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Holiday Unplugged had Nikki DeLoach declaring a screen-free Christmas while secretly hunting down lost home videos of her late husband, with Juan Pablo Di Pace along for the search. Eric and Andrea both landed on three stars. They liked the cast, the kids, and the family message, but the premise kept tripping the movie up, and the romance read more like a friendship. Before that, they look back at Merry Memories, which ended up near the bottom of both of their lists for the year.
What You'll Hear:
• Why Merry Memories, with Lindura and Brendan Morgan, sits in Andrea's bottom three and is Eric's least favorite of 2026 so far
• Andrea's favorite parts of the no-tech challenge, plus why Sally's mom felt like a stepmom
• A book recommendation for anyone who loved this movie's premise
• Eric on the kids' performances and a lead who handles grief without melodrama
• The big question: in 2026, how are those videos not in the cloud?
• Sally's password guessing skills and Eric's iPad code fail
• Eric Keenleyside as Sally's dad, and a familiar face from Curious Caterer
• Who decorated a cabin that nobody is staying at?
• VHS trivia, Nikki DeLoach's turn in The House Bunny, and viewer ratings for Who's Coming for Christmas and Adopting Saint Nick
Chapters:
0:00 - Stay Plugged In: Welcome Back
0:30 - Merry Memories: A Bottom-Three Movie of 2026
3:53 - The Radio Station Challenge and Winter Wonderlanes
5:01 - Holiday Unplugged: Synopsis and Ratings
6:02 - What Andrea Liked: The No-Tech Family Challenge
8:34 - A Book Pick for Fans of This Movie
9:53 - What Eric Liked: The Kids and a Grounded Take on Grief
11:33 - It's 2026. Isn't Everything in the Cloud?
14:13 - The Memory Flashbacks That Didn't Flow
15:55 - Guessing Passwords Like a Spy
17:41 - Standout Character: Eric Keenleyside as Dad
19:09 - Romance or Just Friends?
20:02 - Who Decorated the Empty Cabin?
20:42 - What to Watch Instead
22:11 - Trivia: VHS History and Nikki DeLoach's House Bunny Days
24:04 - Viewer Ratings: Who's Coming for Christmas and Adopting Saint Nick
24:47 - Next Week: My Christmas Cowboy, Mistletoe Murders and More
Eric and Andrea need a ruling on that cabin. Did Sally's mom ever say someone goes there, or did it decorate itself? And did Holiday Unplugged work for you as a romance, or should it have stayed a friendship?
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Mistletoe Murders is back for Season 3, and Eric and Andrea review the premiere, "Don't Fear the Wreather, Part 1." Emily and Sam investigate a Fletcher's Grove wreath maker, played by Catherine Bell, who is accused of killing her husbands, while Violet and June try to talk Emily into staying in town. Andrea was sold the moment Catherine Bell appeared on screen. Eric is mostly concerned that Catherine Bell might turn out to be a murderer.
What You'll Hear:
• Why Fletcher's Grove feels like Cabot Cove, and why its eccentric townspeople are the reason this show works
• Catherine Bell's arrival, and why Eric missed her Sister, Sister years (he was busy watching JAG)
• The show skipping the usual Sam and Emily conflict, and Emily keeping him at arm's length anyway
• Brooke's total obliviousness, and why Kylee Evans is the opposite in real life
• Violet growing up instead of staying sixteen forever
• A serious professional inquiry: is wreath maker a full-time job?
• Two standout scenes: Famous Ray running unopposed for mayor, and a loaded conversation with Emily's ex (Aaron Ashmore)
• What the hosts want from the rest of the season, including more romance and more of Sam on the actual case
• Whodunit predictions with zero screener spoilers
Chapters:
0:00 - Eleven Months, Three Weeks, Six Days
0:48 - Back in Fletcher's Grove: The Setup
1:09 - Andrea's Take: Catherine Bell and the Townsfolk
3:03 - Eric's Take: No Manufactured Sam and Emily Drama
5:21 - Anything Missing?
5:52 - Is Wreath Maker a Real Job?
7:00 - Standout Scene: Famous Ray for Mayor
7:34 - Standout Scene: Emily's Ex Returns
8:37 - Hopes for the Rest of Season 3
10:57 - Whodunit Predictions (No Spoilers)
11:40 - Up Next: Part 2
Andrea's money is on the nosy neighbor. Eric refuses to believe Catherine Bell could be the killer. Who is your suspect before Part 2?
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Andrea and Eric review A Danish Christmas, the new Hallmark Countdown to Christmas movie starring Emilie Ullerup and Corey Sevier. Marie comes home to her family's inn in Copenhagen, mistakes a guest named Ryan Miller for a travel writer, and builds an entire hygge tour to impress him. It's a movie that runs almost entirely on feeling rather than plot, and both hosts walked away calling it their favorite of the season so far. The star rating still got renegotiated halfway through the episode.
