Podcasts by Must Be Tuesday: Lucifer Reviews

Lucifer #39: On Free Will from 2021-11-02T20:10:18

The tough thing about the series finale of Lucifer is that we hate it, but we don't hate it. We leave our celestial characters, for the most part, grown and changed in an organic and positive wa...

Lucifer #38: Getting Meta from 2021-10-13T14:50:06

On this week's podcast, we're discussing Maze and Eve's wedding and Linda's new book. The first man shows up to put a wrench in the ladies' plans, but he's dispatched with ease. Ella reveals her...

Lucifer #37: The Time Travel Pretzel Is Stale from 2021-10-06T07:14:02

So, Chloe and Lucifer have a daughter. It's best if you don't question it, because the show is begging you not to. Lucifer and Chloe investigate the reasons Lucifer might take off and Lucifer la...

Lucifer #36: Cartoon Logic from 2021-09-28T22:22:27

This week on Lucifer, we're discussing season 6 episodes Yabba Dabba Do Me and Pin the Tail On the Daddy. Fair warning, the episode primarily focuses on the cartoons, hell loops and proper polic...

Lucifer #36: Cartoon Logic from 2021-09-28T22:22:27

This week on Lucifer, we're discussing season 6 episodes Yabba Dabba Do Me and Pin the Tail On the Daddy. Fair warning, the episode primarily focuses on the cartoons, hell loops and proper polic...

Lucifer #35: One Last Ride from 2021-09-21T14:41:59

Must Be Tuesday is back to talk the last season of Lucifer--for real this time! These first two episodes serve mainly to summarize what happened in season 5 and to pull back and explore the deve...

Lucifer #34: Season Six Predictions from 2021-07-07T01:33:42

This week MBT is busting out our questionable (and completely unspoiled) skills for Lucifer season 6. The main question is honestly: what will this season even be about? Are we really going to h...

Lucifer #33: There But For The Grace of God Go I from 2021-06-30T03:46:22

This week MBT is talking Is This Really How It's Going To End?! and A Chance At a Happy Ending. Things get wild here at the end of Lucifer season 5: Michael takes down Dan (RIP buddy!), Chloe pu...

Lucifer #32: When God Rides Off Into the Sunset from 2021-06-23T00:45:57

This week on MBT we're talking A Little Harmless Stalking and Nothing Lasts Forever. It grieves me to yadda over a Linda-centric ep, but unfortunately she takes a backseat to functional Deckerst...

Lucifer #31: The Zeppo from 2021-06-15T21:45:05

This week, Alli and Mary are discussing Lucifer season 5B's Resting Devil Face and Dan Espinoza: Naked and Afraid. First, God takes a page out of Lucifer's learn-from-humanity playbook and aband...

Lucifer #30: Dinner and Dancing from 2021-06-08T19:43:33

Alli and Mary are back to talk Lucifer season 5B! This week we're getting to know the source of all of Lucifer's problems (or is he?): God! We're talking episodes Family Dinner and Bloody Celest...

Fringe #17: Science Fiction/Double Feature from 2021-05-18T19:18:31

We've made it to the end of Fringe season 2, and it is a jam-packed ride from start to finish. Olivia has finally Had It and is heading to the other universe to save Peter from certain doom, and...

Fringe #16: Smoke 'Em If You've Got 'Em from 2021-05-12T00:09:28

First up this week, we're getting high with Walter and listening to him work out his issue through noir steampunk narrative. Brown Betty is a beautiful and fun episode, but in terms of plot and ...

Fringe #15: Well, I Forgive Me from 2021-05-04T22:44:34

This week on Fringe, Walter's doing the hard work of being the first person to forgive him on "White Tulip" and Peter finally freaking finds out in "The Man From the Other Side". Poor oblivious ...

Fringe #14: Parents Betrayed Us Even When They Tried from 2021-04-27T23:10:51

This week's we're watching Peter and Olivia. In the Lab. With the Revolver and... oof. "Peter" is a masterclass from John Noble, who succeeds in doing what should not be possible in the middle o...

Fringe #13: Walter Is Truly The Worst Father-In-Law from 2021-04-21T03:43:15

After a rather rote and distasteful Nazi episode, we finally, FINALLY get there. We've talked about it all season. At Last. It's Jacksonville! We finally get to the other side of the Olivia's Tr...

Fringe #12: Too Soon For a Quarantine Episode from 2021-04-14T03:20:02

This week on Fringe, it's some hardcore "the X-files did it category" with a mutant town, and then we get a little too close to home as our second episode is all, hey guys, isn't it crazy to hav...

Fringe #11: Boom, Frozen Head Guy! from 2021-04-06T22:29:18

This week we've got a gross but fun squid-alien bursting through the mouth episode of the week to start off. Although it doesn't have much meaningful impact, it's full of horror and good charact...

Fringe #10: An Observer For Every Month of the Year from 2021-03-31T01:52:39

Fringe treads a bit of water again this week as we claw, slowly, to when the show kicks into gear. Broyles gets a chance to shine, but unfortunately the whole thing plays out in a bit of a dull ...

Fringe #9: Hippie Chicks Are Dope, Man from 2021-03-23T23:56:42

This week on the podcast, Alli and Mary discuss that maybe by the time this episode goes up, Lucifer 5B would be out... JOKES. Man alive, did Netflix delete the film for those? What is UP with t...

Fringe #8: The Princess and The Prince Discuss What's Real and What Is Not from 2021-03-16T23:51:34

This week on Fringe, Olivia is laid up in the hospital post-universe-hopping, so we welcome the once and future princess, Meghan Markle, to the cast! Don't get too attached, she's not long for t...

Fringe #7: Live Long and Prosper from 2021-03-09T20:00

We're finally entering the ZFT endgame, which ends up being a bit of a bust: Nina is shot, but she's fine. Everyone is looking for William Bell, who we now think is the ZFT leader. Walter yoinke...

Fringe #6: 'Cause None of Us Got Any Love In Our Childhood from 2021-03-03T15:52:58

This week on Fringe we knock out the required mid-2000s animal rights episode, which is meh at best, but then we get back to the real shit: Olivia's messed up childhood! We meet with Nick Lane, ...

Fringe #5: The Smoke Monster from 2021-02-24T00:42:12

This week on Fringe, we're going through another big chunk of season one. We reminisce a bit on the benefits of a weekly schedule vs. binging, and how a "see what sticks" mentality can lead to a...

Fringe #4: Into the Tank! Part II from 2021-02-16T23:33:36

Things get meta here on MBT's Fringe 4, as we discuss not knowing when to release Fringe and also guessing Lucifer might not be out until... February, gasp! Lol forever, what optimism. Anyway, b...

Fringe #3: Fringe gets Britta'd from 2021-02-10T00:16:46

This week on the Fringe, we've electromagnetism, RF bursts,  heart parasite monsters, and Britta from Community. Additionally, we're still working through the mystery of JOHN SCOTT and he and Ol...

Fringe #2: Kinda Like the X-Files from 2021-02-02T19:34:03

We continue easing into Fringe this week, which is at this point just barely dipping its toe into the weird scifi universe it's destined to become. These episodes tread and re-tread ground: hey,...

Fringe #1: Into the Tank! from 2021-01-26T15:12:35

So here at MBT we really thought Lucifer 5B would be out by now, & that our Fringe eps would drop after that. But, it's not to be since as far as we can tell Lucifer 5B may never release (jokes!...

Lucifer #29: Lucifer Season 5b Predictions from 2020-10-07T04:22:23

This week on the pod we're predicting the fate of each of the characters. We don't know any spoilers, so it's all speculation on our end. The big questions: how long is Ella going to have be the...

Lucifer #29: Lucifer Season 5b Predictions from 2020-10-07T04:22:23

This week on the pod we're predicting the fate of each of the characters. We don't know any spoilers, so it's all speculation on our end. The big questions: how long is Ella going to have be the...

