We wrap up vampire month by finally talking about Interview with a Vampire, mostly the AMC series, but also the book and movie. Cal did a lot of research into Anne Rice. We have a lot to say about Claudia and her gay dads. Trigger warnings for domestic violence, abuse, and suicide.Bởi Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast

Hyperfixation's vampire month continues with Castlevania: The Netflix Series, which Marika surprising liked and disrupted how the gang was going to cover the series. We have a very long conservation about sex. We talk a lot about how Dracula and Carmilla are adaptions in name only, how it started as a movie, and how much this show hates the Catholi…

Vampire month continues with Marika making the gang talk about the first season of Carmilla the web series, the 2014 Canadian adaption of the novella of the same name. It was a very specific, very tumblr moment on the internet for Marika. Cal and Bret find it... fine. Cal makes comparisons to Baldur's Gate and Bret has seen as a lot of SyFy origina…

Hyperfixation kicks of Vampire Month with Carmilla by J. Sheridan La Fanu, the first lesbian vampire and a book that predates Dracula. Why were books from the 1800s like this? Why are vampires and horror always queer? And why won't Marika shut up about the web series?Bởi Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast

This week's hyperfixation for Cal is about Kotor and the queerness in the Knights of the Old Republic video games. Cal has a lot to say about Revan and how the character's gender is handled throughout the video games and various books. Bret knows things about video games and Marika is only bringing Xena comparisons. Episode We Mention: X-Men Blue O…

Bret explains the Fallout universe and it's history before the nuke that dropped and created it because all of the gang is suddenly interested because of the upcoming Amazon Fallout Series. How does it alternate history compare to other alt-history narratives? Why does it parallel the current U.S. so closely? Is the Terminator future always a possi…

This week's hyperfixation is X-Men Blue Origins #1, which finally lets Mystique and Destiny be Nightcrawler's biological parents. Is it clear how much Marika cares about the X-Men? Why couldn't Mystique conceive a child? And why would Kurt be surprised by that? Episodes We Mentioned: Kate Pryde and Murder Wives Marauders (2019)…

This episode's hyperfixation is the storytelling of Baldur's Gate 3, but also kinda DnD in general. Cal mostly, but also Bret, give Marika an overview off the basics of Baldur's Gate 3. How do you write a story this detailed? Why does everyone have so much trauma? How does Astarion think we don't know that he's a vampire?…

Hello! Welcome to Hyperfixation: A Queer Fandom Podcast, formerly Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast. We are in a transition period, away from Star Wars. It is not Ashoka's fault, but our conversation about season one of Ashoka will hopefully make you understand our desire to pivot. The Ahsoka series... is fine. Why is Thrawn wasted? Why is Sabine a …

The Briikasak gang channels their inner Sinjir and drunkenly covers the end of Aftermath: Life Debt. The team is separated. Temmin gets shot by his father, Rae kills her only friend, and everything goes to shit on Chandrila. Episodes We Mentioned: Aftermath: Life Debt Part 2 Aftermath: Life Debt Part 1 Watch Along for the Next Episode: Bad Batch Se…

The Briikasak gang returns to Aftermath: Life Debt with Norra and the crew. They bump into Han Solo. Sinjir is tortured about being a torturer. Jom is blowing up his life for casual sex. Rae is probably autistic and Norra isn't all that happy about her husband being back. Episodes We Mentioned: Aftermath: Life Debt Part 1 Aftermath: Part 1 Aftermat…

Happy Pride from Briikasak! We revisit the Aftermath series with book two Life Debt. Sloane is the head of the Empire, sort of, and Norra and the crew are working for Leia and the New Republic. Jas and Sinjir are not here to make friends, apparently, and everyone is having an identity crisis. Episodes We Mentioned: Aftermath: Part 1 Aftermath: Part…

The gang finishes the Vita Ayala Run of New Mutants with Issues 19-24. The two teams unite to defeat the Shadow King and free Amal Farouk. Rahne's storyline is still bad, Karma gets a girlfriend that isn't Dani, there are jarring artist changes, and we get frequently sidetracked. Happy early pride and ACAB! Episodes We Mentioned: Mutant May: New Mu…

For the second episode of Marika Mutant May, the gang chats about one of Marika’s favorite New Mutants runs. Cork and Bret are forced to deal with Rahne’s poor writing again. Dani and Karma should be gay. We have no idea how old Anole is and struggle to understand mutant religious practices. Episodes We Mentioned: Mutant May: Marauders (2019) Mutan…

Marika was able to pull Cork and Bret away from Star Wars Jedi: Survivor long enough to talk about New Mutants: Dead Souls from 2018. Everybody is a monster, Rahne is poorly written, Illyana should have more piercings and tattoos. Cork makes some very good Star Wars parallels and Marika struggles to answer multiple very specific X-Men questions. Ha…

