The AMPire Diaries

The AMPire Diaries Episode 77: The Originals - “Rescue Me” AMPies—HE’S HERE. Sort of. Oh yeah, we saw the back of Markos the Traveler, so obviously, there’s a LOT to unpack. Lots of play-by-play action for this reveal. Yes, this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “Rescue Me” (Season 5,...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 76: The Vampire Diaries - “While You Were Sleeping” (feat. Michael Chasin) AMPies, we (and the boy, Michael Chasin—@MichaelChasin) are back on out Vampy Ds grind. That’s right, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ (huzzah!) “While You Were Sleeping” (Season 5, Episode...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 75: The Originals - “Moon Over Bourbon Street” AMPies, it is time for a new era of The Originals. The FACTION era. (Is that catchy? Hopefully. There’s no Rebekah.) This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “Moon Over Bourbon Street” (Season 1, Episode 17). Which means...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 74: The Originals - “Farewell to Storyville” Alright, it’s time for this week’s contractually-obligated podcast episode. (Look, Claire Holt’s not the only one we can make contract jokes about.) It’s also time for: The Trial of Rebekah Mikaelson. That’s right, this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination pod...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 73: The Vampire Diaries - “Gone Girl” Alright, AMPies: SICKO CAST TIME! (If you know, you know.) It’s also, unfortunately, time to say goodbye to the Petrova Girls. (Please cue the Gilmore Girls theme. But in Bulgarian.) It is, however—and fortunately—also time to say goodbye to Dr. Wes Maxfield. Bye, bitch! Yes, this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-fir...

BONUS: Behind the Scenes: The AMPire Diaries' New Originals Theme If you’ve listened to episode 72 (“Le Grand Guignol”) of the podcast, then you know that your AMPie Queens have created a brand new theme for their Originals coverage. In this bonus clip, you’ll get to hear some of the behind-the-scenes work that went into creating it. (Unfortunately, they did not record the original impetus behind...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 72: The Originals - “Le Grand Guignol” AMPies, Klaus still wants to kill his baby sister, and considering the fact that we learn in this episode that he was nice to her once? It’s kind of a big deal! That’s right, this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing (and butchering the pronunc...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 71: The Vampire Diaries - “No Exit” AMPies, we are back on our Vampy Ds bullshit and we are back with all of our boys. Our boys and our terrible, just plain awful Elena Gilbert impersonator. (Seriously, shame on all of our Mystic Falls friends. Even Jeremy, who’s not our friend—in fact, we don’t even mention him when we’re talking about how all of them should know better...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 70: The Originals - “Long Way Back From Hell” BUZZ BUZZ! Yellowjackets stans rejoice! Before Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson gave us Gay Coach Josh, they gave us a deeply spooky episode of The Originals! This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “Long Way Back From Hel...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 69: The Vampire Diaries - “Total Eclipse of the Heart” (feat. Michael Chasin) NICE. No, it’s not time for “Hollywood Facts,” it’s time for the 69th (again, nice) episode of The AMPire Diaries. This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “Total Eclipse of the Heart...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 68: The Originals - “Crescent City” (feat. Michael Chasin) HE’S HERE. Oh yes, AMPies—it is time. Gerald time. (A phrase we surprisingly have not used before in these show notes. Wild.) And if you’re one of those people who hates that we laugh a lot on this podcast, oh boy: This is not the episode for you. It is, however, the episode where Morgan was totally stoned. (No i...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 67: The Vampire Diaries - “The Devil Inside” AMPies, look! We’re finally watching The Vampire Diaries again! Yes, this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “The Devil Inside” (Season 5, Episode 12). Which means we’re talking: - The best friend Elena’s ever had i...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 66: The Originals - “Dance Back From the Grave” Remember when we used to talk about The Vampire Diaries? That’s right, this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is once again discussing The Originals. In fact, it’s The Originals’ “Dance Back From the Grave” (Season 1, Episode 12). Which means we’...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 65: The Originals - “Après Moi, Le Déluge” What’s that? A French title, you say? Well, you know what that means! It’s Originals time, baby! That’s right, this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch(and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “Après Moi, Le Déluge” (Season 1, Episode 11). Which means we’re of cours...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 64: The Vampire Diaries - “500 Years of Solitude” (TVD 100) (feat. Jenny Owen Youngs) You didn’t ask for this… AMPies, it is time. It has been two years of The AMPire Diaries and 100 episodes of The Vampire Diaries. So you just knew your AMPie queens—aka “The Bad Girls of Podcasting”—had to have on a special guest. That’s right, special guest and contest winner, Lil’ Jen...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 63: The Originals - “The Casket Girls” WHAT’S UP, FELLOW FEMINISTS? This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “The Casket Girls” (Season 1, Episode 10). (We’re so close to The Vampire Diaries’ 100th episode. Can you taste it? It tastes like New Orleans gumbo.) Which m...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 62: The Vampire Diaries - “Fifty Shades of Grayson” GOT MILK? (This will make sense when you listen to the episode, AMPies. Or if you just look a little lower on these show notes.) This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “Fifty Shades of Grayson” (Season 5, Ep...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 61: The Originals - “Reigning Pain in New Orleans” AMPies, welcome to KIERAN-CAST. This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “Reigning Pain in New Orleans” (Season 1, Episode 9). Which means we’re talking: - Sophie not being in the midseason finale? Yikes… - You can’t...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 60: The Vampire Diaries - “The Cell” AMPies, it’s that time again: It’s flashback time. (Cue Jill quitting the podcast.) Some might even call it himbo time. (Okay, Jill’s back.) That is right, AMPies—this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “The Cell” (Season 5...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 59: The Originals - “The River in Reverse” AMPires, you already know what it is. This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “The River in Reverse” (Season 1, Episode 8). Which means we’re talking: - Celeste... Hello. - The Mikaelsons and their Viking feelings. - Baby n...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 58: The Vampire Diaries - “Dead Man on Campus” Nothing will stop the Bad Girls of Podcasting from barreling through the TVD Universe—not even Jill’s violent hatred of Klaus! (No, Klaus is not in this episode of The Vampire Diaries. And yet.) This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing...

The AMPire Diaries Bonus Episode: ‘The Last Jedi’ Commentary (feat. Carrie Wittmer) - Book Club’s Reylo Month CALLING ALL FILTHY, GODLESS, LITTLE REYLOS! If you’re a Patreon subscriber, you already know that our Book Club is celebrating Reylo Month for all of February and ending with our discussion on “The Love Hypothesis” by Ali Hazlewood, a sacred Reylo text. In this bonus episode, you can get a...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 57: The Originals - “Bloodletting” Jill’s. Breaking. Point. Has. Officially. Arrived. Welcome to our most anti-Klaus (and possibly most anticipated) episode yet! This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “Bloodletting” (Season 1, Episode 7). So you know that means we’...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 56: The Vampire Diaries - “Death and the Maiden” AMPies! Welcome back to our (unfortunately) final episode of Qetsiyah Cast! This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “Death and the Maiden” (Season 5, Episode 7). So you just know we’re talking: - The Official Ji...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 55: The Originals - “Fruit of the Poisoned Tree” AMPies! We’re almost at Jill’s breaking point. (If you know, you know.) But THIS week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “Fruit of the Poisoned Tree” (Season 1, Episode 6). And that also means talk of: - Weird editing, bec...