77: Angel S1E22 “To Shanshu in LA”

About this episode

The hosts discuss the episode 'To Shanshu in LA' while exploring various tangents related to pop culture and mental health.

“Don’t believe everything you’re foretold.” Penny, Sam and Kara come together to talk about what’s in the box. Along the way, they veer into some great tangents, including Djo, Y2K makeup and fashion trends, To Live and Die in L.A., Doctor Who, Edna Mode and the impracticality of capes, Afroman, CPTSD, queer subtext, Buffyverse alums who appear on Supernatural, bystander effect, the Universal Signal for Help, The Good Place, and binary thinking. We’re going to be on a hiatus for a few weeks. We’ll be back in May covering the 1998 movie “Blade,” starring Wesley Snipes, before digging into the next seasons of Buffy and Angel, starting with Angel season 2, episode 1, “Judgement.” Keep Slaying! News Links/Referenced Links Original Trailer/WB Promo: Angel “To Shanshu in LA” Original Promo Djo - End Of Beginning (Official Audio) To Live and Die in L.A. | Rotten Tomatoes Signal for Help - Wikipedia The Lorehounds What's On Tonight Podcast The Rest Is History - Podcast BETH'S DEAD - Podcast Everything Everywhere Daily Podcast —---------------------------------------- Viewing Order BONUS - Blade Join the conversation! You can email or send a voice message to…

People in this episode

Hosts: Penny, Sam, Kara

Topics covered

• Buffyverse
• Angel
• pop culture
• queer subtext
• mental health
• fashion trends
• media references

Keywords

• Angel
• Buffy
• To Shanshu in LA
• Y2K makeup
• Doctor Who
• queer subtext
• CPTSD
• fashion trends
• Afroman
• bystander effect

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Good Place, Supernatural, Buffyverse, The Lorehounds, What's On Tonight Podcast, The Rest Is History - Podcast, Everything Everywhere Daily Podcast

Books & works: To Live and Die in L.A., Doctor Who

Places: L.A.

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