The AMPire Diaries Episode 120: The Vampire Diaries - “A Bird in a Gilded Cage”

Alright, now is the time to get serious, AMPies. We’re in a post-“Downward Spiral” world after all now. Not that any of our Mystic friends seem to really care about that. Oh boy. This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and still mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries “A Bird in a Gilded Cage” (Season 6, Episode 17). Which means we’re talking:

- You know, it really is silly to get mad about things that haven’t even happened yet…

- …except for in our case, where we are absolutely right to be furious about things that will happen in the future of the TVDU

- Matty Blue > Matty Blue Lives Matter

- Has any fictional character had more dead parents than Elena Gilbert?

- Trying to make a good impression on your boyfriend’s mass murderer of a mom (it’s harder than you think)

- Are Enzo and Damon even friends anymore?

- Okay, but really: What are they doing (or not doing) with our boy Enzo?

- Watch out, Enzo: There's a new Cruel Intentions plan in town

- LaToya and Morgan’s worst argument yet, over something VERY stupid

- PARKER ABRAMS CAST

- A lot of bleeps, going back to that whole ‘getting mad about things that haven’t even happened yet’ thing

- But Lily Salvatore! She started off so good!

- Looks like Jolly Rancher (singular) is back on the menu, AMPies

“DAMON TRAVELS TO THE 1903 PRISON WORLD” (“A Bird in a Gilded Cage”)

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The Official CW Promo for “A Bird in a Gilded Cage”: http://youtube.com/watch?v=GBIO_I6JGHY

The Mystic Falls Event of the Week for “A Bird in a Gilded Cage”: WOO! SPRING BREAK! WOO! (SO, NO NEED TO PAY EXTRAS! WOO!)

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The AMPire Diaries Episode 119: The Originals - “Save My Soul”

HE’S HERE! A man. THE man. Finncent, no more. NOW is the time of Vincent. Oh, and Klaus has a brunch. Hopefully it doesn’t go off the rails! This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and still mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “Save My Soul” (Season 2, Episode 16). Which means we’re talking:

- Truly, theydies and gentlethems, it’s time to meet Vincent... with a “V.”

- NOW YOU SCAT! Also, please know that: Back in the very real fever dream that is the early - 2000s, LaToya did watch The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour live on ABC. Meaning, she watched THIS live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW6QrCaRrmY

- Good chicks, bad chicks, and, of course, little boys.

- The Bad Wolf Swamp Show versus The Cool Haunted Fairytale.

- An evil witch who wants to be best friends with a baby? NBC’s Go On…

- The startling lack of hustle in the Mikaelson family.

- The Power of Two.

- Klaus and Dahlia, like looking in a mirror.

- Not enough mention of Finncent’s child soldiers initiative.

- Our best Cami episode yet! No bit!

- Oops! All channeled kids!

- New "What Happened to Jill" explanation just dropped! *airhorn* *trumpet* *beans*

“FLASHBACKS TO FREYA'S CHILDHOOD” (“Save My Soul”)

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The Official CW Promo for “Save My Soul”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJadolT4-eA

The Mystic Falls Event of the Week for “Save My Soul”: the Mikaelson family brunch, hosted by Niklaus Mikaelson, professional party planner

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Cole Turner Cast Episode 11: "Everybody’s Eating"

AMPies! The following podcast episode is from our joint AMPire Diaries/Angel On Top Patreon exclusive podcast, Cole Turner Cast. Please enjoy this episode (in honor of the lives of both Julian McMahon and Shannen Doherty) and peek behind the curtain of the paywall. And for those of your patrons who have already listened to the episode, please enjoy this special re-release intro.

“In a way, this episode is none of our business.”

Welcome to Cole Turner Cast! The only podcast about Cole Turner, the main character of Charmed, and hosted by LaToya Ferguson (@lafergs) and Morgan Lutich (@LorganMutich). This is the podcast where we recap all 45 episodes of Charmed starring the one, the only Cole Turner.

This is a spoiler-full re-watch pod dedicated to a formative evil man who may or may not be redeemed via the love of a good woman (who makes a lot of karate noises).

This week we’re talking Season Three, Episode 11: The Good, The Bad, and The Cursed and we’re joined by Michael Chasin (@MichaelChasin). Which means we’re discussing:

- Shannen Doherty the AUTEUR

- The Old West

- John Woo

- Victor sucking, but sucking less than Leo who sucks the most

- Cole’s Good Now, Actually

- The Halliwells cannot retain a single thing

- Lots of Slow Mo

- DOVES

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The AMPire Diaries Episode 118: The Vampire Diaries - “The Downward Spiral”

In the immortal, loud words of Max Blum: “HERE WE GO!” We know all you AMPies have missed hours-long episodes full of tangents and segues, so we decided to record one for old times sake. (And because we had plenty of technical difficulties, thankfully rectified by the magic of EDITING.) That’s because your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and still mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “The Downward Spiral” (Season 6, Episode 16). Which means we’re talking:

- The lyrical content of 3LW’s musical oeuvre.

- “SARAH'S LIFE IS IN DANGER.”

