INTERVIEW: Jonathan Zimmerman & Iris Dauterman Talk Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion! | Ep 141

Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt MEET Life Is Strange: Reunion senior writer Iris Dauterman and co-director and co-writer Jonathan Zimmerman on Player 1 vs The World’s StrangeCast podcast for an interview!🥹 You can now support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Player1vsTheWorldKevin Lackner, Sunday, Clare McLoughlin, Jake, Carly, Kevin Kestis, Clarx, MrAnselmi, Spunger, The Lost Fan, Paul Groschke, Xavier, Ashlyn Nala, KatanaGirl, Not Called Kevin, Dan G, Olivia and Jack Groves! 🫶🙇‍♂️Timestamps:00:00 -- Introduction00:17 -- PSA from Adnan and Adam!02:30 -- A big warm welcome to Iris and Jonathan04:01 -- Why a core part of The Expanse’s development process was adopted for Life Is Strange: Reunion09:58 -- What is the best advice that Iris and Jon can provide to any up-and-coming writer?11:55 -- How did Iris approach Max Caulfield and Chloe Price amid the expanded source material?15:17 -- Jon bounces off of Iris’ comments around the history of Life Is Strange and the Max and Chloe lore18:08 -- Did Jon feel like he had to approach Chloe differently after returning to help write the character?21:29 -- Max’s photography direction as a teacher in Reunion. Did Iris and Jon take any inspiration for Max’s influences as an adult photographer? (Patreon/Carly)24:30 -- Adam wants to know why Jon is no longer a photographer28:08 -- Were there shades of Maya Castillo x Camina Drummer from The Expanse laced in Max x Chloe in Life Is Strange: Reunion?30:03 -- SAY HELLO TO CAMINA!30:24 -- Iris and Jon respond to the ‘fan fiction’ criticism aimed at Reunion and Deck Nine’s handling of Max and Chloe37:20 -- Jon asks Adnan and Adam how the gaming industry can make these types of narrative storytelling ‘persist’ in the current climate?41:21 -- Jon on narrative titles and the critical reception around Reunion47:59 -- Was ‘unpredictability’ something that Iris and Jon intended with their writing for the ending of Reunion? (Patreon/Not Called Kevin)51:11 -- Adnan asks Iris and Jon about the endings where Max keeps the Polaroid photo alongside Chloe54:10 -- Iris and Jon on the ‘falling Chloe sequence’ and Max’s rewind powers during the ‘final act’ sequence in Reunion57:26 -- Adnan asks Iris and Jon what the originally intended ‘final act’ sequence was before the final Chloe segment was used01:00:30 -- StrangeCast’s influence on the podcasts in Reunion. Jon addresses Adnan’s ‘doppelganger’ in Reunion01:04:55 -- Iris and Jon take over Spread The Arts01:07:08 -- What’s one thing that Iris and Jon admire about one another, but they’ve never told each other?01:10:17 -- Iris and Jon on the influence of Stephan Frost on Reunion01:14:51 -- Iris and Jon’s farewell messages01:15:41 -- Adnan and Adam sign off the episodeStrangeCast is on podcast services. ⬇️▶️ Spotify for Podcasters: https://anchor.fm/player-1-vs-the-world🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QoZ8jf0z0gUVgzAdv1UY6🟣 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strangecast/id1600336966🟡 YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo46wMn665ZRMDMNkdrnOEwU🔵 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/5d22ad45-cd79-4897-ba7b-04b096366025/strangecast🔴 RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/strangecast-6V4Pg9🟠 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/v0srxk6bFollow Player 1 vs The World on social media! ⬇️➡️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Player1vsTheWorld➡️ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/p1vstheworld.bsky.social➡️ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/P1vsTheWorld➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/player1vstheworld/➡️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@player1vstheworldAdnan and Adam are on social media, too! 😇⬇️➡️ X: https://twitter.com/AdnanRiaz9➡️ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/adnanriaz9.bsky.social➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adnanriaz9/➡️ X: https://twitter.com/AceTheGrocer➡️ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/castorgarden.bsky.social➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/castorgardenmusic/