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Once Upon a Time 519 | Sisters Recap This week on our Happily Ever After podcast we discuss sisters, mothers, and brothers in Once Upon a Time episode 519, “Sisters”. Cora returns and we find her at her best and her worst. Zelena finally meets her “wicked” mother in the underworld for some much needed resolution. And that resolution is given even more weight after we see how she treated a young Zelena, and young Regina, back in Enchanted Forest. We also discuss the very quick resolution to the James and David story, which seemed to play second fiddle and was a bit anti-climactic. But that said, the ending with its return of a scheming Rumple and his own “wicked” father sets up next week and the quickly approaching end of the Underworld storyline. They introduced Mulan as a lesbian character during her story with Aurora a few seasons ago, but here we found that it is Ruby and Dorothy who fall in love, ending in the patented True Loves Kiss. We both enjoyed how romantic their love was and even dive into some

Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD 317 | The Team Recap On this weeks Agents of Steranko podcast we discuss “The Team”, episode 17 of Agents of SHIELD season 3. Daisy and her Secret Warriors unite to rescue Coulson and the team from the clutches of HiveWard, but it’s the mole within that made this such a terrific episode. SHIELD continues to be a really engaging drama, and the twists and turns as the team spirals into paranoia over who has been turned by Hive were absolutely thrilling. This episode did a terrific job of setting up what should be a fantastic drive to the finale as they all deal with the newest “Fallen Agent”. Check out the podcast below and show notes after the jump We love to hear from you. Join the discussion on our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/utternerdsense/ You can leave us e-mail feedback through feedback@utternerdsense.com You can find all our shows at http://utternerdsense.com/ Follow us on twitter Updates: @utternerdsense (https://twitter.com/utternerdsense).Jay: @dreamjae (

Once Upon a Time 518 | Ruby Slippers Recap This week on our Happily Ever After podcast we discuss Ruby and Dorothy as our first full gay romance in Once Upon a Time episode 517, “Her Handsome Hero”. They introduced Mulan as a lesbian character during her story with Aurora a few seasons ago, but here we found that it is Ruby and Dorothy who fall in love, ending in the patented True Loves Kiss. We both enjoyed how romantic their love was and even dive into some of the queer history that has surrounded the Dorothy character for almost a century. Check out the podcast below and show notes after the jump We love to hear from you. Join the discussion on our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/utternerdsense/ You can leave us e-mail feedback through feedback@utternerdsense.com You can find all our shows at http://utternerdsense.com/ Follow us on twitter Updates: @utternerdsense (https://twitter.com/utternerdsense).Jay: @dreamjae (https://twitter.com/dreamjae)Matt @emmafrost8 (https://twitter.com/emmafros

Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD 316 | Paradise Lost Recap On this weeks Agents of Steranko podcast we discuss “Paradise Lost”, episode 16 of Agents of SHIELD season 3. A lot of history is uncovered as we see the inner workings of the Hydra stone ceremony and it’s ties to The Ancient, aka HiveWard, SquidWard, Alveus, The Entity. Daisy and Lincoln also find more clues about HiveWard from James, an inhuman who was banished by Jai-Ying. Meanwhile Coulson and the rest run into Mister Giyera and it does not go well. We discuss a lot about Hydra and the history of the Ancient, our take on the latest death (not my favorite), and our excitement over the ending that will bring us the Secret Warriors next week. Check out the podcast below and show notes after the jump We love to hear from you. Join the discussion on our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/utternerdsense/ You can leave us e-mail feedback through feedback@utternerdsense.com You can find all our shows at http://utternerdsense.com/ Follow us on twitte

Once Upon a Time 517 | Her Handsome Hero Recap This week on our Happily Ever After podcast we discuss the return of Gaston as Belle and Rumple try to save their baby in Once Upon a Time episode 517, “Her Handsome Hero”. Belle goes to Rumple to get his help in dealing with the deal he has made for their child, but Hades has his own deal he wants to make with Belle. There is a lot of talk about light and dark magic and whether the dark can be used for good and we talk about all the complex, and sometimes contrary arguments they all make across the episode. Check out the podcast below and show notes after the jump We love to hear from you. Join the discussion on our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/utternerdsense/ You can leave us e-mail feedback through feedback@utternerdsense.com You can find all our shows at http://utternerdsense.com/ Follow us on twitter Updates: @utternerdsense (https://twitter.com/utternerdsense).Jay: @dreamjae (https://twitter.com/dreamjae)Matt @emmafrost8 (https://twitter.

