S2, E13: Checkmate

Let’s Rock! We are feeling that crunchy Lynch/Frost vibe this week in Season 2, Episode 13: Checkmate! Jennifer analyzes the weird worldview of Jean Renault; Colin asks if his co-hosts feel betrayed; Jonathan leads a great conversation about Denise Bryson; and Damon theorizes why the Civil War rears its ugly head. For the Twist, we each flag some pesky glitches—even if we don’t agree what that word means!

S2, E13 NOTES:
Harley Peyton (episode writer)
Todd Holland (episode director)
Rick and Morty (2013-present, Adult Swim TV series, created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon)
Sandman Slim series (2009-present, horror series by Richard Kadrey)
Physical (2021, AppleTV+ series, created by Annie Weisman)
Rose Byrne (b. 1979, Australian actor)
Ray Wise (b. 1947, Leland Palmer)
The Chair (2021, Netflix series, created by Amanda Peet and Annie Wyman)
Sandra Oh (b. 1971, Korean-Canadian actress)
David Duchovny (b. 1960, Denise Bryson)
Harold Bloom (1930-2019, American literary critic)
Craig MacLachlan (The Dead Man)
Jennifer’s Favorite Scene
Dune (1986, film, dir. David Lynch)
Taylor Swift (b. 1989, American singer-songwriter)
Don S. Davis (1942-2008, Major Garland Briggs)
Lost (2004-2010, ABC TV series)
Damon Lindelof (b. 1973, American TV producer)
Dr. Who, Series 12 (First season feat. Jodie Whittaker (b. 1982) as the 13th Doctor)
Chris Chibnall (b. 1970, British TV writer and producer)
The Walking Dead (2003-19, comic series created by Robert Kirkman)
Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017, film, dir. Rian Johnson)
Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019, film, dir. J.J. Abrams)
Carrie Fisher (1956-2019, American actor)
“David Duchovny Played…" (2021, article by Jessica Kanzler at ComicYears.com)
Deadnaming (use of a trans or non-binary person’s former name without consent)
Silence of the Lambs (1991, film, dir. Jonathan Demme (1944-2017))
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994, film, dir. Tom Shadyac)
Sean Young (b. 1959, American actor)
The Crying Game (1992, film, dir. Neil Jordan)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (2009-present, VH-1 series created by RuPaul)
Sleepaway Camp (1983, film, dir. Robert Hiltzik)
Ken Burns (b. 1953, American documentarian)
The Civil War (1990, documentary series)
Battle Cry of Freedom (1988, book by James M. McPherson)
Shelby Foote (1916-2005, American writer and historian, controversial)
Robert E. Lee (1807-1870, American Confederate General)
-Debate over Ken Burns Civil War doc continues over decades
-Why we need a new Civil War documentary
-What Robert E. Lee wrote to the times about slavery in 1858
Northern Exposure (1990-95, CBS TV series)
The Searchers (film, 1956, dir. John Ford)
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966, film, dir. Sergio Leone)
Clint Eastwood (b. 1930, American actor)
A Princess of Mars (1912, book by Edgar Rice Burroughs)

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