Lucifer #28: It's God, Baby, Yeah! from 2020-09-30T03:29:28

All this talk about getting mojo, losing mojo, stealing mojo... how could we not make an Austin Powers reference? Anyway, powers and their meaning are the talk of the episodes here; misunderstan...

Lucifer #27: On Giving and Receiving from 2020-09-23T00:27:46

Would that I could attach gifs to this description section, so you will just have to imagine the gif of Holt in Brooklyn Nine-Nine yelling BOOOOONNNNNEEE??? Because that's where we're at! Finall...

Lucifer #26: Not Every Game Night Is a Winner from 2020-09-15T15:25:20

**LUCIFER 5B SPOILERS**: we briefly discuss the genre of an episode in 5B from 2:00 to 5:30. If you've watched the promo for 5B this will not spoil you. 

This week we're discussing two ep...

Lucifer #25: Twin High Maintenance Machines from 2020-09-08T18:32:19

We are back and pumped to be talking about Lucifer's long-awaited S5! This week we've got our cocktails ready to discuss Chloe's bangs, celestial "genius", Maze's growth and kind of specifically...

Lucifer #24: Lucifer Season 5 Predictions from 2020-07-21T18:34:01

Well, we recorded this about three days before the promo dropped, so feel free to listen in on our guesses good and bad. Obviously, this episode contains NO SPOILERS, but does contain speculatio...

Lucifer #23: Interview With Sheri Elwood from 2020-07-14T16:08:57

Hey guys! In May we had the pleasure of speaking with Sheri Elwood, a writer and executive producer for season 1-3 of Lucifer. We had cocktails and chatted about the show via zoom, from behind t...

Lucifer #22: A Trail For the Devil to Erase from 2020-07-07T20:57:06

Lucifer works on forgiving himself just in time for everything to fall apart: adorable baby Charlie is kidnapped, and hell has come to Earth. Everyone needs to work on their decision making and ...

Lucifer #21: Change Is Thy Other Name from 2020-06-30T23:20:13

On today's episodes, Lucifer breaks up with Eve and begins to define himself outside of his relationship with her or Chloe. After going to bat for humanity, Amenadiel is faced with his first exp...

Lucifer #20: She Dressed Me Up As A Man She Loved from 2020-06-24T03:02:43

After Chloe puts her life on the line to save him, Lucifer realizes that he's maybe, not quite ready to be done with their partnership. This leads to an attempt to split his life in half: relish...

Lucifer #19: I’m a Person, Not a Concept from 2020-06-17T01:09:40

This week we're introduced to someone I like to think of as the anti-Cain: a side to a love triangle that doesn't suck. Welcome to the show, Eve! Chloe and Lucifer's relationship implodes after ...

Lucifer #18: Once I Ran To You/Now I'll Run From You from 2020-06-09T23:39:17

After discussing what it means to be an admittedly imperfect & blithe podcast about a (supernatural) police procedural, we have decided to continue on with Lucifer. That being said, we will be d...

No Podcast This Week from 2020-06-02T21:34:49

Hello listeners! We had planned on releasing our interview with Sheri Elwood this week, but circumstances in the United States being what they are, we did not feel it's the appropriate time for ...

No Episode This Week from 2020-06-02T14:49:35

Hello listeners! We had planned on releasing our interview with Sheri Elwood this week, but circumstances in the United States being what they are, we did not feel it's the appropriate time for ...

Lucifer #17: Turn and Face the Strange from 2020-05-26T19:26:01

Things are AMPED for the season three Lucifer finale: Pierce is exposed as a dick and Lucifer is exposed as the devil. Other big changes are afoot as Charlotte shuffles off this mortal coil to h...

Lucifer #16: Snip, Snap! Snip, Snap! from 2020-05-19T22:59:46

This week on the pod, we discuss the semi-dreaded Chloe/Cain relationship, which goes from 0 to 80 back to 0 to 100 and finally back once again to 0. While Chloe is dealing with the emotional wh...

Lucifer #15: Incest and Bible Study from 2020-05-12T20:22:30

Season three continues its own little hell loop for Lucifer, as he gets close to chloe-->get scared and push chloe away-->oops she's too far away--->looks like I've blown it. Unfortunately for h...

Lucifer #14: When The Devil Comes Around from 2020-05-06T03:33:19

Lucifer and Chloe work through their issues while Pierce/Cain becomes moderately more interesting this week, but that's sure to change again soon enough. Amenadiel is on fire this week: he kicks...

Lucifer #13: No Use Wishing Now For Any Other Sin from 2020-04-28T19:21:38

Lucifer S3's first arc comes to an end, & while it's not exactly a whimper, it's also definitely not a bang. The sinnerman is just some guy, working for Cain, who is Pierce & actually the Sinner...

Lucifer #12: Running In Circles, Chasing Our Tails from 2020-04-21T20:11:02

Lucifer season three continues it's flirtation with an overall plot; this week, we're in the playing hard-to-get phase. Sinnerman who? Never heard of him. Instead, we're spending some time getti...

Lucifer #11: Better Together from 2020-04-14T20:02:36

We're getting into Lucifer season 3 this week by talking about the first four episodes. The season plot isn't much more than a blip on the radar: we're briefly introduced to the concept of the s...

Lucifer #10: Mommy’s All Right, Daddy’s All Right from 2020-04-07T20:16:20

We've reached the end of Lucifer season two, and the end our time with Mum, long may she reign in her own universe. Chloe investigates mum's various accidental crimes while team supernatural is ...

Lucifer #9: What If God Was a Rich Oil Magnate From Texas? from 2020-03-31T20:44:09

Week two of remote recording continues as we near the end of Lucifer season 2. Lucifer, in what we discuss as misguided attempt to protect Chloe's power of choice, gets married to someone else. ...

Lucifer #8: It’s Hard To Tell When All Your Love’s In Vain from 2020-03-24T23:33:24

To start, we want to acknowledge the audio quality for this ep is not up to our usual standard. Due to COVID-19, we are under a safer in place order here in LA & are working through recording re...

Lucifer #7: A List of Questions For the Devil from 2020-03-17T17:29:57

As we talk about constantly on the show, Lucifer is great for a Netflix binge. We suspect with the goings-on in the world currently and various quarantines this will be more true than normal. Jo...

Lucifer #6: I Wanna Live Like Common People from 2020-03-10T19:44:29

This week on Lucifer we meet a new member of the celestial family, and he is not out here for fun times and wacky hijinks. In fact, he wants Lucifer to choose: send mum back to hell, or chloe wi...

Lucifer #5: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun from 2020-03-03T17:15:31

Mum's here! Is she good, is she bad, is she played by Battlestar Galactica's Number Six? The answer is yes, and she (along with bubbly Ella) makes an excellent addition to Lucifer. Luci, Amenadi...

Lucifer #4: Turns Out I’m Very Hard to Kill from 2020-02-25T21:53:23

This week's Lucifer finale meets with the end of Palmetto, which rapidly loses any real relevance to the story. Lucifer is out and about, trying to figure out what the deal is with Chloe and hav...

Lucifer #3: The Devil May Care from 2020-02-18T21:23:17

After a set of episodes last week that dealt with Lucifer's personal growth, this week we have a trio of episodes that focus on the Chloe/Lucifer relationship. First, Lucifer makes and loses a n...

Lucifer #2: The Infancy Stage from 2020-02-11T15:58:11

Alli and Mary chat episodes 4-7 of Lucifer season one this week. What's amazing about these eps is the clear beginning of an arc that culminates in Netflix's season 4: who is Lucifer? Who has he...

Lucifer #1: As Heads Is Tails, Just Call Me Lucifer from 2020-02-05T00:12:46

Alli and Mary are back, and for our new season we're discussing Lucifer, your traditional male/female cop show with a biblical twist. Can this show be a little cheesy, a little sleazy and a touc...

Star Wars #9: It Can Be Anything To Anyone from 2019-12-24T18:26:23

This episode, obviously, contains SPOILERS. Listen at your own risk. This week, Alli and Mary talk Rise of Skywalker, yet another controversial piece of a trilogy marred by wonky behind-the-scen...

