You Should See The Other Guy – Details, episodes & analysis

Linda Cardellini is a lesbian painter, Annd Kendrick is named Smothers, and Blake Lively conducts a master class in sleeve removal.

Vicky! Classic.

Please excuse the lack of theme music — this was edited on the go — and Happy Holidays!

Episode 44! We talk about the 1999 Julia Roberts / Hugh Grant rom-com ‘Notting Hill’ and ponder the fate of the celebrity post-COVID, the arc of Hugh Grant’s career, and ultimately the political failings of both Britain and the United States. (Don’t worry. We keep it as light as possible ... under the circumstances.)

Writer, director, and actor Otoja Abit joins us for a special bonus episode to discuss his film ‘A New York Christmas Wedding’ — and to disclose the current location of the Azrael ornament.

We send off 2020 with a Nicolas Cage-style bang in this, our 43rd full episode of ‘You Should See The Other Guy.’ After a special emergency message from Jenn’s partner warning us not to go through with the podcast, Jenn, Sadie, and Samantha accept our current timeline and discuss the 2000 holiday fantasy rom-com ‘The Family Man’ — and then get lost talking about superhero movies for a while. But we pull it back to Cage and Leoni by the end, we promise! Thanks so much for all your support this year. New listeners, please consider supporting our 2021 episodes on Patreon at patreon.com/YSSTOG.

Merry Christmas, listeners! Writer, artist, and made-for-TV Christmas movie expert Elizabeth Simins (Patreon.com/ElizSimins) joins us to break down the twists and turns, the highs and lows of ‘A New York Christmas Wedding.’ Also: Samantha fights off a chimpanzee virus, Jenn yearns for an ornament, and Sadie finally meets a rom-com she can’t predict. And reminder, dear listeners, that you can now give us the Christmas present of subscribing to our Patreon at Patreon.com/YSSTOG! Have a happy holiday!

Where to even begin with this one, y’all? First of all, you can now support us at Patreon.com/YSSTOG. And then it’s onto our 41st episode, featuring returning guest Kayla Myers (Programmer, Indie Memphis). We’re talking the 2005 indie melodrama ‘The Family Stone,’ featuring Diane Keaton, Craig T. Nelson, DerMOT Mulroney, Carrie Bradshaw, and Luke Wilson. We queer it up by reimagining Rachel McAdams character as the sapphic legend she was meant to be. But we also roll far afield into so many hilarious tangents that the episode literally ends with Samantha unable to breathe. Please, please, please give us a Christmas listen and then help our Patreon get out of the gate strong!

Is Harper actually the best character in ‘Happiest Season’? Should she have been the protagonist? Special guest Emily VanDerWerff (Vox.com, Arden Podcast) sits down with a lonely Samantha to revisit the already discoursed-to-death lesbian Christmas rom-com for another hour and a half. We lay out a case for Harper, swap coming out stories, and worry about the state of art more generally. And then somehow, we end up discussing Amtrak, trans stuff, and the boutique 2017 horror film ‘It Comes At Night.’

Polish your granite countertops and your oven ranges! Christmas is coming early this year, or at least this week’s episode is coming early! It’s our 40th! And we’re talking about the Nancy Meyers original The Holiday (2006) starring Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, and Jack Black. We discuss which pairing we like more, propose some longshot “other guys,” and debate whether or not this film is a classic (Sadie’s position) or an advertisement for interior redecoration (Samantha’s position). Caught in between is Jenn, trying to keep the peace amid the tension, like a middle child during the holidays. This is a delightful rambling episode that also covers, among other things, the Animorphs franchise and the Warrior Cats. And don’t worry, you’ll still have an episode this Thursday, too: A special bonus mini-sode featuring a returning special guest!