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Kate and Ru react to Episode 8 - in which Carol starts to have even more fun with Zosia... except... They. EAT. People. And have the writers answered all our questions?
Please follow us and keep your thoughts, ideas and theories coming. Email [email protected], DM us on Instagram or join the conversation on Spotify - and please follow, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts - it really helps people discover us.
Pluribusters is a podcast about Pluribus: Singer Kate Dimbleby (hates sci-fi) and inventor Ru Howe (nerd) decided to start it when they had a feeling that the upcoming TV series Pluribus might be the greatest TV ever. Actually, it was mostly Ru who thought this. Kate hadn't heard of it, but is prepared to be convinced. This video podcast is brought to you in video, audio and 360 VR by Stornaway.io - Make Anything Interactive
Chapters – Pluribus Episode 8 discussion topics (click time to jump if available):
00:00 Episode 8: Charm Offensive – opening reactions
02:22 Why some viewers checked out
03:10 The animal question and missing life
04:23 The desert train and visual storytelling
05:53 Desire, taste and Carol biting Zosia
07:09 Penultimate episode energy
08:25 Carol’s manipulation and the café wall
10:04 How the hive mind really works
12:08 Comedy, exposition and tonal shift
13:05 Setting up the finale
15:01 Can the world actually be saved?
16:06 Effective altruism, tech and moral horror
17:22 Cult dynamics and resistance
19:01 What Carol now has to lose
20:02 Sound design, emptiness and loneliness
22:07 Listener theories and community responses
25:02 Gender, gaze and intimacy on screen
31:24 Do shows still know how to end?
38:35 The signal, the virus and spreading consciousness
43:07 Hopes and predictions for the finale
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Kate and Ru react to Episode 8 - in which Carol starts to have even more fun with Zosia... except... They. EAT. People. And have the writers answered all our questions?
Please follow us and keep your thoughts, ideas and theories coming. Email [email protected], DM us on Instagram or join the conversation on Spotify - and please follow, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts - it really helps people discover us.
Pluribusters is a podcast about Pluribus: Singer Kate Dimbleby (hates sci-fi) and inventor Ru Howe (nerd) decided to start it when they had a feeling that the upcoming TV series Pluribus might be the greatest TV ever. Actually, it was mostly Ru who thought this. Kate hadn't heard of it, but is prepared to be convinced. This video podcast is brought to you in video, audio and 360 VR by Stornaway.io - Make Anything Interactive
Chapters – Pluribus Episode 8 discussion topics (click time to jump if available):
00:00 Episode 8: Charm Offensive – opening reactions
02:22 Why some viewers checked out
03:10 The animal question and missing life
04:23 The desert train and visual storytelling
05:53 Desire, taste and Carol biting Zosia
07:09 Penultimate episode energy
08:25 Carol’s manipulation and the café wall
10:04 How the hive mind really works
12:08 Comedy, exposition and tonal shift
13:05 Setting up the finale
15:01 Can the world actually be saved?
16:06 Effective altruism, tech and moral horror
17:22 Cult dynamics and resistance
19:01 What Carol now has to lose
20:02 Sound design, emptiness and loneliness
22:07 Listener theories and community responses
25:02 Gender, gaze and intimacy on screen
31:24 Do shows still know how to end?
38:35 The signal, the virus and spreading consciousness
43:07 Hopes and predictions for the finale
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