This Ends at Prom

"I don't want to shock you or anything, but I really want to hold your hand right now."As chosen by the This Ends at Prom Patreon supporters, this week The Wives Colangelo are having a charming time talking about THE INCREDIBLY TRUE ADVENTURE OF TWO GIRLS IN LOVE. Things are going to get really sappy around here, so prepare yourselves for some cuteness overload and a crash-course in the sapphic branch of the New Queer Cinema movement.--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTTransOhio: https://www.transohio.org--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"She broke the cardinal rule: Don't f*ck with people that handle your food."It's Harmony's birthday, so The Wives Colangelo are breaking the rules and talking about a coming-of-age film that wasn't marketed toward teen girls, but certainly resonated with anyone, regardless of gender, who came of age while working in the service industry. It's time to discuss the value of chain restaurants, the found family of coworkers, and the genius of Alanna Ubach. ORDER UP!--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTTransOhio: https://www.transohio.org--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"I didn't want to be just another orphan, Mr. Warbucks. I wanted to believe I was special."MAY-usical Month 2026 is coming to an end with a movie chosen by our Patreon supporters, ANNIE (1982). This week, The Wives Colangelo are dissecting everyone's favorite red-headed orphan, dissecting the weirdest politics ever to be found in a movie this catchy, and trying to figure out if Miss Hannigan and Rooster are ... special siblings. It's a hard knock life, so let's sing about it!--------Article MentionedThe Politics of Annie: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-politics-of-annie--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTElection Protection: https://866ourvote.org/--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"There are five basic types in every successful boy band."It's BJ Colangelo's birthday episode, and this year she's celebrating by losing her mind about her favorite not-real, real boy band, MTV's 2GE+HER. The Wives Colangelo are breaking down boy band archetypes, talking about what makes satire work, mourning Michael Cuccione, and learning their calculus (it says U + ME = US).--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTElection Protection: https://866ourvote.org/--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"I want a band. I want amplifiers. I want, I want, I want."It's Jackie Mullins' world, and we're merely the audience waiting for her to rock it. Before Gillian Armstrong gave us LITTLE WOMEN in the 1990s, she gave us a blue-collar music film about a teenage girl with big dreams to be a star. One of the most Harmony-coded movies ever made, The Wives Colangelo are ready to bring the prom party into the candy-coated jubilee of STARSTRUCK.--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTElection Protection: https://866ourvote.org/--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"Once a Wildcat, always a Wildcat!"We're all in this together this MAY-usical month, and we're saying farewell to our friends at East High with HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR. The rare instance of a made-for-TV movie getting a theatrical sequel, The Wives Colangelo are here to talk about the benefits of a bigger budget, why Troy Bolton will forever remain in our hearts, and why Kenny Ortega is This Ends at Prom royalty.--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTElection Protection: https://866ourvote.org/--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"Love is fragile. And we're not always its best caretakers."If Nicholas Sparks has no haters, BJ Colangelo is dead. This week, The Wives Colangelo are diving into Miley Cyrus' first major post-Hannah Montana role in the romantic drama, The Last Song. Discussions include Liam Hemsworth's strange hair color, the plague of #NotLikeMostGirl styling, and the criminal offense of only letting Miley sing Maroon 5 in this movie.--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTEquality Ohio: https://www.equalityohio.org--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"People aren't always what they appear to be. Don't forget that."Denise Richards. Neve Campbell. Matt Dillon. Kevin Bacon. Daphne Rubin-Vega. Theresa Russell. and... Bill Murray in a neck brace. Somehow, by some cruel trick of the universe, Harmony Colangelo had not seen WILD THINGS until now. This week, it all changes. Join The Wives Colangelo and take a walk on the wild side with the steamiest crime thriller of teenage temptation. There's no going back now. Everyone's lives will be forever changed. --------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom --------Check out Kate Hagen's work! https://www.katehagen.co/sex-at-the-movies --------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTEquality Ohio: https://www.equalityohio.org --------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"I am a freak from Norwich, England! And I have dreamt of this since I was 13 years old! And it's not just mine. It belongs to my family!"We're taking you all on the road to WrestleMania, whether you like it or not! The story of Saraya "Paige" Knight is one of wrestling's most fascinating, and the biopic about her rise through WWE is historic for a reason. Let's talk about being a woman wrestling fan, what it means to be a teenage girl in a male-dominated industry, and what it means to be an alt girl in an industry that wants you to be a specific "type" of woman.