LET THE FESTIVITIES BEGIN! This week on our season 2 finale, the Brides head to Sweden, trip out on some shrooms, and try to ignore the very large bear in our gleeful recap of the haunting, thrilling, and extremely satisfying 2019 'folk horror' film, Midsommar. This might be the most fun movie ever made about a Swedish death cult. Ari Aster is one of the most exciting horror directors working today, but unlike his debut film Hereditary, Midsommar doesn't make you want crawl into a hole and die. Rather, its excruciating portrayal of relationship toxicity makes the ending all the more cathartic. We also chat about the stellar cinematography, how Christian is the worst, the genius of Aster giving away the entire movie in the first twenty minutes but convincing you he didn't, and how you should never mock local customs by literally peeing on their sacred trees (looking at you, Mark). Also, Alysa's trivia about the 'blood eagle' scene ruins Lindsay's weekend. Skål!

But seriously, is anyone going to talk about the bear? 

Note: This episode contains mention of suicide, emotional abuse, gaslighting, and toxic relationship dynamics. Take care of yourselves, friends! 

Midsommar. 2019. Directed and written by Ari Aster. Starring Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Vilhelm Blomgren, and Will Poulter.