The People vs Throne of Blood
Caution! Our podcast is chock full of spoilers!
Double, double, toil and trouble;
Wheel spin, and cauldron bubble
You thought Shakespeare was hard to understand in English? Well, it’s like reading Japanese this week.
The story of Macbeth is transplanted in feudal Japan, but retains its original charms as one man loses his mind when he learns his fortune and makes the grave mistake of telling his trifling-ass wife. In place of witches, we have Captain Whiteface, which in retrospect may sound racist, but dude is wearing an absurd amount of powder. We struggle with names, technology, and an abundance of useless trivia in this week’s episode.
Next week, we discuss She’s the Man. in all it’s gender-bending, 2006 feminism, gay panic glory.
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