--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTEquality Ohio: https://www.equalityohio.org--------Article Referenced:'Fighting With My Family' Director Stephen Merchant On Stepping Beyond Comedy And Into The Wrestling Ring [Interview]: https://www.slashfilm.com/564479/stephen-merchant-interview-fighting-with-my-family/--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"You mean she would rather imagine herself relating to an absent person than build relationships with those around her?"If you were a quirky film girlie in the 2000s, chances are, you resonated very deeply with a young French woman named Amélie. This week, The Wives Colangelo are joined by the brilliant Liz Gotauco to discuss the aestheticization of twentysomethings' coming of age, fixating on fixing other people's problems to ignore your own, and falling in love through photobooth slides.--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTEquality Ohio: https://www.equalityohio.org--------Follow our Guest!Liz Gotauco: @cosbrarian --------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"I feel like our lives changed because they had to."As chosen by our Patreon supporters, The Wives Colangelo are kicking off April with a story of summer, sisterhood, and magical pants. Let's talk about four different stories about coming-of-age, the blessing of well-rounded characters, and maybe cry a little bit about the stories that hit a little close to home. Together and apart!--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTEquality Ohio: https://www.equalityohio.org--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"That's funny, I've never heard of George Glass at our sküle."Didn't The Wives Colangelo JUST cover The Brady Bunch Movie? And they're already doing A Very Brady Sequel? YEAH, SO WHAT? WANNA FIGHT ABOUT IT?! After catching Brady Fever, This Ends at Prom is jumping from the Jan Brady movie to the one about Greg and Marcia wanting to kiss each other. It's wild, it's raucous, and American Hysteria host Chelsey Weber-Smith is back to gush all about it. --------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTResources for Trans Youth in Kansas: https://southernequality.org/ks/--------Follow Our Guest!Chelsey Weber-Smith is @AmericanHysteriaPodcast on IGListen to American Hysteria wherever you get your podcasts!--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"We all do things we're not proud of to survive."Sequel Month is getting the prequel treatment as The Wives Colangelo return to Panem for THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES. This week's episode might be a bit of a heavier one, considering, well, everything, but to fight fascism, you have to know how it operates. Fortunately, the dystopian prequel does a pretty bang-up job at showcasing how leaders like Coriolanus Snow come to power, why you should never trust state-controlled media, and how the seeds of resistance take so long to come to harvest. Happy Hunger Games, and may the odds, as always, be ever in your favor.--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTResources for Trans Youth in Kansas: https://southernequality.org/ks/--------Article MentionedIn ‘The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,' Lucy Gray Is a Different Kind of Hero in Katniss' World(https://www.teenvogue.com/story/the-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes-lucy-gray-katniss-hunger-games)--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"I have always valued my lifelessness."We love a sequel that goes completely bugnuts off the rails compared to its original, and RETURN TO OZ has enough kindertrauma to do the trick. Somehow, Harmony missed this classic twisted fantasy that altered the brain chemistry of multiple generations, but sequel month is taking The Wives Colangelo back down what WAS the yellow brick road with a sassy chicken, dismembered heads, and electroshock therapy on minors. BEWARE THE WHEELERS!!!--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTResources for Trans Youth in Kansas: https://southernequality.org/ks/--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"I don't need friends. I need fans."Sequel month 2026 is kicking off with a title chosen by the Patreon supporters, SCREAM 4. This week, The Wives Colangelo are heading back to Woodsboro to dissect the second generation of Ghostface victims and speculate why so many people despise this entry (despite it being Harmony's favorite). It's gonna be a scream, baby!