Good Bye To All That: PEN15 S2

This week on Good Bye to All That, The Pop Break’s TV Editor Alex Marcus is joined by ...And The Winner Still Is co-host Matt Taylor to discuss the second season of Hulu's PEN15. Together, they dive deep into all the comedy and trama of middle school life, both on the show and in their own lives, as they consider the excellent comedy from creators Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, and Sam Svibleman.

Topics discussed include:

-The series growth between S1 and S2

-The role divorce plays in the series

-The girls' dalliance with witchcraft

-Gabe's queer journey of self discovery 

-Why Maura is history's greatest monster

-The social politics of who gets to be cool in Middle School

-Maya's love life

-And that PLAY

You can follow host Alex Marcus on Twitter and Letterboxd and check out his film podcast Cinema Joes.