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Sort of Brilliant97. Sort of Sex and the City: Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and SamanthaAnd Carrie couldn't help but wonder...did her inability to sort herself mean she'd never be able to sort out her love life as well?
AND JUST LIKE THAT...Tricia joins us this week to sort Sex and the City, the original girly gang. We're here to talk alllll about Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha. We even throw in a little Big, Harry and Steve. Spoiler alert - we've got a full castle here, but we won't tell you who goes where (come on guys, it's not that hard). Grab a set at our diner/bar/high-end...
2024-10-221h 37Sort of Brilliant96. Sort of Uglies: Tally, David and ShayTravel back in time with us to the early to mid-2000s, when everything Hollywood produced had that special YA dystopian glow. Uglies was originally written as a book but was finally turned into a move decades later. This week we do our best to sort Tally, David and Shay. Do we succeed? Likely, we are incredible at our jobs. But that doesn't mean we didn't struggle with the material.
2024-10-1551 minSort of Brilliant95. Sort of the Fall Guy: Colt and JodieI WAS MADE FOR LOVING YOU BABY YOU WERE MADE FOR LOVING ME!!! Movies are so back baby! This week we talk about the Fall Guy, the best movie to come out in the last decade and Lauren's current hyperfixation and comfort movie! Don't worry, we briefly touch on Aaron Taylor Johnson and Hannah Waddingham for the ~culture but the real stars of the show are Colt and Jodie, or Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt if you're feeling nasty. Let's ignore that this movie is based off an old TV show in the 80s it's totally new media we...
2024-09-101h 19Sort of Brilliant94. Sort of From: Boyd, Donna and JadeHave you heard of Fromville? No? Have we got a treat for you. Imagine one day you're driving anywhere in America. and you come across a fallen tree. Then you see a town. You keep driving. You see an awfully familiar looking town. You keep driving. It's the same town. You're going in circles. People run in front of your car screaming to get inside a building with them before you die. You spend the night with an old lady standing outside the door, asking you to open it, telling you you're no fun, while screams of terror echo...
2024-08-271h 33Sort of Brilliant93. Sort of Marvel: Deadpool and WolverineMAXIMUM EFFORT. Finally, after years of waiting, we sort the one and only Merc with a Mouth, he puts the double ass in assassin, he is Marvel Jesus. Hannah gets to spend her birthday sorting Wade Winston Wilson and Logan Howlett, better know as Deadpool and Wolverine. Exciting news for all of you, we have a little fight about them, but unfortunately nothing as erotic as what goes on in a Honda Odyssey. Still worth a listen though, especially since we're discussing the duo that saved the MCU.
2024-08-131h 57Sort of Brilliant92. The Eras Sort: The Tortured Poets DepartmentAll my mornings are Tuesdays stuck in an endless NOT POSTING THE EPISODE. What if we just moved the podcast drop to Wednesdays. There just did it. We've never been late in our lives. In fact we've been early a bunch of times. ANYWAY, it's the episode you've all been waiting for! Just like Taylor gives you barely any notice when a new album drops (Reputation Easter egg) we are randomly throwing The Tortured Poets Department straight into your open mouths. Eat it up, it's delicious. And also 4 hours I'm pretty sure. Sorry about that. Are you complaining about...
2024-07-313h 29Sort of Brilliant91. Sort of Bridgerton: Penelope, Colin and Lady FeatheringtonDearest Gentle Readers,
Did you miss us? Already this message is beginning to sound way too much like Gossip Girl. But who was Lady Whistledown if not the original GG? And in this episode we'll be sorting the Lady W herself, along with her simp of a husband and her mama, who may not be as awful as we all initially thought (spoilers: we at SOB love her). I know you're all worried we got rusty in our sorting skills over hiatus but we're here to tell you we DEFINITELY DID NOT. Because truthfully...
2024-07-181h 11Sort of Brilliant90. The Eras Sort: MidnightsIt's the end of an era! But not really, because the Chairman put out a new album we'll need to put out soon. HOWEVER, it is the end of the eras that created the Eras Tour, and we're celebrating by partying at midnight with Midnights. And that's all the Midnights. 'Til Down, 3AM edition, secret You're Losing Me edition...who knows how many more. But we sorted all the songs (that we know of) and we're here to tell you where they belong.
2024-05-072h 05Sort of Brilliant89. The Eras Sort: Lover, folklore and evermoreLover - 8:29
folklore - 1:00:50
evermore - 2:00:00
We're in a post-TTPD world, but we sorted all of these albums pre-TTPD. Guess what, our feelings have not changed! TAKE THAT AS YOU WILL. Anyway, here we talk about two of the most lyrically beautiful albums Taylor has ever written, plus Lover! Can you believe the pandemic actually gave us the gift that is folklore? Neither can we, but it's a gift that we deserve so we'll take it.
2024-04-233h 00Sort of Brilliant88. The Eras Sort: Red (TV), 1989 (TV) and ReputationRed (TV): 6:00
1989: 1:17:20
Reputation: 2:16:30
We did something bad...and took 3 hours to sort what may be the best 3 albums of Taylor's discography (excluding Folklore, but she's playing the game on a different level ok). This week we're looking at Red (Taylor's Version), 1989 and Reputation, taking Taylor through her 20s. There's really nothing else to say, listen to the episode, it's one of our best.
2024-04-103h 08Sort of Brilliant87. Sort of Merlin: Merlin, Arthur, Gwen and MorganaLAUREN TURNED 30 THIS WEEK! And for her 30th birthday, we're going to explore the very roots of our homoerotic society. That's right kids, while Destiel was a mere fledgling ship and at less than 100 fics on LiveJournal, Merther was out here DOING THE DAMN THING in season 1. And don't come at us being all "oh, this must be another Hufflepuff/Gryffindor ship!" IT'S NOT. It is something we have never seen before and will probably never see again, that's how goddamn rare it is. If we do see it again, I doubt we'll see it done this well, or...
2024-03-261h 36Sort of Brilliant86. The Eras Sort: Debut, Fearless (TV) and Speak Now (TV)Debut - 19:30
Fearless (TV) - 45:17
Speak Now (TV) - 1:25:47
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. How many times do we talk about Taylor Swift on this podcast? Almost as much as we talk about Supernatural. More so lately now that she's President of the World. So here's the deal: we already sort all her songs in our free time, we figured, why not record for everyone? In the name of science. So that's what we did, and we're starting with the three OG albums, Taylor Swift (better known as Debut; it's ok Taylor...
2024-03-122h 29Sort of Brilliant85. Sort of Marvel: Maya, Fisk, Biscuits, Henry, Chula and MoreIt's time for more Marvel!! Bet you missed it, we know Rachel did. This week Hannah joins us because why not, and we sort everyone from the new show Echo, which was amazing and CRIMINALLY UNDER-ADVERTISED. Like John Oliver, we're doing everything we can to get the Mouse to sue us, so fuck you Disney. Anyway, this isn't about them. This is about Maya, who is amazing. And Biscuits, who is also amazing. Jury is kind of out on everyone else depending on who you are (we're looking at Rachel again) but at least we can all agree that Fisk...
