The Monolith is back and so are we! After some brief R&R aboard Space Station V, we're back on base - full of Howard Johnson's and duty-free gin - and ready to explore the myth, the meaning, and the makeup of this most iconic of parallelograms.

SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF ALERT!! This episode contains shockingly earthly materials and techniques used to build and film the monolith which may reduce your sense of awe and wonder. There will be a warning.

Plus: the sound of liquor being poured onto Joan Collins.

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