Belated Binge: TV & Fiction w/ Morally Grey Characters

INTRODUCING the first new series to Belated Binge - The Office Super Fan Episodes!   Before the binge begins I wanted to take you through my introduction to it, my initial thoughts, some history of where I was at the time, etc.   I hope you enjoy this addition to our little binge world!   For bonus episodes as well as many other benefits such as early access, show prep notes, personal shoutouts, a...

The Office and Sons of Anarchy are being added to Harry Potter on the Belated Binge Podcast! Our little binge world is expanding and I hope you'll come along for the ride! For bonus episodes as well as updated benefits such as early access, show prep notes, personal shoutouts, and more BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/BelatedBinge I'd also love for you to join the discussion, which you can...

Find Pottership Podcast: https://linkin.bio/pottershippodcast?fbclid=PAAaa7Drn9RKSTXLGeA8lrK82JwXJfRG4EPz00c10nsmptPFbMccG3qUbZL4U   I was super excited to join Pottership Podcast to discuss Harry and Ginny's ship! It was way more fun than how it was written in the books!  For bonus episodes as well as many other benefits such as early access, show prep notes, personal shoutouts, and more BECOME A...

Find Puffcast: https://linktr.ee/Puffcast I'm ecstatic to have been able to join Puffcast to discuss all things Dumbledore's Master Plan! We walk through the 7 books and discuss Dumbledore's intentions going in as well as how that plan evolved throughout Harry Potter's journey! Plus a little bonus chat about Neville's potential of being the Chosen One and more! For bonus episodes as well as many o...

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 18 Dobby's Reward We've wrapped up Chamber of Secrets. In this final chapter, Molly and Arthur Weasley get a reunion with their very much not dead daughter Ginny, who's been saved by Harry Potter after nearly being soul sucked by a terrifying teenage Tom Riddle aka Voldemort. Harry explains the plot of the book for everyone with the help of Dumbledo...

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Heir of Slytherin. Sarah from First Years: A Harry Potter Podcast for adult first time readers of the series is BACK! The first repeat guest on the podcast AND first back-to-back chapter guest! It's time for the main climax, the final showdown, and of course the VILLAIN MONOLOGUE. And nobody can villain monologue like a teenage memory of Tom Riddle. He'...

Remember in the last chapter when Ginny tried to talk to Harry and Ron at breakfast? Then Percy came and ruined everything and she ran away? What if he didn’t do that? In this episode, I attempt to answer that very question. I also have quite a few answers to share from some of YOU. After I offer up an alternate, fan fiction style series of events if Ginny DOES tell Harry and Ron what's been happe...

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Chamber of Secrets. I was joined by Sarah from First Years: A Harry Potter Podcast for adult first time readers of the series and we had a blast with this one, making history. The first repeat guest on the podcast! It's the title chapter of the book, so it must be important! Harry manipulates he and Ron's way to the hospital wing where an unconscious He...

What if Harry and Ron didn’t follow Hagrid's advice about the Spiders? And what was Dumbledore doing during his suspension? I answer both of these questions in this episode of belated binge Harry Potter and share your feedback as well!  Find out why NOTHING would have to change if they didn't follow the spiders. Enjoy my alternate chapter events if they instead focused on Dumbledore's parting line...

Why didn’t the Fantastic beasts movies really work? And how could they have been WAYYY BETTER?? That’s what today's bonus episode is all about! Welcome to Belated Binge: Harry Potter, the Harry Potter Podcast that doesn’t take itself or the books too seriously. I can’t wait to get back into the flow of the Chamber of Secrets chapter episodes, but in the meantime, I hope you enjoy this one as I try...

Thanks for listening to Belated Binge the Harry Potter podcast that doesn’t take itself or the books too seriously. I’m Zac, and you may have heard that I was recently asked to be a guest on another podcast called Content and Capable (https://linktr.ee/contentncapable). It was a really fun opportunity and my first time going onto a podcast that wasn’t 100% about Harry Potter. Of course it wasn’t a...

Have you ever thought about sorting the Avengers into Hogwarts houses? Would you rather have a magic wand or super powers? What Harry Potter character would you love to see in a Marvel movie? Welcome to belated binge, the Harry Potter podcast that doesn’t take itself or the books too seriously. Which happens when you don’t read them until you’re a grown man! I’m Zac, the grown man, and those are j...

