Show notes
Spin-off! Your hosts talk about the struggles of CW's Arrow in its later seasons, the very many supernatural love triangles of the 2000s and 2010s, and how TV/movie writers just cannot capture how young people text. Also: the origins of Buffy's Angel, and a tangent about English linguistics.Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of ephebophilia (and pedophilia), and toxic relationships.Questions, queries, or just to say hi!E-mail: [email protected] and Links: IWAA S1All our online stuff!Podcast: It Was an Animal AttackTwitter: @animattackpodInstagram: @animalattackpodTiktok: @animalattackpodYouTube: @animalattackpodChapters:(00:05) - Ricardo Diaz aka Richard Dragon, of Arrow S6(01:30) - Arrow's tone vs the greater Arrowverse(03:10) - The untimely death of Laurel Lance(04:45) - Vampire love triangles (but mostly Twilight)(06:00) - Edward Cullen is a terrible partner, actually(07:30) - Jacob Black: a character assassination?(08:50) - Angel's origins in Buffy the Vampire Slayer(11:11) - Teen text speech in TV and movies(12:17) - Gambling, I guess? Are we that hard up on tangents?(14:10) - Why do Americans speak the way they do?
