Ellie and Emma give a chaotic and slightly unhinged breakdown and ranking of their top picks from the Barbie Cinematic Universe. Discussions include queercoding in the films, what crimes the animal companions have committed, and Ellie's beef with Barbie as the Island Princess.

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Ellie and Emma have a guest on to try to answer one question: Is the Attack on Titan fandom okay? Spoilers for the Attack on Titan anime. Minor content warning for mentions of fictional relationships between adult and underage characters.

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Ellie and Emma bring on a guest to discuss the volleyball anime, Haikyuu!! We go over the infamous Mafia AU, why the fandom is so obsessed with terminal illness, and propose our ideal AUs and favorite character ships. Minor content warnings: discussion of terminal illness and ableism, mentions of death, brief descriptions of violence, and constant crying over wholesome ships.

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For No Contextober 2020, Emma and Ellie go through the history of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion with mentions of other Disney parks' versions of the Mansion. We discuss the original ride concept, the disappearance of the Hatbox Ghost, the Attic Bride controversy, and much more. Content warning: lots of talk about both fictional and real-life death and murder, mentions of fictional suicide.

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Ellie, Emma, and a guest (our friend Zoey) tackle Black Butler for No Contextober! We discuss the difference between Ciel and Real!Ciel, how fandom can perpetuate harmful real-world stereotypes, Ellie's spot-on "British boy in every anime" accent, a slew of ridiculous crossovers including a Black Butler Frozen 2 AU, and forgetting who the Queen of England was during the Victorian period.

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Ellie grades Emma on her fanfic-based understanding of the Dishonored video game series. We look at how Remy Ratatouille fits in the Dishonored universe, say "Oops, all dads!", and discuss queer representation in video games. No rats were harmed in the making of this episode.

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Emma grades Ellie based on her fanfiction-born understanding of the 2006 anime Death Note wherein Ellie pronounces everything wrong, creates the iconic Death Note Tumblr AU feat. the serial killer fandom, and commends Touta Matsuda for his 360 noscope pro gamer aim.

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