Episode 8—Free Reelin’: McDreamy, Mark Greene, & Mare
The sisters discuss not only what they’re watching lately, but also how they’re watching.
In response to listener questions, they reveal what TV shows and movies they’ve invested arguably too much of their time into recently (from nostalgic medical procedurals to buzzworthy new releases), reflect on the evolution of content consumption, and reveal the theme of the next series!
While the sisters enjoyed recording the recent sister-themed series, they all agree their own sibling relationship is best captured in Wes Anderson’s The Darjeeling Limited (2007) by the Whitman brothers: Peter, Jack, and Francis, played by Adrien Brody (left), Jason Schwartzman (center), and Owen Wilson (right).
“There’s something about the movies that we picked last series that capture something specific about the female sisterly experience, but The Darjeeling Limited is definitely the most accurate depiction of our specific dynamic. ”
The ER Sweethearts: Nurse Carol Hathaway and Dr. Doug Ross, played by Julianna Margulies (left) and George Clooney (right).
The turning point in the fifteen season show is the loss of Dr. Mark Greene, played by Anthony Edwards, whose death at the end of season 8 is one of the best and most memorable moments in the series.
Season 2 cast photo from 1995 of the iconic medical procedural ER, starring (from left to right): Anthony Edwards, Julianna Marguiles, Eriq La Salle, George Clooney, Sherry Stringfield, Noah Wyle, and Gloria Reuben. Annee could honestly host a whole podcast series dedicated to the 331 episodes of this show.
“I am in no place to judge anyone’s television choices. ”
Show Notes
References
Frozen 2 (2019)
The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
ER (1994-2009)
Grey’s Anatomy (2005 -)
Dr. Who (2005 -)
Shrill (2019-2021)
Mare of Easttown (2021)
WandaVision (2021)
Parenthood (2010-2015)
Martin Scorcese, “I Said Marvel Movies Aren’t Cinema. Let Me Explain,” The New York Times 11/4/2019
Knives Out (2019)
Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)
The Woman In the Window (2021)
Rear Window (1954)
Tenet (2020)
Dunkirk (2017)
Interstellar (2014)
Memento (2000)
Inception (2010)
The Prestige (2006)
Hillbilly Elegy (2020)
Dear Evan Hansen (2021)
Vice (2018)
Sharp Objects (2018)
Arrival (2016)
American Hustle (2013)
Her (2013)
The Muppets (2011)
Leap Year (2010)
Grease (1978)
The Green Knight (2021)
The Underground Railroad (2021)
Army of the Dead (2021), which the sisters mistakenly call Army of Darkness (oops)
Barry Jenkins on Fresh Air with Terry Gross, National Public Radio (NPR) 05/10/21
The Office (2005-2013)
The X Files (1993-2018)
The Talented Mr Ripley (1999)
Mamma Mia! (2008)
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
Dogtooth (2009)
Independence Day (1996)
