Pop Culture Role Call

It's Angel season 5 episode 4 this week and hot dang are there a lot of ghosties in here! Hopefully the recently incorporeal Spike is safe from their spectral machinations. Luckily, he knows that Fred has his back, and Angel...well, he is slowly coming around to having Spike's back. It's baby steps between our favorite brooding boys. Time to tap into our newly acquired resources and flex a little!...

Welcome to Angel season 5 episode 3! This week, the menu is exceedingly peculiar. Angel is determined to save a newly minted werewolf in need of a champion after she garners the attention of a small group of eclectic eaters. Can the crew pool the resources they need to intervene and do good from within the belly of the beast? Thanks for listening!

It's Angel season 5 episode 2 this week and everyone is still coming to grips with Spike haunting the office, even Spike. Well, maybe haunting is the wrong word. He isn't a ghost according to Fred, but he is DEFINITELY not alive. It's a genuine mystery and we have the infinite resources of an evil corporation at our disposal. Sounds like a match made in hell. Thanks for listening!

We are all the way in Angel season 5 episode 1 this week, establishing the new status quo. Gunn would probably like the use of Latin given his new position! But a big question is...who is [REDACTED]? It's not Harmony, but also, hey harmony. Lets find out and thank you so much for listening!

Season 4 of Angel is in the bag! Come join the hosts and discuss character arcs, missed opportunities, predictions, and more. Thank you to all the lovely listeners out there who sent in questions. We will catch you in a week with season 5 episode 1!

Welcome to the season 4 finale! After ending world peace (I swear it's not how it sounds), the crew is treated to a little surprise for their efforts. They get executive level jobs at Wolfram & Hart! (Ok, really, I swear it's not how it sounds). What does this nefarious corporation have in store for us though. I guess we will need to wait until season 5 for that one...assuming season 5 exists. Tha...

Welcome to Angel season 4 episode 21! After his trip across the multiverse to kick butt and take names (literally and figuratively), our hero is ready to take Jasmine down a notch. Unfortunately, Connor stands between Angel and the power that was. Will it be patricide or infanticide? Thanks for listening!

Hello and welcome to Angel season 4 episode 20, folks! This week, the gang is on the run from Jasmine's brainwashed population. We end up underground with a motley crew of survivors and a spooky spider demon with a penchant for blood magic. Luckily, said demon also knows a VERY important secret. Thanks for listening and remember to submit wrap-up questions!

Hello and welcome to Angel season 4 episode 19! Jasmine, our immaculate lord and leader, is spreading her influence like a virus....a serene virus. If only Fred could keep her blasphemous nose out of our burgeoning eutopia, the world may finally find peace. Maybe someone should do something about her? Thanks for listening!

Welcome to Angel season 4 episode 18! This week, Stas is thrust into a completely new POV, but, is it really? We don't know the answer but we do know that Jasmine was born just a few minutes ago and already looks a lot like Gina Torres. No wrinkley baby skin or anything. Luckily, we all LOVE our new god...leader....person. We love her and nothing will ever change that. Thanks for listening!

Hello and welcome to Angel season 4 episode 17! This week, we get the dirty deets about Cordi's heel turn. If exposition isn't enough to wet your appetite, we also have an impossible birth via virgin sacrifice. Now, kneel before the baby! Thanks for listening.

Join us for the biggest SECRET EPISODE of Pop Culture Role Call! This is the behind the scenes of the roller coaster ride that is Cordelia's evil Season 4 arc. Join Stasia as she tries to piece together the who/what/why of her character during the episodes of S04E13 - S04E15 of our podcast. Thanks for listening.

Hello and welcome to Angel season 4 episode 16, folks! So, turns out Stas has been keeping a BIG old secret from the gang and some of you helped her lie. Shame on you, but also, great work. Cordi is this season's villain. Not the "she made some unethical choices" kind of villain, but a true and honest big bad. Let's see how this shakes out. Thanks for listening!

Hello and welcome to Angel season 4 episode 15! After banging our heads against the proverbial wall for a few weeks, Fred finally has the wonderful idea to call in an expert. Enter Willow! She is fresh off her villain arc, coursing with new found power, and ready to catch up with old friends. We're in good hands! Thanks for listening.

Welcome to season 4 episode 14 of Angel! After Angelus took down Jimmithy (aka the flunkie; aka the beast), the true big bad decided to have some words with the vampire menace. Just words though, since he is talking to him telepathically. But, Angelus isn't anyone's flunkie replacement so that doesn't go well. Meanwhile, Wes is trying to get Faith to fight dirty, to fight like Angelus. Thanks for...

Hello and welcome to Angel season 4 episode 13! In the metaphorical and literal darkest hour, the show runners decided to toss one more spanner in the works. Enter Faith! But...wait, what is this? Something is different. Faith is usually an unwelcome force of nature. But I DO love the way she shames Connor at every turn. Huh. Let's see where this goes. Thanks for listening!

Hello and welcome to season 4 episode 12 of Angel, folks! This week we find the secret, black magic, sketchy way to get Angel's soul back in his body. But.....did we? Angel is kinda looking thirsty and conniving. Thanks for listening!

Hello and welcome to season 4 episode 11 of Angel! Angelus is back and talking all kinds of crap to everyone involved. Tempers flare as everyone's dirty little secrets are broadcasted over security camera. But luckily, no matter how much of a bastard Angelus is, we can always just put his soul back and...BOOM! Right? Definitely. Thanks for listening!

Welcome to Angel season 4 episode 10! Angelus is back and cackling like any good villain would. Is he also laughing because of all the good dirty jokes that come out of their "moment of true happiness" situation? That's why I'm laughing, but who knows. Maybe listen and find out? Thanks!

Welcome to season 4 episode 9 of Angel! The apocalypse is here and people are dying, lots of people. But Gwen (Ms. Electric Hands) is back and playing second string hero for the fractured crew. Is that enough to save the sun from the inky black? Thanks for listening!

Welcome back to Angel! It's season 4 episode 8 this week and the gang is all together again. I wish I could say that reunion was a happy one, or that bridges were being built....but that just isn't how it's going down right now. What is going down? A bunch of lawyers over at Wolfram. They have a wolf in the hen house and a lot of bodies on the floor. Thanks for listening!

Welcome to the apology episode where we watch The New Mutants! We made Stas talk about Connor and Cordi, so now we all talk X-Men for over 2 hours. It's a fun ride with some powerful teens. Demon bears, soul great swords and...being on fire. All the powers you expect on display. Thanks for listening and more Angel next week!

Welcome to Angel season 4 episode 7!..... It's the last one :). Ok, maybe not the actual last one. But boy howdy was it almost. We are not into these Cordi/Connor kissing crimes. Bad. Not good. Let's see if we can get Stas to sit back down at the table next week. Thanks for listening!

Welcome to Angel season 4 episode 6! Huge shout out to the B-squad Emily, Meghan, Mark, and Ruben! That's right, it's another one of those: "we lost our memories so other hosts were called to action" things. Hosts and dogos alike. Keith has a slick spell in his back pocket that might just get Cordi her memory back. Does it work? Thanks for listening!

Welcome to Angel season 4 episode 5! Y'all....this season is making some BOLD choices. And, by "bold" I mean kisses I don't want to hear about. Fred has a big moment as a respected academic. Followed swiftly by a big moment as an agent of revenge. But revenge never quite manifests the way you intend. Thanks for listening!