Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast

The gang chats about the second episode of The Book of Boba Fett. Topics include the gender expression possibilities of the Tuskans, the lack of the present and Fennec, the strange white savior portrayal of Boba Fett, and the canonizing of minor comic characters.  Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast,...

Book of Boba Fett is here! The gang chats about Chapter 1: Stranger in a Strange Land. Boba Fett and Fennec start their rule over Tatooine and in flashbacks Boba escapes the Sarlacc pit and is captured by the Tuskens. Are these Tuskens more complex, a Mandalorian parallel,  or slightly racist? Was that the Skywalker farm? Do Boba and Fennec ever talk about their emotions? And Max Rebo is still ali...

Leading up to the start of Book of Boba Fett, Cork walks the gang through Boba Fett's later life, covering canon and legends storylines. He becomes the Mandalore, he fights the  Yuuzhan Vong, he fights his daughter, and joins a gay farming family.  Also, some speculation about what might appear in Book of Boba Fett.  Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades d...

The Briikasak gang finally covers a video game! Bret finally leads an episode, Cork goes full Cal cosplay, and Marika knows nothing about video games. Topics include ponchos, lightsaber customization, game mechanics, and the possibility of Cal answering Grogu's Jedi call.  Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandal...

Gearing up for the start of Book of Boba Fett, the gang goes through Boba Fett's early life from the prequels, Clone Wars, and some legends stuff. Why was he sent to an adult prison? Did he ever move on from witnessing Jango's death? Do he and Bossk have friendship bracelets?  Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak:...

The gang finishes Republic Commando: True Colors. Bessany continues to be a badass bitch. The list of people who know about Darman's baby before him continues to grow. The T.E.R.F. is gonna T.E.R.F. and Marika offends Cork by not shipping Fi and Sev enough.  Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast,...

In the first regular season episode in so long they nearly forgot how to do it, the gang has a quick chat about the Book of Boba Fett trailer. Cork and Bret love how much Tatoonie lore there is. Was that voice Din's? Did Cork discover a Prospect connection on IMDB?  Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian P...

Cork's obsession with Maul continues and True Colors is delayed another week. The gang goes through Maul's appearances in Star Wars: Rebels to see his fixation on Ezra, his drama hood, and his final stand-off with Obi-wan. Also, Kanan cosplays Cyclops and Sabine gets the Dark Saber.   Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Br...

The gang finally covers the third Republic Commando book, True Colors. Has Vau surpassed Kal as the okay-est dad? Why is Bessany's forensic accounting the most exciting part? And of course, Etain miscarries because what else can a pregnant character do?  Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast, thre...

The gang plus Shadow the cat takes their first foray into Star Wars: Rebels. The clones are crazy old men sharing a bed now,  Sabine is a silly looking Mandalorian, Cork and Bret met Darth Maul at Cincinnati Comic Expo, and Marika likes Rebels more than Bad Batch.  Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast...

Briikasak and Ahsoka return to Clone Wars for the only reason Cork has made us watch it: the finale arc. The immortal Bo-Katan fails to retake Mandalore, Cork has some theories about Rook Kast, Anakin and his weird hair go full Vader, and Rex and Ahsoka are force to fight and then bury all of their friends...yay.  Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during di...

The gang joins Fives and AZ as they uncover the inhibitor chips. Cork wants to visit 79s, Bret explains the importance of AZ's survival of the raddest, and Marika is still impressed with this show. Fives is baby, everybody is kissing, and the whitewashing is still really bad.  Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Ma...

The gang talks about the two-part finale of The Bad Batch. Bret brings up how it directly copies Rebels. Cork explains all the reasons it failed and everyone comes up with ideas for how it could have been better. Glad that's over. Is it time for Book of Boba Fett yet?  Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandaloria...

Briikasak returns to its original purpose and talks about the Mandalorians in Clone Wars. Satine is a terrible spy, Darth Maul is Cork's baby, and we get the first appearances of the Dark Saber and gatekeep, gaslight, girl boss Bo-Katan. Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast, three queer comrades...

The gang reacts to the completely forgettable "Infested" and the much better "War-Mantle." Bret was excited to see Gregor and Scorch, Cork wants Echo to become the new team leader, and Marika is tried of this baby shit. Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast, three queer comrades wit...

The gang watches possibly the best arc of The Clone Wars, as the 501st question their roles and deal with definitely not a villain.  Cork has a lot to say about Rex and Marika is impressed by how much better this is than Bad Batch. Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast, three queer comrades with varyin...

The gang reacts to Devil's Deal and Rescue on Ryloth. Is the show slowly morphing into other Dave Filoni shows? Are these episodes a total waste for people who haven't seen Rebels? Is Howzer everyone's new favorite clone?  Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast, three queer comrades with...

The gang finishes up Republic Commando: Triple Zero and man did it get sexist. Omega and Delta Squads successfully complete their mission, Jusik goes full Mandalorian, and Etain finds her true calling...motherhood?  Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast, three queer comrades with varying degrees of Sta...

The gang discusses the missed potential of Episode 10: Common Ground, where the Batch goes through a plot Marika didn't understand while Omega stays home to cosplay Queen's Gambit. Cork has a lot to stay about Echo's treatment and the continued whitewashing for the clones. Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak...

The Briikasak gang rejoins Omega Squad for their Black Ops mission on Coruscant. Kal is a sexist and the author is a TERF, but Etain manages to have a few good moments. Cork hates Delta Squad but is shipping Sev and Fi.  Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast, three queer comrades with varying degrees o...

Because Cork wanted to and everyone seemed to like the first edition, the Briikasak gang plays fuck, marry, kill with Bad Batch characters. Everyone tries to avoid killing Wrecker, has to confront their odd love of Boba Fett while Cork and Marika make very predictable choices.   Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Manda...

In this "minisode", the gang reacts to Reunion and Bounty Lost. They discuss the sibling relationships between the Batch, the well-balance villainy of Crosshair, the trans Omega theory, and how great Fennec is.  Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast, three queer comrades with varying degrees...

For Briikasak's second Pride Month episode, Cork runs the gang through the inherent queerness of Mandalorian's culture and language, shares their Mando'a-based coming out story, and gives a brief language lesson.  Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast, three queer comrades with varying d...

Rex is finally here! The gang reacts to the seventh episode of Bad Batch: Battle Scars, in which Rex helps the batch get their chips removed. Why didn't Rex and Echo get more time together? Is something being set up with Rex? Will Bret get to see any of the video game characters?  Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak:...

The gang reacts to the fifth and sixth episodes of Bad Batch. Cork's enjoying it, Marika is annoyed, and Bret wants a baby rancor as a pet. Is the show too episodic? Are we getting closer to an overreaching plot? Is Rex ever going to show up?