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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are joined by Sean\\u2019s wonderful and long-time friend, Lee! We\\u2019re all continuing to bring as much holiday cheer as we possibly can by chatting about the 2020 relationship comedy/drama from Clea DuVall, Happiest Season.

When I say \\u201cdrama,\\u201d I mean drama. This is the sort of holiday family gathering that becomes legendary, the talk of the town, a December to remember! Maybe it would feel like a day that you\\u2019d want to forget, but it\\u2019s also a family gathering that\\u2019s all about catharsis and telling your world who you really are.

Harper, one of three kids in the popular and very visible Caldwell family, invites her girlfriend, Abby Holland, to her family\\u2019s lavish home for the holidays. Initially a cause for nervous celebration, the entire mood of the trip becomes tense and fraught with disaster when Abby finds out that Harper has lied about coming out to her parents.

What did I tell you? A powder keg on the very brink of exploding already, right?

Harper is the golden child of her family, much to at least one of her sisters\\u2019 chagrin. The pressure of her parents\\u2019 expectations and her dad\\u2019s campaigning to become mayor of the town makes for an atmosphere that Abby never wanted to be a part of. She just wanted a nice, welcoming vacation away from the pressures of the world.

The unwanted duty of managing her girlfriend\\u2019s stress and feeling like even more of an outsider puts real stress on their relationship. Everything comes to a head during the Caldwells\\u2019 annual Christmas Eve party. Did I say there would be drama? Because, oh boy, is there ever drama.

But hey, there\\u2019s also a great amount of humor and love in this film. It\\u2019s got a touching story and is just a delight from beginning to end. Enjoy this one, and happy holidays!

(Recorded on November 11, 2021)

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Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

Happiest Season - IMDb

Happiest Season trailer - YouTube

Clea DuVall - IMDb

Kristen Stewart - IMDb

Mackenzie Davis - IMDb

Mary Steenburgen - IMDb

Victor Garber - IMDb

Alison Brie - IMDb

Mary Holland - IMDb

Dan Levy - IMDb

Aubrey Plaza - IMDb

Emeril Lagasse - Wikipedia

Moonbeam City (TV Series 2015) - IMDb

Independence Day (1996) - IMDb

Disaster Movie (2008) - IMDb

2012 (2009) - IMDb

Geostorm (2017) - IMDb

Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) - IMDb

Dexter (TV Series 2006\\u20132013) - IMDb

Dexter: New Blood (TV Mini Series 2021\\u2013 )