Episode Epiphanies

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 episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, 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 episodeFollow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, 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 episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, 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 episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, 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 episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, 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 episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, 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 episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, 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 episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, 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 fuck 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 episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, 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 episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, 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 episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, 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 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, a Scott Pilgrim cartoon about... Scott Pilgrim. (We do spoil the plot of this show in a pretty big way, so warnings all around.) We discuss Ramona's reputation as a manic pixie dream girl, Scott's questionably platonic bed-sharing with Wallace, and Netflix's hot guy algorithm. (Netflix thinks I am a Gen Z teen given what it's serving up as "hot guys.") Finally, we invent the newest spin-off in the Scott Pilgrim universe -- a Scott Pilgrim dating sim where you must date all of Ramona's evil exes. Does this make sense? Probably not. Am I going to dedicate the rest of my life to making it a reality? 100%. Will Jessica commit to dating this show's seven evil exes? Or will she take off? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, 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 Wings, a super nostalgic sitcom from the 90s and a Cheers spinoff! We discuss how the jokes in this show are dated but not so much that we wouldn't still hear them today, how darling little sitcoms like this are just here for the vibes, and the many, many references in this episode that went over our heads. Who are these people? What did they do? We may never know. Will Natasha like the vibes? Or will they take a flight away from this little airport town? Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, 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 Fionna and Cake, an Adventure Time spin-off that is somehow not a nightmare realm. Listen to us chat about the extremely accurate depiction of Millennial/Gen Z work life, casual gossip about your office coworkers, how to teach a horse to sit, and the extreme Mood of this episode. It is bliss not to be plagued by nightmares after watching this show and, instead, to feel very seen by these writers. Will Jessica give up on her Adventure-Time-hating ways and watch Fionna and Cake? Or will the hellscape drag her down in the end? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, 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 One Tree Hill, a show that is ostensibly a Shakespeare soap opera about basketball. (How I wish that was a joke.) Join us as we discuss the epic highs and lows of high school basketball (yes, I know this is the wrong show), how much we hate Dan Scott (the years may pass, but my hatred for Dan does not), and the whole gamut of relationship drama in this show. Will Natasha get their head in the game? Or will the epic lows of high school basketball get them down? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, 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, you get to hear a bunch of bullshit that we cut from previous episodes. Like our opinions on how on topic we normally are. Our love of the shark cannibal. Durpleton the giraffe who I personally created in my nightmares. The amount of time we spend talking about pitching to Netflix. A very likely entirely inaccurate depiction of how the Christmas movies on Netflix are all connected (I have not seen any Netflix Christmas movies). The plot of 3rd Rock from the Sun. Other things. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, 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 Steven Universe, a cute little cartoon about magic gemstones who commit genocide. Journey with us as we discuss Rose Quartz's character arc, disagree over the moral of the first episode and ultimately land on an on-topic sign-off. (Props to Natasha for this whole episode being amazingly on-topic because I promise you, our recording was not.) Will Jessica fuse with this show? Or will she lay the kindergarten to waste? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

We're back with another review for you because Natasha watched all of Pretty Smart! If you're keeping score... good for you, because I'm not and that is conceivably the whole point of this show. Dive in with us as we "spoil" this show (there's not much to spoil, it is just a sitcom in the best of ways), reveal our opposing opinions on what makes an episode the best episode of a show, and basically plot out the next two to three seasons of this show for Netflix. That's right, Netflix, if you're reading this, we've got these seasons written and ready to go for you. Just send a cheque our way and the deal is done. You don't need to listen to the episode though. Just trust us. We did a good job. We definitely didn't make everyone in the show queer and throw away the whole over-arcing plot of this season in favour of our queer revival. We would never do such a thing, Netflix. We are good and trustworthy people who do not only watch shows and conduct hostile takeovers of them to make everyone queer. That would be insane. This is a calm little review episode that does none of those things. Cheque, please? Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Hi there. This is Natasha. Jessica usually writes these descriptions, so I don't really know what I'm doing. Um... in this very special 50th episode, we watched Netflix's Pretty Smart, which is basically just what would happen if a Disney Channel original show was allowed to make dick jokes. It's also kind of like Merry Happy Whatever, which was a show that Natasha actually really liked. Will she enjoy this show, even if the premise sounds... pretty questionable? Will Jessica ever find the himbo repairman that she needs? Will any of our beloved listeners buy us a shed for Christmas after listening to this episode? These are the important questions. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, 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 forces Jessica to face her very worst fear by making her watch Centaurworld, a dystopian horror show hellbent on wreaking havoc on the mental health of all individuals who see it. I would like to start a formal petition to remove it from Netflix so that Durpleton the giraffe does not breach containment and come for me with a chainsaw in the middle of the night as he does in all my dreams. If you are a glutton for punishment, please listen to this whole episode to hear me have a caustic breakdown in real-time. If you are a good person and a pacifist... then I really don't know why you're listening to this show. Every single episode we do is psychological warfare and, quite frankly, Natasha has won. I am broken and my returning blow is just the desperate last grasp of a woman on the verge of death. If after this description you want me to write my normal send-off here, then I think you should take some reading comprehension classes. I think they would help. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

