Dead Ends
A weekly mystery tv show rewatch podcast. FKA Life on Mars. Currently covering the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina & Riverdale.
S3 E20 · Tue, April 29, 2025
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Chapters 2 & 3: Harvey Yearns for the Mines
Sabrina starts to go against the church and we start to see just how Catholic the whole witch society is. We discuss how men have assumed leadership in the Church of Night, the matriarchy of the Spellman household, our love of Ambrose, Prudence being the most savvy character so far, Daniel Webster attorney at law, and what led to the Spellman parents getting two conflicting baptisms. We also have plenty of tangents on shows we used to watch during the cast section. Our amazing cover art is by vedrinic and you can follow them at https://vedrinic.tumblr.com Episode 20 content warnings: religion, Catholicism, misogyny, toxic masculinity, patriarchy, death, murder, emotional abuse, religion, witchcraft, satanic worship, paganism, horror, child murder Theme song: "Spellcraft" by Geoff Harvey Geoff Harvey - Pixabay Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S3 E19 · Tue, April 22, 2025
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Chapter 1: The Teenage Witch
We kick off our coverage of the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina! We talk about our history with the show, production background of the show & the differences between this and its cousin Riverdale. We also discuss the coming of age story, the fun witchcraft, the way witchiness & paganism are woven into the world, & how much fun the new Ms Wardwell is. Our amazing cover art is by vedrinic and you can follow them at https://vedrinic.tumblr.com Episode 19 content warnings: misogyny, toxic masculinity, alt right ideology, death, murder, emotional abuse, religion, witchcraft, satanic worship, paganism, horror, spiders, cannibalism Theme song: "Spellcraft" by Geoff Harvey Geoff Harvey - Pixabay Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S3 E18 · Tue, April 15, 2025
Riverdale Chapters 34 & 35: Red Serpent Jacket
We end Riverdale season 2 with a fight for the town followed by a smaltzy finale. We discuss the 47 plotlines happening in chapter 34, Cheryl being a superhero, Jugheads failed sacrifice, the Cooper women fighting back, Hermione being used by Hiram, Ethel once again not being a character, FP being fair weather, and the big cliffhanger. Next week we start the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina with episode 1! Our amazing cover art is by vedrinic and you can follow them at https://vedrinic.tumblr.com Episode 18 content warnings: misogyny, toxic masculinity, alt right ideology, death, murder, emotional abuse, gun violence, serial killers, familial abuse Theme song: "Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S3 E17 · Tue, April 08, 2025
Riverdale Chapters 32 & 33: There's A Darkness Inside Me
Exciting episodes as we are one week away from the finale. We discuss the various prisoners, whether Chic’s telling the truth, Betty giving in to the “darkness,” Archie going all in on Hiram and reversing course, Cheryl supporting Betty, and Veronica stepping away from her family. Our amazing cover art is by vedrinic and you can follow them at https://vedrinic.tumblr.com Episode 17 content warnings: misogyny, sexual assault, toxic masculinity, alt right ideology, death, murder, emotional abuse, gun violence Theme song: "Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S3 E16 · Tue, April 01, 2025
Riverdale Chapters 30 & 31: Carrie the Musical
It’s time for Kevin’s big play! We discuss the play adaptations of Carrie, why it’s so important for Cheryl, the mishandling of Ethel and the characters reaching a place of forgiveness. But first we cover Archie walking down a dark path, Choni’s big kiss, Hiram’s empire crumbling, Chic getting the Cooper family into trouble and some heavy discussion on conversion therapy (a chapter is listed for that in case you want to skip it). Our amazing cover art is by vedrinic and you can follow them at https://vedrinic.tumblr.com Episode 16 Content warnings: homophobia, conversion therapy, misogyny, sexual assault, toxic masculinity, alt right pop culture and ideology, death, murder, emotional abuse Theme song: "Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S3 E15 · Tue, March 25, 2025
Riverdale Chapters 28 & 29: Vote Lodge for Mayor/Student Body President
Another fantastic week of Riverdale and we get a good discussion out of it! We discuss the Betty and Chic confrontations, Archie and Hiram and right wing ideology, Fred being an absolute hero, Jughead doing fantastic this week, Cheryl and Toni (yay!) and Cheryl’s horrifying plot (no!), and Veronica coming to terms with living among the people her family hurts. Our amazing cover art is by vedrinic and you can follow them at https://vedrinic.tumblr.com Episode 15 Content warnings: misogyny, sexual assault, toxic masculinity, alt right pop culture and ideology, death, murder, dead bodies, body horror, homophobia, emotional abuse Theme song: "Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S3 E14 · Tue, March 18, 2025
Riverdale Chapters 26 & 27: Kissing at the Lodge Lodge
What’s a better idea to escape your problems than getting away to a cabin? Hold on I’m getting word that your problems still remain with you. O well, might as well make things as awkward as possible on the trip then. We discuss the Vughead kiss, telling towns people you’re alone at the cabin, Cheryl coming out, Kevin and Josey having terrible parents, burying bodies and the Poe of it all. Our amazing cover art is by vedrinic and you can follow them at https://vedrinic.tumblr.com Episode 14 content warnings: death, murder, dead bodies, body horror, homophobia, emotional abuse, misogyny Theme song: "Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S3 E13 · Tue, March 11, 2025
Riverdale Chapters 24 & 25: Cyber Trick Chic
We have two fantastic and ridiculous episodes this week! We discuss homoeroticism and wrestling, Hiram and Archie’s pissing contest, Veronica's confirmation, Kevin beating Archie at wrestling, Jugheads white savior complex, Betty and Chic’s weird turn, and the best character name on Riverdale (maybe television?). We also talk a lot about our Catholic upbringings. Our amazing cover art is by vedrinic and you can follow them at https://vedrinic.tumblr.com Episode 13 content warnings: sexual assault, death, murder, sex work, emotional abuse, misogyny, police brutality, genocide, racism against indigenous people Theme song: "Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S3 E12 · Tue, March 04, 2025
Riverdale Chapters 22 & 23: Bringing Strange Relatives Home
It’s Christmas time in Riverdale which mostly means exes exchange gifts but don’t replace the love notes they wrote before they broke up. We discuss Barchie, the lackluster Joseph Conway plot, Veronica being brought in by her parents, why the serpents are happy to move schools, Jughead throwing a fit about his serpent jacket, and Chic being the creepiest dude on the planet. We also head down memory lane and remember our time at UCSB & Deltopia. Also the actor I was thinking of was Ben Schwartz. Our amazing cover art is by vedrinic and you can follow them at https://vedrinic.tumblr.com Episode 12 content warnings: sexual assault, gun violence, death, murder, sex work, emotional abuse, misogyny, police brutality Theme song: "Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S3 E11 · Tue, February 25, 2025
Riverdale Chapters 20 & 21: The Serpent Dance
An interesting episode setup unfortunately doesn’t mean a great episode and we both find the episodes a bit weak. We discuss the thin horror premises, guest start Tony Todd, bad depictions of gay romance, Alice stepping back into her snake skin, the infamous serpent dance & unpack what makes an interesting relationship conflict. Our amazing cover art is by vedrinic and you can follow them at https://vedrinic.tumblr.com Episode 11 Content warnings: gun violence, death, murder, child abuse, emotional abuse, homophobia, sexual situations with teenagers, misogyny Theme song: "Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S3 E10 · Tue, February 18, 2025
Riverdale Chapters 18 & 19: The Sugarman
Heavy episode this week and a content warning up to that this episode has a fair bit of discussion about sexual assault. We discuss Nick St Clair, the background production for writing Cheryl's plotline, the episode coming out around the Harvey Weinstein allegations & writing well rounded women characters. There's also still plenty of fun as we talk through Alice stepping into her serpent past, the big drag race, Jughead's serpent initiation, Betty's serial killer trials & the weird moves they make with Toni. We also have a few tangents on the current season of the US version of the Traitors. Our amazing cover art is by vedrinic and you can follow them at https://vedrinic.tumblr.com Episode 10 Content warnings: sexual assault, rape, date rape drugs, toxic masculinity, death, murder, physical abuse, emotional abuse, manipulation, drug use Theme song: "Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S3 E9 · Tue, February 11, 2025
Riverdale Chapters 16 & 17: The Red Circle
Riverdale is here. The show steps on the accelerator and moves into a new melodramatic gear. We cover Archie’s crusade and the red circle, all the new outside characters, high school gang violence, get annoyed at Betty and Jughead, Hiram loving the chaos, Hermione being hot and cold and ponder what Jughead’s school situation is. Our amazing cover art is by vedrinic and you can follow them at https://vedrinic.tumblr.com Episode 9 Content warnings: toxic masculinity, militias, right wing ideology, fascism, gun violence, death, murder, emotional abuse, manipulation, drug use Theme song: "Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S3 E8 · Tue, February 04, 2025
Riverdale Chapters 14 & 15: Jughead's Serpent Detective Agency
We begin a new season as all of our protagonists are in disarray. We discuss Archie’s turmoil, Fred Andrew’s nightmares, Cheryl taking charge, Jughead’s new serpent allies, the introduction of Hiram Lodge and everyone’s issues with their parents (which is a very long list). Our amazing cover art is by vedrinic and you can follow them at https://vedrinic.tumblr.com Episode 8 Content warnings: gun violence, death, murder, child abuse, emotional abuse, manipulation, divorce, drug use Theme song: "Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S3 E7 · Tue, January 28, 2025
Riverdale Chapters 12 & 13: Fire & Ice
What a way to end the season. Riverdale really sticks the landing with both the reveal of Jason's killer and a finale episode dedicated to character arcs. We talk about how well everything is tied up, how gorgeous these episodes continue to look, Betty's great speech, and review how each of the characters has (and hasn't) grown over the season. Our amazing cover art is by vedrinic and you can follow them at https://vedrinic.tumblr.com Episode 7 Content warnings: murder, suicide, gun violence, child abuse, emotional abuse, manipulation, divorce, gaslighting Theme song: "Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S3 E6 · Tue, January 21, 2025
Riverdale Chapters 10 & 11: We Don’t Fit In & We’re Not Gonna Fit In
Somehow we’re already rapidly approaching the end of this season as the mystery really picks up this week. We discuss Jughead’s birthday, how different characters express control, FP attending the high school party, Cheryl starting to rebel, and Betty being on the wrong end of Jughead’s ire. We also wonder why no one will tell Betty about Archie and Veronica?? We also discuss the approaching Trump presidency, the TikTok ban (and reinstatement), and the sad passing of David Lynch. Our amazing cover art is by vedrinic and you can follow them at https://vedrinic.tumblr.com Episode 6 Content warnings: child abuse, emotional abuse, manipulation, divorce, gaslighting Theme song: "Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S3 E5 · Tue, January 14, 2025
Riverdale Chapters 8 & 9: The Dumbest Boy in Riverdale
A Cheryl focused episode on the Blossom family? It looks absolutely gorgeous? And the fashion is amazing? We couldn’t ask for a better time this week. We discuss the weird Blossom family vibes and using Archie, why Betty continues to be the best, in universe pun names, Archie being the dumbest boy alive, wonder why nobody knows FP is a serpent, the cooper family trauma, pondering the Jones family naming conventions, Veronica trying to make amends, & the power dynamics between Cheryl and Archie. Our amazing cover art is by vedrinic and you can follow them at https://vedrinic.tumblr.com Episode 5 content warnings: abortion, pregnancy, adoption, abuse, spousal abuse, child abuse, emotional manipulation, gaslighting Theme song: "Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S3 E4 · Tue, January 07, 2025
Riverdale Chapters 6 & 7: You Need A Broad & Broach
We're back to start 2025 with tales of monsters (both inner and outer) and morality. We discuss Josie's family troubles, the show sidelining Val, Archie learning to rely on himself, Betty choosing herself and her sister over Archie, why the Coopers are the worst parents in the world, missing Cheryl for an episode, Cheryl choosing to do what's right, the war over Polly and her baby and the trap of masculinity. Our amazing cover art is by vedrinic and you can follow them at https://vedrinic.tumblr.com Episode 4 content warnings: murder, emotional manipulation, gaslighting, parental abuse Theme song: "Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S3 E3 · Tue, December 24, 2024
Riverdale Chapters 4 & 5: Is This The Best Episode of Riverdale?
