‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 2 Rewatch (Part 2)

Mal and Jo continue their ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ rewatch with the second half of Season 2! They talk about their favorite episodes, the most dated moments, the funniest moments, the horniest moments, and more! (00:00) Intro (09:58) Opening snapshot (37:11) Our favorites (01:40:41) Superlatives Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson Producer: Carlos Chiriboga Social: Jomi Adeniran Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mal and Jo are back in the Hellmouth! They continue their ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ rewatch with the first half of Season 2 (through Episode 14 “Innocence”)!  They talk about their favorite episodes, most dated moments, the best fits, how hot Giles is, and more! (00:00) Intro(12:49) Opening Snapshot(38:48) Our Favorites(01:19:40) Superlatives Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna RobinsonProducer: Carlos ChiribogaSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It feels good to be bad! Mal and Jo share their top 10 villains of the century (so far) and round it out with some honorable mentions. (0:00) Intro (6:19) Rules (24:31) Jo’s no. 10 (29:50) Mal’s no. 10 (37:56) Mal’s no. 9 (42:31) Jo's no. 8 (49:12) Mal’s no. 8 (54:21) Jo's no. 7 (1:04:15) Jo's no. 9 and Mal's no. 7 (1:08:28) Jo's no. 6 (1:16:39) Mal's no. 6 (1:22:14) Jo's no. 5 (1:28:30) Jo's no. 4 (1:34:55) Mal's no. 4 (1:40:22) Mal's no. 3 (1:47:29) Jo's no. 3 and Mal's no. 2 (1:57:31) Mal's no. 5 and Jo's no. 2 (2:07:27) Jo's no. 1 (2:14:53) Mal's no. 1 (2:22:52) Honorable Mentions Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson Producers: Mike Wargon, Kevin Lam, and John Richter Social: Jomi Adeniran Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mal and Jo are back in Westeros to dive deep into the first trailer for the new ‘Game of Thrones’ spinoff, ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.’ First, they discuss their overall impressions of the trailer and expectations for the show, then they break down the trailer moment by moment in a spoiler-free fashion. Later, they head over to book corner for a spoiler-filled trailer chat! (00:00) Intro(22:48) Opening snapshot(01:10:49) Deep dive(02:18:17) Book corner: SPOILERS! Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory RubinProducer: Carlos ChiribogaSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jo is joined by some of your favorite Ringer hosts to talk about Halloween, rules for picking a costume, and what pop culture–related costumes will be the most popular this year. From ‘Weapons’ and ‘One Battle After Another’ to ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ and ‘Andor,’ this pod has a little bit of everything! (00:00) Intro (02:25) Van Lathan and Charles Holmes (24:28) Chris Ryan (34:40) Jodi Walker and Nora Princiotti Host: Joanna Robinson Guests: Van Lathan, Charles Holmes, Chris Ryan, Jodi Walker, and Nora Princiotti Producers: Carlos Chiriboga and Jon Jones Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Social: Jomi Adeniran Check out our Ringer Movies channel: youtube.com/@ringermovies CONNECT Shop: https://theringer.com/shop Website: http://theringer.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ringer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ringer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ringer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mal and Jo are back in Hawkins to continue their rewatch of ‘Stranger Things’ in the run-up to the fifth and final season. Next up: revisiting Season 3! They talk about their original experience with this season and hand out some superlatives! (00:00)  Intro(03:57) Mailbag(08:36) Opening Snapshot(45:19) Best New Addition(51:00) Best Use of the Summer Setting(53:09) Most Important Relationship(01:00:23) Most Emotional Moment(01:13:49) Funniest Moment(01:23:11) Scariest Moment(01:31:01) Goopiest Moment(01:33:42) Best Coming-of-Age Moment(01:38:33) Award for Honoring the Nerds(01:43:51) Ship Wars(01:51:18) Best Quote(01:56:57) Most Memorable Visual(02:00:25) Favorite Pop Culture Influence(02:04:08) Most Potent Use of ‘80s Nostalgia(02:06:43) '80s Parenting: We Have Some Notes(02:10:47) Fit (or Hair) Lord(02:12:40) Shortest Shorts Lord(02:16:00) Best Needle Drop(02:18:43) Best Netflix Subtitles(02:21:28) Season 3 MVP(02:23:00) Season 5 Lookahead Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory RubinProducers: