Predictably Unexpected
Welcome to Predictably Unexpected, the holiday Hallmark romcom podcast you didn’t know you needed! Your hosts, Holly & Scottie, are obsessed with predictably heartwarming Christmas movies. Think big-city careers, small-town charm, last-minute snowstorms, and just maybe... a kiss under the mistletoe.
Using their official Predictability Scorecard — a totally serious, highly scientific game where they rate each holiday film on classic Hallmark-style tropes. From city vs. small-town settings to surprise character backstories, they’ll predict the plot before they even hit play. If they guess the movie right, they earn points and yes, there’s a prize (or at least bragging rights) on the line.
What to Expect This Season:
• Weekly episodes all through the holiday season (hopefully)
• Predictions, recaps, and hilarious real-time reactions
• A rotating lineup of festive films, friendly competition, and a lot of hot takes (and hot cocoa)
So grab your coziest blanket, pour yourself something peppermint-flavored, and get ready to celebrate the most predictably unexpected time of the year!
Episodes
17 episodes
Preseason, Prejudged: Falling Into Hallmark's 2026 Fall Movie Lineup
We're back! After a long winter's nap since the last Countdown to Christmas wrapped, Season 2 is finally here, and we're easing back in with a preseason special before the real competition begins.This week, there's no Predictability Scor...
There Can Be Only One (Predictor): Crowning the Predictability Champion!
After a full season of predictions, scorecards, and extremely scientific math, the moment has finally arrived. This week, we break down the final Predictability Scorecard results for Hallmark’s A Make or Break Holiday and The Chris...
Making, Breaking, and Baby-Making: Hallmark’s A Make or Break Holiday & The Christmas Baby!
This week, we’re holding ourselves accountable — briefly — before confidently predicting the future all over again. We kick things off by reviewing last week’s Hallmark offerings, A Suite Holiday Romance and Oy to the World!, ...
A Very Suite Predictable Oy-fair: Hallmark’s A Suite Holiday Romance & Oy to the World!
In this week’s episode, we savor the festive flavors of Hallmark’s latest entries in the holiday movie canon. We start with a results recap from last week—She’s Making a List and Single on the 25th—where we compare what we predicted based solel...
List Mode Activated, Relationship Status Deactivated: Hallmark’s She’s Making a List & Single on the 25th
Welcome back to another tinsel-covered episode of our Hallmark holiday deep dive, where we take festive movie titles far too seriously and use our Predictability Scorecard like it’s a scientifically validated diagnostic tool. (Maybe one day.)
Fashionably Late for Festive Fate: Hallmark’s We Met in December, The Snow Must Go On & An Alpine Holiday
Hallmark has unleashed a blizzard of movies, and frankly, even we have limits — so in this episode, we’re changing things up to survive the holiday onslaught. And yes, we know this episode is dropping later than planned — consider it fashio...
Melting Hearts & Broken Tackles: Hallmark’s Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story & Melt My Heart This Christmas
Fluff up your favorite holiday blanket—it’s time for another cheerful romp through the Predictability Scorecard! We start by revisiting last week’s festive double feature, Hallmark’s: Three Wisest Men and Tidings for the S...
Wisecracks and Predictable Tidings: Hallmark’s Three Wisest Men & Tidings for the Season
The tinsel is twinkling, the snow is suspiciously foam-like, and our Predictability Scorecard is ready for another test. This week, we’re checking in on Hallmark's Christmas Above the Clouds and A Keller Christmas Vacation
Flight Risk & Family Drama: Hallmark’s Christmas Above the Clouds and A Keller Christmas Vacation
The Hallmark machine keeps cranking out Christmas cheer — and we’re here to decode it one predictable plot at a time. This week, we revisit our predictions for Christmas on Duty to see if we nailed the tropes, misread the mistletoe, or underest...
Reporting for Romance: Hallmark’s Christmas on Duty
The countdown continues, and we’re back on the front lines of Hallmark's Countdown to Christmas movie predictions! This week, we’re reviewing our battlefield results from A Christmas Angel Match and Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper!
Royal Results, Angelic Guesses & Ted Cooper?: Hallmark’s A Christmas Angel Match & Merry Christmas Ted Cooper!
Buckle your sleigh belts and grab your glitter glue — we’re back with another tinsel-covered episode of holiday hot takes! First, we saddle up and spill the eggnog on our Predictability Scorecard for Hallmark’s A Royal Montana Christma...
Tricks, Treats & Tropes: Hallmark’s Haul Out the Halloween Movie Review (S1:E4)
In this special Halloween episode, we temporarily ghost our traditional Predictability Scorecard (don't worry, it'll haunt us again soon) to simply discuss Hallmark's spooky-season offering: Haul Out the Halloween.Join us as we ...
Giddy Up, Your Majesty: Hallmark’s A Royal Montana Christmas (S1:E3)
Mount up and curtsy, cowpokes — this week we’re blindly predicting A Royal Montana Christmas, the latest Hallmark holiday export straight from the wild blue yonder. We don’t know the plot, but we’re pretty sure it involves royalty, hor...
BONUS! Tinsel, Tropes, and Total Guesswork - Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas 2025 Calendar Preview
Surprise! It’s a bonus episode—because our hearts (and DVRs) just couldn’t wait. The Hallmark Christmas Movie Season has arrived like a surprise snowstorm on Christmas Eve, and we’re here with your essential preview of Hallmar...
Professors, Playbooks and Predictions - Hallmark’s Fall Release: Home Turf (S1:E2)
In this week’s episode, we’re revealing the final results of our Predictability Scorecard for Adventures in Love and Birding — where romance meets the great outdoors. We’ll recap the film, share our honest review, and break down how we s...
Adventures in Love and Birding: A Hallmark Fall Face-Off! (S1:E1)
Grab your pumpkin spice latte and settle in for a cozy, leaf-crunching episode as we dive into our latest Hallmark fall movie obsession: Adventures in Love and Birding. Love and birds, what else do you need? Tune in as we break down ou...
Seasons Greetings: An Introduction to the Predictably Unexpected Podcast (S1:E0)
Welcome to Predictably Unexpected — the holiday romcom podcast you didn’t know you needed! In our very first episode, meet your hosts Holly and Scottie, a married couple who love the holiday season almost as much as they love each other. (Almos...