Common Room S2E21: Shiny Victini (REAL)
We chat about Pokemon, some wrap-up on our first completed Harry Potter game let's-play, TERFy husbands, and more.
2019-11-14 21:56:41 +0000 UTC View Post
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The Shrieking Shack Plays: OOTP (PS2) Part 4
The finale of our Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (PS2) playthrough! We destroy some fellow students in lethal combat, set off fireworks as Fred & George, and face off with the dark lord himself. However, the real villain might be the game's constant freezing on our very real PlayStation 2...
2019-11-10 23:06:35 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 88: You're My Captain Now Ha Ha
Half-Blood Prince chapter 6.
We get extremely rowdy this week! We have Fantastic Beasts drama, Emma Watson and Tom Felton news, and a chapter that is earnestly one of the most unbelievable experiences we've had reading this series. Be prepared for a lot of toilet discussion (not our fault) as well as a denouement of a third segment that will shake you to your core.
2019-11-08 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe Sexy Shining
We chat about holidays, cast some very important votes, and spend a night in a haunted (but very fashionable) hotel.
2019-11-07 21:38:44 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 87: When I Was...
Half-Blood Prince chapter 5. We scope out the Magic Awakens situation, chat about the Wizarding World Gold journal, and play some piano before diving into an extremely dense chapter of family drama at the Burrow.
2019-11-02 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostCommon Room S2E19: Salute & Wink
we discuss phase-based movie distribution, RPG character building, propaganda, and xeecee's deepest-held dumb opinion
2019-11-01 22:25:29 +0000 UTC View PostThe Shrieking Shack Plays: OOTP (PS2) Part 3
This week's episode is full of shocking discoveries. Myrtle's secret room, Snape's favorite kind of firework, what a paved courtyard is, and more!
2019-10-27 16:46:27 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 86: The J.K Rowling Observation Interface
Half-Blood Prince chapter 4. We have some news cleanup to attend to after Wizarding World Gold ate up the whole segment last week, as well as some exciting advances in the field of A.I to reveal. Then we chat about Professor Slughorn, zombies, and the continued nu-Dumbledore that is puzzling us so much. Finally, we take a trip to fanfiction.net to explore some exciting crossover content.
2019-10-25 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostCommon Room S2E18: Chiastic Podcast Structure
We've got ring theory on the brain due to some off-air conversations, so this episode weaves a delicate ring through several repeating topics: Fallout 76, fun trashy fantasy novels, John Green content, and more.
2019-10-24 21:59:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe Shrieking Shack Plays: OOTP (PC) Part 2
We're back in the castle and learning how to play Gobstones, doing chores for a certain evil gentleman, all while playing on a very real Playstation 2!
2019-10-20 03:27:13 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 85: Misty Fug
Half-Blood Prince chapter 3. Wizarding World Gold (not to be confused with Wizard World Gold, which is what I did googling this story) is finally here, and it's more or less the same product the leak warned us it would be! We spend a while breaking down what the hell this service is exactly before discussing chapter 3 of HBP, which is both fascinating and frustrating. Who is this new version of...
2019-10-18 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The Shrieking Shack Plays: OOTP (PC) Part 1
Surprise!! We are gamers once more...
Welcome to the incredibly weird Order of the Phoenix movie tie-in, which is both extremely ambitious and incredibly funny. There are some audio balance issues here because we had to really duct-tape this screenshare together (the game crashes if you alt tab, crashes if you plug in a controller, sometimes just crashes in g...
2019-10-13 02:37:17 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 84: Unwanted Dementor Lore
Half-Blood Prince chapters 1&2. We're here! Order of the Phoenix is in the rearview, and it's time to start a new, almost equally long journey through book six. We read two chapters this week, with no sign of Harry but plenty of political intrigue, animal murder, monologuing, and the absolute worst piece of Whizarding Whorld Lhore we've encountered so far in the entire series!
2019-10-11 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostCommon Room S2E16: Timeline Split
xeecee got hit by a very slow car while out buying coke zero and created a time shift
2019-10-10 21:51:14 +0000 UTC View PostShrieking at the Movies: Order of the Phoenix
After some brief news (farewell, Pottermore...) we have two tickets to the Order of the Phoenix movie, which is... hmm. Hmm! We discuss this messy flick in an episode longer than the film itself. Liz sings a Papa Roach song, Xeecee has some Theories... you gotta love showbiz!