2024-02-271h 01Sort of Brilliant84. Sort of Heartstopper: Nick, Charlie, Elle, Tao and IsaacHi. Hi. Omg. we've finally posted an episode on a Tuesday in 2024 (I mean...they've all been posted on Tuesday...). ANYWAY. Happy Valentine's Day! To celebrate all of you in love, we're sorting Heartstopper, a cute wholesome little show about teenagers in love that was straight gooey fluff. We're sorting the whole gang (that's Nick, Charlie, Elle, Tao and Isaac for those of you who haven't kept up) and mostly this whole episode is as wholesome as the show itself. Mostly. Apologies to comics Tao, we hear we may have liked you better. BUT that didn't stop us from...
2024-02-131h 15Sort of Brilliant83. Sort of My Big Fat Greek Wedding:OPA! We are 3/3 on getting the podcast out on Wednesday for 2024, and soon we're gonna gaslight you into thinking that was the release date all along. Now let me tell you how the word "gaslight" is Greek. Anyway. This week we're sorting all your favs from My Big Fat Greek Wedding, which of course includes Toula, Ian, Gus, Maria and Voula. Plus a little Paris and all of the other cousins, because it's a big family and why not. This episode you'll hear a lot about Rachel's childhood cultural trauma (which are somehow at the same time her most...
2024-01-311h 03Sort of Brilliant82. Sort of the Princess Diaries: Mia, Nicholas, Lily, Joe and ClarisseGENOVIA. THE LAND I CALL MY HOME. We're in Genovia this week! And we're sorting pretty much everyone worth sorting, which of course includes her majesty Mia Minuette Thermapolis Rinaldi, QUEEN of Genovia. We're following her from San Fran all the way to that little country tucked between France and Spain as we continue with our best of the early 2000s movies. With so many characters we basically cover the whole sorting spectrum, and that still doesn't save us from having an incredibly common romantic couple (Hollywood loves these houses together and on a related note I love you...
2024-01-171h 20Sort of Brilliant81. Sort of Mean Girls: Cady, Gretchen, Karen and ReginaBoo, you whores. It's time to sort the mean girls! We've got a round up of Plastics and a girl from Africa (don't ask her why she's white) to sort this week, because, well, we just hit 2024, but to use it still feels like 2004. Plus, the musical Gen Z version of this movie comes out soon, and we're riding the coattails of this Renaissance like you wouldn't believe. So come join us in sorting, because we're not like regular podcasts, we're a cool podcast, and we know you're obsessed with us, and we've got four for you Glenn Coco...
2024-01-031h 16Sort of Brilliant80. Sort of How the Grinch Stole Christmas: The GrinchYou read that right. We're only sorting one person this episode. And yes it is over an hour. We're extremely talented and neither one of us ever shuts up. Anyway, his brain is full of spiders and he's got garlic in his soul...it's the Grinch. Rachel finally had her way, and this year for Christmas, we bring you our first knock down drag out sorting fight since Jack Kline all the way back in episode 2. We've been holding it in this long and now we're ready to unleash onto the world. Was it worth it Rachel? Was it...
2023-12-191h 11Sort of Brilliant79. Sort of Our Flag Means Death: Izzy, Jim and ButtonsWe're back on the high seas with all of the (gay) pirates, who have now been traumatized thanks to Blackbeard and Stede. But at least they're back together again. Good for them! Anyway, we're not talking about them this time, they had their moment and they're not any less insane. This time around we're talking about Izzy, Jim and Buttons. Izzy is traumatized, Jim is traumatized, Buttons is...a bird. This is a great show and we love talking about it. And guess what! We were joined by Meg and Carla from Bed, Wed and Behead Pod. Way to...
2023-12-121h 28Sort of Brilliant78. Sort of Marvel: Carol, Monica and KamalaThe superheroes are baaaaaack (did they ever really go anywhere) but this time they are WOMEN. This, in the year of Barbie, Taylor Allison Swift and USWNT, is also the year of THE MARVELS. And we're celebrating by sorting Carol Danvers, Monica Rambeau and Kamala Khan, also known as Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel and a cool ass superhero name YET TO BE DETERMINED. Possibly by the X-Men. These are movie spoilers, but if you're here to listen to the episode you sure as hell have better watched the movie, because this episode is a walking ad. It's a GREAT...
2023-11-211h 13Sort of Brilliant77. Sort of Good Omens: Aziraphale and CrowleyHave you heard about the plan? Of course you have, we've all heard about the plan. It's ineffable. It's everything. Just no one knows what the plan is. What we DO know is that there are two characters who don't exactly follow the plan, but don't...not follow it either? They may be the plan if we're being honest. And they're definitely in love. Aziraphale and Crowley and two VERY different characters, which makes them fun to sort, especially when we're only comparing the two, because no other characters really matter if we're being honest. Anyway. This house pairing...
2023-11-071h 12Sort of Brilliant76. Sort of the Vampire Diaries: Stefan, Damon and ElenaTravel with us to Mystic Falls, Virginia (a fake town, not even in Virginia) to sort literally every vampire in the USA. Because they're all there. Even the Original ones, who are only like a thousand years old. But we're not talking about them in this episode. We're talking about the love triangle, the two brothers and the doppelgänger, the threesome that never came to be even though it totally should have - Damon, Stefan and Elena. Don't tell me the CW would never do incest, have you ever seen anything on the CW. Anyway. Elena should have t...
2023-10-241h 49Sort of Brilliant75. Sort of True Blood: Sookie, Bill and EricI WANNA DO BAD THINGS WITH YOU. Did we take you back to the best intro of a TV show ever made? You're welcome. It's officially spooky season and we're ready to be fang bangers (we never stopped) with all the vampires we'll be covering in this episode. Beehl, Sookeh and Eric (PERFECT SPECIMEN) are who we're covering this week as the love triangle that consumed us all after we finished reading Twilight and realized we could have the same story, but better, and with sex. Anyway. Shoot back some V, don't invite anyone into your house, and get...
2023-10-101h 49Sort of Brilliant74. Sort of 9-1-1: Chim, Maddie and JoshWEEOO WEEOO WEEOO. The ambulance noises are for 911, and also because Hailee and Illy are back! They continue their not-so-secret manipulation to get us to watch this entire show out of order by making us sort everyone in existence. This week is Chim, Maddie and Josh! You may be expecting Hailee to fold on her sorting choices again, but this time she doesn't (she says). We had a lot of fun and can't wait to pick up this show again in a year.
2023-09-271h 43Sort of Brilliant73. Sort of She's the Man: Viola, Duke, Olivia and SebastianWho's the man? SHE'S THE MAN. Remember in the 90s and early 2000s when every teen movie shot into cinemas was actually Billy Shakespeare in disguise. I do. Bring those days back so we can have more batshit insane crazy plots like this. No one does mushrooms like Billy did anymore. Anyway. Rachel demanded a back-to-school movie, so here we are, celebrating back to school with cross-dressing, multiple love triangles, some even 2-person love triangles (TRIED AND TRUE TROPE) and soccer. Enjoy kids.
2023-09-1250 min2023-08-291h 13Sort of Brilliant71. Sort of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Buffy, Angel, Spike, Giles, Xander, Willow and GangAfter 3 years, Rachel has finally done it. She's finally managed to leverage the power of her birthday to get Lauren to watch all 7 seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Even better, Lauren enjoyed herself. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO RACHEL INDEED. As the episode title suggests, Rachel refused to pick characters, so instead of getting multiple episodes out of her favorite show, she chose to sort everyone under the sun (and not. Because of the vampires. Get it?). As you can imagine, this episode is well into two hours long. But never fear, we are extremely funny people. So grab your...
