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Downton Gabby

Shannon Bowen, Therese Shechter, and Brandi Sperry•trixiefilms.com
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Welcome to the Downton Abbey Auxiliary Viewing Society. Funny, feminist commentary on Downton Abbey, Gilded Age, and media by and about women. Your hosts are on Instagram at: Shannon Bowen @theshannonbowen, Therese Shechter @trixiefilms, Brandi Sperry @oui_brandi

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[19] MAD MEN S05 E12 - We've Come A Long Way Baby

[MAD MEN S05 E12] - The Femmes wrap up Season 5 with a finale that began with high expectations but ended leaving us, like Stan, bored with this dynamic. There were some awesome moments: Peggy bossing around her junior copywriters in a fabulous new red suit, Joan taking charge of the partners' meeting and the spray paint, Roger and Marie, Roger and his ass, and the partners contemplating their future on their new second floor in the best shot of the episode. Unfortunately, the two main storyline...

Jun 15, 2012•40 min•Ep. 19

[18] Mad Men S05 E11 - How to Succeed in Business (without really crying)

[MAD MEN S05 E11] - World travel, script pitches and computer issues have kept us away, but the Femmes are back after a 2-weeks hiatus to catch up on three intense episodes! A season about the price of success builds to a climax: Joan goes from flirtatious evening with Don to a paid gig with Mr. Jaguar. Peggy and Lane both make their exits, Peggy elegantly and Lane not so much. Sally becomes a woman. Kenny becomes a man. Meghan gets a new audition dress. How will it all end next week? One thing'...

Jun 08, 2012•37 min•Ep. 18

[17] MAD MEN S05 E08 - Toxic Smog

[MAD MEN S05 E08] - The Femmes smell something in the air, and it's not Thanksgiving turkey-it's passive aggressive envy! Don ditches Ginsburg's ideas in the cab, Betty drops the Anna-Bomb on Sally, Peggy loses her shit with Roger, and Megan's friend is just all "Buy me champagne, beatch." We wonder why Betty only gets one brussels sprout, suggest Peggy try some LSD to get her groove back (and maybe give the show's writers some as well), and demand MORE STAN! So pour yourself a tall glass of Man...

May 18, 2012•28 min•Ep. 17

[16] MAD MEN S05 E07 - Megan Problems

[MAD MEN S05 E07] - The Femmes are unmoved by this boring episode that asks us to care about Megan's unfulfilled acting dreams. Despite looking good on paper (Rory Gilmore! Pizza Haus! Ginsburg's F-Bomb!) we wonder what the point of it all is. We discuss Megan problems, Pete problems, Don's old fogey problems, and Cool Whip (just try it, already!). In fact, even talking about the episode bores us so much, we temporarily change the channel to Sherlock. But we’re lured back by the prospect of some...

May 12, 2012•28 min•Ep. 16

[15] MAD MEN S05 E06 - Mommy Not So Dearest

[MAD MEN S05 E06] - My Mother, Myse- oh God, I don’t want to be like any of those Mothers! Yes, Marie has a lot of um, talents that she has passed onto Megan. Get your head out of the gutter! I mean that they are both snazzy dressers! Well now that we have that straight…The Femmes break down this family-driven episode where we meet Marie the glamourpuss, discuss the validity of the Quebec accents (luckily we have Canadian experts!), gossip about the new power couple: Roger and Sally, exclaim ove...

May 03, 2012•37 min•Ep. 15

[14] MAD MEN S05 E05 - Wait, are we in the truth or not in the truth?

[MAD MEN S05 E05] - WTF Peggy?! WTF Sterling?! WTF Don?! The Femmes struggle to get their bearings straight after this topsy turvy episode! All bets are off after the rules have been broken. You know it's going to be a good episode when Angela's mom from My So Called Life feeds Roger acid, Peggy is a Catholic school girl gone bad (uniform and all!), Jane is sleeping in J.Lo's Versace dress, Don dares to get between a woman and her pie, and Cooper becomes Don's fairy godmother. So pop a sugar cub...

