Damsels Who Discuss

Gally and Alexia have their tropical drinks and their sunscreen ready for their trip to Hawaii! Join the Damsels this week as they head to one of the most beautiful places in the world to discuss the 2002 Disney animated classic Lilo & Stitch! Come along on an alien adventure of dog adoption, sea creatures, tourists, Elvis, sisterly snark, why having kids is a bad idea, mosquitos and how hated...

The Damsels are under attack from a giant mechanical lobster! The guardians of Atlantis are on high alert because things are about to go highly awry as we come back to finish up this discussion of the 2001 Disney animated movie Atlantis: The Lost Empire . Get your magic crystal and get ready to ride your fish into battle as we join Gally and Alexia on their journey of illiteracy, exposition, swimw...

It is time, once again, for a fantastical journey with our Damsels to a faraway land, and this week with the 2001 animated movie, we are all headed to Atlantis: The Lost Empire! It's time for a discussion about crystals, rituals, jewelry theft, Atlantean, how to eat seafood, breathing underwater, why some people are just drawn bad guys, another Pepper Ann connection, and the convenient technology...

Make sure you're packed for a long journey because it's time to head to the hilly villages of the Incan civilization in The Emperor's New Groove! Gally and Alexia grab their llamas and henchmen and head off on a journey of rope bridges, physical contact, fighting to the death, The Sweatbox, improvisation, David Spade, Ertha Kitt and Patrick Warburton's incredible animated chemistry, Pacha's telepo...

It's the oldest time of all, at least so far, as Gally and Alexia journey far, far, far back into the early days of earth in the 2000 Disney movie Dinosaur! Make sure you have your water and your meteor-proof clothes to keep you safe as this journey takes us to flat animation, bizarre naming conventions, why Zini is yellow, the similarities between Aladar and Jesus, the strangest dialogue, adoptio...

Put your faith in what you most believe in, and make sure that you're dressed in your most impractical best to traverse the jungles of an abandoned island in the 1999 Disney classic, Tarzan! Join our Damsels as they embark on an epic adventure of a discussion about how fast gorillas run, Tarzan's animal impressions, the ever-present obnoxious side characters, actors playing themselves, Phil Collin...

We're taking a sharp turn and heading back to ancient China this time to watch Disney's version of Mulan! We hope you have your pocket-sized dragons and/or lucky crickets handy because we are about to set off on a discussion of feeding chickens, bridal salons, honor, honor, having sons, more honor, making MEN out of us all, Shang, Donny Osmond, drag, and a whole other variety of things. Make sure...

Bless my soul! Herc was on a roll. Herc was at the top of every discussion that Damsels Gally and Alexia took themselves on during this epic journey back to the most Disney version of ancient Greece! Join them for a discussion of CGI, monsters, being a hero, merchandising, dislocated hips, sudden pillar death, flaming hair, and a variety of other nonsense sure to amuse Zeus himself! We hope you ha...

Are you ready for the Festival of Fools? We hope you still have your mask after last week because it's time to REALLY kick off the discussion of the Disney animated classic, The Hunchback of Notre Dame!  It’s 1996 and the Damsels are headed off in their party clothes to the feast! It’s time for a rousing discussion of epic Disney songs, the spirits of sexual oppression, costumes, Kevin Kline, Pat...

TW: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS DESCRIPTION AND DISCUSSION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ADJACENT THEMES! It's Part 1, or more like Part 0.000000000001 of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Gally and Alexia put on their church finery and head off on a discussion of purity culture, religious abuse, assimilation, sexual assault (including Alexia describing her own), othering, how hard the intro song goes, bells, opera,...

We hope you still have some hard tack and gruel, because we're in for Part 2 of our journey to the new world with Pocahontas! The discussion continues as the tensions rise and the Damsels discuss everything from animal chaos, treat carousels, land declarations, the power of love, why some songs are better left unsung, and how it's sometimes just better to go our separate ways. Join Gally and Alexi...

It's 1607 in this movie, which was made in 1995, and the Damsels have made it to Werowocomoco, Tsenacommacah, Virginia. They've come in search of answers about spinning arrows, New Worlds, and all kinds of other things. Join them along on this discussion of how useful Prince Eric would be, how John Smith is actually Superman, monarchies, dramatic exits, humorless men, arranged marriages,...

Well the buzz from the bees is that the leopards are in a bit of a spot, and the baboons are going ape over this...it's 1994 and it's time for The Lion King! Gally and Alexia have their seats at Pride Rock and are ready for this epic film and discussion about pouncing, weird uncles, being prepared, boredom, Alexia losing attention, reunions, why having secrets with adults is bad, Whack-a-Mole, and...