2023-08-152h 06Sort of Brilliant70. Sort of Star Wars: Rey, Kylo, Finn and PoeGuess who the Reylo fan is. No really guess. Is it one of us. Is it neither of us. We really cannot tell. We can tell you that the sequels are sorely lacking in any Obi-Wan Kenobi or Anakin Skywalker. REY KENOBI TRUTHERS 4 LYFE (truthers because it is true, welcome to the initiation of your gaslighting). The sequels also needed Han and Luke and Leia together just ONCE, like AT ALL, but I DIGRESS. Let's all face it, because we have to: these movies had amazing potential. But they sucked. Don't ask us what the plot was. The only...
2023-08-011h 21Sort of Brilliant69. Sort of Nancy Drew: Bess, Carson and RyanWe're back in Horseshoe Bay for another spooooooky mystery. It's not Halloween this time around because this year is Vampire Palooza, but since the 4th of July passed, we're officially calling it Spooky Season! Last time we sorted Nancy Drew, we got most of the Drew Crew (which doesn't mean we don't talk about Nancy and Ace this episode, oh ho no no) but we left our resident British witch to be sorted with Nancy's two (gay) dads! That's right, this week we're focusing on Bess, Carson and Ryan. If you don't know who those people are, you aren't...
2023-07-181h 10Sort of Brilliant68. Sort of Star Trek: Kirk, Spock, Uhura, Bones, Scotty, Sulu and ChekovHappy Fourth and more importantly happy Hannah's birthday! Today we boldly go where nowhere has gone before and sort the crew members from the bridge of the USS Enterprise into houses. So half the episode is solely about Kirk, and then Spock, and then KirkandSpock, who cares? We're just following the example the show sets okay. You can't blame us, and how perfect they are as their house representatives, and how fascinating that makes their relationship. It's okay. We're all okay. We're just shipping the oldest and most worthy slash ship of all time. We love this episode, please...
2023-07-041h 48Sort of Brilliant67. Sort of Gilmore Girls: Rory, Lorelai, Luke, Dean, Jess & LoganWHERE YOU LEAD. I WILL FOLLOW. ANYWHERE. THAT YOU TELL ME TO. And that includes to Star's Hollow for 7 seasons and a reunion! One of our most favorite guests Tricia is back and she requested we get to know the Gilmore girls, Luke's diner, and the Yale campus so here we are! All three of us with wildly different opinions on characters and sorting (except for the opinion on what Logan would do when he learns about the baby, we all agree on that one). You know, sometimes we shit sort, and sometimes a show demands that you watch...
2023-06-201h 52Sort of Brilliant66. Sort of Ted Lasso: Ted, Rebecca, Roy, Keeley, Jamie and the Rest of the TeamHe's here, he's there, he's every-fucking-where...are you, like the rest of the world, a fan of Ted Lasso? If you're not, leave. If you're not because you haven't watched it yet, WATCH IT. We promise, although it is about football (football is after all, life) it is not a sports show. It is show about humanity and it's just NICE. With the finale (possibly the series finale) airing last week, your hosts on Sort of Brilliant decided to sort just about everyone who means anything to AFC Richmond. Ted, Rebecca, Roy, Keeley and Jamie get the most attention...
2023-06-061h 32Sort of Brilliant65. Sort of the Walking Dead: Rick, Michonne, Daryl and NeganDON'T DEAD. OPEN INSIDE. Do you fear the walking dead? Us too. Or Lauren does. She'd kill herself immediately or you'd have another Rick or Michonne on your hands. Get ready for this description written by the only person on the episode who basically knows nothing about the show. This week we're covering an extremely topical show in pop culture (about a decade ago) - The Walking Dead! We're sorting Rick, Michonne, Daryl and Negan this week, and Lauren was shown everything she could be shown without seeing a single zombie. One episode they were in a barn. Next...
2023-05-231h 25Sort of Brilliant64. Sort of Marvel: Quill, Gamora, Rocket, Drax, Mantis and NebulaWe're all hooked on a feeling. Rachel has not been quiet about her confusion and sometimes downright derision for superhero movies, but the Guardians are Her thing. Peter Quill (STARLORD) is her man. Guys, this is her episode. We don't know what she'll do now that it's over. By the way, is anyone else totally broken by Volume 3? Like yeah, it was GOOD for what it was left with after the mess that was Endgame, but AT WHAT COST. THE COST OF QUILL AND GAMORA? Do they even have a ship name? Quimora? Star Hunter? I don't know but...
2023-05-091h 42Sort of Brilliant63. Sort of The Winchesters: Mary, John, Carlos and LataWe may have fooled you into thinking this podcast is about sorting fictional characters into Hogwarts houses, but really, this is a podcast about Supernatural. And we're finally done hiding it (we never hid it). The episode may not be called Sort of Supernatural, but it's BASICALLY THE SAME THING. Sort of The Winchesters, the Supernatural prequel! Thanks be to the Ackles' and Robbie Thompson, and god bless the sexy silence. These are all deep cuts; if you don't live your life by this dumb show you won't understand them, and that's ok. Get out while you still can...
2023-04-251h 44Sort of Brilliant62. Sort of the Great: Catherine, Peter, Marial, Grigor and ElizabethHUZZAH! Just in time for The Great season 3 (IT'S DROPPING MAY 12 PEOPLE) we've sorted anyone who's anyone on the best historical satire of all time. Is it technically true to what happened in real life? No not at all. Is the show a million times better for it? Absolutely. Life should be more like TV, and we should all be living in Catherine's Russia. Huzzah! In this episode we sort Catherine the Great herself (did you know you can just call yourself that???), Peter (gonna just spoil it here for the 2 people who read this description - he's the best...
2023-04-111h 52Sort of Brilliant61. Sort of Cleaning Lady: Thony, Arman and etc.Clean your houses! Hide your old pizza boxes and your dead bodies! The Cleaning Lady is here, and so are Bed, Wed and Behead's Carla and Meg. This is a shitsort for Team Sort of Brilliant, but not for Carla and Meg, so who know why it takes us 20 minutes to even start talking about the show (this is the only time we get with one another, we're all busy ok). We entered this podcast with the intention of sorting three people, but Carla and Meg chose episodes based on character aesthetic versus actual ability to sort, so in this...
2023-03-281h 51Sort of Brilliant60. Sort of Once Upon a Time: Killian, David and RumplestiltskinWe finally did it. Or rather, Rachel finally did it. She finally watched Once Upon a Time. And it was all for Killian Jones. JUST LIKE HE DESERVES. Happy birthday to Lauren, while this episode is basically sorting David, Rumpelstiltskin and Killian Jones (or as they're more commonly know, Prince Charming, the Dark One and Captain Hook) it's really ONLY the Killian Jones episode. Because it's Lauren's birthday, and she's in love with him. No joke. Stay away from him. Anyway, these house choices were VERY obvious to us, but what about you? Did you enjoy hearing about why...
2023-03-142h 33Sort of Brilliant59. Sort of Marvel: Scott, Hope and CassieCLAP CLAP. ANTS! CLAP CLAP. ANTS! CLAP CLAP. ANTS! This week we're covering the most well-known superhero family in the Marvel franchise - that's right, it's the Ant fam. Sole defeaters (so far) of Kang the Conqueror. Despite Rachel hyping you up with her constant complaining about having to do yet another Marvel movie, we actually HAD A LOT OF FUN. AND IT'S NOT BECAUSE WE'RE SO ANTSY (haha GET IT) TO GET TO OUR ONCE UPON A TIME EPISODE. We liked Quantumania! Shout out to Katherine Newton aka Cassie Lang aka Claire Novak from Supernatural! She's going places...
