EPISODE · Jun 12, 2017 · 53 MIN
Crappy Dads In Science Fiction and Fantasy
from Silly Talks About Science Fiction · host Jeffrey Gritman and Cristin Kist
Bad dads can push a certain character toward the light or the dark. Ephraim's lack of supervision of Zack on The Strain has cataclysmic results. Jamie Lanister refusing to acknowledge his children make them out to be evil little rugrats. John Winchester never gave his children a real childhood, but was that a good or bad thing for Sam and Dean? And why does everyone on Lost have such a crappy dad? I mean come on Abrams! Join us this week as we take a silly look at our favorite crappy dads in science fiction and fantasy and who knows, maybe the last straw was Kylo Ren asking Han Solo, "Dad, can I take out the Millennium Falcon tonight?" And Han replying, "I'll see you in hell!"
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Bad dads can push a certain character toward the light or the dark. Ephraim's lack of supervision of Zack on The Strain has cataclysmic results. Jamie Lanister refusing to acknowledge his children make them out to be evil little rugrats. John Winchester never gave his children a real childhood, but was that a good or bad thing for Sam and Dean? And why does everyone on Lost have such a crappy dad? I mean come on Abrams! Join us this week as we take a silly look at our favorite crappy dads in science fiction and fantasy and who knows, maybe the last straw was Kylo Ren asking Han Solo, "Dad, can I take out the Millennium Falcon tonight?" And Han replying, "I'll see you in hell!"
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