The gang chats about what was announced at Star Wars Celebration 2023 about and not about The Mandalorian. Is Cork's theory about the Yuuzhan Wrong right? Will Marika be able to follow Ahsoka without watching all of Rebels? Will we be seeing Din and Grogu in a movie someday? Episodes we mentioned: Cork's Crazy Theory: Where Star Wars is Going Rebel…

The gang chats about the finale of season three "The Return." The Mandos retake Mandalore. Moff Gideon is defeated. Grogu is officially adopted and he and Din settle down at a house. This could be the end of The Mandalorian and we are kinda okay with that. Episodes we mentioned: Dark Saber History Early Mandalorian History: The Mandalorian Wars Bri…

Because why not? Bret goes for weird. Marika goes for women. Cork can't make a decision about the Children of the Watch. Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast, three queer comrades with varying degrees of Star Wars knowledge socially gather to discuss The Ma…

The gang chats about the very good "The Spies." Moff Gideon returns! Bo-katan reveals her backstory! Grogu gets a mech suit! Cork is saddened by the death. Could we see Pedro's face next week? Should the whole season have taken place on Mandalore? Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briik…

The gang chats about the well-directed, poorly written "Guns for Hire." Are we supposed to be a broad comedy episode but the writing was too bad? Why are Din and Bo-Katan detectives now? Bo gets the Dark Saber but why now? But hey, Lizzo got to meet Grogu so that's nice. Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during d…

The Covert comes to Nevarro's aide to save it from those pirates Din and Greef pissed off in the first episode of the season. We spend a lot of time with that one New Republic traffic officer, but also get to see Elia again and get some hints to Moff Gideon's whereabouts. Bo-katan is given a quest by the Armorer and is possibly taking Din's leading…

The Briikasak gang chats about the Carl Weathers directed "The Foundling." Why did the covert pick such a dangerous base? Has Ahmed Best's Star Wars reputation been saved? Does Cork have a new favorite episode? Is the Armorer flirting with Bo-Katan? Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Bri…

The Last of Us show ended, following the exact ending of the game, which Cork loved and Marika has confusing feelings about. Ellie's agency is taken away in multiple ways. The Fireflies reveal their turn intentions. Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast, thr…

Bo-katan accidentally becomes a Child of the Watch. Dr. Pershing and Hot Officer, I mean Elia Kane, return and meet for the first time. The New Republic's rehabilitation program has some red flags. Join the Briikasak gang as we discussion The Convert and try to figure out who it refers to. Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering amon…

Cork could not contain his thoughts so the Briikasak gang talked about Ellie and Joel's encounter with cannibal, pedophiliac cultists in Wyoming. Yay... Bella Ramsey better get that Emmy and none of us know what venison meat looks like. SPOLIER ALERT for this episode, all The Last of Us video game content, and season one of Yellowjackets. Briikasak…

The Briikasak gang travels with Din and Grogu to the mines of Mandalore, with its many Lord of the Rings references and possible problematic inhabitants. Bo-katan has some humanizing moments, Grogu is actually an attentive toddler, and Cork is pissed about that mythosaur. Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during …

Pedro is fully committed to being a dad and it got even gayer, so the Briikasak gang chatted again about The Last of Us. This episode includes Melanie Lynskey being terrifying, how much seeing the Jackson settlement is setting up the next season/game, and how adorable and heart wrenching the baby gays are. SPOLIER ALERT for these episodes and all t…

The Mandalorian is finally back! Din and Grogu (somehow, he returned!) start Din's quest to rejoin the Armorer and her cult. There was a lot of setup and not a lot of actual stuff, but it was fun. The gang speculates how and if the timeline makes any sense anymore, talks about how much better Bo-Katan's wig is, and if anyone is following The Creed …

The Briikasak gang returns to its origins, The Mandalorian. Cork talks about his theories on this season. Marika is very committed to the show replacing Cara's role. How will the season be without Grogu's safety being a main plot driver? What does being a Mandalorian mean? Is the Armorer, Bo-Katan, or both the big bad? Briikasak is a Mando'a word m…

Confused by what going on in all the new Mandalorian trailers? Don't know how Grogu returned? Fully understandable since most of season two's conflict was resolved in the silly Boba Fett show. The Briikasak gang recaps the important Mandalorian story lines from Book of Boba Fett so everyone can be caught up before season three starts. Briikasak is …

The Briikasak gang had a casual chat about Pedro being a dad in the apocalypse and turned it into the first The Last of Us bonus episode. We talk about episodes 1-4, with an unsurprising focus on the gay content, which includes Melanie Lynskey. SPOLIER ALERT for these episodes and The Last of Us 1 and 2 games. Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a …

The gang does a quick recap of the Prison Arc episodes, go on some tangents, and discuss everything we liked about the Cork's favorite arc. Everyone is in a prison, Cork explains the difference between Rebels and Separatists to Marika as Bret gets drank on hard Monster. Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during di…

The Briikasak chats about the second arc of Andor on Aldhani. There are subtle lesbians, there is a rebellion manifest, there is a possible clone Leia. We get rather sad and real about how much this show relates to current American society. We are sorry on so many levels. Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during …