2023-02-281h 24Sort of Brilliant58. Sort of House of the Dragon: Rhaenyra, Daemon, Alicent and ViserysHappy Valentine’s Day - but with DRAGONS. This week we travel back a few hundred years to hang with House Targaryen and see what the hell is going on there. Spoiler alert: it is a civil war, and if you’re Team Green you should not be listening to this episode. TEAM BLACK BABY. Luckily three of the people we’re sorting are from Team Black so you only have to hear us riled up once. We’re looking at Rhaenyra (the true Queen), Daemon (he’s done nothing wrong), Viserys (he tried his best) and Alicent (fuck off) today, and...
2023-02-141h 30Sort of Brilliant57. Sort of X-Files: Mulder and ScullyWE WANT TO BELIEVE. Or Mulder does, Scully is still unsure. Our first guest episode of 2023 goes to our very good friend Nish, who demanded we shit sort the X-Files (don't worry, Rachel and Lauren are going to watch the whole thing now). It's impossible not to know anything about the X-Files in popular culture, and especially impossible when you come from the cultural cesspool that is Supernatural, so we know. We just didn't KNOW. We came in expecting one certain house pairing. And then Rachel tried to force it to be another house pairing. But ultimately, Mulder and...
2023-01-311h 22Sort of Brilliant56. Sort of Frozen: Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Olaf and SvenDo you wanna hear a podcaaaaaaast? Come on let's go and play! We're back! Happy New Year y'all! We're back from our mini-break (which was very sorely needed) to talk about the first Disney movie we've ever sorted! Frozen is one of our favorites (and Elsa is definitely one of Lauren's favs) so we were excited to dive in and cool down for the new year. We sorted pretty much everyone who deigned to show their face in this movie - no one is safe. Snuggle down in your ice castle and join us as we sort out everyone...
2023-01-1756 minSort of Brilliant55. Sort of Just Friends: Chris, Jamie, Mikey, Samantha, Dusty and Mrs. BranderHave you been friendzoned? Did you say yes? Bullshit, it’s not a thing. But this movie says it is! And you know what, we love that for us. This classic Christmas movie (yes CLASSIC) is our absolute favorite and we’re finally taking the time to sort it. And we sort everybody. Or at least we do between quoting the entire movie. Whatever, it’s the holidays, enjoy us talking about the thing we love.
2022-12-201h 12Sort of Brilliant54: Sort of The Holiday: Amanda, Iris, Graham and MilesWhat can we say about The Holiday? Everyone absolutely loves it, but no one ever mentions it when they're listing favorite Christmas/holiday movies. Why not???? How can you not shout about how good and amazing this movie is? Even Jack Black, who is unable to ever be anyone but Jack Black, is somehow fantastic in this romcom. It's the holiday season here at SOB Pod so this week we're talking about everyone's favorite underappreciated movie. We sort the four main characters, Iris, Amanda, Graham and Miles, and forget the names of everyone else (we are deeply sorry Arthur...
2022-12-071h 06Sort of Brilliant53. Sort of Marvel: T'Challa, Shuri, Okoye, Nakia and M'BakuWakanda forever. In honor of Wakanda Forever releasing last week, we've recorded a very special episode of our Sort of Marvel series. This movie was a memorial to Chadwick Boseman, and both Lauren and Rachel were moved by the stark depictions of grief and loss. Every character in the Black Panther franchise is so rich and deep in personality that we had a hard time sticking with only three to sort, so we sorted five (with some extras kind of thrown in there). This week, we talk about T'Challa, Shuri, Okoye, Nikia and M'Baku, and the houses they might find...
2022-11-221h 26Sort of Brilliant52. Sort of Nancy Drew: Nancy, Ace, George and NickIt may be Election Day here in the U.S., but it's also Nancy Drew day! Lauren and Rachel have loved Nancy Drew since Secrets Could Kill (that's an inside joke folks, look it up) so they were over the moon when the CW decided to take this plucky sleuth and put her on screen. And they were even more overjoyed when they managed to do her RIGHT. This week we sort Nancy, Ace, George and Nick (Ned) and get them all into the right houses. Now this may not be the Nancy Drew you remember (there's GHOSTS and they're...
2022-11-081h 24Sort of Brilliant51. Sort of American Horror Story: Dandy, Tristan and HarryHappy Halloween! It's Finn Wittrock season here on Sort of Brilliant. As the self-declare expert on all things Finn, Erin from It's a Fandom Thing Pod has joined us this week to sort three of his character from American Horror Story. We look at Dandy Mott (Freak Show), Tristan Duffy (Hotel) and Harry Gardner (Double Feature). Fair warning that this is a shit sorting episode and that Lauren watched exactly 50 minutes total of this entire show. Erin is a new guest, and it is her first time ever sorting, so tune in to see how she does, and tune in...
2022-10-251h 28Sort of Brilliant50. Sort of The Addams Family: Morticia, Gomez and WednesdayThey’re creepy and they’re kooky. Mysterious and spooky. They’re all together ooky. The Addams Family. DUH DUH DUH DUH. This episode we sort Morticia, Gomez and Wednesday, the only people in this show (movie?) with any personality worth analyzing. Lauren broke Rachel’s entire worldview this week by revealing The Addams Family was not a normal and accepted part of her childhood, and polling shoes this is not abnormal! Extremely sorry to all you Halloween children, but excited for you that you now get this episode! Maybe we’ll also sort Wednesday when it finally comes out at Thanksg...
2022-10-111h 24Sort of Brilliant49. Sort of Episode 50Y'all. Can you believe it. We've been sorting characters into Hogwarts houses for FIFTY EPISODES. You've been listening to us for 50 whole episodes! More than 50 hours! Have you listened to every single one? If you have, let us know, you win a cookie. This episode we do not sort any new characters, instead we look back on our last 49 episodes and talk about the characters we've already sorted and the friends who helped us sort them along the way. At least we tried to. We went of on many many tangents. We even talked about people who have never been...
2022-09-271h 21Sort of Brilliant48. Sort of New Girl: Jess, Nick, Schmidt, Winston, Cece and CoachHey sorters, whatcha doing? Hey sorters, which house ya going to? We're glad you're here so we can tell you. Finally, the long awaited New Girl episode is here, where we sort the most amount of people we've ever sorted in one episode. And we actually succeed in under 2 hours, can you believe it. Tune in to this wonderfully compact and reasonably lengthed episode where we sort Jessica Day, Nick Miller (from the streets of Chicago), (Winston) Schmidt, Winston Bishop (aka Winnie the Bish), Cece Parekh and Coach. Just Coach. These loft dwellers are a beautiful and eclectic mix of...
2022-09-131h 48Sort of Brilliant47. Sort of Doctor Who: Amy, Rory and RiverIt's our first threepeat! We're back in the world of Doctor Who to talk about 11's companions (and River, who was never a companion). Just like 10 has a favorite house, so it seems does 11. This era of Doctor Who is chock full of wibbly wobbly timey wimey, with River being a Pond kid and moving backwards while the Doctor and her parents more forward...it sure does make for some unique sorting. Are we here mostly for the women? Absolutely. Do we have thoughts about Rory? He's ok we guess. Anyway, screw Clara, screw the Weeping Angles and most...
