Episode 101: Princess Diaries 2 – Royal Engagement

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In this episode we discuss the 2004 film The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. You can watch it on Disney+, or rent it from Youtube, or Amazon Prime.

Content warnings for strong language as well as discussions of misogyny, colonialism, American imperialism, multiple succession crises, a distressing number of off-the-cuff revolutionary speeches, and over-the-top “rich villain” accents.

We reference or spoil: Mortal Kombat, Princess Diaries franchise, Dungeons and Dragons (2023 film), Harry Potter books, Christmas Prince cinematic universe, Frozen, Lord of the Rings, Aladdin, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Mary Poppins film, Star Trek reboot, The Dark Knight Rises, New Girl (“let me help you with that” clip), Austin Powers, My Fair Lady, That’s So Raven, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Clueless, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern (Hamlet and/or Stoppard play), She’s All That, Les Miserables, Machiavelli‘s The Prince, The Hunger Games, A Song of Ice and Fire series, WandaVision, Avatar the Last Airbender, Natalie Imbrulia‘s “Torn“, Red White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston, Ocean’s Eleven, and How I Met Your Mother “Murder Train”

Also check out Kat’s The Minor Hours and Small Thoughts Magazine and Bren’s Select Start improv shows benefiting Arcade Comedy Theater.

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The transcript will be available soon on nostoryissacred.com.