--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTResources for Trans Youth in Kansas: https://southernequality.org/ks/--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"We have a company to save. / I'm right on top of that, Rose."Did you know that they recently remade DON'T TELL MOM THE BABYSITTER'S DEAD? Did you know that it is shockingly wonderful? This week, The Wives Colangelo are tackling a remake of one of BJ's all-time-favorite movies, and a movie that Harmony has only ever seen once (don't worry, they're gonna remedy that). The BET+ Original Film is one of the better '90s remakes, and we hope this episode encourages you to seek it out and see for yourselves.--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTThe Springfield Unity Fund: https://givebutter.com/SpringfieldUnityFund--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"I gave her my heart, and she gave me a pen."Cameron Crowe's directorial debut is a film solidified in pop culture history thanks to the singular image of John Cusack holding a boom box above his head, but SAY ANYTHING... has a lot more than a Peter Gabriel song to say. This week, The Wives Colangelo are joined by the incomparable Alex Steed to talk about one of the greatest teenage romance flicks ever made, and allow ourselves to believe in love. --------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTThe Springfield Unity Fund: https://givebutter.com/SpringfieldUnityFund--------Follow our guest!@AlexSteed @YouAreGood--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"There's a lot of ways to get to know a person. Eating her dead boyfriend's brains is one of the more unorthodox methods, but..."HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, PROM PARTY! Love is in the air, and The Wives Colangelo are celebrating by talking about a Romeo & Juliet story where Romeo is a zombie and Juliet is... John Malkovich's military brat daughter. Let's dive into the post-Twilight boom of monster romance stories, Nicholas Hoult starting his weird lil' guy era, and why love will always conquer all.--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTThe Springfield Unity Fund: https://givebutter.com/SpringfieldUnityFund--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"The more I've learned about your world outside my walls, the more I've realized how dangerous and unpredictable it is."Long before AI was being shoehorned into every aspect of our existence, the Disney Channel was warning a generation about the dangers of technological dependency with the iconic SMART HOUSE. Arguably the "best" DCOM ever made, it's time to have an existential crisis about how many people have completely ignored the dangers of letting a supercomputer control every aspect of your life! Joining The Wives Colangelo this week is Ross Benes, author of '1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times.' LET'S GET BIZARRE!--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTThe Springfield Unity Fund: https://givebutter.com/SpringfieldUnityFund--------Follow Ross Benes and buy his books!: https://www.rossbenes.com/--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"Try laughing, then whatever scares you will go away."Few films capture the magic of girlhood quite like MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, one of the few films that actually prioritizes the perspective of children rather than an "all-ages" affair. This week, The Wives Colangelo are recontextualizing their feelings about Hayao Miyazaki's classic fantasy tale, and celebrating his objective masterpiece exploring imagination, nature, age-appropriate anxiety, and adorable forest spirits.--------Article MentionedTowards a True Children's Cinema: on My Neighbor Totoro: https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2017/03/13/towards-a-true-childrens-cinema-on-my-neighbor-totoro/ --------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTThe Flytrap Media (https://www.theflytrapmedia.com)--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"Well, what were you thinking? Publicize the music! Not your crotch!"The Runaways completely changed what was possible for women in rock music, and the stories of Cherie Currie and Joan Jett are the stuff of legend. This week, The Wives Colangelo are taking the 2010 biopic about the band starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning, and discussing the exploitation of teenage girls by the music industry and what it means when something brilliant is born out of absolute rot.--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTThe Flytrap Media (https://www.theflytrapmedia.com)--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"It takes more than a fire truck to stop Drop Dead Fred."Some of us aren't lucky enough to have an imaginary friend like DROP DEAD FRED, but plenty of people are fortunate enough not to need him. In honor of the film's 35th anniversary, we're dissecting a quarter-life crisis nervous breakdown movie about a young woman who finds the key to happiness is embracing the person society tried to keep trapped in a jack-in-the-box. Let's go, snot-faces!!--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTThe Flytrap Media (https://www.theflytrapmedia.com)--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

