Belated Binge: TV & Fiction w/ Morally Grey Characters

Season 2 Episode 1: Albification In many ways, Jax Teller is born in the first episode of season 2 of Sons of Anarchy. The thing you remember from this episode is obviously what happens to Gemma at the end. And it might overshadow how much foreshadowing of Jax’s character we get in this episode. How he makes decisions for those around him, the type of leader he’ll become and of course his friction...

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DISCLAIMER: I recorded this for YouTube ( https://youtu.be/ZUZKN4GCGxEback ) in June but never shared it on the feed. So, there are updates about the TV show that I didn’t have back when I made it. It still holds up, it’s just not meant to be a “latest news on the TV show” episode.  Will the Harry Potter TV Show be successful?! If they make it like THIS, it will be! In this short episode I share m...

Dumbledore's Master Plan is a familiar topic in the Harry Potter fandom. But is it real? And did Dumbledore actually care about Harry? I think my view on how the plan developed will surprise you! I'd love for you to join the discussion and let me know what you think: Free Facebook Group for listeners of the show: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/688037702835574/⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/bela...

I know it's been a long time since I've posted, life has made consistent content a challenge. But, this topic idea wouldn't let go of me, so I hit record! There is plenty of discourse among the fandom about whether Harry should have ended up with Ginny or someone else. But who else should it have been if it wasn't Ginny? I think my choice will surprise you! I'd love for you to join the discussion...

My FIRST TIME EVER watching Breaking Bad! This episode, Walter White finally tells his family about his cancer... and it naturally becomes all about them! For bonus episodes and more cool stuff, check out Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/BelatedBinge⁠ *Free trial availableI'd love for you to join the discussion, which you can do on Patreon, or 2 other key ways: Leaving a voicemail on my website:...

My FIRST TIME EVER watching Breaking Bad! This episode, Walter White finally does the thing! And by "the thing" I mean murder. He's a cold blooded killer now... Goodbye Crazy 8, your character was... well it wasn't great and we won't miss you! For bonus episodes and more cool stuff, check out Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/BelatedBinge⁠ *Free trial availableI'd love for you to join the discussi...

My FIRST TIME EVER watching Breaking Bad! This episode, Walter White runs into some trouble with the guys he thought he and Jesse Pinkman killed. Turns out, 1 is still alive - which I PREDICTED! Sort of... I guessed they both would live, but 1 did and I'll take that as a win! We spend most of the episode in Jesse's living room arguing over who is going to dispose of the dead body and who's going t...

Find Pottership Podcast: ⁠https://linkin.bio/pottershippodcast I was super excited to be joined by the trio from Pottership Podcast to discuss Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban chapter 10, The Marauders Map! We had a blast going through the chapter and touching on why Fred and George never noticed Peter Pettigrew sleeping with their brother Ron, how convenient it was that Harry stumbled acr...

My FIRST TIME EVER watching Breaking Bad has begun! This episode, I meet Walter White. I see a bit too much of him in his whitey tighties. More importantly, I see how awful his life is! He doesn't need a cancer diagnosis for an excuse to become a meth dealer... but he gets that too! For bonus episodes and more cool stuff, check out Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BelatedBinge *Free trial availabl...

My FIRST TIME EVER watching Breaking Bad! As I did with the other binges, I wanted to share my story about Breaking Bad. Which is a very short one given that I haven't seen it yet. So, it's more like how'd I miss it? And what do I know going in? Whether you love Breaking Bad or you're watching for the first time right along with me, I hope you'll join me! For bonus episodes as well as many other b...

We've reached the end of season 1, which on this podcast means: BINGIES! The Bingies are this podcast's version of the Dundies (from The Office) where we give away awards to characters and plot points from the show. I share my favorites and perhaps recap the season in... rhyme??? It's a fun way to tie a bow around a season before we move on to what's next - which in this case happens to be the ann...

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban chapter 9, Grim Defeat. For this discussion I'm joined by Christina from The Restricted Section ( https://www.deusexmedia.org/therestrictedsection.html ) + Burn Before Reading ( https://www.deusexmedia.org/burnbeforereading.html )! Preorder Christina's book! http://www.christinakann.com/my-book.html This is the chapter where Harry sees the Grim at the quidd...

