S01E16 - Season 1 Superlatives

It’s a season in review — this is our Show Off S1 Season Superlatives where we give you our faves of the season, what we liked and didn’t, and we maybe get a little unhinged with some of our picks. You just have to be there for this one, trust us. 

 

But in all seriousness, thank you so much for listening to The Show Off pod this season! You guys are awesome. We’ll be back near the end of the year/early 2025 with our faves of 2024 episode, and then we’ll be taking a bit of a break before we start recording season TWO! 

 

Let us know your best show and best episode of the season in the comments below!

 

Here’s our full list of superlatives and our answers below in case you want to share your own with us — SPOILERS AHEAD!

 

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Superlatives: 

 

Show List: 

• Once Upon a Time – 1x01 Pilot – 1x22 
• Once Upon a Time (S1 finale) A land without magic
• Barry – Pilot 
• Barry – Show finale “wow” 
• Leverage 1x05 “The Bank Shot Job”
• Bob’s Burgers – 10x20 “Poops I didn’t do it again” 
• Doctor Who – 8x4 “Listen”
• Doctor Who – 2x4 “The Girl in the Fireplace”
• Lie to Me – 2x4 “Honey”
• Imposters – 1x2 “My Balls Dickhead”
• Twisters
• Oceans 8

 

Rules:

We each get one veto.

You can’t pick a show more than twice. 

All shows are back in for the unhinged ones.

 

1. Best exposition/World Building moment
   1. Kampy: Leverage
   2. Amanda: Ouat pilot 
2. Best cinematography/lighting
   1. Kampy: Doctor Who 8x4
   2. Amanda: Barry pilot 
3. Best set
   1. Amanda: Lie to me
   2. Kampy: Barry finale
4. Best score/soundtrack/theme
   1. Amanda: Oceans 8
   2. Kampy: Imposters 
5. Best casted/worst casted
   1. Amanda: Lana Parilla – OUAT / Josh Dallas – Prince charming 
   2. Kampy: John Roberts – bob’s burgers / aquarium lady 
6. Best character (in the sense of being a capital C Character)
   1. Kampy: David Tennant – Ten – Doctor Who VETOED
      1. Sally – Barry 
   2. Amanda: Parker – Leverage 
7. Best costume
   1. Amanda: Cate Blanchett’s sparkly green jumpsuit VETOED
      1. Backup: Debbie’s met gala dress
   2. Kampy: Regina’s evil queen outfit 
8. Worst costume
   1. Kampy: Lie to Me – orange tie 
   2. Amanda: Barry’s ak’s that won’t fit in the car 
9. Best one-liner
   1. Amanda: Leverage – sometimes bad guys are the only good guys you get 
   2. Kampy: Ouat finale – it’s storming like a bitch
10. Biggest laugh– comedy moments from the episodes
    1. Amanda: Bob’s burgers – we respect your birth plan 
    2. Kampy: Ocean’s 8 – bubble gun scene
11. Pick one crew to join
    1. Kampy: Tyler Owen’s stormchasing crew
    2. Amanda: Lightman group – lie to me 
12. (Good) Character fmk
    1. Kampy: Ten, Wonder boy 1 – Ezra, Lou
    2. Amanda: Mickey, Eliot, Gillian 
13. Hottest hottie of the season – second hottest hottie?
    1. Amanda: #1 Regina Mills  #2 Lou Miller
    2. Kampy: #1 Maddie, #2 NoHo Hank
14. Strangest ship cross shows (that you can still defend)
    1. Amanda: Eliot Spencer x Clara Oswald 
    2. Kampy: Bob x Richard
15. Hyper specific superlative to highlight one thing in one show
    1. Kampy: best use of a piece of fruit 
       1. Kamps: pickles from bob’s burgers bc cucumbers are a fruit 
       2. Amanda: one bowl of apples in Regina Mills’ study
    2. Amanda: Best con
       1. Kamps: Henry conning Emma to go to Storybrooke
       2. Amanda: Hardison distracting the cops with ransom demands

 

*Best show of season – audience vote*

*Best episode of the season – audience vote*

 

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