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Stranger Things season 5, Episodes 1 & 2 Dec 04, 2025

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Join Jason and Rosie as they return to Hawkins to catch up with those crazy adult kids we all know and love. First they are recapping the events of episodes one and two of season five then they will be breaking it down in the discussion at the end, and sharing their predictions for where we go from here and have the conversation: is Stranger Things still hitting in the same way?

Join us tomorrow for episodes 3 and 4.

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Game Awards 2025: Predictions, Surprises, and Snubs Dec 03, 2025

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Abu and Aaron dive into the 2025 Game Awards, discussing nominees, making predictions, and debating potential winners. They cover the Game of the Year contenders, and highlight notable categories like Best Art Direction, Best Score and Music, and Best Performance. Along the way, they discuss Charlie Cox’s washboard abs and the difficulty in defining what counts as an indie game.

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(00:00) Intro
(01:02) Game of the Year
(15:49) Which category is most competitive?
(21:23) The nominees we're happy to see
(24:06) The nominees we're annoyed to see
(29:58) What even is an indie game anymore?
(37:49) Is Expedition 33 an indie game?
(39:15) Where will we see major upsets?
(45:30) The biggest snubs of the year
(49:59) The most underrated games of 2025

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IT: Welcome To Derry, Episode 6 “Fatal Decision” Dec 01, 2025

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In this week's episode of IT: Welcome To Derry, no one can be trusted, most especially the adults. Jason and Rosie are putting on the clown wig to recap episode 6, “Fatal Decision”, then they bring in ½ of the Scream Queens, Carmen, to discuss.

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Witcher and the Three Rules for Making a Good Adaptation Nov 29, 2025

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In this mini Stocking Stuffer episode, Rosie is joined by Abu to discuss the Witcher season 4 on Netflix and break down what makes an adaptation good or bad.

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Pluribus | Episode 5: "Got Milk" Nov 28, 2025

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Jason and Rosie recap and discuss the latest mysteries and theories in this nutritious and delicious episode of Pluribus, speculate on what could be the answer to the big cliffhanger ending and then they discuss the list of films that inspired the show, posted by Vince Gilligan on Letterboxd.

https://letterboxd.com/crew/list/films-that-influenced-vince-gilligans-pluribus/detail/

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Fictional Food Potluck Nov 27, 2025

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Happy Thanksgiving! To celebrate the holiday season, Rosie's hosting a potluck full of her favorite fictional dishes from TV and Film, joined by Aaron, Carmen, Joelle and Ian. Yum!!

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IT: Welcome To Derry, Episode 5 “Niebolt Street” (with actor Rudy Mancuso) Nov 24, 2025

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This week, Rosie is recapping episode 5 of IT: Welcome to Derry with the Scream Queens Carmen and Joelle, then Jason and Rosie are joined by the actor who plays the role of Captain Pauly Russo, Rudy Mancuso, to discuss his experience working on the series with the Muchietti’s.

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Pluribus | Episode 4: "Please, Carol" Nov 23, 2025

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Jason and Rosie recap episode four of Pluribus and are then joined by producers Aaron and Ian to discuss theories about the mystery man in Paraguay, how the new details we learn about Carol's past inform how the story is unfolding and further speculation on what the hive mind's end goal could be.

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NEWS: Sadie Sink in Avengers: Secret Wars, Wicked Box Office Previews, Letterboxd Video Store & Marty Supreme Marketing Nov 22, 2025

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This week on PREVIOUSLY ON…, Rosie and Carmen break down the teaser trailer for the new Hunger Games spin-off Sunrise on the Reaping and Rian Johnson’s latest Knives Out mystery, Wake Up Dead Man! They then cover reports that Sadie Sink is set to appear in Avengers: Secret Wars, which has fueled even more speculation about her mysterious role in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Next, they look at the $30.8M box office previews for Wicked: For Good. Finally, they talk about the newly announced Letterboxd video store, the unusual marketing campaign for Timothée Chalamet’s upcoming film Marty Supreme, and several other major industry headlines.

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XRGC: Wicked: For Good, The Mighty Nein, and Why Metroid Should Stay a 2D Platformer Nov 21, 2025

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In this week’s episode of group chat, Rosie is joined by entertainment critic Amelia Emberwing and Joelle to break down why Wicked: For Good falls short of its potential. Then they discuss The Might Nein, the latest show from the incredible team at Critical Role. Finally, Carmen joins to make the case for why Metroid games should stay 2D platformers.

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