SEASON 5 EPISODE 2: VICES
“It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.” - Abraham Lincoln, apparently. We explore the vices at play in Hernietta and what it can teach us about our own lives. Fair to say, it’s a lot to work through!
In this section,Barrington Whelk, the Latin teacher at Aglionby, discovers a newfound interest in Gansey—specifically, Gansey’s research on ley lines in Henrietta. Gansey schedules a tarot reading. Blue is annoyed by a group of obnoxious Raven boys in her section… one of whom, Adam, asks for her number. Annoying Raven boy “President Cell Phone” left his journal behind, and Blue volunteers to return it.
This episode was recorded on 9 October 2021.
Show notes
This week we’re reading chapters 5-9 through the theme of vices. If you’d like to read along with us, you can find the full breakdown here.
Here is the Seven Nation Army music video (hypnotic):
You can find the Call Me Maybe music video here.
And Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody here.
Another plug for Sixes & Sevens (home of the best donuts in Wellington!)
Jenn D can recommend anything by Margaret Rogerson, but her latest book Vespertine was particularly moreish.
We are deep in the Ted Lasso feels. So many feels.
Jenn D talks about the Shades of London series by Maureen Johnson.
Jen V is reading A Conjuring of Light, the final instalment in the Shades of Magic trilogy by V.E. Schwab, and she LOVES it.
Here is the quote Jen V shared from Sex Education (season 2, episode 8):
“Just try and stay honest, cause once you start lying, it’s very hard to stop. You know, when you’re young, you think that everybody out there really gets you. But actually only a handful of them do. All the people who like you, despite your faults. And then if you discard them, they will never come back. So when you meet those people... you should just hold on to them. Really, really tightly. And don’t let them go.”
Jenn D’s passion project book! Here are a select few pages…
Our intro and outro music is by the excellent Scott Buckley. Check him out here.
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Thanks for listening! Next week, we’re reading Chapters 10-14 through the theme of mystery.