Back in the Field

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BROOKLYN NINE-NINE AIRS ON FOX ON TUESDAYS -- Just in time for the S4 premiere, we're covering Greg & Larry. Aarthi and Carl talk about how the finale stacks up against the episode previous, its position as the ending to the arc, and just who IS Rosa Diaz anyway? There's segues about The Mindy Project, Central Intelligence (the Hart-Johnson comedy from summer 2016), and POPSTAR, and maybe some blather about What Is An Apatow Film Anyway? We speculate on how the Jake/Amy relationship will be handled (we recorded this before the 4x01 press release came out, so bear with us) and wonder if this could be how the show rolls Jason Mantzoukas in as a full-time cast member. Unfortunately, those developments and more are going to have to happen without us. With this, Episode 64, Back in the Field is packing up its mics. We've been so honored you gave us an hour of your time, now and then, for the last two years, and we hope you'll all continue to shout at us on Twitter, Tumblr, and wherever about how much you love this special little show. Thanks for listening, we'll see you around.

The S3 finale recap is also going to double as our finale. Carl and I have tried and tried and talked it over. We had actually begun discussing ending the podcast back in October or November of last year but things got hectic and strange and hard. It’s easy to blame my move, Carl’s job, my (now previous) job, the time difference, the show moving to Sundays, all sorts of things. But the honest truth is: we don’t love the show with the intensity we used to. And that’s okay, obsessions wax and wane, love never dies. We both love this show, we both feel it’s special and important -- so much the more so for the amazing fan community we got to be a part of! We just also recognize that the time has come for us to step aside and let others, whose love burns more brighter, to shine through. 

So here’s the end: thank you, so much, for everything. For listening, for reblogging, for tweeting, for sending asks, for sending emails, for favoriting, for being present. We couldn’t have done this without you. We wouldn’t have wanted to. ♥ 

-- Carl & Aarthi

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BROOKLYN NINE-NINE AIRS ON FOX ON TUESDAYS -- We are FINALLY back with our last catchup episode. We talk about Paranoia, Maximum Security, and Bureau. Carl and Aarthi discuss heistfulness, Jake and Amy's relationship progression (and a retread of an older conversation about Jim and Pam and Jake and Amy and Leslie and Ben) and how time and distance will/are going to impact it. We also talk about the excellence that is Jason Mantzoukas, the OINTB-ness of it all, Melissa's real and Amy's fake pregnancy, and most importantly, continue to lament the tanking of Gina/Boyle as a viable ship. Also, Aarthi talks about her then-single, now twice appearance on @howdidthisgetblogged , and Carl offers for listeners to "fight me" as he usually does.

Happy Emmy night! I FINALLY managed to eke out some time to edit this episode together, just in time for us to drop one more episode before the premiere of S4. As always, our askbox is open and please retweet and reblog to support us. Love y’all!

--Aarthi

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The B99 writers are currently “breaking” the second episode of season 4. They talk about a possible 4th Halloween episode, Jake and Amy, the writing process… and other stuff.

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BROOKLYN NINE-NINE AIRS TUESDAYS ON FOX -- Your favorite hosts decide that a better way to talk about this string of episodes is to basically focus entirely on Adrian Pimento. Aarthi may or may not objectify Jason Mantzoukas along with Jake, Carl and Aarthi talk about Pimento being the Darkest Timeline version of Jake, and pretty much every other plotline and character is ignore. Just kidding, we talk about how Pimento interacts with just about every character during his arc, and how his addition to the team would be terribly welcome. Plus, Aarthi brags about kind-of-sort-of meeting JMantz a time or two.

Sorry it’s late! Carl finished this ages ago but I’ve been too busy to get things in order. Hope you all enjoy!! 

--Aarthi

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Look, I don’t really have a description this time -- we talk about Karen Peralta, The 9-8, and House Mouses. It’s rambly and giggly and probably (definitely) too long. The next episode is a lot better I promise. And, we’ve been having tech delays and Real Life delays. But I wanted to get this out while I was thinking about it and doing my best to get this stuff done for y’all. So: enjoy! 

--Aarthi

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I get why you are not fans of Pontiac Bandit/Rosa, but I was actually mad that Rosa was taken off the plot, just because this is such a Jake/Rosa plot, it was first time that we learn about their friendship, both times it moved their relationship forward, it would work for me more if Pontiac Bandit was part of the Swedes only because of that reason. She has to be the one who finally catches him with Jake.

