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This week on Episode Epiphanies, Jessica makes Natasha watch The Other Two, an offbeat sitcom about two older siblings whose younger brother becomes wildly famous overnight. We talk satire, the dark underbelly of the music industry, and what it means to be "straight" to the people in this show. We also discuss when this show came out and how wild it is that it's such a direct reference to Justin Bieber even though it's 2019. Will Natasha be drawn in by the lure of fame? Or will they want to go home to Ohio? You'll have to listen to find out. (P.S. When I was editing this episode, a friend of mine, unprompted, told me they started watching this show. The Other Two is out there in the universe, y'all.) Email us at [email protected], and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

This week on Episode Epiphanies, Natasha makes Jessica watch the anime Wind Breaker which is about the very real sport of street fighting. (They have street fighting in the Olympics, right?) Listen to us discuss this sports anime that is, arguably, not about a sport, their surprisingly wholesome handling of queer identities, and the boys in this show that desperately need therapy. Then tune in to discover the real mystery of this anime - what happened to all of the teachers?? Was it aliens? Did the street fighting kids kill them? Did they get raptured? Yeah, that's it. Must have been the rapture. Will Jessica be endeared to these fighting boys or will she be pulled away from the show by the grace of God? (That's what the rapture is, right? The rapture is a good thing? I've never been to church.) You'll have to listen to find out. (About whether or not I'll watch more of it. Not about the rapture. This is, arguably, anti-rapture education. Like the worst rapture education you could find.) Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at [email protected], and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

This episode, Jessica makes Natasha watch the one, the only, BBC's Sherlock. We talk about SuperWhoLock (of course), the video editing of this show, and the things about this show that are pulled from the original novels. But mostly we focus on this show's absolutely insane commitment to making every single person John & Sherlock meet ask if they are a couple. Is it queerbaiting if the show itself acknowledges the queerbaiting? (Idk, ask Riverdale.) Will Natasha fall for this floppy-haired Sherlock or will they let the case go unsolved? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at [email protected], and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

In this episode, Natasha makes Jessica watch Voltron, a Netflix cartoon that is no longer on Netflix. We spend a lot of time talking about the ephemeral nature of electronic media, the shipping wars in this fandom, and Pidge being non-binary. We changed our show format in the hopes of creating shorter episodes... I think we've only made longer ones. Will Jessica continue on in this space opera? Or will the lions of Voltron take her down? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at [email protected], tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

In this very special bonus episode, we read out all of the review promises that were written out for Lenni. So if you're Lenni, this one's for you. Email us at [email protected], tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

In this episode, we review all of Daybreak as Natasha watched this whole show! If you're keeping score... I am not, so please tell me who is winning. We discuss Turbo & Wesley (a very real ship), Eli (a very real character in this show that exists), and just generally being a cannibal as an excuse to torture children (you know, normal things). Join us for the wild ride that is Daybreak. P.S. I said I would read Lenni's response after this episode, but it was SO long that it will be a separate bonus episode Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at [email protected], tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

In this episode, Jessica makes Natasha watch Daybreak, a Netflix apocalypse show that is scary-similar to The Last Kids on Earth. (We're talking the same zombie-survival town map, the same gathering our friends vibe, and the same monsters and zombies in one apocalypse theme.) Listen as we discuss Sam Dean the Supernatural-themed John Green protagonist, our flashback king Josh, and Angelica the bomb girl. Natasha comes up with some wild fanfic that I personally vote we force them to write, as it would be a very fun apocalypse story to read. And then I try to come up with any answers at all for our usual questions given that I remember extremely little about this show. Will Natasha survive the apocalypse? Or will she lose jock idol and be thrown to the zombies? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at [email protected], tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

