Chess, Mass Panic, Kathryn Merteuil (Cruel Intentions)

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Love: Chess

Alex takes the episode way down into the quiet and cerebral with a discussion of the OG nerd game, Chess. Andy reminds him of some fond and beautiful memories from their pre-LHR days, Alex gets equal parts technical and sentimental, and somehow, they also find room to say way too much about Scrabble.

Hate: Mass Panic

Andy keeps it topical by hating on the various forms of mass panic we’ve all seen and are seeing, ranging from the current COVID-19 hoarding measures to how Floridians always seem to panic at hurricane season. Alex reminds everyone to ask who profits from your panic, and there are infinite reminders to everyone to WASH YOUR DAMN HANDS, YA NASTY….

Relationship: Kathryn Merteuil (from Cruel Intentions)

Relationships.txt once again supplies this episode’s question with a young woman writing in about how she believes after he’s come in and proved such a positive, stabilizing force in her otherwise tumultuous life, she believes she’s fallen in love with her brother-in-law. Therapy again takes center stage as Alex discusses the difference between love and fixations and Andy continues being a gem by reassuring her about the wonderful qualities she can bring to a healthy, less icky future relationship.