Agents of SHIELD 315 | Spacetime Recap On this weeks Agents of Steranko podcast we discuss “Spacetime”, the amazing episode 15 of Agents of SHIELD season 3. Daisy gets a glimpse of the future in a terrific episode that sees HiveWard come out of the shadows, an emotional goodbye to Andrew and some clues to the exploding spaceship that we saw a few episodes ago. This episode showed SHIELD at the top of its game, with an amazing script from Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen and direction by Kevin Tancharoen. Check out the podcast below and show notes after the jump We love to hear from you. Join the discussion on our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/utternerdsense/ You can leave us e-mail feedback through feedback@utternerdsense.com You can find all our shows at http://utternerdsense.com/ Follow us on twitter Updates: @utternerdsense (https://twitter.com/utternerdsense).Jay: @dreamjae (https://twitter.com/dreamjae) Help us out! If you enjoyed the show, you can really help us by subscribing and gi

Once Upon a Time 516 | Our Decay Recap This week on our Happily Ever After podcast we discuss the return of Zelena and her surprising relationship with Hades in Once Upon a Time episode 516, “Our Decay”. We got a lot of answers in this episode about the Underworld and Hades as he and Zelena dive right into a romantic comedy. Snow White and Charming also have a really fun little side story about “level 1 hauntings.” A lot of unexpected turns happened in “Our Decay” and we couldn’t stop talking about it, so enjoy this super-sized episode. Check out the podcast below and show notes after the jump We love to hear from you. Join the discussion on our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/utternerdsense/ You can leave us e-mail feedback through feedback@utternerdsense.com You can find all our shows at http://utternerdsense.com/ Follow us on twitter Updates: @utternerdsense (https://twitter.com/utternerdsense).Jay: @dreamjae (https://twitter.com/dreamjae)Matt @emmafrost8 (https://twitter.com/emmafrost8) He

Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD 314 | Watchdogs Recap On this weeks Agents of Steranko podcast we discuss “Watchdogs”, episode 14 of Agents of SHIELD season 3. After last weeks emotional exit of Bobbi and Hunter, we turn the focus squarely on character. Mack (Henry Simmons) is visiting his disillusioned brother as an anti-inhuman terrorist hate group strikes. Daisy is confronted with how far she will go to stop the Watchdogs and Lincoln joins Coulson for the last step in his SHIELD evaluation. We chat about the smart decision to focus on diving deeper into the remaining characters and of course, Mack and his “shotgun-axe”. Check out the podcast below and show notes after the jump We love to hear from you. Join the discussion on our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/utternerdsense/ You can leave us e-mail feedback through feedback@utternerdsense.com You can find all our shows at http://utternerdsense.com/ Follow us on twitter Updates: @utternerdsense (https://twitter.com/utternerdsense).Jay: @dreamjae

Once Upon A Time 515 | The Brother Jones Recap This week on our Happily Ever After podcast we discuss Killian Jones and his brother Liam in episode 15, “The Brother Jones”. Though the plot doesn’t make a lot of movement, we deal with the aftermath of saving Captain Hook (Colin O’Donoghue) as he struggles with whether he deserves to be saved. Check out the podcast below and show notes after the jump We love to hear from you. Join the discussion on our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/utternerdsense/ You can leave us e-mail feedback through feedback@utternerdsense.com You can find all our shows at http://utternerdsense.com/ Follow us on twitter Updates: @utternerdsense (https://twitter.com/utternerdsense).Jay: @dreamjae (https://twitter.com/dreamjae)Matt @emmafrost8 (https://twitter.com/emmafrost8) Help us out! If you enjoyed the show, you can really help us by subscribing and giving us a rate and review on iTunes. You can find our Once Upon a Time podcast at our iTunes feed https://itunes.apple.

Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD 313 | Parting Shot Recap On this weeks Agents of Steranko podcast we discuss “Parting Shot”, episode 13 of Agents of SHIELD season 3. We focus on Bobbi Morse(Adrianne Palicki) and Amadeus Ravenclaw Hunter (Nick Blood) as they head off towards the spinoff Marvel’s Most Wanted. We chat about some of their best moments in the episode, our thoughts about their impact on SHIELD, and lay out everything we know about Most Wanted. Check out the podcast below and show notes after the jump We love to hear from you. Join the discussion on our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/utternerdsense/ You can leave us e-mail feedback through feedback@utternerdsense.com You can find all our shows at http://utternerdsense.com/ Follow us on twitter Updates: @utternerdsense (https://twitter.com/utternerdsense).Jay: @dreamjae (https://twitter.com/dreamjae) Help us out! If you enjoyed the show, you can really help us by subscribing and giving us a rate and review on iTunes. You can find our Marve

