Episode 172: Manticore Crab Bake

We are joined again by Liz from our social media team! Thanks to this week’s Patreon supporter, Jane S., aka Ann’s mom! Thanks Mom! Phoenix Register: Magical creatures at Universal Osaka! Visitors will encounter hippogriffs, nifflers, pygmy puffs, and dragons throughout the Wizarding World section of the park. MuggleNet article here. Owl Post: Jeri writes in about the beasts in Osaka, and hoping that the experience comes to Orlando. Jeri also wrote in about our podcast question from episode 171! The main takeaway: the wizarding justice system is Not Great. Main Discussion: Scenes 60-63 of the screenplay Could scene 60 be the actual best scene of the movie? “And by that I mean specifically us, because we would argue that.” We get a lesson on mine safety! How did the squid react to the manticore tentacle? Shannen: I love you, Percy. Do we have an exact date for the movie? Penny Clearwater is here to sabotage and destroy. You can watch the Hogwarts Great Hall scene on YouTube here! Check out the Winged Victory of Dumbledore here. Let Dumbledore wear purple! Newtcase: BEES!!!! Specifically, bees in mythology and folklore. Shannen reads “Telling the Bees” by John Greenleaf Whittier. Full text here. Podcast Question: Why do you think it took Newt and Theseus so long to get to Hogwarts?