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Episode 139: Guess I'll Die!
🕑 Added 2020-11-20 15:01:02 +0000 UTCDeathly 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 Death Eater tags along to make things more complicated until JK Rowling decided she couldn't figure out how to utilize him so just had him go hide in a corner. No, I'm not making that up, that's actually what happens. We also witness the EVIL PLANS of Griphook, whose plan to double-cross Harry is worse than Harry's plan to double cross him, for some reason. We also read another shockingly out of touch article from Pottermore that comes this close to realizing what's messed up about the Goblin stuff but misses spectacularly. Finally, we log into Jack Sloper's account and return to the associated subreddits to find a grab bag of cursed and delightful content.
Content warning stuff: the whole news section is dedicated to ripping on JKR and Johnny Depp (and Marilyn Manson) and if you don't fancy listening to anything to do with them directly, the chapter discussion starts at 34:47.
Comments
Me and Liz on the same wavelength this episode because anise is what gives licorice its flavor and when I thought of a Slytherin flavor, anise / star anise is the FIRST thing that came to mind
DJ
They've brought up Cursed Child a lot early on. I'm not sure how they would divide that - Acts? Scenes? - but I would like to hear about Time Traveling Snake Sex.
Jamie Moffatt
Given that there are 10 chapters left, and then the last movie, has there been any announcement about what is going to happen to the podcast in 11 weeks? Is it ending or is there a pivot to different content to review? Your occasional “we’re not a rewrite podcast... haha, unless...” stuff makes me really want more of that kind of creative rather than purely review stuff but I’m sure I’ll like whatever you do. You’re really engaging hosts and regardless of what happens next I’ve really enjoyed the ride.
