Join Sam and Natalia as they explore British film and TV, from badly aged sitcoms to acclaimed dramas.
Keep up with the podcast on Instagram, @learningbritishfilmtv.
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Join Sam and Natalia as they explore British film and TV, from badly aged sitcoms to acclaimed dramas.
Keep up with the podcast on Instagram, @learningbritishfilmtv.
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Sam and Natalia finish the FANTASTIC BEASTS trilogy with the third and (thank God) final film, THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE.
Five years after the events of the first film, Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) tasks Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) with a mission to help take down the dark wizard, Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp... wait, no, sorry, Mads Mikkelsen). Friendships will be tested. Love will be lost. Random plot developments will be quickly forgotten before Warner Bros try to forget this film series ever happened. Welcome to the end of the epically terrible FANTASTIC BEASTS trilogy.
Topics of conversation include Dumbledore's sexuality, the failed pentalogy, Steve Kloves and Steven Moffat, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Seamus Finnigan, Queenie's terrible characterisation, Ariana Dumbledore, rolling Rs, missing Katherine Waterston, the ship of Theseus, Donald Trump, and trans barmaids.
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• In "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", Sam and Natalia discuss the first film in the FANTASTIC BEASTS trilogy (On Spotify / On Apple).
• In "The Crimes of Grindelwald", Sam and Natalia discuss the second film in the FANTASTIC BEASTS trilogy (On Spotify / On Apple).
‘Learning British: A Film and TV Podcast’ (or just ‘Learning British’) is a weekly show hosted by Sam Brown, a born-and-bred Brit, and Natalia Brammen, a Polish immigrant living in the UK.
In each episode, Sam introduces Natalia to a new British film or TV show. From badly aged sitcoms to acclaimed dramas, they explore what these films and TV shows reveal about British culture, history, and identity.
You can keep up with the podcast on Instagram, YouTube, and Reddit.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/learningbritishfilmtv/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SkyWasTheRobot
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Sam and Natalia sit down to watch James Corden and Mathew Baynton action-comedy TV show: THE WRONG MANS.
THE WRONG MANS follows council workers Sam Pinkett (Mathew Baynton) and Phil Bourne (James Corden), both of whom become entangled in a far-fetched web of crime, conspiracy, and corruption after Pinkett answers a ringing mobile phone at the site of a car crash.
Topics of conversation include Edgar Wright, American action films with British characters, Hitchcock’s THE WRONG MAN, James Corden’s controversial behaviour, GAVIN & STACEY, Stephen Fry, the HOT FUZZ sequel in London, BABY DRIVER, the difference between a pub crawl and a bar crawl, HORRIBLE HISTORIES, meeting Dawn French, Benedict Wong, Chinese Alan, SHREK, and THE IT CROWD.
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‘Learning British: A Film and TV Podcast’ (or just ‘Learning British’) is a weekly show hosted by Sam Brown, a born-and-bred Brit, and Natalia Brammen, a Polish immigrant living in the UK.
In each episode, Sam introduces Natalia to a new British film or TV show. From badly aged sitcoms to acclaimed dramas, they explore what these films and TV shows reveal about British culture, history, and identity.
You can keep up with the podcast on Instagram, YouTube, and Reddit.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/learningbritishfilmtv/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SkyWasTheRobot
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Please, no, not another one! Sam and Natalia watch and review the next FANTASTIC BEASTS film: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD.
Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) and Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) attempt to take down the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp), reuniting with Newt's old friends: Generic Love Interest (Katherine Waterston), Why Are You Still Here (Dan Fogler), and Ezra Miller... for some reason. But at least this one has Hogwarts in it, right? Right?!
Sam and Natalia sit down and try to watch the second FANTASTIC BEASTS film.
Topics of conversation include Colin Farrell, empty theatres, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, Dementors, Dumbledore's relationship with Grindelwald, woke brownie points, THE CASUAL VACANCY, J. K. Rowling's bad worldbuilding, boring movies, Biblical genealogy, baby Corvus, Nagini, and transgender wizards.
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•In "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", Sam and Natalia discuss the first film in the FANTASTIC BEASTS trilogy (On Spotify / On Apple).
•In "The Cursed Child", Sam relays the plot of THE CURSED CHILD to Natalia (On Spotify / On Apple).
