Season 3 launches with a new format: every episode, one host picks a personal film and the other watches it for the first time. Then they come together to unpack what it meant back then — and what it says now.

To kick things off, Kit picks The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, a 2005 coming-of-age film about four best friends who spend their first summer apart — connected only by a magical pair of jeans. But this isn’t just about pants. It’s a story about grief, growing up, and the unspoken ways friendship holds people together.

Kit shares why the film meant so much to her as a teenager, while Cade — who usually leans toward stylized horror and arthouse indies — watches it for the first time. What follows is a real-time reappraisal of a film that’s often overlooked, despite being emotionally layered and deeply sincere.

🎥 The Film
Directed by Ken Kwapis and based on Ann Brashares' novel, Sisterhood follows four storylines:

• Lena (Alexis Bledel) falls in love while visiting family in Greece.

• Tibby (Amber Tamblyn) befriends a younger girl with terminal illness.

• Carmen (America Ferrera) confronts her absentee father.

• Bridget (Blake Lively) uses soccer and a summer fling to avoid her grief.

  
  

Each arc hits different emotional notes — some subtle, some devastating. Kit talks about how rare it was to see this kind of emotional range in teen girls on screen. Cade, meanwhile, was surprised by how heavy it gets — in a good way.

💬 What They Talk About

• Why this film deserves more critical respect — beyond nostalgia.

• The strength of Ferrera and Tamblyn’s performances.

• Cade’s mixed feelings on the “magic jeans” metaphor.

• How grief, abandonment, and identity are handled without over-explaining.