Episode Epiphanies

In this episode, Natasha makes Jessica watch Stoked, a Canadian cartoon set in a surf hotel on the West Coast. We discuss hot surfer lesbians (as a concept, there are none in this show), surf slang (which we know nothing about), and the kickass shark hotel (it is wrong to hate the shark hotel. Shark hotel rules). Will Jessica ride high on these waves? Or will she crash out? You'll have to listen t...

In this episode, Jessica makes Natasha watch Saving Hope, a Canadian medical drama where all the doctors are very bad at their jobs. We discuss Maggie's terrible bedside manner, Joel's insane surgery decision, and how we would never, ever, in a million years want to be doctors. Join us for yet another Canadian show and celebrate a hospital show without anyone mentioning insurance or bill payments...

This week on Episode Epiphanies, Natasha makes Jessica watch 6Teen, a Canadian cartoon about six teenagers who work at the mall. Jessica watched this show as a kid, so take a trip with us back to late-2000s nostalgia, a time when recording TV was not an option, we watched every episode out of order, and our biggest problem was the queer panic over a likely-bisexual Nicki. We discuss our vague memo...

This week on Episode Epiphanies, Jessica makes Natasha watch The Other Two, an offbeat sitcom about two older siblings whose younger brother becomes wildly famous overnight. We talk satire, the dark underbelly of the music industry, and what it means to be "straight" to the people in this show. We also discuss when this show came out and how wild it is that it's such a direct reference to Justin B...

This week on Episode Epiphanies, Natasha makes Jessica watch the anime Wind Breaker which is about the very real sport of street fighting. (They have street fighting in the Olympics, right?) Listen to us discuss this sports anime that is, arguably, not about a sport, their surprisingly wholesome handling of queer identities, and the boys in this show that desperately need therapy. Then tune in to...

This episode, Jessica makes Natasha watch the one, the only, BBC's Sherlock. We talk about SuperWhoLock (of course), the video editing of this show, and the things about this show that are pulled from the original novels. But mostly we focus on this show's absolutely insane commitment to making every single person John & Sherlock meet ask if they are a couple. Is it queerbaiting if the...

In this episode, Natasha makes Jessica watch Voltron, a Netflix cartoon that is no longer on Netflix. We spend a lot of time talking about the ephemeral nature of electronic media, the shipping wars in this fandom, and Pidge being non-binary. We changed our show format in the hopes of creating shorter episodes... I think we've only made longer ones. Will Jessica continue on in this space opera...

In this very special bonus episode, we read out all of the review promises that were written out for Lenni. So if you're Lenni, this one's for you. Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

In this episode, we review all of Daybreak as Natasha watched this whole show! If you're keeping score... I am not, so please tell me who is winning. We discuss Turbo & Wesley (a very real ship), Eli (a very real character in this show that exists), and just generally being a cannibal as an excuse to torture children (you know, normal things). Join us for the wild ride that is Daybreak. P.S. I sai...

In this episode, Jessica makes Natasha watch Daybreak, a Netflix apocalypse show that is scary-similar to The Last Kids on Earth. (We're talking the same zombie-survival town map, the same gathering our friends vibe, and the same monsters and zombies in one apocalypse theme.) Listen as we discuss Sam Dean the Supernatural-themed John Green protagonist, our flashback king Josh, and Angelica the bom...

In this episode, Natasha makes Jessica watch The Last Kids on Earth, a Netflix cartoon about... well, the last kids on Earth. We discuss the peculiarities of this apocalypse -- like why are there both monsters AND zombies running around -- and the manic pixie dream girl apocalypse trope that has been aged down for this audience. It wouldn't be an episode of epiphanies if we didn't have at least on...

(Have we used this title before? It feels like we've used this title before. It's a good title. We watch a lot of things for the lesbians.) In this episode, Jessica makes Natasha watch the iconic Netflix drama Orange is the New Black. We discuss the legacy of this show, how it was presented when it first came out, the many famous characters who do not appear in this episode, and more. Delve into o...

In this episode, Natasha makes Jessica watch Danny Phantom, a cartoon about a boy who is a ghost superhero because obviously that is what you do when you become a ghost. Listen to us talk about the brilliant way this show does exposition, our little jock boy who is also a teacher's pet, and the unhinged parenting Danny and Jazz are subjected to. Then hear us ponder how the heck this show thinks cl...

