Lain gets good at interneting all over the wired. We get whispers of the knights and run in with the Men in Black, but no real understanding of where we are going. Come check out the next two layers with us and our new guest QueerJunk. They assure us their stuff can be found on pretty much any social media site @QueerJunk

We follow Lain down the rabbit hole while Lain follows Alice to Cyberia. Our old friend Hayden joins us to build our initial understanding of this densely packed show. Check out his old show We're Bad At Games at

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/were-bad-at-games/id1275373713

Ben, Blixxa, and Alex delve into their next series. Travel back with us to the advent of widespread internet use. Join us in our Y2K fever. Meet us at the intersection of present day present time. Experience the experiments of a serial internet abuser named Lain.

The Final Finale! The End of EVA! Closing the book on a cultural touchstone! Shinji still in shock, Asuka aggressively adulting, Rei realizing her role, and who could forget Mari taking center stage, stealing all the action beats! Joined by Eva super fan Elicia, we try to untangle the last frames of this beloved anime.

Alisha joins us as we cover the PENultimate installment in Hideaki Anno's Evangelion Rebuild films. Things are very different this time, but shinji's relationships remain complicated. Check out Alisha's work on twitch and facebook @acute_fox

Friend of the show Tonya joins us to discuss the second NGE rebuild film. How much is different? Are the plug suits any more presentable? Does Shakespeare influence mech anime? Let's find out!!!

Friends of the show Sin and Sophie join us to discuss the first Neon Genesis rebuild movie. Not much has changed from the series, but join us to find out what has!

Check out Sin and Sophie in their many Snack Covenant shows:

https://www.youtube.com/@SinclairLore

Super fan of EVA and creator of the band Tear for the Dying, Adria joins us. We discuss the second Neon Genesis movie and whether we are all caught in a time loop.

Check out Adria's work at:

https://www.tearsforthedying.com/

Back for the fall, the PenPenPals are finally rounding out our coverage of Neon Genesis. In the next 6 episodes, we will discuss the Evangelion films. We say goodbye to Brian, but we bring on a new guest to help us make sense of Death and Rebirth.

After much procrastination, it is here!!!!!! The answer to all your questions! What happens in space? Do any of the pilots form a polycule? Is this Brian's favorite anime EVER?! Let's find out together in this season finale episode. An extra thanks to all our guests and the anime creators we adore <3