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The Latecomers
Amity and Lemuel have seen a lot of things, but they have missed some major cultural plot points. The Latecomers is their recaps and reviews of the shows that have shaped entertainment and culture because when it comes to the good stuff - better late than never.
Episodes
The LatecomersS5E129 - Chapelwaite (2021) Episode 5: The Prophet
Episode Notes We travel this week to the namesake of the origin story of the miniseries we are watching – which is a long winded way to say this week on…
The LatecomersS5E128 - Chapelwaite (2021) Episode 4: The Promised
Episode Notes Welcome to our 200th episode! We are excited to bring you a mostly regular show with a little baby celebration at the top. But soon enough we get…
The LatecomersS5E127 - Chapelwaite (2021) Episode 3: Legacy of Madness
Episode Notes The mysteries deepen and the fear gets more visceral this week in Episode 3 of 2021’s Chapelwaite. The worms are coming from inside the brain…
The LatecomersS5E126 - Chapelwaite (2021) Episode 2: Memento Mori
Episode Notes The plot continues to be front and center in episode 2 of Chapelwaite as we get a birth, a death, and a wandering corpse. Shades of The Scarlett…
The LatecomersS5E125 - Chapelwaite (2021) Episode 1: Blood Calls Blood
Episode Notes It’s a whole new world that we have maybe seen before! We are embarking on the 2021 adaptation of “Jerusalem’s Lot” called Chapelwaite. Starring…
The LatecomersS5E124 - Lisey’s Story (2021) Episode 8: Lisey’s Story
Episode Notes Here we are at the end – episode 8 of 2021’s Lisey’s Story – and if you thought we were clear of the child abuse, I have bad news for you. Lisey…
The LatecomersS5E123 - Lisey’s Story (2021) Episode 7: No Light, No Spark
Episode Notes We get some answers here in the penultimate episode of the series, “No Light, No Spark,” – what happened to Scott? Well, we get one answer. Lisey…
The LatecomersS5E122 - Lisey’s Story (2021) Episode 6: Now You Must Be Still
Episode Notes Amanda’s awake and we are so thrilled to see her. This week we relish some sister bonding as Lisey is able to help Amanda and Darla starts…
The LatecomersS5E121 - Lisey’s Story (2021) Episode 5: The Good Brother
Episode Notes This week we got 40 minutes of child torture, 10 minutes of Lisey mad at her husband, 2 minutes of Jim and Dashmeil talking past each other, and…
The LatecomersS5E120 - Lisey’s Story (2021) Episode 4: Jim Dandy
Episode Notes As we guessed last week, things pop off this week – in the form of some torture of our heroine. We discuss the influence and loveliness of Clive…
The LatecomersS5E119 - Lisey’s Story (2021) Episode 3: Under the Yum-Yum Tree
Episode Notes We are still patiently waiting this week for the plot to pop off. More flashbacks, bad supervision both past and present, the trouble with…
The LatecomersS5E118 - Lisey’s Story (2021) Episode 2: Blood Bool
Episode Notes We get further into the puzzle of Lisey’s Story this week. We are confronted with childhood desires for boyfriends and gold and decent parents…
The LatecomersS5E117 - Lisey’s Story (2021) Episode 1: Bool Hunt
Episode Notes Fresh new story hot off the presses – we are starting Lisey’s Story – a 2021 adaptation from AppleTV+. Julianne Moore is our eponymous heroine…
The LatecomersS5E116 - The Stand (2021) Episode 9: The Circle Closes
Episode Notes This week, we experience the re-imagined ending of The Stand in the finale episode of 2020’s adaptation, penned by the man himself. And both of…
The LatecomersS5E115 - The Stand (2021) Episode 8: The Stand
Episode Notes Glen coming into his own; Lloyd taking a turn; the return of the Trashcan Man and a re-imagined hand of God brings New Vegas to it’s knees…
The LatecomersS5E114 - The Stand (2021) Episode 7: The Walk
Episode Notes Excellent news – it’s the best episode yet with plenty of the best character (it’s Glen) and the death of the worst character (it’s Harold) and…
The LatecomersS5E113 - The Stand (2021) Episode 6 The Vigil
Episode Notes We are entering the home stretch of 2021’s adaptation of The Stand, and you can tell because we are starting to kill off characters we barely…
The LatecomersS5E112 - The Stand (2021) Episode 5 Fear and Loathing in New Vegas
Episode Notes We are seated firmly in the after time in this center episode of the 2021 adaptation of the Stand. We also are in a world that has veered away…
The LatecomersS5E111 - The Stand (2020) Episode 4 The House of the Dead
