We were unprepared for the events of this episode!!! (TW: Bullying, Death, Suicide, Self Harm, Poisoning, Acting Down Boots)
The fire at Zhen Huan's palace is out, but the scheming is on! And just like that.... one of the most iconic girls winds up in the Cold Palace and discovers the truth. But when two girls pass away suddenly, two girls get promoted. That's show business, baby!
Then our hosts Trenty and Big Westi get into the whispers going around the palace as well as a group language challenge listing all the Cowboy Carter tracks in a row without looking.
We would like to begin by apologizing to Gandhi, Muhammad Ali, Songzhi, and to our fans for keeping you waiting this long!
This week our hosts are joined by another iconic Texas dancing diva Billie Doll!
It's snowy outside and the girls are playing, while Cao Guiren entertains her delusions of grandeur. Things shake up as Miss O'Delice enters the palace and wastes no time getting right to the center of the drama. And for this week's language challenge, Trenty gets dragged straight to hell.
Why did they have to drag Hangzhou like that??? Our hosts Trenty and Big Westi are joined by THEE winner of SOS (Stay On Stage), China's premiere dancing diva and Beyonce Beehive commander, Zora!
Suddenly, it's winter again, but the Emperor is getting HEATED on these issurectionists. Hua Fei's brother finds himself digging his own grave, meanwhile Hua Fei is betrayed by a close confidant. Will Shen Meizhuang finally get her revenge? Is Randall a suitable name for the Empress' gay best friend? And what should the new intro song for the podcast be?
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This week's challenge inspired by Luke teach Chinese (@lukechinese78)
What is a wife? A concubine? A harem? A princess? What is the ideal three-way scenario? Our hosts Trenty and Big Westi are joined by historical drama enthusiast and murder mystery show runner Susan Clarke to really dig in to these essential questions. Big moves are being made in regards to the boy drama and Zhen Huan and her sister An Lingrong end up on Spooky Island. The 17th Prince looks dashing as the black Power Ranger and we play another round of "Listen!"
(And be sure to see Women Who Kill: A Detective Mystery on March 8-9th at The Pearl!)
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Our hosts Trenty and Big Westi enlist the help of local legend QianQian and her beautiful hands to guide them through the drama of episode 38. One of the girls gets a big promotion and you will NOT believe who it is! Zhen Huan continues to play it cool, despite the heat of the Summer Palace as Hua Fei acts the house down boots.
We spread some whispers in the palace and play a new game called "LISTEN!"
Big Westi and An Lingrong are clocking themselves honey, as we jump right into episode 37 of 甄嬛传. Cao Guiren shows off a new pin in the garden as she schemes with a new ally. Shen Meizhuang's sad girl JUMPS out when she finds herself jealous of her sister and Hua Fei almost breaks her comb.
Exclusively for our subscribers on AiFaDian and Spotify, Big Westi guides us on a tour of his apartment!
Daddy is very upset, so Zhen Huan is called up to make him feel better by meddling in state affairs. Hua Fei feels a little suspicious at the new turn of good fortune she is receiving. A lot of names are dropped and our hosts have literally no concept of who or what they are. But one thing is for certain - The Empress Dowager is MOTHER.
But he really loves the monkey....
The palace is completely unhinged as iconic guest Sarah returns with her bestie Natalie. They educate our hosts Trenty and Big Westi on some pretty important xiao qus and provide some super important observations on international relations. They ask the important questions: like, what would a Riverdale/ZHZ crossover series look like?
Finally, Sarah and Natalie demo a new game called: 你想看我发飙吗？（This challenge is inspired by two of our fav podcasts, "Very Delta" and "Las Culturistas")
What is that word that ends with OON????
Our hosts Trenty and Big Westi keep things sisterly as they dive deep into the stunts and gags from episode 34. It's winter again and Zhen Huan finally decides to stop being sad. Instead she leaves the girls a little bit very gagged. This throws the Empress and An Lingrong into a spiral as the Emperor is immediately obsessed.
We get some Whispers from some concubines and the library is open for Big Westi to attempt a reading challenge.
Guess who's back in the palace??? It's our Legendary friend of the pod Nick, also known as Bowen Kawakubo! (His debut was last October and this was recorded last May lol)
We get into the iconic episode by following the girls to the Cold Palace, making sure An Lingrong takes her Beijing Birth Control, and learning an iconic phrase in Chinese to use against your friends in times of need.
