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Three English teachers take you back to school, but in a fun way! All those things you learned about in English class come back with some of your (and our!) favorite movies and TV shows of all time. Strap in and get ready to understand why we love teaching our subject so much! Before our new direction, we watched the hit German time-traveling, mind-bending, heart-rending Netflix show and provide heavy-hitting analysis of each episode, meant to be listened as a spoiler-free companion as you w ...
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn dig into the interesting Benny & Joon! In this spoiler-filled episode, we try to figure out why Josh and Jenn love this movie so much while Tommy can barely stand it. We talk about this fun and silly movie quite a bit! Enjoy! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/litafterdarkpod - Join for some (small) extras, including a bit of bo…
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn dig into the intriguing Untamed Heart! In this spoiler-filled episode, we talk about Christian Slater’s movie career, discuss connections (however tenuous) to Netflix’s DARK, and try and figure out why Jenn likes this movie so much. Josh unpacks his ideas about how this type of story has been told time and again throughout the…
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn dig into the amazing movie Jurassic Park! In this spoiler-filled episode, we talk about how great 90s movies are, break down the way the show deals with some major themes of technology vs. nature, proper approach to science, and hubris. Josh unpacks his ideas about how the movie uses the mundane to ground the world-building so…
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn dig into the epic season finale, season 3, episode 8 of the incredible German language Netflix series Dark! In our discussion of the conclusion of this series, we discuss our thoughts about the episode, as well as our overarching thoughts about the thematic points the show makes over the whole series. This is a show that defin…
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn dig into season 3, episode 7 of the incredible German language Netflix series Dark! In our spoiler-free (up to this episode) discussion, blast through 300 years of time shenanigans and try to make sense of it. Everyone seems to be stuck in hiatus before they can make their next move, and we watch the blossoming friendship of c…
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn dig into season 3, episode 6 of the incredible German language Netflix series Dark! In our spoiler-free (up to this episode) discussion, we try and unravel the Gordian Knot that is alt-Martha’s story in this episode, parsing out character motivations for the slightly different versions of her that we see here; we unpack Claudi…
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn dig into season 3, episode 5 of the incredible German language Netflix series Dark! In our spoiler-free (up to this episode) discussion, we discuss the immense mountain of sadness, darkness and depression that is this episode. We unpack the implications of the scavenger that ruins the lives of several of our favorite character…
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn dig into season 3, episode 4 of the incredible German language Netflix series Dark! In our spoiler-free (up to this episode) discussion, we discuss Tronte’s probable true parentage, some of the fallout between Hannah, Egon, and Doris because of Hannah’s decision to stay in the 50s, and Jonas & Alt-Martha bond as they both grap…
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn dig into season 3, episode 3 of the incredible German language Netflix series Dark! In our spoiler-free (up to this episode) discussion, we discuss the how the alternate versions of the characters we know and love deal with the disappearance and reappearance of Mads, break down Jonas’ seeming inability not to believe anyone wh…
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn dig into season 3, episode 2 of the incredible German language Netflix series Dark! In our spoiler-free (up to this episode) discussion, we break down Katharina’s growth as she goes to the 80s to find her son, but ends up finding someone else, discuss Peter’s post-apocalyptic fathering, and fawn over the Gilded-Age aesthetic o…
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn dig into premier of the final season of the incredible German language Netflix series Dark! In our spoiler-free (up to this episode) discussion, we explore an eerie alternate version of Winden, where the characters we know and love are … off from what we have come to expect, we dig into the specific changes and the implication…
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn dig into season 2, episode 8 of the incredible German language Netflix series Dark! In our spoiler-free (up to this episode) discussion, we talk about Jonas and Claudia working together in the 80s, the stranger choosing to save Bartosz, Martha, and Magnus rather than stop Adam, and the apocalypse occurring in Winden. Family Tr…
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn dig into the penultimate episode of season 2 of the incredible German language Netflix series Dark! In our spoiler-free (up to this episode) discussion, we re-evaluate the way we think about Hannah after a choice she makes, try to understand whether changes can be made and free choices are available to many characters, especia…
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn dig into season 2, episode 6 of the incredible German language Netflix series Dark! In our spoiler-free (up to this episode) discussion, we break down Jonas’ relationship with Martha before the start of the show in 2019, talk about the revealing nature of Katharina and Ulrich’s anniversary party, and examine whether or not one…
