Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

So, dear listeners, what did you think of the final film? There's a million different reviews out there—from Rotten Tomatoes calling it "97% certified fresh" to Slate's hilarious "Harry Potter Virgins" piece to Ralph Fiennes' Guardian-published defense of ole Voldie as "just lonely" and Wired's take on the "5 Characters who Overshadowed Harry" (well Snape, duh).

But what did you think? And almost as importantly, did you dress up?? We'd love to hear your comments here or on our Facebook page.

Although the ladies of The Witching Hour were all apart—Mehera in Seattle, Claire in Portland and Sara in Walla Walla—we did our best to keep the show's spirit alive wherever we were. We don't want to give away too much now, but you'll certainly get our opinion of the last film when we're back on air this fall.

Here's a peek of how we celebrated Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow, Part 2:

these are dark times.

Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

How about that opening? George's toothbrush-in-ear moment? WHY was Harry constantly almost-naked?! What'd'ya think of the revisions to Hedwig's death? And the acting, it didn't totally suck!

This was a very special week for The Witching Hour. First, we played less music than usual, because there's just so much to say about... the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, part 1, of course!! Second, we had a very special guest, Claire Johnson, future co-host of The Witching Hour (providing KWCW picks us back up again! Season 3, here we come?!). You may have seen the movie three times, but it's never too late to re-live it again!

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Deathly Hallows Reviewed

And of course, the week's tracks:

"Tom Felton's Kinda Hot" by Draco and the Malfoys
"Hedwig's Jam" by the Weasel King
"My Ear is Not Here" by Gred and Forge
"Seventeen Years" by the Butterbeer Experience
"Fast Friends and Infatuations" by Grindelwald's Revenge
"George and Fred" by Ginny and the Heartbreakers
"Part-werewolf for Hire" by Gred and Forge
"Song for the Death Eaters" by Harry and the Potters
"Penelope" by the Hermione Crookshanks Experience
"Harry Got Naked" by Ginny and the Heartbreakers
"Fated" by the Remus Lupins
"The Ballad of Dobby, a Free Elf" by Narcissa Black
"Chez Fleur" by Romilda Vane and the Chocolate Cauldrons

Deathly Hallows, the holidays and more

Dear listeners,

Sorry to report, there'll be no radio show this week as we're both out of town on holiday. (Happy Thanksgiving from The Witching Hour!)

We'll be back on Tuesday, November 30 from 3-4 p.m. PST, surely with lots to chat about!!! We spent last Thursday evening outside Walla Walla Grand Cinemas chatting with Potter fans, dancing to wrock, dueling in the parking lot, and of course, watching what may very well be the best Harry Potter movie out yet.

In the meantime, check out a review, live-blog, and discussion of the film: from the Guardian, Movieline, and of course MuggleNet.

See you next week!

Your hosts as Hedwig, left, and Dobby, right.

Top fans MaryBeth and Trisha!

Photos courtesy of Miss Trisha Way.