Welcome to Gravity Falls season 1 episode 2! This week the family has gone fishing. Well, Grunkle Stan is out fishing. Dipper, Maybel, and Soos have grander plans to photograph a lake monster and get rich along the way. What wins out after all is said and done? Money or family? Thanks for listening!
After 8 years we finally say goodbye to the Buffyverse. Thanks to everyone who sent in questions as we wrap up the Angel series and give our thoughts on the Buffyverse as a whole.
And with that it is the end of Angel season 5! Nothing for the hosts to watch this week but a lot for us to discuss. Thank you to everyone who submitted questions and tune in March 30th for our series wrap up LIVE! Thanks for listening.
Welcome to Angel season 5 episode....well, it's the last one. Time to say farewell to all of the friends and enemies we made along the way. The Circle of the Black Thorn has to go and if we are honest, this isn't a fight we can win. But a fight doesn't need to be winnable to be worthy. Thanks for listening and we will see you in the wrap up!
Welcome to Angel season 5 episode 21! Angel is acting weird and the gang is going to get to the bottom of it! Kinda. We actually get to the bottom of what turns out to be a hopeless mission. Finally, Remember to send in those season (maybe series?!) wrap-up questions to popculturerolecall@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!
Hello and welcome to Angel season 5 episode 20! Remember to send in those season (maybe series?!) wrap-up questions to popculturerolecall@gmail.com. With the end of the season quickly approaching, the crew is probably knuckling down and starting to wargame the final confrontation with Wolfram & Hart. What's that? It's a filler episode about Spike and Angel stalking Buffy around Rome? Lots of jokes and comedic editing?Huh...that's a choice. Thanks for listening!
Welcome to Angel season 5 episode 19! Illyria's struggles to understand her new place in this strange world come to a violet conclusion this week. Angel sees the writing on the wall and rallies the troops to kill the fallen god king. But after she single handedly saves Gunn from torture-hell, maybe we aren't all as keen to kill her as our boss. Thanks for listening!
Hello and welcome back to Angel season 5 episode 18! As we get closer and closer to the end of the season, we are saying goodbye to some secondary characters. This week, Connor makes his return to the screen. But, he doesn't remember us. That was the deal Angel made with Wolfram. But what if SOMEONE smashed that deal like an ornate box slammed into the floor? Thanks for listening.
Welcome to Angel season 5 episode 17! While Illyria and Wes get drunk and talk about life, love, and the pursuit of happiness the rest of the gang goes dimension hopping in a modern day Herbie. Turns out that Bro Esq is trapped in hell, one of the hells, the one that looks like suburban LA and we need whatever is in his head. But he is in hell for a reason and nothing is free when you are dealing with eternal damnation. Thanks for listening! Also, be sure to check out the wicked cool new (fully funded) boardgame created by our friend Rhodrick Magsino over at: https://crowdfundr.com/arkyvrloot
Welcome to season 5 episode 16. We're dealing with the fallout of last week's episode and it's still a sad one. Add on top of that a secret betrayal and a turned table. Can you guess who's on the hot seat this time? Thanks for listening!
Welcome to season 5 episode 15. It's one of the sad ones, folks. Fred is sick...not like "flu sick" but "incubating an elder demon sick". Sound kinda familiar? I'm sure the fact that Wes and Fred's newly founded relationship being sub 24 hours old won't lead to any guy wrenching sadness. Right? Thanks for listening!
Welcome to Angel season five episode 15! Well, when you infest a children's puppet show with demons you are going to see something new. Angel isn't quite himself this week after a one off investigation turns him into an INCREDIBLE puppet. Lots to enjoy this week so thanks for listening!
It's Angel season 5 episode 13 this week and we are flashing back in time to WW2. Did you know Angel was recruited by the US military to help fight the Nazis? Yeah, gotta say, it took me by surprise as well. But, like with any Angel storyline, it's not that cut and dry. But hey, at least he didn't fall for the "free virgin blood" schtick. Can you imagine?! Thanks for listening!
