Episode #223: A Wrinkle in Relationships

Jenn and Kendyl talk through the film adaptation A Wrinkle in Time (2018), the characters’ relationships, and themes that were changed.

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Commentary #18: Overboard (1987)

A full cast of Adaptation hosts watches Overboard (1987), some for the first time and others just hoping it’s not as problematic as they remember.

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Episode #222: Simon vs. the Heteronormative Agenda

Jess and Kendyl have really positive things to say about Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli. From the unifying theme to the well-developed characters, this is going down as an Adaptation favorite for certain.

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Episode #221: Black Panther First

Kendyl, Jenn, and Dorin talk Black Panther (2018), and I think you can all guess how they felt.

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Episode #220: A Wrinkle in Uniformity

Jess and Jenn could not be more excited to talk about Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time. Kendyl could be.

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Vlog: Six Worst Performances by Child Actors

Jenn lists the six worst performances by child actors in adaptations!

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Episode #219: The Death Heard ‘Round the Glade

The last stop for Adaptation in the Maze Runner series, the group talks about Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018), the improvements on the book, our favorite characters, and the reinforcement of Kendyl’s new ship.

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Episode #218: Do You Want to Build a Snowman?

Dorin, Jenn, and Kendyl revisit Detective Harry Hole in the film adaptation The Snowman (2017) and whether the style, tropes, and female characters were an improvement on the Jo Nesbø novel, or fell flat.

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#217: The Greater Good Cure

Adaptation is finally covering the end of The Maze Runner series, The Death Cure by James Dashner, complete with another discussion about what “the greater good” is in this world, the radical opposites of WCKD and Right Arm, and the characters we lost along the way.

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Episode #216: Welcome to Jumanji, We Got Fun and Games

The Adaptation hosts talk about what worked about turning Jumanji into a videogame, their headcanons on how it evolves, and how the characters worked in and out of the game world.

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Commentary #17: Jumanji (1995)

While reliving childhood memories of Jumanji (1995), Jenn, Sarah, and Kendyl realize how traumatic parts of the film are, but still have just as much fun as ever watching it.

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Episode #215: It’s a Wonder

Adaptation discusses the film Wonder (2017), how the character perspectives were translated to screen, and externalizing Auggie’s internal monologues through Star Wars characters.

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Episode #214: The Foundation of the Justice League

There were a lot of foundational issues to be found in Justice League (2017), but the Adaptation hosts were able to find a couple moments to love in the film.

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Episode #213: Mustache on the Orient Express

Adaptation covers Murder on the Orient Express (2017), with all it’s epic facial hair, increased drama, and intensified moral arcs.

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Episode #212: The Wondrous World of Wonder

Jess and Jenn talk about all the wonderful things about Wonder by R.J. Palacio, the supportive family aspect, and how emotional they plan to get during the film.

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Episode #211: The Twilight of the Gods

Jenn, Ryan, and Kendyl are super down with the third 80s space movie in the MCU. Along with Thor: Ragnarok (2017) the hosts talk about the original myth, the comic storyline, and Thor’s glorious transformation from his first film to the new ruler of Asgard.

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Episode #210: Murder on the Justice Express

Adaptation covers their second novel by the Queen of Mystery herself, Agatha Christie. Jess, Jenn, and Kendyl discuss Murder on the Orient Express, the brilliant detective Hercule Poirot, and the twelve person jury that makes up the cast.

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Episode #209: The Case of the Harry Hole

The Adaptation hosts get a little juvenile about the protagonist’s name in Jo Nesbø’s The Snowman, talk about the grizzled detective trope, and try their hardest (or do they) to remember all the character’s names.

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Vlog: The Wee Free Men Dream Cast

In which Jess casts a truly magical all-star line-up for the first book in Terry Pratchett’s Tiffany Aching sequence, The Wee Free Men.

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Episode #208: The Thin, Flat Line

Dorin and Kendyl discuss both versions of Flatliners (1990 & 2017): the afterlife, manifestations of guilt, Julia Robert’s luscious hair, and why they should have let Ellen Page be gay.

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