We close out the year with the best episodes yet! We have also just have a great discussion; Emily was on fire this episode so we hope you like it. We discuss the dissolution of Grundy and Archie, the impressive character writing especially with Betty, Jughead's background and the introduction of his father, Cheryl's terrible living, the introduction of Nana Rose, the support Keller household and Veronica trying to do the right thing. No episode next week, we'll pick back up in the new year! Our amazing cover art is by vedrinic and you can follow them at https://vedrinic.tumblr.com Episode 3 content warnings: murder, assault, grooming, sexual assault, emotional manipulation, gaslighting, parental abuse, homophobia Theme song: "Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S3 E2 · Tue, December 17, 2024
Riverdale Chapters 2 & 3: Alice the Ambulance Chaser
We continue to be delighted by Riverdale's focus on teen drama interests (crushes, friendships, balancing responsibilities) with just a sprinkling of over the top performances. We discuss the platonic love for Betty, Fred Andrew's folksiness, whether Veronica should've actually stopped Betty, the nuanced depiction of Josie, the depiction of Archie & Grundy's relationship, puzzle over Jughead's place in the school culture and heap praise on heightened queens Alice and Cheryl. Our amazing cover art is by vedrinic and you can follow them at https://vedrinic.tumblr.com Episode 2 content warnings: murder, assault, grooming, sexual assault, sex trafficking, revenge porn, torture Theme song: "Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S3 E1 · Tue, December 10, 2024
Riverdale Chapter 1: Welcome to the Archieverse
We're excited to start our new season covering all of the live action Archieverse! This will be our second time watching through the series, but we'll try to avoid major spoilers (we may reference some minor things that happen in the future). For now we're buzzing about the strong start to the series. Our amazing cover art is by vedrinic and you can follow them at https://vedrinic.tumblr.com Episode 1 content warnings: murder, assault, grooming, sexual assault, incest, self harm Theme song: "Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E114 · Tue, November 12, 2024
Pretty Little Liars: Summer School Chapters 17 & 18: FGE (Final Girl Episode)
It's our final PLL episode! We end our journey on an auspicious note as we discuss the recent presidential election and how we're working on moving forward with our community. Then we discuss the final two episodes covering Wes' misogyny and how it relates to current times, try to parse how he set everything up, how our mother of holy grace is related, Dr. Sullivan's twists and turns, Shawn turning violent, Bloody Rose's plans, letting Greg off easy, and locking Johnny in a freezer. Thank you so much for joining on this long journey! We'll be back in a few weeks with Riverdale. Episode 113 content warnings: religious fundamentalists, misogyny, abortion, womens autonomy, murder, gore, abuse, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, rape, gaslighting, mental health, manipulation Brenton's detective club theme is "80s retrowave" by Eugene Barduja Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E113 · Tue, November 05, 2024
Pretty Little Liars: Summer School Chapters 15 & 16: Redemption House
So we had assumed that Redemption House would be a ridiculous good time and boy were wrong. We discuss the horrors of hell houses, Kelly taking an evil turn, religious people speaking in tongues (including Emily witnessing this at a church camp), Greg's (romantic?) turn and wonder what other shady things the Our Mother of Holy Grace is up to. We also discuss the car crash that is Noa, Wes being the most pathetic man alive, Johnny being hopefully just a nice boy and Imogen's righteous (and amazing) anger. We also carve out some time for a Dancing with the Stars update and the final theory corner! Episode 112 content warnings: hell houses, homophobia, transphobia, suicide, religious fundamentalists, misogyny, abortion, womens autonomy, murder, gore, abuse, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, rape, gaslighting, mental health, manipulation Brenton's detective club theme is "80s retrowave" by Eugene Barduja Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E112 · Tue, October 29, 2024
Pretty Little Liars: Summer School Chapters 13 & 14: Rose Entertainment Ricotta
We're enjoying this new season more as we get lots of time on summer romance. We discuss the new pairings and hope that the boys don't turn out bad. We also discuss Faran's superhuman feats of strength, Henry being a turd, our excitement for Redemption House, Mouse being driven to an abandoned restaurant and get very worried about Lola, and continue to get annoyed by Noa and the PLL series' problems with bi people. Episode 111 content warnings: murder, gore, abuse, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, rape, gaslighting, mental health, manipulation Brenton's detective club theme is "80s retrowave" by Eugene Barduja Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E111 · Tue, October 22, 2024
Pretty Little Liars: Summer School Chapters 11 & 12: SpookySpaghetti
We start the new season of Pretty Little Liars (apparently that's just the series name and the seasons have specific names???) and are enjoying the lighter sequel tone so far. We ask why there's suddenly more old timey technology around, delight in the punny name of spookyspaghetti.com, quickly tidying up season 1 loose ends, question the methods of the returning Dr. Sullivan, ask why they all decided they needed summer jobs, are torn over Noa's mysterious friend (or ex?) from juvie and delight over Kelly's religious conversion. Episode 110 content warnings: teen pregnancy, adoption, kidnapping, grooming, drug use, murder, gore, abuse, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, rape, policing, gaslighting, mental health, manipulation Brenton's detective club theme is "80s retrowave" by Eugene Barduja Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E110 · Tue, October 15, 2024
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin Episode 10: It's the Red Herring!
We've come to the end of the first season and can't help feeling disappointed by the reveals. We discuss the A reveal, what conclusions in fiction we've actually liked, the open plot holes, missed horror opportunities, and the tidy resolution for all the characters. But first, we take a dive down the Dancing with the Stars rabbit hole. Episode 109 content warnings: teen pregnancy, adoption, kidnapping, abortion, pedophilia, grooming, drug use, murder, gore, suicide, self harm, abuse, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, rape, policing, gaslighting, mental health, manipulation Brenton's detective club theme is "80s retrowave" by Eugene Barduja Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E109 · Tue, October 08, 2024
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin Episodes 8 & 9: Tabby is Surrounded by Creeps
It's penultimate finale week so we have lots of threads bouncing around in our head without any resolution yet. So please enjoy another long episode discussing Chip acting really weird, Henry being suspicious, Imogen's athleticism at 35 weeks pregnant, what "Crazy Joe's" involvement actually was, Sidney deciding to try parenting, debate whether Shawn is a good guy, Mouse's continually weird plotline, Ash's background and trans representation, Faran standing up to Sheriff Beasely, Tabby being surrounded by creeps, Kelly maybe stepping into a Mona role and make some final guesses for next week's finale. Episode 108 content warnings: homophobia, teen pregnancy, adoption, kidnapping, abortion, pedophilia, grooming, drug use, murder, gore, suicide, self harm, abuse, sexual abuse, rape, policing, gaslighting, mental health, manipulation Brenton's detective club theme is "80s retrowave" by Eugene Barduja Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E108 · Tue, October 01, 2024
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin Episodes 6 & 7: The PLL Expanded Universe
We're back with two fantastic episode. Enjoy this extra long podcast where we discuss the series cancellation, the shows depiction of the horror of being a girl/woman, even more depictions of mothers acting horrible, scratching our heads at Mouse's family storyline, questions over Imogen's choice for her pregnancy, Noa's home situation, Faran scoring huge wins, the positive ways the liar's express their feelings, and the big new universe connections to Rosewood and Riverdale. Also who wants some tangents about high school? Episode 107 content warnings: teen pregnancy, adoption, kidnapping, abortion, pedophilia, drug use, murder, gore, suicide, self harm, abuse, sexual abuse, rape, policing, gaslighting, mental health, manipulation Brenton's detective club theme is "80s retrowave" by Eugene Barduja Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E107 · Tue, September 10, 2024
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin Episodes 4 & 5: We Love a Halloween Episode
Of course we'd come around on the series when it had its Halloween episode! We come in excited to discuss Imogen throwing a rager, how sweet all the love interests are (for now...), everybody pairing off, and how the show flipped our views on Karen/Kelly. We also dig into some difficult reveals about Tabby and Mouse, the show incorporating Tabby's film language better, the devastating Ouija board scene and the hilarious Monster Mash death. Episode 106 content warnings: kidnapping, pedophilia, drug use, marijuana, murder, gore, suicide, self harm, abuse, sexual abuse, rape, policing, gaslighting, mental health, manipulation Brenton's detective club theme is "80s retrowave" by Eugene Barduja Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E106 · Tue, September 03, 2024
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin Episodes 2 & 3: De facto Spirit Queen
Outside of some big moments, it's a bit of slower week and unfortunately not really hitting our hopes so far. We discuss the rollout of the mystery, our theories on which twin survived, theorize on who the actual targets are, Noa's rote characterization, try to parse out who Mouse actually is, Faran's extremely fair weather attitude and the coalition of moms. Episode 105 content warnings: drug use, marijuana, murder, gore, suicide, self harm, abuse, sexual abuse, rape, policing, gaslighting, mental health, manipulation, animal cruelty, Brenton's detective club theme is "80s retrowave" by Eugene Barduja Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E105 · Tue, August 27, 2024
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin Episode 1: Rancid Vibes (Complimentary)
We're back with the start of Original Sin and we have a ton to talk about! We discuss our thoughts on the big changes in tone, how this relates to other PLL series and our preferences for horror. We also run through our favorite characters, the start of the mystery, horrible and pathetic older men, the intricacies of the dance world and movie/tv depictions of Swan Lake. Episode 104 content warnings: murder, gore, suicide, self harm, abortion, abuse, sexual abuse, rape, policing, gaslighting, mental health, manipulation Brenton's detective club theme is "80s retrowave" by Eugene Barduja Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E104 · Tue, August 13, 2024
Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists Episodes 9 & 10: Exit the Professor
We reach the end of the Perfectionists and it's abrupt close to its only season. While we're feeling a bit ambivalent to the show as a whole we still have plenty to discuss including Taylor's batman origin story, new and weird revelations about Mason, Jeremy driving a speed boat (and missing his glasses), the nature of Beacon Guard, and run off some potential theories about the Professor's identity. We'll be back in two weeks with the first two episodes of Original Sin! Episode 103 content warnings: policing, surveillance, psychology, homophobia, cheating, murder, abuse, gaslighting, mental health, manipulation Brenton's office hours theme is "Funk in Kingdom" by Neura-Flow Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E103 · Tue, August 06, 2024
Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists Episodes 7 & 8: Stop Trying to Make A Happen
We've unfortunately got a lot of complaints this week as the show dilly dallies to its conclusion. We discuss how this show isn't setup to be so short, how it messes up all of its romantic plotlines, the irrationality of continuing to trust Claire, the show trying to pull a gotcha on Ali, Jeremy's hilarious freak out, Dylan's inability to not make bad decisions, Ava's puzzling economic situation and the lack of focus on how threatening Beacon Guard actually is. Make sure to send us your theories for next week's conclusion! Episode 102 content warnings: sexual assault, policing, polyamory, homophobia, divorce, cheating, murder, abuse, gaslighting, mental health Brenton's office hours theme is "Funk in Kingdom" by Neura-Flow Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E102 · Tue, July 30, 2024
Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists Episodes 5 & 6: Of Course There's A Fashion Show
The Perfectionists is still finding its footing and unfortunately we're only 4 episodes away from the end. We discuss our confusion around Beacon Guard, Mona's motivations, Ali's involvement, trusting Claire & all of Taylor's actions over these episodes. We also run through the return of hit and runs and fashion shows, Mason turning on a dime, IT references, Booker terrorizing children, Ali not intervening when Zach behaves like an ass & Ava's social media career. Episode 101 content warnings: sexual assault, homophobia, divorce, cheating, murder, abuse, gaslighting, mental health Brenton's office hours theme is "Funk in Kingdom" by Neura-Flow Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E101 · Tue, July 23, 2024
Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists Episodes 3 & 4: Does No One Lock Their Doors?
We get a lot of setup this week as the fake friends slowly find that maybe they could be actual friends? That is until Caitlin is exposed as a huge snitch. We discuss why Ava is the sole victim of the group, Ali's divorced dad vibes, Mona's potentially steamy chess romance (and why we need more of this), Jeremy's sketchy behavior (aka being British), Mason stepping into being the evil torturer, try to parse important questions like who's doing all the A-related menacing, did Nolan actually have a secret place with all their secrets and why every leaves their doors unlocked. Episode 100 content warnings: biphobia, divorce, cheating, murder, abuse, gaslighting, mental health Brenton's office hours theme is "Funk in Kingdom" by Neura-Flow Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E100 · Tue, July 16, 2024
Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists Episodes 1 & 2: The Safest School in Oregon*
We're back with the PLL sequel series and it might actually be good?? We're surprised by how much we enjoy the new location, the new focus on surveillance technology and controlling people and our new cast of characters. We're not quite as enthused with the focus on Alison and Mona's newfound focus on "equations" but if it keeps up the quality we'll be happy. We also discuss menacing Mini Coopers, bi-phobia across both series, and trying to figure out what Alison's job is. Also let us know if we should cover Riverdale next! Episode 99 content warnings: biphobia, cheating, murder, abuse, gaslighting, mental health Brenton's office hours theme is "Funk in Kingdom" by Neura-Flow Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E99 · Tue, July 02, 2024
Pretty Little Liars Episode 160: The Diamond of the Season
We record a massive episode discussing the series finale but mostly answering questions about the series! We discuss Emily's memories of originally watching the finale, how big of a mess it is, the accent vs. Troian's amazing acting, Wren's absolute nightmare, the relative happy endings and all the big plot holes. We then dive into a list of questions regarding our thoughts on the series. Next week we'll be starting the Perfectionists and watching episodes 1 & 2. It's not currently streaming anywhere in the US, but you can purchase it on YouTube, Amazon & other VOD services. Episode 98 content warnings: transphobia, misogyny, cheating, sexual assault, murder, abuse, gaslighting, pregnancy, grooming, mental health, drug abuse Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 3 song "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E98 · Tue, June 25, 2024
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 158 & 159: Is That A Body In Your Trunk?