This week, we dive deep into the world of reality TV with The Ultimatum: Queer Love. We discuss the concept of this reality show, how very fun it is to be on reality TV discussing your partner's flaws, and a myriad of other dating shows that these people could be on. Because this is Queer Ultimatum, we're also talking about stereotypes of queer women, butch lesbians, and representation. And because we are queer women, we're also talking about how hot this cast is. Like smoking hot. If we have to live in a world with reality TV, can we at least cast all the shows with butch women? Because that would make it better. Are all these butch ladies enough to make Natasha dive deep into reality TV drama? Or is it still just too cringe-worthy for their taste? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

On our very spooky Halloween episode, Natasha & Jessica go through all of Dororo after Jessica watched the WHOLE SHOW. Who could have possibly known that would happen after how our last episode ended? What a plot twist. Dive deep with us as we immediately spoil the ending of the show, discuss how this show avoids coming off as ableist, and compare it to an excellent short story (Those Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin). And if you're not here for our good discussion, maybe be here for the fact that he does not have a spine. A SPINE. That's kinda important! You kinda need a spine! I don't remember how I end these bonus episode descriptions usually and I'm not gonna go check because I'm still mad that he doesn't have a fucking spine. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

This week, Natasha makes Jessica watch Dororo, an anime about demons who eat body parts in exchange for the safety of the land. We discuss animation style, the pop music that was chosen for the title sequence, Dororo being a little bit annoying, and Jessica's confusion around the end of the episode. We spend a pretty long time talking about how effed up the baby is and how bad we feel for Tahomaru. Join us for all of this alongside a shocking reveal. Will Jessica learn to love this sweet skeleton boy? Or will she sell him to the demons for protection? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Subtitle: ie. how every single Teen Wolf episode was written As we return from hiatus with our longest episode yet, Jessica makes Natasha watch Teen Wolf. Teen Wolf, simply put, is a teen drama that happens to have some werewolves in it. And also lacrosse. Like a lot of lacrosse. We discuss the queerbaiting in Teen Wolf, the most iconic line of the entire series, the plethora of creatures in the show, and how Scott and Allison's relationship is just kind of meh. Our return to MTV is filled with shock, murder, intrigue, and lots of laughter. Can I guarantee that everything I said about Teen Wolf lore is true? No. But can Teen Wolf guarantee that they didn't pull any of their lore out of their asses? Also no. Will Natasha fall for the lure of the full moon? Or will they resist the urge to change their cartoony ways? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, 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 Extreme Ghostbusters, possibly our most 90s cartoon yet. They discuss the diversity of this cast, our favourite no-homo-but-definitely-homo couple, and create some new crackships along the way. Listen to Jessica become incredibly confused over something that is in no way confusing or badly presented in this show, and hear Natasha gush over this great cast of characters. Will Jessica be swayed by the charms of this major franchise? Or does she not believe there are any ghosts left to bust? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, 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 Boy Meets World and they dive into the world of cheesy after-school specials. We discuss the nostalgia factor, how many vests they wear, and how dark this show gets. (I didn't even mention the alcoholism, the little kid Eric has to abandon, Shawn's dad's death...) Then we do a deep dive into the lessons we're learning, the actor we never see again, and just how great Cory's parents are. Will Natasha fall for the 90s nostalgia? Or will they spiral into a life of crime? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