In this episode, Natasha makes Jessica watch The Last Kids on Earth, a Netflix cartoon about... well, the last kids on Earth. We discuss the peculiarities of this apocalypse -- like why are there both monsters AND zombies running around -- and the manic pixie dream girl apocalypse trope that has been aged down for this audience. It wouldn't be an episode of epiphanies if we didn't have at least one queer ship that never happens to gush over and boy do we. Will Jessica be endeared by the last kids on Earth and want to see them saved? Or will she callously leave them to their fate? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at [email protected], tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

(Have we used this title before? It feels like we've used this title before. It's a good title. We watch a lot of things for the lesbians.) In this episode, Jessica makes Natasha watch the iconic Netflix drama Orange is the New Black. We discuss the legacy of this show, how it was presented when it first came out, the many famous characters who do not appear in this episode, and more. Delve into our discussion of lesbians in the early 2000s and the dark mundanity of the American prison system. We're launching a new format in this episode with no full recap of the episode. So if you haven't seen the pilot of OITNB, watch it now! Will Natasha get caught up in the prison system? Or will they break free of this show's clutches? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at [email protected], tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

In this episode, Natasha makes Jessica watch Danny Phantom, a cartoon about a boy who is a ghost superhero because obviously that is what you do when you become a ghost. Listen to us talk about the brilliant way this show does exposition, our little jock boy who is also a teacher's pet, and the unhinged parenting Danny and Jazz are subjected to. Then hear us ponder how the heck this show thinks cloning works if the answer isn't either Danny or Dani is trans. Like. Fundamentally, what does the word cloning mean to them? Will Jessica go ghost mode and watch this show? Or will she disappear through the ghost door forever? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at [email protected], tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

On this episode of Episode Epiphanies, Jessica makes Natasha watch HBO's Gossip Girl. We discuss how this show connects with the original, the debate around the immediate reveal of Gossip Girl, and the way that all the characters just kind of suck. But they suck in the way teenagers suck, you know? We also spend plenty of time discussing the show's core throuple - Max, Ake, and Aubrey - and the effort this pilot episode puts into making it clear that this is going to be A Thing. Will the throuple be enough to pull Natasha into this teen drama? Or will the threat of Gossip Girl scare them off? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at [email protected], tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Subtitle: Don't worry, he deserves it. This week, Natasha makes Jessica watch Dungeon Meshi, an anime that is half Dungeons & Dragons and half cooking show. Join us as we discuss what a weird little freak Laios is, all the monsters they are going to eat (...out?), and the many moral quandaries of this anime's plot line. We also discuss some D&D stuff like what it means to have a rules-heavy D&D show and how old should you be to stop being a child (I vote we move to dwarf years). Will Jessica discover a new passion? Or will she have to yuck this man's yum? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at [email protected], tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

This month, Jessica makes Natasha watch 3rd Rock From the Sun, a questionable sitcom about aliens coming to Earth to f**k humans. Now, was that the actual premise of the show going in? Unknown. But it certainly is what the show is about. Listen to us debate whether or not this show knows it could be satire with just a smaaaaaaaaaaaaalllll little push, what the family dynamic here is supposed to be, and what in the world Harry's object is supposed to be. (Genuinely. What is this thing. We will post a picture. Go look at it and tell me.) Will Natasha fall in love with these raunchy little aliens? Or will they boot them off of the planet? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at [email protected], tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

In this episode, Natasha makes Jessica watch the pilot of Gangsta, an anime that is less about gangs than its title would suggest. We discuss the weird way this show represents women, the difference between the sub and the dub, and how Worick & Nicolas come off in the pilot versus how their characters develop throughout the show. Additionally, we dive into the real central plot point of this show: soup. Will Jessica decide to join up? Or will she resist the criminal life? You'll have to listen to find out. *Trigger warning for violence against sex workers Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at [email protected], tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

This week, Jessica makes Natasha watch Ginny & Georgia, a teen drama that is also... a crime show? We discuss this show's fantastic use of flashbacks, the way Georgia and Ginny parallel each other, and the use of passion vs. power. Will Natasha exercise their power to say no to this show? Or will the passion pull them in? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at [email protected], tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)