Pale Reflections

It's been 5 years since Pale started! To celebrate, Reuben and Elliot are having a look at what's going on in the world of the Otherverse in 2025! There's more than you'd think! You can catch up on the 100 Years Lost content from APU (and after) here ! Sign up to the Official Parahumans Discord here ! Once you're signed up to that Discord, you can find the 100YL NYE Event here . To join Pathquest,...

Welcome to Belting At Windmills! Reuben and Elliot are diving into The Expanse books! Check out this introduction episode to get a feel for what you're in for with this new show! Get more info on the show and subscribe here! Follow us on Bluesky , Reddit , or come check out our Discord ! We're starting properly on the 12th of May, cover Leviathan Wakes from the Prologue up to the end of chapter 5!...

Finally, Pale for a modern teen audience! You can read Pale here.

Wildbow has entered a new universe with a new story - but little did he know that Elliot and Reuben are still hot on his, and Mia's heels. Actually, I doubt Mia wears heels - too impractical. Anyway, we're doing it again. Hope you enjoy! You can read Claw here. Leave your thoughts on the episode. Leave your predictions here! Send us feedback on the show! Theme song sourced from this video

Pale is officially over, but that won't stop us all from talking about it! For the final episode of Pale Reflections, Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/they) take over and are joined by Kippos (she/her) and viceVersailles (she/her) to reflect on Loose Ends, and Pale as a whole! You can read Pale here. Leave your thoughts on the episode. Check out an index of Pale’s chapters and our episodes here! Lea...

Pale Reflections finally discusses Loose Ends e.6. Verona travels around the world like a busted Leo Vader, before getting an ill omen. Lucy meets her new dormmates, before the Kenneteers regroup, and investigate a foreboding murder. Remember – we record our episodes live! If you want to catch them,  join the discord. Get involved with our livestream by contributing at this link! Say goodbye...

Pale Reflections taskmasters Loose Ends e.5. Lucy hangs out with her future step sister Liberty, and shows us how well she's doing. Then, Avery helps Nora get woke. Remember – we record our episodes live! If you want to catch them,  join the discord. Get involved with our livestream by contributing at this link! Answer the discussion question, or leave your thoughts here! You can read Pale he...

Pale Reflections meets with Loose Ends e.4. Avery begrudgingly helps her parents with Declan, and slowly realises that much like herself - this was exactly what he needed. With Declan now all woke, the Kelly Family dress up to go visit their friend Milton. Remember – we record our episodes live! If you want to catch them,  join the discord. Get involved with our livestream by contributing at...

Pale Reflections parties with Loose Ends e.3. Verona kicks off her next big ritual, and gets Avery to guess how it'll work so that it all makes sense. Soon enough, the big day comes, and everyone except the Mayor enjoys a big party to celebrate. Also we meet the new best Other in the story - January March. Remember – we record our episodes live! If you want to catch them,  join the discord. G...

Pale Reflections wars with Loose Ends e.2. Lucy is not having a great time, being so swamped by all these things that she refuses to let anybody else do! Luckily for her, her new familiar Grandfather knows just the solution - stop being such a doofus! Remember – we record our episodes live! If you want to catch them,  join the discord. Get involved with our livestream by contributing at this link!...

Pale Reflections rebuilds Loose Ends e.1. Malia joins Elliot to discuss how Verona and Avery are reconnecting with their families in a post-Charles world, and we also wonder what else is coming as we struggle to say goodbye to this story. Remember – we record our episodes live! If you want to catch them,  join the discord. Answer the discussion question, or leave your thoughts here! You can r...

Pale's main story might be finished off, but Pale Reflections still has a bit left in it! Elliot is joined by Tommy (he/him) from Twigging onto Twig, and Tisarwat (they/them) from reddit to discuss the final arc of Pale! We discuss alt-right-abyssal pipelines, dead goblins that liked nails, and whether Kira-Lynn is okay (she's not). You can read Pale here. Leave your thoughts on the episode. Check...

Pale Reflections loses itself in Finish Off 24.17. We see the final trial of Charles Abrams, as he attempts to Forswear the Kenneteers, and every else calls him out on it. Remember – we record our episodes live! If you want to catch them,  join the discord. Answer the discussion question, or leave your thoughts here! Enter the Fan Art Contest here! You can read Pale here. Leave your predictio...

