Pale in Comparison

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/her) ask their mom for her thoughts on the first half of arc one of Pale: Lost for Words. Jenny reads a list of CIA torture songs, Malia sings some of them, and Mom takes the word “compare” literally, not realizing that “and contrast” is implied. If you’d like to participate in our giveaway and possibly win one of our mom’s handmade cards, comment in our reddit threa...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/her) discuss Histories (Arc 2). We learn about Maggie’s personal brand of trauma. Malia is unfair to Maggie and Jenny gets serious about sweets. This week’s Discussion Question: If someone wanted you to torture someone, what food/drink could they offer you to make you more likely to say yes? Our Reddit Discussion Thread Prediction Tracker Spreadsheet Follow us on Twi...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/her) discuss Gathered Pages: 2 and Damages 2.7. Maggie reads some books and tries to get on Blake and Rose’s good side. Laird swoops in and prevents that just in time, while breaking all of our hearts in the process.  This week’s Discussion Question: What body part would you choose to style your demesne after and why? Our Reddit Discussion Thread Prediction Trac...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/her) discuss Damages 2.5 & 2.6. Blake fights a Faerie and doesn’t die. Malia sings a song about a demon and Jenny sings Marisa Tomei’s praises. This week’s Discussion Question: If you defeated a Faerie (or other Other), what would you take from them as a prize? Our Reddit Discussion Thread Prediction Tracker Spreadsheet Follow us on Twitter Join our Discord Email...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/her) discuss Damages 2.3 & 2.4. Blake and Rose work together to summon an Echo. Malia is ecstatic to finally meet the lawyers. Jenny drops some hot medical knowledge. This week’s Discussion Question: Is there a way for Blake and Rose to accumulate power that isn’t morally reprehensible? Also, is there a moral way to deal with Echoes like June? Our Reddit Discussi...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/her) discuss Damages 2.1 & 2.2. Blake attends the council meeting that Malia was very wrong about. Blake makes a speech and some friends??? Jenny is taken off guard by Malia’s analogies.  This week’s Discussion Question: Would you rather be Rose, Blake, or Charles? (Please cover Pact spoilers past these chapters.) Vegetables Our Reddit Discussion Thread Pred...

In our first episode, Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/her) introduce their mom before asking her about her thoughts on Pale ’s Prologue: Blood Run Cold - 0.0. Mom thinks Louise is overly sensitive and that a whirlwind romance is in her future. If you’d like to participate in our giveaway and possibly win one of our mom’s handmade cards, comment in our reddit thread for this episode OR tweet @PaleCo...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/her) answer your questions!! Thanks to everyone who submitted questions, we hope you enjoy our answers! Our Reddit Discussion Thread Prediction Tracker Spreadsheet Follow us on Twitter Join our Discord Email us at paleincomparisonpod@gmail.com Become a Patron -- Support Doof! Media Read Pact and Pale ! Donate to Wildbow This episode was released when Pale was up to (...

These words are our own for us alone and nothing we write here is meant to be binding. Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/her) discuss Gathered Pages: 1. We get an insight as to why Grandma Rose is so horrible and learn about her childhood and adolescence. Malia speculates about Grandma’s middle name and Jenny learns another word for “interesting” and then promptly forgets it. (Lithuanian is hard, oka...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/her) discuss Bonds 1.6 and 1.7. Blake awakens! Rose doesn’t? Malia begins to understand how demons can fuck with your karma and Jenny defends ordering a pizza with just pepperoni on it. This week's discussion question: If you were to Awaken today, what would your Sight look like? Yates v. U.S. , 574 U.S. 528 (2015). Our Reddit Discussion Thread Prediction Tracker Spr...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/her) discuss Bonds 1.4 and 1.5. Blake recognizes that staying in the house is the safest thing and then immediately leaves it. He’s schooled in the subtleties of wording by both some Faerie and a practitioner. Rose saves the day with the power of BS. Malia revisits some old predictions and Jenny designs the perfect implement.  This week's discussion question: Us...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/her) discuss Bonds 1.3. Blake arrives at the Hillsglade House and fails to provide enough specific legal language to the reader. Nevertheless, he succeeds in finding a hidden room that may or may not be Grandma Rose’s demesne filled with information about demons that may or may not be fluffy. This week's discussion question: Out of all the books in Grandma Rose’s lib...

Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/her) discuss Bonds 1.2. Blake flees to the protection of the Hillsglade House (which is definitely a demesne, trust Malia) and encounters some roadblocks along the way. Malia loves every character in this story named Rose but Jenny does not share her enthusiasm.  This week's discussion question: Rate Blake’s survival skills. How do you think Rose would have fare...

In our first episode, Jenny (she/her) and Malia (she/her) introduce themselves and the podcast before diving into Pact's introductory chapter: Bonds 1.1! This week's discussion question: How would you compare your first impression of Blake’s family with your first impression of the Pale protagonists' families? Our Reddit Discussion Thread Prediction Tracker Spreadsheet Follow us on Twitter Join ou...