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Adaptation Podcast

285 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★ - 9 ratings

The podcast for in-depth discussion on film adaptations and the original material they're based on.

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#348: God's Thumbs! // Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman

July 25, 2023 05:18 - 46 minutes - 44 MB

Jess, Jenn, and Kedyl discuss the middle grade novel Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman. Question of the Week: Did the journal make Birdie less childish/more learned?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#347: An Artificial, Assenting Smile // Persuasion (2022)

July 16, 2023 16:09 - 1 hour - 75.4 MB

The team talks Persuasion (2022) and finds that they didn't all have negative reactions.  Question of the Week: If we were to make a movie in this tone, time period, and style, what story should be told this way?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#346: The Jealous Ex // Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

July 16, 2023 15:52 - 1 hour - 74 MB

The Adaptation team discusses Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). Question of the Week: What are the parameters of Eternity?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#345: Tempers to Manage // Persuasion by Jane Austen

July 16, 2023 15:41 - 1 hour - 84.2 MB

The team talks about Jane Austen's Persuasion. Question of the Week: What’s your favorite interpretation of an Austen heroine? Who has yet to be done well?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#344: Beyond Infinity // Lightyear (2022)

July 04, 2023 20:19 - 1 hour - 64.6 MB

Jenn, Dorin, and Kendyl discuss Lightyear (2022). Question of the Week: Knowing Buzz from Toy Story, what was one thing that you expected to see? How did it meet your expectations?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#343: Supreme Authority // Jurassic World Dominion (2022)

July 04, 2023 20:05 - 1 hour - 79.7 MB

Jenn, Dorin, and Kendyl talk Jurassic World Dominion (2022). Question of the Week: What do you think the core of this movie should have been about?    Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#342: More Like Cringerella // Sneakerella (2022)

July 04, 2023 19:51 - 1 hour - 71.9 MB

Adaptation talks Sneakerella (2022). Question of the Week: Is Cinderella too cringe to adapt in the modern-age? What elements just can't translate anymore? Are there an elements that can be modernized?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast  

#341: Our Goddess Wanda // Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

March 27, 2023 05:44 - 1 hour - 77.6 MB

Jenn, Dorin, and Kendyl talk Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). Question of the Week: What do you think happened in the 838? Are we mid-hex? Where is Vision?    Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#340: Why So Petty? // Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

March 27, 2023 00:23 - 1 hour - 67.5 MB

Jess, Jenn, and Kendyl talk about Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo and complain about Mal.  Question of the Week: What came first for Nikolai: the desire for the throne or realizing his family was incompetent?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#339: Simon Says // One of Us Is Lying (Season 1)

March 09, 2023 05:07 - 1 hour - 61.5 MB

Jess, Jenn, and Kendyl talk about season one of One of Us Is Lying (2021-2022). Question of the Week: If you didn't know it was Jake, do you think you'd be able to figure it out with the information the show gives?    Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#338: A Three-Hour Tour // The Batman (2022)

March 07, 2023 08:03 - 1 hour - 94.3 MB

Jenn, Dorin, and Kendyl discuss The Batman (2022), take two! Question of the Week: What lesser-known Batman villain would you like to see next?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#337: One of Us Had to Go // One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

February 20, 2023 04:09 - 1 hour - 63.9 MB

Jess, Jenn, and Kendyl discuss One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus. Question of the Week: Did you figure out who the culprit was while reading? Do you think readers were given enough information to put it all together?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#336: Have You Ever Loved Someone Madly? // Cyrano (2021)

February 07, 2023 03:24 - 1 hour - 85.8 MB

Adaptation discusses Cyrano (2021) and the play it's based on.  Question of the Week: Do you think it was Cyrano's intention to reveal that he was the letter writer at the end of this movie?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#335: The Legacy Is You // Rumble (2022)

February 06, 2023 06:49 - 49 minutes - 47.1 MB

Jenn, Dorin, and Kendyl discuss legacies once again with the film Rumble (2021). Question of the Week: What was your favorite monster design? Do you have any other ideas for monster careers?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#334: Let Poirot Love His Moustache // Death on the Nile (2022)