Well that's the show finished, all the plot threads are wrapped up and everyone has their happily ever after. Wait I'm receiving a note now... We discuss how fast these pen ultimate episodes wrap up everything and our annoyance at where that leaves Mona's and Cece's characters. We also run through the friends finding out about Aria's AD work, Spencer overreacting, Aria having a couple of great episodes, Fitz stepping up, Mary's sacrificial move (or was it?), and really dig into our frustrations with Haleb & Spencer. Episode 97 content warnings: transphobia, misogyny, cheating, sexual assault, murder, abuse, gaslighting, pregnancy Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 3 song "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E97 · Tue, June 18, 2024
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 156 & 157: Mona's Jailhouse Rock
We are so close to the end now! There's plenty to puzzle over as we unpack Emison's continued domesticity, Haleb annoying Spencer, Spencer and Marco's great dynamic, Mona stepping up (and potentially looking very guilty), Aria getting way too into being AD's employee, Fitz saying the quiet part out loud, and that tremendous dance scene. Episode 96 content warnings: addiction, grooming, sexual assault, murder, abuse, gaslighting, pregnancy Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 3 song "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E96 · Tue, June 11, 2024
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 154 & 155: Father Ted
PLL realizes it's approaching the end and suddenly decides to back up a whole dump truck of lore. We discuss Charlotte's father, Lucas somehow also being involved, Peter continuing to be the absolute worst, Nicole not being given a chance to speak, Aria getting in way over her head, Wren suddenly appearing, Ali's pregnancy and Emily crossing a huge line, and Paige heading off and taking her bad vibes with her. Episode 95 content warnings: grooming, sexual assault, rape, ableism, murder, abuse, gaslighting, abortion, ai, deepfakes, pregnancy, pornography Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 3 song "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E95 · Tue, June 04, 2024
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 152 & 153: Holden Aria Together
PLL serves up a whole plate of nothing this week so much that there wasn't enough to do theory corner. We still manage to gather ourselves to discuss teenagers with bad vibes, Emily being a massive narc, Hanna's fashion nightmares, the Hasting's kicking Spencer out of the house, how effective the show is at bringing back old characters & Aria's surprise visitor. Episode 94 content warnings: grooming, sexual assault, ableism, murder, abuse, gaslighting Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 3 song "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E94 · Tue, May 28, 2024
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 150 & 151: Heads Will Roll
The moment Emily has been waiting for; Noel's head rolls down the stairs like a bowling ball. What a magical moment in a supremely fun and silly episode. We discuss Hanna going Azriel-mode, whether or not Mona was supposed to have been keeping an eye on Noel, Jenna and Noel's trap and overestimating just how much the girls know. Also the Delaurentis/Drake/Hastings family tree gets even wilder as we struggle to match how everyone is related to one another. I can't stress enough that these episodes were a great time. We also run through our annoyances at all the relationships, the importance of actually communicating to your partner, Mona's girlboss moves, the return of Holden (yay!) and Sydney (eh?), and try and figure out the timeline of Nicole's disappearance and Fitz's book deal. Episode 93 content warnings: torture, grooming, ableism, murder, abortion, abuse, gaslighting, domestic abuse, mental illness, infidelity Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 3 song "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E93 · Tue, May 21, 2024
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 148 & 149: Can You Hear the Spirits Hanna?
This Noel guy seems pretty terrible huh? And Paige and Grunwald are now suddenly back? We discuss the return of old characters, they had vibes from Noel and Paige (though different degrees to be sure), and Hanna going rogue. We also run through our annoyance at the Nicole plot line, Emily not talking to Sabrina, the return of Jason (and Jaria), our suspicions of Marco and whether it’s acceptable to call it RHS. Episode 92 content warnings: torture, grooming, medical malpractice, murder, abortion, rape, abuse, gaslighting, domestic abuse, racism Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 3 song "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E92 · Tue, May 14, 2024
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 146 & 147: Jenna Understands the Importance of Networking
These episodes introduce a bunch of new information without any context so our brains are scrambling trying to piece it all together. We discuss Jenna’s closeness to Charlotte, whether Mary can be trusted, the introduction of Jesus Jason, Halebs bad vibes and Hanna’s character change, Toby’s wretched reveal and cackle at the possibility of Nicole’s fate. Episode 91 content warnings: grooming, medical malpractice, pregnancy, mental illness, murder, misogyny, abuse, gaslighting, domestic abuse, cheating Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 3 song "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E91 · Tue, May 07, 2024
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 144 & 145: Return of the Girlbosses
Jenna's back! Mona's back! Noel is also back too I guess, but more importantly it's a girlboss conference happening in Rosewood. This is all juxtaposed to some very intense goings on as everyone has to confront their trauma whether it be some heartbreaking scenes of Spaleb, Ali reliving horrifying experiences, or Hanna completely shellshocked. We also run through how bad the girls are at covering up crimes and the big final proposal. Episode 90 content warnings: torture, grooming, medical malpractice, murder, vehicaular manslaughter, misogyny, abuse, gaslighting, domestic abuse, cheating Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 3 song "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E90 · Tue, April 30, 2024
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 142 & 143: Vehicular Girlbossing
We've got a couple of slower episodes until we end up with a bang. We discuss the horror of Ali's confinement, try and parse what the hell is up with Rollins, Spaleb's rocky ending (and great emotional scene), our annoyance with the new Hanna, our fondness for Sabrina, Emily steamrolling yet again and going in circles with Ezria. Episode 89 content warnings: torture, grooming, medical malpractice, murder, vehicaular manslaughter, misogyny, abuse, gaslighting, domestic abuse Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 3 song "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E89 · Tue, April 23, 2024
Pretty Little Liars Episode 141: Aria's Misplaced Priorities
Season 6 ends on a ridiculous twist that we can’t help but laugh at. We discuss the A’s (or AD now) expensive masks, how they got in and out of Ali’s house without anyone noticing, Halebs stupid stupid plan and their stupid stupid actions, whether the friends should trust Mona, forcing all the characters back into previous relationships and ask who Toby voted for in the election. Episode 88 content warnings: abortion, incest, misogyny, murder, abuse, gaslighting, domestic abuse, cheating Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 3 song "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E88 · Tue, April 16, 2024
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 139 & 140: Dumb 23 Year Old Behavior
Season 6 ends on a ridiculous twist that we can’t help but laugh at. We discuss the A’s (or AD now) expensive masks, how they got in and out of Ali’s house without anyone noticing, Halebs stupid stupid plan and their stupid stupid actions, whether the friends should trust Mona, forcing all the characters back into previous relationships and ask who Toby voted for in the election. Episode 87 content warnings: abortion, pro life ideology, misogyny, murder, abuse, gaslighting, disability, domestic abuse, cheating Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 3 song "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E87 · Tue, April 09, 2024
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 137 & 138: Actually, He's Writing About His Other Kidnapped Girlfriend
We're really only two episodes away from the end of the season? It seems fairly mystery light so far so we'll see what happens. There is still other things to discuss like Fitz definitely not writing a book about Aria, Ashley living in the past, Mike being the least favorite child, and heavy topics around Spoby's past, Mona working for a republican campaign, and why it's right to leak info and attack a pro life candidate. Episode 86 content warnings: abortion, pro life ideology, misogyny, murder, abuse, gaslighting, disability Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 3 song "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E86 · Tue, April 02, 2024
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 135 & 136: Is Melissa "Girlbossing" Again?
It's not an especially exciting week but there's still plenty to discuss like Ella's flop period, the girls' very support new boyfriends, Sara showing up at high school, Ali's apparently secret romance, Caleb turning the tables on "Evil Emoji", Aria finishing Fitz's story and Melissa's suspicious luggage. Episode 85 content warnings: murder, abuse, gaslighting, disability Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 3 song "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E85 · Tue, March 26, 2024
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 133 & 134: Shopping In Other People's Carts
Love is blossoming in Rosewood but not everyone is happy about this. We discuss Spaleb actually getting together and whether Hanna and Toby are actually over their exes. We also cover Aria's new found feralness, Lucas being a tech CEO, Byron's shady dealings, Fitz's no good very bad time, Emily's long spiral and continue to puzzle over just what Mona's politics are. Episode 84 content warnings: abuse, gaslighting Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 3 song "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E84 · Tue, March 19, 2024
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 131 & 132: Introducing the Radley
We jump ahead five years and find things are very different in Rosewood. We discuss the ramifications of Spaleb, the hot new hotel in town, Aria's need for secret relationships, Fitz's very concerning visit to Columbia, Ali's turn to a conservative housewife and try to decipher what political party Mona is lobbying for. Episode 83 content warnings: transphobia, homophobia, abuse, drugs, gaslighting, racism Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 3 song "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E83 · Tue, March 12, 2024
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 129 & 130: Game Over
That sure was a rough finale! We discuss the frankly baffling episode that has poorly executed and problematic reveals, the transphobic narratives the show plays into, the huge plot holes that result from all the answers and the strange decisions made for the structure and set design for the episode. But first, we discuss episode 9 where the moms have a horrible night, there's another maze at the dance and the teachers treat our kidnapping victims like dirt. Episode 82 content warnings: transphobia, homophobia, abuse, drugs, gaslighting, torture, kidnapping Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E82 · Tue, March 05, 2024
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 127 & 128: Toby Ate My Weed Gummies
The moment Emily's been waiting for: Toby gets too high. We excitedly talk about the wild scene of the Charles confrontation and try to ascertain how many gummies he ate. We also cover Sara and Emily's relationship, the suspicious Carissimi Group, Ali and Mona teaming up, how Ali's plans have really fallen off, and the art gallery fiasco with lots and lots of tangents in between. Episode 81 content warnings: weed, drugs, gaslighting, torture, kidnapping, abuse Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E81 · Tue, February 27, 2024
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 125 & 126: Emancipation Tattoos
A bit of a down week as the show slowly starts to gear up for the big Charles reveal. We discuss the show pretending Leslie is important, Sara and Emily hooking up, Clark trying to woo Aria and failing, Dean returning and taking a creepy turn, Spencer's short addiction arc and Mona stepping into her Jenna era. Episode 80 content warnings: gaslighting, torture, kidnapping, abuse Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E80 · Tue, February 20, 2024
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 123 & 124: Jason's Imaginary Friend
Note: Lots of Riverdale spoilers in this episode (from 07:11-10:13) We’re very happy to be back in more ridiculous territory as we learn just how harrowing Jason’s life has been. We also discuss Toby getting territorial over his new boyfriend, what swimming represents in PLL, the girls different arcs dealing with trauma and Caleb’s dad arc. We also go on many tangents about CW shows and the 2005 horror movie Hide and Seek. Episode 79 content warnings: gaslighting, torture, kidnapping, serial killers, true crime, abuse, policing, death Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E79 · Tue, February 06, 2024
Pretty Little Liars Episode 121 & 122: Brenton Ruins This Podcast
About halfway through the episode, Brenton spoils the A reveal for himself on a random wikipedia entry. Watch him cause himself immense psychic damage in real time. For those watching along, we cover up any potential spoilers so you don't end up like Brenton. Before then we discuss the escalation of A, the girls escaping, Toby's new boyfriend and the half baked plan of Caleb and Fitz. After we recover ourselves from spoilers, we discuss the girls' arcs recovering from trauma and guesses on what the hell is actually going on. No new episode next week, but we'll be back the following with new episodes! Episode 78 content warnings: torture, kidnapping, serial killers, true crime, abuse, policing, death, grooming Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E78 · Tue, January 30, 2024
Pretty Little Liars Episode 120: Welcome to the Dollhouse
Massive tone shift on this episode as the show takes a dark turn into gritty serial killer territory. We discuss our reactions to the episode, our worries for the change in tone and mystery setup, Mona being built different, bot’s clubhouse investigations & new theories on A’s identity. Episode 77 content warnings: torture, kidnapping, serial killers, true crime, abuse, policing, death Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E77 · Tue, January 23, 2024
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 118 & 119: The Trial of the Century
Alison’s on trial! We watched two fantastic episodes and are excited to dig into Ali’s poor legal defense, the town finding out about Ashley and Jason, the Liar’s making extremely bad decisions, how much a little boy Mike is and guesses on what happens next. Episode 76 content warnings: blood, grooming, abuse, gaslighting, policing, death Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E76 · Tue, January 16, 2024
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 116 & 117: Escape to London
Things may be breaking extremely bad for the liars, but at least Spencer had a nice getaway in London. We discuss the Hasting’s continued lies, A menacing abroad, Spencer's flirtations, continuing to ask what is up with Talia, the end of Spoby and Ezria? Hanna getting locked up & trying to parse through which of Ali’s lies are public knowledge. Episode 75 content warnings: blood, grooming, abuse, gaslighting, policing, death Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E75 · Mon, January 08, 2024
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 114 & 115: Mona's Blood Drive
We get big time reveals this week! We cheer for the intricate plan laid out here and the rare plot focus on Mike. We also try to parse what exactly is going on with Talia, Toby's continued policing, church gossip and the show pulling Andrew off the bench. Episode 74 content warnings: self harm, blood, grooming, abuse, gaslighting, policing, death Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E74 · Tue, January 02, 2024
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 112 & 113: Mike’s Suspicious Gummies
We ring in 2024 discussing Fitz’s self reflection and relationship wheel spinning, Caleb being upgraded to regular spy partner, Toby’s continued character assassination, the new characters in Rosewood & Mikes sour candy drop. Brenton also finally finished Unbelievable (PLL book 4) and runs through his thoughts. Episode 73 content warnings: grooming, abuse, gaslighting, policing, infidelity, death Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E73 · Tue, December 26, 2023
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 110 & 111: Pickle or Sludge?
