Othersode #12: Weekend at Area X / Annihilation

Join the squad as we journey deep into Area X for our long-awaited discussion of ANNIHILATION! In this episode, we tackle Alex Garland’s trippy adaptation of the Jeff VanderMeer novel, and we ask all of the important questions: What is this film “about”? How does it compare to the book? Does Alex Garland think all relationships take place primarily in bed? Was Oscar Isaac’s accent switch intentional, or is this a Nic Cage in “Con Air” situation? The answers you crave and more lie ahead… just try not to get any Shimmer in your ears. 1:23 – What would your job be in Area X? 5:47 – Summary and intro 11:58 – Kane and Lena’s relationship 13:36 – Is “Annihilation” really just Sailor Moon?? 24:09 – What is up with Area X? 29:30 – What happens to Josie 33:55 – THE TAPE and weird things happening to people in Area X 38:44 – The Bear - Article about the visual effects: https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/28/17059970/annihilation-visual-effects-interview-andrew-whitehurst-bear 45:10 – THE END. What does it mean? Emily Yoshida’s article: https://www.vulture.com/2018/02/annihilation-review.html 59:58 – Transition to book talk 1:08:20 – The whitewashing controversy 1:14:58 – Ratings and reviews 1:24:45 – What’s on the blog?! What’s up next?? Next time on #BSG: A discussion of “No One Is Coming to Save Us” by Stephanie Powell Watts!