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It’s the moment of truth: How many of the TV show & book recommendations from Season 3 did Jenn and Heather *actually* take? Do they now share a few more OTPs, or nah? Find out in this Ship Tease bonus episode.If you'd like us to discuss your favorite ship next season, follow us on Twitter at @ShipTeasePod. Ships discussed in the episode (by timestamp): 01:50 - Eternals' Makkari and Druig07:50 - Nancy Drew's Nancy and Ace23:53 - Wheel of Time's Lan and Nynaeve33:20 - Starstruck's Jessie and Tom 41:25 - Stephen and Grace in Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher57:21 - Upload's Nathan and Nora 01:06:13 - Abbot Elementary's Janine and Gregory 01:13:32 - Bridgerton's Anthony and Kate01:20:24 - The Cleaning Lady's Thony and Arman01:23:38 - Bonus update from Season 2: Anna and Shtolman from Detective Anna You can listen to our full thoughts on these couples in their individual episodes. 

Everyone on the internet seems to have an opinion about Netflix’s sensational Bridgerton series, and Heather and Jennifer are no exception. The show’s much-discussed Season 2 features Anthony Bridgerton and Kate Sharma’s slow-burn romance, but with some pretty big departures from the book that inspired it, Julia Quinn’s The Viscount Who Loved Me. In a special episode of the pod, Jennifer and Heather discuss what they loved and hated about the book-to-screen adaptation, because–shocker!—they don’t exactly see eye-to-eye… Gifs mentioned in the episode by timestamp: 33:24 - Jenn recommends a TikTok by author Nisha Sharma about why it was important for Bridgerton to give Kate a choice in marrying Anthony in Regency England. 42:27 - Heather was wrong: Benedict will NOT be the hero of season 3–it’s going to be Colin and Penelope’s season after all... Anthony/Kate gifs worth watching on a loop: Pride & Prejudice and Emma parallels via yennefer-nazyalensky.tumblr.com Kanthony bickering via everylastlinex.tumblr.com  Angsty Anthony via brettsiexcasey.tumblr.com Kate & Anthony’s super sexy first love scene via thatonekimgirl.tumblr.com Irresistible Jonny Bailey via everylastlinex.tumblr.com Fan videos you’ll love: “War of hearts | Kate and Anthony” by Juli Grisel “Kate and Anthony | Dancing On My Own” by TeamHodgins

Fans of surprisingly sexy crime dramas like Good Girls and Good Behavior shouldn’t miss Fox’s under-the-radar series The Cleaning Lady. Starring Elodie Yung (a.k.a. Elektra in Daredevil) as Thony, a mom who will risk everything to save her gravely ill son, and the criminally handsome Adan Canto as a mob boss named Arman, The Cleaning Lady really shouldn’t be romantic. So why can’t Heather stop wishing for Thony and Arman to leave their lovers and rule the criminal underworld together? And does she stand any chance of getting Jenn to give the show (and the Armony ship) a go? Gifs referenced in the episode by timestamp: 11:02 - Armony scenes from the pilot via mymostimaginaryfriend.tumblr.com 38:55 - Thony and Arman being codependent gif set via whatarush.tumblr.com 49:51 - Thony confessing she stole her son’s medical files gifs via nat111love.tumblr.com.tumblr 52:09 - Arman and Thony almost kissing scene via nat111love.tumblr.com.tumblr

Abbott Elementary had the buzziest debut for a comedy in recent memory, winning viewers over with its charming documentary-style depiction of staff working at an elementary school in Philadelphia. But what captured our attention was the obvious chemistry between two teachers, bubbly Janine and a stoic new substitute teacher named Gregory. Jennifer educates Heather on their appeal and why she should head back to school for this grumpy/sunshine duo. Gifsets and videos referenced in this episode by timestamp: 14:30 - Gif #1: Jim/Pam and Janine/Gregory parallels 23:50 - Gif #2 - “I don’t want someone to wait to get to it” highlights from episode 2. 28:56 - Gif #3 - Gregory after convo with his dad 38:15: Editor’s Note: Abbott Elementary is returning for Season 2!

