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Welcome to What The Fantasy: An Otherworldly Podcast. Your hosts, Lex and Bre, are two twenty-somethings living vicariously through our favorite fantasy characters, adventures and romance tropes. In each episode we will escape to other worlds by discussin

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    • Feb 5, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 22 EPISODES


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    BOOK: Bow Before the Elf Queen | Sarah J Maas DUPE

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2023 53:03


    Hi WTFers. Please join us for this weeks episode of What the Fantasy where we bitch about audible, Bre talks about being back on her paranormal reverse harem bullshit while discuss whether or not we are bad podcasters for not ever knowing the name of authors of books we are reading? Read (or don't honestly…) this SJM DUPE, oops i mean Bow Before the Elf Queen. If Sarah J Maas was a writer on Riverdale this would be the product. All i know is you've never met any she elves quite like us.

    BOOK: Shadow of Night | Pocket Full of Posies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2023 49:10


    Your unreliable hosts are back (again) with an episode full of off-topic tangents, problematic takes on pop culture, and other distractions from the less than impressive book, Shadow of Night.

    BONUS: Harry Potter Trivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2022 49:10


    Happy Christmas, Harry! As a gift to our WTF'ers this holiday season, enjoy this bonus episode from yours truly! Test your HP knowledge and get progressively more lit with us as Lex and Bre go head to head in a game of Wizarding Trivia. Oh, and our special guest, Cullen.

    BOOK: A Discovery of Witches | The Return of the Queens

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 57:04


    Your WTF Queens are back after another hiatus! This week we're diving into the first book of the All Souls trilogy, A Discovery of Witches. Tune in for chats about bad casting, toxic men (vampires), and hear us call everyone and their mother a queen in this prosecco-induced unhinged conversation.

    TV SERIES: House of the Dragon | Baelon's Blowout

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 40:59


    Season One of the House of the Dragon is officially wrapped, so we're bringing things full circle following our mid-season update. The second half of this season brought blood, betrayal and hella bed sores for Viserys, so we're recapping and discussing all the drama - and dealing with some diaper drama of our own - in this episode of WTF.

    FILM: Donnie Darko | Trippin' Through Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 37:57


    After a few bye weeks the WTF girls are back with a cult favorite just in time for Spooky Szn - Donnie Darko. Tune in and trip through time with us as we discuss the wild theories and explanations for this iconic film.

    TV SERIES: House of the Dragon | Mid Season Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 38:44


    We're halfway through the first season of House of the Dragon, so WTF is reflecting on what can only be described as a chaotic five episodes thus far. From major time jumps to jumping bones, tune in for Lex and Bre's speculations on how the next five episodes of HoD will bring more drama, more spice, and - most importantly - more Matt Smith.

    FILM: Breaking Dawn 1 & 2 | More Bad Wigs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022 42:26


    This is it, folks: the final installation of our Twilight experience. With a little monster baby inside both our FMC and one of our hosts, we're taking a scathing look at Bella's pregnancy, parenting skills, and everything in between.

    TV SERIES: The Rings of Power | Insubordinate Elf #1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 45:08


    It's Middle Earth time, baby. This week on What the Fantasy, we're traveling back to the Second Age to discuss the newest installation of the Lord of the Rings saga, The Rings of Power. Tune in to hear us most likely break canon in our attempt to understand one of the most developed and highly followed universes in the fantasy genre.

    FILM: New Moon & Eclipse | No Thoughts No Vibes

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 44:37


    The WTF ladies are back again to discuss the most toxic teen relationship in the fantasy genre after watching New Moon and Eclipse. We're addressing all the hard hitting stuff this week, like why Bella is so unlikeable and should be sent to bootcamp. So where the hell you been, loca? Tune in already.

    TV SERIES: House of the Dragon | Pimp Hand of the King

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 61:20


    Game of Thrones fans rise up for Episode 10 of What the Fantasy. Lex and Bre talk incestual family trees, Legolas wannabes, and for some reason social security numbers following the highly anticipated premier of House of the Dragon on HBO.

    BOOK: Kingdom of the Cursed | Emelia's a Horse Girl

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 56:55


    WTF picks back up this Tuesday with the sinful second installation of the Kingdom of the Wicked series, Kingdom of the Cursed. After putting KOTW on full blast two weeks ago, we're revisiting plot holes that were filled, addressing questions that were answered, and speculating on who the F is La Prima in this week's episode on KOTC. PS - Jump ahead to 7:20 if you want to skip our Catch Up sesh.