In the second episode of our double-wide premiere, our hosts Trenty and Big Westi are once again joined by Monte X. They compare the colors of their chrysanthemums and bemoan how sad Zhen Huan continues to be. Big Westi also attempts a rather heated game of 电话.
It's a double premiere - a double wide opening! Our hosts Trenty and Big Westi are joined by none other than the fabulous, magnanimous, intelligent, and sexy Monte!!! Together they dive deep into the action of episode 31, try to find the note to all the biggest hits, and give 10s to the house of Ninja's performance.
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Our hottest concubines gather to open season three with unedited chaos, without any sound effects.
And wait... is Big Westi beefing with Arctic Monkeys???
You heard it here first - Taylor Swift is a 甄学家 all thanks to our hosts Trenty and Big Westi.
Taylor takes some time away from the road to discuss ALL things drama, lewks, and language in episode 30. Sadly, our prayers did not work and Zhen Huan lost her child. She spends the majority of the episode lying down and reading the emperor down boots. Hua Fei chooses to serve more natural girl face and hair to beg for forgiveness, and Shen Mei Zhuang has a theory..... We get into your Whispers from the Palace and Taylor Swift reads gay erotica for our language challenge.
Welcome to White Gaze: Late Night!
Happy belated International Women's day to all the girlies in the palace except for Hua Gui Fei!
Mommy and Daddy (the Emperor and Empress) go on a field trip to the temple in order to pray for a boy dot com. Meanwhile, Hua Gui Fei is put in charge of the palace and she wastes no time cooking up some scorching hot drama. Will the bonds of sisterhood be enough to stop Hua Fei before she does too much damage?
Our hosts do a little snacking on the pod, plus Trenty does a topical game of Lost in Translation. Please send us your thoughts and Whispers to be included in future episodes!
It's been rough since Roly Poly Gui Ren's untimely passing, but no one seems to care except for Zhen Huan. The Empress has a migraine attack conveniently at the same time that Hua Fei's brother slays some war stuff and gets a promotion.... Qi Fei gets used by a handful of the girls without even realizing it and An Linrong continues to scheme. Shen Meizhuang is shocked and appalled, but might be getting back into the game. Big Westi also slays a language challenge (his tones may not be right, but he's always good to fill a blank/hole)
Get the tissues ready because we are literally cryinggggggggggggg!
Despite what previous legendary guests have said, we have lost all love in our hearts for Hua Fei after the evil she does in the palace this week. The emperor tries to apologize to one of the girls but she stands firm and gives him nooch. Zhen Huan has an extravagant birthday party and discovers she's setting trends all across the kingdom. Maybe that's why she has the courage to serve cunt while facing down one of her rivals in the garden. But if you have any cakes or cookies laying around, eat them. Eat them all now. You never really know if it will be your last....
Wait a moment!
Our hosts Trenty and big Westi are honored to be joined by Shanghai's very own Huang Hou, Beaverhausen! She gives us all the tea on historical makeup technicals, who is the queen on contouring in the palace, as well as laying out the most despicable conspiracy to be set upon the palace. We truly can not deal with what we learned on this day...
The Empress is scolded for not hiding the evidence, as Zhen Huan enjoys the beginnings of her new life as a mother. Hua Fei summons a new doctor from outside, but truly, can we even trust doctors anymore? (Note: of course we support science and doctors duh! But this was 1723!) Two of the girls get a promotion and yet, things have never felt so dangerous for our girls.
Inhale...... Hold......Exhale...... and STRIKE!
The good news is that Shen Meizhuang is finally using color on her lips. The bad news? The girls' relaxing stroll through the garden takes a deadly turn when Pine Nut leaps out in ferocious CGI. But then everyone quickly forgets about that when some more good news finally comes our way for Zhen Huan. Thank goodness Fuca Gui Ren isn't the main character... Things indicate our subscribers may be getting Zhen Huan Justice pt. 2 very soon, so make sure to like and subscribe!
This whole episode? It's chocolate...
Our hosts Trenty and Big Westi have HAD IT with the Emperor this week. A shocking discovery forces him to make a series of bad choices that ripple through the harem, ultimately resulting in 40 minutes of bullying Zhen Huan. An Lingrong is played around with and it looks like she's about to snap. We need to speak to the writers. Will anything good ever happen in the palace? Will we ever use allusion with an "a" correctly? Will we ever go back to the swing????
