Fictional Females

This week we are celebrating Mother’s day by doing an episode about Malory from Archer. She may be a terrible mother but she is a pretty great spy when she feels like it. We hope you all had a great Mothers day!   Archer IMDB Jessica Walter IMDB

This week’s episode is extra special because we are talking about Eowyn from Lord of the Rings and because we have a guest. Our friend Jack Eddy joined us so he could share his extensive knowledge of LOTR. We discuss the various cages she finds herself trapped by and the strength she shows in the...

This episode we discuss Kala (Tina Desai)  from the Netflix original series Sense8.  Imagine one day sharing a mind with 7 other people.  She navigates between science and faith and between love and duty, all while dealing with her new reality. Correction: We mistakenly stated that the character Capheus was from Nigeria, in fact he...

This week’s episode discusses A League of Their Own.  It is the baseball movie’s 25th anniversary this year.  It follows Dottie (Geena Davis) and Kit (Lori Petty) as they navigate baseball and sisterhood. Movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104694/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Geena Davis: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000133/?ref_=tt_cl_t2 Lori Petty: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001614/?ref_=tt_cl_t3 Geena Davis Insitute on Gender in Media: https://seejane.org/ fictionalfemales.com

This episode is about Moana from Disney’s Moana.  Fair warning, we were very tired when we recorded. Movie Website:  http://movies.disney.com/moana Auli’i Cravalho IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm7635388/?ref_=tt_cl_t1 fictionalfemales.com    

This episode covers Willow Rosenberg from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  Willow is the Super Witch member of the Scooby Gang.

This week we discuss Belle from Beauty and the Beast. We discuss the old and new movies and discuss Belle’s struggles for acceptance and freedom.

This weeks episode is about the Girl, the vampire from A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. We discuss her methods of choosing victims and how she deals with an unusual romance.

This episode is about Alice from the Resident Evil franchise.  Spoiler warning for the most recent movie.  Also rant warning

This week’s episode is on Dr Beverly Crusher from Star Trek: TNG.  We want to celebrate the scientific women role models.

This week we talk about Karen from the first Blade film as she fights vampires with science.

This week we discuss Poussey from Orange is the New Black and the struggles she faces in Litchfield Penitentiary. This episode contains major spoilers.

This week’s episode is on the wonderful Misty Knight, from Marvel Comics.

Happy Valentines. Enjoy an episode about a classic love story. We discuss Monica from Love and Basketball.

This episode discusses the Once and Future Queen Guinevere.

This weeks episode discusses the first nonwhite Disney princess. Jasmine is smart, capable, and Muslim.

This weeks episode is about the French film Amelie.

This week we discuss Selene, the vampire warrior, from the Underworld Movies. Spoilers for the latest movie.

In this episode we discuss the trustworthy Molly Hooper. Spoilers for anyone that’s not caught up on Sherlock

In this episode we discuss Rogue, a powerful character in the X-men story who struggles with controlling her powers while kicking bad guy ass.