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The Potter Discussion is the ultimate Harry Potter podcast, giving you weekly discussions on the most exiting topics in Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts, and beyond! In each episode, we talk about a new topic within the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts fandom, in addition to the occasional quiz or breakdown of a character. If you are a PotterHead and a Harry Potter super-fan, this podcast is for you! Sit back, subscribe, and let's dive into the unknown!
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Send us a text In this episode, we talk about why Jude Law should play young Dumbledore in the new TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · Listen to episode 298 called “Warwick Davis is returning as Flitwick? Who else should reprise their role?” here! · 2:14 Why two actors? Well, Dumbledore has a complex past. He feels like he was a different person back in his Grindelwald days, and a different person warrants a different actor. Choosing another actor to play...
Send us a text In this episode, we discuss which actors should reprise their roles in the new Harry Potter TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · Listen to episode 287, “Tom Felton is returning to Broadway. Who should return to the TV show?” Here! · 4:10 Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy. He was the perfect blend of haughty, rude, and fearful. He portrayed a fantastic arc, and really showed us what it means to be afraid. Without a doubt, he would be a grea...
Send us a text In this episode, we discuss how to reintroduce an old world. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:33 It’s not welcome, it’s welcome back. None of this is going to be brand new, so I’m hoping the filmmakers realize that they shouldn’t be trying to reinvent the wheel. We didn’t know what any of the characters or sets looked like when the films were coming out, but now we have an image for some of those. Now we’re past that and we don’t need a definitive answer. · ...
Send us a text In this episode, we analyze the Malfoy family and discuss what should be carried over into the TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:53 Something has to change. I’m not saying something is wrong, that’s just a fact. The books are the books and the films are the films. The TV has to show us something new, and that will mean they have to change something. They can either put in more, or less. More would make them worse and more potent, and less would draw the cu...
Send us a text In this episode, we discuss why we need more flashbacks from the Harry Potter TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:33 The Marauders. We didn’t get any flashbacks from the Marauders in the story, even though we know a lot about the characters individually. Each of the characters are vital for Harry’s life, and their relationships define more of the story than we think. Their dynamics and choices lead to many of the major events we have in the story. · &n...
Send us a text In this episode, we test our knowledge on the first book in the Harry Potter series. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:38 Warm up round · 5:15 Question #1 · 10:06 Question #2 · 14:48 Question #3 · 18:46 Question #4 · 22:35 Question #5 · 26:15 Question #6 · 29:06 Question #7 · 31:52 Challenge Question Having ...
Send us a text In this episode, we discuss the official beginning of filming on the Harry Potter TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 2:00 Leaked Dursley photos. They look authentic for the time, and the book. This is part of a larger idea of separating the films from the core of the fandom, and instead bringing the books back to the foreground. Looking at these photos, I don’t see Richard Griffiths and Fiona Shaw, but rather Vernon and Petunia Dursley. · ...
Send us a text In this episode, we discuss the lack of casting for Voldemort and what that might mean for the TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:19 If we haven’t had an official casting, we might have a story that isn’t based around the trio. Of course the story is going to be centered around the trio because that is what it is, but having a big buildup around Voldemort might suggest the filmmakers are going to explore his character more. · 7:31 Traits...
Send us a text In this episode, we discuss aspects of the Dursley family and 4 Privet Drive and if we give them a yay or nay. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:24 The Dursleys are mean to Harry. Yay! This is the hallmark of the Dursley household. We would really be missing something if they were complete angels to him. It might be an interesting story if they were kinder, but the fact that they are trying to stamp the magic out of him that make them so memorable. · &...
Send us a text In this episode, we rank the seven most important sets of the Harry Potter films. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 2:11 #7: Ollivander’s Wand Shop. We aren’t there for too long, but what goes on here is extremely important. This is where Harry got his first wand and learned of the twin cores, themes that would follow him forever. · 9:49 #6: Gringotts’s Bank. This beats Ollivander’s because more happens here. Harry gets his fortune here, and it is...
