Cecily and A.Ron dissect the latest episode of FX’s American Horror Story: 1984, “Slashdance”. Who is a friend? Who is an enemy? Nobody knows, but we are taking on all theories! We talk about Nurse Rita surprising history, Ray’s incredibly bad decision making, and interdimensional time-looping pumpkin-head ghost riders. This night just keeps on giving.
Jim and I have seen episode three of HBO’s Chernobyl series, “Open Wide, O Earth”, and are shaken by the graphic depiction of the Chernobyl first responders’ last days. We get to see the horror from multiple perspectives, the victims themselves, the and the friends and family who struggle to cope with this strange manner of death and the danger it poses to them. Meanwhile as the Soviets manage to contain and stop the fire, we gear up for the long war ahead; to fully contain the death and destruction of Chernobyl it will require 750k lives and three years of sacrifice. Will they be up for the challenge? And will they solve the mystery of the reactor’s destruction, so that it might never happen again? All this plus some light discussion on the relative merits of free market capitalism vs centrally planned economies in feedback. You know, kids stuff.
Michael from Arlington, Virginia was nice enough to commission this podcast in honor of his lovely and talented wife, Susanna. Michael wanted to do something positive with his commission. He wanted to recognize and celebrate the hundreds and thousands of people; the artists, craftsmen, pencil pushers, the caterers, that collectively make our favorite movies and television shows possible. So often the below the line types toil near anonymously from project to project, but not on this podcast. Using the special feature, “Star Wars Within A Minute” as a guide, we go department by department to talk about the things small and large the contribute to your average Hollywood blockbuster. Whether you’re moved to sit through credits, study more about filmmaking, or perhaps look for a local project to get involved in, we hope you enjoy this podcast.
This week’s episode of Sharp Objects, “Fix”, is rough to watch. Filled with painful encounters with family, self-harm, and suicide, it is bleak and yet remains engaging and thoughtful as the camera captures the horrific events without artifice or judgment. Amma appears far more at risk and overtly dangerous than we first anticipated, Adora is an absolute monster, and Camille is clearly in over her head with this situation that she isn’t emotionally prepared for. The authorities are getting nowhere in their investigation, with bickering, mistrust, provincialism, and envy clouding their judgment. Who or what is Camille trying to “Fix”, anyway?
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We’re back for the exciting conclusion of the Life is Strange prequel… or is it? Despite being cut short, this episode contains all the heart-wrenching mother / daughter / father / step-mother / step-father / best friend / teenage lover moments you’ve come to expect from a Life is Strange game.
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Bigby’s back and this time he’s taking no shit from anyone. Time for episode 3 of Bad Guy Bigby!
Jim, Jason and A.Ron break down another mind altering episode of FX’s Legion. In “Chapter 3”, we delve more into David’s past and childhood, explore the astral plane to check in on his sister, and get more hints and clues as to the nature and powers of the yellow-eyed demon that haunts David’s dreams.
In this episode, we learn the hard lessons; every rocket needs stability assist, you also have to turn on the stability assist, and even with stability assist things can still go horribly wrong. At this point you should be questioning if we’ll ever destroy Perth.
What do you do when life hands you a plate of chocolate chip pancakes? You claim that they’re actually beans as you watch a high school girl smash them to the ground… for the second time.