The AMPire Diaries Episode 117: The Originals - “They All Asked For You” Just to be clear, AMPies: We actually recorded this episode BEFORE we recorded our “Let Her Go” (The Vampire Diaries) episode. You should note that as you hear some new, unexpectedly recurring bits we discovered in this episode after the fact. (Yeah, we repeat ourselves a lot. Sue us!) Anyway, this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and still mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is FINAL...
Jun 20, 2025•1 hr 12 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 116: The Vampire Diaries - “Let Her Go” (feat. Michael Chasin) AMPies… It’s been 84 years. Alright, maybe not that long. But it’s definitely been quite some time since our last main feed episode, and we’ve experienced some, well, changes. So, this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and still mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is FINALLY discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “Let Her Go” (Season 6, Episode 15). Which means we’re talking:...
Jun 06, 2025•1 hr 27 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 115: The Originals - “I Love You, Goodbye” A goof of a man once said, “You were supposed to be my wife.” And folks, unfortunately, that day has finally come. This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “The Devil Is Damned” (Season 2, Episode 14). Which means we’re talking: - Saying hello and goodbye to "Marcel & Gia." - Gerald still not beating the virgin allegat...
May 31, 2024•1 hr 33 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 114: The Vampire Diaries - “Stay” AMPies, we’re saying two goodbyes this week: one devastating, sad goodbye and one goofy-ass goodbye (as a treat). Because this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “Stay” (Season 6, Episode 14). Which means we’re talking: - This being “a funny episode.” (Please, send all complaints on that front to Miss Morgan Lutich.) - It’s ...
May 24, 2024•1 hr 30 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 113: The Originals - “The Devil Is Damned” Ah, Finncent. Ah, Freya. Ah, Elijah. This season of television really gives it all to us, doesn’t it, AMPies? And don’t even get us started on the Hayley and Marcel messsaround. Or… do get us started. Because this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “The Devil Is Damned” (Season 2, Episode 13). Which means we’re talking: -...
Mar 29, 2024•1 hr 27 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 112: The Vampire Diaries - “The Day I Tried To Live” It’s Bonnie’s birthday, so naturally: She’s fulfilling a suicide pact! (Hold for applause in the form of tears.) Because this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “The Day I Tried To Live” (Season 6, Episode 13). Which means we’re talking: - Unpacking the Enzo vortex, featuring Sarah Salvatore (legit). - Kai...
Mar 22, 2024•1 hr 47 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 111: The Originals - “Sanctuary” As a wise woman once said, “Us girls gotta stick together.” And you know what? She was really onto something. So let’s get into it, girlies! This week, AMPies, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “Sanctuary” (Season 2, Episode 12). Which means we’re talking: - SHE'S HERE. (For real this time.) - Tender-loving neck snaps. - The elf inside....
Feb 23, 2024•1 hr 24 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 110: The Vampire Diaries - “Prayer For the Dying” AMPies, catch us outside (ESPECIALLY if you’re Luke Parker), because this week, AMPies, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “Prayer For the Dying” (Season 6, Episode 12). Which means we’re talking (and “horning” through): - A "fun" time of an episode. - Luke's dumb little face. - Another hot daddy antagonist. - New ...
Jan 26, 2024•1 hr 37 min
BONUS: The AMPire Diaries Presents… Father Kieran Konfessional (2023 Edition) Hark! The herald AMPies sing. Oh yes, it is that time of year again, AMPies. Please, please, please: salute. Much like Ross and Rachel once were—though that will NEVER excuse Ross sleeping with another woman, like, an hour later—we are on an AMPire Diaries break. But you know who’s not on a break? You know who never sleeps? Musical artist P!NK. No, fuck. Wait. We meant to say The Originals character Father Kieran. Sure...
Dec 25, 2023•56 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 109: The Originals - “Brotherhood of the Damned” (feat. Michael Chasin) There’s a boy on the podcast again. Sorry, I couldn’t think of anything clever this week. Because this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “Brotherhood of the Damned” (Season 2, Episode 11). Which means we’re talking: - Jill hot takes are BACK. - Hey, did you know Aiden's a wolf? - Daniel Sharm...
Dec 08, 2023•1 hr 48 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 108: The Vampire Diaries - “Woke Up With a Monster” You remember how Meredith Fell was an expert on using vampire blood to cure any and all medical ailments? Caroline Forbes really should’ve gotten her second opinion from her… Ah, this week, AMPies, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “Woke Up With a Monster” (Season 6, Episode 11). Which means we’re talking: - #Di...
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr 29 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 107: The Originals - “Gonna Set Your Flag on Fire” Did someone say “bottle episode?” Well, they would be wrong because only one of the plotlines is contained in a single location. But why split hairs? Because this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “Gonna Set Your Flag on Fire” (Season 2, Episode 10). Which means we’re talking: - Cami doing… good? No, not just “on...
Oct 27, 2023•1 hr 32 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 106: The Vampire Diaries - “Christmas Through Your Eyes” You know what we could all really use, AMPies? A spooOOooky Christmas. Oh yes, ‘tis the season for everyone’s favorite holiday: Christmas in October. Because this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “Christmas Through Your Eyes” (Season 6, Episode 10). Which means we’re talking: - Whose eyes, exactly? -...
Oct 20, 2023•1 hr 49 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 105: The Originals - “The Map of Moments” AMPies, it is Christmas in October! Jingle bells, etc. In the holiday spirit, this week, your triumphantly returned favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals “The Map of Moments” (Season 2, Episode 9). Which means we’re talking: - Which two things can Jill remember? - “The Originals: The Awakening,” brought to you by… We wanna say… Target? -...
Oct 13, 2023•1 hr 41 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 104: The Vampire Diaries - “I Alone” Oh, AMPies… We’re back! And better than ever. Well, maybe not. But we are back. And we are back on our Vampy D’s grind. This week, your much-awaited favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “I Alone” (Season 6, Episode 9… nice). Which means we’re talking: - Jill has a question. A good one. - Finally going Full Enzo. - You'll NEVER guess w...
Oct 06, 2023•1 hr 47 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 103: The Originals - “The Brothers That Care Forgot” Ah… Gerald, Gerald, Gerald. This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “The Brothers That Care Forgot” (Season 2, Episode 8). Which means we’re talking: - Gerald’s playing the long game, babyyy! (This is what happens when Jill gets her hands on the episode description doc.) - Did Oliver... die… offscreen? (See what...
Jun 30, 2023•1 hr 51 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 102: The Vampire Diaries - “Fade Into You” Cue Linda Belcher’s Thanksgiving song, please. (KILL THE TURKEY.) Because this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “Fade Into You” (Season 6, Episode 8). Which means we’re talking: - The classic party game: Taylor Swift or Alexandra Daddario? - Again, we learn what vampire blood CAN heal. - Our favorite bits, because...
Jun 23, 2023•1 hr 39 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 101: The Originals - “Chasing the Devil’s Tail” And now onto 100 more episodes, AMPies. That’s right, we are (surprisingly) back for more TVD Universe talk. (TV… to talk about.) This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “Chasing the Devil’s Tail” (Season 2, Episode 7). Which means we’re talking: - The hotness of Finncent. - Gerald's... wig? …helmet? - The Kol webser...
Jun 16, 2023•1 hr 41 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 100: The Vampire Diaries - “Do You Remember The First Time?” (feat. Michael Chasin) Honestly, we’re as surprised as you are, but this is the 100th episode of your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast. LIVE. UNEDITED. And this week, we’re discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “Do You Remember The First Time?” (Season 6, Episode 7). Which means we’re talking: - The DeLeNa rAiNkIsS. - What CAN’T vampire blood do? ...
May 26, 2023•2 hr 6 min
During the intro for Episode 99 (The Originals, "Wheel Inside the Wheel"), LaToya and Morgan got to talking about their respective thoughts on their Originals Season 2 and Season 3 viewings, respectively. They went on to talk spoilers for both seasons, plus the rest of The Vampire Diaries and some Legacies. Enjoy this spoiler-ful bonus clip.
