Mel & Jill Geek Out

Mel & Jill Digress 6 - The One About TV & Band

In what other Pod would you get an episode that includes a little bit of everything? Mel & Jill have a very windy road where they touch on which fictional characters they would pick for president and Jill’s traumatic experience with coconut as a pre-schooler. Bridgerton’s classical spin on hit pop songs leads to the Besties reminiscing about being in the Band. They move on to gushing about their favorite A&E programming, a lot of which centers around crime. They wrap up the episode talking about their love/hate relationships with the myriad of streaming services available.  
 
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Mel and Jill are best friends who love to enjoy film, tv, books, and more and talk about them together. All opinions are not associated with the content we’re discussing.

Vanderpump Rules Season 11, Reunion Part 1: Paychecks over Friendships

How else do we start off an episode but a Taylor Swift update? We talk the new TTPD Era’s Tour segment and yet another suspected announcement, which will likely not be real. We touch on the ridiculousness that is the commencement speech of the KC Chiefs kicker with a nice segue into Anne and her Duracell commercial. 
 
The reunion starts off per usual with a mini update from the cast, but Mel & Jill jump right to the legal stuff. They can’t talk about it, we know they can’t talk about it, so why are we asking them  about it? Various topics are covered on the reunion from the typical fluff of ‘your rooms are messy’ to incredibly heavy mental health conversations. The real meat of the reunion comes at the end when Lala and Katie discuss their issues during the season. Mel and Jill break down why they think the cast should drop the 4th wall act and come out and say what they are all dancing around… most of them were jealous and worried for their jobs and were angry when Katie and Ariana refused to jump on the Sandoval train. Bravo already broke the 4th wall, they should just run with it. 
 
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Drive to Survive, Season 6, Part 5: All Bets Are Off

The besties start this episode by ranking the F1 drivers, and honestly, the results are not surprising.
 
Episode 9 is our only real glance and Red Bull, but mostly focusing on Alpha Tauri (today known as RB Cash App). Unfortunately, just a few races after getting the set at Alpha Tauri, Danny’s in a crash, which was not his fault, and breaks his wrist and is out for 6 weeks. Enter Liam Lawson, who honestly does a great job. There’s a ton of rumors that they may not bring Danny back, but ultimately they do. It’s only a matter of time Liam!
 
Episode 10 is the big conclusion to the season, and ‘big’ is a very generous word. Most of the season is pretty lackluster at best thanks to Max’s dominance, so Netflix focus the episode on the shitshow that was the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Between track issues (poor Carlos), to a generally unexciting race, the third US race left a lot to be desired. But we jump to Abu Dhabi where honestly, nothing really happens. And they give Guenther a terrible send off. 
 
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Vanderpump Rules Season 11, Episode 15 - WTF Was That Sh*t?

The besties kick off this episode by recapping the Miami Grand Prix and the Met Gala (those two things definitely go together). 
 
The gang is still in San Francisco and the whisky launch party is just around the corner, but first… Dan’s interrogation with the cast, minus Sandoval. We have another awkward encounter with ‘Joseph’ and ‘T-Money’ aka the most awkward non-couple to ever exist. (Jill gets second-hand cringe its so bad.) James & Ally have the sweetest moment discussing their relationship and the besties reflect on just how much James has really grown. Several fights ensue including Jo & Katie, and rando drunk guy, and more. Scheana shoves her lack of musical abilities down the audience’s throat while Mel takes great issue with her outfit choices. 
 
The real meat of the episode happens at the end where we see Ariana stand up for herself while maintaining her boundaries and Sandoval continues to act like a worm. It feels like a goodbye to VPR… because really… WTF was that shit?
 
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Drive to Survive, Season 6, Part 4: Yachts in San Tropez

The Besties kick off this episode talking about some of the fun things happening at the Miami Grand Prix and some other F1 breaking news.
 
Episode 7 takes us back to Alpine and the many, many issues they were having in 2023. Otmar continues to live in delulu land about the state of the team, and it only lasts so long. They literally fire him mid-race weekend (yikes) after they had two double DNFs in a row. But cue Bruno who comes in and seems to put a few things together, mainly forcing Ocon and Gasley to bury their beef in the past where it belongs. And the first race after bringing in Bruno, Alpine gets double points (too bad it didn’t last).
 
Episode 8 is all about the intensity that surrounds Ferrari. With bringing in a new team principal, and the car struggle, the fans of Ferrari are skeptical at best about the future of Ferrari. As the oldest team in F1, there’s a lot of reputation to live up to. But the silly little french man might be the best thing that’s ever happened to Ferrari.
 
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Vanderpump Rules Season 11, Episode 14 - Memorizing Our Shoes

Jill and Mel start the episode with some Sarah J. Maas and Taylor Swift clowning. Will T Swizzle make an appearance at the Miami GP this weekend with Travis Kelce & the Mahomes? Only time will tell. 
 
Somehow, the entire episode seems to be about Scheana without actually being about Scheana. We spend the better part of the episode getting ready to go to San Francisco for Kyle Chan’s launch and the rest of the episode having forgiveness forced onto our eyeballs. Bravo - please, we would really rather not watch someone turn her back on the person who has actually been a friend to her. We get a much-needed update on Something About Her and FINALLY get to see Dan on camera. Sandoval continues to be Sandoval. Schwartz makes some bold moves while also giving Jo mixed signals. 
 
The besties wrap up the episode with some current VPR news and their thoughts on the future of Season 12, VPR in general, and the fate of the cast after the show ends.
 
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Iron Flame, Pt 11: Missing the Obvious

The Besties start the episode with Mel describing the new Netflix DocuSeries ‘What Did Jennifer Do?’ to Jill. (Who, as we all know, prides herself on being able to predict what happens.) She’s kinda right… 
 
The besties start with chapter 43 where Tairn drops some important knowledge that no one else seems to take seriously while the flyers and riders complete their ascent on the Cliffs of Dralor. Violet tries to help Luella, ultimately causing Ridoc to get shot. Luella loses her grip and the wyverns attach and make a nice little snack of her gryphon. This doesn’t go over well with Cat and her crew who handle death very differently than the riders. Violet has an electrifying hunch which pays off in the end. Professor Trissa gives everyone a lesson on runes, and what they can really do.
 
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Vanderpump Rules Season 11, Episode 13 - Ex Sur Employee

The besties have a mini digress where they begin with being millennial tired, awaiting new books, sad dog stories (including Homeward Bound & Incredible Journey), to tropes. 
 
This episode was a weird mish-mash of mature relationships and confrontations ending in an epic fight. James and Ally try to find Hippie a dog-sitter James is comfortable with so he can go with Ally to her best friend’s wedding. So far, no one is good enough for James. We see an interesting dynamic between Katie & Schwartz begin to develop. He’s clearly not over her. The real stars of the were Scheana, Brock, and Jax. Brock & Scheana are actually an adorable couple who clearly care about each other. Unfortunately, Sheana can’t let her control issues go and it is causing a strain on their marriage and Brock. Jax comes in guns blazing ready for a fight, but ultimately we see his mommy issues play out with LVP. And of course, the big blow up at the end between Sandoval and Scheana. Too bad we couldn’t have gotten the Spice Girls Edit. 
 
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Mel and Jill are best friends who love to enjoy film, tv, books, and more and talk about them together. All opinions are not associated with the content we’re discussing.