Perfect for fans of The Office and The Good Place, the Amazon Prime TV series Upload features a perfect mix of laugh-out-loud comedy, scathing satire, and surprisingly sweet romance. Heather’s prepared to use Jennifer’s fondness for comedies to get her invested in the relationship between Nathan, an app developer starting his afterlife in a virtual heaven called Lakeview, and Nora, the “angel” who is charged with helping him adapt to his strange new reality. Could Nathan and Nora be the next Jim and Pam?Trigger warning: References to suicideGif sets and videos referenced in the episode, by timestamp: 19:58 - Gif #1: Nathan dances with his niece via Tumblr 35:47 - Gif #2 - Nora dancing via Tumblr Correction: My bad, this may not be the “Uptown Funk” scene after all. But it’s still cute!!! 40:58 - Gif #3 - Nora checks Nathan’s “responsiveness” via Tumblr 45:44 - Gif #4 - Nathan and Nora under the stars via Tumblr 55:10 - Fanvid recommendation via YouTube 

The fantasy romance novel Paladin’s Grace by T. Kingfisher blew Jennifer away when she first read it, and now she recommends it to everyone…except for Heather, apparently! Paladin’s Grace introduces us to Stephen, a paladin who’s struggling to find a new purpose until the day a tempting woman runs into his arms and shakes up his world. Can a fake makeout solve all their problems? Survey says: Yes!Trigger warnings: View a list of trigger warnings for the Saint of Steel series via BookTriggerWarnings.com or on T. Kingfisher’s website via redwombatstudio.comArticles and shows referenced in the episode, by timestamp: 00:00 - Learn more about Paladin’s Grace by T. Kingfisher on Goodreads or the author’s website. 52:00 - The K-drama Heather refers to here is technically titled Guardian: The Great and Lonely God, but really is most commonly known as Goblin.

When Jessie met Tom, she thought he was an average guy, but after a one-night stand, Jessie realizes he’s a leading man of Hollywood. With these Notting Hill vibes, Heather is sure she can persuade Jennifer to cast Starstruck’s Jessie and Tom as her new favorite rom-com pairing. The biggest obstacle is Jennifer’s aversion to the celebrity trope in romance novels. Does this charming British television series have a shot of winning her over? Gifsets, videos, and interviews mentioned by timestamp: 22:50 - The morning after gifset via holly-mckenzie.tumblr.com  31:00 - “You do know I’m an adult man, don’t you?” gifset via loisfreakinglane.tumblr.com 31:00 - Commentary on the “You know I’m an adult man” scene via TikTok Cute moments from Season 1 gifset via miithridatism.tumblr.com (lots of spoilers for season 1, obviously!) 44:00 - Fun interviews with Rose Matafeo in “Rose Matafeo is Weirder Than You Think” (via The Cut) and “Starstruck Creator Wrote the Romantic Comedy She Wanted to See” (via W Magazine)

 It’s the end of the world as we know it, but Lanaeve shippers are doing just fine. Jennifer is ALL IN on Amazon Prime’s TV adaptation of Robert Jordan’s epic fantasy series Wheel of Time. While the show’s plot focuses on discovering the Dragon Reborn, Jennifer only has eyes for Warder Lan Mandragoran and his reluctant ally, Nynaeve al’Meara. She feels confident she can win Heather over with this frenemies-to-lovers pairing, especially since their meet-cute involves a sexy sword fight! Videos and gifsets mentioned in the episode (by timestamp): 42:06: “Love at first knife fight” by christophernolan.tumblr.com 48:02: Lan and Nynaeve Episode 3 highlights by wheeloftimecentral.tumblr.com/ 51:05: Nynaeve X Lan Mandragoran Fan video by Wild Love 72:48: “What did you think I was” by christophernolan.tumblr.com 77:23: Lan holding Nynaeve’s hand dragging Nynaeve to safety by wisdomnynaeve.tumblr.com 83:55: Nynaeve’s Powers by SETclips 86:55: Mulan meme by bi-avendha.tumblr.com

Nancy’s steadily growing feelings for her friend and fellow amateur detective Ace has been one of the best parts of the CW’s Nancy Drew TV series. Can Heather use some of Nancy and Ace’s top moments to convince Jenn to pick up where she left off with the show and join the ranks of Nace Nation?Gifs mentioned in the episode (by timestamp): 39:08 - nace + touch gifset via nacesource.tumblr.com  45:53 - Ace and Nancy lock eyes in front of George gifset via chris-hargreeves.tumblr.com (season 3 spoilers) 65:33 - Nancy dreaming about Ace gifset via hangman-page.tumblr.com (season 3 spoilers) Fan video recommendations: Nancy & Ace • Lookalike (+2x18) by witchdaughter nancy & ace | agape by Kaitie M (season 2 spoilers) Nancy & Ace | New York by TeamHodgins (season 3 spoilers) Nancy & Ace | For Me, It’s You by Team Hodgins (season 3 finale spoilers)

When Jenn walked into the theater to see Marvel’s The Eternals, she fully expected to be rooting for one couple, but when she walked out, she was committed to the scene-stealing Druig and Makkari instead. Now she’s going to do everything in her power to talk Heather into joining her on the Good Ship Drukkari…unless she already has?! Videos mentioned in the episode (by timestamp): 22:30: TikTok video: Every Time Druig calls Makkari "Beautiful Makkari" (source: koodruig) 37:45: Fan video: "Druig and Makkari: rewrite the stars | drukkari ♥ eternals edit" (source: manikas-whims) 44:11: TikTok video: Barry Keoghan and Lauren Ridloff leaning into the fandom (source: jstoobs)

