Episode Epiphanies

Hi there. This is Natasha. Jessica usually writes these descriptions, so I don't really know what I'm doing. Um... in this very special 50th episode, we watched Netflix's Pretty Smart, which is basically just what would happen if a Disney Channel original show was allowed to make dick jokes. It's also kind of like Merry Happy Whatever, which was a show that Natasha actually really...

In this episode, Natasha forces Jessica to face her very worst fear by making her watch Centaurworld, a dystopian horror show hellbent on wreaking havoc on the mental health of all individuals who see it. I would like to start a formal petition to remove it from Netflix so that Durpleton the giraffe does not breach containment and come for me with a chainsaw in the middle of the night as he does i...

This week, we dive deep into the world of reality TV with The Ultimatum: Queer Love. We discuss the concept of this reality show, how very fun it is to be on reality TV discussing your partner's flaws, and a myriad of other dating shows that these people could be on. Because this is Queer Ultimatum, we're also talking about stereotypes of queer women, butch lesbians, and representation. An...

On our very spooky Halloween episode, Natasha & Jessica go through all of Dororo after Jessica watched the WHOLE SHOW. Who could have possibly known that would happen after how our last episode ended? What a plot twist. Dive deep with us as we immediately spoil the ending of the show, discuss how this show avoids coming off as ableist, and compare it to an excellent short story (Those Who Walk Awa...

This week, Natasha makes Jessica watch Dororo, an anime about demons who eat body parts in exchange for the safety of the land. We discuss animation style, the pop music that was chosen for the title sequence, Dororo being a little bit annoying, and Jessica's confusion around the end of the episode. We spend a pretty long time talking about how effed up the baby is and how bad we feel for Taho...

Subtitle: ie. how every single Teen Wolf episode was written As we return from hiatus with our longest episode yet, Jessica makes Natasha watch Teen Wolf. Teen Wolf, simply put, is a teen drama that happens to have some werewolves in it. And also lacrosse. Like a lot of lacrosse. We discuss the queerbaiting in Teen Wolf, the most iconic line of the entire series, the plethora of creatures in the s...

This week on Episode Epiphanies, Natasha makes Jessica watch Extreme Ghostbusters, possibly our most 90s cartoon yet. They discuss the diversity of this cast, our favourite no-homo-but-definitely-homo couple, and create some new crackships along the way. Listen to Jessica become incredibly confused over something that is in no way confusing or badly presented in this show, and hear Natasha gush ov...

In this episode, Jessica makes Natasha watch Boy Meets World and they dive into the world of cheesy after-school specials. We discuss the nostalgia factor, how many vests they wear, and how dark this show gets. (I didn't even mention the alcoholism, the little kid Eric has to abandon, Shawn's dad's death...) Then we do a deep dive into the lessons we're learning, the actor we never...

This week, Natasha has Jessica watch Kipo & the Age of Wonderbeasts, a post-apocalyptic cartoon about a girl who gets stuck on the surface after living her whole life underground. We discuss all the fun animals in this show, what exactly this thing called a "school" might be, and the wild places this show's plot ends up going. Will Jessica want to spend time with her new mutant a...

This week Jessica has Natasha watch Bridgerton, an 1800s enemies-to-lovers fake dating show. We discuss the bonkers relationship this show has with queer representation, the obvious nature of the plot, and the identity of Lady Whistledown. And while all of that does happen, we really spend the bulk of the episode dragging Anthony for how absolutely goddamn terrible he is every single second he is...

This week on Episode Epiphanies, Natasha makes Jessica watch Cowboy Bebop, a noir-style anime that... well, it's a noir. That's it. That's the show. That's this episode. It's a noir. We discuss how much Jessica dislikes noirs, how they are definitely not cowboys, and then we probably spend way too long mourning when cigarettes were cool. There is just no inanimate object that c...

This week, Jessica makes Natasha watch Reboot, a Hulu show about rebooting an old sitcom. We discuss the cast of characters, the confusing concept of their fake show, the high drama of this show's "dark secret", and all the people who are (and who we wish were) queer. If this show miraculously does get a season two, boy do we have a lot of plot lines for them to add in. Just hire us...