Star Wars #8: Space Negging from 2019-12-17T17:50:39

Alli, Mary and special guest Alex finally catch up to present with The Last Jedi as we prepare for The Rise of Skywalker in just two days (!!). Last Jedi is controversial, moreso even than the p...

Star Wars #7: The New Class from 2019-12-10T18:55:02

Alli and Mary jump into Finn, Kylo Ren and Rey's characters at length, their journeys and her strengths/weaknesses: look folks, Rey isn't perfect, and if I have to hear the term Mary Sue again I...

Star Wars #6: Oops @ the Jedi from 2019-12-03T18:57:51

Alli and Mary reach the end of the prequel trilogy this week with Revenge of the Sith. After two movies of wobbling and somewhat unclear character development for Anakin, Sith is forced to do th...

Star Wars #5: My Kingdom For An Editor from 2019-11-26T16:18:05

The toughest part watching of Attack of the Clones, and subsequently spending an hour talking about it, is all of the unrealized potential. The concepts, the story, the ideas are solid ...

Star Wars #4: YouTube Jedi from 2019-11-19T15:30

In what is sure to prove MBT's biggest Star Wars positivity challenge, this week's podcast talks 1999's The Phantom Menace. We won't lie to you: we don't have the child-nostalgia for this film t...

Star Wars #3: Darth Vader's Psych Profile from 2019-11-12T20:19:41

We're continuing our Star Wars chat with the original controversial Star Wars film: Return of the Jedi. We talk the implications of slave Leia, the dope Jabba's palace sequence and dig deep into...

Star Wars #2: And Why Is Yoda The Way He Is? from 2019-11-05T18:57:45

This week we return to a galaxy far, far away to discuss the relative benefits of Tauntaun warmth vs. a good naked snuggle, Han's desperation to be loved, watching Star Wars in an opinion vacuum...

Star Wars #1: The Same Old Story, It Never Bores Me from 2019-10-29T20:45:16

Alli and Mary are taking a brief break from the medium of television to dive into the oft-discussed, completely beloved and never beaten realm of STAR WARS. We're going original release order, s...

iZombie #31: She's A Zombie Through and Through from 2019-10-22T17:47:20

We've reached the end of iZombie, a show that had the potential to be some fun escapist fantasy and never really hit the mark. After seasons of impressive finales, the final season's feels like ...

iZombie #30: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow from 2019-10-16T02:27:23

Trigger Warning: There's discussion of rape as a plot device throughout this episode.

As suddenly and pointlessly as Liv's dad enters her life and the storyline, he leaves. Thought you we...

iZombie #29: Stumbling Toward the Finish Line from 2019-10-08T22:17:44

Remember in the early season of iZombie, when we'd ask a question or nitpick something and then the show would answer a few eps later? And we gave them so many snaps for that? Well, the show doe...

iZombie #28: Metaphors! from 2019-10-01T16:00

This week Alli and Mary discuss the beginning of the final season of iZombie. Unfortunately, the first four episodes underwhelm. The season is messy, getting a bit too big for it's britches with...

iZombie #27: Another Boyfriend Bites the Dust from 2019-09-24T14:50:42

We've reached the end of season 4 izombie. The penultimate ep is a bunch of treading water where Major and Liv play house and not much else happens. The finale, like every season, jam-packs all ...

iZombie #26: Time Is Passing from 2019-09-17T14:40:42

We've reached the portion of the iZombie season cycle with the boring filler. This time, we're dealing with a dying teen girl immune to the zombie virus. In typical Rob Thomas fashion, this char...

iZombie #25: The Social Conciousness from 2019-09-10T15:00

Our iZombie binge continues into the middle of season four. We continue whatevering over some portions of lore and specifics, which allows us to enjoy this season significantly more than the las...

iZombie #24: The Whatever Principle from 2019-09-03T21:13:41

We're back to iZombie after our brief foray back into Veronica Mars. Alli is starting a brand new style of watching the show: embracing the binge style and whatevering the rest. With that in min...

Veronica Mars #42: What Do We Owe To Each Other? from 2019-08-27T15:28:49

The word of the day is: controversy. The Veronica Mars revival ends with a literal bang & our twitter feed has not been the same since. The final 10-15 min of the ep overshadows the rest of what...

Veronica Mars #41: Veronica Mars Is An Assh*le, God Love Her from 2019-08-20T14:00

Veronica Mars is back: back with Logan, back in Neptune, back working with Keith, back putting the sass in sassypants. Alli & Mary are happy to join her in these first revival four episodes: we ...

Veronica Mars #40: Revival Predictions from 2019-08-13T14:30

Alli and Mary return to Neptune to discuss a bit of the second book and what we think might happen in the Veronica Mars Revival. Some predictions are more on point than others. To paraphrase Wee...

iZombie #23: Hey, Anyone Remember About the Cure? No? Bueller? from 2019-08-06T21:03:43

Well, season 3 of iZombie was certainly a season of television that happened. Why it happened the way it did remains a bit of a mystery for your intrepid MBT podcaster. Major continues his heroi...

iZombie #22: Done in the Binge Style from 2019-07-30T19:42:24

Alright folks, buckle in because this week we're talking FOUR episodes of iZombie. To try to keep the negativity to, well, at least a low burn we've decided to look at larger chunks of the show....

iZombie 21: Hot Mess Is Certainly Apt from 2019-07-24T01:27:22

This week on Must Be Tuesday, Alli and Mary discuss a question we have't faced before: what to do when a show drops in quality and you don't know if it will get better. As our listeners have sur...

iZombie #20: His Face Should Make You Sick from 2019-07-16T14:49:02

This week on iZombie, the Peyton and Blaine train keeps rolling, much to the chagrin of your hosts. No explanation for Peyton's behavior or the group's willingness to trust Blaine's perspective ...

iZombie #19: Pulling a Ross Gellar from 2019-07-10T00:40:08

On this week's episode, Alli and Mary discuss Clive, Liv and Major and how they're dealing with the potential new zombie hometown... wait, just kidding, it's hard to focus on anything that isn't...

iZombie #18: To the Top of the Power Rankings from 2019-07-03T01:32:05

Season three begins as we've never known iZombie before: with Clive climbing the character power rankings to #1 and Ravi falling to dead ass last. For some reason, we've piled on the CW Drama (t...

iZombie #17: Rob Thomas on Rob Thomas Violence from 2019-06-25T17:22:08

On iZombie's season 2 finale, we finally get a full on zombie fight and a ton of potentially cool setup for next season. Ravi, Peyton and Blaine spend their time setting up a love triangle while...

iZombie #16: Zombie Prison Blues from 2019-06-19T01:28:30

Alli and Mary get into a little old-school top of show booze-fueled ranting that our Buffy and Veronica Mars listeners will remember. If you'd like to skip right to the iZombie episode discussio...

iZombie #15: Impulsiveness and Failure from 2019-06-11T16:33:26

Everyone is changing their status this week, as Blaine cures himself but gives himself amnesia (or does he?), Rita turns into a zombie, and Major turns back into a zombie. Ravi gets a great scen...

iZombie #14: First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage, THEN Comes Murder from 2019-06-04T15:00

Liv comes into her own this week and she clocks Rita/Gilda a good one. Meanwhile, Major and Blaine reluctantly team up for a little Major torture followed by some dad torture. Things finally cat...

iZombie #13: Do They Know We Know They Know? from 2019-05-28T17:12:16

Alli and Mary spend the top of showing trying to figure out who knows what about which plotline in iZombie at this point. It's like a riddle: No one knows everything, but everyone knows somethin...

iZombie #12: We're Here For the Villains from 2019-05-21T14:00

The continued issue of every other zombie (and character?) being more interesting and sympathetic than Liv comes to a head as Major learns some hard truths from a zombie hooker. Meanwhile, Alli ...