Welcome to Angel season 5 episode 12! It's a flurry of old faces this week after Cordi FINALLY wakes up from her coma and Bro Esquire rolls back into town with some new ink. Cordi seems pretty much perfectly fine, which is surprising for someone who has been in a coma for who knows how long. But she is ready to get right back on the horse and start solving mysteries! Bro Esquire is very much not the same as he was before. Still missing a hand, but he does have a menagerie of new magical abilities. That and a chip on his shoulder. Thanks for listening!
Hello and welcome to Angel season 5 episode 11! This week, Andrew is in LA helping us deal with a new slayer who recently murdered her way out of a mental institution. Dana, the slayer in question, is extremely traumatized and also extremely strong. Maybe Spike and Angel...the vampires, can handle the vampire slayer? The name is probably just an honorific, right? Thanks for listening!
Welcome to Angel season 5 episode 10! After a heated argument between Gunn and Wes causes Angel to lose his cool, the big boss decides to take a much needed mental health day. Meanwhile, Spike begins to embrace some version of the "champion" myth on the down low. One champion on paid leave, the other champion doing charity work. All while the greater machinations of Wolfram & Hart tug on unseen strings. Thanks for listening!
Welcome to Angel season 5 episode 9! This week, friend of the pod and the ex-voice of Spike, Nick, is back to give voice to the immutable Harmony. Wolfram has been chosen by a famous demon rights activist to play host to some urgent peace talks between two cultures. Harmony finds herself unknowingly at the nexus of the issue after said activist dies in her bed...naked and bitten. Maybe it's not what it very clearly appears to be? Thanks for listening!
It's Angel season 5 episode 8 this week! Who is ready for a bromantic comedy featuring our two souled vampire champions? Us too. Unfortunately, it's not EXACTLY that, but we are probably as close as we are going to get. This episode is full of flashbacks, historical context, and features a Mt. Dew chalice. Can't make that one up. Thanks for listening!
Welcome to season 5 episode 7 of Angel! This week, Wesley's abusive father is in LA to critique his son's performance...I bet that will be a chill experience. Turns out, the Watcher Council is getting a facelift, and not everyone is convinced Wesley should be invited back into the fold. But how can we focus with all of these cyborg assassins wielding chains trying to murder us? Thanks for listening!
Welcome to Angel season 5 episode 6! This week, as Cinco De Mayo approaches, a string of murders has the gang on high alert. Well, Angel is trying to be on high alert, but he is pretty busy doing some world class brooding. Maybe he just needs another hero friend to help pull him out of his slump? What are the chances that all of our heroes are brooding simultaneously? Thanks for listening!
And we are back!!! It's Angel Season 5 episode 5 this week, you know, the week of the big Halloween party! Keith has been pulling out every trick in the book to make sure this shindig is a major hit. Unfortunately, everyone else seems hellbent on pooping that party. Let's see if we can let loose for an evening without everything falling apart. Thanks for listening!
This week the gang puts the TTRPGs aside in favor of some satirical, violent indie comics! We read through Survival Street issues 1-4. Set in a "fictional" near-future America. A cast of legally distinct, muppet inspired characters take up arms to win justice back for all people of texture. Politics failed, perhaps violence will win the day. Thanks for listening!
Welcome back to Monster of the Week! In this episode, the group begins to uncover proof that this small town in Gristol Michigan is more than a little magical. After Vincent stumbled upon a unicorn in a nearby barn, the pieces all seem to start falling into place. But appearances can be deceiving. Is this majestic creature our would-be impaler? Listen and find out!
Welcome to episode 1 of our second Monster of the Week arc! This week, the crew is reunited at the local Renaissance fair to investigate a murder most foul. An employee stabbed through the chest in the woods... reports of a massive, 4 legged creature. Can Vincent buy his way into the festival...the free festival? Probably. Will that help us solve the murder? Who knows. Thanks for listening!