Episode 1x04: "Murphy's Law"

Welcome back, fam! We ended up with so much to say about 104 and 105 that we split this podcast into two sections, one for each episode, to keep from making our heads explode with editing craziness. So you’ll notice that this one kind of ends abruptly without an outro, and the next one will start right in without an intro, but like I TRUST THAT WE’LL ALL GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER. Anyway, please join us for the rollercoaster ride of “Murphy’s Law,” for our money the first truly great episode of this show. Charlotte! Nygel! Murphy! Vera! Raven! Flarke sex! The legacy of Wells! Unexamined racism and misogyny! An intro we recorded after we’d been talking for four hours and were beginning to absolutely lose our damn minds! STRAP IN KIDDOS, THIS EPISODE’S A RIDE 0:00 – I Can’t EVEN Describe to You How Cracked-Out This Intro Is 0:02 – Today on “Tumblr Asks with Erin”: “Is Wells’ Death Racist?” 0:12 – Wells’ Legacy: Forcing the Camp to Get Its Shit Together 0:19 – Scapegoats and Cassandras: The Tragedy of John Murphy (With Sidelines Into the Rise of Dad!Bellamy, the Death of Charlotte, and the Beginnings of Societal Cohesion) 0:52 – Abby’s Wristbands as Ark/Earth Connective Plot Thread 0:56 – Emotional Labor, Immature Men, and Clarke’s Sex Amnesia: Time for Another Installment of “How Do You Solve a Problem Like Finn Collins?” (SONG INCLUDED!) 1:21 – Nygel, Raven/Abby/Kane Character Development, and the Seedy Underbelly of Ark Society 1:28 – Marcus Kane Is Still His Mother’s Son