We get into the function of fantasy and how a more "realistic" show plays with that, the extent to which we're supposed to identify with the characters, depiction of moral complexity, low art vs. Mark and Wes are joined by Sabrina Weiss (from way back on our Locke episode) for this special short-turnaround episode. What's the role of a mass-consumed fantasy series in today's society? Is it our "fantasy" to have all these horrible things happen to us? Is this an edifying prompt to engage in public moral thinking, or a spectacular distraction of the kind that those Marxist theorists keep warning us about? ![]() ![]() Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:25:12 - 78.1MB)ĭiscussing the TV show (2011–2019) based on the books by George R.R.
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