Finally, the Breaking Dawn: Part 2 review show is here! Vampire Hype takes a break from The Vampire Diaries to discuss the final installment in the Twilight saga, and we’ve brought back some familiar voices to help us out! It’s a Secret Diaries Chat reunion…

Shownotes:

– Laura and Jen are back!
– Dawn has broken. Breaking Dawn: Part 2 is out! We share our initial reactions
– Which of our hosts like the film better than the book?!
– The Benjamin appreciation society
– Jane killing the baby vampire: showing how ruthless the Volturi are
– We have to address the blatant cultural stereotyping
– The Romanians were creepy and hilarious
– Alistair gets some love too
– The big vision twist: yay or nay? The hosts are split
– Inconsistency: Alice can’t see the wolves’ futures!
– But it’s okay, because this way we got both upsetting character deaths and a happy ending
– Our favourite moments from the battle include Leah saving Esme and Alice going after Jane
– In general we just liked the deaths and violence
– Missing moments from the book: did Zafrina and Garrett get enough screen time?
– Why did they not explain why Jacob stopped aging?
– The Imprinting thing: yeah, still creepy
– New love triangle! Jacob/Renesmee/Nahuel
– Some praise for Taylor Lautner
– The PG-13 rating allowed for some steamy Bedward scenes
– Did the IMAX version ruin the love scene?
– Soapbox time: younger kids in the cinema
– Were we satisfied with the ending?
– We discuss where the fandom is going to go after the end of the saga
– Are we merging to new YA franchises like Beautiful Creatures and The Hunger Games?
– What has Twilight contributed to fandom in general?
– Why do some movie adaptations (like The Golden Compass and Eragon) fail, while fandoms like Twilight have expanded thanks to the movies?
– Will Stephenie Meyer ever return to the Twilight universe and writing a Renesmee sequel?
– DVD speculation: what was left on the cutting room floor?!

We hope you enjoyed our Breaking Dawn breakdown! Next week we’ll be back with another The Vampire Diaries-centric episode, discussing the big Miss Mystic Falls reprise “My Brother’s Keeper.”

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