2019-10-04 13:25:37 +0000 UTC View PostCommon Room S2E15: Frig Magnets
We learn all about business, success, and excellence
2019-10-03 22:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 82: Goodbye, Flutepiano
Order of the Phoenix chapter 38. Another book comes to a close, and Liz has a shocking secret to reveal, as well as an epic promise to make. We have some Fantastic Beasts non-news, but most of this episode is dedicated to the final chapter of the book and our thoughts and feelings on the novel as a whole, including Pottermore's book club questions!
Content warning for continued discussion...
2019-09-27 14:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostRead Another Book: Looking for Alaska
we pop open a big jug of carlo rossi and light up some camel crushes to discuss this classic (?) teen melodrama.
2019-09-26 22:35:10 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 81: The Sock Ruse
Order of the Phoenix chapter 37. We're nearly done with this gigantic tome, and Dumbledore has many, many words for us about the themes of the series, whether or not house elf slavery is okay if the elf is mean, how dumb and sorry he is, and many, many other things. We also talk about socks and the INTJ stare!
2019-09-20 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostCommon Room S2E14: The Numbers Are Going Up
Post-comic-con, xeecee spins some yarns about fan art, merch, nipples, and--who else?--the Joker. We also chat a little bit more about fan fiction, and chat a little bit about Control, the video game with the least google-able title ever.
2019-09-19 23:48:30 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 80: Naruto Slander
Order of the Phoenix chapter 36. We chronicle JK Rowling's exciting return to Twitter to... advertise a logo update? And speculate on just where on earth the whole Harry Potter franchise kind of is right now. After that, we take a look at another action packed chapter and discuss how strange it is to read what feels like a screenplay that got inserted into the end of a nov...
2019-09-13 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostCommon Room S2E13: The Cat Word
Robbed of his birthright, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy - whether he likes it or not.
2019-09-12 20:47:13 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 79: The Brain Room
Order of the Phoenix chapter 35. We've got a big pile of news to sort through (finally!) before getting to this week's chapter. It's basically one big action sequence, so sit back and relax while we spitball about how weird that is for a whole episode! Then we wrap up with an investigation into the Biden fanfic writer discussed last week's other works. It's... grim.
2019-09-06 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostCommon Room S2E12: Medium Nudity
We talk about the Nintendo Direct and eSports, and then dive into the world of edited-for-families film services.
2019-09-05 20:21:26 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 78: Silly Season
Order of the Phoenix chapters 33 and 34. We learn all about the... uh... Joe Biden fandom? Before discussing two chapters this week. The first one is very bad, folks!
--just wanna throw in a content warning here: fairly graphic discussion of whether or not there is implied sexual assault in this chapter. It's fairly important to the overall critique, but if that's something you'd ra...
2019-08-30 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostCommon Room S2E11: The Ballad of Mark Evans
This was another busy month for us, but fear not: we're here with an extra-long deep dive into some Harry Potter internet history.
2019-08-30 00:05:12 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 77: Catcher in the Rye 2
Order of the Phoenix chapter 32. Tom news! Get your Tom news! As well as an exciting new app! We love apps here. We didn't love this chapter though, or at least not all of it. Find out all about Garrotting Gas, ironic bows, and Hermione's sudden transformation into The Joker, and then stick around for a reading of an impassioned defense of JK Rowling from the haters.
2019-08-23 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostCommon Room S2E10: ShriekTix™
On the eve of a new Taylor Swift album, we revisit her previous release's absolutely insane marketing rollout. Then we take a spooky and scary dive into some more Blackmilk ad lore!
2019-08-22 21:30:00 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 76: JK Rowling Found Alive In Glasgow
Order of the Phoenix chapter 31. JK Rowling has been discovered alive and well in a pub where her husband's band was performing. Incidentally, did you know that Fat Cops band we talked about a long time ago was her husband's band!? We mull over this revelation as well as a few other Jo-related headlines. After that, it's time for... a mostly really good chapter? With, perhaps, some caveats. Fin...
2019-08-16 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post