Apr 26, 2012•35 min•Ep. 14

[13] MAD MEN S05 E04 - Sad Men

[MAD MEN S05 E04] - We first had Betty Puts On a Few Pounds: An American Tragedy and now we have Pete Campbell Has Everything and Still Isn't Happy: An American Tragedy. If last episode was all about the ladies, this episode is all about the MEN and how damn sad they are. Nevermind about civil rights, these men have real problems and the Femmes dig into them. After the shock of Don's PLAID JACKET, the ladies laugh about Lane and Pete's tickle fight, gush about their crushes on both Don and Ken, ...

Apr 20, 2012•34 min•Ep. 13

[12] MAD MEN S05 E03 - Take Two Pills and Don't Call Me

[MAD MEN S05 E03] - The Femmes jumped for joy over this incredibly empowering female-centric episode! So many amazing themes to unravel, theories to propose, and predictions to make. This season finally got interesting! No podcast would be complete without some ridicule, so the Femmes gab about how stalking was the "text message" of 1966, revel in some Don-is-a-jerk bashing, imagine Peggy in 1980’s with her shoulder pad laden pantsuit, and laugh about how Joan’s mom is the ultimate wingwoman. Al...

Apr 12, 2012•39 min•Ep. 12

[11] MAD MEN S05 E02 - Harry and Don Go to White Castle

[MAD MEN S05 E02] - So many people to offend, so little time: Betty puts on a few pounds: An American Tragedy. We say, "throw some bugles on a sundae and eat without shame!" Sterling is the new Lord Grantham, selling beans to stoners, will Ginsberg and Peggy have hate sex? And more...

Apr 04, 2012•33 min•Ep. 11

[10] MAD MEN S05 E01 - ZouBisouBARF

[S05 E01] - MEGAN, megan, MEGAN! The Femmes rejoice and ridicule the return of Mad Men. A moment of silence for the good fashions of the past, WHERE THE HELL IS BETTY?, "Fuck You Megan", the new "Dick Whitman" sex game, question whether Betty ever had an orgasm and request MORE SALLY! Pull your bottle of bourbon out of your desk, have a midday drink, and enjoy the rowdy discussion!

Mar 30, 2012•34 min•Ep. 10

[9] MAD MEN Season 4 recap: Remember that amazing season from 2 years ago?!

[MAD MEN S04 Recap] - After a grueling 2-year long wait, the Femmes discuss the best season yet: Season 4. We gab about how Don lost his game and became "sad Don," MEGAN'S TEETH, our sadness for Faye and how we miss her (TEAM FAYE 4eva!), take bets on the gender of Joan's baby, and discuss what actions we will take at work to honor the Season 5 premiere (smoke at our desk? have a 3-martini lunch?)

Mar 22, 2012•35 min•Ep. 9

[8] Downton Abbey S02 E07 - Let there be LOVE!

Many happy endings! Mary wears a Westminster Dog Show dress, Matthew's a modern feminist, a modern "Turk confession," O'Brien's Ouiji board, hooking up in the after-life, and predictions for Season 3!

Feb 24, 2012•46 min•Ep. 8

[7] Downton Abbey S02 E06 - Farewell to the Speedbump

The miracle of Matthew's recovery and the beauty of well-timed plague., and Shannon's original Carson/Jane slash! Did you want Cora to die (even for just a second?) Should Ethel have Stella Dallas-ed her baby?

Feb 15, 2012•38 min•Ep. 7

[6] Downton Abbey S02 E05 - Who the f**k is this guy?

The annoying visitor who looks like he is auditioning for Face Off 2, is Sir Richard the biggest douche, lesbian slash fiction involving Lavina and Edith, a shame on Carson for slut shaming. Oh, and the war is over.

Feb 09, 2012•36 min•Ep. 6

[1] Downton Abbey - Season One Recap

SEASON 1 - Gushing about THE TURK, one step away from become LARPers, planning our Matthew and Mary YouTube tribute video.

Jan 14, 2012•28 min•Ep. 1
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