We've reached the finale of season 1! This episode, Jax learns who really killed Donna. Tara decides to stay in Charming. Opie has to bury his wife. The tension that's been building between Jax and Tig comes to blows. Wendy doesn't get her happy ever after. Gemma discovers the book Jax has been reading and feels Clay is losing his grip. It's an emotional finale episode that also includes a funeral...

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban chapter 8, Flight of the Fat Lady. For this discussion I'm joined by Christina from The Restricted Section ( https://www.deusexmedia.org/therestrictedsection.html ) + Burn Before Reading ( https://www.deusexmedia.org/burnbeforereading.html )!   Preorder Christina's book! http://www.christinakann.com/my-book.html   This is the chapter where Harry doesn't get...

It's another episode rewatch of SOA season 1, episode 12: Sleep of Babies and I'm joined by the real star of the Belated Binge podcast, Cousin Amy! This episode, Agent Stahl's plan backfires in the ultimate way. Clay and Tig's mission to kill Opie has an unexpected twist when Opie saves Tig's life from the Niners crashing their gun deal with the Mayans. After a coming home party at Jax's house for...

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban chapter 7, The Boggart in the Wardrobe. For this discussion I'm joined by Radio Mike from Harry Potter & the Boys + 20th Century Boy! Find Radio Mike: https://linktr.ee/itsradiomike This is the chapter where Snape is the worst teacher in the world and Lupin is awesome! I don't think I stopped laughing the whole time. For bonus episodes as well as many o...

It's another episode rewatch of SOA season 1, episode 11: Capybara This episode, Agent Stahl is playing DIRTY arresting Bobby for the murder of Hefner and taking Opie, Donna and the kids to a witness protection facility. She sets Opie up as if he's the witness who accused Bobby so that Clay and the rest of SAMCRO will think he's a rat. The plan works. Too well. Despite Jax Teller insisting Opie is...

We're diving back into the binge of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban with chapter 6, Talons and Tealeaves. For this discussion I'm joined by Dan from Hogwarts: A Podcast ( https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hogwarts-a-podcast ). This is the chapter where Trelawney predicts Harry's death in Divination class because she sees a big black dog aka the Grim in a teacup. Then Hagrid makes Ha...

It's another episode rewatch of SOA season 1, episode 10: Better Half! This episode is all about the women as Agent Stahl goes after the women attached to SAMCRO. Luanna, Cherry aka Rita, Tara, and Donna all get unwanted visits from the ATF agent. She also has sketches of Opie and Bobby from the Hefner murder witness and is working on getting information from Otto in prison. Her plan: RICO. Jax an...

We've had some amazing Harry Potter discussions on this podcast, but it's time to binge! As we dive back into the 3rd book, Prisoner of Azkaban, I thought it would be good to reset on where we left off. In the first 5 chapters of POA, Harry has successfully managed to leave the Dursleys, in quite dramatic fashion. He's had a mini vacation in Diagon Alley with a hotel room to himself and all the ic...

If you love Sons of Anarchy and you consume fan content covering our beloved SAMCRO, you'll recognize my guest on this episode. I’m thrilled to be joined by Celle from The Celle SOA on YouTube and two massive Sons of Anarchy fan pages on Instagram (@sonsofanarchyofficialfanpage) and Tiktok (@sonsofanarchyofficial), to discuss the future of the biker world we all love. If there IS a future beyond t...

Today is a bit of a retrospective episode because I realized that after we finished chamber of secrets. We never did a book wrap episode or in our case… give away any BINGIES!!! I went on vacation. Posted some bonus and guest episodes I’d done and then we jumped right into Prisoner of Azkaban. With all the new binges starting up and whatnot I didn’t even realize I missed it. So I figured before we...

It's another episode rewatch of SOA season 1, episode 9: Hell Followed and this time I'm joined with my first guest on the SAMCRO binge: McTuggy from Tuggy's Top 10, 35 Years of Movies and a bunch of other podcasts! We’re experiencing the fallout of Jax killing Agent Kohn and the Mayans' failed hit attempt on Clay and Darby. We get an MC summit courtesy of Unser and the Charming PD jail cell, avoi...

I'm joined by Eric Scull from MuggleCast for part 2 of our discussion about Harry Potter and the Fandom. Who better to explore the history of Harry Potter with than one of the most prominent creators within it? MuggleCast has been active for 18 years! He's as well versed in the history of this fandom as anyone and has covered most of it on their podcast. Why is Harry Potter never anyone’s favorite...