I agree with you @tacticalvillage – I do think that when/if Doug Judy gets brought in, that’s a Jake-Rosa plot line for sure. They started this mess together, and they should finish it. I did like that Amy was introduced into that plotline, but I also liked that her involvement made sense; if Doug sends Jake cruise tickets, he’s gonna bring either Amy or his mom, probably not Rosa. 

I think I’d have been more unhappy if we didn’t get a lot of Jake-Rosa bonding this season beyond Doug Judy moments. It all evened out, I think!

–Aarthi

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WE ARE BACK AGAIN

BROOKLYN NINE-NINE AIRS TUESDAYS ON FOX -- In our second catching up episode, Carl and Aarthi discuss Hostage Situation, Nine Days, and The Cruise in quick succession. Neither of your hosts pretend to like anything about Hostage Situation, and Nine Days was largely glossed over in our efforts to get to The Cruise, which we really enjoyed. Technical difficulties made this episode shorter than we wanted it to be, but we talk about the good stuff. As always, please reblog, tweet, and share BITF if you enjoy it. And please, leave a review on iTunes :)

There were so many technical problems with this episode that, despite it having a raw runtime of 45 minutes, it got chopped down to under 30 and took two and a half hours to edit (for reference, a 2.5 hour edit usually means the raw runtime was 75-90 minutes, and the final product will be 70-80 minutes with a bonus gag as our “cold open” so yeah this was a struggle) which I did while in layover hell in Kentucky.

One of the things we had to cut out (because half the audio was missing, ugh) was a section where we talked about Amy’s straight man/wet blanket role in Nine Days and how that particularly bothered Aarthi, since women tend to get shunted to that role by default. Carl had some good counterpoints (largely about how Amy’s role there is defined not by her gender but by the situation) and it was a compelling conversation -- however, it had to go because in its raw state it made no sense. If you all still want that audio, incomplete as it is, please reblog and leave commentary, or drop us an ask; I’ll do my best to grab it for you. 

We have one more catchup in the bank and we’ll be recording our fourth catchup this weekend, so hopefully it won’t be to much longer til we talk about Adrian Pimento and the other developments since the last time. 

As always, reblogs are life, and we appreciate every ask, like, retweet, and shoutout. 

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Really glad that this podcast is back! I look forward to hearing your opinions on the other episodes that have aired, especially your opinion on Jake's parents in Karen Peralta. I was also wonder, what are your opinions of the Rosa/Gina pairing that has grown popular in fandom over the last couple of months?

Hey Anon! Thanks for writing in~

It’s funny you mention that, because Carl and I are currently working on scheduling our next recording session, which includes us talking about Karen Peralta! So we are READY AND WILLING to opine. Let us know if there’s anything specific you want us to touch on :) 

Hmmm. Rosa/Gina’s kind of always been a low-level thing in this fandom pretty much since the beginning. Personally, I’m pretty *shrug* about it. People gonna ship what people gonna ship. I’ll let @thisoneiscarl chime in if he wants to!

–Aarthi

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BROOKLYN NINE-NINE AIRS ON FOX ON SUNDAYS AT 8:30PM ET/PT -- We took a long hiatus that ended up getting extended for a host of reasons, but the short version is: WE ARE BACK, baby! Carl and Aarthi catch up on various real life occurrences, then get down and dirty with Ava, The Swedes, and Yippee Kayak. The usual banter, back-and-forth, and regular charm is on full display as your favorite cohosts puzzle out their feelings about the new Jeffords child, the introduction of weirdly racist-against-Danes Swedish detectives (who are definitely banging), and the true perfection of Yippee Kayak. And, as always, there's wrestling, books, and internet culture jokes. It's a wild ride, overlong, and overdue.

We are super overdue to talk about Ava, The Swedes, and Yippee Kayak, but hey: better late than never!

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Why do you guys think they've been holding off on introducing any of Amy's family? In terms of all the recent casting news that we've been getting, I'm really excited that we're going to meet Jake's mom and that Katey Sagal is playing her. On the other hand, the fact that we have had multiple appearances of Terry's brother-in-law and are going to meet Boyle's ex-wife before meeting any of Amy's family is ridiculous and unfair to her character.

Hey anon! 

Sorry this took A THOUSAND YEARS to reply to -- things have been a little crazy.