It's the Andor finale and Ferrix says f*ck the police. Bret loves everything about this episode. Marika explains her feelings about Vel and Cinta. Cork has a theory about who Cassian put on that ship and wants everyone to kiss. Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian …

It's finally here! The Briikasak gang finishes Aftermath. We rejoin our bad mom, drunk gay uncle, angry aunt, and annoying teen as they storm the palace and nearly die. Does Sinjir pass the Vito Russo test? Is Rae the only competent imperial? Did we take long enough to finish this book? Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among c…

The Briikasak gang has gotten very into Andor. Cassian is out of prison, Maarva is dead, and every is converging on Ferrix. Cork has some predictions about how it is going to go. Will Bear Friend be radicalized? Will the lesbians end up on different sides? Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times.…

The gang talks about the first three episodes of Andor. Cork loves the sets and costumes. Marika is interested in where Fiona Shaw's character is going. Bret is making video game connections. Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast, three queer comrades with v…

Cork almost sailed away on the Revenge with Ed and Stede, but the toxicity of the Star Wars fandom brought them and Briikasak back. The gang tries to understand why characters like Reva and Rose are so hated. Has the fandom always been like this? Is it actually worse than other big fandoms? Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering amo…

Happy Pride from Briikasak! Pour yourself some sweet liquor and befriend a Zabrak, we are finally talking about Aftermath by Chuck Wendig. Cork explains the book's background and the controversy around it. Marika makes some T2 connections and fancasts Lucy Lawless. Everyone got a bit chaotic because it's Pride. Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a…

The Briikasak gang talks about what was announced at Star Wars Celebration 2022. The Mandalorian has a release date and a trailer! Is Bo-katan the big bad? Who are all these other Mandos? How much of Clone Wars are we including? Also, an Andor trailer, Obi-wan has started, Jedi: Fallen Order has a sequel, the Taika Waititi movie, and there is somet…

Marika picks a variety pack of comics she wanted to talk about for the second Mutant May episode. Cork has their first foray into the Claremont era, which is not Marika’s favorite, with Days of Future Past. Then a gay jaunt in space with the Marauders and a teaser for what the current X-men era is like with Mystique just wanting her wife back. Brii…

It's a Marika Mutant May Bonus Episode! Bret wanted us to pick what our mutant powers would be while others guessed. And because its a Briikasak Bonus Episode, we also played fuck marry kill X-men edition! We killed Jean Gay for the good of society, Bret comes up with some excellent mutant codenames, and we all decide Din is a bottom. Briikasak is …

Happy Marika Mutant May! Briikasak returns to the X-Men with the incredibly gay Iceman (2018). He goes on Grindr dates, he makes dad jokes, he very seriously helps Emma Frost save her brother from abuse and conversion therapy. Bret didn't do the reading, Cork is interested in all these queer side characters, and spoilers for Doctor Strange: Multive…

The gang concludes the Republic Commando series, with a book that was so bad only Cork read it: Imperial Commando: 501st. Darman and Niner become hitmen, the women stay in the kitchen on Mandalore, only men can play soccer, and the plot is MIA. Bye, Karen. Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times.…

Cork has another crazy theory and attempts to predict what will happen in Star Wars media going forward. Or why Thrawn matters, unfortunately. Topics include the Chiss Ascendancy, the Grysk, the nipple-loving Yuuzhan Vong, and possibly Grogu the Mandalore leading everyone in a fight against Thanos. Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathe…

The gang finally finishes Republic Commando: Order 66. Etain dies in an incredibly stupid way. Most of Clan Skirata deserts. Dar fully dissociates and stays behind with ace superhero Niner. And Karen is as sexist as always. Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podc…

The gang continues with the poorly named Republic Commando: Order 66. Everybody's getting married, Coruscant is invaded, there is carpet in the psych ward, and Cork might be shipping Kal and Vau. Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering among comrades during difficult times. In Briikasak: A Mandalorian Podcast, three queer comrades wi…

The gang returns to the Republic Commando series for more clone drama, bad Mandalorian dads, bad-ass forensic accounting, and sexism. Dar finally learns that he's a dad, but at what cost? Are all the women slowly becoming nothing more than wives? Are the clones slowly getting more violent? Briikasak is a Mando'a word meaning a social gathering amon…

The gang chats about the very good finale of Book of Boba Fett, which was an actual Book of Boba Fett episode. Boba has a standoff with Cad Bane and exchanges vows with Din, the mod kids are given names, Pelli has a meet-cute, and Din, Grogu, and the shiny ball are reunited. Correction: Our next episode on Republic Commando: Order-66 will come out …

For Star Wars Podcast Day, the Briikasak gang talks about the most popular ships in the Mandalorian fandom and the fics written about them. Topics include Din being a dad, Luke being a sexy teacher, Boba Fett being into BDSM, and nobody wanting to sleep with Pelli. Star Wars Podcast Day honors the anniversary of the first Star Wars podcast, Jedi Ta…