Carlos Chiriboga and John RichterSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There’s more to be hyped about than falling leaves and Halloween! Mal and Jo are here again to get you hyped for the things they are most looking forward to this fall season! (0:00) Intro (11:06) 'Predator: Badlands' (14:20) 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' (20:21) 'The Running Man' (23:46) 'Star Wars: Visions' Volume 3 (26:44) 'Wicked: For Good' (33:24) 'Fallout' Season 2 (38:05) 'The Everlasting' (42:20) 'The Strength of the Few' (46:00) 'Frankenstein' (51:12) 'Bugonia' (55:34) 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' Season 2 (59:40) 'Pluribus' (1:04:50) 'Stranger Things' Season 5 (1:10:08) Honorable mentions Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson Producers: Mike Wargon and John Richter Social: Jomi Adeniran Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jo, Mal, and Rob are back together to dive deep into the final episode of ‘Alien: Earth’ Season 1! They talk about how the episode begins in contrast to how the previous episode ended, Morrow vs. Kirsh, looking ahead to a potential Season 2, and so much more! Also, the one and only Kirsh, Timothy Olyphant, joins Jo and Mal! Timothy discusses what he liked about portraying the synthetic character, working with Babou Ceesay, Kirsh’s relationship with Issac, and the "milking" process. (00:00) Intro (08:08) Opening Snapshot (37:11) Deep Dive (37:45) Fill In the Gaps (43:09) Kids In Cages … What Could Go Wrong? (01:04:43) To Morrow and To Morrow and To Morrow (01:14:02) Battle Bots: Morrow Vs. Kirsh (01:21:05) Wendy, Too, Is Sick of This Peter Pan Bullshit (01:29:27) Hide and Seek (01:34:57) Joe Vs. the Volcan-Eye (01:46:25) Adults In Cages … What Could Go Wrong? (01:49:26) Oh Needle Drops (01:53:29) Looking Ahead to Season 2 (01:58:42) Timothy Olyphant / Is Kirsh OK? (02:00:56) Will there be a new Kirsh hairstyle? (02:02:26) What is the “milking” process like? (02:06:00) What was it about working with Babou Ceesay? (02:09:16) What is the Kirsh-Isaac relationship? (02:14:59) What is the most helpful note a director can give? (02:16:22) Does Kirsh know how to flirt? (02:17:55) What led to giving Kirsh the signature hip waggle? (02:20:51) What does Kirsh really think of Boy Kavalier? (02:24:29) Are Givens and Kirsh connected by his daddy issues? (02:25:30) Which of his characters would survive longest in the Alien universe? Hosts: Joanna Robinson, Mallory Rubin, and Rob MahoneyGuest: Timothy OlyphantProducers: Jessie Lopez and John RichterSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mal and Jo are here to react to the surprise first look at ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’! They talk about their initial reactions and where we left off in Season 3 of 'The Mandalorian' before they each give their five favorite moments from the trailer! Intro (0:00:00)Opening Snapshot (4:09)Moment #1 (15:14)Moment #2 (31:30)Moment #3 (36:13)Moment #4 (40:37)Moment #5 (50:44) Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna RobinsonProducers: Isaiah Blakely and Chris ThomasAdditional Production Supervision: Arjuna RamgopowellSocial: Jomi Adeniran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

They made a vow to pod, no matter how many realities they have to visit. Mallory Rubin is joined by Ben Lindbergh to hand out their midseason awards for 'Peacemaker' Season 2. Come for the Eagly talk, stay for the alternate-dimension takes. Later, James Gunn pops by for a chat with Mal on 'Peacemaker' Season 2, Episode 5; possible Season 3 theme song choices; the larger DCU; and more! (00:00) Intro (05:14) Opening snapshot (13:13) Most Important Eagly Moment (22:09) Best Fight Sequence (24:22) Favorite New Character (30:31) Most Compelling Relationship (37:07) Most Amusing Sequence (41:36) Most Touching Moment (46:26) Most Creative Use of an Alternate Reality (51:54) Most Innovative Use of a Gunnverse Regular (01:04:22) James Gunn on Episode 5 (01:12:14) James Gunn on the 11th Street Kids (01:19:02) James Gunn on the emotion of the story (01:23:05) James Gunn on animals (01:30:18) James Gunn on S3 theme song suggestions (01:35:22) James Gunn on the DCU (01:45:04) James Gunn on Lex Luthor (01:48:01) James Gunn on Batman Host: Mallory Rubin Guests: Ben Lindbergh and James Gunn Producers: Carlos Chiriboga, John Richter, Cameron Dinwiddie, Kevin Cureghian, and Belle Roman Social: Jomi Adeniran Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices