The AMPire Diaries Episode 63: The Originals - “The Casket Girls” WHAT’S UP, FELLOW FEMINISTS? This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “The Casket Girls” (Season 1, Episode 10). (We’re so close to The Vampire Diaries’ 100th episode. Can you taste it? It tastes like New Orleans gumbo.) Which means we’re of course talking: - GASLIGHT: Father Kieran trying to keep his niece from finding out ab...
Mar 25, 2022•1 hr 33 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 62: The Vampire Diaries - “Fifty Shades of Grayson” GOT MILK? (This will make sense when you listen to the episode, AMPies. Or if you just look a little lower on these show notes.) This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “Fifty Shades of Grayson” (Season 5, Episode 10—the NINETY-NINTH episode). Which means we’re talking: - The chaotic himbo revelation that i...
Mar 20, 2022•1 hr 47 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 61: The Originals - “Reigning Pain in New Orleans” AMPies, welcome to KIERAN-CAST. This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “Reigning Pain in New Orleans” (Season 1, Episode 9). Which means we’re talking: - Sophie not being in the midseason finale? Yikes… - You can’t tell us that Hayley HASN’T kissed a girl. - Jill & Morgan vs. Klaus. - The hottest character on...
Mar 04, 2022•1 hr 42 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 60: The Vampire Diaries - “The Cell” AMPies, it’s that time again: It’s flashback time. (Cue Jill quitting the podcast.) Some might even call it himbo time. (Okay, Jill’s back.) That is right, AMPies—this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “The Cell” (Season 5, Episode 9). Which means we’re talking: - #FreeAaron. - The reveal of said himbo. - Big Johnny Ener...
Feb 26, 2022•1 hr 45 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 59: The Originals - “The River in Reverse” AMPires, you already know what it is. This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “The River in Reverse” (Season 1, Episode 8). Which means we’re talking: - Celeste... Hello. - The Mikaelsons and their Viking feelings. - Baby nemeses. - The Rodney Dangerfield (and Jabberjaw) of the TVD-verse. - Kenneth Branagh, of course. - F...
Feb 19, 2022•1 hr 55 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 58: The Vampire Diaries - “Dead Man on Campus” Nothing will stop the Bad Girls of Podcasting from barreling through the TVD Universe—not even Jill’s violent hatred of Klaus! (No, Klaus is not in this episode of The Vampire Diaries. And yet.) This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “Dead Man on Campus” (Season 5, Episode 8). And you just know that discussion ...
Feb 12, 2022•1 hr 53 min
The AMPire Diaries Bonus Episode: ‘The Last Jedi’ Commentary (feat. Carrie Wittmer) - Book Club’s Reylo Month CALLING ALL FILTHY, GODLESS, LITTLE REYLOS! If you’re a Patreon subscriber, you already know that our Book Club is celebrating Reylo Month for all of February and ending with our discussion on “The Love Hypothesis” by Ali Hazlewood, a sacred Reylo text. In this bonus episode, you can get a glimpse into Reylo Month with a watchalong commentary for Rian Johnson’s ‘The Last Jedi’ with Morga...
Feb 05, 2022•2 hr 46 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 57: The Originals - “Bloodletting” Jill’s. Breaking. Point. Has. Officially. Arrived. Welcome to our most anti-Klaus (and possibly most anticipated) episode yet! This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “Bloodletting” (Season 1, Episode 7). So you know that means we’re talking… Wait, actually—you should just listen to see where this one goes. “A BLAST FROM THE PAST...
Feb 05, 2022•1 hr 46 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 56: The Vampire Diaries - “Death and the Maiden” AMPies! Welcome back to our (unfortunately) final episode of Qetsiyah Cast! This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “Death and the Maiden” (Season 5, Episode 7). So you just know we’re talking: - The Official Jill Defiel D-Wanting List. - Special candies. Wait… What show is this? - #Doppelpalooza vs. Troppelga...
Jan 29, 2022•1 hr 29 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 55: The Originals - “Fruit of the Poisoned Tree” AMPies! We’re almost at Jill’s breaking point. (If you know, you know.) But THIS week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “Fruit of the Poisoned Tree” (Season 1, Episode 6). And that also means talk of: - Weird editing, because we are a serious podcast that discusses the art of television. - Poetry, which LaToya definitel...
Jan 22, 2022•1 hr 39 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 54: The Vampire Diaries - “Handle With Care” Welcome back to Qetsiyah Cast! Your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries “Handle With Care” (Season 5, Episode 6), which will also include talk of: - What’s really it doing? - Christy Carlson Romano. - Gatekeeping the D. - Damon being a Film Bro. - Season 5 > Season 4. - Flip phones and knock knock jokes. - A timeless classi...
Jan 16, 2022•2 hr 13 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 53: The Originals - “Sinners and Saints” Remember our big hiatus? Well, please treat yourself to our first recording back after a few months of very necessary breath-catching. That’s right, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is BACK, baby (or, more accurately, we WERE back) for a discussion of The Originals’ “Sinners and Saints” (Season 1, Episode 5) which will also include: - Lots of gushing about...
Jan 09, 2022•1 hr 59 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 52: The Vampire Diaries - “Monster’s Ball” Welcome to Qetsiyah Cast! Your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is horny, and you know what that means: We’re taking some time to honor the baddest bitch of all during our discussion of The Vampire Diaries’ “Monster’s Ball” (Season 5, Episode 5). That also includes: - Your hosts celebrating the fact that they do not want to throw up anymore this season. - The...
Dec 18, 2021•2 hr 29 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 51: The Originals - “Girl in New Orleans” Cami fans… this episode may not be one of your most loved. This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast—fueled by Brother’s Bond Bourbon—watched The Originals’ “Girl in New Orleans” (Season 1, Episode 4). So, you know we’re talking: - Cami’s… political leanings. - FIDDLE TALK. - The show over-explaining some parts and simply not explaining others at all. -...
Dec 11, 2021•2 hr 23 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 50: The Vampire Diaries - “For Whom the Bell Tolls” Who’s ready to cry? That’s right—we are! As you can hear, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is getting SAD this week as we discuss “For Whom The Bell Tolls” (Season 5, Episode 4). So you know we’ll be talking: - No thoughts, only bells. - This episode… and trying NOT to cry. - Car Boyz. *guitar riff* - The White Nonsense Gene. - After We Collided...
Dec 03, 2021•1 hr 51 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 49: The Originals - “Tangled Up in Blue” Tangled up in blue? More like… Well, you have to listen to the episode to hear the very good joke that follows. And this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is back in NOLA for more of Season 1 of The Originals, with the aforementioned “Tangled Up in Blue” (Season 1, Episode 3). So, you know we’re talking: - Dr. Chase Meridian. - Coughing in each other'...
Nov 20, 2021•2 hr 14 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 48: The Vampire Diaries - “Original Sin” (feat. Michael Chasin) Resident boy, Michael Chasin has RETURNED to discuss possibly the most iconic TVD flashback ever to grace our screens. That’s right! Your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is taking a little trip back in time. Where and when you might ask? Well, we’ll get into it this week during our discussion of “Original Sin” (Season 5, Episode 3) which...
Nov 05, 2021•1 hr 59 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 47: The Originals - “Always and Forever” | “House of the Rising Son” Would you look at that? “The Bad Girls of Podcasting” are starting their coverage of the very first Vampire Diaries spin-off, The Originals. That’s right, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is now also an Originals rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast. This week, we watched “Always and Forev...
Oct 30, 2021•2 hr 34 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 46: The Vampire Diaries - “I Know What You Did Last Summer” | “True Lies” We are back and better (?) than ever, baby! It’s the triumphant return of your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast, and this week, “The Bad Girls of Podcasting” have begun Season 5 of The Vampire Diaries. We watched “I Know What You Did Last Summer” (Season 5, Episode 1) and “True Lies” (Season 5, Episode 2), so that means we are t...
Oct 22, 2021•4 hr 20 min
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Sep 27, 2021•6 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 45: “Graduation” This week on your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast, “The Bad Girls of Podcasting” watched “Graduation” (Season 4, Episode 23). That means we’re talking: - Our collective relief over being done with this season. - Our Season 5 anticipation. - Mystic Falls High School's Class Protector Award. - Bonnie's permanent suffering. - THE BEST NEEDLE DROP. - Stefan's 17th high school graduation....
