Julia and Kylie manage to grab Gretchen's ankles long enough to get her to chat about fairy tales before embarking on her trip to South Africa.

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Episode breakdown:

0:00 - Fandom news!

17:15 - Fairy tales in media;

47:15- Kylie just watched a thing (Crazy Ex Girlfriend)

Gretchen, Julia, and Kylie investigate their adult status, conclude their adaptational maxim series, and finally explain why they can't shut up about the Avatar franchise.

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Episode breakdown:

0:00 - Introduction & news;

13:20 - Why we still fandom;

29:30 - Adaptational maxim #7;

41:00 - Why the Avatar shows are the best

Julia, Gretchen, and Kylie welcome fellow editor (ellow feditor) Elizabeth to the show, to chat about the new Star Wars trailer and that ongoing tension of curative and transformative fandom engagement.

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Episode Breakdown:

0:00 - Fandom news;

13:50 - Star Wars pooped a trailer!

27:25 - Penultimate adaptational maxim;

42:10 - Canon compliance or transformative?

Gretchen, Julia, and Kylie can't contain their enthusiasm about representation they didn't know they needed.

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Episode Breakdown:

0:00 - Fandom News;

20:15 - Random but important representation;

44:45 - Adaptational maxim #5 No Whitewashing Allowed

Kylie, Julia, and Gretchen invite fellow contributor Priscilla to further discuss the portrayal of motherhood in media, our reboot culture, and a good deal of Harry Potter, casting the entire Voldemort narrative in a light we wish we hadn't seen.

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Episode Breakdown:

0:00 – Fandom news;

16:00 – What's the deal with all these reboots?;

35:50 – Adaptational Maxim #4;

49:00 – Motherhood in media, a deeper dive

Gretchen, Julia, and Kylie talk about a couple of their faves that are actively scaring them right now and how to cope, and also help Kylie plan the perfect gender-reveal cake for her sister's baby.

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Episode Breakdown:

0:00 - Fandom news;

16:30 - Unnecessarily gendered things;

32:15 - Adaptational maxim #3, rearrangements;

44:45 - Media & the let-down

Gretchen, Julia, and Kylie welcome Jana to chat about the that famous bodice-ripping romance in Pride and Prejudice without a hint of sarcasm. Though their thoughts on Lapidot are a good deal more earnest.

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Episode breakdown:

0:00 - Introduction & fandom news;

14:25 - What's the deal with Pride and Prejudice?;

36:45 - Adaptation Maxism #2;

49:10 - Let's talk Lapis Lazuli and Peridot

Gretchen, Julia, and Kylie defend hate-watching, which has oddly become a habit of theirs. The one thing they don't defend? Tom Bombadil.

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Episode breakdown:

0:00 - Fandom news;

12:15 - Hate-watching, a defense;

31:45 - The 1st maxim of adaptations;

45:00 - So what is the issue with The 100?

Gretchen, Julia, and Kylie are joined by fellow Fandomentals writer Griffin, so that they can all talk at an alarming pace about the female characters they love.

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Episode Breakdown:

0:00 - Introduction & news (GoT S7 spoilers from 8:00 - 13:00);

18:15 - How does Batwoman actually exist?;

40:15 - This needs to die, Idealized Motherhood;

58:30 - Secondary ladies we want more of

Kylie, Julia, and Gretchen discuss the latest fandom haps before putting on their script doctor glasses and offering suggestions for Rogue One draft 2. Then things take a turn when they discuss their favorite trench coat-sporting thief.

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Episode Breakdown:

0:00 - Fandom news;

16:07 - Rogue One script doctor;

57:41 - I Just Played A Thing (Carmen Sandiego)