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn dig into season 2, episode 5 of the incredible German language Netflix series Dark! In our spoiler-free (up to this episode) discussion, we try to break down Adam’s motivations as he talks to Jonas, walk through the revelations Bartosz provides for the other kids, as well as a revelation about Charlotte and Noah, and discuss t…
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn dig into Season 2, Episode 4 of the incredible German language Netflix series Dark! In our spoiler-free (up to this episode) discussion, we talk about Jonas’ meeting with significant figures in 1921, the parents seemingly working together the find the truth in 2020, and the kids all working together to find the truth themselve…
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn dig into season 2, episode 3 of the incredible German language Netflix series Dark! In our spoiler-free (up to this episode) discussion, we unpack Claudia’s experiences as she works with the existence of time travel, follow Egon and try to understand his transformation into a sympathetic character as he keeps trying to unravel…
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn dive into the second episode of season 2 of the incredible German language Netflix series Dark! In our spoiler-free (up to this episode) discussion, we talk about even more crazy time-travel antics with Claudia, Egon continues to investigate Mads’ disappearance by talking to Helge after his accident, and also to the man he arr…
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn dig into the season 2 opener of the incredible German language Netflix series Dark! In our spoiler-free (up to this episode) discussion, we discuss young Jonas’ struggles in his new situation, examine our evolving feelings towards Hannah as she grapples with harmful thoughts, and break down the introduction of a new investigat…
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn dig into the season 1 finale of the incredible German language Netflix series Dark! In our spoiler-free (up to this episode) discussion, we talk about how Helge tries to right a wrong in his past, discover the true relationship between Peter and Tronte, and get a shocking revelation about Jonas. Additionally, we catalogue the …
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn dig into the ninth episode of the incredible German language Netflix series Dark! In our spoiler-free (up to this episode) discussion, we talk about how the show explores the purpose and origin of mankind, as well as the nature of the universe; dig into parent/child relationships throughout the show, especially in the Doppler …
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn dig into the eighth episode of the incredible German language Netflix series Dark! In our spoiler-free (up to this episode) discussion, we go over the new family members we meet as we look at Winden in 1953, try to wrap our heads around the mysteries of time travel, wormholes, and causality with the stranger and Tannhaus (whil…
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn dig into the seventh episode of the incredible German language Netflix series Dark! In our spoiler-free (up to this episode) discussion, we discuss Jonas' choice as he finds Mikkel in 1986 after a conversation with the mysterious stranger, follow Charlotte as she follows clues like breadcrumbs all over Winden, and we feel shoc…
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn dig into the sixth episode of the incredible German language Netflix series Dark! In our spoiler-free (up to this episode) discussion, we discuss Ulrich's further descent into madness as he investigates the disappearances in Winden, follow Jonas through the Sic Mundus Creatus Est door into 1986, and discuss how all of these ch…
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn explore the fifth episode of the incredible German language Netflix series Dark! In our spoiler-free (up to this episode) discussion, we freak out over some big revelations, continue to unpack the Katharina/Ulrich/Hannah triangle, and and discuss German parenting tactics after watching Charlotte talking to Elisabeth. Family Tr…
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn explore the fourth episode of the incredible German language Netflix series Dark! In our spoiler-free (up to this episode) discussion, we revel in the purposeful construction of the show, debate the proper pronunciation of German names as English speakers, and decry the classroom management of the Winden teachers. We talk abou…
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn explore the third episode of the incredible German language Netflix series Dark! In our spoiler-free discussion, we talk about the previous generation of the denizens of Winden, and note the different ways in which history is already repeating itself. We talk about poor Mikkel's fruitless quest and the dramatic irony of his in…
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn dive into episode 2 of Netflix's German language Dark! In our spoiler-free discussion, we talk about the excitement of a small-town coroner upon her opportunity to conduct an autopsy on the mysterious new dead body, talk about Mikkel's arrival in 1986, and the glistening abs of the scarred stranger and his crazy-person wall of…
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Tommy, Josh, and Jenn analyze the first episode of Netflix's Dark! In our spoiler-free discussion, we clarify the family trees, discuss Nietzche, existentialism, symbolism, and etymology here. We also talk about the merits of watching the show in German with English subtitles or watching the English dub. What on earth is going on in Winden with the…
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