Emily acknowledges that there is no scientific evidence for Mercury Retrograde but notes that people use it as a pattern-recognition tool to blame their problems on.

“So I just said literally five sentence ago five sentences ago there is no scientific evidence that it affects Earth.”

Erica does not believe in the negative impacts of Mercury Retrograde but uses it to joke about bad luck.

“I don't believe it until if something does happen to me I'll be like see I knew it.”