‘Learning British: A Film and TV Podcast’ (or just ‘Learning British’) is a weekly show hosted by Sam Brown, a born-and-bred Brit, and Natalia Brammen, a Polish immigrant living in the UK.
In each episode, Sam introduces Natalia to a new British film or TV show. From badly aged sitcoms to acclaimed dramas, they explore what these films and TV shows reveal about British culture, history, and identity.
You can keep up with the podcast on Instagram, YouTube, and Reddit.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/learningbritishfilmtv/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SkyWasTheRobot
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Sam and Natalia visit London's West End to watch BORN WITH TEETH.
BORN WITH TEETH is a play written by Liz Duffy Adams about the relationship between playwrights Christopher Marlowe (Ncuti Gatwa) and William Shakespeare (Edward Bluemel). Written in 2022, the play recently had its British premiere at the Wyndham's Theatre in London.
Sam and Natalia sit down to watch Ncuti Gat- wait, no, sorry, hang on, there's been a last-minute casting change...
Sam and Natalia sit down to watch Justice Ritchie and Edward Bluemel portray the two titanic literary forces of Elizabethan England.
Topics of conversation include the price of theatre tickets, DOCTOR FAUSTUS, Eurocentrism, understudies, Mozart and Salieri, differing expectations, the craft of writing, Marlowe's career as a spy, Shakespeare's biography, Bill Bryson, the length of modern plays, Eton, Rachel Zegler as Evita, CITIZEN KANE, and whether Shakespeare truly is the greatest writer of all time.
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‘Learning British: A Film and TV Podcast’ (or just ‘Learning British’) is a weekly show hosted by Sam Brown, a born-and-bred Brit, and Natalia Brammen, a Polish immigrant living in the UK.
In each episode, Sam introduces Natalia to a new British film or TV show. From badly aged sitcoms to acclaimed dramas, they explore what these films and TV shows reveal about British culture, history, and identity.
You can keep up with the podcast on Instagram, YouTube, and Reddit.
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After reading that stupid play, Sam and Natalia watch and review the next instalment of the HARRY POTTER film series: FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM.
Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne), a British wizard, arrives in 1920s New York City. After his magical suitcase is mistakenly picked up by Muggle ‘No-Maj’ Jacob Kowalski (Dan Fogler), the two become wrapped up in an evil scheme perpetrated by infamous Dark Wizard, Gellert Grindelwald (Colin Farrell/Johnny Depp). With the help of Auror Tina Goldstein (Katherine Waterston), Newt and Jacob must do something-something fantasy, something-something boring, something-something this one doesn’t even have Hogwarts in it, so who cares?
Sam and Natalia sit down to watch (and nap through) the first FANTASTIC BEASTS film.
Topics of conversation include J. K. Rowling writing her first screenplay, David Yates, THE POLAR EXPRESS, Comic Relief, Polish name pronunciation, Saint George's Cross, Pokemon, the British class system, donuts and Fat Thursday, Ezra Miller, HARRY POTTER lore, bad editing, J. K. Rowling's views on LOLITA, ALL IN THE FAMILY and Archie Bunker, Newt's costume design, and the TARDIS.
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‘Learning British: A Film and TV Podcast’ (or just ‘Learning British’) is a weekly show hosted by Sam Brown, a born-and-bred Brit, and Natalia Brammen, a Polish immigrant living in the UK.
In each episode, Sam introduces Natalia to a new British film or TV show. From badly aged sitcoms to acclaimed dramas, they explore what these films and TV shows reveal about British culture, history, and identity.
You can keep up with the podcast on Instagram, YouTube, and Reddit.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SkyWasTheRobot
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Natalia introduces Sam to the mockumentary sitcom that everyone won't stop recommending to him: THIS COUNTRY.
Created and written by Daisy May Cooper and Charlie Cooper, the show focuses on the day-to-day lives of two cousins, Kerry (Daisy May Cooper) and Kurtan Mucklowe (Charlie Cooper), living in a rural village in the Cotswolds. Sam and Natalia sit down to watch all three series and nineteen episodes of THIS COUNTRY.
Topics of conversation include Gloucestershire (of course), the Jonas Brothers, Nicholas Angle, curtains, milking cows, the finale of THE OFFICE, interrupting co-hosts, the end of sitcoms, THE HOBBIT, dating in a small village, AM I BEING UNREASONABLE?, Bebo, clever writing, insulting Cardiff, loving Wales, Michael Sleggs, and the chances of getting another Christmas special.
