The common room is back!! And we've brought a classic Episode Premise along with us: diving back into the world of published Imagines. What madness awaits us in Best Friends/Best Night Ever this time? It's definitely A Lot.
2021-02-26 02:03:32 +0000 UTC View Post
hello hurtwood patrons! we didn't have time to record two episodes today--things are still busy after last week's snow day. But I have good news: tomorrow's early episode is available... right now!
Deathly Hallows chapter 35. We had an extra week to let this chapter sink in, but did it help? We try to parse the Matrix Revolutions chapter where Harry talks to a Dumbledore ghost in...
2021-02-19 00:47:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows chapter 35. We check in with what life is like with a Snape Jersey and dish about the latest Fantastic Beasts production mishaps before getting theological (again)! This week's chapter is a fan favorite, full of emotional moments and inspiring quotes about death that you've probably seen on coffee mugs, forum signatures, and tattoos for over a decade. Does it hold up, though? No...
2021-02-05 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
We go long this week chatting about introducing Star Wars to the rare newcomer to the franchise, the discourse Pandora's Box that Bioware is unleashing with the upcoming remaster, classic RPGs, popcorn, melon drinks, and last week's crazy Higurashi episode!
2021-02-05 02:19:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows chapter 33. It's here: the prophesied episode has finally arrived. And since we also have some big news to discuss (as well as some personal conspiracy theories about the TV rumors) this episode is another blockbuster length banger! So, how do we actually feel about Snape's big chapter, after all this time? The answer might surprise you--the chapter certainly surprised us. Does ...
2021-01-29 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
We go long chatting about beverage news, the weird history of e-cigs, Hitman 3, a new entry into the Funny Little Guy pantheon, and a truly gutsy episode of Higurashi Gou. (content warning for literally all of that if you don't want to hear about a very gory episode this week, zoo wee mama!)
2021-01-29 01:20:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows chapter 32. The Brand has a new hero! We wonder aloud what, if anything, this changing of the guard could mean--and then suit up to drop into the Battle of Hogwarts for another chapter filled to the brim with war movie tropes. Once the flashbang wears off and the sound comes back, it's off to the titular Shrieking Shack for a big speech from Voldemort, a snake floating around in...
2021-01-22 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
We have a little jam session before chatting about some Ring Theory, actively combatting MCU Cynicism to check out WandaVision, and a long discussion about Higurashi Gou's bonkers last episode (last week's, not this week's, which I'm now going to go watch)
2021-01-22 01:30:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows chapter 31. With little actual news (except Gamer Anguish) we spend our news segment taking a Fantastic Beasts quiz that really goes places. Then we're off to our chapter, which, while not as completely off the rails and unique as last week's, is still jam packed with stuff to talk about. And I really do mean jam-packed--this is a LONG chapter, so get ready for lots of discussio...
2021-01-15 15:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
We chat about microphone certification, sound editing, bad collectibles, World of Warcraft, weed, Escape from Tarkov, and much more! Look at that Snape. What's goin on with that little fellow
2021-01-15 01:59:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows chapter 30. We ring in the new year with, no joke, one of the weirdest chapters in the entire series. A few of you warned us about this one (or else gleefully mentioned that something was coming) but nothing could have prepared us for what awaits here: somehow, a chapter even stranger, funnier, and more out of character than any of the previous chapters we've said similar things...
2021-01-08 19:12:20 +0000 UTC View Post
We're back! And it's time to chat about bevvies, anime, gaming, tv, and more. A Higurashi catch-up (we haven't seen today's!!!!), World of Warcraft, Star Wars, Paradise Killer... it's been a Goblin Mode holiday
(if you want to skip Mandalorian spoilers, go to 25 minutes once the show is mentioned!)
We've made it through 2020! Join us on a look back through some of the best moments of the show from this year. Did current events or Harry Potter contribute more psychic damage to us? Listen to us sing unearthed in-universe Christmas songs, debate the definition of big movies, try to understand how calendars work, and much more to decide for yourself! There were so many good clips to choose fr...
2020-12-31 19:55:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows chapter 29. Just when we thought this book had no surprises left, it hits us with one of the funniest chapters in the series. This one was written for us: it's full of so many things that feel like they were in-jokes written just for us, it's a little spooky. We also learn all about the Incredible Future of the Brand, do a little Christmas candle check-in, and solve a murder mos...
