Ryan Murphy’s The Shards is here, and apparently senior year in 1980s Los Angeles involves drugs, secrets, questionable hairstyles, mysterious new students, cults, serial killers, and absolutely no reliable narrators.
Jillian is joined by her husband Tyler to break down Episodes 1 and 2 of The Shards, based on Bret Easton Ellis’ novel. We break down Bret’s growing obsession with mysterious new student Robert Mallory, whether Robert really was at that screening of The Shining, Matt’s disappearance, and the increasingly disturbing threat of The Trawler.
Plus, we get into the gloriously over-the-top ’80s vibe of it all, debate who could actually be behind the murders, and rank our Top 5 “Now That’s What I Call Camp!” moments that includes Debbie’s completely unhinged parents, Susan Reynolds doing the most as student body president, and Bret rewriting his own reality in real time.
And, of course, Tyler has plenty of Takes on spooky vans, aquariums, 26-year-olds playing high schoolers, and a homecoming party at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
00:00:00 Reenactment - Bret-Robert-The Shining
00:01:34 Intro to pod
00:04:02 Behind the scenes
00:19:14 Recap Episode 1
00:22:55 Recap Episode 2
00:26:28 Top 5 Camp
00:27:53 Terry and Steven
00:31:35 Debbie's mom Liz
00:33:46 The Trawler
00:37:51 Susan Reynolds
00:41:20 Bret Easton Ellis
00:47:48 Whodunit
00:50:57 Tyler's Takes
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