2022-08-301h 17Sort of Brilliant46. Sort of The Boys: Butcher, Homelander and Soldier BoyVought tried to keep this information hidden, but we here at Sort of Brilliant knew no one would be able to rest until you knew what house all of these crazy Supes (and the man trying to kill them all) are in. Sure, now we're on Homelander's hit list for reading him for filth, and sure, maybe Butcher calls us a couple of cunts (non-affectionate) but at least Soldier Boy still loves us! What? Oh...he's back in the cryo-tank? Well, this is awkward. Ah. Anyway. We're back at it for Rachel's birthday (HAPPY BIRTHDAY RACHEL) to talk about...
2022-08-161h 16Sort of Brilliant45. Sort of Star Wars: Obi-Wan, Anakin and PadmèWe go straight up uncivilized in this week's episode of Sort of Brilliant. Originally reluctant to dive back into the Star Wars universe, Rachel was convinced when she was repossessed with the soul of a shitlord memer. That's right - we're talking about the prequels. We sort Anakin (Darth Vader), Padme, and Obi-Wan Kenobi (or Ben for short. Because that makes sense). We had a lot of fun with this episode, please ignore the anti-Jedi propaganda and the Anakin and Kenobi apologist energy - we can't help we are, and they can't help who they are. All we can do...
2022-08-031h 52Sort of Brilliant44. Sort of Marvel: Jane, Valkyrie and HelaIt's 2AM on the day this podcast releases and I'm only now remembering to upload it. I think this slapstick type comedy matches the ~vibe~ of the episode, you know. Because I am too stunned by how beautiful these women are to remember my own name. This week, in honor of the release of Thor: Love and Thunder, we are sorting the women of Thor. That's right, this week is all about Jane, Valkyrie and Hela and they are better than ALL OF US. That's not an argument. They're also all different houses, although let's just say a certain...
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Sort of Brilliant43. Sort of Amazing Spider-Man: Peter, Gwen and HarryWe did it. We reached the end. It's the last live action Spider-Man we'll ever sort. At least until they replace Tom Holland. For Hannah's birthday this year we sort the BEST Spider-Man (Rachel doesn't write these descriptions so her opinion means nothing) - The Amazing Spider-Man! For those of you not in the know, that's Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man. He is the best example of his house, they in fact do live among you like regular human beings. Gwen is also a fabulous example. Harry not so much, we only get 20 minutes of this Harry and he's the worst...
2022-07-051h 33Sort of Brilliant42. Sort of Mythic Quest: Brad, Jo and DavidWe're back at Mythic Quest Headquarters with some more of the gang! Bless this show for giving us so many interesting people to sort. Even David, who by his very nature is not interesting, somehow manages to be interesting because of it. Unfortunately his light dims in the face of Brad and Jo in this episode, but we were surprised he held up as well as he did. All of the houses this week were VERY INTERESTING to talk and think about. Like wait until you heat about Jo and David. How. And you can probably already guess Brad's...
2022-06-211h 22Sort of Brilliant41. Sort of Gossip Girl: Blair, Serena, Chuck and DanYou know you love us. Trolls and cyberbullies of the 2020s decade have nothing on Gossip Girl, who was really just around to terrorize a niche group of privileged white rich kids and the Brooklyn poors who plagued them. YOU CANNOT BEAT AN EARLY 2000S CW SHOW, SO DON'T EVEN TRY. Kristen Bell truly brings life to Dan Humphrey's psychotic tendencies, and we're all just along for the ride. You may think you know where all these kids along, but my sources tell me you probably don't. You may also be asking, why the Nate Archibald erasure? Blame Rachel...
2022-06-072h 05Sort of Brilliant40. Sort of Spider-Man: Peter, MJ and HarrySpider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can...including shoot webs from some unknown place in his body! They really gave Tobey's Spider-Man everything, where did those webs even come from? And as George asks, very reasonably, why don't they shoot out of his ass? Anyway, we're back, George (Rachel's husband and resident Ravenclaw) is our guest, and we're sorting Peter, MJ and Harry! Yes we have already sorted Peter Parker, that was Tom's Peter, this is a different Peter! Does that make the sorting different? Listen to the episode to find out! After this one, we're pretty sure you're going...
2022-05-241h 33Sort of Brilliant39. Sort of Marvel: Dr. Strange, Christine and WongWe've traveled the whole goddamn multiverse and Stephen Strange is the same Hogwarts House in every. Single. One. So is Christine, and, if our theory holds (it will hold, we're always right) Wong. Strange was right, there really is only one way! We get right to the heart of the mystic arts and the Sanctum to sort Dr. Strange, Christine and Wong and start connecting them to the larger Marvel verse. For real, once you know Strange's house, the way he's acted around the other Avengers is hilarious. Also, we've already sorted Wanda (GRYFFINDOR!) but she's in MoM so...
2022-05-101h 44Sort of Brilliant38. Sort of Our Flag Means Death: Stede, Blackbeard and OluwandeMAN FOR SALE. GET YOUR HOT, FRESH MAN FOR SALE. COME AND BUY MY BOOTY. Ahoy mateys! It's Our Flag Means Death week! Like everyone else, we were taken totally off gaurd by this gay little pirate show and had to quick add it to our schedule because it's SO GOOD. Meg and Carla from Bed, Wed or Behead pod join us for the third damn time in a row to discuss the houses of Stede, Blackbeard and Oluwande. They're some weird ones! That whole ship is a really fun and interesting dynamic, actually. Rachel is of course drooling...
2022-04-271h 40Sort of Brilliant37. Sort of Bridgerton: Anthony, Kate and EdwinaYou are the object of all my desires and the bane of my existence. This episode is all about DUTIES. Secrete duties. Duties only one house could ever understand, a house that both Anthony and Kate belong to, because they are insane. Even more insane that they're dating. Just craziness the entire way around. And only Edwina could put up with them. Everyone else can't. Not even Daphne, at her very most Slytherin. The level of idiot she thinks Anthony is was the height of comedy. ANYWAY. Carla and Meg from Bed Wed or Behead are back for a...
2022-04-121h 54Sort of Brilliant36. Sort of Eurovision: Lars, Sigrit and AlexanderTHEY'RE BAAAAACK. Not the Eurovision folks, we've never done Eurovision before. We can only do it once, it's a Netflix movie. But we ARE with Meg and Carla again! The BeWBs are back and we're sorting Carla's favorite movie in the whole world ever! Rachel had never seen it before and doesn't even know what Eurovision is, and Lauren only saw it once when it first came out, so Carla was the leader of this episode. I didn't mention Meg. Meg hates Lars. And also Meg and Carla are the ones fighting this episode, not Lauren and Rachel. Anyway...
2022-03-291h 48Sort of Brilliant35. Sort of The Good Place: Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani and JasonTHIS is the Bad Place! Right here at SOB pod, we are the Bad Place. The worst place. It's all fire squids and non-stop conversation about Supernatural here. Except this week, where we talk about The Good Place instead. We are talking about The Good Place, our second ever Kristen Bell franchise, because it's Lauren's BIRTHDAY, and she has an infatuation with that tiny little blonde and this HOUSE THAT HER CHARACTERS ARE ALWAYS IN. So we sort Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani and Jason, all the Brainy Bunch Soul Squad, but we also sort Michael and Janet too, because why not...
