Unabashed Book Snobbery

As timely as Walder Frey, Kylie and Julia return to chat about the fifth episode 1995 BBC adaptation of

Kylie and Julia discuss the fourth episode 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, doing their best to ignore their posting schedule and Kylie's hyper-fixation with a tree. 

In this episode, Mr. Darcy brings the receipts, Lydia and Kitty are such a merry party, Jane shall be perfectly content, Elizabeth definitely isn't gold-digging, and something something iconic hot moment with a scuzzy pond.

Kylie and Julia are back after the same amount of time that passes within this third episode 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, and thus are not ashamed. It is thematically appropriate and just.

In this episode, Charlotte makes some questionable life choices, Elizabeth and Wickham have no chill, Mr. Darcy brings his wingman, Anne de Bourgh is probably dying, and what is wrong with Mary King exactly?

Kylie and Julia return in a timely fashion to chat through the second episode of the 1995 BBC's adaptation of Pride & Prejudice. 

In this episode, Mr. Collins writes down future compliments, Mary sings very ill, Mr. Darcy would by no means suspend any pleasure of Lizzie's, and the really, really hot guy must be telling the truth!

 Kylie and Julia pivot to their second shared obsession: the 1995 BBC adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. The results are hyper

In this episode, Mr. Bennet beats a joke into the ground, Kitty coughs for her own amusement, Sir William Lucas helps Caroline move in society, and for some reason Jane is the hot sister.

Julia, Kylie, Caroline, and Gretchen name their dragons, define antagonists, and wonder if they're secure in trusting House of the Dragon as they discuss the first season in full. 

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 Episode Breakdown

• 0:00 - Intro
• 3:15 - The adjective game & fandom engagement
• 18:45 - HOTD tops itself/the ending
• 25:20  - Missteps, favorites, and Matt Daemon
• 29:40 - Avoid and evade, typical airbender tactics
  
• 39:20 - Season structure
  
• 51:30 - What's an antagonist?
• 1:02:00 - Liberatory violence
• 1:09:20  - Babes and MMD
• 1:22:30 - The dagger of it all
• 1:32:45 - Are we getting duped again?
• 1:45:45 - Season 2 hopes and dreams
• 1:56:20 - The Aemond of it all
• 2:05:20 - Name your dragon!

 Julia, Kylie, Caroline and Bo celebrate Emma D'Arcy stealing the show, while Vhagar fulfills her own Targ destiny in the House of the Dragon season finale, "The Black Queen."

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 Episode Breakdown:

•  0:00 - Intro, asks, recap, and Florida
• 16:25 - Rhaenyra is practically perfect
• 22:25 - The babe did come :(
• 32:30 - Daemon's spousal support
• 40:20 - Sweet gaming table
• 44:30 - Fucking Otto
• 53:15 - Daemon stans and a terrible ship
• 1:04:05 - A good ship
• 1:14:30 - Ask your doctor about Vermithor
• 1:19:56 - Treat in Kamino
• 1:28:35 - Julia reads from her Kobo
• 1:33:20 - Vhagar makes Visenya proud
• 1:42:15 - Kylie wants to rage-quit
• 1:49:15 - Highlights/lowlights
  

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline get out their #girlboss mugs and smash through smallfolk to celebrate the first penultimate season episode for House of the Dragons, 'The Green Council'. 

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Episode Breakdown:

0:00 - Intro & episode recap
12:05 - Struck down in his prime!
21:33 - A zany search sequence
31:42 - The princess in the tower
41:22 - Aegonball
50:10 - Defining 'closer to earth'
55:15 - Feet info exchange
1:06:25 - The plot carries Rhaenys this way!
1:12:50 - Girlbossing the smallfolk to death
1:38:30 - Highlights/lowlights & do we like this story?
 

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline

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Episode Breakdown:

• 0:00 - Introduction & recap
• 22:10 - Julia wants to spoil Fire and Blood
• 20:00 - Mullets and age-bending
• 24:00 - Marie de' Medici and wall porn
• 34:21 - The Alicent that was promised
• 40:00 - Questionable online discourse
• 57:47 - Musa hates boring Targs
• 1:04:45 - Rhaenys needs to monologue her motivations
• 1:13:00 - Stupid prophecy dagger is stupid
• 1:20:15 - Helaena is thinkin' about bugs
• 1:35:00 - Family dinner of fun
• 1:46:10 - Julia reads from her Kobo
• 1:53:53 - Dramatic irony happens!
• 2:03:03 - Highlights/lowlights
  

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline strain their eyes to watch House of the Dragon episode 7, 'Driftmark' thanks to Miguel Sapochnik, and begin their own familial strife over Alicent's poo face.

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Episode Breakdown:

• 0:00 - Intro, asks, and recap
• 12:25 - We're struggling, guys
• 26:10 - Green burial practices
• 35:55 - Miguel Sapochnik turns off the lights
• 39:50 - Caroline ships RhaenyraxDaemon
• 46:10 - Hiccup's first flight
• 51:15 - Kid punching and kobos
• 57:21 - Alicent monologues her motivations
• 1:15:00 - Laenor shows up with Starbucks
• 1:26:55 - We travel to the Fire Nation
• 1:32:35 - Highlights/lowlights