January 23, 2023 02:44 - 1 hour - 57 MB

Jess, Jenn, and Kendyl finally cover Death on the Nile (2022)!   Question of the Week: Do you think the film gave you enough clues to figure out who the murder was?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#333: Spectacular Tentacular // Monster on the Hill by Rob Harrell

January 23, 2023 02:08 - 51 minutes - 49.5 MB

Jenn, Dorin, and Kendyl talk about the graphic novel Monster on the Hill by Rob Harrell. Question of the Week: What are some other defensive uses for Wilkie’s inventions?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#332: A Garden You Never Get to See // The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)

January 05, 2023 05:01 - 1 hour - 72.6 MB

The Adaptation team talks about The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021), how some choices change and enhance the material, and what does (and does not) make a sympathetic antihero. Question of the Week: What was your favorite shot in the film?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#331: Peter on Peter on Peter // Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

January 05, 2023 04:54 - 1 hour - 81.6 MB

Jenn, Dorin, and Kendyl discuss Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), fall back in love with all the Peters, and outline some AU fanfiction. Question of the Week: If you could change ONE thing about this movie, what would it be?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#330: Ambition Is His Folly // Macbeth by William Shakespeare

January 05, 2023 04:44 - 49 minutes - 46.7 MB

Jess, Jenn, and Kendyl talk about Shakespeare's Macbeth, indulging in their love of literary prophecy once again.  Question(s) of the Week: What Macbeth adaptation would you recommend? Who had the power of kick starting the prophecy?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#329: The Eternal Gray Area // Eternals (2021)

December 11, 2022 20:12 - 1 hour - 71.2 MB

Dorin, Jenn, and Kendyl discuss the Marvel film, Eternals (2021). Question of the Week: Which of the Eternals powers would you want to have?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#328: Wholesome Realism // The Baby-Sitters Club - Series 2

December 11, 2022 20:05 - 1 hour - 71.5 MB

Jess, Jenn, and Kendyl discuss season 2 of The Baby-sitter's Club. Question of the Week: For readers, what plot changes from the books did you agree with or disagree with? For non-readers, what storylines did you connect with or which did you have trouble connecting with?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#327: Not So Spicy // Dune (2021)

October 30, 2022 08:23 - 1 hour - 77.4 MB

Kendyl and Dorin are very excited to discuss Dune (2021) with Jenn, who hasn't read the book, and see how it holds up. Question of the Week: Did this interest you enough to get you to the theater for part 2? What aspect are you most interested in seeing more of?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#326: No One Is Driving // Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)

October 30, 2022 08:18 - 53 minutes - 50.1 MB

The Adaptation team talks Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) and try to understand the choices that were made.  Question of the Week: What are your theories for Eddie and Venom’s connection to the MCU?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#325: New, Inexperienced, Untrained, Naive // The Green Knight (2021)

October 30, 2022 08:10 - 1 hour - 83.6 MB

Jenn, Dorin, and Kendyl talk about the film The Green Knight (2021) and various translations of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, which it's based on. Question of the Week: What do you think this movie is saying about what it means to be a knight? Do you agree with it?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#324: Spice Up Your Life! // Dune by Frank Herbert

October 30, 2022 08:02 - 1 hour - 81.9 MB

Kendyl and Dorin discuss the novel Dune by Frank Herbert, though only one of them had a positive experience in the reading of it. Question of the Week: What is your favorite parallel to real life in this novel?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#323: That Pantomime Energy // Cinderella (2021)

August 08, 2022 03:15 - 1 hour - 68.5 MB

The Adaptation team talks Cinderella (2021), with wildly different opinions from the mainstream take on it. If you felt like the only one that liked this movie, we're here for you. Question of the Week: Which song/performance fit the moment the best?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#322: Not Improved, But Different // He's All That (2021)

August 08, 2022 02:59 - 1 hour - 72.7 MB

Jenn and Kendyl talk He's All That (2021) and wonder at what point we'll be too far away from high school to be able to "get" these movies. Question of the Week: Is this movie out of touch or are we?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

Commentary #25: Ever After (1998)

