TwiBack Tuesday

Episode 20: Jimmy the Evil Vampire

Tue, 21 Apr 2020 21:00:00 -0000

We discuss the all too relevant Ch 20, supernatural driving times, Alice crushing it at Jeopardy, ballet studio aesthetics, and unfortunate high school dates.

Content Warnings: Discussion of COVID-19 / Coronavirus Crisis, snakes & snake bites, hospitals, mentions of racism.

Episode 19: Tucked Like a Little Football

Tue, 31 Mar 2020 05:15:00 -0000

We're back!! We discuss Chapter 19, Dad's gonna be mad Edward did a murder, the Cullens are real cool chill hippies, get derailed by our thirst, wanting our spines re-aligned, and hypocritically spend 15 minutes talking about cars. The Cars of Twilight Blog Post: https://bit.ly/2WQPUGS Content Warnings: Discussion of violence, death, murder, and body horror, mentions of stalking and relationship abuse.

Episode 18 pt. II: Chow Bella!

Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:15:00 -0000

We wrap up Ch 18 after last week’s tech issues, discuss Mom’s pinterest board from 2010 into an unhinged book, vampires would make great astronauts, MLM recipe books, and $16 prom dresses. Content Warnings:Content Warnings: brief mentions of stalking and harassment, relationship abuse. All of our episodes contain spoilers for the Twilight Saga.

Ch 18: BYOH(uman)

Tue, 28 Jan 2020 06:01:00 -0000

Hey folks, we’re finally back! We discuss Edward needing meditation classes, vampire slumber parties, and had a bit of technical difficulty. We hope you enjoy this short episode nonetheless! Content Warnings: Mentions of violence, surgery, and stalking.

Episode 17: Sensual Buckling

Tue, 17 Dec 2019 05:01:00 -0000

We discuss Chapter 18 THE BASEBALL CHAPTER, custom matching baseball uniforms for the whole family, vampire physics, and the arrival of the plot. Content Warnings: Mentions of suicide, death, loss of child, and some sexual harassment. Record Scratch noise used under creative commons via: https://audiosoundclips.com/ Supermassive Black Hole is intended for parody use only.

Episode 16: Carlisle's Anatomy

Tue, 26 Nov 2019 19:46:37 -0000

We discuss chapter 16 of Twilight, Carlisle's thicc book, heavy-handed Christian themes, Edward’s casting couch, and prepare for next week’s excellent chapter. Content Warnings: Discussions of explicit sexual content, suicide, death, mentions of genocide and incest.

Episode 15: The Property Brothers are Vampires

Tue, 12 Nov 2019 05:01:00 -0000

We read chapter 15 and discuss MILF rights, the sewers of Paris in Les Miserables, and how Carlisle is the real love interest of the series. Content Warnings: Mentions of violence, death and depression. All of our episode have spoilers for all of The Twilight Saga.

Episode 14 pt II: Is Edward a Creationist?

Tue, 05 Nov 2019 06:00:00 -0000

In our quick wrap-up of chapter 14, we unpack Edward's sexual awakening, Smeyer's age difference kink, and vegetarian vampires being abstinent homosexuals. Content warnings: Mentions of pedophila, violence, and murder.

Episode 14 pt. I: Supercharged With Vampire S!@%

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 05:01:00 -0000

We get caught up talking for wayy too long about Stephanie Meyer's music nostalgia, Vampire Superpowers, and this being a horror novel that we went way over time, and we'll finish chapter 14 next week! Content Warnings: Mentions of alcohol, suicide, violence, discussions of stalking & relationship abuse.

Episode 13: Just Doing Whippets

Fri, 18 Oct 2019 16:08:32 -0000

We discuss what would have happened if Twilight was popular during the highlight makeup trend, a very low vampire song, buying gas when you're emotional, and the rivalry between Sonic the Hedgehog and Bella Swan. Content Warnings: Discussion of relationship abuse, violence, drugs, mentions of pedophilia.

Episode 12: Stephanie Meyer's Dream Journal

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 04:50:10 -0000

This Tuesday our frustration with being trapped reading Twilight every other week comes to a head as we discuss an aftertaste of racism, "is it Mormon?" If Stephanie Meyer wasn't a coward Bella would be bisexual), visiting the scene of the crime, and the first positive "Alice Cullen is in it" rating. Content warnings: frequent discussion of suicide, mentions of relationship abuse and stalking.

Episode 11: Episode 11: Cheek Caressing Habits

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0000

We really start to earn the explicit tag with this one folks. We discuss Chapter 11, a horny fainting couch, how Bella would f**k the night, and some of our science class antics.