iZombie #11: Rigorous Zombie Testing Required from 2019-05-14T13:11:22

This week, Alli and Mary discuss the merits of rigorous scientific testing when if comes to the zombie situation. If you were turned into a zombie, wouldn't you want to know how long you could g...

iZombie #10: Sexually Transmitted Zombie-ism from 2019-05-08T01:46:35

Alli and Mary discuss the nature of set-up seasons and worldbuilding in television shows, whether we needed to muscle through quite so much turbulence before we reached the smooth sailing of sea...

iZombie #9: Sexy Bending and Aggressive Makeouts from 2019-04-30T17:20:43

This week, Alli and Mary discuss the positive trending direction that season two has taken: Liv and Peyton are actual friends, with actual non-zombie interactions. The mysteries of the week are ...

iZombie #8: Soft Reboot from 2019-04-23T15:09:07

This week, Alli and Mary do a little top of show chat about birthdays and overall deal with a cranky cat. In iZombie news, we get a bit of a soft-reset on overall plotlines and relationships. Ma...

iZombie #7: Who is Liv? from 2019-04-16T14:22:41

Alli and Mary discuss penultimate ep and season finale of iZombie's first season. Overall, the episodes are pretty good, but we consider that although we've spent a whole season with Liv, we hav...

iZombie #6: Tabula Rasa from 2019-04-09T17:57:29

This week, Alli and Mary discuss Liv totally melting into the personalities of the various zombie brains-- yet, we don't really see any other zombie act this way. Since there isn't a lot of lore...

iZombie #5: Getting Paid to Eat Brains from 2019-04-02T17:32:01

Alli and Mary discuss Liv's character, or lack thereof, and how that affects her status as main character. Why are the dudes all excellent, well-rounded characters while the women are ill-define...

iZombie #4: Deep in Nerdom from 2019-03-27T00:47:33

This week, we discuss the weirdly out of place "lol nerds" vibe of this week's first iZombie ep, Virtual Reality Bites. We're seriously out here defining the term internet trolls you guys. You c...

iZombie #3: Kicking It Into Gear from 2019-03-19T15:30

Alli and Mary discuss the importance of emotional arcs and character relationships to build interest in the show. By the second episode, we've got crazy-charming Lowell, Ravi/Major bro times, Pe...

iZombie #2: I Don't Care Who Killed the Art Dealer from 2019-03-13T00:49:33

Alli and Mary discuss the supernatural detective drama and the subsequent procedural vs. serial television debate. In a netflix world, how does a show like iZombie, or any of its similar peers, ...

iZombie #1: The Modern World from 2019-03-05T17:37:31

After living through the 90s and Buffy, then the 2000s and Veronica Mars/Firefly/Dollhouse, we've finally made it to the modern day! It's the teens, y'all! We're pumped to start iZombie, which w...

Veronica Mars #39: Take a Look, It's In a Book from 2019-02-26T17:29:27

Veronica Mars is back, baby! And she is all words, no pictures. In this special edition of Must Be Tuesday, Alli and Mary delve into the first Veronica Mars novel, The Thousand Dollar Tan Line. ...

Dollhouse #16: Let's Not and Say We Did from 2019-01-22T18:15:07

Well, Dollhouse officially ends on a weirdly paced, confusing extension of season one's "Epitaph One". After a significant amount of ranting (apologies to those who enjoy this ep), Alli and Mary...

Dollhouse #15: Violence Doesn't Solve Anything from 2019-01-15T19:01:37

This week we finish up the present day Dollhouse plotlines before jumping into the ~future~ next week. There is some high-impact storytelling going on here, and a solid effort to wrap up the sho...

Dollhouse #14: The Matrix Presents Goo Coffins from 2019-01-09T01:55:53

Don't let the title fool you, we really did love these eps. In the first ep, we yadda-yadda some new tech, but get to spend some time with Victor and Sierra, so it's worth it. Adelle drinks our ...

Dollhouse #13: A Lack of Long-Term Thinking from 2019-01-02T04:27:50

The train that is Dollhouse season 2 has surpassed high speed and is now hurtling unsafely toward the end. These episodes could each be 3-4 easily, but the episodes manage to entertain despite t...

Dollhouse #12: So Close to Perfect from 2018-12-26T23:42:17

We bring special guest Stevo on this week to talk about Dollhouse's "The Left Hand" or, as we call it, "The Victor Show." Do other important things happen in this episode? Of course. Echo leaves...

Dollhouse #11: The Biggest Douche in the Universe from 2018-12-18T15:44:45

Major trigger warning for the discussion on the first episode, Belonging. We finally get Sierra's full backstory, and it is a doozy of terrible and horrific experiences that continue to the pres...

Dollhouse #10: At Least We Have Victor from 2018-12-12T02:18:33

For a show that really seemed to learn and grow in season one, Dollhouse has completely committed to plot regression here in the beginning of season two. We speculate for a bit about why that mi...

Dollhouse #9: A Good Whiskey Is Barely Enough from 2018-12-04T17:00

Remember last week when we worried that some of the tension would leave the show post-Epitaph One? Well, not to be all "we thought so" but, well... This week's Dollhouse brings us an episode com...

Dollhouse #8: The End of the World As We Know It from 2018-11-27T14:18:53

This week we have Finale Part II: Epitaph One. We discuss the risk Joss Whedon took with the episode; its ambitious, and it certainly commits to its dystopian premise. Unfortunately, perhaps due...

Dollhouse #7: Freedom’s Just Another Word For Nothing Left To Lose from 2018-11-20T17:00

This week we've got Dollhouse's season finale (not counting bonus semi-finale Epitaph One, which will be next week). All of our storylines coalesce at last, with Ballard finally finding relevanc...

Dollhouse #6: The Dumbest Smart People in the Whole World from 2018-11-13T19:58:12

This week we have a bit of taco bell chat prior to our in depth discussion of two episodes with major implications for the rest of the show. We debate the concept of living forever-- is it reall...

Dollhouse #5: Players Only Love You When They’re Playin’ from 2018-11-06T17:00

Alli and Mary get back to our roots and discuss some Packers drama (RIP Packers season #nopackno). After that, we chat two pretty great episodes of Dollhouse. Adelle and dollhouse management hav...

Dollhouse #4: The Pitfalls of Hubris from 2018-10-30T16:00

Boom!! We are finally into the meat of Dollhouse: what is identity? who lives in the body of the doll? who gets to consent, and when? Ballard runs into Patton Oswalt; Echo wakes up more and more...

Dollhouse #3: Scowling and Man Reactions from 2018-10-23T16:00

As we hope will be the case with the whole season, Dollhouse begins its incline to a truly great show. This week contains discussions of the importance of internal continuity, whether Topher eve...

Dollhouse #2: Remembered Like A Traumatic Accident from 2018-10-16T13:01:21

The nice thing about Dollhouse compared particularly to Buffy and Veronica Mars (not enough data on Firefly), is that we're getting the mediocre episodes out of the way right at the top. That be...

Dollhouse #1: Let Me Forget About Today Until Tomorrow from 2018-10-10T01:51:53

Alli and Mary discuss our feelings on the Dollhouse characters and actors (shoutout to Enver Gjokaj! sorry about my pronunciation my dude!), as well as what the differing goals of the writers/Jo...

Firefly #9: The Big Damn Movie from 2018-10-03T00:32:51

Alli and Mary discuss Firefly's big comeback into popular culture, the much awaited, eagerly anticipated, loved-into-reality Serenity. Joss Whedon goes all out with the budget he never had on th...

Firefly #8: A Slightly Off-Center Feel from 2018-09-26T01:17:04

DISCLAIMER: we spend a large chunk of the opening (about 6 min to about 18 min) discussing the threat of rape/sexual assault in this episode/the series in general in depth. If this is not for yo...

Firefly #7: Firefly the Series vs. Buffy Season Six from 2018-09-18T15:00

Alli and Mary lament what feels like a lot of repetition for a short show like Firefly: these episodes particularly suffer from two emotional funerals of one-off characters. Two funerals! In a r...

