Hey all, Joey here, and you are listening to Under the Influence.

We are back with our second episode, re-watching My So-called Life.

And because we just ended up covering episodes one and two, today we are talking about episode three, guns and gossip.

Which, oh my God, like, does it,

does it still have to be so relevant right now?

I mean, my God.

To break this episode down, I am joined by Jennifer Armstrong, who's one of my favorite pop culture historians.

She's the author of Seinfeldia, when women invented television,

and Sex in the City and Us. Jennifer's critiques are freaking amazing. She has this magical ability

to make us see our favorite shows not just as entertainment, but as reflections of who we are,

what we value, and how we've changed over time, which is really what these episodes are

about. It's about the nostalgia of going back to the mid-90s and also thinking about how that

time shaped us. This episode is a real barn burner. I mean, it does so many different things.

We've got rumors about Angela having not just sex, but complete sex with Jordan Catalano.

Somebody brings a gun to school, and Ricky's story arc truly catches on fire.

Let's get into it.

Were you a my so-called life fan when it was on?

I believe I was somewhat, but I don't have as strong a memory of this as I do of 90210.1.

So I think it was like, because I was a little bit older, so it was like not as much, you know how it's always, it usually speaks most to you when they're a little older than you.

Totally.

You know, and though I will say, and I'm sure we'll get into it more.

Like my so-called life is unbelievably realistic and so different from 902 and O.

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