    FILM: Twilight | This is the Skin of a Killer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 57:48


    Hold on tight, Spider Monkeys. From hot dads to mysteriously fast-healing wounds and ketchup bottle conspiracies - We cover it all in Episode 8 of WTF. We hope Lex's first Twilight viewing experience, coupled with Bre's passionate knowledge of the saga, gives you one hella interesting hour as we dissect this foundational component of the fantasy genre.

    BOOK: Kingdom of the Wicked | Fill Your Plot Holes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 54:32


    Welcome back for Episode 7 of WTF, where we teleport to Sicily to discuss our absolutely sinful reactions to Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco. Did we enjoy the book? We don't really know. Are we looking forward to doing a Part 2 on Kingdom of the Cursed? Absolutely. Jump ahead to 11:16 if you want to skip our Catch Up segment (just know we're judging you if you do).

    TV SERIES: Obi-Wan Kenobi | Darth Daddy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 52:40


    Not that long ago in a galaxy far, far away, two dumb bitches attempted to review a show with a notoriously passionate fanbase. Buckle up for Episode 6 of WTF, where Bre and Lex discuss Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen… And a little of the Obi-Wan Kenobi series.

    BOOK: Crescent City HOSAB | Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 50:02


    We're back with Part 2 of Crescent City 2: House of Sky and Breath because we literally could not shut up! Saddle up for some wild fan theories and giddy excitement for the answers that Book 3 (hopefully) holds in store for us desperate SJM fanatics.

    BOOK: Crescent City HOSAB | Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 46:48


    Buckle up for Episode 5 of WTF, where Bre and Lex dissect Crescent City 2: House of Sky and Breath. Wow, okay, there's a lot to process here. We've got so much to say about this book -- from Emile's lackluster storyline to Bryce's questionable outfit choices -- that we are releasing a Part 2 back-to-back! Grab your book and page flip with us as we attempt to gather our thoughts after SJM yet again rocks our world.

    FILM: Spirited Away | Master Haku

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 46:36


    In WTF Episode 4, Lex and Bre are swept into the whimsical, complex world of an iconic film by Studio Ghibli: Spirited Away. Listen in as we speculate the film's cryptic symbolisms, swoon over Haku, and repeatedly mispronounce 'Chihiro' in attempt to better understand this fantastical coming of age masterpiece.

    BOOK: Crescent City HOEAB | Don't Be An Alphahole

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 55:03


    In Episode 3 of What the Fantasy, we dive into the fantastical worlds created by our lord and savior, Sarah J. Maas, starting with Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood. Explore Pangera, Hel and a little slice of Heaven with us as we discuss the symbolism, mythology, lore, and plot details that make Crescent City one of the hottest books of the year.

    FILM: Pan's Labyrinth | Make It Jagger

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 50:33


    To skip Part 2 of our Manacled discussion, jump to 19:53. In the second episode of What the Fantasy, we take on a film legend: Pan's Labyrinth. This critically acclaimed Guillermo del Toro film is a fantasy classic. Buckle up and enjoy Bre and Lex's attempt to dissect the details of this perplexing, visually captivating, Spanish masterpiece.

    BOOK: Manacled | Draco is Daddy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 56:38


    In the first episode of What The Fantasy, we dive into Manacled, a Dramione fanfic work written by SenLinYu and published to Archive of Our Own. Summary: Harry Potter is dead. In the aftermath of the war, in order to strengthen the might of the magical world, Voldemort enacts a repopulation effort. Hermione Granger has an order secret, lost, but hidden in her mind. So she is sent as an enslaved surrogate to the High Reeve until her mind can be cracked. Episode 1 contains spoilers of the first half of this book, as we discuss the plot up to Flashback 24.

    INTRO: What The Fantasy: An Otherworldly Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 1:35


    Welcome to What The Fantasy: An Otherworldly Podcast. Your hosts, Bre and Lex, are two twenty-somethings living vicariously through our favorite fantasy characters, adventures and romance tropes. In each episode we will escape to other worlds by discussing our favorite fantasy books, shows, games and movies.

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