Content Warning: LET THE RIGHT ONE IN features troubling topics that may be difficult for some listeners. Please do your due diligence and check for potential triggers."I'm twelve. But I've been twelve for a long time."In 2008, one of the greatest vampire films in cinema history was released, and it doubled as one of the most beautiful examinations of the type of yearning for someone to understand you that can only take place during adolescence. LET THE RIGHT ONE IN is a haunting, stunning, and devastating film that sincerely changed the lives of The Wives Colangelo forever.--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTThe Flytrap Media (https://www.theflytrapmedia.com)--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"Do you know I'm anatomically correct?"While everyone is celebrating entering their "new year, new me" era, This Ends at Prom is kicking off 2026 with the long-awaited discussion of LIFE-SIZE. The movie that strut in plastic heels before Barbie could rollerblade down Venice Beach, The Wives Colangelo are talking about unapologetic feminine presentation, the power of dollhood, why Lindsay Lohan continues to rock, and what the hell that line about anatomical correctness means.--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTThe Flytrap Media (https://www.theflytrapmedia.com)--------Podcast ReferenceAmerican Hysteria: Blame it on Barbie (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0nqy5sz15xeOLhIVGD420r)--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

“I'm so sick of people saying that love is just all a woman is fit for. I'm so sick of it."The best way to spend the holidays is curled up next to a warm fire and waxing poetic about the March sisters and LITTLE WOMEN. This year, The Wives Colangelo are dissecting Greta Gerwig's adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel, and debating the parallel storytelling device. And not to pit strong LITTLE WOMEN against each other, but they're also going to compare and contrast this version with the sacred 1994 film covered in 2023.--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTRainbow Railroad (https://www.rainbowrailroad.org)--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"That's what I like about you. I never know what you'll say next."Alex Thompson and Kelly O'Sullivan's SAINT FRANCES was one of the best films released during quarantine, and no one has been a bigger champion of it than writer, editor, critic, and host Amelia Emberwing. The Wives Colangelo are joined by Emberwing to dissect what a coming-of-age film looks like as life milestones become increasingly unattainable, what adults can learn from children, the ways womanhood is scrutinized even in progressive spaces, and how period blood can be used to tell a story--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTRainbow Railroad (https://www.rainbowrailroad.org)--------Follow our Guest!@ThatWitchMiahttps://www.picketywitch.com/--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"That's what I like about you. I never know what you'll say next."40 years ago, Madonna transcended into pop star superstardom and helped turn a quarter-life crisis film into a coming-of-age classic that helped define teen fashion for a decade. Many women are shaped by the women who came before them and showed them what was possible, and that's precisely what Susan provided for a generation. Sometimes being desperate is the best thing for you.--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTRainbow Railroad (https://www.rainbowrailroad.org)--------Articles MentionedThe Cut: https://www.thecut.com/2015/04/ode-to-desperately-seeking-susans-dgaf-style.html CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/26/style/remember-when-desperately-seeking-susan-madonna-signature-style--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"So today's lesson is, you kill each other off till there's only one left. Nothing's against the rules."25 years ago, Kinji Fukasaku brought the infamous novel BATTLE ROYALE to life, and essentially invented a new subgenre of dystopian teen cinema. In honor of the film's anniversary, The Wives Colangelo are exploring the incredibly bleak messaging the film has about generational division, government-sanctioned violence, and the disposability of youth. Don't worry, this week's episode will also get into the discourse surrounding the film's connection to THE HUNGER GAMES, and why Quentin Tarantino doesn't know what he's talking about.--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTRainbow Railroad (https://www.rainbowrailroad.org)--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"I... have a girlfriend. She lives in Ohio."The first fall break after leaving your hometown and going off to college is one of the weirdest adjustment periods in a young person's life, and it's weird that SWEETHEARTS is one of the only movies to talk about it! This week The Wives Colangelo are heading back to the Midwest to discuss "Turkey Dumps," taking the jump without the safety net of familiarity, and the importance of intergenerational queer friendships in small towns.--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTDONATE TO YOUR LOCAL FOOD BANKS. GIVE THEM MONEY!