2022-03-151h 55Sort of Brilliant34. Sort of 9-1-1: Lonestar: TK, Carlos and OwenSOB is back to shitsort 9-1-1, but this time it's the Lonestar edition. We still don't know anything about this franchise! So Hailee and Illy have graciously returned to help us sort TK, Carlos and Owen. And guess what y'all, TK and Carlos are BOYFRIENDS. Sent our little Destiel shipping asses into a tizzy. This episode is very off the rails and half the time we're not sure what we're talking about, until we start fighting about Owen, and then the entire episode is fighting about Owen's house. Actually that's the episode. It's just fighting over Owen. Spoiler...
2022-03-011h 45Sort of Brilliant33. Sort of Friends: Phoebe, Monica and RachelWe told to you we'd be there for you, and we keep our promises. Here we are a SECOND time to round out the Friends crew. Tricia is back and this week we're sorting Phoebe, Monica and Rachel, who were much more interesting than the guys. And their houses reflect that! There wasn't much fighting this episode but there was a lot of Slytherin hate and Ross hate, but those two aren't related. We hate Ross despite him being a Slytherin. The Slytherin hate is to make Lauren made. Rachel is yelling at me about how Ross is great...
2022-02-151h 36Sort of Brilliant32. Sort of Friends: Ross, Chandler and JoeySO NO ONE TOLD YOU LIFE WAS GONNA BE THIS WAAAAAAAY. Welcome to Sort of Brilliant, where we're there for you, especially when it comes to sorting. This week we're joined by our Friend and Friends aficionado, Tricia, who has some opinions that she graciously shares in the face of Rachel and Lauren screaming. There are six friends, and we wanted to make this a Friends February especially for all of you, so we're sorting with the men, because they're ridiculous and frankly, not as hot as any of the women. We've got "WE WERE ON A BREAK" Ross, "I'm...
2022-02-011h 38Sort of Brilliant31. Sort of Doctor Who: Rose, Martha and DonnaWe're back in the TARDIS this week with the women who made Ten better (or tried to, anyway). That's right, it's Ten companion week with Rose, Martha, and Donna! No one knows that brilliant, clever mind better than them, and Ten knows he'd be nothing without them (and proves it by regenerating when he's lost them all). Their stories may end sadly (except Martha's) but we don't think any of them would change a thing. Ten did manage to get rid of all of them though, which clearly means none of them are Slytherins. So take our hand and...
2022-01-181h 35Sort of Brilliant30. Sort of Marvel: Clint, Kate and YelenaWE'RE BAAAAAAACK. But, you say, you never went anywhere! Correct we never go anywhere. But it is a new year, and we're back. With more Marvel content. It just doesn't stop, except it will, because now this multibillion dollar corporation is leaving us high and dry until May. And they know we'll be begging for it. Bastards. Anyway. This week we're talking about arguably the best Disney show, Hawkeye (Lauren is very biased at this point as it's the origin Kate Bishop, world's best superhero). Thanks Fraction and Aja. AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING BACK YELENA. We sort her...
2022-01-041h 44Sort of Brilliant29. Sort of Marvel: Peter, MJ and NedTHEY SAY THAT TEENAGERS SCARE THE LIVING SHIT OUTTA ME! It's teenage Peter Parker from the MCU! We love Peter Parker in this house, and the world has spoiled us with three different versions of him on the big screen, sometimes even on the same screen (*River Song voice* SPOILERS SWEETIE) but this time around we're sorting the Marvel Cinematic Universe Peter played by Tom Holland himself, along with MJ and Ned. Does the Dean Wincheseter theory apply here? Will I explain what that is to the two people who actually read these summaries? No I will not, but...
2021-12-211h 38Sort of Brilliant28. Sort of Die Hard: John, Holly, Hans and PowellMERRY CHRISTMAS! And all other winter holidays, including Boxing Day! Since it is Christmas, we're sorting a Christmas movie, chosen by our loyal listeners. They've picked the most obvious one of all: DIE HARD. Don't start that argument with us, we will win. And obviously, we sorted the building. Jk. Although the building is a Hufflepuff. Rachel and Lauren did not expect to like this movie as much as they did, nor did they expect another Amy/Jonah style fight where they end up getting caught up in their own houses, but here we are. It happened. Obviously John...
2021-12-071h 24Sort of Brilliant27. Sort of Doctor Who: 9, 10 and 11What kind of man is he? Well he's the Doctor of course. Doctor Who? In this episode, we answer the First question, the oldest question in the universe, the one hidden in plain site, the one that can never be answered...what house does the Doctor get sorted in? More importantly for all of you to know, why isn't it the same house every time he regenerates? Because it's definitely, 100% NOT. Rachel and Lauren are joined by the ever present Meg of Bed, Wed and Behead pod fame, he husband Marty, and Rachel's husband George to discuss all things Doctor...
2021-11-231h 56Sort of Brilliant26: Sort of Pirates of the Caribbean: Will, Elizabeth and JackThink the title of this podcast is missing a captain, mate, SAVVY? You know him, you love him, you've seen at least one person dressed up as him on Halloween each year and you HAVE heard of him...it's Captain Jack Sparrow. But not with the Black Pearl. Instead he's being thrown under the sorting hat along with his (friends? Victims? Unwilling compatriots?) Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan. It's our second Disney episode and we STILL haven't done any classic Disney, but we're getting closer folks! The sorting in the episode wasn't difficult (for us at least) but we...
2021-11-091h 30Sort of Brilliant25. Sort of Hocus Pocus: Winifred, Mary and SarahIt's just a bunch of hocus pocus. Is it? Is it Max? Is a virgin lighting the black flame candle on All Hallow's Eve EVER just a bunch of hocus pocus???? You're lucky Binks didn't kill you with his cat disdain. ANYWAY. This isn't about Max, or Binks, or even Dani, it's all about the Sanderson sisters as it should be. Lauren is too much of a wimp to watch an actual scary movie, and Rachel wants to be Sarah or date her, we're not really sure, so we ended up here! Disney movies aren't all that hard to...
2021-10-261h 14Sort of Brilliant24. Sort of 9-1-1: Buck and Eddie"911, what's your emergency?" The emergency here is Lauren and Rachel have only seen three episode of 9-1-1 (and not even the same episodes - Lauren's a screw up, don't worry about it). You know what that sounds like - it's another shitsorting episode! We're joined this week by Hailee of former Outlander shitsorting fame and Illy, our graphic designer and the BIRTHDAY GIRL. Wish her a happy birthday. And then go watch 9-1-1, it'll make her happy. Our sorting victims this week, after much deliberation, were Eddie and Buck, of Buddie shipping fame. We hear they're the...
2021-10-121h 58Sort of Brilliant23. Sort of Schitt's Creek: David, Alexis, Patrick and StevieTHEY'RE BAAAAAAAACK. Meg and Carla of the BEWBs fame join us once again to help us sort Schitt's Creek! EW David!!! Just kidding, the show is simply the best. So best, we sorted not two, not three, but FOUR characters. That's right, David, Alexis, Stevie and Patrick all get their turn under the hat in this week's episode. There's tears, there's fighting, there's straight up refusing to admit they ever had someone in a different house, but in the end we all agree (sort of). These four characters are all connected, and understanding their houses in how they react...
