Bachelor in Paradise S6 Week 6: I Learned a Lot, But at What Cost?

September 16, 2019 Susan & Emily

Susan: I, like many Bachelor Nation fans, thought this week’s episodes were the last ones. But in a very dramatic turn, I was wrong. So let’s get into this pentultimate recap so we all go into the finale ready to watch some 24-year-old influencers get engaged to their starter husbands.

Emily: One might argue this was the biggest plot twist of Bachelor in Paradise history. I really thought we were done with this show. And I think a lot of people are feeling this way. It’s September, y’all. The pumpkin spice is a-pumping. BiP fatigue has set in. But Susan and I finish what we started, even at the cost of our sanity. So yes. Let’s go.

10 Weeks Of Spooktober: It Chapter 2 (Week 3 of 10)

September 14, 2019 Kelli & Emily

Emily: Okay, so when I decided I was going to do 10 weeks of Spooktober leading up to Halloween, we knew I had to do It Chapter 2, the most anticipated horror movie of 2019. And we also knew I wasn't going to be able to do a movie this important on my own. And so with that in mind, I have Kelli baby here to help me tackle this monster of a movie. And it is a monster of a movie at nearly three hours long. Just to give you some perspective, the first two horror movies I've done for this series were about an hour and a half, if a little bit shorter. So combine those two movies together and you get this one big giant It Chapter 2 movie.

It does make sense that the film is so long if you look at the source material. Stephen King's It novel is 1,138 pages. But did this movie make the most of its bloated run time? Is this second part of the film, which follows the Losers Club 27 years after the first It Attack, as compelling as the first?

YOU GOTTA READ TO FIND OUT OK. And also, unlike the previous two Spooktober posts, this will have spoilers. So go see the movie. Take a nap. Come back. We'll be here.

YA Book Club: Warcross

September 12, 2019 Mary & Emily

Hello, and welcome to another installment of YA Book club, the place where Emily and Mary talk all things YA! This month, we’re talking about Warcross by Marie Lu. This novel follows Emika Chen, a young woman on the brink of financial disaster, unable to pay her rent and in debt. When Emika hacks into a Warcross tournament, she unintentionally catches the eye of Hideo Tanaka, the founder of the Warcross games and a tech billionaire. As Emika and Hideo grow closer, Emikia is tasked with finding a dangerous hacker who threatens to jeopardize Hideo’s business--and his life. This novel has been compared to Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, but is notably different because it features a female protagonist and a less sweeping (though perhaps more personal and dangerous) plot. Join us, as we discuss Warcross!

Are You The One? Season 8|E12: This Doesn't Look Sanitary At All

September 11, 2019 Emily

I am about to get emotional, because this is the last episode of Season 8 of Are You the One!

So much happened on this, the last episode of the season. Pies were thrown. People got naked. Last minute hook-ups were had. Love was found. BUT DID THEY WIN THE MONEY? Read on to find out. I’m not here to spoil the final episode of this wonderful show without your consent.

Survivor s39: First Impressions

September 10, 2019 Todd & Mary

Hello! We are only a couple weeks away from the premiere of Survivor: Island of the Idols, the 39th season of the powerhouse reality show that has cornered the market on people on an island kicking other people off the island. (Also, if you are hankering for more Survivor content and missed our ode to the Queen of Survivor, then head over and check that out!)

So today, Mary and Todd are bringing you our professional opinions about who will outwit, outlast, and outplay all others when Survivor returns on Wednesday, September 25.

BSG #32: Back in the Habit / The Memory Police

September 9, 2019 The Squad

Click through for summary, table of contents, and show notes!

Bachelor in Paradise S6 Week 5: No More Mustaches for Me

September 8, 2019 Ben & Emily

Emily: Hi Bachelor Nation. It’s me, ya girl. This week, Susan is busy with some work thing (she told me but I already forgot because I’m that friend). Anyway, we’re all sad Susan can’t be here. But I’m happy to announce my husband and BFF Ben will be joining us this week instead! Say hello to the people, Ben, and maybe tell them a little bit about your thoughts about this season so far and The Bachelor franchise in general?

Ben: Hello to the people! It is great to be here experiencing the 20-car pile-up known as Bachelor in Paradise. And I mean that in every sense of the metaphor. There’s been a lot more stalling, yelling, and waiting around than action this season than past seasons, and I’m blaming ABC for this one. They ramped up stability this season with a more grounded opening cast to prep their delicate viewers for the decade past-due “bombshell” of a bi-sexual woman on the reality small screen. Maybe they’ve never seen MTV? But I digress . . .

Emily: So now that our introductions are out of the way, let’s get into the episode? We return to where we left off, with Nicole reiterating that Clay makes her feel “sexy and confident and proud” before dun dun dun… Angela shows up.

10 Weeks of Spooktober: Malevolent (Week 2 of 10)

September 7, 2019 Emily

It’s Week 2 of Spooktober, and we’re edging ever closer to Halloween, week by week.

This week, we’re looking at a horror movie starring Florence Pugh about a group of young adults who get more than what they bargained for when they accept an invitation to a strange place. Okay, no, it’s not that movie. It’s the OTHER Florence Pugh horror movie. The one from director Olaf de Fleur about a group of twenty-something “ghost hunters“ who are actually just scam artists feeding off of other’s need for closure in the face of grief and loss.

But then things get weird.

Are You the One? Season 8|E11: Tonight Our Theme is Take Your Son to Work Day

September 5, 2019 Emily

It’s baaaaack!

After waiting two weeks to find out of we can keep shipping Jax or if our Max and Justin ship has been sunk, this week we got our answer. And I’m not going to wait any longer to let you know the answer. Max and Justin are officially not a match, which means Paige and Jenna and Danny and Kai are a match.

Let’s take a minute to let this sink in while Max melts into a pool of tears and crushed dreams. We now know five of the eight matches: Brandon and Aasha, Jonathan and Basit, Jasmine and Nour, Danny and Kai, and Paige and Jenna.

Bachelor in Paradise S6 Week 4: I Don't Wanna Be On Your Podcast!

September 2, 2019 Susan & Emily

Love is in the air, and we will be getting to Krystal and Chris’s wedding in a bit. But first!

Emily: Hi Bach Nation. I just want to start by apologizing for this recap being so late. Frankly, Susan and I are getting BiP fatigue and recapping this show is actually driving us insane. We regret everything. And yet here we are, finishing out this godforsaken show because we have made a promise to you, the people, to bring you this BiP content. So let’s do this so I can go to bed.

Susan: We’re just starting this recap and I’m already tired. Strap in because you’re in for a lot of JPJ in a lot of different moods. Derek is sad about Demi, but he’s moving on by letting people bury him in the sand. Paradise is weird. Meanwhile, Tayshia tells Kristina she’s interested in Derek because he’s established and has his stuff together (read: not 24 years old).

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