Firefly #6: Gooier Than American Cheese from 2018-09-12T00:51:02

17:20-17:45 MAJOR DOLLHOUSE SPOILERS.

This week Alli and Mary talk streaming services and bitch about Hulu's business model. Let us know your thoughts on the following: is Niska is suppos...

Firefly #5: Live Together, Die Alone from 2018-09-05T01:02:16

This week on Firefly, we get insight into everyone's first interaction with and impression of the good ship Serenity. Mal captains his little heart out and manages, despite all odds, to scare of...

Firefly #4: What Going Mad Feels Like from 2018-08-28T15:00

We get into the particulars of two A+ episodes of Joss Whedon's Firefly this week, which bring us questions such as: just how dim is Mal, exactly, when it comes to Inara's feelings for him? If t...

Firefly #3: The Future of Crappy Bars from 2018-08-21T16:00

This week we grab a martini and a beer to talk a couple of great Firefly episodes: Shindig and Safe. Inara gets the focus in the first episode, which brings up some issues with the concept of co...

Firefly #2: Hands of Blue, Hearts of Gold from 2018-08-14T13:42:31

This week Alli and Mary discuss Firefly's sad lack of robots, whether The Train Job works better as an opening episode and how much of a through line there is between the concept of browncoats a...

Firefly #1: A Plucky, Can-Do Spirit from 2018-08-07T15:30

Welcome to the new season of Must Be Tuesday! We're starting off Joss Whedon's Firefly with the exposition heavy pilot. We learn almost everything there is to know about the 'verse, the crew and...

Veronica Mars 38: Nine Years of Radio Silence from 2018-07-03T16:00

This week we grab a Spotted Cow and discuss the long-awaited Veronica Mars movie, a project that led the way of Kickstarter and fan-backed revivals (see also: Arrested Development). The movie le...

Veronica Mars #37: One More For the Road from 2018-06-26T16:00

In the blink of an eye, we've reached the end of (the TV version of) Veronica Mars. We're back season one-fighting form this week, with a vengeful and in over her head Veronica, a wrathful Logan...

Veronica Mars #36: Return of the Noir from 2018-06-19T16:00

We learn yet another valuable lesson in episode one, which oddly combines CW Relationship Drama (TM) and a mystery about child soldiers. Sooo, there's that. However, episode two snaps us right b...

Veronica Mars #35: It's Probably the CW from 2018-06-12T16:03:53

This week on Must Be Tuesday, we discuss the serious, interminable downturn in the episode quality post-Dean murder mystery. Guys, Paul Rudd shows up and these episodes STILL blow. All of our be...

Veronica Mars #34: The Cell Block Tango from 2018-06-06T01:42:02

A couple of real season highlights in this week's episodes! We find Veronica finally behind bars, a payoff that was worth 2.5 seasons of wait. Logan also suddenly develops a likable personality?...

Veronica Mars #33: Timelines! from 2018-05-29T15:33:50

FULL EP UP AND FIXED!! Sorry for the mix up  

Logan and Veronica break up again, for real, we swear, this time. Logan deals with that by hanging out with a heart-eyed kid, and Veronica de...

Veronica Mars #32: But Mostly You Just Make Me Mad (Baby, You Just Make Me Mad) from 2018-05-23T01:42:15

The Veronica/Logan merry-go-round continues its cycle this week, as they manage to get back together and screw it up in a single Must Be Tuesday podcast ep! A new record. For a long semi-philoso...

Veronica Mars #31: Don't Tell Me What I Can't Do! from 2018-05-16T02:15:59

We wrap up the first season one extended mystery: it was the guy who was creepy all along! And his friend, Mr. Need-For-The-Plot! Anyway, we load a sufficient amount of guilt onto Logan this wee...

Veronica Mars #30: I'm Gonna Be a Fireman When the Floods Roll Back from 2018-05-09T02:41:48

Alli and Mary grab a Negroni and a beer respectively to chat this week's Veronica Mars episodes. Disappointment is the name of the game: we have a fake rape victim, Logan running off from a burn...

Veronica Mars #29: Everybody Hates Veronica from 2018-05-02T01:50:53

Veronica Mars experiences some CW-style growing pains for these two episodes, but we suppose not every ep can be a big winner. We chat one of the major season bummers: Veronica and Keith are not...

Veronica Mars #28: Veronica and Weevil's Post High School Blues from 2018-04-25T02:50:45

Trigger warning: this episode and those for the foreseeable future has frank discussion of rape. 

We have a couple of light-touch mysteries this week on Veronica Mars, which seems to be a...

Veronica Mars #27: Give ‘Em The Ol’ Razzle Dazzle from 2018-04-18T01:34:18

We say goodbye to UPN and hello to the newborn CW network for Veronica Mars season 3! Alli and Mary grab a beer and talk our brand new characters (Buffy's Riley-equivalent Piz & poor peppy Parke...

Veronica Mars #26: My Name Is (What?); My Name is (Who?) from 2018-04-11T02:11:59

It's Veronica Mars season two finale time here at Must Be Tuesday! We celebrate Mary's correct guess at the season big bad: Beaver "My Name is Cassidy" Casablancas. Lots of bad dudes get their c...

Veronica Mars #25: MRGOODWOOD from 2018-04-03T16:02:05

We have special guest Sarah on this week to help us talk about the penultimate episode of season two: Happy Go Lucky. We chat what a bummer it was that Veronica Mars and Buffy were underrated, A...

Veronica Mars #24: See You Next Tuesday! from 2018-03-28T01:50:20

Alli and Mary talk one of Veronica Mars' most quoted, classic episodes: season 2's Look Who's Stalking. We are all high school all the time here, folks--it's prom season! Before we can get to th...

Veronica Mars #23: Forget the Dead You've Left, They Will Not Follow You from 2018-03-21T02:06:59

Alli and Mary grab some beers and dig into the Veronica Mars bus crash mystery, which makes its triumphant return to the forefront of the show. Mary lays out her Big Bad theory, so listen in to ...

Veronica Mars #22: Demolition Man from 2018-03-13T17:03:18

This week on MBT, we discuss a couple episodes that return Veronica Mars back to the groove we were enjoying in the beginning of the season. Veronica solves a couple of cases, but more important...

Veronica Mars #21: Tell Me More, Tell Me More from 2018-03-07T03:27:44

This week on Veronica Mars, we shout out some cool listeners, rant about the weird pacing of middle season two and the absurdly long previously-ons. Over with the characters, Veronica is doing s...

Veronica Mars #20: Money Doesn't Talk, It Swears from 2018-02-27T15:19:49

Alli and Mary discuss Veronica Mars fashion, the mysteries of Instagram and Twitter, and the possibility of show-related guest stars. Then we discuss this week's episodes that involve Weevil's c...

Veronica Mars #19: Brevity Is the Soul of... What Again? from 2018-02-20T17:31:06

With two special guests this week, our theme composer Stevo and return podcaster Alex, things get drunk and rambling for our big farewell to Duncan. Specialty drinks (a Bloody Lily and a Backup)...

Veronica Mars #18: At Least We Get a Buffy Reunion! from 2018-02-13T22:01:21

Alli and Mary get into their first real rant while we discuss two episodes with DEEPLY mediocre A-Plot mysteries. Nonsense and tedium is the name of the game here; luckily, the background storie...

Veronica Mars #17: Duncan Kane and the Madonna/Whore Complex from 2018-02-07T03:04:31

Due to some scheduling fun, Alli and Mary discuss just one Veronica Mars episode this week. We fill the top of show with some extra ER and 90s television show chat, so feel free to skip down to ...

Veronica Mars #16: Ask Me No Questions... from 2018-01-31T02:52:32

This week on Veronica Mars, we revisit last season's patsy, Abel Koontz and his daughter Amelia. Spoiler alert: they dead. However, this does allow Veronica to buddy up with her two slightly-ina...

