Fictionally Unstable Podcast

This week on Fictionally Unstable, we’re creeping into The Intruder by Freida McFadden. We give our ratings, stack it up against our other beloved McFadden thrillers, and discuss where it falls in her rapidly growing universe of messy families and chaotic twists. We unpack the long-term damage of the parental negligence and abuse Ella faces and how childhood trauma doesn’t magically disappear just because the story says “years later."
And since this is a judgment-free zone (except when it’s not), we also fully side-eye the mother’s hoarding habits, because at some point...you're just nasty.
Tune in and join our thriller talk!

This week on Fictionally Unstable, we step through the mirrors of Enchantra by Kaylie Smith! Join us as we break down the book chapter by chapter, compare the Grimm sisters' stories, play smash or Pass for the entire Silver family, and use our imagination when it comes to how many piercings Rowington really has...and where.
Grab your headphones, summon your inner bookworm, and let’s get into it!

Lace up your comfiest sneakers because this week on Fictionally Unstable, we’re taking The Long Walk, literally. Join us as we record this entire episode while walking laps around our local park, all in honor of the new movie adaptation of Stephen King’s The Long Walk.
If you don't mind our on the on-the-go recording setup, then you're in for a fun chat as we rate the film, dive into our favorite moments, the scenes that stuck with us, and the ones that made us question whether our legs or the characters’ psyches would give out first.
Lace up, tune in, and take a long walk with us!

This week on Fictionally Unstable, we have a SPOILER-FILLED chat about Wicked: For Good! We discuss that cringy love scene caused by Elphaba's raggedy ass cardigan, the crazy eyes serenade sang by Fiyero, the top tier comedian that Ariana Grande is, and the unexpected voguing skills of Madama Morrible. Pop off miss girl, 10s across the board.
We rank the entire soundtrack, which didn't take long with this underwhelming playlist...and finish off with a quiz that determines with 100% accuracy which Wicked character we are! (No matter what Maciel says, the quiz doesn't lie.)

This week on Fictionally Unstable, we dive BACK into Alice in Borderland for Season 3. We give our rankings of Seasons 1 through 3, and if you ranked Season 3 as anything but last...you're wrong. Period.
We drag Usagi for being the reason Arisu has to save everyone yet again, and applaud Arisu for doing so like it's his full-time job. And just when we thought we could relax, the finale hits us with our biggest nightmare: the threat of an American version.
Join us as we rant, rave, and collectively side-eye the choices that make up AIB Season 3.

This week on Fictionally Unstable, we're recapping and reviewing season 2 of Alice in Borderland! Join us as we trip out over the impossible Beauty Contest game, break down all the mind games the Queen of Hearts threw at us, and try to make sense of how literally EVERYONE managed to walk away alive after going 1v1 with the King of Spades...
We chat about our comparisons to season 1, if our favorite characters of this series have changed, and how tf Niragi has managed to piss us off for yet another season.
Tune in for laughs, confusion, and overall frustration with these Face Card bosses.

This week on Fictionally Unstable, we chat about the Japanese thriller series, Alice in Borderland (Season 1). From life-threatening games to the character deaths that ripped us apart, we’re breaking down all the moments that made this show so wildly thrilling.
We give our personal ratings, argue about which card suit game we’d actually survive (but honestly, probably none), and imagine how long we’d last before our visas run out. An emotional, chaotic, and unhinged rollercoaster of a series...just how we like it.

This week on Fictionally Unstable, we have our very first guest host! Our good friend Liz (@laydeeliz) joins us as we review The Conjuring: Last Rites. Or as we'd retitle it, The Conjuring: End Game. And spoiler, our ratings were...low.
We break down how the Warrens somehow defeat their demon with the power of family, while a possessed mirror's attack move happened to be a pirouette. Meanwhile, Tony the son-in-law proves that no supernatural force is more dangerous than his ability to pull the car up front.
Tune in for the not-so-spooky vibes this Halloween week!

This week on Fictionally Unstable, we dive into Phantasma by Kaylie Smith and discuss everything from Ophelia’s dramatic wardrobe choices to the deadly, and not so deadly, trials she faces. We unpack her speed-run romance with Blackwell (is it really true love or is it just trauma bonding), and Ophelia’s sudden discovery of her...magical bedroom preferences.
Join us as we break down our ratings of the novel, our thoughts on the characters, and why we’re cautiously optimistic that book two, Enchantra, might actually give us the kinda love story we were craving.

In this week’s episode of Fictionally Unstable, we chat about the movie Together, starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie.
We talk "psychological" horror, toxic relationships, and how Together manages to make codependency the scariest part of this film. Although the acting was top tier, that cursed school bathroom scene really did it for us (we’re still deeply disturbed).
We break down the moments that actually worked, the scenes that flopped, and why watching two people literally melt together might not be the metaphor for love we needed.