If you&#39;re looking for a podcast to explore the ins and outs of musical episodes, you have found the right place! Here, I explore what makes a good musical episode of a non-musical show. A show for fans and creators alike, this podcast tells you everything you need to know about why a musical episode worked—or why it didn&#39;t.

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This episode, I go back to the 90s to look at what Xena: Warrior Princess&#39;s The Bitter Suite did right, and what it needed to do better.

Xena: Warrior Princess Needs More Jazzhands

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This episode, I look back on Once Upon A Time&#39;s musical Episodes, The Song In Your Heart, breaking down the many things they did right and the few critical things they did wrong.

Once Upon A Time Needs More Jazzhands

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In this episode, I look at a more recent musical episode: Salvatore! The Musical from Legacies.

Legacies Needs More Jazzhands

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In this episode, I look back on the origins of the Music Meister from Batman The Brave and the Bold, gushing over the character while criticizing... almost everything else.

Batman Needs More Jazzhands

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This episode, I look at the musical Flash/Supergirl crossover to point out what did and didn&#39;t work.

The Arrowverse Needs More Jazzhands

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This episode, I explore what made Buffy the Vampire Slayer&#39;s &#34;Once More With Feeling&#34; a cult classic musical episode.

Buffy Needs More Jazzhands

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If you&#39;re new to the podcast, this is the place to start! I talk through what I&#39;ll be doing on this podcast (critiquing musical episodes) and what my criteria is to judge them by.

Introduction to the Channel

If you're looking for a podcast to explore the ins and outs of musical episodes, you have found the right place! Here, I explore what makes a good musical episode of a non-musical show. A show for fans and creators alike, this podcast tells you everything you need to know about why a musical episode worked—or why it didn't.