May 22, 2021•2 hr 28 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 44: “She’s Come Undone” | “The Walking Dead” This week on your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast, “The Bad Girls of Podcasting” watched “She’s Come Undone” (Season 4, Episode 21) and “The Walking Dead” (heard of it? … Season 4, Episode 22). So that means we are talking: - Ugh. Galen Vaughn. - RELEASE THE NICHOLSON TAKES. - Like… Why is Silas SO MEAN to Caroline? - Klaus' baby. - Bonnie/Rebekah/Matt. AK...
May 22, 2021•3 hr 2 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 43: “Pictures of You” | “The Originals” (feat. Michael Chasin) This week, the ladies—and token boy, Michael Chasin (@MichaelChasin)—of your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast are the happiest they’ve been all season with “Pictures of You” (Season 4, Episode 19) and “The Originals” (Season 4, Episode 20). That means we’re talking: - SAT scores. - What exactly was the show trying to do with April? - The B...
May 10, 2021•4 hr 7 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 42: “Because the Night” | “American Gothic” This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is on the road with “Because the Night” (Season 4, Episode 17) and “American Gothic” (Season 4, Episode 18). That means we’re talking: - Lexi’s triumphant return. - Silas and Qetsiyah’s story (for the millionth time). - Silas’s (hot) true face. - What is this season… about? - How one might go about getting Exa...
Apr 30, 2021•3 hr 28 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 41: “Stand By Me” | “Bring It On” This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is continuing on our Vampire Diaries Season 4 journey with “Stand By Me” (Season 4, Episode 15) and “Bring It On” (Season 4, Episode 16). That means we’re talking: - Viewer entitlement. - The end of the P’s. (R.I.P…. P’s.) - Our favorite Army Wife RETURNS. - Hey… Matt… buddy… are you okay? - Tyler Lockwood, voicemail ki...
Apr 23, 2021•2 hr 45 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 40: “Into the Wild” | “Down the Rabbit Hole” This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is continuing on our Vampire Diaries Season 4 journey with “Into the Wild” (Season 4, Episode 13) and “Down the Rabbit Hole” (Season 4, Episode 14). That means: - We open with… Diego Luna. - This season’s Mary Sue. - “Fountain of Cure.” - Trevino deserves better than what the show does for Tyler. - Someone wh...
Apr 16, 2021•2 hr 39 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 39: “Catch Me If You Can” | “A View to a Kill” This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is continuing on our Vampire Diaries Season 4 journey with “Catch Me If You Can” (Season 4, Episode 11) and “A View to Kill” (Season 4, Episode 12). That means we’re talking: - How Jill would’ve reacted to Season 4 had she watched it live. - The new meaning of “ACAB.” - The Atticus Shane of this podcast. - ...
Apr 10, 2021•2 hr 57 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 38: “O Come, All Ye Faithful” | “After School Special” (feat. Michael Chasin) This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is continuing on our Vampire Diaries Season 4 journey with “O Come, All Ye Faithful” (Season 4, Episode 9), “After School Special” (Season 4, Episode 10), and The AMPire Diaries’ resident boy, Michael Chasin (@MichaelChasin). That means we’re talking: - THE INFAMOUS TANK TOP. ...
Apr 03, 2021•3 hr 15 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 37: “My Brother’s Keeper” | “We’ll Always Have Bourbon Street” Alright, AMPies. We’re finally doing this. This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is continuing on our Vampire Diaries Season 4 journey with “My Brother’s Keeper” (Season 4, Episode 7) and “We’ll Always Have Bourbon Street” (Season 4, Episode 8). You know what episodes these are. And if you don’t, go ahead and look them up. You’v...
Mar 27, 2021•3 hr 59 min
The AMPire Diaries Episode 36: “The Killer” | “We All Go A Little Mad Sometimes” AMPies, we’ve been warning you… Season 4 has arrived, which also means the arrival of loooong episodes. The latest episode of The AMPire Diaries is here: And look, it is LONG. This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is continuing on our Vampire Diaries Season 4 journey with “The Killer” (Season 4, Episode 5) and “We All Go A Little Mad Som...
Mar 19, 2021•4 hr 28 min