This week, Natasha has Jessica watch Kipo & the Age of Wonderbeasts, a post-apocalyptic cartoon about a girl who gets stuck on the surface after living her whole life underground. We discuss all the fun animals in this show, what exactly this thing called a "school" might be, and the wild places this show's plot ends up going. Will Jessica want to spend time with her new mutant animal friends? Or will the sheen of a new friendship be short-lived? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, 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 has Natasha watch Bridgerton, an 1800s enemies-to-lovers fake dating show. We discuss the bonkers relationship this show has with queer representation, the obvious nature of the plot, and the identity of Lady Whistledown. And while all of that does happen, we really spend the bulk of the episode dragging Anthony for how absolutely goddamn terrible he is every single second he is on screen. Well. Except for when he was fucking his girlfriend against a tree. Good guys fuck their girlfriends against trees. Will Natasha continue to watch Bridgerton in spite of their new-found mortal enemy? Or will these enemies never get the chance to become lovers? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, 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 Cowboy Bebop, a noir-style anime that... well, it's a noir. That's it. That's the show. That's this episode. It's a noir. We discuss how much Jessica dislikes noirs, how they are definitely not cowboys, and then we probably spend way too long mourning when cigarettes were cool. There is just no inanimate object that can equal cigarettes in symbolic weight. If you've got an alternate, please let us know. Because we are struggling writers that need to understand how to create homoerotic tension without cigarette sharing. Cigarette sharing is where it's at. But if you don't want to talk about how much we miss the ideal of cigarettes as the ultimate symbol of being Cool & Sexy, we also discuss the typical problems of 90s animation and the fact that Spike almost certainly has sex in this show. Is all this enough to make Jessica overcome her hatred of noirs? Or will she bebop these cowboys out of the airlock? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, 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 Reboot, a Hulu show about rebooting an old sitcom. We discuss the cast of characters, the confusing concept of their fake show, the high drama of this show's "dark secret", and all the people who are (and who we wish were) queer. If this show miraculously does get a season two, boy do we have a lot of plot lines for them to add in. Just hire us as the new writers. Will Natasha love this reboot or boot it out the door? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

This week, Natasha makes Jessica watch the two-part pilot of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, a reboot of the 80s cartoon She-Ra which itself is a spin-off of He-Man. Listen as we make just the stupidest possible joke about the She-Ra and He-Man names, absolutely gush with affection over our sweet, sweet boy Bow with his little crop top, and discuss the massively complicated plot of this show. Will Jessica succumb to Bow's beauty and charm? Or will she resist the urge to watch all of this show? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

This week on Episode Epiphanies, Jessica makes Natasha watch Ally McBeal, a law show that is largely just about one failed childhood romance. We discuss how obsessed Ally is with Billy even though he's just a guy, the good and bad ways that the pilot episode deals with sexual harassment, and just how much we love Richard Fish. Our discussion leads to the differences between losing actors in live-action versus in cartoons and how Ally McBeal and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend actually share a lot of similarities. At the last second, it's revealed that Ally McBeal is the source of the famous dancing baby meme and we blow Natasha's mind. Will the famous baby be enough to keep Natasha onboard? Or is this little law romance a little too much for them? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

In this week's episode, Natasha makes Jessica watch One Piece, an anime about pirates and rubber people. We discuss the very, very long history of this show (it aired in the 90s and it is still on), all the different powers that a devil fruit can give you (including some we just made up ourselves), and how we needed to give this pilot episode a lot of slack due to when it aired (although I could write an entire essay on how Alvida is portrayed in this episode and how it's super interesting to see that magnifying certain aspects of gender performance only serve to further vilify her for the ways in which she is not the Ideal Female Person and if you want to read that essay, you should email us and I will create a Patreon for this show that's only reward is to read my dumb feral essays about the TV shows I overanalyze). Will our second pirate show do just as well as the first? Or will Jessica throw this devil-fruit-eating show into the seawater? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