Content Warnings: Our episodes contain mentions of depression, suicide, relationship abuse, and spoilers for all twilight saga content.

Episode 10: Episode 10: Do Fish Have Blood?

Tue, 03 Sep 2019 05:00:00 -0000

This Tuesday we read Chapter 10 and discuss our Claire’s jewelry collection, Naruto running to Bella’s house, Stephanie Meyer’s hissy fit, revoking Peter’s catholic card, and the Cullens being vampire Mormons.

Content warnings: Mentions of violence and relationship abuse. All of our episodes contain spoilers for all of The Twilight Saga books.

Episode 9: Episode 9: Doogie Howser is a Valid Career Option

Tue, 20 Aug 2019 07:38:15 -0000

This week we read Chapter 9 and discuss the “how long have you been seventeen” line, Edward being a dumb twink, relationship red flags, eternally torturing yourself by repeating high school, and the murdered deer in the room.

Content warnings: Discussion of relationship abuse, suicide and depression. All of our episodes contain spoilers for all of The Twilight Saga books.

Episode 8: Episode 8: Estrogen Rush?

Tue, 06 Aug 2019 02:56:34 -0000

This week we have a special guest, Peter's sister Allison! We discuss chapter 9, the teen experience, Chris Evans' pecs, and what an "estrogen rush" could possibly be.
CWs: Discussion of Eating Disorders and related abuse including diet control. All of our episodes contain spoilers for all of the Twilight Saga books.

Episode 7: Episode 7: The Googlening

Tue, 23 Jul 2019 13:43:36 -0000

In this episode, we google the word “vampire,” discuss Bella’s porn site viruses, “AM I GAY?” quizzes, how many tree names Bella knows, Peter’s fear of animals, and what breeds of car Bailey knows.

Content warnings: Brief discussion of death and depression/suicide. All of our episodes contain spoilers for all of The Twilight Saga books.

Episode 6: A Cold One With the Boys

Tue, 09 Jul 2019 21:28:37 -0000

We discuss Chapter 6, the beach trip episode, and end up liking the chapter so much that we don’t really make that many jokes about it. We also do an unpacking of Meyer’s treatment of the Quileute legends featured in the chapter. The article we discuss can be found here: https://bit.ly/2XycH6X
CWs: Discussion of racism and cultural appropriation, especially against Native Americans. All of our episodes contain spoilers for all of The Twilight Saga books.

Episode 5: From SasuNaru to Gender Reveal Parties

Tue, 25 Jun 2019 13:02:14 -0000

We discuss chapter 5 and start to dig into the heterosexual nonsense, the "come hither motion," Occam's razor of blood kink, and the dangers of biology class.

Content warnings: Discussions of Blood and blood phobia, mentions of suicide. All of our episodes contain spoilers for all The Twilight Saga books.

Episode 4: Onslaught of D

Wed, 12 Jun 2019 00:54:00 -0000

We discuss Chapter 4, Bella��s sleep paralysis demon, our engagement (!!!), how many enchiladas we could eat right now, how much Peter hated himself in middle school, and try out some car related ASMR.Content warning: brief mentions of violence and suicide. All of our episodes contain spoilers for all of The Twilight Saga books.

Episode 3: Snitches Get Hit by Cars

Tue, 28 May 2019 20:02:00 -0000

Chapter 3 gets juicy as we discuss high school car accidents, Carlisle using hand warmers, and that middle schoolers don’t know what snow tires are. Content warning: mentions of suicide, depression, and hospitals, discussion of car accidents. All of our episodes contain spoilers for all of The Twilight Saga books.

Episode 2: Edward's Pantaloons

Tue, 14 May 2019 13:40:00 -0000

While reading chapter 2 we ponder some key questions: does Edward miss pantaloons? Does Bella have a cell phone? Is Edward actually nice or is it just nostalgia?Content warning: mentions of suicide and depression, minor spoilers for Avengers: Endgame. All of our episodes contain spoilers for all of The Twilight Saga books.

Episode 1: Bella Smells like Pizza

Tue, 30 Apr 2019 21:48:00 -0000

We dive into Chapter 1 and talk about the important stuff: Stephanie Meyer's car fetish, Alice Cullen, and what Bella smells like. If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe and leave a review! Find us on social media as twibacktuesday on instagram and twitter! Content warning: Mentions of racism/colorism, mentions of incest. All of our episodes have spoilers for The Twilight Saga.

Episode 0: Introduction

Tue, 23 Apr 2019 19:38:00 -0000

Our introduction to TwiBack Tuesday! Who are we? Why are we re-reading this terrible book? How big of "TwiHards" were we? Will we learn anything along the way? All these answers, plus, embarrassing high school anecdotes await in our first episode!