UNspoiled! The Hunger Games

Alright well I think you're going to be able to tell within the first minute what kind of episode this is going to be, and my apologies if you weren't looking for negativity. We just said how we feel, but if you want to share how YOU feel, do so in the comments!  Wanna talk spoilers? Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/rEF2KfZxfV This version of The Hanging Tree is done by the Danish National Sym...

Alright folks, we're taking a step down again in terms of our overall feelings about the movie compared to Catching Fire,  but by no means are we back to the lows of the first movie. So that's something! It just definitely suffered from the book being split in two, and frankly there is no reason why this movie needed to be over two hours long. Thanks so much to you all for listening, and we will s...

It's time for me and RoShawn to talk about the secong Hunger Games movie, and you'll be pleased to hear that we liked this one much better than the last one! Wanna talk spoilers? Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/rEF2KfZxfV This version of The Hanging Tree is done by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and is sung by Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger & Diluckshan Jeyaratnam. You can watch the...

Alright folks, you asked and we answered. Here's a nearly two-and-a-half-hour episode about the first Hunger Games movie.  I'm not going to mince words here: while it was better than I remembered, it was still not very good. I had hoped RoShawn would be happier with it than I was, but that didn't really happen. HOWEVER! As of this writing, I've already re-watched the second movie and I will say th...

This illustration of Katniss and Peeta is called 'Here Is The Place Where I Love You', by mseregon, and you can see it here! https://www.deviantart.com/mseregon/art/Hunger-Games-Here-is-the-Place-Where-I-Love-You-331592306 RoShawn and I finish up Mockingjay and have a lot to talk about regarding the way things wrap, the controversial epilogue, and the overall messaging of the books. Very excited t...

This illustration of Katniss hidden in a closet is called Swathed In Silk and is by martinacecilia. You can see it here! https://www.deviantart.com/martinacecilia/art/Swathed-in-silk-275445643 This live read is very VERY satisfying. I hope you all enjoy it. Wanna talk spoilers? Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/rEF2KfZxfV This version of The Hanging Tree is done by the Danish National Symphony...

This illustration of Prim, called Healers and Victims, is by jenimal and you can see it here! https://www.deviantart.com/jenimal/art/Healers-and-Victims-256754303 This episode was supposed to be a live-read but it turns out that I scheduled the wrong chapter for it! Whoops! So we're only reading one chapter next week and then I will be live-reading chapter 26. Sorry for the screwup on my part!  Th...

This illustration of Katniss and Peeta in the tent together is by Ratgirlstudios and you can see it here: https://www.deviantart.com/ratgirlstudios/art/Mockingjay-page-302-309951160 These are the chapters where our friends abruptly go from recording a fake battle while trying to keep a straight face to fighting for their lives and hiding in the sewers. We also have to say goodbye to Boggs, who pro...

This beautiful illustration of Finnick and Annie spending time together is by martinacecilia and you can see it here! https://www.deviantart.com/martinacecilia/art/Hunger-Games-Annie-and-Finnick-271698047 These chapters are the ones where Katniss and Joanna become closer as they both train and train to get into good enough shape to go to the Capitol. There's also the taking of The Nut, and we've l...

This powerful illustration of Peeta is called "-Weapon-" and it's by HennaFaunway . You can see it here! https://www.deviantart.com/hennafaunway/art/Weapon-494367332 These chapters are the ones where Katniss finally breaks, and the leaders of 13 realize that they're going to need to rescue Peeta if they want her functional. SO they rescue him! YAY! Oh wait. This version of The Hanging Tree is done...

This illustration of Katniss and Peeta hiding in the cave during their first Hunger Games is by KatArtIllustrations and you can see it here! https://www.deviantart.com/katartillustrations/art/Waiting-Out-The-Rain-118370049 These chapters are the ones where we see Peeta on TV again and not only does he look significantly worse, but he's warning the memberd of District 13 that there's an attack inco...

This gorgeous illustration of Katniss looking fierce as fuck (which felt appropriate for these chapters) is by pungang and you can see it here! https://www.deviantart.com/pungang/art/Katniss-Everdeen-197368194 Despite it being CLEARLY MARKED ON THE SCHEDULE (lmao) RoShawn only read 3 chapters this week and didn't realize she was supposed to read 7 until I did my intro and only SLIGHTLY (phew!) spo...

