Ep. 336 - Challengers with Jenny and Katee! (Movie)

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4.9 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2024

⏱️ 118 minutes

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Hey HBs! Mel's here with gueesstttssss! BFFs of Mel and the pod Jenny Nordbak and Katee Robert (of Bonkers Romance) are here to recap the movie Challengers, starring the one and only Zendaya. Jenny and Mel had no idea what they were in for and BOY did this romantic psychological thriller deliver. It's so sexy! And messy! And mean! And baffling! And we loved it.Just a quick note: Mel had some ridiculous audio and recording issues, so (even with a lot of intervention) the sound quality isn't up to our usual standards, but she worked hard to make the best of it and get you this excellent episode!We're at the tail end of Bonkers' 2024 Kickstarter THE BLACK ROSE AUCTION, so don't miss it! They've curated 6 incredibly sexy fairytale retellings centered on an illicit auction with special edition books, swag, and so much more! The campaign ends on June 26th, 2024 at 5pm PST!Lady Loves: Jenny: Karen Marie Moning's upcoming release THE HOUSE ON WATCH HILL!Katee: the horror romance THEN EARTH SWALLOWED OCEAN by Shiloh Sloane. Check the CWs because it's DARK and TWISTY and WTF!Mel: The Ultimatum South Africa on Netflix and the Black Rose Auction! Seriously, go back the Kickstarter before it's too late!Want more of Jenny and Katee? Visit their websites, subscribe to their newsletters, and follow on social media! Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :)Get more content on PATREON!!Sign up for our Newsletter! MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble, EtsyInstagram: @heavingbosomsTwitter: @heaving_bosomsTikTok: @heaving_bosomsThe above includes affiliate links, which means that by purchasing through them, you support the podcast without spending a penny more.

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0:00.0	I was this movie and what I finally settled on was this movie is about two
0:07.7	tennis loving sociopaths and the one tennis loving puppy that gets stuck in the middle of him.
0:15.0	See, that's so interesting.
0:17.0	Because I've been pitching it as this movie is basically Wicked Beauty
0:22.0	if Helen had married patrol class and like after
0:27.4	fucking Achilles and then it got messy. Yeah. But I also am firmly Tashi and Patrick did nothing wrong and you can't convince me otherwise,
0:36.2	so I think this is going to be a really interesting conversation.
0:38.2	Okay, I don't think they did anything wrong.
0:40.9	I hate art. I did not like art. I reached the point. I hated all three of them.
0:48.4	Yeah. By the final scene I was sitting there like I fucking hate all three of these characters. I don't understand
0:57.0	Why have I watched this movie? I hate it. I hate it. I hate it. And then the last thing happens and it completely changed my understanding of the entire
1:05.1	movies and I've never had that much of a turnaround on anything ever.
1:09.2	I also have seen it pitched as two boys who love each other and a girl who loves tennis which is also accurate.
1:14.8	Oh, that's accurate.
1:16.8	I'm Melody Carlisle and I'm Sabrina Bradley and this is Heaving Bushams. Stack our shells with the crunches out.
1:35.0	Shatter from the rooftop, can you hear the sound?
1:40.0	Live your best life.
1:42.0	Love it out loud.
1:44.0	This is the podcast where best friends recap romance novels and other kissing media that makes
1:51.5	us swoon, snark, and refills our cups.
1:55.0	Whether you've read the book or are coming in blind, will lay bare every delicious scene
2:01.0	and rebel in the tropes and sub-genres that make romance amazing.
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