What if Lily had forgiven Snape after the final exchange we saw between them in Snape’s worst memory? I recently joined Fyrebyrd on the Dusty Caldron Podcast (https://dustycaldronpodcast.com/) to discuss the answer to that exact question. We theorize on different ways their lives could have played out as a result and as a bonus for you, I wanted to bring that conversation over here as well! Thanks...

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Chapter 15, Arogag discussion continues as I reveal my favorite foreshadow moments, give and take some house points, and call out what I thought was Riddikulus! Divination: “No, I’m sorry, there’s every chance the attacker might come back to finish these people off. . . .” Hagrid’s hint about the spiders was far easier to understand — the trouble was, there...

In this episode, I’ll attempt to shed light on the relationship between Albus Dumbledore and Hagrid and where Arogag falls into that. How would Dumbledore have treated Hagrid during his time at Hogwarts? Did Dumbledore know Arogag was in the Forbidden Forest? What about 50 years ago? I’ll also share a headcanon theory or perhaps borderline fan fiction about how Newt Scamander may or may not have b...

I was joined by Fyrebyrd from The Dusty Caldron Podcast to discuss the events in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets chapter 15: Arogag. Link to The Dusty Caldron Podcast website: https://dustycaldronpodcast.com/ Things get a bit hairy for Harry and Ron Weasley in this chapter, with WAY TOO MANY LEGS! With no Hermione, no Dumbledore, and no Hagrid around, and Hogwarts still on lockdown our lit...

In this headcanon episode of Belated Binge, I wrap up the discussion from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Chapter 14, Cornelius Fudge by sharing my thoughts on the Expecto Plot-Chango question: What If Harry and Ron DIDN'T let Hermione go off to the library alone when Harry hears the monster? This is my attempt to save Hermione from a giant snake and it goes full on fan fiction! But I coul...

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Chapter 14, Cornelius Fudge discussion continues as I reveal my favorite foreshadow moments, give and take some house points, and call out what I thought was Riddikulus! Divination: “Riddle might have got the wrong person,” said Hermione. “Maybe it was some other monster that was attacking people. . . .” “How many monsters d’you think this place can hold?” R...

I attempt to shed some light (Lumos) on a theory I've developed about why Dumbledore hasn't stopped the attacks and caught the Heir of Slytherin yet. Hint: it has to do with Harry Potter! And Snakes! And Voldemort! And how the Chamber of Secrets is being opened! And who Dumbledore thinks is opening it! And...... OK - listen to the episode. If you enjoy my theory and this podcast and want more bene...

This week on Belated Binge, I covered Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets chapter 14: Cornelius Fudge. In this chapter, Hermione is petrified, Hogwarts goes on lockdown, and worst of all QUIDDITCH IS CANCELLED! All this means Harry and Ron are breaking curfew. They use the invisibility cloak to visit Hagrid, hoping to ask him about the Chamber of Secrets and the monster from 50 years ago. Unfo...

In this headcanon episode of Belated Binge, I wrap up the discussion from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Chapter 13, The Very Secret Diary by sharing fan responses as well as my thoughts on the Expecto Plot-Chango question: What If Harry Potter DIDN'T Find Tom Riddle's Diary in Moaning Myrtle's flooded bathroom? After some shoutouts for listener responses, I share my theory on how Filtch...

This week on Belated Binge, I covered Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets chapter 13: The Very Secret Diary. In this chapter, someone (*cough Ginny cough*) tried to flush a book DOWN A TOILET! Which is not the disposal method I would have recommended. But as plot would have it, *they* chose a toilet in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. One she just happen to be hanging out in. All of this lead Harry...

This week on Belated Binge, I was joined by Taylor, one of the cohosts of Let's Talk: Marvel Fan Theories podcast and we covered Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets chapter 12: Polyjuice Potion. In this chapter, the trio completes their "plan" to go under-cover using Polyjuice Potion by transforming into Slytherin students. From there they would have access to the world's biggest , Draco Malfo...

This week on the Binge, I was joined by Ellen & Keighty, the hosts of For Fawkes' Sake podcast and we covered Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets chapter 11: The Dueling Club. In this chapter, among many many other things, we get school sanctioned magic fight club! Lockhart continues to be useless, an appendix according to our guests. I rant about how the sequence of events following Draco whi...

This week on the Binge, I covered Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' 10th chapter: The Rogue Bludger. In this chapter Lockhart is max-level incompetent. First in the classroom, but it pays off for the trio to get the potion book they need to launch their Polyjuice Plan into action. And then again following the quidditch match where Harry played dodge the crazy bludger until he broke his arm,...