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Let me know what questions you have for this month's monthly chat!

Things I will be covering:

His Dark Materials: 3x06-3x08 

Wednesday: 1x05-1x08

Tales of the Jedi: 1x01-1x06

The Last of Us: 1x01-1x03 

Classic Who: "The Hand of Fear" & "The Deadly Assassin" 

Supernatural: 7x07-7x10

Obi-Wan Kenobi: 1x01 

Star Trek: 3x11-3x14

Mulan

Ghostbusters: Afterlife 

*The Monthly Chat will be recorded on February 26th so please have your questions in by then. 

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Thomas Corp

Tales of the Jedi: Question 1: Any further thoughts on how this show presented in a visual medium more of Count Dooku’s backstory, and with it why he fell to the Dark Side and became a Sith Lord? Question 2: Mace Windu claimed ignorance in the idea of his being offered the council seat prior to his and Dooku’s mission. I believe he’s genuine in that, though the episode is deliberately vague on the subject. Looking back on it what’s your thoughts? Obi-Wan Kenobi: The score for this is great in that Natalie Holt provides a score that feels like a modern film score, yet still feels in the vein of the classic John Williams scores of the films, anchored by the primary theme for Obi-Wan composed by John himself. What's been your opinion of the score of what you’ve seen of the show? Supernatural: Anything further you wish to say about Bobby? Anything further that you would like to say about him, how wonderful he is, or just in general, anything further you care to add to what you’ve said previously? And again, what happened to Bobby, I’m so sorry. Wednesday: Question 1: Anything further you care to say about Eugene? Question 2: A major highlight of the show was the blossoming friendship between Wednesday and Enid. Any further observations of the two girls’ friendship in general, and the wonderful chemistry between Jenna Ortega and Emma Myers? Question 3: The question of the Sheriff and how much he knew about Tyler being the Hyde is something of a question mark at the end of the season. My thoughts are he had to have suspected on some level and was in denial. How much, a lot or a little, and did he know he was in denial, that I would be interested in exploring further. Reflecting on it, what’s your read on the Sheriff and how aware or unaware do you believe he was? Question 4: You expressed disappointment over Tyler being the Hyde, particularly given how he seemed to be most interested in getting therapy and working through his problems. Upon hearing you express that, I found myself agreeing with you. Anything further you wish to say about how disappointed you were in Tyler being the Hyde? The Last of Us: Question 1: Any further thoughts, comments, or just anything further you have to say about the Bill and Frank episode? Question 2: A strength of this show, I've felt is how they’ve created strong investment in characters in short amount of time. For instance, Bill and Frank in their episode, Tess in the episodes she was in, and then there’s Sarah who only appeared in the first half of the first episode, and her death is a devastating moment. Your thoughts on how this show has exhibited excellent character focus and getting us to invest in characters, despite, in some cases, very minimal screentime? Question 3: Something I've liked about the show is that in the present-day scenes, no one fully knows how the pandemic started, such as when Joel tells the story to Ellie, he even states that it’s his best guess. Now we the audience are given information that the characters do not possess, but the characters remain in the dark about a lot of it. What's your thoughts on the characters information or lack thereof concerning the nature of how the pandemic started? Mulan: Question 1: As you and I both discovered, a major difference between this film and the animated film was Mulan was already a highly skilled warrior in this version, which I'm told is accurate to the original ballad. It still pulled me out of the film some due to how over the top it was presented. Looking back on it, do you have any further thoughts or comments on Mulan’s skills as a warrior in the film and/or the presentation of said skills? Question 2: You mentioned hoping that the other soldiers would have seen through Mulan’s ruse and not particularly cared that she was a woman. Upon hearing you say that I found myself in agreement with you. Supposing they had gone with that idea, how would it have affected your perception of the film? Question 3: The film ends before it shows what decision Mulan made. In your opinion, what decision do you feel Mulan ultimately made? Ghostbusters Afterlife: Question 1: Overall, how would you say you felt the film did in honoring the legacy of Harold Ramis, and by extension, Egon Spengler, your favorite Ghostbuster? Question 2: I found it interesting that although it’s clear Egon is the father of Carrie Coon’s character, the film chose not to reveal who her mother is. The only information given about that is whoever her mother is, it’s, highly regrettably, not Janine. What do you say about how the film left that aspect of the film a question mark? Disney Live-Action Remakes: Question 1: Overall, how would you describe and summarize your thoughts and feelings in having gone through the journey these past several months of seeing the Disney remakes? Question 2: Now a question I've saved for the end of our Disney journey. When I saw Aladdin in the theater, there were a lot of kids who loved the film far more than all the adults in the theater; like they really got into it. Sometime afterwards, my mom commented on that saying it made sense that the kids enjoyed it more by saying something to the effect of, “Well, we can’t unsee the cartoon.” and I think that there is perhaps some truth to that. Which is what I'm now asking you. Do you think that the primary reason for the mixed reception of the Disney remakes, from the adult audience anyway, is because of we’re too attached to the original animated films; that we’ve had decades of emotional attachment that makes it harder for some of us to appreciate the remakes on their own merits?

Jenny Chalek

I assume this is January 2023, unless you're going back in time a year, LOL. Classic Who: Hand of Fear: It has one of Sarah Jane's most iconic lines, "Eldrad MUST live." Lis Sladen was constantly asked to do the line at conventions and things. Also, I understand what you mean in that we didn't get much closure for Sarah Jane's departure, I guess that's why it's fun to then watch the episode School Reunion, where she confronts the doctor with the fact that he left her in Aberdeen instead of Croydon, and how she didn't understand why he never came back. So do you have any further thoughts on the impact of this episode? Tales of the Jedi: How heartbreaking was that episode where Anakin kept pushing Ahsoka through that brutal trial by combat at the hands of the clones, only for it to come full circle when she was facing extermination at their hands? Any further thoughts about it?

Jenny Chalek

Last of Us, episode 3: I always get super excited when there is an lgbtqia romance in a show or movie, even though such representation is becoming more common. I remember when I was a young adult in the 90s being so excited about Xena and Gabrielle's suggested romance (they were subtle about it, but it was there). Nowadays, if they remade it, the romance would probably be front and center. What are your thoughts on lgbtqia representation in shows these days, and do you think there's been much backlash, given the Don't Say Gay law in Florida (and now they're trying to pass one here in Kentucky where I live)?

Paul Hayes

A Classic Who question for you... Do you think it's possible that the real reason the Doctor was so certain he couldn't - or wouldn't - take Sarah to Gallifrey is because he remembered only too well what happened the last time his companions ended up there, when Jamie and Zoe had their memories wiped? I imagine he couldn't bear the idea of it happening again.