--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"I am gonna do what I wanna do! And you know what? I don't need your permission to do it!"What if your grandparents magically turned back into teenagers, and they were so hot that it caused chaos in your high school? And what if you look exactly like your grandma did at your age, so this magical regression inspires some twin magic hijinks? This week, The Wives Colangelo are joined by Aaron Perine of Free Space to talk about the only movie to feature all three Mowry siblings, SEVENTEEN AGAIN. Let's talk about the Tia/Tamera/Tahj trifecta, the lack of "fun" coming-of-age movies with Black protagonists, and outline all of the moments that explain why this movie was made by Showtime and not the Disney Channel.--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTDONATE TO YOUR LOCAL FOOD BANKS. GIVE THEM MONEY!--------Follow Our Guest!Free Space: https://www.howtowatchfree.tv/@HowToWatchFreeTV@Sumitlakehornet--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"So this is what it feels like to be Jamie Lynn Spears."There are two types of people in this world: People who love Lifetime Original Movies and people named Harmony Colangelo. This Ends at Prom is finally embarking on the wild world of LMN originals and starting with THE PREGNANCY PACT, a ripped-from-the-headlines drama with massive creative liberties taken. What actually happened to these girls? Why are so many people obsessed with stories about teen girls behaving "badly," and where is the line between entertainment and exploitation?--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTDONATE TO YOUR LOCAL FOOD BANKS. GIVE THEM MONEY!--------Article ReferencedInside the Gloucester Pregnancy Pact: https://www.marieclaire.com/politics/news/a2055/teenage-pregnancy-pact-gloucester/--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"Put on your Sunday best, kids. We're going to Sears!"The Brady Bunch is one of those fascinating TV relics that helped shape American culture for decades, so in the 1990s, they lovingly spoofed it with THE BRADY BUNCH MOVIE and gave us one of the great cult-hits of the decade. To sweeten the deal, the film is also centered on the middle teen girl of the group, the incomparable Jan Brady. Join The Wives Colangelo on a trip down memory lane on a sunshine day!--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTDONATE TO YOUR LOCAL FOOD BANKS. GIVE THEM MONEY!--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"Don't dream it. Be it."50 years ago, a midnight movie was unleashed on the American masses that changed the lives of outsider teenagers forever. The Wives Colangelo would not be the people we are today without THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, and neither would Chelsey Weber-Smith of the American Hysteria podcast. For the final episode of the Halloween season 2025, let's all do the time warp, give ourselves over to absolute pleasure, and tackle arguably the greatest movie ever made about liberating yourself from the standards of the status quo.--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTHelp Barbara Fight for Her Future After ICE Detention: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-barbara-fight-for-her-future-after-ice-detention--------Follow our Guest!@AmericanHysteriaPodcasthttps://www.patreon.com/americanhysteria--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"That's the whole point. I'm going to marry the Prince."THE UGLY STEPSISTER is Emilie Blichfeldt's first feature, and it is unfathomable that a first-time feature filmmaker was given the space (and budget) to make such a biting, daring, and monstrous creative swing. The reason Cinderella is a fairy tale is that to be a woman so pure and beautiful that a rich prince takes you away from your terrible existence is a fantasy. The painful truth is that for the majority of us, we will never be Cinderella and have far more in common with "the ugly stepsister."This movie is extreme, so proceed with caution!!--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTHelp Barbara Fight for Her Future After ICE Detention: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-barbara-fight-for-her-future-after-ice-detention--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"The girls will wake up ... when they are hungry."Is Hausu secretly the most honest coming-of-age teen girl horror movie ever made? This week, The Wives Colangelo are diving into the wild, weird, and wonderful world of Nobuhiko Obayashi's 1977 masterpiece, HOUSE. Hell truly is a teenage girl, and this week the show is discussing seven young women who were eaten before adulthood had the chance to destroy them.--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTHelp Barbara Fight for Her Future After ICE Detention: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-barbara-fight-for-her-future-after-ice-detention--------Articles ReferencedHouse - The Housemaidens: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1634-house-the-housemaidensHeart of Weirdness - The Story Behind HAUSU: https://www.austinfilm.org/2018/10/heart-of-weirdness-the-story-behind-hausu/--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"We're made to be monsters, so let's be monsters. Let's be gods."BIT is the intersectional, trans-inclusive, vampire girl gang movie of your dreams, and The Wives Colangelo are here to talk about it for the most wonderful month of the year. How do you exist in a world that makes you out to be a monster just for existing, and what do you do when you're given the kind of power that cis straight white men have been abusing for years? Well, it's time we all found out! This week features an especially political discussion, so strap in and get ready to kick some ass, take some names, and bite some necks!