Lots of setup this week but everybody is wondering what's in the barrel?? We discuss Toby being an annoying cop, Spencer and Caleb's team up (and one of us gets scared this might make a ship), new characters Talia and Johnny and the Ashley's ridiculous affair. Episode 72 content warnings: grooming, murder, body horror, death, gaslighting, policing Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E72 · Tue, December 19, 2023
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 108 & 109: A Very Mona Christmas
It's holiday special time and much to Brenton's dismay, it's not a complete retelling of a Christmas Carol focusing on Ali and Mona (although the bits we do get are great). We discuss the lesser of the holiday specials, Mona's amazing ghost form, the focus on fan service and Ali getting arrested. Episode 71 content warnings: murder, death, gaslighting, bullying, grooming Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E71 · Tue, December 12, 2023
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 106 & 107: Mona's Software Slays BTW
So uh, what just happened? We got a really really big reveal? And then a gutting twist? We’re overflowing with riches here and we are incredibly excited to dig in. And boy is there a lot to get into. Episode 70 content warnings: murder, death, gaslighting, bullying, mental health Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E70 · Tue, December 05, 2023
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 104 & 105: Jenna's Mom's Cabin
We make an absolutely startling discovery at the top of this episode. We also discuss some other less important details like Ali's secret plans and shifty behavior, Caleb's trust in Hanna, the horrible men in Aria's life and the great potential if the show actually had Mona and Hanna team up. Episode 69 content warnings: grooming, sexual assault, gaslighting, bullying, mental health Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
Tue, November 28, 2023
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 102 & 103: Haleb's Emo Era
We're very excited to be back watching PLL again. We shake off the rust and remind ourselves of the wild happenings in season 5, Haleb's dark turn, timeline shenanigans, not believing Hanna(!), Alison's sneaky moves, terribly thought our plans and spying on Melissa. Episode 68 content warnings: grooming, sexual assault, gaslighting, racism, bullying, mental health Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E68 · Tue, November 14, 2023
Perfect (Pretty Little Liars Book 3) Part 2: Fitz Behind Bars
This episode covers chapters 20-the end. We actually get some real exciting stuff here! We discuss our love of book Lucas, Spencer's forgetful bad time, Emily' immense character growth and Aria's teacher boyfriend getting arrested. First though we go over the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike, their proposed deal and our return to PLL the show. Watch PLL season 5 episodes 7 & 8 for next time! Episode 67 content warnings: grooming, disordered eating, body dysmorphia, fatphobia, bullying, mental health, repressed memories, suicide Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E67 · Tue, October 31, 2023
Perfect (Pretty Little Liars Book 3) Part 1: Aria's Goth Phase
This episode covers chapters 1-19. We're finally starting to get some character progression, but the glacial pace is starting to wear on us. We discuss why half of the characters could be removed from the book, Emily's horrible horrible time, Spencer's time in therapy, and our enjoyment of Aria's adventures. Next reading: Chapter 20-the end of the book. Episode 66 content warnings: grooming, disordered eating, body dysmorphia, fatphobia, bullying Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E66 · Tue, October 17, 2023
Flawless (Pretty Little Liars Book 2) Part 2: Not So Flawless
This episode covers chapters 18-the end of the book. We reached the end of Pretty Little Liars book 2 and we’re still waiting for the plot to get going. We discuss the slow pacing, incomplete characters arcs, the ranking of the terrible parents, Melissa's all time girlbossing, Emily's mental illness and the uncomfortable reveals about Toby's past. For future episodes, let us know what type of summaries you'd prefer! Next reading: Chapters 1-19. Episode 65 content warnings: suicide, sexual assault, grooming, disordered eating, body dysmorphia, fatphobia, bullying Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E65 · Tue, October 03, 2023
Flawless (Pretty Little Liars Book 2) Part 1: Michelangelo’s Not Feeling Very Cowabunga
This episode covers chapters 1-18 We start the second Pretty Little Liars book with an extra ADHD episode. Our scattered brains cover the girls annoying separation and stand-alone stories, the varied horribleness of their parents, Michelangelo’s no good very bad time, and Arias changing philosophical leanings. We also give a quick strike update to congratulate the WGA and wish SAG-AFTRA best of luck with their negotiations. Next reading: finish the book! Episode 64 content warnings: grooming, disordered eating, fatphobia, bullying, homophobia Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E64 · Tue, September 19, 2023
Pretty Little Liars Book 1 Part 3: This is Only the Beginning
This episode covers chapters 17-end of the book. We've finished the first book and find ourselves surprised by how interesting Emily is compared to the adaptation. We discuss each of the characters arcs and how some of them are underserved. We run through the open ending and minimal plot of the first book and our expectations for the next one. Next reading: Chapters 1-18. Episode 63 content warnings: self-harm, grooming, disordered eating, fatphobia, bullying Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E63 · Tue, September 05, 2023
Pretty Little Liars Book 1 Part 2: Kill the Part of You That Cringes
This episode covers chapters 6-16. We continue on our adventures in high school and finding that there's not a whole lot of plot happening. Nevertheless there's still plenty to talk about as we discuss high school cultural cache, Aria's big presentation, the fatphobia surrounding Hanna and the gross men in Spencer's life. Next reading: Chapters 17-the end. Episode 62 content warnings: grooming, disordered eating, fatphobia, bullying Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E62 · Tue, August 22, 2023
Pretty Little Liars Book 1 Part 1: Smoking Cigarettes & Thriving Abroad
We're back covering the first five chapters of the PLL book! Enjoy an extended segment of us comparing book versions and all the weird references they edited out. Then we dive into all the changes that were made in the TV adaption and all the things we're liking so far in the book. Next reading: Chapters 6-16 Episode 61 content warnings: grooming, disordered eating, fatphobia, homophobia, gaslighting Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E61 · Tue, August 01, 2023
Dead Ends Update: SAG-AFTRA Strike & Switching to PLL Books
In solidarity with the SAG-AFTRA strike, we're going to pause our coverage of PLL the tv show and instead switch to covering the book series. Coverage for that will begin in a couple weeks and we'll share more details on chapters discussed ahead of that initial episode. For the time being, enjoy us talking about the changes and ramble a bit about the books. Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E60 · Tue, July 25, 2023
Pretty Little Liars Episode 100 & 101: The Big Back to School Day
PLL reaches episode 100 and we find it kind of strange that the story centers on Alison. We discuss the drawbacks of having a new 5th perspective, her going back to school and the lack of interesting storylines with defanged Ali. We also run through Caleb’s big return, the murky situation with new A, the beginnings of Emison and the Hastings shady secrets. Episode 59 content warnings: stalking, bullying, mental health, emotional abuse, gaslighting, murder Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E59 · Tue, July 18, 2023
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 98 & 99: Hanna & Mona’s Healthy Friendship
We’ve gotten a couple of mediocre episodes but that doesn’t stop us from digging into all things Mona and Hanna this week. We discuss Hanna’s soul searching, Mona’s affection for her, their summer of friendship and what secrets Mona actually knows. We’re also caught in the Ezria whirlpool again, the Hastings keep getting sketchier, everyone continues to blame Jason and Aria really needs to start covering her tracks. Episode 58 content warnings: stalking, bullying, grooming, mental health, emotional abuse, gaslighting, murder Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E58 · Tue, July 11, 2023
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 96 & 97: Exit Stage Left
We can’t believe that this wasn’t part of a two-parter to close season 4, the action of the opener season 5 seems essential! We discuss the consequences of meeting up with Alison, Cece’s action bonafides, Melissa’s secret info and new club, and Shanas abrupt end. We also shake our heads at the big lie that sets up the new status quo in Rosewood. Episode 57 content warnings: stalking, bullying, grooming, mental health, emotional abuse, gaslighting, murder Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E57 · Tue, July 04, 2023
Pretty Little Liars Episode 95: The Night Ali Disappeared
We finally know what happened the night Alison disappeared and we weren’t that far off in our guesses. We are of course left with more questions than answers and we discuss the return of Noel, Cece and Melissa, the changing sides of the characters, Jessica's horrible fate, the Hasting's secret, and shooting on the roof. Episode 56 content warnings: stalking, bullying, grooming, mental health, emotional abuse, gaslighting, murder Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E56 · Tue, June 27, 2023
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 93 & 94: Aria’s Romantic Getaway
Brenton finds himself strangely fixated on Arias getaway, the lack of dramatic stakes and the nice new boy and wonders if maybe she’s the most self destructive of the Liars. We also discuss Emily going attack mode, the shows depiction of OCD and Spencer’s trauma, Fitz’s A theories, and whether Mona tells the truth. Finally we wrap things up with a new tier list and season 4 finale predictions. Episode 55 content warnings: stalking, bullying, grooming, mental health, emotional abuse, gaslighting Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E55 · Tue, June 20, 2023
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 91 & 92: Ezra Fitzgerald's Novel
We get the biggest reveal so far on one of the goofiest sets we've ever seen proving that Pretty Little Liars is truly an amazing show. We discuss the Fitz reveal, how long the showrunners had planned this and his over the top surveillance equipment. We also cover Aria's exciting and extremely complicated couple of episodes, Spencer's slide into addiction and the reactions of her friends and family and poor Paige who just can't catch a break. Episode 54 content warnings: stalking, bullying, grooming, mental health, emotional abuse, gaslighting Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E54 · Tue, June 13, 2023
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 89 & 90: The Black & White Episode
As PLL takes a step into Spencer's noir themed dream, we find ourselves wowed by the production but a little let down by the episode. We discuss the spot on production design, the lack of range for the characters and the influences making up the episode's homages. Before that, we run through an excellent episode where Fitz truly shows his manipulative colors. Episode 53 content warnings: stalking, bullying, grooming, mental health, emotional abuse, gaslighting Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E53 · Tue, June 06, 2023
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 87 & 88: A’s New Dental Practice
A has gone to incredible lengths before, but nothing quite as triggering for Brenton. Luckily we have plenty of other things to be excited about including Mona’s new relationship, Emily’s righteous fury, Hannah’s new hobby, Spencer’s new secret, & a big big reveal. We also spend an extended period of time arguing over whether Mona should be forgiven. Episode 52 content warnings: stalking, bullying, grooming, mental health, dental procedures Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E52 · Tue, May 30, 2023
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 85 & 86: Caleb "It's Complicated" Rivers
We're finally back! Where have we been? It's complicated... but we're excited to finally be back in Rosewood. We discuss Fitz's new turn, his motivations, how long it'll last and hilarious spying vantage points. We also run down Haleb's complications, Spencer talking down to Hannah, the friend group doppelgangers, the situation with Ali and pour one out for inevitable demise of Jake. As a bonus, we get lost in a tangent on Star Wars, Vampire Diaries and Lost. Episode 51 content warnings: stalking, bullying, grooming, mental health Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E51 · Tue, April 11, 2023
Ravenswood Episodes 9 & 10: Ghost Can Have Romance Too
We get lost in the weeds in all the unanswered questions and lore surrounding the pact. We discuss and debate how the pact actually works, what familial ties each character has and the nebulous involvement of side characters like Tess. We also discuss how ancillary Hanna is and the show's failures in creating exciting romance plots. Most importantly though, this episode means we're done with Ravenswood! Thank you to everyone who stayed with us on our mini journey, especially Emily who is thankful we get to check back into Rosewood next week. Episode 50 content warnings: violence, death, sex, child death, murder, PTSD Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton's Creepy Corner music "Classic Horror 3" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E50 · Tue, April 04, 2023
Ravenswood Episodes 7 & 8: Too Little Too Late
Surprise surprise; Ravenswood has a couple pretty good episode! Emily's finding they come too late to care and she's right since we only have two more episodes to watch. We discuss the arrival of Jamie in Ravenswood, Springer's reappearance, our good friend Bea, what this show would be like if it wasn't a PLL spin off, Remy's adventures in dreamland and why the entire cast need to switch their footwear. Episode 49 content warnings: violence, death, child death, murder, PTSD Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton's Creepy Corner music "Classic Horror 3" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E49 · Tue, March 21, 2023
Ravenswood Episode 5 & 6: Paranormal Romance Novels
Ravenswood continues to increasingly focus on shipping Miranda and Caleb much to our chagrin. Why do that when you have Olivanda right there! We discuss how the existence of PLL makes this romance irritating, Luke being an even worse boyfriend, and creepy children hauntings. We do find some positives in the attack scarecrow, lucid dreaming and getting the boys together to do some magick. Episode 48 content warnings: violence, death, child death, murder, PTSD Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton's Creepy Corner music "Classic Horror 3" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E48 · Tue, March 14, 2023
Ravenswood Episodes 3 & 4: Ill Advised Ghostwriting
Ravenswood puts a damper on even Brenton's excitement this week as it steers into teen relationship drama with eye rolling results. We discuss the head scratching turn for Miranda and Caleb, why Olivia would be the better pairing, and our annoyance at everything Luke does . We also discuss the effective scares in episode 3, why Raymond isn't an effective villain, and speculation on why the 4 survived and what the curse actually entails. Episode 47 content warnings: violence, death, child death, murder, PTSD Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton's Creepy Corner music "Classic Horror 3" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E47 · Tue, March 07, 2023
Ravenswood Episodes 1 & 2: #1 Ravenswood Fan
Emily's finding herself bored by the new show, but Brenton finds it oddly exciting and compelling. We discuss our different opinions, the move to horror and the dark thematic material and lack of camp to liven up the proceedings. We also discuss the surprising start to episode 2, distance between Rosewood and Ravenswood, staying in a creepy old house way too long, Remy's suspicious dad and Caleb doing detective work without the tech. Episode 46 content warnings: violence, death, child death, murder Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton's Creepy Corner music "Classic Horror 3" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E46 · Tue, February 28, 2023
Pretty Little Liars Episode 84: Winchester Mystery House
We're back to discuss season 4's Halloween/backdoor pilot, which sees the show try to get us bought in on Ravenswood with a very thin premise. We discuss the introduction of Miranda and why Hannah telling Caleb to help her doesn't work. We also discuss Fitz's changing allegiance and the reappearance of Ali. We'll be spending the next few weeks in Ravenswood, here's hoping we find something to like! Episode 45 content warnings: grooming, stalking, violence Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E45 · Tue, February 07, 2023
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 82 & 83: We Need To Talk About Fitz