- Director (Mr.) Ian and the nature of CINEMA.

- Stefan Salvatore forcing us to be ANTI-sexpionage.

- Liam Davis: our favorite TVD character.

- Kai's residual Luke-ness, which is perhaps the best this show has ever used Luke.

- More little boy Damo.

- More talk of Jill on the Other Side.

- Is Matt still part of Enzo's plan, or...? (And in case you forgot, STEFAN Salvatore is actually part of the Sarah Salvatore story.)

- Morgan going full speed ahead on BonKai and Kai as “Damon 2.0.”

- “Enzo Hates… Twilight.”

- Caroline Forbes’ Bronze dancing.

- By the way: Shout out to Eliza Dushku. Girl, we miss you.

- The same things we literally always talk about when we talk about Smallville.

- Y'all remember Luke's gay herbs?

- NEVER listen to the Salvatore boys.

- LaToya talks about another WB ship BESIDES Angel/Cordelia (But don’t worry: She DOES talk about Angel/Cordelia too.)

- Our old buddy, “Colin Phelps.”

- Only two prison worlds, huh? Sounds nice.

- Elena's forgetfulness.

- Glenn Howerton’s CCH Pounder impression, a bit that will make more sense when we drop the full bonus clip on the Patreon.

- Plus, LaToya’s mom (MOTHER) and dog (DAHLIA) both make guest appearances on the pod… sort of.

“IAN SOMERHALDER MAKES HIS DIRECTORIAL DEBUT.” (“The Downward Spiral”)

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The Official CW Promo for “The Downward Spiral”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGZnEBz0VKQ

The Mystic Falls Event of the Week for “The Downward Spiral”: the Whitmore warehouse rave

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The AMPire Diaries Episode 117: The Originals - “They All Asked For You”

Just to be clear, AMPies: We actually recorded this episode BEFORE we recorded our “Let Her Go” (The Vampire Diaries) episode. You should note that as you hear some new, unexpectedly recurring bits we discovered in this episode after the fact. (Yeah, we repeat ourselves a lot. Sue us!) Anyway, this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and still mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is FINALLY discussing The Originals’ “They All Asked For You” (Season 2, Episode 15). Which means we’re talking:

- JAZZ is back on the menu, AMPies.

- Klaus Mikaelson: He really is clashing ALL the time.

- EVERYONE'S BLACK. EVERYONE'S SIBLINGS.

- Riley Vogel's accent work… -ish.

- We can’t believe we’re saying this, but: PUT CAMI ON.

- The moments we wish Jill was here. (By the way: We GOTTA get a Jill soundboard.)

- The virgin Gerald (as opposed to the chad Aiden).

- BLEEP. And BLEEP. With BLEEP.

- Reddit Warrior Morgan Lutich.

- EVA SINCLAIR. VINCENT GRIFFITH.

- The Originals’ version of Best Friends (only, not a bit).

- Daniel Gillies’ fuck energy.

- By the way, we all need to collectively bully Morgan into watching Legends of Tomorrow.

- Also, can you believe this is a SET-UP EPISODE of The Originals?

“UNLIKELY ALLIANCES” (“They All Asked For You”)

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The Official CW Promo for “They All Asked For You”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvlG3nfml88

The Mystic Falls Event of the Week for “They All Asked For You”: a fathah-daughtah reunion for the ages / an aunt-nephew reunion for the ages / Gerald pops his cherry (ugh, sorry)

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The AMPire Diaries Episode 116: The Vampire Diaries - “Let Her Go” (feat. Michael Chasin)

AMPies… It’s been 84 years. Alright, maybe not that long. But it’s definitely been quite some time since our last main feed episode, and we’ve experienced some, well, changes. So, this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and still mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is FINALLY discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “Let Her Go” (Season 6, Episode 15). Which means we’re talking:

- First things first: Jll IS alive.

- Second things second: We ARE normal.

- Third things third: BOY CORNER RETURNS.

- Fourth things fourth: Okay, enough of this bit.

- This being “the little boy, big boy” episode.

- Damon Salvatore: purveyor of GREAT advice.

- Matty Blue's #1 fan says goodbye.

- Mystic Grill: never open, somehow still in business.

- The Marky Mark of TVD.

- TVDU (and AMPie Queen) personal news.

- Oh, we're still getting horny, BABY!

“EXECUTIVE PRODUCER JULIE PLEC MAKES HER DIRECTORIAL DEBUT” (“Let Her Go”)

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The Official CW Promo for “Let Her Go”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmnUOf_Idjo

The Mystic Falls Event of the Week for “Let Her Go”: Liz Forbes’ funeral / Bonnie escapes the prison world / Caroline turns off her humanity / LITTLE BOY, BIG BOY

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The AMPire Diaries Episode 115: The Originals - “I Love You, Goodbye”

A goof of a man once said, “You were supposed to be my wife.” And folks, unfortunately, that day has finally come. This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “The Devil Is Damned” (Season 2, Episode 14). Which means we’re talking:

- Saying hello and goodbye to "Marcel & Gia."