I wanted to find some fanart of District 13, perhaps President Coin, and was genuinely surprised by the fact that I found next to nothing, so I decided to use this beautiful artwork of Katniss laying Prim to rest by MelodyMoore because it deserves to be seen. https://www.deviantart.com/melodymoore/art/Hunger-Games-Katniss-and-Rue-549799167 These chapters are the ones in which we see inside Distric...

This is the episode where I read RoShawn the final chapter of Catching Fire and RoShawn loses her entire mind. If you'd like to join our Discord and get in on some of the convo, check it out here! Non-patrons welcome! https://discord.gg/rEF2KfZxfV This version of The Hanging Tree is done by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and is sung by Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger & Diluckshan Jeyaratna...

This illustration of Johanna during her winning year in the Hunger Games is by Ninidu and you can see it here! https://www.deviantart.com/ninidu/art/Wicked-ability-to-murder-436244852 These chapters are the ones where we really get to see what kinds of threats this arena is packed with, and Katniss manages to decipher Wiress's message just before the woman is killed. Meanwhile, RoShawn is trying t...

This illustration of Finnick fighting the monkey mutts is by klikkitat and you can see it at https://www.deviantart.com/klikkitat/art/Monkey-Mutts-295309500 These chapters are the ones where our friends have to get through their first days in the arena, and we've got some real doozies already. Peeta nearly dies almost immediately from the force-field, and then we get a poisonous gas fog and some m...

This illustration of Katniss bowing to the Gamemakers is by Ninidu and you can see it here: https://www.deviantart.com/ninidu/art/Seneca-Crane-461750660 These chapters are the ones in which Katniss and Peeta are interviewed and Peeta drops a bomb on the audience, and Katniss gets an unpleasant surprise just as she's being sent into the arena. Thanks so much to you all for listening, and I will see...

This illustration of Finnick is by Doodleholic and you can see it here! https://www.deviantart.com/doodleholic/art/Finnick-Odair-309825398 These chapters are the ones where our friends are prepped to re-enter the arena, and RoShawn is really feeling A Way about the fact that it looks like we're actually getting another Games, despite her suspicions. Thank you all so much for listneing, and I will...

This illustration is titled "Mockingjay" and is by Nichii and you can see it here! https://www.deviantart.com/nichii/art/Mockingjay-291658783 These chapters are the ones in which Katniss talks to the refugees from District 8 and finds out that there are rumors about District 13 still being up and running. However, all her theories about that have to be put to the side in favor of panic when the th...

This illustration of Gale & Peeta is by friedChicken365 and you can see it here! https://www.deviantart.com/friedchicken365/art/Gale-and-Peeta-201247272 These chapters are the ones where the Capitol comes down HARD on all the districts, and Gale gets caught poaching and whipped. If you'd like to join our Discord and get in on some of the convo, check it out here! Non-patrons welcome! https://d...

This illustration of Katniss in District 11 is titled "An Act Of Dissent" and is by Ninidu . You can see it on deviantART here! https://www.deviantart.com/ninidu/art/An-Act-of-Dissent-440586590 These chapters are the ones in which Katniss discovers just how right President Snow was to be worried, and RoShawn is blindsided by how quickly and how intensely everything goes wrong. This version of The...

This illustration of Gale stealing a kiss from Katniss is by friedChicken365 and you can see it here! https://www.deviantart.com/friedchicken365/art/Catching-Fire-201415558 These chapters are the ones where we touch base with Katniss back in District 12 just before the prep team arrives for the Victory Tour, and as it turns out just before President Snow arrives to warn her that she's not playing...

This illustration of Katniss and Peeta pondering the berries is called End Game and is by Ratgirlstudios and you can see it here! https://www.deviantart.com/ratgirlstudios/art/End-Game-175562790 In this episode of The Hunger Games coverage, RoShawn and I wrap on the first book and talk over the implications of our pair winning the game. She's baffled at the possibilities, meanwhile I'm gleeful abo...

This beautiful artwork of Peeta & Katniss sleeping is by achelseabee and you can see it here! https://www.deviantart.com/achelseabee/art/After-the-Storm-Hunger-Games-214452508 It's the penultimate episode of our coverage of The Hunger Games, and RoShawn is starting to suspect that things are going in a genuinely romantic direction and is really unsure about how she feels about it. Meanwhile, w...

This illustration of Clove starting to cut Katniss's face is by Mooknar and you can see it here! https://www.deviantart.com/mooknar/art/Where-s-Lover-boy-291952479 I just want to apologize off the top because I had to disconnect and reconnect all my wiring in my office and I guess something went wrong because I was clearly not being picked up by the correct mic and my sound is terrible. This won't...