Veronica Mars #15: All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues from 2018-01-23T18:39:33

Alli and Mary discuss the potential for podcasting ER, and quickly realize that it would take over 3 years (!!!). So anyway, that's off the table; good thing we've still got Veronica Mars! Our e...

Veronica Mars #14: Ineptitude and the Law from 2018-01-16T17:53:41

Alli and Mary bring back top of show chat to discuss football, absconding mailboxes and piercings. We then delve deeper into the bus crash mystery and the Casablancas family drama on this week's...

Veronica Mars #13: Superheroes in Neptune from 2018-01-10T15:22:25

This week Alli and Mary talk Veronica Mars' season 2 premiere, Normal is the Watchword. We discuss the merits of Logan Echolls, why the actual fuck Dick Casablancas is still part of our lives, h...

Veronica Mars #12: Ya Done Messed up A-A-Ron from 2018-01-02T15:44:44

Happy New Year all! To cure the post-holiday blues, Alli and Mary invite you to join us for the Veronica Mars season one finale. In this ep, we finally learn what happened to Lilly Kane. We offi...

Veronica Mars #11: Some Real Jerry Springer Sh*t from 2017-12-26T18:03:14

This week's episodes finally deal with Veronica's roofie and rape at Shelly Pomroy's party. Turns out it was everyone and no one, which is, we suppose, in keeping with Veronica Mars' various the...

Veronica Mars #10: Veronica Mars Vs. Buffy Summers from 2017-12-19T15:27:01

Mary's season-long Logan grudge is tested this week as the Veronica/Logan relationship kicks into gear. Spoiler alert: Mary remains skeptical. These episodes also test our patience with Veronica...

Veronica Mars #9: The Laundry as the Smoking Gun from 2017-12-12T16:43:37

Alli and Mary discuss how surprising it is that the show lacks focus on Veronica's sexual assault on the party, particularly as it relates her to relationship with the male and female students a...

Veronica Mars #8: Veronica Mars, Guest Stars, and The Wisconsin Way from 2017-12-05T16:34:57

Special guests Anie and Katie join us this week to chat beer varieties and review Veronica Mars episodes Mars Vs. Mars and Ruskie Business. In plot lines that do not hold up well, we have Parks ...

Veronica Mars #7: Burn Off the Thanksgiving Carbs Through Booze from 2017-11-28T17:04:09

The Packers still suck, y'all. Alli and Mary lament the loss of Rodgers and how football can drive you to drink.

On Veronica Mars, Mary's theories ramp up as we learn a bit more backstory...

Veronica Mars #6: An Unceasing Rotation of White Dudes from 2017-11-21T16:43:29

Alli and Mary chat the Creature Features Buffy-inspired art show in Los Angeles (check out pics on our twitter & insta) and give snaps to some of our new/updated reviewers. We appreciate you guy...

Veronica Mars #5: Good Cheeses, Good Stuff from 2017-11-14T17:11:06

Alli and Mary chat Wisconsin's Spotted Cow beer, all-nighters, and fun Christmas plans like Medieval Times and watching Krampus. Then, for Veronica Mars, we meet new girl-buddies Mac and Meg. Th...

Veronica Mars #4: You Stand Idly By from 2017-11-07T19:29:05

Alli and Mary get on a real tangent this week about the Packers without Aaron Rodgers, fantasy football, and Alli's general winning percentage. The Vmars goodness starts at about 20 min, so feel...

Veronica Mars #3: Veronica As Sydney Bristow from 2017-10-31T15:31:27

Happy Halloween! While this week's eps of Veronica Mars may not be super-spooky, we do experience the disappearance of Veronica's trust of pretty much everyone after pretty-boy Troy turns out to...

Veronica Mars #2: Stunt-Casting Paris Hilton from 2017-10-24T12:16:46

The podcast is back, now with 50% less exposition and 100% more Paris Hilton! Hey, remember the 2000s, when we all had flip phones and had to care on some level about Paris Hilton? Even Veronica...

Veronica Mars #1: Who Killed Lilly Kane? from 2017-10-17T15:33:55

Brand new season of Must Be Tuesday starts today, as we say a fond goodbye to Buffy the Vampire Slayer and an excited hello to Veronica Mars.

Episode one goes over the exposition-heavy pi...

Buffy #74: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Series Wrap-Up from 2017-09-20T01:54:15

This episode finds Alli and Mary bringing it back old school with shots and drunken banter. We discuss the whole damn series, how our expectations changed, and how we grew to love Tara and Faith...

Buffy #73: Series Finale Blues from 2017-09-12T15:36:13

Alli and Mary have finally reached the end of our rewatch and review of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This week, we mourn fallen characters and plotlines, question a few of Joss Whedon's choices, an...

Buffy #72: A Long Time Ago, We Used to Be Friends from 2017-09-05T20:55:19

We've reached our penultimate episode of the Buffy review podcast, where Alli and Mary partake in early-morning beers and discuss whether there was ever a moment in all of Buffy as shoddy as the...

Buffy #71: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Spike? from 2017-08-29T03:55:32

Real talk friends and listeners: what on Earth was this show thinking with the character of Spike? Alli and Mary have our first real Buffy-division of thinking over whether Spike should just die...

Buffy #70: Sunnydale Loves a Garbage Fire from 2017-08-22T14:27:12

We'd love to hear your thoughts on our next show! Veronica Mars, Fringe, Charmed, Alias, True Blood, etc are on the docket; please let us know your thoughts w/this quick survey: Listen

Buffy #69: Jumpers, Rompers, and Overalls from 2017-08-15T14:30:36

We'd love to hear your thoughts on our next show! Veronica Mars, Fringe, Charmed, Alias, True Blood, etc are on the docket; please let us know your thoughts w/this quick survey: Listen

Buffy #68: The United Colors of Potential Slayers from 2017-08-08T02:12:47

We'd love to hear your thoughts on our next show! Veronica Mars, Fringe, Charmed, Alias, True Blood, etc are on the docket; please let us know your thoughts w/this quick survey: Listen

Buffy #67: The Spike Situation from 2017-08-01T14:20:53

Top of show chat includes HBO, True Blood, Game of Thrones (no spoilers!) and nudity. Then we've got beer and gin for discussion of this week's Buffy reviews of Never Leave Me and Bring On the N...

Buffy #66: Buffy for the Millennial Set from 2017-07-25T15:35:31

We sweat it out no-AC style while discussing this week's Buffy eps of Conversations with Dead People and Sleeper. We talk millennial observations, Spike as a character without a path, whether Bu...

Buffy #65: Gold Teeth and a Curse For This Town from 2017-07-18T04:19:29

This week Alli and Mary talk the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, the variety of up-next show considerations (Veronica Mars, Fringe, Alias, etc), and whether we could handle the craziness of a convent...

Buffy #64: Rattling the Door of the Liquor Store from 2017-07-12T01:53:21

This week, Alli and Mary are joined by very special guest and cocktail maker, Janet Hartmann (Alli's mom). We get some insights from a first-time viewer of Buffy for the episodes Same Time, Same...

Buffy #63: The Return of Sunnydale High from 2017-07-06T02:09:32

What day is it again? The fourth of July holiday leaves us with a weird America-celebrating work week that forces Must Be Tuesday to be Hey, It's Wednesday. Nevertheless, Alli and Mary discuss B...

Buffy #62: Willow and the Yellow Crayon from 2017-06-27T14:00:28

Alli and Mary say goodbye to their apartment and to season six of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  The season manages to end on someone of an up note: Willow is no longer evil, Xander saves the day, A...

Buffy #61: How to Write A Show No One Wants to Watch from 2017-06-20T02:18:12

TRIGGER WARNING: Intense discussion of sexual assault and rape. With that out of the way, Alli and Mary discuss moving, pianos, and of course Buffy's Seeing Red and Villains. We're happy to soon...