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‘Learning British: A Film and TV Podcast’ (or just ‘Learning British’) is a weekly show hosted by Sam Brown, a born-and-bred Brit, and Natalia Brammen, a Polish immigrant living in the UK.
In each episode, Sam introduces Natalia to a new British film or TV show. From badly aged sitcoms to acclaimed dramas, they explore what these films and TV shows reveal about British culture, history, and identity.
You can keep up with the podcast on Instagram, YouTube, and Reddit.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/learningbritishfilmtv
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SkyWasTheRobot
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After reviewing all the HARRY POTTER films, Sam and Natalia revisit the unofficially official eighth instalment of the Wizarding World: THE CURSED CHILD.
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD follows Albus Severus Potter (originally played by Sam Clemmett), the son of Harry Potter (originally played by Jamie Parker). After struggling to fit in at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Albus teams up with Scorpius Malfoy (originally played by Alex Price) to avenge the death of Cedric Diggory.
The play was written by Jack Throne, from a story co-developed by J. K. Rowling and John Tiffany. HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD began playing at the West End in 2016, with a print and digital release of the full script published soon after. Reactions to the play from fans and general audiences have varied.
Sam sits Natalia down to explain the plot of this controversial play, while trying to prevent his head exploding.
Topics of conversation include Palace Theatre, HAMILTON, the prospect of a HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD film adaptation with the original cast, Tom Felton, that terrible epilogue, Elon Musk, Kings Cross Station, Jack Thorne, Zoella and Joe Sugg, nostalgia bait, Voldemort’s illegitimate child, stupid fantasy names, Time Turners and fixed timelines, Delphi Diggory, SPIDER-MAN and cringe Marvel dialogue, trans rights, Hagrid’s birthday cake, the Trolley Witch, Washington D.C., the Triwizard Tournament, Hufflepuff Death Eaters, and neoliberalism.
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‘Learning British: A Film and TV Podcast’ (or just ‘Learning British’) is a weekly show hosted by Sam Brown, a born-and-bred Brit, and Natalia Brammen, a Polish immigrant living in the UK.
In each episode, Sam introduces Natalia to a new British film or TV show. From badly aged sitcoms to acclaimed dramas, they explore what these films and TV shows reveal about British culture, history, and identity.
You can keep up with the podcast on Instagram, YouTube, and Reddit.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/learningbritishfilmtv
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SkyWasTheRobot
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/learningbritish
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'Learning British: A Film and TV Podcast' (or just 'Learning British') is a weekly show hosted by Sam Brown, a born-and-bred Brit, and Natalia Brammen, a Polish immigrant living in the UK.
In each episode, Sam introduces Natalia to a new British film or TV show. From badly aged sitcoms to acclaimed dramas, they explore what these films and TV shows reveal about British culture, history, and identity.
You can keep up with the podcast on Instagram, YouTube, and Reddit.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/learningbritishfilmtv
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SkyWasTheRobot
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/learningbritish
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Sam and Natalia watch and review Netflix's new cosy crime murder mystery, THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB.
THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB follows four elderly amateur sleuths who attempt to solve a murder in their luxurious Cooper's Chase retirement village. The film stars Helen Mirren as Elizabeth Best, Pierce Brosnan as Ron Ritchie, Ben Kingsley as Ibrahim Arif, Celia Imrie as Joyce Meadowcroft, and David Tennant as Ian Ventham.
Topics of conversation include Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, KNIVES OUT, Richard Osman's original novel, Einstein's theory of relativity, Sam's "Ever Since Mom Died" theory of bad movie exposition, Pierce Brosnan's pronouns, school plays, predicting the mystery using Roger Ebert’s Law of the Economy of Characters, elephants in boxes, Polish representation in British media, Adrien Brody's accent in THE BRUTALIST, unforgivable Bogdan changes, and PERCY JACKSON.
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Sam and Natalia watch, review, and rank all eight HARRY POTTER films. And, yes, they're all bad.
The Sorcerer's Stone: 00:32 - 33:22
The Chamber of Secrets: 33:22 - 01:01:59
The Prisoner of Azkaban: 01:01:59 - 01:11:30
The Goblet of Fire: 01:11:30 - 01:42:12
The Order of the Phoenix: 01:42:12 - 02:06:48
The Half-blood Prince: 02:06:48 - 02:22:55
The Deathly Hallows (Part 1): 02:22:55 - 03:22:45
The Deathly Hallows (Part 2): 03:22:45 - 04:47:19
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After rewatching THE IT CROWD, Sam and Natalia look back at Dylan Moran and Graham Linehan's sitcom, BLACK BOOKS.