This week on Episode Epiphanies, we do a very special guest episode with Natasha's roommate Lenni! Lenni makes us both watch Black Sails, a pirate drama about a lot of pirates who do pirate things and also fall in the water. Natasha summarizes the first half and Jessica summarizes the end, touching on the treatment of women in this show, how clean these pirates are, and Captain Vane. Oh, Captain Vane. I'm sorry Captain Vane, you deserved better from me personally but also... fucking Jody, man. We discuss queer pirates, Treasure Island, real pirates, and inflation. There's a lot going on in this episode and it's a long one, but we had a whole lot of fun with it and we hope that you will too! Will Jessica and Natasha decide to keep on sailing with these pirate boys? Or will we make them walk the plank? You'll need to listen to find out. TW for sexual assault 1:16:45 to 1:17:50 Apologies for the audio being a little funky, we were recording in a different setup than normal so it caused some issues. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

This week, we're back with even more Mo Dao Zu Shi and we are discussing... well... mostly Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji banging. I'm sure we must have talked about something else. Like. There just had to be something else happening in the extra 35 minutes that is this part two, right? For example, uhhh... we talk about Wei Wuxian's brother, I think, and Lan Wangji might also have a brother in there somewhere and there's a ghost general, that happens... but mostly this episode is filth. We are filth. I'd apologize, but this is the funniest thing we have ever produced, so just like say your prayers later or go to confession or something and it'll all even out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours  Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe  Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod  Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

This week, Natasha forces Jessica to watch Mo Dao Zu Shi, a Chinese show about two gay crime detectives who chase ghosts (that sounds right, that's probably right). We discuss just how dang fast you need to be able to read to keep up with the subtitles on this show, how absolutely gorgeous the animation is, and how difficult it must be to watch any media where you do not know the established tropes and myths of that culture. All of that probably sounds great and philosophical. But that's not us. Really, we're here because Wei Wuxian is hot. He's really evil and he's really stupid and he doesn't want to admit he's evil but, you know, he's hot. And isn't that what television is really about? Being horny for cartoon characters? In part one of our Mo Dao Zu Shi episode, we recap the pilot episode and have an absolutely wild time. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

This week on Episode Epiphanies, Jessica forces Natasha to watch the iconic Netflix stalker-drama, You. (Aka the hardest show in all of existence to tell someone you are watching.) This leads to many fruitful discussions such as how Natasha hates every single character in this show and how the tone is just all over the fucking place and how we don't really know whose side we're supposed to be on. Jessica does her best to convince Natasha that the Point of this show is to Hate Everyone, be Confused by the Tone, and be on No One's Side. You can all guess how those arguments go. We also answer the important questions, such as whether Beck is actively trying to have no passwords on her devices? How many people can you really lock in a glass cage and subsequently kill before it gets cliche? And, of course, why is everyone trying to fuck Joe? You don't need to stalk Natasha to know that this show is a big ol' nope from start to finish, but we have a really fun time going over all the nopes that exist inside this episode. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, 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 Dragon Prince, a Netflix cartoon about... well. A dragon who is a prince. We discuss the intricacies of being the step-prince, how sword dude whose name I still do not know after editing this episode (certainly Natasha will put his name here if I write this?) just must have a tragic little backstory and my brand new crack ship between a main character and a guy whose name we apparently don't learn for three whole seasons. We ask questions like: Is it possible to be a dragon-human hybrid in this world? Does the king know how obvious it is that he's sleeping with the High Mage? Is dark magic really all the bad if it looks cool and also gives you an evil elf lover who lives inside your mirror? We mainly focus on that last question, to be honest. We talk an awful lot about evil mirrors. I hope you really like evil mirrors. Will Jessica fall into the evil mirror world and watch all of this show? Or will she resist the temptation of dark magic this time? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, 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 made Natasha watch the most iconic sitcom of all time, Friends! (Or, if you want to be a real stickler, F.R.I.E.N.D.S.) This episode is full of shocking revelations such as learning that this show is not about Adults Being Adults but about young adults screwing up a lot and revealing that the archetypes the characters embody in the pilot do not match up with the general pop culture idea of who they are. (Like? Joey's hot? Joey??? Yeah. He is. Fight me.) We have a great time chatting about how this, admittedly old, show has aged, whether or not Ross is a bad person, and how the queer representation in this show has its ups and downs. (I cut our discussion of "we were on a break" but I'll tell you here and now, THEY WERE ON A BREAK.) Will Natasha fall in love with the most loved sitcom of all time? Or will even this true classic fail to capture their attention? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

