157 - The Edge of Seventeen trades gratuity for authenticity

This is a great movie, and this was a really fun episode, but Jordan would like to make the following important note about the recording:

Apologies for the low battery fire alarm beeping in the background of this WHOLE episode. I mean what was I supposed to do? Stop recording and go replace the batteries? Instead of just continuing forward and hoping that the mic wouldn't pick it up? Well I was wrong and you can definitely hear it. The whole time. In addition the crying toddlers. Do me a favor? Blame it on COVID-19, the perfect scapegoat of our times.

Notes:

1:08 - Ayaka Yagi introduces her movie request for this week
3:55 - CJ and Jordan give context for watching and rewatching The Edge of Seventeen
5:35 - Above the line, and Kelly Fremon Craig's career
10:15 - Spoiler free review
11:20 - The justification for the R-rating
13:00 - Spoiling and nerding
15:30 - The dynamic between Nadine and Mr. Bruner
19:30 - A discussion of the various dynamics in Nadine's family, and Nadine's character flaws (and her arc)
24:55 - Nadine and Krista as best friends and foils
30:50 - Nadine & Erwin, plus Nick
37:30 - The sophistication of the plot construction
41:20 - What Nadine's father taught her, and what she needs to learn, as a teenager
44:30 - Nadine's relationship with herself
49:00 - Send your audio requests! And what's coming up next
50:20 - CJ and Jordan struggle with a bad connection RIGHT before the end.

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