BLACK BOOKS is a British sitcom created by Dylan Moran and Graham Linehan, starring Moran as Bernard Black, Bill Bailey as Manny Bianco, and Tamsin Greig as Fran Katzenjammer. The series, set in the eponymous London bookshop, follows a grouchy and misanthropic shopkeeper after he gains a new employee. BLACK BOOKS ran for three series (eighteen episodes) from 2000 to 2004.
Topics of conversation include memes, ITV's PLAYING NICE and that "Theo!" advert, following private Instagram accounts, experimental and surreal humour, Basil Fawlty, travelling to Dublin, the set of NORMAL PEOPLE, unreleased pilot episodes, Collinge & Clark, and all these actors: Nick Frost, David Walliams, Rob Brydon, Jessica Hynes, Simon Pegg, Olivia Coleman, Lucy Davis, Alice Lowe, and Peter Serafinowicz (yes, really, they're all in this!).
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Sam and Natalia finish their series reviewing the HARRY POTTER film series by watching THE DEATHLY HALLOWS - PART 2.
Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) continues his quest to find and destroy Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes alongside his best friends, Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson).
Topics of conversation include Ron’s characterisation, Robert Galbraith, lost causes, Reddit and Tumblr, the Goblin bankers, YA fiction, Potter Puppet Pals, Stephen King, dishes in the sink, Jojo Rabbit, Toblerone, child actors, the Divergent factions, Amnesty International, the anti-trans movement, and that god-awful epilogue.
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After finishing GARTH MARENGHI'S DARKPLACE, Sam and Natalia watch all four series of THE IT CROWD.
THE IT CROWD is a British television sitcom originally broadcast by Channel 4, written and directed by... sigh... Graham Linehan. Set within the IT department of fictional company Reynholm Industries, the series stars Richard Ayoade, Chris O'Dowd, Katherine Parkinson, Chris Morris, Matt Berry, and Noel Fielding.
Since its release, THE IT CROWD has developed a large cult fandom. However, the show has since come under fire for a controversial anti-trans episode, "The Speech" (S3E4), as well as the behind-the-scenes actions of the writer. Sam and Natalia watch all 25 episodes of the show to see what went wrong in the mind of Graham Linehan.
Topics of conversation include THE MIGHTY BOOSH, big egos, "Did you see that ludicrous display last night?", badly aged episodes, sexism, FRIENDS, musicals, COUNTDOWN, not being a fan of football, Twitter, the Titan submersible implosion, "FAAAAAATHEEER!", and BLACK BOOKS.
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Sam and Natalia watch and review the penultimate film in the series, THE DEATHLY HALLOWS - PART 1.
Harry Potter's (Daniel Radcliffe) seventh and final year at Hogwarts is interrupted by Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes), whose quest for immortality has brought suffering and chaos across the Wizarding World. Alongside best friends Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson), Harry must find and destroy the mythical Horcruxes that are keeping He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named alive.
Topics of conversation include Piccadilly Circus, video games, THE HUNGER GAMES, controversial opinions, the dance scene, Orson Welles, the end of Dobby, M. Night Shyamalan's KNOCK AT THE CABIN, splitting the book into two movies, CORALINE, Boromir's death in THE LORD OF THE RINGS, the Three Brothers, Hitchcock, the Time-Turners, bad worldbuilding, Reddit and Tumblr, Algerian boxers, J. K. Rowling's tweets, deleted scenes with the Dursleys, Polish TV, HOT FUZZ on ITV, queer coding, and training AI on our podcast.
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"Two words: telekinesis."
GARTH MARENGHI'S DARKPLACE is a horror parody series following fictional horror author Garth Marenghi (Matthew Holness) and his TV show DARKPLACE, presented as real in-universe, with commentary from producer Dean Learner (Richard Ayoade), actor Todd Rivers (Matt Berry), and actress Madeleine Wool (Alice Lowe).
Discontinued after poor viewing figures, GARTH MARENGHI'S DARKPLACE has since gained a cult following. Sam and Natalia sit down to watch and review all six episodes.