This week on Episode Epiphanies, Natasha forces Jessica to watch My Hero Academia, an anime about superheroes. We discuss the problematic way women are portrayed in both anime and superhero comics, and how superhero stories are forced to struggle with the morality of having superheroes enforcing the law. Of course, in between those discussions, we spend a lot of time talking about Deku's crush on Bakugou, Deku's crush on Captain America (oh yeah, All Might? Definitely Captain America), and Deku's crush on the random tree guy whose name I do not remember. We may disagree on some things about this show but we do agree on this -- that boy is not straight. Will this superhero show be a super success? Or will Jessica cringe away from these almighty powers? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe     Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod     Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

This week on Episode Epiphanies, we're kicking off the holiday season by watching Dash & Lily (not Lily & Dash, a kids' cartoon we made up on the spot). Jessica leads Natasha into the wonderous world of TV shows that are just kind of Christmas romcoms broken up into multiple episodes for some reason? Natasha recaps the bookstore scavenger hunt, the early 2000s vibe of a pizza shop that rents out DVDs, and the attack on a Macy's Santa in a quest to retrieve a hat. We get into how pretentious Dash really is, if it makes sense to tell your ex-girlfriend's best friend that you're gay for no reason, and the cheesy vibe of the hates-Christmas/loves-Christmas OTP that is the centre of this show. Will Natasha want to keep up with all this Christmas cheer? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours    Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe    Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod    Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

This week, Natasha takes us back to our roots by making Jessica watch The Legend of Korra, the sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender. We discuss the political unrest going on in the city, Korra's character and the potential of her arc, and if The Legend of Korra is actually better than Avatar or if Jessica has just gotten used to cartoons in the interim. Such questions arise as: Does this show handle its central conflict well? Is Korra the right protagonist for this story? And are fantasy responsibilities better than adult responsibilities? This show has lots of callbacks to the original and we have lots of callbacks to our first episode. Will Jessica choose to watch only the sequel? You'll have to listen to find out.  Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours   Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe   Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod   Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

This week on Episode Epiphanies, Jessica makes Natasha watch Kevin Can F**k Himself, an AMC drama shot sometimes as a sitcom, sometimes as a drama, and sometimes as a horror movie. We discuss how this show deconstructs the classic sitcom, from rethinking the "nagging wife" archetype to examining the stereotypical sitcom husband. We discuss societal expectations and the pressure that is put on Allison throughout this episode to believe she has a "good life." We nerd out over the set design, the camera angles, and the absolute mastery this show displays in how to craft the right genre for your show. Will Natasha want to watch more of this show? Or can Kevin just go fuck himself? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours  Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe  Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod  Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

This week, we're watching Over the Garden Wall, a spooky little cartoon for the spooky Halloween season. We discuss Flowers in the Attic, getting lost in a Canadian Tire, and... other things that actually relate to this show, probably. Look. We hadn't recorded in a long time before this one and you can tell. But that doesn't stop us from discussing the very fun vibes between Wirt and Greg, the magical fairytale fanfic Jessica has written for this spooky show, and the cool little pumpkin cult in episode two. This fun spooky time seems intriguing and pretty easy to watch... will this be one more win for Natasha? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

In this week's episode, Jessica makes Natasha watch Faking It, a comedy with the plot of a drama that may or may not be aware that it's making fun of itself. We discuss the concept of this show and whether or not it's offensive (while also arguing why it is So Hard to find this show offensive), have a grand old time laughing at the breakneck pace of this episode, and play some wild guessing games when it comes to Jessica's favourite character and ship. Natasha flips out over the fact that this is the SECOND SHOW we have watched that has a school Tumblr in it. Once is fiction, twice is a coincidence, if it happens three times... well, if it happens three times then the world will explode because that means that school Tumblrs are 100% an actual real thing that exists somewhere in this world and if that is true, then hell has frozen over. Does Natasha's enthusiasm mean that this show is a winner? Or is she just faking it? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