This week, Natasha makes Jessica watch the two-part pilot of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, a reboot of the 80s cartoon She-Ra which itself is a spin-off of He-Man. Listen as we make just the stupidest possible joke about the She-Ra and He-Man names, absolutely gush with affection over our sweet, sweet boy Bow with his little crop top, and discuss the massively complicated plot of this show....

This week on Episode Epiphanies, Jessica makes Natasha watch Ally McBeal, a law show that is largely just about one failed childhood romance. We discuss how obsessed Ally is with Billy even though he's just a guy, the good and bad ways that the pilot episode deals with sexual harassment, and just how much we love Richard Fish. Our discussion leads to the differences between losing actors in live-a...

In this week's episode, Natasha makes Jessica watch One Piece, an anime about pirates and rubber people. We discuss the very, very long history of this show (it aired in the 90s and it is still on), all the different powers that a devil fruit can give you (including some we just made up ourselves), and how we needed to give this pilot episode a lot of slack due to when it aired (although I could w...

This week on Episode Epiphanies, we do a very special guest episode with Natasha's roommate Lenni! Lenni makes us both watch Black Sails, a pirate drama about a lot of pirates who do pirate things and also fall in the water. Natasha summarizes the first half and Jessica summarizes the end, touching on the treatment of women in this show, how clean these pirates are, and Captain Vane. Oh, Capta...

This week, we're back with even more Mo Dao Zu Shi and we are discussing... well... mostly Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji banging. I'm sure we must have talked about something else. Like. There just had to be something else happening in the extra 35 minutes that is this part two, right? For example, uhhh... we talk about Wei Wuxian's brother, I think, and Lan Wangji might also have a brother in there s...

This week, Natasha forces Jessica to watch Mo Dao Zu Shi, a Chinese show about two gay crime detectives who chase ghosts (that sounds right, that's probably right). We discuss just how dang fast you need to be able to read to keep up with the subtitles on this show, how absolutely gorgeous the animation is, and how difficult it must be to watch any media where you do not know the established trope...

This week on Episode Epiphanies, Jessica forces Natasha to watch the iconic Netflix stalker-drama, You. (Aka the hardest show in all of existence to tell someone you are watching.) This leads to many fruitful discussions such as how Natasha hates every single character in this show and how the tone is just all over the fucking place and how we don't really know whose side we're supposed to be on....

This week on Episode Epiphanies, Natasha makes Jessica watch The Dragon Prince, a Netflix cartoon about... well. A dragon who is a prince. We discuss the intricacies of being the step-prince, how sword dude whose name I still do not know after editing this episode (certainly Natasha will put his name here if I write this?) just must have a tragic little backstory and my brand new crack ship betwee...

This week, Jessica made Natasha watch the most iconic sitcom of all time, Friends! (Or, if you want to be a real stickler, F.R.I.E.N.D.S.) This episode is full of shocking revelations such as learning that this show is not about Adults Being Adults but about young adults screwing up a lot and revealing that the archetypes the characters embody in the pilot do not match up with the general pop cult...

This week on Episode Epiphanies, Natasha forces Jessica to watch My Hero Academia, an anime about superheroes. We discuss the problematic way women are portrayed in both anime and superhero comics, and how superhero stories are forced to struggle with the morality of having superheroes enforcing the law. Of course, in between those discussions, we spend a lot of time talking about Deku's crush on...

This week on Episode Epiphanies, we're kicking off the holiday season by watching Dash & Lily (not Lily & Dash, a kids' cartoon we made up on the spot). Jessica leads Natasha into the wonderous world of TV shows that are just kind of Christmas romcoms broken up into multiple episodes for some reason? Natasha recaps the bookstore scavenger hunt, the early 2000s vibe of a pizza shop that rents out D...

This week, Natasha takes us back to our roots by making Jessica watch The Legend of Korra, the sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender. We discuss the political unrest going on in the city, Korra's character and the potential of her arc, and if The Legend of Korra is actually better than Avatar or if Jessica has just gotten used to cartoons in the interim. Such questions arise as: Does this show hand...

This week on Episode Epiphanies, Jessica makes Natasha watch Kevin Can F**k Himself, an AMC drama shot sometimes as a sitcom, sometimes as a drama, and sometimes as a horror movie. We discuss how this show deconstructs the classic sitcom, from rethinking the "nagging wife" archetype to examining the stereotypical sitcom husband. We discuss societal expectations and the pressure that is put on Alli...