April 3, 1999: What Would They Think?

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What would they think? This week, Emily and V -- okay. This episode was supposed to be about the April 2000 Slate Magazine article, "Luke Skywalker Is Gay?"

And it does start out that way.

But thanks to Emily's personal fannish history and a tiny footnote in the article, this episode goes... somewhere else.

And oh my god.

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