- Gerald still not beating the virgin allegations.

- Morgan's Reddit problem.

- Bridezilla Klaus on HIS special day.

- Freya remaining our favorite freak bitch.

- Being mermaid friends, even with a recasting.

- The many meanings of “Edward Cullening.”

- We've got to make it illegal to make Josh sad.

- The many balconies of the Mikaelson family estate.

- Which character is “giving Cole Turner.”

“THE BIG DAY” (“I Love You, Goodbye”)

Whether you’re a Vampire Diaries obsessive or newcomer, join along with hosts LaToya Ferguson (@lafergs—Vampire Diaries obsessive), Morgan Lutich (@LorganMutich—Vampire Diaries obsessive), and Jill Defiel (@jiilbobaggins—Vampire Diaries newcomer) on their new podcast journey. Most importantly, get AMPED (and horny) along with them on this journey. Ya gotta get AMPED.

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The Official CW Promo for “I Love You, Goodbye”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtlbOcwzDic

The Mystic Falls Event of the Week for “I Love You, Goodbye”: Hayley’s wedding day

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The AMPire Diaries Episode 114: The Vampire Diaries - “Stay”

AMPies, we’re saying two goodbyes this week: one devastating, sad goodbye and one goofy-ass goodbye (as a treat). Because this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “Stay” (Season 6, Episode 14). Which means we’re talking:

- This being “a funny episode.” (Please, send all complaints on that front to Miss Morgan Lutich.)

- It’s ALSO a Valentine’s Day episode. (Yeah, seriously.)

- #ByeJereBear.

- Jill prepares for her end-of-the-season dissertation on Enzo's inscrutable plan.

- Our goodbye to (real) weed on TVD.

- By the way, LaToya's anti-marijuana agenda continues.

- Kissing kills your mom.

- Showing boob on The CW. (They should've done it.)

- Stefan Salvatore's exposed arms.

- Alaric's terrible parenting.

- Mckenna Grace’s career: past, present, and future.

- The Jeremy Gilbert spin-off that never was.

“GOODBYE, MYSTIC FALLS” (“Stay”)

Whether you’re a Vampire Diaries obsessive or newcomer, join along with hosts LaToya Ferguson (@lafergs—Vampire Diaries obsessive), Morgan Lutich (@LorganMutich—Vampire Diaries obsessive), and Jill Defiel (@jiilbobaggins—Vampire Diaries newcomer) on their new podcast journey. Most importantly, get AMPED (and horny) along with them on this journey. Ya gotta get AMPED.

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The Official CW Promo for “Stay”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM9ObN6z7hk

The Mystic Falls Event of the Week for “Stay”: Jeremy’s “graduation” day and Liz’s graduation day… to Heaven

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The AMPire Diaries Episode 113: The Originals - “The Devil Is Damned”

Ah, Finncent. Ah, Freya. Ah, Elijah. This season of television really gives it all to us, doesn’t it, AMPies? And don’t even get us started on the Hayley and Marcel messsaround. Or… do get us started. Because this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “The Devil Is Damned” (Season 2, Episode 13). Which means we’re talking:

- IS the Devil damned?

- Which Mikaelson siblings we're shipping this week.

- The Elf. (We really go in on him this time.)

- Freya's loveable crazy eyes.

- Original Original Finn.

- The show's love... pentagon?

- Elijah Mikaelson and his chores. Cat sound.

- The "This Body is Incredible" Moment of the Week.

- Gerald and Hayley's "precious gifts."

- Klaus' one good point.

- What if a baby... was a genius?

- A whole lot of freak shit.

“FAMILY IS POWER” (“The Devil Is Damned”)

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The Official CW Promo for “The Devil Is Damned”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VvfUYHGvjM

The Mystic Falls Event of the Week for “The Devil Is Damned”: “Alphas” bending the knee to Gerald (one of the many pre-marriage rituals)

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The AMPire Diaries Episode 112: The Vampire Diaries - “The Day I Tried To Live”

It’s Bonnie’s birthday, so naturally: She’s fulfilling a suicide pact! (Hold for applause in the form of tears.) Because this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “The Day I Tried To Live” (Season 6, Episode 13). Which means we’re talking:

- Unpacking the Enzo vortex, featuring Sarah Salvatore (legit).

- Kai… with feelings?

- Jeremy needing limits. DO NOT give him that pill.

- Caroline’s deep dark truth.

- Twin. Pretty weird, huh?

- Protecting Television’s Melinda Clarke at all costs.

- Fic and counter-fic.

- Sometimes Stefan Salvatore is just Paul Wesley.

- Preventing another “Bloodletting” from happening... all inside of Liv’s dorm room.

- Remembering (?) the Season 4 finale of The Vampire Diaries.

- Dave from Happy Endings.

And you’ll never guess WHO’S with Jeremy.

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BONNIE” (“The Day I Tried To Live”)

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The Official CW Promo for “The Day I Tried To Live”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DvFdOahufA

The Mystic Falls Event of the Week for “The Day I Tried To Live”: Bonnie’s birthday :(

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