Talking Tropes Podcast

A little bit late, but we wanted to tell you all to watch Umbrella Academy on Netflix. Season 2 is just as good as Season 1 but with more daddy issues! Follow us on twitter @talkingTropes!

Hannah, David, and Chris @Compenderizer talk about the 6th Ranger trope throughout the Power Rangers franchise and beyond! Tweet @TalkingTropes to suggest a future trope topic!

We're taking a little hiatus, but before we go, we wanted to tell you about a wonderful little Netflix animated show about a post-apocalyptic world with talking animals and great characters! It's Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts! Tweet at us what you want us to recap next @talkingTropes

Wait, how can it be whitewashing if they're animes? And look! Shyamalan has more POCs than James Cameron in his big budget 3D Avatar movie, so I guess we're all good. Hannah and I do a little bonus recap as part of our "Avatar the Last Korra" recap series where we compare and contrast Avatar the Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra episode by episode. Check out the recaps from the beginning here: https://soundcloud.com/talkingtropes/sets/avatar-the-last-korra Tweet at us @TalkingTropes to let us know what media we should recap next!

Hannah and David watch 100 100th episodes of America's most popular TV shows. I guess some people think it's easy to make a hundred. We know better. Tweet your favorite 100th episodes @TalkingTropes

This week we dive inside your TV, and so do your favorite TV characters! From the Teen Titans to Community, Fairly Odd Parents to My Name is Earl, we investigate what it is about seeing TV characters get transported into their own medium that writers and audiences love so much. We were even lucky enough to have the most recent example of the trope airing on TV! Listen now to find out which shows are prime time, and which we're cancelling. We are introducing Video Podcasts on my YouTube channel. Check them out here https://youtu.be/PJOzQyWFHIw

It's time to say goodbye to the Gaang and Team Avatar as they each confront their final foes. Let's see how these two shows measure up to each other and reflect back on 113 episodes of elemental action. Let us know what recap series you'd like to hear next on twitter @talkingtropes

Now that it's over, let's discuss the queen of queer redemption arcs, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power! Spoilers abound.

Row row, fight the power of a giant Mecha Suit made out of platinum. Meanwhile Katara and Zuko seek sweet vengeance and the Gaang goes to the theater. WE'RE ALMOST DONE WITH THIS RECAP!!! ATLA B3E16 The Southern Raiders ATLA B3E17 The Ember Island Players Korra B4E11 Kuvira's Gambit Korra B4E12 Day of the Colossus

Snowpiercer, Mortal Engines, and Battlestar Galactica represent three approaches to the same story: urban spaces need to be packed up and transformed into vehicles in order for humanity to survive. What do these stories represent within capitalism and what does society look like when it is put on wheels and must constantly move forward?

Two prison breaks in the same podcast? It must be Christmas. Sokka and Zuko go on a secret mission to the Boiling Rock, while Bolin annoys the Beifongs (and us) going to save Opal's parents and siblings. Also Aang learns firebending and Korra fights vines? ATLA B3E13: The Firebending Masters ATLA B3E14: The Boiling Rock Part 1 ATLA B3E15: The Boiling Rock Part 2 LoK B4E9: Beyond the Wilds LoK B4E10: Operation Beifong

Aang invades the Fire Nation capital in the most action packed high stakes episode yet! Meanwhile Korra has two recap episodes in a row, one of which is a clip show. Why? Budgets. ATLA B3E10 The Day of Black Sun Part 1: The Invasion ATLA B3E11 The Day of Black Sun Part 2: The Eclipse ATLA B3E12 The Western Air Temple Lok B4E7 Reunion LoK B4E8 Remembrances

It's 4/20 BABY!!!!!!! What is the stoner flick, and why does it persist? We explored the depths of bro humor to discover the origins of the genre and to find out what keeps it churning... turns out the answer is just weed.

Happy Easter everyone! Today we're exploring the film adaptations of the life and deeds of Jesus Christ. Hard to believe that Godspell and Jesus Christ Superstar were both released the same year, right? And then adapted to films the same year! The 70s were weird, man.

We run through all three film adaptations of Richard Matheson's novel "I Am Legend" to discuss pandemics, isolation, and dehumanization. Themes which obviously have no relevance to what we're going through now. Spoilers for The Last Man on Earth (1964), The Omega Man (1971), and I am Legend (2007).

We take a quick look at the epilogue to Steven Universe: The Movie, which is the epilogue to Steven Universe: The Show. Is this the end? And is it the ending we wanted, or the ending we deserved?

Sokka gets a hawk. Katara gets a shock. Korra tries to talk. Bolin takes a walk. ATLA B3E7 The Runaway ATLA B3E8 The Puppetmaster ATLA B3E9 Nightmares and Daydreams Lok B4E5 Enemy at the Gates LoK B4E6 Battle of Zaofu

Just what kind of fascist is Kuvira supposed to be? Korra trains with Toph in a swamp while Zuko and friends chillax at the beach. Aang gets attacked by Sparky Sparky Boom Man and learns about Roku's fanficky past. Spoilers for: ATLA B3E5: The Beach ATLA B3E6: The Avatar and the Fire Lord LoK B4E3: The Coronation LoK B4E4: The Calling

Brendan is best Doctor. End of story.

Introducing special guest Charlie, our friend and VFX coordinator on films like Bumblebee. We talk about how films can create a feeling of unease in the viewer, drawing heavily on Freud. We also discuss the insane Sonic movie and why he still looks weird. Green Hill Zone? More like Uncanny Valley Zone!