Episode Notes This week not much happens, but also we have a lot to talk about. Nadine and Harold’s messed up dynamic, Dayna’s Walking Dead style entrance, a…
The LatecomersS5E110 - The Stand (2020) Episode 3 Blank Page
Episode Notes This week we get more Glen and less Nick than we thought (the hazards of trying to guess what this adaptation is going to do). We discuss the…
The LatecomersS5E109 - The Stand (2020) Episode 2 Pocket Savior
Episode 2 of the 2020 adaptation of The Stand starts with a reveal that’s barely a reveal and a title card to center us in time, so progress is being made…
The LatecomersS5E108 - The Stand (2020) Episode 1
Episode Notes We begin at “The End” – episode one of the Paramount miniseries The Stand. Buckle in for an amorphous temporal romp with everyone favorite incel…
The LatecomersS5E107 - The Outsider Episodes 9 and 10
Episode Notes It is with a heavy heart we come to the end of The Outsider this week. Half of our beloved team gets taken out by one sharpshooter with Jack…
The LatecomersS5E106 - The Outsider Episodes 7 and 8
Episode Notes We’re putting all the pieces into place for the coming endgame this week on The Outsider. Our intrepid detectives pair off and come to terms with…
The LatecomersS5E105 - The Outsider Episodes 5 and 6
Episode Notes Entering the third year of our Stephen King coverage, we get into the creepy center of 2020’s The Outsider. Holly has some news to share and it’s…
The LatecomersS5E104 - The Outsider Episodes 3 and 4
Episode Notes We slow down on plot and pick up on detecting this week in the second block of The Outsider. We are reintroduced to Holly Gibney in a new and…
The LatecomersS5E103 - The Outsider Episodes 1 and 2
Episode Notes Cherokee City Georgia is where we set our wretched scene – which is actually quite beautiful and skillfully directed by child murderer (or just…
The LatecomersS5E102 - Castle Rock Season 2 Episodes 9 and 10 (2019)
Episode Notes We’re wrapping up Castle Rock this week. We discuss the ethics, aggression and communication styles of possession, what is and is not wrong with…
The LatecomersS5E101 - Castle Rock Season 2 Episodes 7 and 8 (2019)
Episode Notes We get a second historical episodes in as much time and we finally see what’s really going on and who has taken over Ace and so many of the town…
The LatecomersS5E100 - Castle Rock Season 2 Episodes 5 and 6 (2019)
Episode Notes We’ve reached 100 – the world of Stephen King Adaptations is seemingly endless and this week we delve into the creamy center of season 2 of…
The LatecomersS5E99 - Castle Rock Season 2 Episodes 3 and 4 (2019)
Episode Notes In our 99th Stephen King episode we get into the meat of Castle Rock Season 2. Tables are turned on Annie, Joy’s eyes and mind are opened, Pop…
The LatecomersS5E98 - Castle Rock (2019)
Episode Notes We head back to the great white north (eastern version) as we dig in to the second season of Castle Rock. Lizzy Caplan channels Kathy Bates as a…
The LatecomersS5E97 - Doctor Sleep (2019)
Episode Notes This week, we know we were supposed to be revisiting the Mercedes-verse but due to technical difficulties instead we revisit one of our favorite…
The LatecomersS5E96 - In the Tall Grass (2019)
Episode Notes We’re getting creepy with a father son duet this week as we discuss In the Tall Grass from 2019. Patrick Wilson – yes, that Patrick Wilson –…
The LatecomersS5E95 - It Chapter 2 (2019)
Episode Notes This week we discuss the second half of the theatrical It adaptation and why it can’t quite live up to the first half. We wax poetic about some…
The LatecomersS5E94 - Pet Sematary (2019)
Episode Notes Back to Maine and some poor choices as we discuss the 2019 remake of Pet Sematary. We compare the stylistic and narrative choices this adaptation…
The LatecomersS5E93 - Mr. Mercedes Season 2 Episodes 9 & 10 (2018)
Episode Notes We put a wrap to season 2 of Mr. Mercedes. Any medical questions you have? Don’t worry, the writers also have the same questions. Legal…
The LatecomersS5E92 - Mr. Mercedes Season 2 Episodes 7 & 8 (2018)
Episode Notes The penultimate episode of Season 2 of Mr. Mercedes and we get into some of the whys and make predictions on what’s to come. We hold our breath…
The LatecomersS5E91 - Mr. Mercedes Season 2 Episodes 5 & 6 (2018)
Episode Notes Did you know that a magnet causes a brain earthquake? This and other scientific breakthroughs brought to you in this installment of Mr. Mercedes…