2021-09-282h 10Sort of Brilliant22. Sort of Community: Shirley, Troy and AbedSORT OF BRILLIANT IN THE MoOoOoOoOoOoRNING! It's our first ever repeat, and no one deserves it more than Community! This (somehow) lovable study group from Greendale Community College are back, and this time we're exploring none other than Shirley, Troy and Abed. Spoiler alert: there is not a single Gryffindor in this entire bunch, which should really tell you something about the dynamic of the show and this group of people. Whether it be an Inspector Space Time Convention or taking down the evil Subway, this gang has not one morally righteous bone among them. This may also explain why...
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Sort of Brilliant21. Sort of Legally Blonde: Elle, Vivian, (Warner) and EmmettWait, so you got a latte, went to the gym,, got a perm, came home...where you got in the shower? I think we have all established that the witness was IN THE SHOWER. No shade to her bone structure. This week we're going to Boston, MA to attend prestigious Harvard Law School! What, like it's hard? This episode was an interesting one because not only were Lauren and Rachel not totally solid on their sorting, they didn't agree on the sorting they did do! IT'S THE FIGHTING WE PROMISED. Very apt for the lawyer episode. This week we explore...
2021-08-311h 20Sort of Brilliant20. Sort of Clueless: Cher, Dionne and TaiAre you like, totally buggin'? I know you're probably going 'so is this like an Noxzema commercial or what?' But it's not. As if. It's totally not. This is SOB pod, and we're here to sort Cher, Dionne, and Tai (and maybe Josh and Murray if you're lucky). And we're NOT here to celebrate Rachel's birthday. Not at all. Ok, maybe a little bit. But she ages like Paul Rudd, so we can't actually know how old she is or if she's telling the truth about this growing a year older thing. Anyway. Beverly Hills high school in the...
2021-08-171h 11Sort of Brilliant19. Sort of Mythic Quest: Ian and PoppyWhat's up Pootie-cuties, welcome to Mythic Quest: Sort of Brilliant. We're the podcast Ian and Poppy would make if they ever got their act together long enough to make a podcast, except we argue less. We're joined in this episode by Jenn from Community Rewatch Pod, our resident Community-slash-Mythic Quest expert friend. We're here to sort Ian Grimm (a lion knows everything about his pack) and Poppy Li (this isn't inspiration, it's emotional manipulation). Did I just give away their houses in the summary? Maybe. Does it even matter if it's this house pairing AGAIN. LEAVE US ALONE. By the...
2021-08-031h 47Sort of Brilliant18. Sort of Marvel: Loki, Sylvie and NatashaDon't look now, because I'm about to spoil the whole episode, but this could only be called a Slytherin Extravaganza. First we had Loki and Sylvie, and sorting them inspired a whole philosophical question that we are NOT EQUIPPED TO DEAL WITH. They are both very good at things and know it, that is about the extent of the sortology going on here. Do they have the same soul? No clue, but they're in the same house! Then we have Natasha, who is a very different Slytherin but STILL A SLYTHERIN. They're all very different Slytherins. They all have different...
2021-07-202h 06Sort of Brilliant17. Sort of Star Wars: Leia, Luke and HanA LONG TIME AGO, IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY (not that Rachel knows that) SOB pod comes together to celebrate their producer Hannah's birthday with the OG trio of Star Wars. Did Lauren force Rachel to rewatch the trilogy with her? Absolutely. Did they then look up every time the internet has sorted these three characters in order to yell about how wrong the sorting was? YOU BET. Just be aware that we VEHEMENTLY STAND BY THIS SORTING and it is DISGUSTING. Pew pew pew. Unfortunately this is not the droid episode but, y'know. Leia is a pretty boss...
2021-07-061h 48Sort of Brilliant16. Sort of Nerds are Typing: Meet Connie and DeliaIt's our first episode ever not dedicated to sorting fictional characters and it is WORTH IT. This week we're joined by Connie and Delia, of The Nerds are Typing podcast fame, to talk about the MBTI, the Enneagram, and the different ways we sort! It's the birth of sortology people! This is also, amazingly, the only episode in our library where we talk about Harry Potter, so tune in for that once in a lifetime opportunity! Connie and Delia rip both Rachel and Lauren's personalities apart, and one of them is more ripped apart than the other (hint: it's...
2021-06-222h 08Sort of Brilliant15. Sort of Superstore: Amy and JonahHave a heavenly day! This week we visit Cloud 9 and a truly insane cast of characters. But did we sort any of them? No of course not, predictably, Lauren and Rachel sorted the will-they-won't-they couple, the Jim and Pam of the retail world if you will. Sure Amy is married with a kid and Jonah is a college dropout with no direction in life but don't let it fool you, they are MEANT FOR EACH OTHER. And most especially, their houses are meant for each other. Even more exciting, the fights we keep promising actually happen in this episode...
2021-06-081h 30Sort of Brilliant14. Sort of Hannibal: Hannibal and WillARE YOU READY FOR THIS ONE? Lauren was not. Lauren saw exactly 80 minutes of this show and had her face covered for at least 53. You know what that means. It means blood and gore and stabby stab and eating people meat. It means we sorted Hannibal. Joined this week by our friend Isis (also of the Supernatural/Misha Collins fandom), we figure out what houses certified unhinged men Hannibal Lector and Will Graham could possibly belong to. The discussions may shock and surprise you. Is this the first episode where we don't end on a solid sort? Perhaps not...
2021-05-251h 22Sort of Brilliant13. Sort of Marvel: Falcon and the Winter SoldierSo your best friend effed off back in time to marry the girl he left behind over 75 years ago and left you with a shield. A SHIELD. What the heck are you supposed to do with that? Well, Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes are gonna figure it out. This episode of Sort of Brilliant, Lauren and Rachel talk about two unlikely friends who are left to figure out what to do now that their bestie has ditched them with the role of Captain America left empty. The different ways these two react to the challenges in front of them...
2021-05-111h 20Sort of Brilliant12.5 Sort of Destiel: Dean and CasWe don't know what happened this episode. We blacked out. Our brains are too hot. They went BRRRRRRRR the whole time. It was supposed to be 45 minutes. Listen I don't know where to begin. Dean is a Gryffindor. Cas is a Hufflepuff. They're in love. This is how they love each other. That's it. That's the episode. It's been 6 months since November 5, 2020 and we're not slowing down, when will we be free. Never. Never is the answer. Dean loves Cas. Cas loves Dean. See you all at the Supernatural reboot.
2021-05-052h 04Sort of Brilliant12. Sort of Sunny in Philadelphia: Dennis, Dee, Mac and CharlieSuit up in your best eagle costumes, jabronies, it's time for an episode where it's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and we took it all the way to Paddy's Pub. This week Lauren and Rachel do the impossible and manage to sort four characters in one episode. But nothing is too far fetched when it comes to a sociopath, a bird, an ocular security guard and the Rat King. Where will everyone be sorted? Is this episode just one giant secret advertisement for Fight Milk? Or was it the Kitten Mittens all along? Who knows, all I can say is don't...