May 19, 2023•16 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 99: The Originals - “Wheel Inside the Wheel” FINALLY, your AMPie Queens have come back… to pod. (Well, we recorded this a while ago, but just go with it._ So let’s just get right back into it, shall we? This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “Wheel Inside the Wheel” (Season 2, Episode 6). Which means we’re talking: - Jill's new friend. - As always, the ‘k’ is sil...
May 19, 2023•2 hr 7 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 98: The Vampire Diaries - “The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get” (feat. Michael Chasin) No Bonnie, no Kai… some worries? As always, you’ll just have to listen to your AMPie Queens and resident boy, Michael Chasin (@MichaelChasin, to find out. Because this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get” (Season 6, Episode 6)....
Apr 29, 2023•2 hr 5 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 97: The Originals - “Red Door” Does anyone else have the musical stylings of Tracy Chapman stuck in their head? No? Just us? Alright then. Well, this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “Red Door” (Season 2, Episode 5). Which means we’re talking: - Jill's love of Mikey Mike INTENSIFIES. - More Daviney talk, of course. - “This body is incredible.” - Why ISN’T Kol Bl...
Apr 21, 2023•2 hr
The AMPire Diaries Episode 96: The Vampire Diaries - “The World Has Turned and Left Me Here” Alright, AMPies. If you’ve been following along on social media, you’ll know that this particular episode’s lateness was the result of technical difficulties: hard drive failure JUST before we could export the episode, spending hundreds of dollars to recover all of the hard drive files (every AMPire Diaries edit that exists), the recovered hard drive still having only a corrupted (and unrecoverable) vers...
Apr 15, 2023•1 hr 58 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 95: The Originals - “Live and Let Die” Nothing like an ice cold beer… right, Cami? This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “Live and Let Die” (Season 2, Episode 4). Which means we’re talking: - Cami’s Ice Cold Beer Monologue. - Jill has gone down a dark path… - Gia and Elijah… we are looking respectfully. - WHO put Oliver in charge of the kids??? - Again, so sorry...
Mar 31, 2023•1 hr 52 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 94: The Vampire Diaries - “Black Hole Sun” BEANS FOR THREE!!! (Oh yeah, I’ll have what she’s having.) Things are heating up in 1994 land, AMPies. Because this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “Black Hole Sun” (Season 6, Episode 4). Which means we’re talking: - Are Jill and Morgan still mad at Steve? - Michael Imperioli Salvatore. - Twin rules about lying a...
Mar 24, 2023•1 hr 49 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 93: The Originals - “Every Mother’s Son” (feat. Michael Chasin) Let’s talk about BOYS, BA-BY! This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “Every Mother’s Son” (Season 2, Episode 3). Which means we’re talking: - Birds and Little Bitches. - Elijah’s White Fanging continues. - LET US SEE GIA STEAL THE SNAKE, YOU FUCKS. #RELEASETHESNAKECUT - Who is and is not a part of th...
Mar 17, 2023•2 hr
The AMPire Diaries Episode 92: The Vampire Diaries - “Welcome to Paradise” ELENA IS FINALLY ELENA AGAIN, AND HER FRIENDS! ARE! SICK OF IT! (Except for Tyler, the only good boy.) So this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “Welcome to Paradise” (Season 6, Episode 3). Which means we’re talking: - HE’S HERE. - Wow, our friends are idiots. - Jay, Matt’s BEST FRIEND. - Revisiting Season 1 v...
Mar 10, 2023•2 hr 4 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 91: The Originals - “Alive and Kicking” Welcome back to The Mikey Mike and Finn Show! (*APPLAUSE*) We’re back in the NOLA groove, baby. And this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “Alive and Kicking” (Season 2, Episode 2). Which means we’re talking: - This being a little bitch-heavy episode. - Who do you kill first: Mikey Mike or Esther? - She’s just a kid… and li...
Mar 03, 2023•1 hr 37 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 90: The Vampire Diaries - “Yellow Ledbetter” Just call us Bojack Horseman, because: WE MADE IT TO THE NINETIES, BITCHES! (That we did so on Episode 90 of the podcast—not counting the brief glimpse in Episode 88—is truly a crazy random happenstance.) This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “Yellow Ledbetter” (Season 6, Episode 2). Which means we’re finally ta...
Feb 25, 2023•2 hr 8 min