This week on Episode Epiphanies, Natasha forces Jessica to watch the iconic anime Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood which is an anime that Natasha has definitely seen before and can defend... probably. Jessica goes into this one thinking it's going to be another heartbreak but this pilot proves to be challenging to all parties as we discuss how not to write a running joke, what the freezing Alchemist is even doing half the time, and if you can possibly retain any of the information this pilot episode is throwing out. We discuss how it feels like they are trying really hard to cram a lot of information into 20 minutes and somehow not managing to tell us anything at all. We discuss how good this story really is and how this show just has to get better. And, you know what? If you love this pilot episode... please, dear God, give us one good reason why. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, 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 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, a musical dramedy about stalking a guy in small-town California. The recap takes us on an adventure where we talk about the fantastic songs, the maybe-not-so-great jokes, and just how bad Greg's taste in women is. To be entirely fair to him, he admits that he has bad taste in women right there in the episode. We ask questions like: Can you really be obsessed with Josh for four whole seasons? Is Josh really the precious little bean he comes off as? Is Josh the end-game love interest we all hope and wish for? Does Josh just really happen to live there? Will Natasha love Josh and follow him into the depths of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend? Or will Josh just happen to be in this show? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

This week we're watching Gravity Falls, a mystery and monster-of-the-week-ish cartoon. We discuss... well, Twilight, mostly. And what the proper opposite of "retroactive" is. Also, we're out here asking the important questions, the questions you really care about, such as: What would you do when confronted with five gnomes? How many horrible misogynistic gnomes would you deal with in exchange for eternal life? And just how many gnomes does it take to form one (1) decent and completely normal man? The answers to these questions are crucial to your survival in Gravity Falls. Will Natasha convince Jessica that it is a good idea to watch a cartoon that is probably just a huge Twilight fanfic? You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

This week, we're watching Blindspot, a cop procedural that has no real grasp of science, tattooing, or how to make cops look like the good guys. We discuss the uncomfortable violence and legal violations that seem to define the genre while also noting the things about this show that make it seem like someone, somewhere, must be fucking with us. (Patterson's dad is canonically Bill Nye. He is not played by Bill Nye. He is, in fact, Bill Nye.) Our inability to like Kurt, understand the plot, or stop calling one of the characters by the name of a Survivor player is probably quite confusing, but we like to think it's endearing and entertaining. Will Kurt ever stop being a tired cop stereotype? Is the throuple the finale promised really canon? How does a drug that wipes your memory slowly work its way up your brain stem in an attempt to make you forget how to breathe? The answers to all this and more as we play "is this terribly done cop propaganda, or does this show actually understand its own conspiracy plot line," a one-of-a-kind game show that is very easy to win. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

This week, Natasha makes Jessica watch The Legend of Vox Machina which is the cartoon adaptation of the first Critical Role campaign. We dive deep into what works about this adaptation and what doesn't. We discuss what feels too D&D for a TV show, what the medium changes about the story, and how it changes our perception of the characters. We ask questions like: is a dragon really something no one has ever heard of before? Can you really just play a big dog in D&D? (Legitimate question. This is important for my next D&D character.) Can you be straight in D&D? And the age-old mystery of whether or not you need to seduce a woman who is already in bed with you. (I'm not saying it wouldn't be appreciated, it just seems like overkill.) Yes, this and more while we wait impatiently to find out if this 20-minute cartoon can make Jessica delve into the 4-hour episodes of Critical Role. You'll have to listen to find out. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

This week on Episode Epiphanies, Jessica makes Natasha watch Single Parents, a sitcom about, well... single parents. We're flipping the script today by letting Natasha hurt Jessica's feelings for a change as they drag one of Jessica's comfort comedies for having an (admittedly) messy pilot episode. We discuss the downfall of needing a pilot episode in a sitcom, playing to stereotypes to make quick connections for your audience in a short show, and if you can really make a stranger a Tinder profile in an instant (this should be a competition on a dating show tbh). Listen as Natasha defends Will as the "fun parent" and tries to understand why they like Merry Happy Whatever but find this show uncomfortable. We're all gonna sit down at Graham's juice box bar after this one and have a little drink. Follow Natasha at twitter.com/natashadamours Follow Jessica at twitter.com/jessicairowe Email us at episodeepiphanies@gmail.com, tweet at us @epiphaniespod, and follow us on Insta @epiphaniespod Intro and outro music is Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)