. Kind of.
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Thank you so much to Nikolai for commissioning this episode!
I'm going to make this short, but I want you all to know that Mikkel and Ulrich reuniting and then getting ripped apart is the cruelest thing any show has ever done and I want to kill these writers.
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Thanks ever so much to Tristen for commissioning this episode! IT'S TIME FOR BATTLE!
These chapters leave a little less than 40 pages in the remainder of the book and I'm curious what you all think about the next ep? Should I just do that and recap my thoughts on this book, or begin delving into the next one?
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Thank you so much to Jessie for commissioning this episode!
This is kind of a bonkers one, where Penny and Marina travel to a few different realities, but the biggest thing for me is that Alice meets Sheila and I LOVE ALL OF THIS.
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Thank you very much Kyle for commissioning this episode!
These chapters are absolutely bonkers and I'm desperate for Gin to lead the charge against these invaders. PLEASE COME BACK, GIN, WE NEED YOU
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