Once Upon a Time 514 | Devil’s Due Recap This week on our Happily Ever After podcast we discuss the return of Milah (Rachel Shelley), Rumple’s wife and the mother of Neal. We get some nice backstory with Rumplestiltskin (Robert Carlyle) as his history of dealmaking is coming back to haunt him, all the way back to his very first one. Also, Emma (Jennifer Morrison) finally finds Killian Jones (Colin O’Donoghue), but their reunion isn’t the end of their trip to Underbrooke when they find who Hades has named upon the 3 gravestones. Check out the podcast below and show notes after the jump We love to hear from you. Join the discussion on our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/utternerdsense/ You can leave us e-mail feedback through feedback@utternerdsense.com You can find all our shows at http://utternerdsense.com/ Follow us on twitter Updates: @utternerdsense (https://twitter.com/utternerdsense).Jay: @dreamjae (https://twitter.com/dreamjae)Matt @emmafrost8 (https://twitter.com/emmafrost8) Help us out

Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD 312 | Inside Man Recap On this weeks Agents of Steranko podcast we discuss “Inside Man”, episode 11 of Agents of SHIELD season 3. Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) and General Talbot (Adrian Pasdar) head to an alien symposium hoping to find Gideon Malick’s allies. We always love when the gang heads out on spy missions, and this one doesn’t let us down. Talbot is a fun foil for Coulson and we also get the surprising return of Carl Creel, The Absorbing Man. With Bobbi sneaking around the outside of buildings, May sneaking in and out of hotel rooms, and Hunter bringing along some extra fire power we couldn’t have asked for more in this fun and engaging episode. Coulson and Fitz have returned from Maveth and are on the hunt for Gideon Malick. Grant Ward has also returned, but the Hydra entity “Hive” has taken over, and he is hungry. And finally, The Secret Warriors come together with the return of Joey Gutierrez and the addition of Yo-Yo Rodriguez as the team heads to Bogota, Columbia. This wa

Once Upon a Time 513 | Labor of Love Recap This week on our Happily Ever After podcast we find that Hercules is stuck in the Underworld with his own unfinished business and he has a past with Snow White. Bailee Madison returns as the young Princess Snow White and needs to learn how to become a brave leader. Luckily she has a demigod wandering the nearby forest to help train her in the bow, and more importantly in how to lead and inspire her people. We also get some great character movement as Ginnifer Goodwin gets to throw off the cautious cloak of Mary Margaret and return to the fearless bandit Snow White. Check out the podcast below and show notes after the jump We love to hear from you. Join the discussion on our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/utternerdsense/ You can leave us e-mail feedback through feedback@utternerdsense.com You can find all our shows at http://utternerdsense.com/ Follow us on twitter Updates: @utternerdsense (https://twitter.com/utternerdsense).Jay: @dreamjae (https://t

Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD 311 | Bouncing Back Recap With the winter break over, we are back with this weeks Agents of Steranko podcast and chatting up “Bouncing Back”, episode 11 of Agents of SHIELD season 3. Coulson and Fitz have returned from Maveth and are on the hunt for Gideon Malick. Grant Ward has also returned, but the Hydra entity “Hive” has taken over, and he is hungry. And finally, The Secret Warriors come together with the return of Joey Gutierrez and the addition of Yo-Yo Rodriguez as the team heads to Bogota, Columbia. This was a strong return with a surprising flash forward and a strong use of language as the SHIELD team goes global. Check out the podcast below and show notes after the jump We love to hear from you. Join the discussion on our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/utternerdsense/ You can leave us e-mail feedback through feedback@utternerdsense.com You can find all our shows at http://utternerdsense.com/ Follow us on twitter Updates: @utternerdsense (https://twitter.com

Once Upon a Time 512 | Souls Of The Departed Recap Once Upon a Time is back from it’s winter break with it’s 100th episode. On this weeks Happily Ever After podcast we follow Emma and the the entire Storybrooke team into the underworld on a mission to save Captain Hook in Season 5, Episode 12, “Souls of the Departed”. Everyone except Belle is on the hunt for Hook, but the focus of the 100th episode is placed squarely on Regina and her parents, Cora and Henry. We get more great scenes from Lana Parrilla and a few surprise quest appearances and expect more to come in the episodes ahead. Check out the podcast below and show notes after the jump We love to hear from you. Join the discussion on our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/utternerdsense/ You can leave us e-mail feedback through feedback@utternerdsense.com You can find all our shows at http://utternerdsense.com/ Follow us on twitter Updates: @utternerdsense (https://twitter.com/utternerdsense).Jay: @dreamjae (https://twitter.com/dreamjae)Mat