The LatecomersS5E90 - Mr. Mercedes Season 2 Episodes 3 & 4 (2018)
Episode Notes Hoping for and mostly getting an upswing coming into this season. Women continue to get short shrift, but we agree Sadie gets maybe the best…
The LatecomersS5E89 - Mr. Mercedes Season 2 Episodes 1 & 2 (2018)
Episode Notes CW Sexual assault We set off on out exploration of season 2 of Mr. Mercedes. Lemuel doesn’t like the title character, which makes it a rough go…
The LatecomersS5E88 - Castle Rock Season 1 Episodes 9 & 10 (2018)
Episode Notes The Kid is Henry! Henry is Henry! Henry was the Kid! We are all Henry! We get lost in time. It’s a whirlwind as we discuss the conclusion of…
The LatecomersS5E87 - Castle Rock Season 1 Episodes 7 & 8 (2018)
Episode Notes Apologies if there are speed issues with this episode (half was recorded in high speed – unclear how) but hopefully it’s not terrible to listen…
The LatecomersS5E86 - Castle Rock Season 1 Episodes 5 & 6 (2018)
Episode Notes We talk a moment about the state of the nation prior to diving back in to the creamy center of this series. There’s a lot of cognitive testing…
The LatecomersS5E85 - Castle Rock Season 1 Episodes 3 & 4 (2018)
Episode Notes This week Amity is joined by a “guest host” as we dive further into Castle Rock. What’s in Molly’s head? How many deaths are recorded regularly…
The LatecomersS5E84 - Castle Rock Season 1 Episodes 1 & 2 (2018)
Episode Notes We end this year with a beginning as we start into the first season of Castle Rock. Excited to see the characters from Stephen King’s work and…
The LatecomersS5E83 - Mr. Mercedes Season 1 Episodes 9 and 10 (2017)
Episode Notes When you are working out and having lunch with the corpse of your mother, no matter how psychotic you are, it turns out it makes you realize your…
The LatecomersS5E82 - Mr. Mercedes Season 1 Episodes 7 and 8 (2017)
Episode Notes Things really come to a head in these two episodes – our penultimate watch of the season. Car bombs, rat poison and capitalism all come after the…
The LatecomersS5E81 - Mr. Mercedes Season 1 Episodes 5 and 6 (2017)
Episode Notes We talk incest – and why we don’t need to see it over again (like, we didn’t forget) and then discuss how bad a boss Brady really has. This town…
The LatecomersS5E80 - Mr. Mercedes S1 E3 & 4 (2017)
Episode Notes CW: Incest This week we discuss the women that surround our male protagonist and antagonist in Mr. Mercedes – how they fit into the story, how…
The LatecomersS5E79 - Mr. Mercedes S1 E1 & 2 (2017)
Episode Notes This week we start on our next multi-episode project Mr. Mercedes. Once we tracked it down (on Peacock and purchasable on Amazon), we dive into…
The LatecomersS5E78 - 1922 (2017)
Episode Notes This week we marvel at the transformation of Thomas Jane in the 2017 Netflix film 1922. Sepia-toned and sad with many a reference to both King…
The LatecomersS5E77 - Gerald’s Game (2017)
Episode Notes Sex Weekend Shenanigans this week as we discuss Gerald’s Game in a very blunt NSFW episode. There almost isn’t a trigger warning not to include…
The LatecomersS5E76 - It (2017)
Episode Notes Recorded prior to the election - we tackle Chapter 1 of the most recent adaptation of the novel It from 2017. Even though there is no chapter…
The LatecomersS5E75 - The Dark Tower (2017)
Episode Notes Jake Chambers – a hero with the initials JC – is the only one who can save the tower, which serves as the foundation for the entire multiverse –…
The LatecomersS5E74 - 11.22.63 Ep. 8 (2016)
Episode Notes Jake comes to the end of his quest this week in the final episode of Hulu’s 11.22.63. Success proved to be failure and still we aren’t pleased…
The LatecomersS5E73 - 11.22.63 Eps 6 and 7 (2016)
Episode Notes It’s the heel turn episode this week as we watch episode 6: “Happy Birthday Lee Harvey Oswald” – is Bill messing things up? Yes. Is it Jake’s…
The LatecomersS5E72 - 11.22.63 Eps 4 and 5 (2016)
Episode Notes Join us for installment three of 11.22.63 wherein we take a Grey’s Anatomy detour thanks to the spectacular performance of TR Knight in these…
The LatecomersS5E71 - 11.22.63 Eps 2 and 3 (2016)
Episode Notes Traveling back again to Holden Kentucky to watch Jake Amberson aka Epping aka James Franco just completely whiff any proof of self-preservation…
The LatecomersS5E70 - 11.22.63 Part 1 (2016)
Episode Notes Firstly, we apologize because it sounds at time as though we are recording on an actual racetrack – we’re doing our best but the freeway is very…