It’s the moment of truth: How many of the TV show & book recommendations from Season 2 did Jenn and Heather *actually* take? Do they now share a few more OTPs, or nah? Find out in this Ship Tease bonus episode.Fandoms and Relationships discussed in the episode (by time stamp) 02:40 - Recommendation #1: Simon/Daphne in Netflix's historical drama series Bridgerton 07:35 - Recommendation #2: Lara Jean/Peter K. in Jenny Han's YA book trilogy To All the Boys I've Loved Before 17:25 - Recommendation #3: Nick/Jess in Fox's comedy series New Girl 21:40 - Jenn's New Girl shipper guide 21:55 - Recommendation #4: Se-ri/Jeong-hyeok in Netflix's Korean drama Crash Landing on You 27:55 - Recommendation #5: Callum/Rayla in Netflix's animated series Dragon Prince 32:30 - Recommendation #6: Anne/Gilbert in Netflix's YA drama Anne with an E 37:30 - Recommendation #7: Wanda/Vision in the Disney+ superhero drama WandaVision 46:20 - Recommendation #8: Nikolai/Zoya in Leigh Bardugo's Nikolai duology, part of the YA fantasy Shadow & Bone universe 54:05 - Recommendation #9: Emily/Simon in Jen Deluca's contemporary romance novel Well Met 59:50 - Recommendation #10: Georgia/Joe in Netflix's mother-daughter drama series Ginny and Georgia 70:00 - Recommendation #11: Beth/Rip in Paramount Network's contemporary western drama Yellowstone 71:30 - Recommendation #12: Ben/Devi AND Paxton/Devi in Netflix's teen dramedy Never Have I Ever 76:15 - Recommendation #13: Guzmán/Nadia in the Spanish-language teen soap Elite 83:30 - Recommendation #14: Dick/Kory in HBO Max's gritty superhero drama Titans 92:30 - Surprise discussion of Normal People and Connell/Marianne  Enjoy the podcast? Please consider subscribing and/or leaving us a review, which helps more people discover the show. We’ll see you soon for Season 3!

DC’s Titans is the best superhero show you’re not watching. Why? Because Dick Grayson (aliases: Robin & Nightwing) and Kory Anders (a.k.a. Starfire) light up the screen in every scene they share. Jennifer’s hoping their undeniable chemistry will work its magic on Heather too… Gifs discussed in the episode (by time stamp) 11:02 - The dark and gritty “Power/Rangers [Bootleg]” short film Heather has watched (too) many times 13:30 - Jon & Sansa / Starfire & Nightwing parallels photo 37:24 - “We’ll figure it out together” gif set  42:57 - Kory and Dick being ridiculously sexy in gif form Jenn’s fan vid recommendation: “Titans | Dick & Kory (Robin & Starfire) | Stay with Me” 53:12 - Dick trying to “play it cool” with Kory gif set + meta from @Disckkorydiscord on tumblr

Even if a Spanish teen soap/murder mystery doesn’t sound like your usual type of television show, Netflix’s Elite may just win you over with Guzmán and Nadia’s love-hate relationship. Heather and guest host Jen Wattley came to love the pair for their similarities to Logan and Veronica of Veronica Mars, but they are willing to bet that it’s Guznadia’s hurt-comfort scenes that will lure Jennifer into the fandom... Gifs discussed in the episode (by timestamp): 37:06 - Top Season 1 Guznadia moments gif set 56:40 - Guzmán and Nadia’s almost-kiss gif set 59:20 - Guzmán acting like a “dork in love” gif set 65:00 - Nadia’s sexy dream gif set 72:12 - Soft Nadia/Guzman gif set Bonus content: “From nOTP to OTP in 4 Steps: The Evolution of Elite’s Nadia/Guzman” via ShipRecced Elite Season 1 trailer via YouTube

