In this episode of Screentone Club, Andy and Elliot get all romantic as they discuss the perils of going out with a superstar in Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight, and the joy of going out with a caterpillar monster(?) in Caterpillar Girl and Bad Texter Boy!###Series Discussed: Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight, Caterpillar Girl and Bad Texter Boy###Assignments for next Episode: Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live? Vol.1, ACCA Vol. 1If you enjoy this episode, please consider backing us on Patreon - from only US$1 a month you get bonus episodes and other perks as well, including the ability to vote on topics for us to cover!Timecodes:0:00:00 - Welcome to Season 2! 0:02:00 - Patreon voting update! 0:03:15 - Returning Champions: The Promised Neverland! Again! 0:07:00 - How I learned to stop worrying about story transitions0:11:00 - Handling Characters0:16:00 - Elliot’s Pick: Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight0:18:30 - Scholastic about hot boys0:22:45 - WHOA0:27:00 - Elliot talks himself into reading more0:28:00 - Andy’s Pick: Caterpillar Girl and Bad Texter Boy0:29:45 - Oh, that’s where the title comes from0:32:45 - Flustered Elliot alert0:36:00 - “Incisiveness of Purpose”0:39:45 - Self-defeating character growth0:41:45 - The Glass Half-(blank) difference0:43:45 - The Eyes have it0:46:45 - Have you read this? What do you think about it?0:48:15 - One last point! “The Silent Voice Thing”0:51:00 - Our picks for next week!
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