It's finally happened: the dark turn that we never thought would happen has officially come true. We discuss the big reveal of Fitz as A (or an A or some other type of schemer), how long he's been doing this and why, and the implications this has on the rest of the series. That's not the only big reveal that happens this week as we also dig into Mrs Grunwald dropping a dump truck full of lore and the competing (or allied?) red coats running around. But before we even get to all of that (!) we run through the hoe down, the emergence of Travis, why Jake should be treated better and the unfortunate rise and fall of Spoby every season. Episode 44 content warnings: grooming, bullying, stalking, violence Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E44 · Tue, January 31, 2023
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 80 & 81: Never Trust A British Charmer
Turns out we were right all along to hate Wren (and also Fitz but that's a given). We discuss his evil turn, where his loyalties lie and try to decipher what kind of doctor he actually is. We also dig into Fitz being a terrible partner/father, Malcolm's paternity, Jenna and Shauna's mysterious actions, Emily's swimming future and Mona being back in her vacation home at Radley. Episode 43 content warnings: mental health, bullying, stalking, violence Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
Tue, January 24, 2023
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 78 & 79: The Parentification of Emily Fields
It's a light week for everyone in Rosewood except for the Fields family. We discuss Pam placing her burdens on Emily, the different expectations between for teen girls vs boys, and the car in the room. We also dig into Ashley's jail time and Hanna's bad decisions, Caleb and Toby teaming up, Mike's big plot events, the introduction of Nigel and Mona's potential motivations for turning herself in. Episode 42 content warnings: bullying, stalking, violence Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E41 · Tue, January 17, 2023
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 76 & 77: Hanna's Got A Gun
Hanna finds herself in the possession of potentially incriminating evidence and needs help but instead all of the friends decide it's time to ignore her instead. We discuss why you can't leave Hanna to accomplish things alone, why we'd have an anxiety attack if were one of the group and the Marin's future legal troubles. We also discuss the introduction of Mrs Grunwald, chaotic Spencer, Toby's dud of a plotline, Emily's right to flirt, Shauna moving to Rosewood, Aria being slut shamed and the return of Mike. Episode 41 content warnings: slut shaming, bullying, stalking, violence Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E41 · Tue, January 10, 2023
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 74 & 75: Fields Family Values
In this week's lesson on parenting, Pam fucks around and finds out and then doubles down on all her worst behaviors. We discuss the Field's family makeup, their social position within Rosewood, the problem of singling out the one non-white family and our excitement nonetheless to see where this goes. Elsewhere we get Holbrook's exciting theory board (!!!), competent police work and the introduction of Tanner, Melissa spilling both a lot and not a lot of information, Spoby's return to sleuthing and Ashley looking extremely guilty. Episode 40 content warnings: domestic abuse, physical assault, suicide, mental health, drug use, bullying, stalking, violence Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E40 · Tue, January 03, 2023
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 72 & 73: Tippi the Bird
New year new season! We start season 4 with lots of revealed information but we're really more excited for our new bird friend, Tippi. We discuss what Tippi's presence means for our protagonists and what could be behind Jessica DeLaurentis' move back to Rosewood. We also discuss Toby's history (and creepy flashback), Wilden ending up dead!, Ashley doing mysterious things and Paige and Emily's doomed relationship. Episode 39 content warnings: sexual assault, suicide, mental health, drug use, bullying, stalking, violence Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E39 · Tue, December 27, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episode 71: Hello There, Pretty Eyes
It's the season 3 finale and we have so much to talk about! All of the active parties in Rosewood descend on the lodge for a night of mayhem, fire and planes? We discuss all the big revelations including Toby being alive (and pretty eyes), the confirmation of another team, Shauna and Jenna's relationship, the potential identity for Red Coat, and Ali's likelihood of actually being alive. We round things out with a longer theory corner and predictions for Season 4. Episode 38 content warnings: bullying, stalking, violence Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E38 · Tue, December 20, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 69 & 70: The A Team Hits the Road
Spencer finds herself with a bit of luck and assistance at Radley as we get a heavy focus on her unraveling the strange mysteries of Mona's time there. She finds hidden messages, friendly nurses, creepy (and familiar) doctors and even gets a visit from an old friend. We also discuss the new mobile A lair(!!), Wilden being alive, Ezria's rocky time, Pastor Ted's annoying behavior and Shauna and Emily's weird connection. Episode 37 content warnings: mental health, bullying, stalking, violence Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E37 · Tue, December 13, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 67 & 68: Ashley Hits the Gas
In a show full of exciting moments, this episode has the absolute highpoint. We talk about our love of Ashley, her taking matters into her own hands and the fun possibilities of her new problem. We also discuss the other exciting events such as Spencer's sauna attack, new information on Melissa, Emily following a mysterious carpenter, the Shauna and Paige relationship and new ammo for the Aria is A truthers. We also hit on the stinker plotline and Fitz's new fatherhood. Episode 36 content warnings: police brutality, bullying, stalking, violence, mental health Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E36 · Tue, December 06, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 65 & 66: Spencer's Doing Great Actually
Spencer is doing fantastic, she's coping so well and isn't freaking out in the slightest bit at all. In fact, she's never been better. We discuss her cross county trip to go beat up Mona, her gravestone vandalism, and her innovative learning technique called "stripping." We also discuss Caleb and Hannah's adventures into absentee parents and stealing from churches, what Wren seemingly does with his free time, Emily's sideways trip into hypnotherapy, and Jason riding the Tower of Terror and surviving. Episode 35 content warnings: bullying, stalking, violence, mental health Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E35 · Tue, November 29, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 63 & 64: Spoby's Anniversary
Spencer knows! We excitedly jump into the big shakeups in the Spoby ship and discuss when Spencer figured out Toby's secret and what his potential background/motivations are. We also dive into Meredith's wild turn, a new horrible team up, the new Ali visitation and red coat sightings, Wilden looking skeevier than ever, the introduction of a mysterious "beach hottie" and Fitz learning about his son in the best way possible. Episode 34 content warnings: bullying, stalking, violence, grooming, mental health Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E34 · Tue, November 22, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 61 & 62: Return of the Queen
Our problematic fave returns to high school and we couldn't be more excited to welcome her back. We revel in the disparate reactions to Mona's return, the audience having more knowledge on the A team than the characters, and guessing at other people's involvement. We also discuss Aria's no good very bad day, Byron getting more and more suspicious, Paige reckoning with the being part of PLL and a turning point for Meredith. We also get reflective on theory crafting and being a fan theorist. Episode 33 content warnings: bullying, stalking, violence, assault, mental health, grooming Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E33 · Tue, November 15, 2022
Pretty Dirty Secrets & Pretty Little Liars Episode 60: Ride the Ghost Train
We're back with an exciting couple of episodes and Brenton is still trying to cope with the revelations. We discuss shifting character motivations, Nate's giant red flags and unadvised trips to a cabin, poor poor Paige, Caleb buying a gun, having fun in computer lab, Aria getting way too involved with Maggie and the expansion of the A Team. Episode 32 content warnings: bullying, stalking, violence Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E32 · Tue, November 08, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 58 & 59: The BetrAyal
We're back with an exciting couple of episodes and Brenton is still trying to cope with the revelations. We discuss shifting character motivations, Nate's giant red flags and unadvised trips to a cabin, poor poor Paige, Caleb buying a gun, having fun in computer lab, Aria getting way too involved with Maggie and the expansion of the A Team. Episode 31 content warnings: bullying, stalking, violence, homophobia Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E31 · Tue, October 25, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 56 & 57: The Kahn Cabin
Welcome to the worst party of the year! We visit the Kahn's ritzy cabin in the woods for a secret underground party and really wish we hadn't. We do however find that Aria is extremely cool under pressure. We also discuss Cece and his strange motives, a new Fitzgerald, the Emily/Maya/Nate/Paige train wreck, intense games of Truth, Wren only dating/getting rejected by high schoolers, and the strange connections Noel. Episode 30 content warnings: bullying, stalking, violence, grooming Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E30 · Tue, October 18, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 54 & 55: Meet the Fitzgeralds
Ezra's mom comes to town and we couldn't be more excited by the reveal. We talk through Ezra's past & his familial baggage, Nate's sinister turns, Mona's secret passcode and the goings on at Radley, Spencer's hierarchy of importance, the Paige romance, continued Spoby frustrations & Jason's dark turn. Episode 29 content warnings: mental health, bullying, stalking Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E29 · Tue, September 13, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 52 & 53: Twilight Fan Cast with Troian & Keegan
While we've grown to love Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattison we're the lone podcast that dares to ask, what if they were swapped with Troian and Keegan? Who wouldn't want Toby to be shiny? Rosewood is still plenty busy though so we drag our attentions back to the fumblings of Dark Lucas, how bad all the Liars are at lying, Jenna's eyesight celebrations, Ezria's public outings and money troubles, the return of Holden, the character issues with Paige, Jason & Spencer as half sibling detectives, Ashley's new pastor boyfriend, Hannah and Toby's awkward date, and Emily's extended night out. Episode 28 content warnings: mental health, homophobia, bullying, stalking, sexual assault Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E28 · Tue, September 06, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 50 & 51: Hasting's Family Communication
Good lord are the Hastings dysfunctional. We dive deep into Melissa's trail of lies, Veronica refusing to talk, and what the hell is with burning things in their fireplace? Rosewood is still plenty busy so we also discuss the divorced moms dating tribulations, the dissolution of Haleb and our frustration at Hannah not talking, Mona turning over a new leaf, finding out Jenna can see & the unbridled angst of Dark Lucas. Episode 27 content warnings: mental health, bullying, stalking, death Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E27 · Tue, August 30, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 48 & 49: 5 Months Later
Season 3 opens with an exciting time jump and we are ready to start investigating new mysteries in Rosewood. We discuss Emily's fragile mental health, graveyard robberies, Fitz's insistence on anniversary dates, Mona's uneven mental health depiction, Garrett's jailbird scheming, Meredith returning and Byron just being the absolute worst. We also discuss some background on the season 2 finale and how this show is related to Lost. If you'd like us to either watch or avoid Lost in the future (after PLL), please let us know. Episode 26 content warnings: mental health, bullying, stalking, grooming, homophobia Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Brenton Theory corner version 2 song "Mystery Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E26 · Tue, August 23, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episode 47: The A Reveal
It's finally here: we both now know who the first "A" is. What did we think of the reveal? Turns out our reactions our split so we dedicate a good portion of the episode running through our individual thoughts. Emily also gives us her historical context with the show and how she feels about the reveal. Of course there's plenty of other machinations going on in Rosewood so we discuss Jenna's new moves, Toby's secretive motives and Hannah's no good very bad day. Episode 25 content warnings: bullying, stalking, death, grooming Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E25 · Sat, August 20, 2022
Brenton's Theory Corner: The Closed Envelope
Welcome to a bonus & stand-alone episode of Brenton's Theory Corner where Brenton makes his final guess for who he thinks A is before he watches the finale. He runs down the timeline of Alison's last day, covers all the mysterious parties and plot beats that could play a factor and then lays all his theories out on the table. Content warnings: death, murder, grooming, sexual assault, bullying, stalking Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E24 · Tue, August 16, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 45 & 46: Jenna Knows How to Burn a Bridge
Before next week's finale, Pretty Little Liars decided it's time for everyone to start being just a little bit more evil. Jenna's hiding a huge secret and burning bridges, Melissa shows her real venom and we even get a visit from the original menace. Even outside of that things are still popping off in Rosewood as we discuss Byron's bad plans, Toby acting very strangely (and wearing sweaters), Mona being out of the loop, Ren's gross advances, and the world's creepiest child who lives in a doll hospital. Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E23 · Tue, August 09, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 43 & 44: Playing High/Low with the Hastings
We're feeling triumphant this week as we get a big reveal for some of our characters. Once Brenton stops celebrating his win we dig into the tremendous pairs of Truth Up Day, Mona tempting Emily to the dark side, everybody trying to rattle Caleb and failing miserably, the horrible conclusion to the Kate photo drama, Maya's suspicious town mingling and weird HR professionals. Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E22 · Tue, August 02, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 41 & 42: Mona Queen of Blackmail
We're feeling triumphant this week as we get a big reveal for some of our characters. Once Brenton stops celebrating his win we dig into the tremendous pairs of Truth Up Day, Mona tempting Emily to the dark side, everybody trying to rattle Caleb and failing miserably, the horrible conclusion to the Kate photo drama, Maya's suspicious town mingling and weird HR professionals. Episode 22 content warnings: revenge porn, sexual assault, victim blaming, sexism, grooming, bullying, stalking Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E21 · Tue, July 26, 2022
Dead Ends Episodes 39 & 40: Meet Vivian Darkbloom
Hi this is Brenton, feeling like an idiot for not picking up on where Emily was trying to lead me about the Nabakov tie ins. It wasn't until I was editing that things clicked into place, see if you can piece it together before I did. Anyways in this episode we discuss what we think is going on with Holden, Spoby's bumpy road & creepy British men, our uneasiness with Kate's photo, Fitz's bad grading practices, Mona's turbulent time, Noel & Jenna creating an unholy alliance, Caleb finally being in on things and meeting Ali's new alter ego. Episode 21 content warnings: revenge porn, sexual assault, bullying, grooming, stalking, mental health Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E20 · Tue, July 19, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 37 & 38: Worst Apology of All Time
Sometimes to make things right with someone, you need to row them out into the middle of the lake and yell at them. We discuss Lucas' no good really bad time betting on amateur sports, the big party at Spencer's lake house, Ella being petty to teenagers, Aria's rule of two, a nice moment between Mona and Spencer, Noel being creepy in the background, jilted Garrett spinning out, Emily being threatened by bisexuality, and why it's important to communicate with your partner and especially when they're boys with big feelings. Episode 20 content warnings: sexual assault, grooming, stalking, mental health Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E19 · Tue, July 12, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 35 & 36: Trick or Treat! It's Lady G!