What You'll Hear:
• Why Corey Sevier's easygoing Ryan might be his best Hallmark performance, with none of the usual curmudgeon edge
• A mistaken identity plot that gets resolved like grown-ups, no silly fight required
• Andrea's Norwegian roots and the Scandinavian traditions she now wants to try at home
• Corey's shirtless scene streak, which is now two movies running
• The rushed promotion conflict and a finale that heads for the airport and ends up at the market
• Standout scenes: the panic attack at the top of the tower and the real Ryan Miller showing up
• Danish Christmas trivia, from Julemanden in Greenland to risalamande with the hidden almond and real candles on the tree
• Eric's ten principles of hygge, which handed Andrea a few months of yoga class material
• Next week's picks: Holiday Unplugged and A Season of Promises
Chapters:
0:00 - Hygge or Not? A Danish Christmas
0:48 - The Recap: Marie, Ryan and a Copenhagen Inn
1:04 - The Good: Emilie Ullerup and Corey Sevier
3:19 - The Great Star Rating Debate
5:09 - The Director Behind the Destination Movies
5:46 - Corey Sevier's Shirtless Streak
6:19 - The Hygge Tour That Keeps Going Wrong
7:24 - The Not So Good: CGI Snow and a Rushed Conflict
9:36 - Standout Scenes: The Tower and the Real Ryan Miller
11:34 - The Romance and That Final Kiss Transition
13:13 - If You Liked This: My Norwegian Holiday
14:15 - Danish Christmas Trivia: Julemanden and Risalamande
16:28 - The 10 Principles of Hygge
18:36 - Next Week: Holiday Unplugged and A Season of Promises
20:21 - Top Movie of the Weekend
Did A Danish Christmas take the top spot on your 2026 list, or is Adopting Saint Nick still holding on? And would you put real candles on your Christmas tree?
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Adopting St. Nick, starring Amy Groening and Michael Rady, is a Christmas movie that aired on Halloween. So was it a trick or a treat? Andrea gives it four out of five stars and calls it her favorite of the 2026 season so far (and she is not handing out fives this year). Eric thinks it might be the most complete traditional Hallmark movie of the year: real stakes, a Santa who may or may not be Santa, and a lead actress who has more than earned the spot.
Before they get there, Eric and Andrea also weigh in on Friday's Who's Coming for Christmas? with Rhiannon Fish and Jake Foy, and whether a movie about a dinner table can carry a whole story.
What You'll Hear:
• Andrea's 2.5 star verdict on Who's Coming for Christmas? and the one song that would have bumped it up a full star
• Why the Adopting St. Nick poster sells a completely different movie than the one that aired
• How a small-town hardware store and a batch of Christmas rosettes hit close to home for Andrea
• Why the adoption storyline and the line "you're special because you were chosen" landed for Eric
• Eric's case that Amy Groening has solidified her place as a Hallmark lead
• The two things that bugged them: an ugly sweater contest where everybody wins, and yet another near kiss
• A standout pick no one saw coming (Andrea chose a building)
• Movie recommendations: Project Christmas Wish, The Christmas Secret, and Long Lost Christmas
• Trivia, including Amy Groening's family connection to The Simpsons, plus poll results and IMDb scores
Chapters:
0:00 - Trick or Treat: A Christmas Movie on Halloween
0:24 - Who's Coming for Christmas? Rhiannon Fish & Jake Foy
3:51 - Adopting St. Nick: The Setup
4:13 - Andrea's Take: A Bad Poster and a New #1
8:36 - Eric's Take: Real Stakes and Amy Groening as a Lead
13:14 - What They Didn't Like: Participation Trophies and the Near Kiss
14:51 - Standout: A Hardware Store vs. Stephanie Sy
18:44 - The Romance: Amy Groening & Michael Rady
22:04 - If You Liked This, Watch These
23:54 - Trivia: The Simpsons Connection and a Tornado on Set
26:13 - Ratings, Polls & IMDb Scores
29:57 - Up Next: A Danish Christmas
Andrea has Adopting St. Nick at the top of her list so far. Is it at the top of yours, or is your favorite still something from earlier in the season?
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Andrea picked What If Christmas, starring Lori Loughlin and Tom Cavanagh, as her sleeper hit of the Hallmark season. It turned out to be a sleeper, just not the kind she meant. Andrea lands on a generous 3 out of 5, Eric thinks Tom Cavanagh did all the heavy lifting, and both of them came away feeling like they'd spent the evening planning a charity gala.
What You'll See:
• Why Andrea swapped out Double Booked for the Holidays as her sleeper pick, and now wishes she hadn't
• The gowns and cinematography, which actually look like high fashion instead of a Mervyn's clearance rack
• The dad math: how is Adam's father this peppy when Lori and Tom are in their sixties?
• Eric's case that Lori played her big emotional moments the same way she ordered hot chocolate, and Andrea's theory on why
• The no-socks suit and a fifteen second hug where a goodbye kiss should be
• The "it's on me" scene Eric calls the best written moment in the movie
• A rare Hallmark marriage with no kids, and how it compares to Garage Sale Mysteries
• Similar picks: Family for Christmas, A Dream of Christmas, The Birthday Wish and A Kiss Before Christmas
• Full House trivia about Lori's real wedding dress, plus Tom Cavanagh's malaria and avocado stories
Chapters:
0:00 - Andrea's Sleeper Pick: What If Christmas
0:40 - The Recap (and That Choppy Synopsis)
1:30 - Why Andrea Dropped Double Booked, and Her 3/5
4:00 - What Worked: Cinematography, Gowns and Tom Cavanagh
6:25 - Too Much Gala Talk and Some Shaky Dad Math
8:00 - Slow, Low Stakes, and Lori's Flat Delivery
10:10 - Why Some Performances Read Flat on Screen
12:00 - No Socks, No Goodbye Kiss
14:10 - Standout: Jonathan Whittaker and the "It's On Me" Scene
17:20 - The Romance: A Long Marriage With No Kids
18:50 - If You Liked This, Watch These Instead
21:10 - Full House Trivia: Lori's Real Wedding Dress
23:20 - Tom Cavanagh, Malaria and Avocados
23:55 - IMDb Scores and Poll Results
25:50 - Next Week: Who's Coming for Christmas?, Adopting St. Nick, A Danish Christmas
Andrea gave What If Christmas a generous 3 out of 5, and the early poll is all over the map. Too generous, too harsh, or about right? And did Tom Cavanagh carry it for you?
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