Topics of conversation include woke, DIRTY DANCING: HAVANA NIGHTS, memes, Graham Linehan, TERRORTOME, broccoli, THE IT CROWD, Stephen King, "I know writers who use subtext, and they're all cowards", acting range, 1980s British television, books, classic DOCTOR WHO, and the movie adaptation.
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Sam and Natalia continue their series reviewing HARRY POTTER by looking back at the sixth film, THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE.
Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) begins his sixth year at Hogwarts with his best friends, Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson). After finding a mysterious textbook owned by "The Half-Blood Prince", Harry works with Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore to find a way to stop Lord Voldemort's ascent to power.
Topics of conversation include Sam and Natalia's rendition of Earth, Wind & Fire's 'September', the Millennium Bridge, the British Prime Minister, the Slitheen, Michael Gambon's performance, Ginny, Muggles, shipping Harry and Luna, and those bad spin-off movies with Eddie Redmayne.
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Sam and Natalia look back at the hit Channel 4 TV drama, IT’S A SIN.
IT’S A SIN follows a group of gay men who move to London in the 1980s, depicting their lives across the ensuing decade as the HIV/AIDS virus begins to spread.
The show stars Olly Alexander (Ritchie Tozer), Omari Douglas (Roscoe Babatunde), Callum Scott Howells (Colin Morris-Jones), Lydia West (Jill Baxter), Nathaniel Curtis (Ash Mukherjee), David Carlyle (Gregory "Gloria" Finch), Tracy-Ann Oberman (Carol Carter), Neil Patrick Harris (Henry Coltrane), and Stephen Fry (Arthur Garrison MP).
The five-episode limited series was acclaimed during its initial release in 2021, becoming the most binge-watched show on the All 4 streaming service. But does it still hold up?
Topics of conversation include Russell T Davies, DOCTOR WHO, the coronavirus pandemic, the meaning of the word "gangbuster", slay, the Slitheen, that Dalek scene, likeable characters, PHILADELPHIA, Dursley McLinden, reading out Reddit comments, death scenes, and writing history.
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Sam and Natalia continue their series reviewing HARRY POTTER by looking back at the fifth film, THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX.
Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) begins his fifth year at Hogwarts with his best friends, Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson). After the Ministry of Magic take control of their school, Harry recruits his fellow classmates to fight against the return of Lord Voldemort.
Topics of conversation include David Yates, bad colour grading, Arthur Weasley, prophecies, the Cho Chang controversy, differences with the book, Sam and Natalia shipping Harry and Luna, truth serums, Dolores Umbridge and Imelda Staunton, CinemaSins, Alan Rickman's performance, J. K. Rowling's bad writing, Neville destroying all the time turners, young love, and whether this is the worst HARRY POTTER film.
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After reviewing series one of THE OFFICE, Sam and Natalia watch and react to series two.
THE OFFICE is a British mockumentary sitcom created, written, and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Series two of THE OFFICE follows David Brent (Ricky Gervais) as he battles to keep his job in Slough. Sam and Natalia sit down to watch and review the entire second series, including the Christmas specials.
Topics of conversation include AFTER LIFE, Natalia's hatred for Dawn, Ricky Gervais's fall from grace, Daniel Day-Lewis, NIGHT OF THE MUSEUM, Michael Scott's departure from the American version, method acting, the microphone scene, jump scares, uncomfortable laughs, and the finale of THE OFFICE.
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After reviewing the first three HARRY POTTER movies, Sam and Natalia watch and react to THE GOBLET OF FIRE.
Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) begins his fourth year with Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson). After Harry is chosen to compete in the Triwizard Tournament, he joins forces with Hufflepuff student Cedric Diggory (Robert Pattinson) to investigate a dark conspiracy at Hogwarts.
Topics of conversation include our Homer and Marge impressions, Dumbledore screaming “Did you put your name in the Goblet of Fire?!”, tonal shifts, CITIZEN KANE, normies, Mike Newell, Rita Skeeter, little elf boys, bad CGI, David Tennant, the ending, PRINCE OF PERSIA, Neville replacing Dobby, SPEW (the Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare), Natalia’s defence of the controversial elf subplot, “My boy!”, Voldemort’s return, THE CURSED CHILD, the new HUNGER GAMES book, and Natalia breaking up with Sam over his objectively correct HARRY POTTER opinions.
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