On this weeks Agents of Steranko podcast we chat up the winter finale “Maveth”, episode 10 of Agents of SHIELD season 3. The first half of this season comes to a dramatic conclusion that brings the Grant Ward versus Phil Coulson story to it’s inevitable end. Brett Dalton’s Grant Ward has gone from SHIELD golden boy to Hydra bad boy and it looks like he is ready for another amazing turn. As Fitz tries to find them all a way off the alien blue planet, Mack has taken over as Director and leads the Secret Warriors and the rest of the SHIELD team on a mission to save them all. There was a lot to love in this episode and we are chatting about it all in this extra long ninety minute episode! Check out the podcast below and show notes after the jump We love to hear from you. Join the discussion on our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/utternerdsense/ You can leave us e-mail feedback through feedback@utternerdsense.com You can find all our shows at http://utternerdsense.com/ Follow us on twitter Updates: 

On this weeks Happily Ever After podcast we talk about the Winter Finale “Swan Song”, episode 11 of Once Upon a Time Season 5. Dark Hook has brought all the Dark Ones into Storybrooke from the Underworld. Emma and Regina try to convince Killian that dooming all our heroes is a step back from his redemptive path, but he isn’t listening. Although this episode has some terrific moments, most notably the great performance at the very end by Jennifer Morrison and Colin O’Donoghue, it also seemed to step back some of the excellent character development across this half season. We discuss the return of Mr. Gold/Rumplestilskin to the dark side, the continued duping of Belle and the lack of any Camelot conclusion alongside the excellent Regina scenes and that terrific end sacrifice by Killian. Check out the podcast below and show notes after the jump We love to hear from you. Join the discussion on our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/utternerdsense/ You can leave us e-mail feedback through feedback@utte

This weeks Agents of Steranko podcast dives into “Closure”, episode 9 of Agents of SHIELD and we were floored. From the shocking start to Coulson pretending he is Captain American leaping without a parachute, this lead up to the mid-season finale never slowed down. Neither of us were thrilled with Ward and his latest victim, and it sent Coulson off the rails. But we can’t wait to see what happens as Coulson and Ward face off on the alien planet as if they are Kirk and the Gorn. Check out the podcast below and show notes after the jump We love to hear from you. Join the discussion on our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/utternerdsense/ You can leave us e-mail feedback through feedback@utternerdsense.com You can find all our shows at http://utternerdsense.com/ Follow us on twitter Updates: @utternerdsense (https://twitter.com/utternerdsense).Jay: @dreamjae (https://twitter.com/dreamjae) Help us out! If you enjoyed the show, you can really help us by subscribing and giving us a rate and review on i

On this weeks Happily Ever After podcast we talk about the rise of Dark Hook on “Broken Heart”, episode 10 of Once Upon a Time. We are back for the story of Killian Jones as the new Dark One. Emma has to mend the family wounds from her own Dark One actions as she finally understands that the only way any of them will survive is by working together. This was a great episode all by itself, but it was the amazing ending and arrival of even more Dark Ones that really surprised us and has us so excited for the winter finale. Check out the podcast below and show notes after the jump We love to hear from you. Join the discussion on our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/utternerdsense/ You can leave us e-mail feedback through feedback@utternerdsense.com You can find all our shows at http://utternerdsense.com/ Follow us on twitter Updates: @utternerdsense (https://twitter.com/utternerdsense).Jay: @dreamjae (https://twitter.com/dreamjae)Matt @emmafrost8 (https://twitter.com/emmafrost8) Help us out! If you

On this weeks Happily Ever After podcast we talk about the return of Mulan and Ruby on “Many Heads, One Tale”, episode 9 of Once Upon a Time. This episode was a departure from the main cast as we followed the story of Merida as she tries to save her kingdom. It’s a fun little romp away from the Dark Swan and a welcome breather after the intense reveal about Captain Hook at the end of “Birth”. We both loved seeing the return of Mulan and Ruby and hope we get more of them in the future. The history of Brave’s Merida and her father the King was interesting, but it all did seem more like a small pause before the fast approaching mid-season finale. Check out the podcast below and show notes after the jump We love to hear from you. Join the discussion on our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/utternerdsense/ You can leave us e-mail feedback through feedback@utternerdsense.com You can find all our shows at http://utternerdsense.com/ Follow us on twitter Updates: @utternerdsense (https://twitter.com/utter