Never Have Jennifer and Heather Ever … loved a love triangle—until they saw Netflix’s Never Have I Ever and totally fell for Devi’s chemistry with both Ben and Paxton. They each make a case for why they favor one boy over the other for Devi in this coming-of-age dramedy.  Photos and gifs discussed in the episode (by timestamp): 36:45 - (Ben/Devi) - How Ben looks at Devi (“Devi exists”) https://montygreen.tumblr.com/post/618866210451456000/insp-devi-edition-x 54:45 & 01:01:40 - (Paxton/Devi) - Paxton to the rescue (“You keep having to rescue me at parties.”) https://bellamyblak.tumblr.com/post/616930907964768256/you-keep-having-to-rescue-me-at-parties1x03 01:05:10 - (Ben/Devi) - Ben as a good friend (“Ben + understanding Devi”) https://bartonclinton.tumblr.com/post/619204763232485376/ben-understanding-devi-encouraging-her-to 01:09:42 - (Paxton/Devi) - Paxton and Devi connect in Season 1, Episode 8 / Kiss in his car https://livelovecaliforniadreams.tumblr.com/post/616751681287372800 01:15:00 (Paxton/Devi) - Voicemail parallel https://bellamyblak.tumblr.com/post/617196119409197056/102-110 Bonus Ben/Devi fanvid to “Sucker”: https://youtu.be/j3J5qZCHxio 

You wouldn’t guess it from the first few episodes, but Kevin Costner’s Montana-set TV show Yellowstone features an unexpectedly delightful love story. Heather makes a case for why Jennifer simply must meet Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler, whose second-chance romance just gets better and better. Photos/Gifs discussed in the episode (by time stamp): Where to stream Yellowstone Seasons 1-3 via Good Housekeeping 36:33 - Beth and Rip Season 2 promotional photos via tumblr 47:30 - Forehead kisses gif set via tumblr 53:00 - "Resurrection Day" gif set via tumblr  Heather's list of Yellowstone's Top Beth/Rip lines so far Paramount Network's "Top 3 Beth and Rip Dates" video on YouTube

Guest host Saimah Haque joins Heather and Jennifer this week to pitch them on a show! Netflix's Ginny and Georgia offers a little bit of crime, a little bit of mother-daughter bonding, and a whole lot of shipping potential for single mother Georgia. However, it’s small-town restaurant owner, Joe, that catches Saimah’s eye the most!Gifs discussed in the episode (by timestamp): All of Ginny’s Suitors: Joe, Zion & Paul 16:00 - Ginny and Joe's condiments/horse-named-Milkshake exchanges 20:00 - Joe pours coffee for Georgia 21:00 - Joe in a suit

Everybody loves a ren faire! Or at least, that’s what Jennifer is counting on this week with her recommendation of Jen Deluca’s rom-com novel Well Met. She’s totally smitten with the romance between renaissance faire organizer Simon and first-time volunteer Emily, who plays the saucy tavern wench to his dashing pirate. Can Jennifer convince Heather to join her in crowning these two shipworthy? Photos discussed in the episode (by timestamp): 17:44: Well Met cover

In celebration of Netflix’s Shadow and Bone TV series, Jennifer and Heather dive into the inspiration behind it all: Leigh Bardugo’s popular Grishaverse books. Plus, Heather does her best to convince Jennifer to get on board with the Nikolai/Zoya relationship, which develops later on in this epic fantasy story. Gifs and photos discussed in the episode (by timestamps) 33:30 - Gif set of Nikola/Zoya excerpts 51:48 - Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith meme 53:40 - Sujaya Dasgupta as Zoya Nazyalensky in Shadow & Bone Extra credit reading & viewing: Shadow and Bone season 1 trailer (via YouTube) Heather’s picks for 5 Grishaverse Couples Worthy of Obsession in Netflix’s Shadow & Bone (via ShipRecced) The Grishaverse books in reading order (via LeighBardugo.com)

Heather has been disappointed by Marvel in the past, so Jennifer knew she had her work cut out for her to convince her to watch WandaVision on Disney+. Let’s see how this goes…Gifs discussed in the episode (by timestamp) 38:27: “I just feel you” gif set 39:49: Infinity War improvised scene  55:20: WandaVision Episode 3 gif set  Additional reading: Jennifer Proffitt’s 2014 article about Tom Hiddleston The Black Widow/Hawkeye LiveJournal community Heather used to co-moderate is still alive and kicking.  Need a refresher? Here’s every scene between Wanda and Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and a timeline for Wanda and Vision, prior to WandaVision. Wanda and Vision’s opening scene in Avengers: Infinity War.  How WandaVision changed the MCU forever 

L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables may be a children’s book series, but we all know that Anne/Gilbert (a.k.a. Shirbert) is one of the greatest ships OF ALL TIME. The Anne with an E television adaptation understands this perfectly, as Jennifer’s about to find out... Gifs discussed in the episode (by timestamp): 13:45 - Anne/Gilbert Season 3 heart eyes 44:42 - The (in)famous Slate Scene 50:40 - Shirbert dancing gif set Fan vid recs: “Agape” by Team Hodgins “23” by blueoverme “Surrender” by Somewhere Else “Together again” by Juli Grisel “Life Mate” by nightwatch Fanfic recs: “one equal temper of heroic hearts” by arbitrarily “i carry my old delicious burdens (wherever i go)” by thylionheart