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We could not record over the festive period, so it’s a week late, but better late than never (we hope). Here is our review of the year 2022 (on a planet that’s estimated to be over 4.5 billion years old). This is our season finale, and the last episode for a while, so buckle up.

We cover subjects we’ve been avoiding at all costs because we were either tired of hearing about them or because we were living it and couldn’t deal (cost of living crisis, we’re looking at you). Also, some important issues on the world stage, that we have not been able to cover thus far.

Domestically, it’s been a messy year in the UK with 3 PMs in 3 months, the country's infrastructure falling to pieces, rising interest rates, extreme heat, and poverty wages. Fun! And of course, the monarchy… There have been a lot of high-profile men doing the most the world over, so much so, we had to condense them into a list.

Finally, as always, we talk about ourselves, because at its core, that’s what this self-indulgent podcast is about. Enjoy!

If you’d like to read the timeline of the events regarding the Chris Kaba case you can do so here. If you are interested in reading more about Valarie’s law, you can do so here. And it was the Euros!

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This week we watched 2022’s biggest made-for-TV Christmas romcoms so you don’t have to! We review Netflix’s ‘Falling for Christmas,’ starring Lindsey Lohan. Then the very British, ‘You’re Christmas or Mine’ from Amazon Prime. And finally, Sky’s offering, ‘This is Christmas.’ Such diversity in names, tropes, and themes… LOL. As always, take the word ‘review’ with a pinch of salt. We cannot stress enough that these are not recommendations. Enjoy!

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This week we’re doing a no-spoilers review of the best TV of the year. All our favourite shows and films that we watched on the small screen. If you are looking for something new to watch, or like us, watched an alarming amount of television, this one is for you.

We cover everything from animation/anime to fantasy, from period pieces to reality, from drama to comedy, and Hollywood to Nollywood. We won’t go into detail on everything, but for shows we have already covered, you can always listen back to episodes from earlier this season.

Best Things We Watched on TV in 2022 (in no particular order):

Animation/Anime – She-ra, Human Resources, Big Mouth, Rick & Morty, Entergalactic, Attack Titan, Wendell & Wild

Drama – White Lotus, The Bear, Gomorrah, The Responder, Snowfall, P Valley, Dead to Me, From Scratch, Savage Beauty

Fantasy – Stranger Things, House of the Dragon, The Boys, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Period pieces – Bridgerton, Dangerous Liaisons

Comedy - Abbot Elementary, Ghosts, What We Do In the Shadows, Rap Sh!t, Atlanta

Reality – Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls

Honorable mentions - Snowpiercer, God Father of Harlem, Tokyo Vice, Midsommar, Blood Sisters, Glamour Girls

Older but seen this year - Fleabag, Master of None S3

We forgot to mention (oops)- Sex Lives of College Girls, Never Have I Ever, Boo Bitch, School for Good and Evil, Handmaid's Tale (despite the ending)

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Boy, we are really milking this franchise! This week we watched Rings of Power, the Amazon Prime original series (can you imagine saying that sentence 10 years ago).

We give an honest review that we are not qualified to make, and discuss the plot points we missed, watchability, continuity, love stories, performances, and of course unbelievably hot elves/dark lords. There are of course some inevitable comparisons to the original...

More importantly though, we discussed hinge profiles and the Disney sequel Disenchanted!

If you'd like to watch the YouTube recap we mentioned, that is arguably clearer than the title show itself, you can do so here:

https://youtu.be/YLwbPbzGCTk

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Lord of the Rings Part 3:

It’s the final part of our Lord of the Rings trilogy mini-series. We compare Frodo and Sam’s final stretch to day 3 of a festival, come full circle on Gollum, and discuss whether Frodo meant to destroy the ring (and if it even matters). We also discuss some funny rotten tomatoes' reviews at the end. Enjoy!

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Lord of the Rings Part 2:

We start with a short, no-spoiler Black Panther: Wakanda Forever review. We talk about arguably the best film in the LOTR trilogy, and ask the important questions like, ‘is Frodo’s savior complex out of control yet?' And end with the most random conversation that has no correlation to the rest of the episode. The standard formula.

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Lord of the Rings Part 1:

We have reached the pièce de resistance of fantasy films and will be doing a 3-part Lord of the Rings special. One half of the podcast is a first-time viewer, and the other has spent many a day watching the LOTR extended versions back-to-back. So as always, LOTR lovers and haters alike, get ready for horrible takes, surprisingly deep commentary, utter confusion and tangents galore.

P.S. We've had some technical issues with the sound, but we should be back to normal next week xx

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Welcome back for another episode of your favourite podcast! We stay firmly cemented in the fantasy realm this week, opting for the magical School for Good and Evil; a Netflix adaptation of Soman Chainani's novel. Everything about this, from the fairy tale tropes, wardrobe, casting, twists, and most notably storyline that’s arguably for children, are everything we look for in a film worth discussing, so buckle up, enjoy and good luck.

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It’s here! The episode we’ve all been waiting for: House of the Dragon! That’s right. No more waiting until the end of the episode to discuss it, we finally get to talk about House of the Dragon for an entire episode. Spoilers and family tree confusion galore. From hating Game of Thrones to almost crying at the thought of waiting 2 years for season 2 of HotD; what a full circle moment.

Trigger warning: We do touch on the themes of abuse and traumatic labor scenes that were featured in this season, although we don’t go into depth regarding the latter.

As always, we end with the most random, unexplainable conversation that has no correlation to the rest of the episode…

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This week we played a game of Trick or Treat, where we each got a trick, treat, or question. It’s an incredibly juvenile made-up game. Enjoy!

We will not be discussing House of Dragon for ONCE, as we will be doing a full episode next week.

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