We’re joined by Hunger Games expert-in-residence Julia Cudney this week as we discuss the jump scare appearance of Rock Peeta, height difference representation in romantic pairings, and of course, queer-coded Lenny Kravitz. May the odds be ever in your favor.

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00:00 intro
01:08 trailer
03:29 greetings!
04:19 dear diary…
04:58 the facts
05:24 synopses
07:07 taglines
07:22 creative team
08:05 the books
08:59 cast
13:08 budget
13:36 critic reviews
14:34 audience reviews
15:42 cultural impact
17:51 our memories
19:12 break
19:21 hi julia!
19:49 did we read the books?
21:43 julia’s history w/ hunger games
23:58 hunger games merch
24:14 hunger games theme park
24:54 how has your opinion changed over the years?
25:33 love triangle differences
26:40 peeta as rock
28:29 movie that assumes you’ve read the book
29:23 jennifer lawrence as katniss
30:30 lenny kravitz we love u
30:39 unserious font usage
33:14 race issues in hunger games
36:34 katniss’ weight
43:08 is panem LGTBQ-friendly? lol
44:25 what’s the deal with effie trinket
45:30 second installments are Good
47:24 what hannah didnt get about The Games lol
49:24 haymitch as predator?
50:01 rue plot line = older sister baggage?
50:58 LETHAL SCORE
53:14 katniss/peeta are lack of height difference representation
54:11 liam hemsworth’s casting
55:28 commercialization of a dystopian society
56:57 how suzanne collins got the idea
57:34 dune 2 cognitive dissonance
58:16 life imitates art & art imitates life
01:00:37 why watch death games?
01:03:18 violence in a PG-13 rating
01:04:13 relatively quiet movie
01:05:42 why should u watch the hunger games?
01:06:50 wrap-up
01:09:13 outro
01:10:52 credits