I love the Katey Sagal casting, and while I do want to see Amy’s family, the other examples you pointed out were largely in B-plots (Zeke gets one, maybe two lines per appearance, and he’s also a literally striking figure, plus he usually appears in the context of Sharon) save for Boyle. I actually am okay with meeting Boyle’s ex-wife before we meet Amy’s family; Boyle mentions his ex pretty regularly, whereas Amy has never mentioned her sibling as far as I recall; we know Amy has siblings at all thanks to Terry. 

But honestly: I just want Moar Amy all the time. I think she’s the best. 

--Aarthi

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Aarthi reacts to the end of the most recent b99 episode

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What is up with everyone complaining about Amy? I wrote a message earlier, after one of your podcasts, but to reiterate- it's weird that almost everyone is disappointed that Amy "gives up" quickly, or doesn't sacrifice as much as Jake. I think it ignores her previous efforts (not wanting him to risk his job) and it faults her for having doubts and insecurities (which are only natural). I really feel this is one of those cases where people are expecting and demanding more from women.

Hey Anon! We talked at length about this ask (and related ideas) in the latest podcast. If you haven’t, give #58 a listen and let us know if you feel we’re contributing to those negative rumblings further. Thanks! 

--Aarthi

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BROOKLYN NINE-NINE AIRS ON FOX ON SUNDAYS AT 8:30PM ET/PT -- This week, we open with a ten-minute discussion of what the future of BITF looks like given our recent run of delayed or skipped episodes, various other troubles, and personal changes in our lives. After that (and our jazzy intro) we get into the episode, talking briefly about the B and C plots (and mourning the sinking of Gina/Boyle) while appreciating a lot of things about this episode's structure. Around 34:15 we switch to the A-plot and our feelings about it. Aarthi starts out rather negative, but Carl presents a reasoned, alternate viewpoint that seems to better fit the narrative arc the show is going for. We're curious what our listeners think, both about our decisions regarding BITF's future as well as about our speculation about the latter half of the season. Plus: we reference the Godfather once or twice, so you know it's a great podcast.

There’s a lot we put up front in this episode, stuff that a lot of y’all have been (very kindly) tolerant of, but which speak to bigger issues in Carl and mine’s life insofar as our ability to sustain this project. We went a full year pretty much stopping only when the show did, but we reevalute our positions on the show, on air no less, and come to a decision about BITF’s future. (Spoiler alert: we’re aren’t ending, I promise.) 

Otherwise, we make a reasonable effort to cover the B and C plots, but by 34:15 we talk about the A plot at length, pretty much up until the very last second of the podcast. This one is long, mostly because we talk through possible motivations of both characters, as well as possible future outcomes. It’s thinky, and thought-provoking, and we’d welcome your questions and thoughts in our askbox!

Enjoy listening, we’ll see you next time.

--Aarthi

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3x08 Episode Stills

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A short ep which is grossly late, where your hosts mostly chat about Rosa, since the A and C plots didn't really hold our interest. Plus, some brief chatter about B99 moving to Tuesday nights again. An easy, breezy, beautiful(ly edited) episode, and it even has a cover! (Nailed it.)

I know we’re late to the party, but I’m working on getting back in the game properly, I swear! Short episode this time, but I’m hoping Carl and I have an extended discussion for the coming week about The Mattress. 

Have a listen, reblog, and please if you can take a moment to rate us on iTunes :) 

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Podcast 57 is Delayed

Story of my (Aarthi) life -- I gotta work late tonight, so editing is getting pushed to Friday, so podcast release is getting pushed to Saturday D: sorry folks

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This episode I'm joined by Carl Engle-Laird, an editor for tordotcom (though Carl is speaking wholly for himself in this episode). We discuss queer romance in science fiction and fantasy - some of the things that distinguish queer romances from heterosexual romances in the tradition, and the impact this has on readers. We touch on the trope of the tragic queer & talk about Carl's reading history and the impact of diving through tordotcom's slush pile.

GUYS GUYS I know a lot of our listeners are fans of Sci-fi/Fantasy, and that many of you have an interest (if not an investment) in queer representation in media. I strongly encourage you to listen to Carl @thisoneiscarl on the Cabbages and Kings Podcast. Carl is, as always, articulate and interesting, and filled with excellent opinions. 

Go forth! Listen! 

--Aarthi