Happy Halloween in July! We treat ourselves to an amazing Pretty Little Liars Halloween special that we were both itching to talk about. We cover the show's liberal use of "Lady G", Wilden somehow being an even bigger creep, Jenna's short turn around to becoming an all time menace, A's past, & Alison's busy day of causing havoc to everyone around her. We also jump into the one month time jump and discuss Emily's fake ousting, Ezria's big reveal, check in with our dear friend Mike and despair for poor, poor Toby. Episode 19 content warnings: suicide, depression, sexual assault, grooming, stalking, mental health Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E18 · Tue, July 05, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 33 & 34: Murder is Illegal in Pennsylvania!
We have a busy couple of episodes but Brenton is struggling with the dissolution of Spoby. He pulls himself together enough to talk about Jason and Peters strange connection, Jenna and Garrett making harder moves (and getting hot and heavy), what actually happened with Dr Sullivan, the return of Maya (potentially nefarious?), the awful awful Jackie turn, why ruining Tom is always right, Mikes mental health crisis, creepy British men, Ali quoting the theme song, fun variations in episode structure, and so much more. Brenton then wraps things up with an extended theory corner covering all of the new puzzle pieces. Episode 18 content warnings: suicide, depression, sexual assault, grooming, stalking, mental health, depression Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E17 · Tue, June 28, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 31 & 32: Ali the Photographer?
We come back from this week's rough couple of episodes with one very important question; did Ali really take those pictures? And why only pictures of her friends sleeping? We discuss why this concept is dubious at best but also revel in the weird secretive meetups happening across Rosewood. We also cover Emily being a target and crossing the line by targeting a queer woman's body, Caleb's rushed exit, the Montgomery family drama (and if we'll ever touch this intense subject again), Jason's photo interest and weird gifts, Aria's man trouble, Jackie reaching out with great advice, the status of the Hastings, Toby & Spencer's investigation into NAT, and why we can't even begin to care about Kate. Episode 17 content warnings: suicide, sexual assault, grooming, stalking, mental health, depression Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E16 · Tue, June 21, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 29 & 30: Toby Digging in the Backyard
We have a busy week in Rosewood but we still can't get over the weird side tangents with Mike and his strange room decor. We discuss Mike's battles with his family (and the weird cinematography that accompanies it), Emily being canonically Catholic, Hannah becoming a nag and Caleb’s nebulously illegal business, Toby not backing down to Peter (and his beautiful architecture schematics), Ella making moves and our excitement at parents actually getting to react to things???, questioning if you can even absorb HGH through the skin, Emily giving herself an ulcer over lying, and Ashley’s positive revelations. Meanwhile Brenton’s hopes for rich people property drama were dashed. Episode 16 content warnings: grooming, death, depictions of violence, stalking, drugs Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E15 · Tue, June 14, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 27 & 28: Detective Emily
It's a busy week and Spencer decides to it week off, but in the lurch Emily steps up big time! We discuss Emily's incredible riddle solving skills (even if the reveals don't amount to much) and how much Garret and crew should be scared of her. We also cover the other big news of the week like Aria's shift in love interest, Mike's weird as hell moves, graveyard surprises, Tom and Ashley (booooo) and the ethics of wearing Ali's dresses. Episode 15 content warnings: grooming, death, bullying, stalking Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E14 · Tue, June 07, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 25 & 26: Bad Decision Week
All of our protagonists decide to make horrible decisions this week to varying degrees of "bad" (looking at you Spencer). That means we have a great time breaking down the series of dominoes they knock over, Jason's mysterious motivations (and interests?), awkward double dates, which characters are allowed individual growth, strange therapy choices and why Jenna is actually right. Episode 14 content warnings: bullying, stalking, mental health Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E13 · Tue, May 31, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 23 & 24: The Boys Are Back in Town!
It's the start of season 2 and all the boys are flocking back to Rosewood. We get the return of Noel, Caleb and Lucas and a reintroduction to a much stranger version of Jason's character. We also discuss the questionable status of Ian, Garrett and Jenna's exciting secrets, parents not believing their children despite glaring evidence to the contrary, and a truly bad make out in a parking lot. Then Brenton takes us into the new and improved Theory Corner. Episode 13 content warnings: stalking, mental health, grooming Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E12 · Tue, May 24, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episode 22: Secret Partnerships & Missing Persons
We've reached the season 1 finale and start popping off! We discuss new menace reveals and secret partnerships, the altercation in the bell tower and the status of the Liars' relationships. We then transition into Brenton's speculation and graphic design expertise and wrap up with our favorites from the season. Episode 12 content warnings: physical violence, strangulation, stalking Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E11 · Tue, May 17, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 20 & 21: A Tall Glass of Milk
There are many exciting things happening in these episodes but we're too distracted by Ian's drink choices. Once we get that out of our system we discuss the incredibly hard slap, the search warrant for Spencer's room, Haleb's sad separation, Mona's meddling, and Spencer getting trapped in a funhouse tube. Episode 11 content warnings: bullying, stalking, grooming Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E10 · Tue, May 10, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 18 & 19: The Shower Scene
As we approach the end of the season, everyone starts pairing up! We discuss all the pairings shacking up, the importance of the shower scene and Hannah’s agency, the Hastings horrible parenting, Jenna’s increased frequency of meddling, Spoby getting into dangerous situations, and the signal flare nature of Jenna’s flute. Brenton also suddenly remembers Noel which throws all of his guesses into question. We also discuss our experience with frats & Emily is absolutely shocked by Brenton's lack of art education. Episode 10 content warnings: homophobia, bullying, stalking, mental health, grooming Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E9 · Tue, May 03, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 16 & 17: Ladies & Gentlemen, Spoby
Spencer and Toby start to get together and we couldn't be more excited. While we would love to just discuss their budding relationship there's also lots of other happenings like Caleb's Parasite-esque living situation, weird marriage drama, sniffing out conmen and missing cash, and a baby on the way for the happy couple of Melissa and Ian. You can find Homestuck Made This World and support the Ranged Touch Patreon here: http://rangedtouch.com/homestuck-made-this-world/ Episode 9 content warnings: homophobia, bullying, stalking Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E8 · Tue, April 26, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 14 & 15: Know Your Worth!
Fitz and Arias relationship starts to get hot and heavy but Brenton can’t get himself to not call him Mr. Fitz. We discuss the introduction of Caleb & Paige, the Marin’s tumultuous secrets, Emily’s liquid courage and the further trouble with Ian. We also try to suss out just how much money Hannah made at the dance. Episode 8 content warnings: homophobia, bullying, drowning, stalking Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E7 · Tue, April 19, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 12 & 13: Noel, Master of Gaslighting
We get some troubling realizations about Ian, Noel threatens Fitz and we realize these people are all the same goddam age. We discuss the unwanted surprise party, Pam reaching new heights of homophobia, the horrors of juvy camp and a bad detour into an after school special. Brenton also shares fond memories of past neighbors and his full proof (note: probably wrong) theories about A. Episode 7 content warnings: disordered eating, fatphobia, homophobia, bullying, stalking Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E6 · Tue, April 12, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 10 & 11: Camp Mona
The glamping trip of the year kicks off an exciting week and packed episode! We get more tantalizing reveals and secrets plus a strange visit from Alison in the hospital. We run down shifting character dynamics, the two "A's" theory, Noel's extremely weird white knight behavior, Fitz and Aria's important meeting in broad daylight, attempted murder by car, Emily's awful awful parents & so much more. Episode 6 content warnings: bullying, stalking, murder, grooming, homophobia Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E5 · Tue, April 05, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 8 & 9: The Strength of Our Convictions
Despite our seasonal allergies, Brenton comes out swinging with really confident predictions for where the show is going. Apart from the schadenfreude of Brenton being wrong we discuss the introduction of two new characters in Jason and Noel, Wildon finally getting checked & his appearance at the SATs, the amazing Mrs. Hastings, despair over the Byron-Ashley situation & the concept of "Third Act Hannah." Episode 5 content warnings: dental surgery, murder, grooming, ableism, homophobia, bullying Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E4 · Tue, March 29, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 6 & 7: A Double Homecoming
This is it, these are the episodes where to show takes off. Pretty Little Liars fully tilts over into the Soap opera plotlines and pays off big time. Our Homecoming extravaganza has us discussing our love for Toby, Fitz outdoing himself yet again, Spencer's lessons in class disparity and the severe mistreatment of Jenna. And wait a minute, who actually died? Episode 4 content warnings: murder, grooming, incest, sexual abuse, ableism Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E3 · Tue, March 22, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 4 & 5: Fitz in an Orange Jumpsuit
This week the girls try to spurn A only to make them more powerful. As secrets start to spill out and things heat up in Rosewood we discuss Fitz showing his true colors, cheering for Hardy, Hannah's job situation and new career in espionage, and Toby's life as an empath. Episode 3 content warnings: grooming, infidelity, stalking Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E2 · Tue, March 15, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episodes 2 & 3: The Jenna (& Alison) Thing
The show starts to move forward and immediately clarifies just what exactly is the "Jenna Thing." We discuss the situation with Wilden, more talk on the situation with Mr Fitz, the depiction of Hannah's body issues, and the hero of the locker room/loner Toby Cavanaugh. Episode 2 content warnings: death, grooming, disordered eating, sexual abuse, body dysmorphia, fatphobia, homophobia Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S2 E1 · Tue, March 08, 2022
Pretty Little Liars Episode 1 - Welcome to Rosewood
Welcome to Dead Ends! The new weekly podcast where we discuss mystery shows and starting off we're going to cover the teen drama Pretty Little Liars. Emily is a longtime fan of the show and is going to be taking Brenton through the entire series. We discuss the pilot episode, the wild events happening in Rosewood and it's relative lack of big mysteries. Content warnings: death, murder, grooming, disordered eating, sexual abuse, tonsillectomy Pretty Little Liars season theme song "Secret of Tiki Island by Kevin MacLeod. Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E73 · Thu, May 06, 2021
Veronica Mars Episode 72 - Alternate Realities
We've finally reached the end and we have a lot of negative feelings. We reckon with the huge incident, why Rob Thomas' reasonings don't add up, and posit some alternate the ways the show could've gone instead. Then we end with a series recap and our thoughts on the show as whole. Thank you to everyone who has joined us on this journey. It was a lot of fun and we learned a lot working on our first podcast! Not sure what form this show might take in the future, but we're glad we completed our mission (for now). Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E72 · Thu, April 29, 2021
Veronica Mars Episode 71 - PCHers Ride Again!
