Um, Actually...: Season 8
Season 8 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Um, Actually... Season 7.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 8 Progress Shield
Knights of the Old Republic, Howard the Duck, Westworld
Mar 31, 2023 · 40 min
Brennan, Siobhan, and Ify discuss British cuisine, breaking the fourth wall and why ships are named with numerals.
Mob Psycho 100, The Sandman, Lost in Space
Apr 14, 2023 · 35 min
Matt, Coy, and Morgana talk franchises, dystopian empathy, and why there were so many cartoons about ducks in the nineties.
TV Dramas
Apr 28, 2023 · 31 min
Kait, Janie, and Jon discuss what makes a show prestige television.
Powerpuff Girls, What We Do in the Shadows, Orbital Blues
May 12, 2023 · 34 min
Jasmine, Johnny, and Jamie (Amy) talk cancer mages, eating souls, and how failure can be fun.
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing, Grindhouse, Resident Evil: Afterlife
May 26, 2023 · 31 min
Cody, Mano, and Jay talk about TSA pre-check, rude games, and trigonometry.
The Owl House, Solar Opposites, Segagaga
Jun 9, 2023 · 35 min
Amy, Markeia, and Kelly ask the age old question: is it worse to sleep with your clone or your sibling?
Reality TV Volume 2
Jun 23, 2023 · 36 min
Glenn, Krystina, and Izzy return to the Bravoverse and sing every Real Housewives song to Trapp.
The Last Unicorn, Nope, A.E.W.
Jul 7, 2023 · 30 min
Danielle, Michelle, and Vanessa talk about fizzy-fizzy boom magic, hot sauce names, and hate-reading. Note: When filming the episode, something went wrong with recording Saltzman'
American Horror Story, KaBlam!, Squid Game
Jul 21, 2023 · 32 min
Chris, Emma, and Nikhil try to figure out what Count Dooku's first name is.
William Shakespeare
Aug 4, 2023 · 30 min
Blaine, Ross, and Joey show off their knowledge of The Bard.
Picard, Contact, Legends of Tomorrow
Aug 18, 2023 · 32 min
Saige, Omar, and Persephone discuss cortados, horror cartoons, and remind you to check your voter registration.
Big Bird, Braindead, The Books of Magic
Sep 1, 2023 · 33 min
Ryan, Jess, and Jess try not to break their buzzers and discover that God is canon.