The Latecomers

CW: Incest

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This week we start on our next multi-episode project Mr. Mercedes. Once we tracked it down (on Peacock and purchasable on Amazon), we dive into the story of Ret Det Bill Hodges and his nemesis, weirdo Brady Hartsfield. We discuss how to show details in a visual medium rather than just monologuing exposition, the sexiness of Holland Taylor and the meaning of “presenting as a lesbian.”  

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This week we marvel at the transformation of Thomas Jane in the 2017 Netflix film 1922. Sepia-toned and sad with many a reference to both King and beyond. And it’s our 150th episode!

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Sex Weekend Shenanigans this week as we discuss Gerald’s Game in a very blunt NSFW episode. There almost isn’t a trigger warning not to include here – so join with caution. Jessie wants to indulge her husband and in doing so nearly causes her own demise. Join this wide ranging conversation that ranges from good BDSM practice to what a conversation with Kim Kardashian might be like.

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Recorded prior to the election - we tackle Chapter 1 of the most recent adaptation of the novel It from 2017. Even though there is no chapter designation this time, we take the cue from the sequel. We wax poetic about the talent of the kids bringing this story to life and the whole of the Skarsgård family and we rank horrors. This is a high of the season and we would love for you to join us for it.

Recommendations: The Host (the 2006 Korean film - available on Tubi)

Next up: Gerald’s Game (2017) (Available on Netflix)

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Jake Chambers – a hero with the initials JC – is the only one who can save the tower, which serves as the foundation for the entire multiverse – a compelling set up to the astonishingly short Dark Tower from 2017. 4250 pages are distilled here into a tight 95 minutes that is entertaining and well acted but bears nearly no resemblance to the source material. We talk Dark Tower, fantasy and the distaste for it among horror readers, McConaughey’s vibes, the lies about age Hollywood tells us, and how awesome Jackie Earl Haley is.

Recommendations: Vivarium (available on Amazon)

Next up: It (2017)

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Jake comes to the end of his quest this week in the final episode of Hulu’s 11.22.63. Success proved to be failure and still we aren’t pleased with Jake’s actions or lack thereof. We make a comparison to the source material, lament the quick ending, and wonder who would have been better to remove the Franco-ness of it all. Then we discuss the upcoming schedule.

Recommendations: Haunting of Bly Manor and Cobra Kai (Available on Netflix)

Next up: The Dark Tower (2017)

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It’s the heel turn episode this week as we watch episode 6: “Happy Birthday Lee Harvey Oswald” – is Bill messing things up? Yes. Is it Jake’s fault for checking out completely? Um, yeah, yes it is. So what do you do when you have a “brother” that is mucking up your plans? If it’s 1963 you have him committed. And with that, Amity takes her leave of Jake Epping entirely. Will we finish the show out? Of course we will. Will we like it? Unlikely. Bad birthdays, bugs, and carbon monoxide poisoning bring us to the penultimate episode where Lee pulls a fruitless “don’t you know who I am” and then makes his final decision. It’s all leading us to next week’s finale – and the revelation of what it’s all for.

Recommendations: Haunting of Bly Manor and American Barbeque Showdown (Netflix)

Next up: 11.22.63 Ep 8 (2016) – Available on Hulu

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Join us for installment three of 11.22.63 wherein we take a Grey’s Anatomy detour thanks to the spectacular performance of TR Knight in these episodes. There’s a great deal of hurry up and wait in these middle episodes and Jake goes on an emotional roller coaster – in love! Fired! Murderous! It’s a whole vibe.

Recommendations: The Outer Limits and The Vow (on HBO)

Next up: 11.22.63 Eps 6 and 7 (2016) – Available on Hulu

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Traveling back again to Holden Kentucky to watch Jake Amberson aka Epping aka James Franco just completely whiff any proof of self-preservation instinct as he repeatedly goes to a second location with a multiple murderer, though maybe Josh Duhamel is more charming than we are aware of. Then, once Jake finally puts the kibosh on Frank Dunning once and for all and makes the inexplicable choice not to run home, we travel with him and Bill back to Jodie, Texas and through two years of – well – not much. Thank god for all the actors surrounding Franco, it is to them we look and upon them we rely.

Recommendations: Enola Holmes and The Repair Shop (both on Netflix)

Next up: 11.22.63 Eps 4 and 5 (2016) – Available on Hulu

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