--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTHelp Barbara Fight for Her Future After ICE Detention: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-barbara-fight-for-her-future-after-ice-detention--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@Veloci_trap_tor / @harmonycolangelo.bsky.social.com----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"Please, Lord, make me the biggest star the world has ever known so that I may get far, far away from this place. Amen."The Wives Colangelo are kicking off the Halloween season by discussing a young woman who will not accept a life she does not deserve, the titular PEARL. Discussions include the liberating excitement of seeing an adult film for the first time, the weird ways repression can manifest (like that scarecrow), how hard it is to accept when strict parents have a point, and the soul-crushing reality of your best not being enough. It's okay, Pearl, you'll always be a star to us!--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTHelp Barbara Fight for Her Future After ICE Detention: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-barbara-fight-for-her-future-after-ice-detention--------BJ's Interviews for Pearl:Ti West: https://www.slashfilm.com/1009440/ti-west-talks-pearl-mia-goths-mesmerizing-performance-and-the-horror-of-ambition-exclusive-interview/West, Mia Goth, & David Corenswet: https://www.slashfilm.com/1009401/mia-goth-david-corenswet-and-ti-west-want-you-to-care-about-the-tragic-motivations-of-pearl-exclusive-interview/--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@Veloci_trap_tor / @harmonycolangelo.bsky.social.com----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"Fate! There is such a thing as fate, but it only takes you so far. Then it's up to you to make it happen."Everyone loves that one last house party after high school before everything changes, especially when it has a banger soundtrack, introduces the next generation of Hollywood superstardom, and gives us all a reason to believe in fate. This week, the Wives Colangelo are finally tackling CAN'T HARDLY WAIT, and are joined by the incomparable Niko Stratis to do it! Did you know a Kenny in high school? Can you believe that Carlisle Cullen plays such a jerky jock in this? Are Preson and Amanda actually meant to be? LET'S OPEN UP THIS LIVING ROOM PIT AND FIND OUT!--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTFriendship Place: https://friendshipplace.org/--------Support Our Guest!@NikoStratis | https://nikostratis.com/--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@Veloci_trap_tor / @harmonycolangelo.bsky.social.com----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"If it's a man's world, God wouldn't have made me."This week, The Wives Colangelo are championing the young women who were ever called a "bad influence" and celebrating the rural queer kids fighting for a chance to exist in a world that tries to literally straighten them out by talking about DIRTY GIRL. This criminally underrated and underseen road trip comedy is the exact kind of subversive comedy This Ends at Prom loves to highlight, and hopefully, you'll be able to sit in a little necessary discomfort to grow with these wild and wonderful characters, too. It's not every day that a person loses their virginity at the drive-in movies or learns that their dad is Tim McGraw! --------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTFriendship Place: https://friendshipplace.org/--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@Veloci_trap_tor / @harmonycolangelo.bsky.social.com----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you are born to stand out?"This week, The Wives Colangelo are hopping the pond and showing up to merry ol' England to find their long-lost rich dads and talk about the Amanda Bynes classic, WHAT A GIRL WANTS. Discussions include dissecting why so many movies post-9/11 were overseas adventures, the glory of Colin Firth in leather pants, and why the statement "straight kids don't have to come out" is untrue when we're talking about the prison of wealth.--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTFriendship Place: https://friendshipplace.org/--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@Veloci_trap_tor / @harmonycolangelo.bsky.social.com----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

