Twilight (film) + When 100 Year Old Vampires Go to High School
Season 6 Episode 10
Staring longingly across parking lots, bad wigs, and Jasper…these are only a few of the things Stephenie Meyer has to answer for as we take on the popular 2008 teen vampire flick Twilight this week.
Topics of discussion include: the vampire version of Wonderwalling a girl, 2008 fashion, and being Team Rosalie (and Team Eternal Vampires Need to Stay Away from High Schools). Plus, Ashley’s unsurprising obsession with Nosferatu as a child.
Content warning: discussions of emotional abuse.
Episode Citations + Further Reading
Adjusting the focus on Twilight’s misconceptions
https://www.burkemuseum.org/static/truth_vs_twilight/index-2.html
Twilight is Not Good for Maidens: Gender, Sexuality, and the Family in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Series
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/392762/pdf
Why Are There So Many Confederate Vampires? - Princess Weekes
