Settle For Me: A TV Winner Podcast

Bonus: “Yes, It’s Really Us Singing” and “Death, Let Me Do My Special”

We officially wrap up our Crazy Ex-Girlfriend coverage with a casual discussion about the final final episode of season four, the concert special: “Yes, It’s Really Us Singing.”

Then, we dig deep with Rachel Bloom’s Netflix special from 2024, Death, Let Me Do My Special. We talk all about our love of the songs, cast, and then about pets, death, the pandemic, David Hull, Dear Evan Hansen, and how life does NOT make narrative sense!

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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Series Finale: “I’m in Love”

After four seasons of songs, romance, and personal growth, we’re finally at the finale of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Is Rebecca in love and “truly happy” at last? We discuss the series finale and all the things we learn about the fate of our beloved characters, along with some behind-the-scenes stories and theories.

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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 4×16: “I Have a Date Tonight”

It’s almost the end of the series (of holidays)! Rebecca gets her time as Bachelorette with three dates from her swooning suitors. Plus, White Josh gets a song! We talk all about the Guys and Dolls of it all, what “Team” we are on and why, and ponder whether this show is too good at crafting romance.

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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 4×15: “I Need to Find My Frenemy”

This week, the girl group goes to Vegas to rescue a frenemy and do some light gambling. We also watch the guys be down bad for Rebecca and reckon with the concept of columns. We’re approaching the end of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend!

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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 4×14: “I’m Finding My Bliss”

Buckle up, this one is for the musical theater heads out there! As Rebecca reignites her love of the Theater, your Settle For Me co-hosts cover such topics as problematic musicals, the many subjects of musicals, casting jocks, character songs, excellent bad singing, and love languages.

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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 4×13: “I Have to Get Out”

Paula is trying to get out of the hospital to take a test, Greg, Nathaniel & Josh are quarantined for ?? amount of time, Darryl meets a nice lady, and Rebecca faces mortality! There’s a lot going on this week, along with our appreciation for the perfect La La Land dupe and plenty of our own thoughts about medication and the evolution of medicine over the course of human history!

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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 4×12: “I Need a Break”

There are water slides AND backslides this week in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend! Listen to our discussion of the best faux Springsteen song, water/amusement park compatibility, high expectations, doing the oh-so-boring work of keeping yourself healthy, Tyler Darkness, and the stigma around mental health medication. Let’s get into it all!

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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 4×11: “I’m Almost Over You”

We take a detour in Rom-Com Land and Nathaniel’s Mind as Crazy Ex-Girlfriend takes an episode to revel in the best/worst rom-com tropes we all know and love. Listen to our chat about this unique episode and the many romantic comedies and tropes we can’t think too hard about.

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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 4×10: “I Can Work With You”

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend spends a Saturday night playing games and sitting with babies. We’ve got sports analogies (and a surprising amount of sports talk from your hosts), the importance of communication, and some swooning over, men, babies, and men with babies.

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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 4×09: “I Need Some Balance”

We’re halfway through the final season, and it’s time for Cats! Rebecca has lots of opinions on Cats. We have fun discussing musical theater, the delicate balance Rebecca screws up, and the brief straight male friendship of Nathaniel and Greg.

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