Mary & Blake Media

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 20 of Harry Potter and The Goblet Of Fire - The First Task. We chat the push and pull of Harry's tenuous relationship to the wizarding community, story rhyming, and why Hermione though VO5 Hot Oil would change everything...

The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Season 3 premiere -- episode 3.01. We discuss the formulaic premiere, why the show needs to get weird with it, and why Finnan has to be a bad kisser.

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 19 of Harry Potter and The Goblet Of Fire - The Hungarian Horntail. We chat the importance of a low-point in a story, the magical properties of Mad-Eye's eye, and why Mary is a true Gryffindor to a fault...

The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Season 2 finale -- episode 2.08. We discuss tying the shows plot to the narrative strength of emotion, if Odda was a traitor, and why Aethelflaed's life was changed when Green Day's "Dookie" came out.

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 18 of Harry Potter and The Goblet Of Fire - The Weighing Of The Wands. We chat Harry and Ron's moral obligation to each other, why Snape is hard to like in this chapter, and why Mary goes ALL IN on Earth, Wind And Fire...

The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episode 2.07. We discuss the the exquisite use of choice and stakes, the sign of great dialogue between Alfred and Odda, and why Erik and Aethelflaed are going to sell Pina Colodas in Hawaii...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 17 of Harry Potter and The Goblet Of Fire - The Four Champions. We chat the important use of physical structure, interweaving the plot with misdirection, and Mary goes ALL IN on Mad-Eye Moody...

The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episode 2.06. We discuss the important use of contrasts in the narrative, why every single line in a story must have purpose, and why Gisela is totally the Pippa...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 16 of Harry Potter and The Goblet Of Fire - The Goblet Of Fire. We chat the magical properties of the Goblet, why Dumbledore is the best, and we have a break down over Kid Nation...

The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episode 2.05. We discuss the benefit and burden of having a three year time jump, Erik and Sigfried's long con, and why this episode is the TV equivalent of Seafood Chowder...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 15 of Harry Potter and The Goblet Of Fire - Beauxbatons And Durmstrang. We chat the understated power from Harry, how Ron is so suggestible and why the affects his narrative, and why the author explicitly undermines S.P.E.W. in this chapter...

The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episode 2.04. We discuss why this feels like a season finale, why the narrative must take a time jump, and why Ragnar probably needed to take a 20 second time out...

The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episode 2.03. We discuss the importance of vulnerability and translating vulnerability, being a turning point in storytelling, and why Uhtred is the "New Emily"....

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 14 of Harry Potter and The Goblet Of Fire - The Unforgivable Curses. We chatthe author's long con and narrative shift, getting a popsicle headache, and why Barty Crouch Jr. is having the time of his life...

The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episode 2.02. We discuss the excellent use of contrasting theme, burning through plot but staying focused on character, and why there must be so much scoliosis in that walking army.

The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Season 2 premiere-- episode 2.01. We discuss the odd editing choices for the premiere, Roger from Outlander, and why Uhtred likes anything if it has a pulse.

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 13 of Harry Potter and The Goblet Of Fire - Mad-Eye Moody. We chat the multitude of layers behind "Moody's" interaction  with Draco, Jim Dale's outstanding reading, and why Mary was kicked out of class one time...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 12 of Harry Potter and The Goblet Of Fire - The Triwizard Tournament. We chat the sentience of Hogwarts, a perfect three-beat with Ron, and why Blake is upset because he had to pay to talk about S.P.E.W....

The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom Season 1 finale -- episode 1.08. We discuss the thematic resolution of season 1, the merits of having only one writer for an entire season, and why Alfred is no Mel Gibson...

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake discuss chapter 11 of Harry Potter and The Goblet Of Fire - Aboard The Hogwarts Express. We chat the short but heavy lifting chapter, all kinds of foreshadowing, and why Bertha Jorkins never uses sugar in her jam...

The Last Kingdom Hosts Mary & Blake chat about The Last Kingdom episode 1.07. We discuss the clear direction of action, rising tension in faith vs. religion, and why Aelswith is a cheap imitation of Tuffnut from How To Train Your Dragon...

The MCU Diaries Host Blake Larsen chats the LOKI season 1 finale: episode 1.06 - For All Time, Always. Blake discusses why we have to go back to the beginning to understand the end, why Jonathan Majors is exceptional as He Who Remains, and why this episode feels like a Smashing Pumpkins song...

The MCU Diaries Host Blake Larsen chats LOKI: episode 1.05 - Journey Into Mystery. Blake discusses "theme vs. anti-theme", why this might be his favorite MCU episode yet, and why there absolutely needs to be an Old Loki and Alligator Loki spinoff...

The MCU Diaries Host Blake Larsen chats LOKI: episode 1.04 - The Nexus Event. Blake discusses the narrative use of twists, why the big twist for this episode is not the one you're thinking of, and why he wants Loki's hair flip put on a 24 hour loop...

The MCU Diaries Host Blake Larsen chats LOKI: episode 1.03 - Lamentis. Blake discusses why love is knowing and accepting fault, why there is an odd structure shift half way through the series, and why it feels like all is not what it seems...