Keith & Veronica find themselves in a pickle and wouldn't you know it, Weevil and the boys ride in to help! But before we get there we get friends feeling betrayed, Veronica connecting the dots, & Clyde finding himself in between a rock and a hard place. We've only got one more episode left before it all wraps up! Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E71 · Thu, April 22, 2021
Veronica Mars Episode 70 - Copious Big Lebowski References
We're two episodes away from the finish and we're skeptical of the big mystery. We dig into our disappointment around the Clyde/Big Dick reveal, Leo's shady moves, & the inconsistent characterization around Weevil & Veronica's feud. We also talk about one of the episode's writers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbarr, and our history with sports. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E70 · Thu, April 15, 2021
Veronica Mars Episode 69 - Monkey on your Back
Turns out Penn's a bit more resourceful than we thought! We deal with bugs in Mars Investigations, close friends that could actually be enemies, and tense moments with Logan. We also lament the fact that we don't get more Wallace and Weevil, but settle for our moments with Cliff and Vinny. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E69 · Thu, April 08, 2021
Veronica Mars Episode 68 - Echolls vs. D'Amoto
How do you make setup fun? By bringing back lots of characters of course! We revisit season 3 in the form of multiple character cameos as the show starts to dig deeper into the bombing mysteries. We also rejoice in the return of Vinny and Leo and congratulate them on their respective career boons. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E68 · Thu, April 01, 2021
Veronica Mars Episode 67 - Partying in your Late 20's
This episode moves Veronica's relationship troubles to the background and it's all the better for it. We discuss the great moments with Alonzo and Dodi, shocking turns in the case, and shady business with the Congressman. Best of all, we're excited about the shows smart decision to use the inciting incident of the show, the death of Lily Kane, to flesh out Veronica's character and the world. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E67 · Thu, March 25, 2021
Veronica Mars Episode 66 - Alonzo & Dodie's Fashion Montage
Lots of new mysteries afloat! Who is this new man Clyde and what is his angle? What are the Maloofs hiding? And why won't Veronica let Logan live in peace? It's a busy setup week in Neptune filled with ignorant white people both rich and poor. We also wish for a whole spin off starring our new favorite hitman duo. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E65 · Thu, March 18, 2021
Veronica Mars Episode 66 - Well Adjusted Logan
It's the last season of Veronica Mars! We find that Veronica's fully back as a PI, Logan wants to settle down, & Wallace is leading a semi-charmed suburban life. There's also a bombing that has many different parties interested in the culprit! Exciting times around here and we're happy the shows good times are officially back. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E65 · Thu, March 11, 2021
Veronica Mars Movie - Veronica's Return & Logan's Navy Whites
We've arrived at the Veronica Mars movie! We find ourselves mostly enjoying the 2014 kickstarted revival, filled to the brim with fan nods and drama. Unfortunately we also get saddled with bad addiction metaphors, familiar series' problems, and Piz getting unceremoniously showed the door. But who can complain when we're seeing everyone again and Logan in a Navy uniform? Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E64 · Thu, March 04, 2021
Veronica Mars Episode 64 - It Never Rains in California
We've finally reached the end of the original run of Veronica Mars. What did we think? Well we've got a lot of thoughts about its very open-ended wrap up. We discuss where the show missed the mark in season 3 and the toxic ideas place throughout the show. Then we recap the events leading to the cancellation and the FBI pitch that Rob Thomas made to try and save the show. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E63 · Thu, February 25, 2021
Veronica Mars Episode 63 - Cafeteria Conundrums
In the penultimate episode of season 3, we get the world's coldest beach day, Keith getting absolutely roasted on college radio, and a weird plan hatched by a bunch of rich kids that makes no sense. We're also treated to Piz's amazing one man show and we still can't make heads or tails of the eating situation at Hearst. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E62 · Thu, February 18, 2021
Veronica Mars Episode 62 - The PI Exam
A mundane week in Neptune turns into a lot to talk about! We cover everyone's relationship troubles, Piz's sensitivity, the Invisible Children backed plot line and all of the problems with that organization (including talk of Kony 2012). But before we cover all that, we try our hand at some practice questions for the California PI exam. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E61 · Thu, February 11, 2021
Veronica Mars Episode 61 - Grown Men Skinny Dipping
It's the Paul Rudd-isode! We get a special pairing of him and Piz, as Piz tries to teach him about the music and tamp down his gross interest in college girls. Meanwhile Veronica is weirdly tip toeing around the whole kiss thing? And we're also unfortunately stuck with Mac helping Logan do his homework. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E60 · Thu, February 04, 2021
Veronica Mars Episode 60 - Veronica Needs New Friends
One of our longest episodes is dealing with possibly the worst episode. Turns out we had a lot to unpack as the show tries to deal with racism and Israel & Palestine in the worst white moralistic way. We get no reprieve in Veronica's social life as Park and Logan seem to relentlessly bully her with her new relationship and even Mac sides with them. And on a smaller note, Keith turns into a narc. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E59 · Thu, January 28, 2021
Veronica Mars Episode 59 - Veronica Missing Obvious Clues
We're split on how the show wraps up the Dean O'dell mystery. We debate the investigation leading up to the reveals, Veronica's characterization, and discuss the ongoing Logan-Parker situation (three cheers for Wallace though). Next time we begin the final episodes of the original airing of Veronica Mars! Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E58 · Thu, January 21, 2021
Veronica Mars Episode 58 - Visiting Your Ex In Jail
In an extremely exciting week an Neptune, we're left scratching our head at the Logan - Parker scenario. Why didn't Mac step in? And how did Logan know Veronica was in jail? We also bid farewell to a longstanding character and wonder why their exit wasn't more impactful. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E57 · Thu, January 14, 2021
Veronica Mars Episode 57 - Spice Orange Gamecube
Surprise! A not annoying child actor! We talk up Logan's new friend Heather and the parallels between her behavior & Emily's. We also discuss basketball terminology, Keith's on again, off again investigation and the open ended case of the week. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E56 · Thu, January 07, 2021
Veronica Mars Episode 56 - The Capistrano Case
This week's episode provokes a long discussion on women's agency & sexuality especially around the show's treatment of Bonnie & Veronica's jealousy. The episode is also weirdly pro-life? There's a lot to dig into here and that's even before we remember that Keith had other things going on too. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E55 · Thu, December 31, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 55 - White Knighting
The audacity of men continues unabated with our new friend Max looking to rescue a damsel, Wendy. All of the characters act horrible to her but we never get to hear about her motivations? It's very messy and we dig into our friction over the show's depictions of sex work. Things don't fair any better for Veronica and Logan, as we get hidden secrets and overall bad vibes from the pair. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E54 · Thu, December 24, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 54 - Animal Testing: A Necessary Evil
While some of us have negative opinions on monkeys, we can all agree that they deserve to have a happy life as well. This week we get the return of Mac (!) and a new love interest, Veronica chases after animals, and Piz receives the most mixed of signals. We only wish for the best for Piz! Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E53 · Thu, December 17, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 53 - The Audacity of Men
Big reveals this week, but the execution leaves us scratching our heads and more than a little concerned on handling of such a sensitive topic. Elsewhere we celebrate Piz's big radio show win, the Dean's bad news, and country music songs about taking revenge on cheating men. Onwards to a new mystery! Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E52 · Thu, December 10, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 52 - Wrongheaded Reveals
Our worst fears are realized when the show drops a truly horrible reveal at the tail end of the episode. It's not all bad though as we sift through a clunker to bring you details on Patty Hearst, prank phone calls with Lamb, and our thoughts on the book Holes. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E51 · Thu, December 03, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 51 - Not Everyone is a Sully
Veronica is feeling let down by all the men in her life and we overwhelmingly concur. This week we get Veronica lashing out at all the women around her, Logan refusing to open up and Piz just being a good dude. Also the return of Vinny! Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E50 · Thu, November 26, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 50 - Concealed Water Guns
We're saddled with an extremely problematic opening and overall dud of an episode this week. We discuss the show's bad depiction of false rape accusations and other examples of false sexual assault in media. Then we steer toward the more light-hearted plot points of school vs sports, bowling, and Keith's crush. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E49 · Thu, November 19, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 49 - Hoarding Bone Marrow
Veronica starts so strong with her criminology speech only to immediately ignore her own lessons. While Veronica backslides into old profiling habits, Keith gets swindled, and Wallace in stuck in the world's most boring subplot. Who wouldn't help a dying kid with their bone marrow? Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E48 · Thu, November 12, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 48 - Wiping Away Kisses
We have a busy week in Neptune! Logan's money is wandering away, the Pi Sigs are being put on trial, and Keith gets an intriguing new client. We've also got a politics minute up at the top to celebrate the new president elect! Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E47 · Thu, November 05, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 47 - Crossfire Meets Jon Stewart
We cannot be more proud of our new friend Piz and his exciting new talk radio program. No one deserves it more. Elsewhere, we meet an immediately recognizable football player & his girlfriend who understands just how awful college sports are. Also Logan picks fights with Veronica in various locations across the Hearst campus. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E46 · Thu, October 29, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 46 - Sorority Rush Week
We've got an extra long episode this week to discuss Veronica's adventures in the Greek system. We discuss personal experiences with sororities, the dichotomies of college groups, sociology student abuse, and being taught by Philip Zimbardo. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E45 · Thu, October 22, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 45 - That Piz Guy is Alright
CW: Sexual Assault & Rape We're planting our flag in the ground now, we're pro Piz over here (for now). We're tentatively excited for our new semester at college with new friends and relationship dynamics. We're also extremely wary over the rape & sexual assault content of this episode and the general direction this season is heading in. Anything can happen! Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E44 · Thu, October 15, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 44 - Happy Graduation!
We've reached the end of season 2 and we have a lot of thoughts. We discuss our disappointment with the finale, the misuse of sexual abuse tropes, & Beaver's bond villain turn. We wrap things up on a positive note and discuss our favorite season 2 episodes, characters, & character relationships! We'll see you all next week in college! Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E43 · Thu, October 08, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 43 - Objection your Honor!
The trial of the century begins and everyones bad decisions come home to roost. Witness Aaron Echolls worm his way into our heroes' head, Terrence's new job, and rekindled romance over algebra. We're only one away from the finale! Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E42 · Thu, October 01, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 42 - Alterna-Prom
Join us at the Neptune Grand for a fake prom night for the ages! We have creepy stalkers, bad mayors, and Keith going above and beyond to solve the mystery. We also have love rekindling and the utterance of the "epic" line. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E41 · Thu, September 24, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 41 - Pressed Hams
We call in the PCH fixer for a doozy of an episode. Veronica looks into a classmate's hit and run that has proximity to the Fitzpatrick's, Wallace says all of the wrong things, and Weevil gets roped into one last job. We also squeeze in some stories of landline calls and listening to other people's conversations and dedicated yearbook pages to student cars. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E40 · Thu, September 17, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 40 - Ride the Ghost Bus
We're back, but definitely not in Neptune. As Veronica battles through the Black Lodge, we get buckets of exposition and forward plot movement. Meanwhile, Keith guest stars on his own show and Wallace and Logan get some quality time. We're very here for Wallace in best friend mode! Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E39 · Thu, September 10, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 39 - No, Weevil loved Felix!