We hope you remembered to pack your sunscreen and bandanas because we're off to Agrabah for the 1992 nostalgic classic Aladdin! Join Princess Gally and Street Rat Alexia as they tag along on an epic journey of overcoming expectations, awesome songs, Robin WILLIAMS, murder caves, voices like Gilbert Gottfried, what an A+ character the Sultan is, how villainy is passed down through clothes, and weir...

It's 1991 and we are here for the movie Beauty And The Beast! Make sure your roses are covered and your magic mirrors in your bag because the Damsels are off on an amazing journey through a French province full of beautiful instrumentals, triplets, what Maurice uses as fuel, where the fair is, how prevalent in the forest wolves are, anger management, more wolves, promises you don't intend to keep,...

We hope you've got your lasso and your nerves ready because we're in Australia for the 1990 animated adventure The Rescuers Down Under! Bernard and Bianca are back and ready to come to the rescue of Cody, who's fallen into a poachers trap! Join Alexia and Gally as they go on a snake-back journey of digeridoos, kangaroos, non-anthropomorphic eagles, international telegraphs, John Candy, dubious med...

We're back and we've come up for air! Join the Damsels as they tag along with Ariel on the 2nd part of her journey on land, but without her voice! It's time for another wild horse-carriage ride of consent, Princes with Personality, charades, Alexia's lack of a timeline comprehension, where the shipwreck actually is, excellent sign-offs, and last-second weddings. Get you gowns ready for another fun...

It's 1989, it's when Alexia was born and she has been waiting almost since then to talk about this movie: the Disney animated classic The Little Mermaid! Make sure you hold your breath and join the Damsels as they dive on into this beloved classic! Their journey under the sea takes them past dinglehoppers, seagulls, the best Disney song ever, where the hell this ship wrecked, Eric's personality, i...

It's 1988. Picture the city. 8th and Broadway. The crowd's hustling. The traffic's roaring. The hot dogs are sizzling, and the Damsels are Discussing Oliver and Company! We hope you're ready for this supremely 80s flick packed full of Bette Midler, Billy Joel, and some absolutely wild times in this retelling of Oliver Twist...well, sort of retelling. Get your kittens and your ransom notes and hope...

Gally and Alexia have their tiny trench coats and their magnifying glasses ready because it's 1986 and we're in The Great Mouse Detective! Come on back to 1897 and meet the little mouse crew that makes up the adventure: Olivia, Mr. Flavasham, Major David Q. Dawson, and Basil of Baker Street. Let's all set off on Toby for an adventure full of cheese crumpets, broken violins, peg-legged bats, Vincen...

The year is sometime in the past as we embark on this wild journey into the Disney 1985 animated...classic? Well, it's The Black Cauldron . Join the Damsels on what has to be the most arduous journey for Alexia yet as Gally attempts to drag her reluctantly through the movie, much like Taran to Hen Wen. Come along on this discussion of golden balls, St. Nick, TV aerial sounds, why everyone is reall...

It's a time of Best Friendship as we walk into the woods of this 1981 Disney classic, The Fox And The Hound! Join Gally and Alexia as they put on their hats and wind up their cars to traverse down this journey of annoying birds, weird racism, Big Mama and her singing voice, dogs raising puppies, abandoning pets in the woods, eyelashes being the crucial difference in genders, begging to catch fitch...

This week, The Damsels try a new segment that will soon be a regular on the show: High Tea. Each High Tea, Gally and Alexia will go more in-depth on a topic that they didn't really have time to go into on the show for one reason or the other. Alexia and Gally take us back to The Rescuers to discuss how Penny ended up in the custody of Medusa, and how grooming and conditioning can happen to anyone...

We are taking a trip into the bayous this week in 1977's animated Disney classic, The Rescuers! Join Gally and Alexia on this journey through New York to Louisiana to rescue little orphan Penny with Bernard and Bianca from the Rescue Aid Society! As they go, The Damsels will discuss a Titanic connection, red-headed orphans, taking rides from strangers, people named Medusa, nightgowns, air pressure...

Did you smell that? It smells like honey, and that can only mean one thing: it's 1977 and The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is this week's movie on the docket! Join Gally and Alexia on their latest trek as they set off into the Hundred Acre Wood to meet our old favorite, Winnie the Pooh. Follow him as we meet all of his friends and the Damsels discuss the earworm that is the theme song, why R...