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Steve jumps at the opportunity to leave the kids behind and step out of his babysitter role, but we were not prepared for him to do so! The Dive, episode 6 of Stranger Things' 4th season, left us wanting more! With the citizens of Hawkins in a frenzy thanks to Jason's accusations against The Hellfire Club, it's not only Eddie that now finds himself in their crosshairs. Eleven continues to dive deeper into her memories, exploring her previous life as Brenner's lab rat, and becoming increasing influenced by the creepy/friendly orderly, Peter.  002 is not too happy about her rising strength, and it looks like she's now convinced she is the one responsible for the massacre at Hawkins Lab.

Nighttime festivities are back in full swing and Disneyland feels completely magical again! Darrell and Colby visited Disneyland and California Adventure earlier this month and experienced The Main Street Electrical Parade, Fantasmic!, Disneyland Forever, and World of Color. Each of these shows are truly spectacular and reminded us of what was missing from our last few Disneyland visits. 

It takes a gifted actor to be able to pull off a single-actor episode.  When executed well - such as Agnes Moorehead's "The Invaders," the episode can become legendary.  Since we've already covered that episode, this month we look at two other single-actor episodes.  First up is Robert Cummings' season 2 premiere, "King Nine Will Not Return." Cummings portrays a US Air Force pilot who was unable to pilot what ended up being a fateful flight that took the lives of his entire crew.  Next up we look at Mickey Rooney's season 5 episode, "The Last Night of a Jockey." Rooney plays Grady, a jockey who wishes he were big after being suspended for fixing races and doping.

Brenner is back! While his return is not really a surprise, the events that unfold in "The Nina Project" with Brenner, Dr. Owens, and Eleven do bring quite a few surprises.  We see the appearance of Peter Ballard the Friendly Orderly, and we can not agree on whether or not he is truly friendly, or truly creepy.  In Hawkins, the exploration of the Creel house has us asking new questions about how many dimensions are at play in this story, and how the gang will find their way to Vecna's lair on their own.

We considered using the ghost network to talk about this episode of Fringe but ultimately decided against it, so we are instead coming to you as usual via your favorite podcast app! “The Ghost Network” seemingly introduces us to amber which plays a much larger role later in the series, and it also presents us with another example of someone who was victimized by Walter’s past transgressions as he conducted morally questionable experiments for the military. We also see a shimmer of Olivia’s enhanced Cortexiphan abilities, and we talk about that enigmatic scene between Broyles and Nina near the end. Be sure to stay tuned as listeners also share their thoughts about the episode, and if you would like to be a part of the listener feedback section in the future, reach out to us via one of the contact methods listed below!

Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022 unloaded a massive amount of Lucasfilm news and updates on our favorite Jedi, Sith, and droids. Bryce is joined by Blake this week as they recap all the major announcements of games, books and most importantly tv shows and movies coming out of the Lucasfilm Studio. From Willow to Darth Vader and Andor to Indiana Jones, the announcements were exciting and surprising. Star Wars fans unite on Mouse House Weekly!

Are we the only ones who think "Dear Billy" might just be the best episode of Stranger Things yet?  With Sadie Sink's impecable performance, this episode has us heaping praise upon praise.  Robert Englund's performance as Victor Creel also stood out and his story gave us chills.  Is his story to be believed?  We have our doubts. Every story element of "Dear Billy" was excellent!  Nancy and Robin faking their way into Pennhurst was hilarious, and the nods to "The Silence of the Lambs" were excellent.  Capping the episode with Max's flashback memories of the kids and Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" were absolute perfection!

We saw major developments on every front in, "The Monster and the Superhero." El is arrested for assaulting Angela with the skate, but ends up rescued by Dr. Ownens and given the option to return to Hawkins, undergo training to restore her powers, and save everyone. In Hawkins, Lucas finds himself in a delicate position as he tries to provide a layer of protection between Dustin's group and the basketball bullies. Meanwhile, Steve, Dustin, and Max break into the school to examine student records in Ms. Kelly's office. While there, Max hears the voice of Vecna, wanders out to the hallway, and sees a grandfather clock embedded into the wall.

We’re back to talk about the punnily titled “The Same Old Story” - the second episode of Fringe! This episode introduces us to supersoldiers and clones, both of which will come back into play later in the series, and it also drops another huge hint about Peter’s mysterious history. Olivia is totally beating herself up due to John Scott’s betrayal, but should she be? Meanwhile, a serial killer is on the loose, but why does this particular serial killer capture the attention of our Fringe team?

Easter eggs are all over Disney movies and parks, and there are so many to uncover! Even if you are a big Disney fan, I bet there are still some hidden secrets you might not know. In this episode, Jeremiah and Rachel have a very special guest who loves Disney and all of its hidden treasures. Kristen (Jeremiah and Rachel’s daughter) joined to discuss some of the Easter eggs she uncovered in a few of the animated movies and wanted to share her findings.

"Vecna's Curse" is now haunting the residents of Hawkins, just as they beginning to heal from the events of season 3. With the news of Chrissy's death spreading around town, the Hawkins kids begin their own investigations as to what happened?  What the culprit Eddie, the leader of The Hellfire Club, or are their worst fears coming to life and something far more sinister is the cause?  Fred becomes the second gruesome victim of Vecna, and his death gives us more clues to how Vecna chooses his prey.

Disney Parks have always been about renovating and updating their parks and lands to make sure they fit with the modern times and interests of pop culture. But what if Disney scrapped everything in each land, and rethemed and redesigned everything?! This week, JJ and Blake are putting themselves in the place of Disney to determine what new attractions and restaurants they’d replace with the original attractions in Tomorrowland. They go through what they’d change about the whole land’s theming, what they’d change some of the most popular rides in all of Disney to become, and some changes that they think would overall benefit the land. And some ideas that they, admittedly, don’t think are very good alternatives.

Jack Klugman, along with Bergiss Meredith, has the esteemed honor of being one of only two actors to be featured in the lead role of four Twilight Zone episodes.  We previously covered, "In Praise of Pip" and "A Passage For Trumpet," and this month we're taking a look at "A Game of Pool" and "Death Ship."  In "A Game of Pool," Klugman stars alongside Jonathan Winters in what was Winters' first dramatic role.  Both men provided stellar performances that make "Pool" a fan favorite to this day.  "Death Ship" tells the story of a space flight crew caught in an unfortunate and eerie Flying Dutchman scenario.

"The Hellfire Club" starts season 4 of Stranger Things off with a bang (or should we say, crack)?  With a significantly darker and more horror tone than previous seasons, the group of Hawkins kids are more splintered and dysfunctional than ever before.  Max is facing significant challenges with her family and personal feelings after the death of Billy and breakup of her parent's marriage, El, Will, and Jonathan are trying to adjust to a new town in California, while Lucas, Mike, and Dustin adjust to life in high school which has them pursuing interests that are testing the limits of their friendship. We also meet new characters, Jason, Chrissy, and Eddie, which even after one episode, have each given us reasons to form strong opinions about them.  

It all comes down to this. Reddington vs Cooper a battle to the death over one Marvin Gerard.  Ok maybe not til the death but they are at odds with each other and Marvin has other plans. Will they succeed oh and hi Wujing!