Send us a text In this episode, we discuss the TV show's connection to the HBO show 'Succession' and how the filmmakers should take some inspiration from it. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 3:30 Different cinematography. Longer shots, less music, and more personal moments can really make a difference in how we understand the show. Now that the audience in older and has a better handle on the story, a more sophisticated portrayal could go a long way. · 15:05 Fo...
Send us a text In this episode, we discuss the similarities of the TV show cast to the film cast and what that might mean for the show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 2:30 Might point to reduced creativity when making the sets. If they’re recasting the cast, why not just use the same sets. To be fair, the silhouette of Hogwarts is iconic as well as some other places, so those should stay the same. But we will hopefully explore the castle more, so they will be forced to come up w...
Send us a text In this episode we discuss cameos that should appear in the new Harry Potter TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 2:14 Tom Felton as Lucius Malfoy. If we have a reminder of all Draco went through in the films, we could understand his character earlier on. Perhaps we could make deeper revelations on his character by the end of the TV show compared to the film. · 11:38 Harry Melling as a background wizard. Dudley’s arc is one of the most...
Send us a text In this episode, we flip the script and discuss how the story would change if Harry was sorted into Slytherin. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · Listen to episode 285 about the new cast for the trio here! · 2:13 Harry and Draco are going to become friends. They both have difficult families, and are somewhat alone in the world. They can connect with each other, because the one thing they both want more than anything is a relationship. Harry has no ...
Send us a text In this episode, we discuss the recent casting of Harry, Ron, and Hermione, and who should be cast next. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 2:36 The Deadline article said Malfoy, Cho Chang, and Cedric Diggory were more prized roles. Really? Chang and Diggory cover only a few books. Malfoy is an important casting, however. The actor has to understand how little Malfoy understands about himself. · 10:19 Neville has a long arc, and one that should be ...
Send us a text In this episode, we analyze the larger implications of Fred's death. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 2:14 Fred is killed in the Battle of Hogwarts in the seventh book. It really represents the death of Harry’s past, and puts into starker contrast the fact that he can never go back. Of course, Harry can’t go back to events that have already happened, but this is just a symbolic death that more absolutely illustrates the finality of this battle. · ...
Send us a text In this episode, we discuss the Battle of Hogwarts in the TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 2:09 The charge of the houselves. This moment is only in the book, but is impactful. Kreacher has finally found something that he believes in, and it would be a shame if his arc ends without that final resolution of charging into battle. This shows us that everyone is involved. · 10:21 Fred’s death. This is one of the most shocking deaths in ...
Send us a text In this episode, we discuss characters that don't deserve a second chance. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:30 Umbridge. She will never deserve a second chance. She was an evil toad in the books and and an even worse person in the books. She likely didn’t have a good time of it when she was carried away by the centaurs, but it’s hard to feel bad for someone who was as horrible as her. · 7:37 Bellatrix. She’s a hotshot in the death eater busines...
Send us a text In this episode, we talk about moments in the films that should be in the TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 2:10 Harry breaking the elder wand. In the book, Harry simply repairs his own wand then returns the elder wand to Dumbledore’s grave. It’s a nice message, but the film does this much better. Harry snapping the wand and throwing it off the bridge shows a much more powerful ending and a more finite ending to a painful journey. · ...
Send us a text In this episode, we discuss places we need to see more of in the TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:37 Diagon Alley. In the book, this is the meeting point of the Muggle and magical worlds. It is the first place Harry sees that is truly magical, and also acts as a sanctuary for him later on. When it is taken over, that should mean something for the larger state of the wizarding world. · 10:29 The Burrow. We get a lot of the Burrow in the...
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well the Voldemort thing is right. I think id be restarted and did one thing different, he could have changed, unless he went too far down the wrong path.
small correction ;) it's spelled Gryffindor not gryphindor
it means so much to have someone that likes harry potter too. none of my friends are that interested in hp. so listening to these theories is very good! 👍👍
well... duh, she's a villain