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Adult Swim Yule Log 2: Branchin' Out

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How it feels

A woman tries to recover from a horrific ordeal and move on with her life. She finds herself stuck inside a conventional Christmas romance movie, forcing her to deal with her trauma in an unexpected way.

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What happens

Adult Swim Yule Log 2: Branchin' Out is a surreal romantic comedy horror film that originally aired as a special on Adult Swim on December 6, 2024. It was created, written, and directed by Casper Kelly, and produced by Williams Street. Created as a sequel to his previous film, Adult Swim Yule Log (also titled The Fireplace), the follows the events of the earlier film, where the surviving protagonist, Zoe, must navigate the traumatic horror movie experiences she suffered while trying to move on with her life, before finding herself inadvertently trapped within a traditional Christmas romantic comedy. The film serves as a meta commentary on both the horror movie and traditional Hallmark Christmas romantic comedy genres. The film aired on December 6, 2024, at midnight on Adult Swim and was also made available for streaming on Max on December 7, 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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