Pale Reflections ignores Finish Off 24.16. Avery is running alone through the new Yellow Heron, getting glass in her shoes, and generally having a bad time. Luckily, Charles and Ryan are ready to make things even worse just as she starts to think she's doing okay. Remember – we record our episodes live! If you want to catch them,  join the discord. Answer the discussion question, or leave you...

Pale Reflections is traumatised by Finish Off 24.15. Lucy completes the first stage of the Crucible, barely. Then, she engages in guerrilla warfare against a number of cults, before taking on the big man in red himself. Remember – we record our episodes live! If you want to catch them,  join the discord. Answer the discussion question, or leave your thoughts here! Enter the Fan Art Contest he...

Pale Reflections births Finish Off 24.14. Verona enters the Crucible, and tries to overlevel without leaving the starting area, before reuniting with the Kenneteers in a cool new cult. Remember – we record our episodes live! If you want to catch them,  join the discord. Answer the discussion question, or leave your thoughts here! You can read Pale here. Leave your predictions here! Check out...

Pale Reflections deep dives into Finish Off 24.x. Charles gets annoyed by a summon, Thunder Bae dunks on the titan, Bea finally gets a human moment, Clem to catch a predators, and then Charles get stabbed! Whew - what a chapter! Remember – we record our episodes live! If you want to catch them,  join the discord. Answer the discussion question, or leave your thoughts here! You can read Pale h...

Pale Reflections flies through Finish Off 24.12. Avery zooms around the battlefield, dropping bombs onto Pale Reflections defeats Finish Off 24.13. Lucy leads the pack in cutting a deal with Miller, then cutting down the Negateers, before finally cutting a deal with Europe. Remember – we record our episodes live! If you want to catch them,  join the discord. Answer the discussion question, or...

Pale Reflections flies through Finish Off 24.12. Avery zooms around the battlefield, dropping bombs onto people. She refuses to use a sick 'your mum' on Cameron, which makes her even madder. Mad enough to nearly kill Avery, who escapes, taking a Negateacher with her. Remember – we record our episodes live! If you want to catch them,  join the discord. Answer the discussion question, or leave...

Pale Reflections interrogates Finish Off 24.11. Lucy fights off a series of Bogeymen, and then the even more unsettling Abyss-born creature that is Kira-Lynn, before putting her Verona-spin on being a Fox and using Doglick to maximum efficiency. Remember – we record our episodes live! If you want to catch them,  join the discord. Answer the discussion question , or leave your thoughts here! Y...

Pale Reflections trades for Finish Off 24.10. Verona trades tattoos for glamour with fairies, and mocks Jude. Then, Avery springs some traps on Charles' friends and family by using horrifying monsters - good times! Remember – we record our episodes live! If you want to catch them,  join the discord. Answer the discussion question, or leave your thoughts here! You can read Pale here. Leave you...

Pale Reflections debates Finish Off 24.9. Avery breaks bread with Grey, but neither manages to break through the other's moral code. In a slightly more hostile debate, Lucy and Verona manage to eke out a victory against the two Kims with the most normal names. Remember – we record our episodes live! If you want to catch them,  join the discord. Answer the discussion question, or leave your th...

Pale Reflections gets candid about Finish Off 24.8. Avery rescues an abducted child. Then, she rescues an abducted child. Then, she uses a child as bait and then, she rescues an abducted child. All in all - a productive chapter! Remember – we record our episodes live! If you want to catch them,  join the discord. Answer the discussion question, or leave your thoughts here! You can read Pale h...

Pale Reflections throws rocks at Finish Off 24.7. Verona spends a lot of time learning to understand babies, and also fighting against ugly guys who complain about her messing up their houses. Remember – we record our episodes live! If you want to catch them,  join the discord. Answer the discussion question, or leave your thoughts here! You can read Pale here. Leave your predictions here! Ch...

Pale Reflections is back in business, with our original hosts (no excellent wonderful replacement hosts here, thanks!) Also, Lucy is back in business... and by 'back in business', we mean her 'back' is given 'the business' by the Kims, and almost broken! Luckily she escapes just in time. Unfortunately, not everybody's back is safe - as Deb and Ann take bullets in the back. Remember – we record our...