Hot Topics: The One With Netflix Power Moves, Holiday Traditions, and Quirks Revealed

Dec 31, 2025
1h 10m

Episode Description

From Christmas ambushes and Secret Santa chaos to full-blown streaming wars and stolen subscriptions, Saraya and the crew deliver a holiday Hot Topics episode that’s equal parts chaotic, funny, and unexpectedly heartfelt.


They swap emotional Christmas stories, unpack Saraya’s sacred holiday traditions (Harry Potter and spaghetti), and spiral into Secret Santa betrayals, Joey’s mission to finally buy Adam a jacket, and the ongoing proof that Rulebreakers has zero HR department.


The episode quickly pivots into a sharp breakdown of the Netflix vs. Warner Bros. vs. Paramount power struggle—billion-dollar deals, monopoly panic, WWE’s move to Netflix, and why cable never actually died. Adam goes full media-industry brain, Joey picks sides, and Saraya openly admits she will keep using other people’s streaming accounts without shame.


Along the way, they detour into Disney adults, Harry Potter loyalty tests, Broadway Draco Malfoy discourse, sobriety milestones, comfort-TV confessions, nipple pillows, and bird-related trauma. The chaos lands in a surprisingly real place with conversations about family, new babies, chosen family, and Saraya officially announcing that Rulebreakers is hitting the road next season.


It’s part holiday group therapy, part media-industry takedown, and 100% Saraya, Joey, and Adam loud, honest, and fully in Rulebreaker mode.


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