Buffy #60: Our Lord and Savior, Tara Maclay from 2017-06-13T04:20:29

Start to finish Buffy talk this week for alternate-universe style Normal Again and at-least-it's-not-super-depressing Entropy. We discuss if Dawn has become more bearable over time, if Xander is...

Buffy #59: Riley Fanboys Unite! (Or: Buffy is a Sad Panda) from 2017-06-06T04:58:42

Alli and Mary talk the inevitable end of Buffy, and what shows could be next on the docket: Veronica Mars? Stargate? Fringe? Alias? Anyway, we'd love your opinion so shoot us an email or tweet. ...

Buffy #58: A Kiss With A Fist Is Better Than None from 2017-05-30T13:40:31

In today's episodes, Dead Things and Older and Far Away, we continue to rehash the same plot lines we've been stuck in since Once More With Feeling: Buffy and Spike deal with their unhealthy rel...

Buffy #57: The Case of the Wacky Invisibility Hijinks from 2017-05-23T01:45:59

Alli and Mary hit our local bar before recording today's discussion of Buffy's Gone and Doublemeat Palace, where Alli continues her defense of oft-hated episodes like DMP and Beer Bad. At least ...

Buffy #56: Willow Sucks, and Other Stories from 2017-05-16T00:48:53

Time for a little game of "Never Have I Ever" with Mary and Alli. Never Have I Ever hated an episode more than the Hyenas. Never Have I Ever seen a metaphor that banged me on the head harder tha...

Buffy #55: Tacos for Days from 2017-05-09T01:08:45

Alli and Mary talk the merits of daily mac n cheese, tacos and ramen; board games; and, of course, Buffy the Vampire Slayer with Alex, our special guest this week. We have shots of firewhiskey a...

Buffy #54: Once More With Feeling (Say You're Happy Now) from 2017-05-02T15:41:53

Once More with Feeling is Joss Whedon's magnum opus of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It's almost definitely the most well-known and beloved episode of Buffy and as such, we felt it deserved a Very S...

Buffy #53: Situation Normal All Fucked Up from 2017-04-25T03:30:21

Unlike Buffy, Alli and Mary enjoy our whiskey for this week's episodes, Life Serial and All the Way. On the discussion docket this week is Los Angeles' ridiculous rental prices, college music de...

Buffy #52: The Special Spice of Un-Sobriety from 2017-04-18T02:41:50

Alli and Mary get our tequila shots on to talk annoying neighbors, Buffy merch, and what show is on the docket post-Buffy: Stargate? Battlestar? iZombie? Let us know your thoughts. Then we get t...

Buffy #51: Takes a Lickin', Keeps on Tickin' from 2017-04-11T06:29

Guilt and resurrection are the watchwords: the Buffy season 6 premiere, Bargaining Parts I&II, is no upper of an episode. Never fear, however, as Alli and Mary are here to soothe the soul with b...

Buffy #50: She Saved the World, A Lot from 2017-04-04T18:52:48

Welcome to the finale of season 5! We've got the amazing could-have-been series finale duo of The Weight of the World and The Gift. Classic martinis this week to focus on Buffy's life-altering d...

Buffy #49: Road Trip from 2017-03-28T00:49:08

Tequila shots and beers for Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Tough Love and Spiral. We have to wonder: what is the tipping point for Willow's slowly-more-horrible personality? How come Glory didn't wi...

Buffy #48: Far From the Twisted Reach of Crazy Sorrow from 2017-03-21T14:36:39

An extensive discussion of The Office as well as a review of our disbelief of Los Angeles turtleneck fashion begins this week's episode. After we finally get into Buffy with Dawn's grief in "For...

Buffy #47: Sexbots and Death from 2017-03-14T14:39:49

This week's podcast is a celebration of 20 years of Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer. We have specialty Hellmouth cocktail to discuss sexbots (I Was Made to Love You) and how difficult it ...

Buffy #46: Creep Level Midnight from 2017-03-07T13:40:14

Alli and Mary discuss birthdays (Buffy and Mary), families (blood and found), fashion (those belts though) and creepy stalker vampires (Spike). Buffy the character celebrates her 20th birthday a...

Buffy #45: I Never Could Get the Hang of Thursdays from 2017-02-28T15:42:01

Alli and Mary power through some less than ideal beers this week as we watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Triangle and Checkpoint. First, we get Willow and Anya bickering about who gets to love Xa...

Buffy #44: Nowhere Man from 2017-02-21T13:52:58

Clink your martinis to say goodbye to Riley as yet another Buffy the Vampire Slayer romance fizzles out. We chat Buffy's growing adulthood responsibilities, the crazy timelines of Dawn's backsto...

Buffy #43: Snakes on the Hellmouth! from 2017-02-14T22:30:44

We have HAD it with these motherfucking snakes on the motherfucking Hellmouth! Pick a different creature puppet to make Buffy fight. Also this week, crazy good Spike backstory. Cheers!

Buffy #42: Stuck On the Hellmouth With You from 2017-02-07T17:43:57

A football chugging challenge leads to a very tipsy podcast discussion of Buffy's season 5 episodes No Place Like Home and Family. Happy official entrance to the scoobies, Tara!

Buffy #41: A Posse of Butt Monkeys from 2017-01-31T22:10:02

Tequila shots hit hard this week to help us discuss Xander-centric The Replacement and Riley-centric Out of My Mind. Did you know that Riley has masculinity issues? Well, after his episode, you ...

Buffy #40: Big Sisters Just Don't Understand from 2017-01-24T15:39:12

Martinis for our foray into Season 5. Big changes are afoot in Sunnydale: Giles finds a new purpose, Xander finds a little self-respect, and Buffy finds a brand new whiny younger sibling. Join u...

Buffy #39: Dream a Little Dream from 2017-01-17T15:23:13

Joss Whedon's Restless, like Hush before & Once More With Feeling after, is a freakin' masterpiece. We delve into the scoobies' psyche, collective and individual, for a trippy and insightful goo...

Buffy #38: Come Together, Right Now from 2017-01-10T15:32:56

This week on Buffy's The Yoko Factor and Primeval, we've got the wrap up of our season-long questions: will the Scoobies survive college growing apart? Will Adam create a master race for some re...

Buffy #37: Rude to Maurice Sendak from 2017-01-03T22:24:15

We talk a lot of Packers at the opening of this episode because let's be real, anything is better than an episode that has a plotline that is literally "Sex House." Anyway, there's probably not ...

Buffy #36: A Generation of Turtleneck Espionage from 2016-12-27T15:45:53

Holiday celebration shots and martinis for our analysis of alternate universe Buffy episode Superstar. We've also got a special guest this week, fresh from our roommate Christmas bash. Need a br...

Buffy #35: Because It's Wrong from 2016-12-20T15:48:33

Faith is back y'all! And she is bringing the body-swapping shenanigans. We grab our whiskey and martinis to chat Willow and Tara's "spells," Adam's boring world-takeover plans, and Faith popping...

Buffy #34: Great Minds Think For Themselves from 2016-12-13T15:44:31

Season 4 slows to a crawl with this week's Buffy episodes The I in Team and Goodbye Iowa. Ready your booze, folks: you'd think the Big Bad reveal would be thrilling, but you would be wrong!

Buffy #33: Demon Philosophy 101 from 2016-12-06T15:46:09

Back to Buffy this week! We're having the classic drink "whatever we've got around" so, in a way, it's a fun tie-in with Scooby college days. With this week's Doomed and A New Man, we've got a c...

A Very Special Gilmore Girls Episode from 2016-11-29T15:48:18

This week, we take brief pause in Buffy to review and chat about the brand-new Gilmore Girls revival. If you haven't seen it yet, big warning for SPOILERS. Martinis and beers to talk Stars Hollo...

Buffy #32: A Goddamn Masterpiece from 2016-11-22T15:35:45

A standard beer and tequila shots combo begins our chat about two EXCELLENT episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. First, we've got Willow and her Oz-related pain using magic to solve her problem...