2020-12-18 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
We gather together to relitigate Cyberpunk played past the polished vertical slice part of the game, chat about Higurashi (spoilers abound of course!) and talk about our caffeine habits. (ALSO! I was using the wrong microphone for the first five minutes of the episode. apologies for the awful quality but the moment of realization is worth it I hope)
2020-12-18 02:27:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows chapter 28. We spend a weird amount of time talking about mouths before catching up on the latest reports from Fantastic Beasts film production world and, for some reason, Good Housekeeping, where JKR deigned to give an interview this week. This episode's chapter is fairly lurid and dark, but we keep it light by chatting about bread, cheese, Dobby, and more! Finally, we visit Wi...
2020-12-11 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
We chat about the upcoming (well... ongoing as of this writing) Game Commercial Convention, classic WoW guild drama, shrug a little bit about Cyberpunk, place bets on whether or not the Hogwarts game will be a big seller, and grouse about Bioware games of yore!
2020-12-11 02:46:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows chapter 27. We're back! And we're calling Mads in to ask hey, c'mon, do you really need to be in a Harry Potter movie? Plus, some questions for the other actors who had a lot to say a few months ago. Then we theorize about what on earth this Frankenstein movie could possibly look like when it finally arrives in 2021 (or is it 2022?), what it could be titled, and who wil...
2020-12-04 15:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
We chat about how much fun we've been having with the new WoW expansion before getting sidetracked by how bad a company Blizzard is and how bad/racist their writing can be, have a little holiday rankings chat, and then catch up with Higurashi Gou! (full spoilers)
2020-12-04 02:43:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows chapter 26. After our double-length news blowout last week, we don't have too much to cover this episode, save for some updated Fantastic Beasts casting rumors and some speculation about the general future of the franchise. Our chapter this week is another heist, during which Harry casts an unforgivable curse like ten times without anyone so much as blinking and a theatrical Dea...
2020-11-20 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
With not much time having passed since our last Common Room recording thanks to last week's busy schedule, we reach into the grab bag to chat a little about World of Warcraft, a bit about James Bond, a smidgen about Christopher Nolan films, and a lot about advent calendars!
2020-11-20 01:15:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows chapter 25. With both our lives making this week extremely busy, we almost didn't make it together to record this week--but here we are, because the news stops for no one! We discuss all of the massive Fantastic Beasts news that came out right after last week's episode was in the can, from Johnny Depp's exit from the franchise to JK Rowling's absence from easy US election-relate...
2020-11-15 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
It's our 69th common room episode, so you know what that means: time for an arbitrary season change! With a week so busy we had to record on Saturday and a massive main episode to record right after this, we chat about the small bits of gaming we were able to sneak in, and catch up on the big twist in this week's Higurashi episode (major series spoilers, natch)
2020-11-15 02:53:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows chapter 24. With absolutely nothing going on in the real world, we immerse ourselves in a backlog of Wizarding World news. Last week we watched the midpoint film; this episode, we continue reading the novel, and learn all about Harry's sudden discovery of labor as a political concept and (second? third?) bout of religious mania. Two paths diverge in a wood, and our hero must cho...
2020-11-06 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
With our week consumed by News and Work we've barely had any free time at all, and what's there has been consumed by gaming. Xeecee has played the new Watch Dogs and somehow lived to tell the tale, and Liz has entered the playable slapstick comedy of Call of Duty: Warzone
2020-11-06 02:09:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows Part 1 film. As is tradition, we spend longer than the runtime of the actual film walking through and breaking down the first of the two movies based on The Deathly Hallows! Where does it rank compared to the other adaptations? What does it do with the awful source material? Did it really need to be split into two films, and do we believe the producer's claims that it wasn't a m...
2020-10-30 14:01:32 +0000 UTC View Post
We experiment with putting flavoring in some coke zero, catch up on Hades, Zelda, and a few other roguelites Hades has been inspiring us to look back on. Then we dive deep into the bonkers first arc of the new Higurashi anime
2020-10-30 01:16:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows chapter 23. We receive an update from an anonymous benefactor regarding the Harry Potter pin collecting scene before we check in on an unfortunate Yahoo op ed about whether or not it's okay to play the video g- sorry, whether it's okay to wear a halloween costume. Then we chat about the continuing Fantastic Beasts production drama before diving into a true Clusterfuck Chapter to...
2020-10-23 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
We consider making our own orange coke zero in the face of a shortage, catch up about Hades, and then dig deep on the first three episodes of the new Higurashi TV show!
2020-10-23 02:44:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows chapter 22. We investigate the Wizarding World brand's Halloween plans for this year and end up stumbling into some incredible Christmas lore instead before discussing a chapter that finally honors the REAL heroes: podcasters. We also chat about the ever-unraveling state of the story's theology, worldbuilding and politics before taking an accidental deep dive into the world of o...
2020-10-16 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post