WARNING: Very long, meandering conversation at the top of this episode that has nothing to do with Reality TV. That’s just what we needed, OK?! Once we get that out of our system, we dive in. For this first time in history, Christina gives one of Em’s favorite shows an A, which is huge, IMO. Em gives details on a most recent challenge in The Challenge: All Stars, which involves electrocuting contestants, which tracks. Then we talk about the first episode drop of Perfect Match and do a very humane thing where we put the contestants in tiers. Next week, we’ll be comparing LI UK to LI USA… pretty exciting stuff!

Episode Timestamps & Spoiler Warnings:

• 0:00-38:02 Report Card [spoilers: Race to Survive: New Zealand; Love Island USA Season 6; The Challenge All Star: Season 4; Love Island UK Season 11]
• [content warning: discussion of phlebotomy and blood between 2-9 minutes]
• 38:02 Seminar: Perfect Match Season 2, Episodes 1-6 [spoilers]

Episode Bibliography:

• HOT TO GO
• Summer Qamp on Peacock
• Fear Street trilogy on Netflix
• Totally Killer on Prime
• Black Twitter: a People’s History on Hulu
• Julia Turshen’s substack on making cooking more physically accessible
• Anne Helen Peterson’s podcast on Sephora teens

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