Veronica Mars is officially firing on all cylinders. This week brings us cautionary tales of masculinity and plenty of plot developments! While we take plenty of time celebrate Jackie we also discuss Gen Z on Tik Tok, guy's filmographies (and Brenton's by proxy), & our middle school dance memories. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E38 · Thu, September 03, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 38 - Arrested Development
A visit to Hearst College for the weekend brings in unexpected guest stars! Meanwhile Keith and Cliff embark on a dream team up to solve the mystery of Cliff's one night rendezvous. We discuss these exciting happenings amongst the finer points of Michael Cera's filmography, our love of Arrested Development, getting mono, and political internships. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E37 · Thu, August 27, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 37 - Runaway Bridal Showers
A Big Lebowski esque chain of events has Veronica searching all over town for a missing men's underwear stealer. Meanwhile, Keith tries to do the right thing, Brenton fails sorority recruitment and we try to decipher to complex layout and sleeping arrangement of Logan's hotel room. If the opening recap is anything to go by, things are starting to move quick! Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E36 · Thu, August 20, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 36 - Stoner Pizza Delivery
Pizza muggings & LGBTQ student blackmailing, all part of a convoluted plot from one ex-Laguna Beach cast member. We discuss the intense plot plus the appearance of one Kristin Cavallari, fond memories of stoners delivering pizzas, & why Emily should be the only one allowed to gamble with Brenton's money. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E35 · Thu, August 13, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 35 - Winter Carnival Games
We head to the Neptune High Winter Carnival for one hell of a bottle episode. Meanwhile Logan seems to be in his own separate show? It wouldn't be a podcast without us fitting in some side conversation on high school senior nights, baseball & dippin' dots in baseball hats, & writing our own fan fic based on a small detail of Keith's past employment. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E34 · Thu, August 06, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 34 - Multi-Cultural Fraternities
Wallace is back, but he's landed himself in hot water. Will he be able to convince the second coming of Lebron James to not send him to jail? Meanwhile Weevil & Logan investigate the PCHers and make us wonder what a relationship between them would look like. We also find time for pletny of Catholic talk, lipstick names, school lunchtime habits, & superstitions. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E33 · Thu, July 30, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 33 - Bye, Bye Duncan!
We say adios to Duncan as heads south of the border to begin the adventure of fatherhood. We discuss the daring plan that he and Veronica hatched while also touching on Entourage and existential crises, HBO, Blockbuster, sneaking snacks into movie theaters, and our love of cassettes. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E32 · Thu, July 23, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 32 - Dismissed from Jury Duty
Seriously, how was Veronica possibly picked to be a juror? We comb through the finer points of her civil service including "the Todd" and one badass woman. Meanwhile Keith interrogates a sweaty Lamb and our favorite deputy. The next one may be a doozy, but at least we got a nice surprise at the end! Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E31 · Thu, July 16, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 31 - Vice Principal Clemens' Incredible Strength
Clemens not only has cunning and a cozy job, but is apparently super strong? We cover a case of bad interpretation, Buffy reunions, and wild endings. Does anyone have access to our permanent files? We're curious what sort of dirt is redacted. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E30 · Thu, July 09, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 30 - PCH Motorcycle Coalition
Ahoy Mateys! Duncan's starting to crack and so are the PCHers! We cover the introduction to the Fighting Fitzpatricks, Mac spy shenanigans, and school pirate radio. We also find plenty of time to hash out the finer differences in Catholicism, pediatricians, High School Musical 2, family nicknames, and Emily's badass Granny. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E29 · Thu, July 02, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 29 - Justice for Kendall
There's a version of Kendall Casablancas that could be actually great; instead we get fears of women made manifest. We cover the Kendall situation, Duncan's relationship failings, skim milk, and our personal histories with the "Big Lebowski." Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E28 · Thu, June 25, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 28 - Hotel Suite Bunk Buddies
Do Duncan and Veronica ever talk? Or really hang out even? Also, doesn't Logan have enough money to rent his own hotel room? Wallace may be missing, but we don't have too much time to mourn with all of this confusing action. Also there is the return of Cliff and most importantly WIEDMAN! Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E27 · Thu, June 18, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 27 - Psychic Charlatans
Wallace buddy don't leave, we still need you around! It's a tough week for all of Neptune as Wallace is hurting, Jackie goes too far, and Duncan forgets about the big night. We also squeeze in some talk of tutoring, textbooks, and first presidential children (including the Sinbad movie). Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E26 · Thu, June 11, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 26 - Duncan's Mix CD
It's jealousy week in Neptune as everyone tries to spy or snoop on their romantic partners. We touch on non communicative relationships, the finer points of what it means to be in the ICU, & start planning our post-quarantine potluck (everyone's invited, please bring a dish). We also somehow looped back around to Catholicism a lot this week. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E25 · Thu, June 04, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 25 - Swapping Gym Bags
Hello Dick Senior, Goodbye Dick Senior. Everyone's favorite awful father is shredding the evidence and escaping the SEC via helicopter. But first we dig into the Kendall situation, bad Lamb activity, & jumping to conclusions. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E24 · Thu, May 28, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 24 - 2000's Fashion Crimes
Guest stars abound, but will it distract us from Duncan & Veronica's relationship? This week we're introduced to Tessa Thompson's Jackie and cover the highs and lows of 2000's era fashion. Join us for talk of Garanimals, hackey sacks, & more! Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E23 · Thu, May 21, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 23 - Veronica Trades Down
We just got back to school and we've already hit the ground running. Season 2 immediately hits the gas as we cover our sympathy for Logan, Neptune class warfare, & lament Veronica & Duncan's renewed relationship. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E22 · Thu, May 14, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 22 - Leave it to Cassidy? Or Beaver?
Extra special run time for an extra special episode! We've finally come to the exciting end of Veronica Mars season 1. We cover all the big reveal and character moments while fitting in stories on vodka water bottles, calling adults "Mr" and "Mrs," stop drop and roll, and calling him Beaver or Cassidy. Then we recap season 1 with our lists of favorite characters and episodes. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E21 · Thu, May 07, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 21 - Real Men Say "I'm Sorry"
Date Rape drugs! Awful high school parties! Potential sibling induced car rage! Trips to Cuba! It's the penultimate episode of season 1 and things are popping off! We also find time to discuss the important things like pop star names & high school ex boyfriends. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E20 · Thu, April 30, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 20 - No Tad Zone
High School is rough for everyone, but boy do the Tad's of the world make it even worse. We discuss Carmen's awful situation (and probably cause for legal action) among a bevy of other topics including auto shop class, cheating on the SATs, and the relationship no mans land of "Just Talking." Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E19 · Thu, April 23, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 19 - We're Sorry Leo
It had to happen eventually but we're (Brenton) is grieving the end of Leo's courtship with Veronica. We try to put it out of our minds for the time being because things our rapidly heating up in the Lily Kane case. We also cover a case of missing dogs and Echolls family drama, with just a dash of witty Logan repartee. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E18 · Thu, April 16, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 18 - Are Undercover Cops Invited to the Reunion?
It's finally happened; JTT has arrived in Neptune. While Brenton tries to collect himself, Emily details her own experiences with "Jump Street" police. We also discuss high schoolers and knives, the best case scenario for parental dating, and THAT kiss. We're hurdling towards the season finale, so we have a lot to cover! Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E17 · Thu, April 09, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 17 - The Cho's & The Van Lowe's
This week has a lot of high highs, and a lot of low lows. On the one hand, we're excited to welcome in Vincent Van Lowe and his particular brand of buffoonery. On the other hand, the episode seems to really miss the point on Hamilton's plight. We discuss Amelia Delongpre's amazing name, so bad they're good reenactments, and the Tiger King? Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E16 · Thu, April 02, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 16 - Wallace IS the Basketball Team
A full on Wallace appreciation episode, praise be. We extol the virtues of our favorite Neptune Pirate and his charming ways. Elsewhere, we discuss school cafeterias with chairs, class pets, Meg's poor decision making and of course Rest Stop 15. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E15 · Thu, March 26, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 15 - Jonathan Taylor Thomas Talk
We recorded an episode just as frantic as this episode of Veronica Mars. Join us down the many, many tangents as we discuss Meg dating protocols, 80's references, and force rank Veronica's dating choices (Gilmore Girls style). We also take time to express our deep, deep appreciation for Wallace. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E14 · Thu, March 19, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 14 - Sock it to me Baby!
Finally it's happened; we've reached the Adam Scott episode. We delight (maybe too much) in a jam packed episode as Adam Scott faces off against Leighton Meester, Veronica joins forces with a puka shell wearing antihero, and the return of our swoon worthy police office Leo. Why does Mr. Rooks place his daughter behind a gate? She can still hear you! Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E13 · Thu, March 12, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 13 - Don't Touch Wallace's Hair
Bad dads all around and toxic masculinity abound (except you Keith). We discuss how poorly this episode's depiction of black people has aged, the Romeo & Juliet of the rap industry, High School Musical, and why we love (and are in love) with Logan. Also Yolanda, you can't just go around kissing other people's boyfriends. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E12 · Thu, March 05, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 12 - Punching Holes in Walls
Life's tough when you're an Echolls, but there has got to be a better way to channel your anger. We step into the guidance counselors office for an investigation of fake IDs, talk of disassembling the patriarchy, & a brief run through of bars in the Santa Barbara area. Sit down and join us for a rousing night out of karaoke! Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E11 · Thu, February 27, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 11 - The Parent Trap
Terror in Neptune! A serial killer emerges from hiding targeting young "coeds" (do people still use that term?). There's only one buddy cop team for the case; Emily and Brenton. We play good cop, bad cop to get to the bottom of these rock-centric killings & suss out Sheriff Lamb's incompetence. Meanwhile, Mac investigates her true parentage to find out why she hates camping. Who you talking to over there honey? Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E10 · Thu, February 20, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 10 - Merry Neptune Christmas
Christmas time is a busy one in Neptune, as the Mars family sifts through deception at the Echolls' household. We discuss bromantic boxers, memories from church camp, and express our deep admiration for Weevil. Sit down, put on your poker face and pour yourself a tall glass of iced tea. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E9 · Thu, February 13, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 9 - The Cult of Aaron Samuels
We find our higher calling among the poinsettias and change our opinions on cults with the help of Mean Girl's Aaron Samuels. Meanwhile the Mars' apartment faces cold water and we discuss the finer points of shower positioning. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E8 · Thu, February 06, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 8 - Froggy's Salami
We have some bad news; the whole school has your purity tests results and everyone knows about your fling in Spain. Don't worry, we'll still be friends with you. This week we discuss high school bathing habits, proud virgins, drugged out tenants, and the origins of "Crotch Jockey." So turn up your gas stove and strap in! Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E7 · Thu, January 30, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 7 - Saloon Style Bathroom Doors
We begin our podcast in media res and wonder if we should have let well enough alone. We break down Veronica's neighborly help, their lush shared courtyard, creepy bedroom art, and the unique complexities of southern California slang. Another 100% on topic episode. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E6 · Thu, January 23, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 6 - Living La Vida Mickey
It's election season in Neptune! Who will win the student's vote? Wanda, the outsider promising to reform capitalism? Duncan, the nice popular kid? Whoever the hell Wallace voted for? We cover the campaign for student body president and Logan's truly wild human rights violations. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E6 · Thu, January 16, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 5 - Pinata Pals
A drug dealer? Seriously? We try to puzzle out the sudden reveal of Troy's illicit activities and boy's trips south of the border. We also take time to wish Keith a very happy birthday and all the best of luck to his relationship with Rebecca (but just not right now). Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E5 · Thu, January 09, 2020
Veronica Mars Episode 4 - You're a Red Satin Dress
You know you love me! And we love Episode 4 of Veronica Mars. We discuss our love for Lily Kane, Manic Pixie Goths, Wallace's charisma, & the current state of video games. Veronica Mars season Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E4 · Thu, December 19, 2019
Veronica Mars Episode 3 - You Know Sally, Duncan's Girlfriend?
We return with fuzzy memories to talk about episode 3, "Meet John Smith." We discuss drug withdrawal, messy trans inclusiveness, and get to the bottom of what Duncan's girlfriend is actually named. Veronica Mars season Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E3 · Thu, November 28, 2019
Veronica Mars Episode 2 - Weevil In, Weevil Out
Paris Hilton rides into Neptune bringing with her a story of star crossed lovers and 2000's fashion. Elsewhere, Weevil goes to jail for a crime he didn't commit. How do these things cross over? And how does Iceman's twin brother fit into all of this? We discuss the exciting second episode of Veronica Mars. Veronica Mars season Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E2 · Thu, November 21, 2019
Veronica Mars Episode 1 - Veronica's Not Like Other Girls
Our rewatch has officially begun! We discuss the Pilot which includes our thoughts on Neptune's best high school detective, problematic plot drivers, representation, and 2000's high fashion. Veronica Mars season Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
S1 E1 · Thu, November 14, 2019
Veronica Mars Episode 0 - We Used to be Friends
Welcome to Life on Mars! We kick off our rewatch podcast with a rundown of background details on Veronica Mars. Come for the story of how it went into production, stay for the personal info of the actors. Theme Music from https://filmmusic.io "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC By (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Follow us on bluesky @dead-ends.bsky.social Send your podcast or show questions to our inbox at deadendspcast@gmail.com. Find all of Emily's links here: https://linktr.ee/emilypyle Find all of Brenton's here: https://linktr.ee/brentonpyle
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