Buffy #31: Something is Happening Here, But You Don't Know What It Is from 2016-11-15T15:41:51

Well, the one this we can say for the past week is that it happened. If you're looking for a drunken discussion on fantasy military demon hunters and angry anti-Thanksgiving spirits, here's your...

Buffy #30: Beer Good from 2016-11-08T16:36:46

After you rock the vote today (for those in the US), take a breather from election fun and drink along with this week's episode! We're chatting a summary of an Angel crossover, as well as Beer B...

Buffy #29: Something Wicked This Way Comes from 2016-11-01T15:32:31

Grab a beer to hair of the dog your Halloween hangover and join us talking Buffy's Harsh Light of Day and Fear, Itself. The return of Spike as well as a couple of firsts: Buffy's first one night...

Buffy #28: The College Years from 2016-10-25T15:30:22

Take a jello shot, do a keg stand, or attend a house party in anticipation of Buffy's big transition to college! Things are changing in Sunnydale: Willow is confident, Giles has a sexyfriend, Xa...

Buffy #27: Be True to Your School, Now from 2016-10-18T14:30:55

Our unofficial sponsorship continues as we drink and rave about Spotted Cow beer, talk fantasy football and, yes, chat about the Buffy season 3 finale! The mayor inexplicably turns into a giant ...

Buffy #26: What's in the Box?! from 2016-10-11T21:55

DRUNK is the word of the day as we begin with silly detailed discussion of Harry Potter and, weirdly, the dentist. Eventually we do get to the Buffy talk around the 18 minute mark, so jump in to...

Buffy #25: Does Your Conscience Bother You, Tell The Truth from 2016-10-04T15:34:09

Mini-beers in the name of responsibility this week for Buffy's Enemies and Earshot. A healthy dose of angst and bad decisions for Faith and a real plot line for Everyday Sunnydale Student Jonath...

Buffy #24: Bad Bitches Like Me Is Hard to Come By from 2016-09-27T15:29:01

This week on Buffy, we watch Consequences and Doppelgangland and discuss the darker natures of our Scooby Gang members. Whiskey and beers for Faith's turn to evil, and Willow's bad girl Vamp!sel...

Buffy #23: Time Flies Like an Arrow, Fruit Flies Like a Banana from 2016-09-20T15:18:53

Beer and Bloodies this week as Alli and Mary go on a Packers game drinking bender to prep for this week's podcast. We're nice and amped this week to discuss the Xander-centric The Zeppo and the ...

Buffy #22: Parental Fail from 2016-09-13T15:23:03

This week's Buffy episodes, Gingerbread and Helpless, explore how parents let you down. Sure, all parents are human and make mistakes, but do they all send you to be frightened and tortured at t...

Buffy #21: Fantasy Buffy Draft from 2016-09-06T15:36:30

Pour out some Irish whiskey for your eardrums, as we are all subjected to Angel's Irish accent again. This week, we watch The Wish & Amends and discuss the ins and outs of the Buffy's canon with...

Buffy #20: No One Wants a Full-On Mulder from 2016-08-30T15:44:08

This week we've got Revelations and Lovers Walk, where Faith is dutifully ignored and Spike somehow gets more understanding and respect. Also, astonishingly, the Xander and Willow plot time-suck...

Buffy #19: What's Your Childhood Trauma? from 2016-08-23T15:29:38

Tequila shots and beers for Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Homecoming and Band Candy, where we realize there isn't enough alcohol in the known universe to forget Willow and Xander's ridiculous feeli...

Buffy #18: She's Sexy, She's Cute, She's Popular to Boot from 2016-08-16T15:22:58

Alli and Mary dig into Mary's suitcase full of beer as we discuss this week's episodes: Faith, Hope, and Trick and Beauty and the Beasts. Now with dual slayer action! 

Buffy #17: Literally, Time Travel from 2016-08-10T01:21:44

Celebratory drinks abound for the season 3 premiere; join Alli and Mary as we push through our drunken haze to talk Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Anne and Dead Man's Party. 

Buffy #16: Buffy and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day from 2016-08-02T15:25:15

Alli and Mary have celebratory shots, grab some Scotch, and discuss Buffy's season two finale, Becoming Parts 1&2:  featuring Spike sass, a big suck demon, some slayer death, and a sword through...

Buffy #15: The Music Room is the Hellmouth of the Hellmouth from 2016-07-26T15:28:13

Mary goes for a beer this week, while Alli is still on Game of Thrones and grabs an iced gin with a lemon twist. We watch I Only Have Eyes For You, as well as Go Fish, an episode that would be b...

Buffy #14: A Dark Turn from 2016-07-19T15:24:53

Pour one out for the late lamented Jenny Calendar as Alli and Mary grab a martini and watch Buffy's Passion and Killed By Death. Stalking is seriously business, folks! 

Buffy #13: Regards are Being Sent from 2016-07-12T15:24:01

Finally, we get an Oz-centric episode allowing Alli and Mary to drink Scotch and rave about Seth Green. This week we chat Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Phases and Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildere...

Buffy #12: In Which Angel Loses a Soul, But Gains a Personality from 2016-07-06T01:41:49

Going back to basics with Scotch today as we watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Surprise/Innocence, a two-parter the like of which Buffy has as-yet not known. Worst birthday ever? For Buffy's sake...

Buffy #11: Come and Knock on Our Door... from 2016-06-28T14:51:55

While Alli and Mary enjoy our first Buffy themed drink, a Hellmouth, we discuss Ted and Bad Eggs.  

Buffy #10: Buffy and Cats, Cats and Buffy from 2016-06-21T20:39:21

Margaritas for our first legit two-parter as we discuss What's My Line Parts 1&2, cats, and the existential crises of high school. Will Buffy become a police officer? Is she secretly deeply into...

Buffy #9: Deceive, Inveigle, Obfuscate from 2016-06-14T15:09:42

Fox Mulder would be proud as Trust No One is the central theme of today's episodes, Lie to Me and The Dark Age. Alli and Mary grab martinis as we watch Buffy and the lying liars who lie to her. ...

Buffy #8: Wisconsin, Beers, and Buffy from 2016-06-07T15:06:47

Tangents about Wisconsin abound as Alli and Mary drink classic Wisconsin beer Spotted Cow while discussing Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Reptile Boy and Halloween. 

Buffy #7: The Baddest Vamps in the Whole Damn Town from 2016-05-31T17:33:17

The new big bads, Spike and Drusilla, have arrived on the scene during Buffy the Vampire Slayer's School Hard and Inca Mummy Girl. One episode is genius, the other's... well, that's why we have ...

Buffy #6: If You Can't Join 'Em, Build 'Em from 2016-05-24T15:13

Alli and Mary are back to basics with some Scotch while we watch Buffy's When She Was Bad and Some Assembly Required. Now all brooding, all the time with Angel in the credits!

Buffy #5: What Is Dead May Never Die from 2016-05-17T16:39:04

Clinky drinks, invisible girls, and Azor Ahai reborn.... wait, wrong show. Anyway, Buffy survives her prophecy and we all learn a valuable lesson about bullying. Alli and Mary chat Buffy the Vam...

Buffy #4: Robot D and Me from 2016-05-10T15:16:24

The Scooby Gang come to an early conclusion about the fate of their loves lives, while Alli and Mary have kickoff shots to gear up for discussing episodes where the term "technopagan" is used li...

Buffy #3: The Pack and Angel from 2016-05-03T15:11:12

Alli and Mary have a martini, gripe about The Pack, and chat the reveal of Angel's dirty secret. Buffy the Vampire Slayer, indeed. 

Buffy #2: Witch, Teacher's Pet, and Never Kill a Boy on the First Date from 2016-04-27T02:49:38

Booze, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and bitching abound as Alli and Mary discuss Witch, Teacher's Pet, and Never Kill a Boy on the first date.

Buffy #1: Welcome to the Hellmouth and The Harvest from 2016-04-26T02:31:17

Alli and Mary grab some scotch and discuss the pilot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

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