55: Serial Experiments Lain: Episodes 01-03
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For the first time the Watchcast moves into the wide and wild world of anime! We're christening our first anime watch with the 1998 series Serial Experiments Lain, both because it's great, and it gives us an excuse to talk about old computers. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:32) - Intro. (00:02:09) - Our histories with Anime. (00:12:35) - So what are we kicking off our great anime adventure with? Serial Experiments Lain! (00:20:23) - The Apple Computers connection. (00:22:36) - Soundtrack talk. (00:27:00) - Launching into our first episodes. (00:35:08) - Talking about our protagonist, her family, cool computers, and terrifying emails. (00:40:56) - Lain checks her email, and decides to upgrade. (00:50:01) - Break! (00:50:19) - Lain's fashion sense, and our introduction to Club Cyberia. (00:57:00) - Lain's "friends" invite her to the club. (00:59:57) - The new Navi arrives. (01:05:53) - Things are going down at Cyberia. (01:09:44) - Lain's folks ain't around right now. (01:12:39) - Weird stuff keeps happening to Lain. (01:16:45) - Dad suddenly clams up, and Lain returns to the scene of the crime. (01:23:26) - The Iwakuras get an unwelcome visit, and Lain's weird end-of-episode face. (01:28:31) - Final thoughts on our first few episodes. (01:36:40) - Outro.
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