EP 90: Predator Badlands Review - Past, Present & Future Of The Hunt & The Hunter

This is episode 90 of The Truth TankWe review Predator: Badlands and examine how the Predator franchise has evolved — and what that evolution means for the hunter and the hunt.We break down Badlands, explore Yautja Prime the Predator homeworld, and discuss one of the franchise’s most divisive changes: Predators speaking and gaining deeper characterisation.The episode includes a mini-review of Predator: Killer of Killers, comparisons with the Terminator franchise, and a candid rant on where Terminator lost its way — and whether Predator risks heading down the same path.We question whether the Predator has become too polished or to cute, whether Disney’s ownership of the IP should concern fans, and how originality survives in long-running franchises.Also covered Dan Trachtenberg’s vision, alien character development, and shifting locations, to a retrospective look at how the Predator has changed over the decades — this episode traces the franchise’s arc from unstoppable hunter to the one being hunted.We close by revisiting the real genius of the original Predator (1987) and why, despite everything, this franchise still matters.MerchThe Truth Tank Shophttps://thetruthtankshop.etsy.comSocials:Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thetruthtank/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/ThetruthTank/Listen:Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/0P4Hcqlgc6kCG0bYyAS2SuApplehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-truth-tank/id1463256905I Heart Radiohttps://iheart.com/podcast/76110779Castboxhttps://castbox.fm/channel/The-Truth-Tank-id5627421?country=usAmazonhttps://music.amazon.com/podcasts/791410e2-fa17-43e7-84db-6c81325f4203Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrhX1ZqvZx_xM59bk-tRa6QAudible https://www.audible.com.au/podcast/The-Truth-Tank/B08K6PRB1F?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdpSources:https://collider.com/predator-badlands-alien-crossover-weyland-yutani-dan-trachtenberg-explains/?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://gamerant.com/predator-badlands-yautja-protagonist/