On this episode of Episode Epiphanies, Jessica makes Natasha watch HBO's Gossip Girl. We discuss how this show connects with the original, the debate around the immediate reveal of Gossip Girl, and the way that all the characters just kind of suck. But they suck in the way teenagers suck, you know? We also spend plenty of time discussing the show's core throuple - Max, Ake, and Aubrey - and the ef...

Subtitle: Don't worry, he deserves it. This week, Natasha makes Jessica watch Dungeon Meshi, an anime that is half Dungeons & Dragons and half cooking show. Join us as we discuss what a weird little freak Laios is, all the monsters they are going to eat (...out?), and the many moral quandaries of this anime's plot line. We also discuss some D&D stuff like what it means to have a ru...

This month, Jessica makes Natasha watch 3rd Rock From the Sun, a questionable sitcom about aliens coming to Earth to fuck humans. Now, was that the actual premise of the show going in? Unknown. But it certainly is what the show is about. Listen to us debate whether or not this show knows it could be satire with just a smaaaaaaaaaaaaalllll little push, what the family dynamic here is supposed to be...

In this episode, Natasha makes Jessica watch the pilot of Gangsta, an anime that is less about gangs than its title would suggest. We discuss the weird way this show represents women, the difference between the sub and the dub, and how Worick & Nicolas come off in the pilot versus how their characters develop throughout the show. Additionally, we dive into the real central plot point of this s...

This week, Jessica makes Natasha watch Ginny & Georgia, a teen drama that is also... a crime show? We discuss this show's fantastic use of flashbacks, the way Georgia and Ginny parallel each other, and the use of passion vs. power. Will Natasha exercise their power to say no to this show? Or will the passion pull them in? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamo...

This week on Episode Epiphanies, Natasha makes Jessica watch Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, a Scott Pilgrim cartoon about... Scott Pilgrim. (We do spoil the plot of this show in a pretty big way, so warnings all around.) We discuss Ramona's reputation as a manic pixie dream girl, Scott's questionably platonic bed-sharing with Wallace, and Netflix's hot guy algorithm. (Netflix thinks I am a Gen Z teen gi...

This week, Jessica makes Natasha watch Wings, a super nostalgic sitcom from the 90s and a Cheers spinoff! We discuss how the jokes in this show are dated but not so much that we wouldn't still hear them today, how darling little sitcoms like this are just here for the vibes, and the many, many references in this episode that went over our heads. Who are these people? What did they do? We may n...

This week on Episode Epiphanies, Natasha makes Jessica watch Fionna and Cake, an Adventure Time spin-off that is somehow not a nightmare realm. Listen to us chat about the extremely accurate depiction of Millennial/Gen Z work life, casual gossip about your office coworkers, how to teach a horse to sit, and the extreme Mood of this episode. It is bliss not to be plagued by nightmares after watching...

This week, Jessica makes Natasha watch One Tree Hill, a show that is ostensibly a Shakespeare soap opera about basketball. (How I wish that was a joke.) Join us as we discuss the epic highs and lows of high school basketball (yes, I know this is the wrong show), how much we hate Dan Scott (the years may pass, but my hatred for Dan does not), and the whole gamut of relationship drama in this show....

In this very special bonus episode, you get to hear a bunch of bullshit that we cut from previous episodes. Like our opinions on how on topic we normally are. Our love of the shark cannibal. Durpleton the giraffe who I personally created in my nightmares. The amount of time we spend talking about pitching to Netflix. A very likely entirely inaccurate depiction of how the Christmas movies on Netfli...

This week on Episode Epiphanies, Natasha makes Jessica watch Steven Universe, a cute little cartoon about magic gemstones who commit genocide. Journey with us as we discuss Rose Quartz's character arc, disagree over the moral of the first episode and ultimately land on an on-topic sign-off. (Props to Natasha for this whole episode being amazingly on-topic because I promise you, our recording was n...

We're back with another review for you because Natasha watched all of Pretty Smart! If you're keeping score... good for you, because I'm not and that is conceivably the whole point of this show. Dive in with us as we "spoil" this show (there's not much to spoil, it is just a sitcom in the best of ways), reveal our opposing opinions on what makes an episode the best episode of a show, and basically...