“That's the funny thing about hope. Nobody else gets to decide if you feel it. That choice belongs to you.”We're goin' up, up, up! It's our moment! You know together we're glowin'! KPOP DEMON HUNTERS has quickly become a phenomenon, and we are loving every second of it. This week, The Wives Colangelo are doing a deep dive into the world of K-pop with film journalist, culture critic, host, and K-pop superfan, Laura Sirikul! Why is everyone so obsessed with this movie? What makes this animated film one of the best of the year? Will "Golden" rightfully earn an Oscar nomination? Will Harmony finally become a K-pop fan?! Let's get into it!--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------Interviews ReferencedLaura interviews Arden Cho for Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurasirikul/2025/08/28/kpop-demon-hunters-reignited-arden-chos-love-for-acting-again/Laura interviews EJAE for Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurasirikul/2025/07/01/kpop-demon-hunters-songwriter-reveals-music-and-song-inspirations/--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTFriendship Place: https://friendshipplace.org/--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@Veloci_trap_tor / @harmonycolangelo.bsky.social.comFollow Laura SirikulInstagram @lsirikTwitter @lsirikulBluesky @lsirikul.bsky.social----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"UGH. AS IF!"Back in 2020, the recently married Wives Colangelo sat down in their Cleveland apartment to kill some time during quarantine and talk about teen girl movies. Now, five years later, in a different apartment in Los Angeles, they're returning to the movie that started it all and celebrating how it has changed culture in the last 30 years -- CLUELESS. A film this monumental deserved revisiting and a proper This Ends at Prom episode backed by the expertise forged out of over 500 hours worth of weekly film analysis. Thank you for five years of This Ends at Prom, supporting teen girl cinema, and validating movies that "filmbros" ignore.--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------Interview ReferencedClueless at 30 (The Guardian): https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jul/19/clueless-movie-30th-anniversary--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTFriendship Place: https://friendshipplace.org/--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@Veloci_trap_tor / @harmonycolangelo.bsky.social.com----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"My face looks like a Birkin bag that's been left out in the sun to rot!"The long-awaited sequel to 2003's FREAKY FRIDAY is finally here, and The Wives Colangelo are thrilled to finally have a movie in theaters that they can cover on the show. Is FREAKIER FRIDAY a worthy follow-up to the absolute best film in the franchise, or was it another cheap bid for nostalgia that no one needed? Is a four-way body swap too confusing for audiences to make sense of, or is the promise of Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan getting to be partners in crime enough to look past the plot conveniences? This week's episode will attempt to answer all of these questions and so many more. Tune in, you won't want to miss it!--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTFriendship Place: https://friendshipplace.org/--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@Veloci_trap_tor / @harmonycolangelo.bsky.social.com----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"As we grow older, it becomes difficult to just believe."In honor of the film's 30th anniversary, The Wives Colangelo are stuffing their bras with pudding, trying to find the truth about a tombstone, having an existential crisis about coming back to their hometowns, and falling in love all over again with the movie NOW AND THEN. Let's talk about the sapphic energy of Sam and Roberta, the chokehold Devon Sawa had on a generation, and why male critics comparing the film to STAND BY ME is lazy film criticism. --------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTFriendship Place: https://friendshipplace.org/--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@Veloci_trap_tor / @harmonycolangelo.bsky.social.com----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"I've been kicked off the track team, and without track, my grades will be based on ...my grades."The world lost a wonderful woman this month with the passing of Margo Donohue. In honor of her life and legacy, we're re-releasing our episode with her on HEAVEN HELP US, the 1985 Catholic school boys film filmed in Brooklyn. At the time of the episode, Margo had just released the book FILMED IN BROOKLYN, all about movies set in her stomping grounds. We also read a bit from Mike McPadden's TEEN MOVIE HELL, had the chance to examine how teen boys function differently around women compared to all-male groups, and tried to figure out why we love Kevin Dillon's Rooney so much, even though he says the f-slur more in this movie than any others combined.We miss you already, Margo. For more of her work, check out the books FILMED IN BROOKLYN and FEVER: The Complete History of Saturday Night Fever, as well as her podcasts What a Creep!, Dorking Out, and Book Vs. Movie.