2021-04-271h 30Sort of Brilliant11. Sort of Outlander: Jamie and ClaireAUCH LADS AND LASSIES, IT'S TIME TO OUTLANDER. Welcome to our first shitsorting episode! Lauren and Rachel have never seen an episode of Outlander in their lives, but how could we deny you, the Outlander fandom, our expertise in sorting? We couldn't. It would be cruel. So we brought in resident Outlander expert and shitsorting pilot tester Hailee to recommend two episodes she thought showcased Jamie and Claire best so we could sort them based on that. Will Hailee laugh us off the podcast? Or will we convince her the houses she previously had Jamie and his sassenach in...
2021-04-061h 28Sort of Brilliant10. Sort of Veronica Mars: Veronica, Logan and KeithStrap on your taser and grab your Backup, we're in for a real treat this week Marshmallows. If this show can disappear into the ether for almost a decade and come roaring back in a blazing fire of Kickstarter incentives and last second explosions, then gosh darn it, we can do an episode on it and you will ENJOY IT. What's that? You haven't seen nor heard of The CW's hit series Veronica Mars (2004-2007), now available on Hulu. Have you been living under a ROCK? If you have, Lauren will drag you out from under it, kicking and...
2021-03-231h 16Sort of Brilliant9. Sort of Marvel: Wanda and VisionwanDAvisION. Could you hear that. Could you hear the chord. There's no visuals here so you get to decide what sitcom we're in. Welcome back to another week of SOB sorting, we're talking Marvel again, but more specifically, we're talking WandaVision. Have you not seen WandaVision? No need to worry about this episode. Not because there aren't spoilers (there are) but because Lauren spends half the episode explaining the show to Rachel. There was almost a fight over a sorting decision this episode, but we were all saved by the explanation of bullshit science. It just goes to show...
2021-03-091h 09Sort of Brilliant8. Sort of Bridgerton: Simon and DaphneGood day, dear listeners, and welcome to another episode of Sort of Brilliant. I'm your host Lady Whistledown, a much classier and much Regency-er version of Gossip Girl, and I'm here to reveal the houses of Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings, and Miss Daphne Bridgerton. Is our sorting correct? Yes always. Are you going to get sick of this specific type of romantic pairing? Probably! This isn't our fault, blame Hollywood for being completely unimaginative, or more accurately, blame us as the audience for being simps who would lick this character dynamic off the floor of a crowded ballroom...
2021-02-231h 07Sort of Brilliant7. Sort of Twilight: Edward, Bella and JacobSay it...out loud...it's the Twilight episode. This Valentine's Day, SOB explores the romance story to end all love stories. Bill, Sookie and Eric? Katniss, Peeta and Gale? They all walked so Edward, Bella and Jacob could run, and run they did to five books, five movies, a BDSM fanfiction offshoot and a Renaissance that puts Italians to shame. Michael Sheen died for these movies guys. Robert Pattinson ran away to become a microwave pasta mogul. Twilight gets right up in your soul ("I don't HAVE a soul" - Edward Cullen, resident eternally 17-year old pale boi). Where...
2021-02-091h 36Sort of Brilliant6. Sort of Community: Jeff, Britta and AnnieGoooooood morning Greendale! Inspector Spacetime back to November, 2020, when SOB's audio was as shitty as the community college they're covering in this week's episode. Everybody at Greendale Community College may be a fellow Human Being, but not everybody is Jeff, Britta and Annie, quite possibly the weirdest examples of their respective houses we have yet seen. Strap in for a lot of laughs because - you know when people are talking about Office Space, and they keep quoting specific lines from Office Space, and you sit there like, "Office Space is never on TV and I literally only know...
2021-01-261h 18Sort of Brilliant5. Sort of Once Upon A Time: Emma, Regina and Snow WhiteOur show is growing, so the next logical step was to invite on friends who know very little about Harry Potter or sorting. That's right, it's a ~CROSSOVER EPISODE~. Meg and Carla, cohosts of Bed, Wed and Behead and new resident fandom experts in the f*ck, marry kill market, join Lauren and Rachel on this heavily edited episode where they scrutinize the women of Once Upon A Time. What houses will they be sorted into, and how much of their choice will be influenced by the fact that hours before this episode was recorded they all collectively (shut...
2021-01-121h 20Sort of Brilliant4. Sort of Wonder Woman: Diana and SteveWarner Brothers finally caved and gave us Wonder Woman 1984, and civilization and movie theaters as we know them are ending, but we're not here to talk about any of that. Hell, we're not even here to talk about WW84 (the spoilers don't even start until about 20 minutes in). What we're here to do is talk about how hot Steve Trevor and his fanny pack are. That's it. This podcast is 60+ minutes of erotic fanny pack discussion. If any sorting makes it in here at all, it's certainly despite the very best efforts of Lauren. In fact, she's unsure why...
2020-12-291h 14Sort of Brilliant3. Sort of Dash and Lily: Dash and LilyWould you believe in the episode called Sort of Dash and Lily the SOB girls are sorting...Dash and Lily? No? Too obvious for you? Us too to be honest, these sortings were EXTREMELY OBVIOUS, although we did get to delve deep into what are the two most overlooked houses in the HP world, since they were mostly ignored by the narrative. Funnily enough, this romantic pairing are somewhat of a unicorn to us as well, so don't be surprised when half the episode is just bafflement at the pairing of the specific type of these two houses that...
2020-12-151h 00Sort of Brilliant2. Sort of Marvel: Iron Man, Captain America and ThorGetting tired of Supernatural? We weren't, but our research team tells us it was time to let go. No one in this episode liked Endgame but here we are anyway with the longest episode yet (someone stop us please). Join Lauren, Rachel and special guest (our producer) Hannah to discuss what houses MCU Avengers Tony Stark, Steve Rogers and the Mighty Thor belong to. Think you know the answer? This is one of those episodes where you probably don't as the girls get bitter about character regression and comic book inaccuracies but WE GOTTA READ WHAT THE TEXT IS...
2020-12-011h 31Sort of Brilliant1.5. Sort of Supernatural: Cas and JackThis week SOB is back to talking about Supernatural's Team Free Will 2.0, now that they've got the two brother characters out of the way. What was supposed to be a simple sorting task turned into a crying fest and a knock down drag out fight, respectively. What house does faithful, loyal, desperate-to-belong Castiel fit into, and does it matter if *SPOILERS* he's dead? What about Jack? Does his agency in choosing his own moral path mean anything to you? It certainly doesn't to Rachel, but she did have a lot to say about how much he wanted to grow...
2020-11-241h 10Sort of Brilliant1. Sort of Supernatural: Dean and SamRachel and Lauren put their best foot forward in their pilot episode by sorting Team Free Will 2.0 from the CW's Supernatural...except they talked way too much about Dean and Sam (but mostly Dean), so Team Free Will has been cut down to bros only (to their horror). Enjoy as they discuss how Dean's overprotective, dramatic impulsiveness can only put him in one house, and how Sam is much more than the books he reads and the WiFi his hair manages to pick up wherever he goes. This may have turned into a Winchester episode, but the brothers are...
2020-11-171h 08Sort of Brilliant0. Meet the SortersEver sit around watching your favorite show and think, "geez, what a Ravenclaw thing to do." Haha. Us neither!
Except we totally do, or this podcast wouldn't exist.
Meet Lauren and Rachel, two best friends with two commonly shared interests: fandom analysis and being right. In this sneak peek of their new show Sort of Brilliant, they'll tell you how they met, how their obsession with sorting came to be, and how they're going to bring it to you, the lucky public, in podcast format. Get to know them and their own Hogwarts houses, and b...
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