--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@Veloci_trap_tor / @harmonycolangelo.bsky.social.com----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"Music is all that matters. One hour on stage makes up for the other 23."The Wives Colangelo are heading back to the Midwest for a trip, so it's only fitting that they'd cover an underrated shot-in-Cleveland story starring Joan Jett and Michael J. Fox about a pair of musical siblings trying to find their places in the world. Directed by Paul Schrader and featuring music by Bruce Springsteen, LIGHT OF DAY is an odd little slice of life in the Rust Belt that might be more interesting to talk about than it is to actually watch. ----Become a Patron!https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom----MONTHLY SUPPORT SPOTLIGHTL.A. Street Vendor Support: https://gofund.me/d26a596f----Follow the Show: @ThisEndsAtPromBJ Colangelo: @BJColangeloHarmony Colangelo: @Veloci_trap_tor / @HarmonyColangelo on Bluesky----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"As far as I'm concerned, a swimsuit body is a body with a swimsuit on it."This week The Wives Colangelo are heading to Texas, signing up for a pageant to piss off our mothers, and learning from drag queens what it means to be a beauty queen with DUMPLIN'! It's time to discuss the insecurities our moms imprint on us, why seeking external validation while existing in a marginalized body is not anti-feminist, and why Dolly Parton truly is the North Star for anyone who has ever felt like they were too much or not enough.----Become a Patron!https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom----MONTHLY SUPPORT SPOTLIGHTL.A. Street Vendor Support: https://gofund.me/d26a596f----Follow the Show: @ThisEndsAtPromBJ Colangelo: @BJColangeloHarmony Colangelo: @Veloci_trap_tor / @HarmonyColangelo on Bluesky----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"You're a girl that doesn't ask a guy what to do..."Surf's up, and we're remembering having very confusing feelings about watching all of these cool surfers! BLUE CRUSH is one of those seminal sleepover classics that caused quite a stir for millennials everywhere, but we're breaking down why it's so good, why Anne-Marie is so iconic, and why the hell a guy is hanging around our surfer sisterhood story! ----Become a Patron!https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom----MONTHLY SUPPORT SPOTLIGHTL.A. Street Vendor Support: https://gofund.me/d26a596f----Articles MentionedSurf's Up: How Blue Crush Inspired a Generation to Catch a Wave: https://www.eonline.com/news/1341805/surf-s-up-how-blue-crush-inspired-a-generation-to-catch-a-waveKeala Kennelly for Surfer Magazine: https://www.surfer.com/news/keala-kennelly-interview----Follow the Show: @ThisEndsAtPromBJ Colangelo: @BJColangeloHarmony Colangelo: @Veloci_trap_tor / @HarmonyColangelo on Bluesky----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"Charlotte, I know you're planning a celibate life, but with half my chromosomes, I think that might be tough."We at This Ends at Prom firmly believe that we never stop coming-of-age, and this Cher/Winona Ryder/Christina Ricci/Bob Hoskins classic is proof positive of that! We're cutting our sandwiches into stars, co-opting Catholic guilt, yearning after people we shouldn't, moving across the country to avoid addressing our feelings, and finally talking about one of the ultimate "watch with your mom" movies, MERMAIDS.----Become a Patron!https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom----MONTHLY SUPPORT SPOTLIGHTL.A. Street Vendor Support: https://gofund.me/d26a596f----Follow the Show: @ThisEndsAtPromBJ Colangelo: @BJColangeloHarmony Colangelo: @Veloci_trap_tor / @HarmonyColangelo on Bluesky----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"That's a shame, being that it's the 4th of July and all. Kids like you should be out having fun. Drinking, partying, running people over, getting away with murder... things like that!"Happy 4th of July to Helen Shivers, and only Helen Shivers. With a legacyquel on the way, it's time we finally talked about I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER. BJ loves this movie and Harmony ... tolerates it, so for those of you who love episodes where The Wives Colangelo disagree, this one is going to be a favorite. Let's talk about urban legends, guilt keeping you from washing your hair, why Ryan Phillippe deserved a better career, and figure out where the hell all those crabs in Julie's car went. ----Become a Patron!www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom----MONTHLY SUPPORT SPOTLIGHTL.A. Street Vendor Support: https://gofund.me/d26a596f----Follow the Show: @ThisEndsAtPromBJ Colangelo: @BJColangeloHarmony Colangelo: @Veloci_trap_tor / @HarmonyColangelo on Bluesky----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

"Ever feel like reality is more twisted than dreams?"The Wives Colangelo are closing out Pride Month by introducing Harmony to the punk rock cinematic world of Gregg Araki and celebrating 30 years of THE DOOM GENERATION. Sometimes being a teenager feels like looking down the end of the world, and no one understands that feeling quite like Xavier Red, Jordan White, and Amy Blue. Let's talk about this middle finger to American conservatism, pro-polyamory, bisexual disasterpiece. This isn't queer as in "love is love," but it is most certainly queer as in f*ck you.----Become a Patron!https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom----MONTHLY SUPPORT SPOTLIGHTalQaws for Sexual and Gender Diversity and Queers in Palestine (https://alqaws.org/)----Follow the Show: @ThisEndsAtPromBJ Colangelo: @BJColangeloHarmony Colangelo: @Veloci_trap_tor / @HarmonyColangelo on Bluesky----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/