August 08, 2022 02:46 - 2 hours - 91.8 MB

Watch Ever After (1998) with us! Question of the Week: What happened to Danielle's manor? What happened to Pierre?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

Commentary #24: She's All That (1999)

May 31, 2022 03:49 - 1 hour - 53 MB

Watch She's All That (1999) with us! Question of the Week: What is your favorite trope in She's All That and what other movies do it too?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#321: Jojo Said It Best // Black Widow (2021)

May 31, 2022 03:39 - 1 hour - 40 MB

"It's just too little, too late" for the complex Black Widow story that we really wanted, but that doesn't mean we didn't enjoy the 2021 film. We just wish it wasn't the first and last time Natasha got to be our title character.  Question of the Week: What do you think Melina’s motivations were for going against Dreykov?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com y...

#320: Like a Spider Waiting for the Kill // Cruella (2021)

April 11, 2022 06:45 - 1 hour - 39.3 MB

The Adaptation team talks Cruella (2021)! Question of the Week: Did you have a different interpretation about how this fits canonically with the 1961 movie? Do you agree with the theories we had?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

Commentary #23: One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)

April 11, 2022 06:40 - 1 hour - 42.8 MB

Watch One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) with us! Question of the Week: Do you feel satisfied with Cruella's defeat?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

Bonus #319: Crows Spoiler Talk

April 11, 2022 04:54 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MB

A little bonus of us talking about season one of Shadow ands Bone, but with Grishaverse spoilers.    Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#319: But the Crows, Though // Shadow and Bone (Season 1)

April 11, 2022 04:46 - 1 hour - 59.8 MB

A jam-packed episode on the first season of Shadow and Bone! Question of the Week: What was your favorite storyline this season?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#318: Emphasis on Chaos // Chaos Walking (2021)

January 17, 2022 22:02 - 1 hour - 45.6 MB

We thought it would never happen, but the Adaptation team is finally covering Chaos Walking (2021). Question of the Week: What is your takeaway from this movie? What was it trying to say?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#317: Masculine Laughter // The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith

January 17, 2022 21:56 - 1 hour - 51.6 MB

The Adaptation Team covers The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith, published in 1956, and you can tell.  Question of the Week: What are your theories about Cruella?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#316: Eff That Noise // The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

January 17, 2022 21:50 - 1 hour - 60.3 MB

Coming to you from the distant past of 2019, Dorin and Kendyl talk about The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. Question of the Week: Given all the complexities in this book, is there anything that you wished we got into more?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#315: Super Squirrel // Flora & Ulysses (2021)

January 17, 2022 21:43 - 1 hour - 40.8 MB

Dorin and Kendyl discuss the movie Flora & Ulysses (2021) and the differences in family dynamics from the book that it's based on.  Question of the Week: How did you feel about the family dynamic and family conflict in the movie? Was it realistic?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#314: Choosing Each Other // To All the Boys: Always and Forever (2021)

December 06, 2021 08:48 - 1 hour - 39.1 MB

Jenn (completely voluntarily) joins Corey and Kendyl to talk about To All the Boys: Always and Forever (2021), the finale to the movie series. Question of the Week: What romantic movie moment would you like to recreate in photo shoot?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#313: A Loop, a Whirl, a Vertical Climb // Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo

December 06, 2021 08:37 - 1 hour - 36 MB

Dorin and Kendyl cover the delightful, layered middle grade book Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo.  Question of the Week: What was your favorite moment in the book?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#312: Near and Far, Closer Together // Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han

December 06, 2021 08:23 - 1 hour - 46.1 MB

Corey and Kendyl cover the final book in the To All the Boys trilogy, Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han.  Question of the Week: What is your favorite scene and why? What about it hits you?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#311: Where Is the Power? // Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

December 06, 2021 08:18 - 1 hour - 66 MB

The Adaptation team finally dive into the Grishaverse with Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo. Any count on how many times we've raved about it on the podcast before this point? Question of the Week: Does the Darkling show mercy? What is the motivation for that? How intricate are/were his plans?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#310: Indistinguishable from Magic // His Dark Materials - Series 2

September 23, 2021 06:10 - 1 hour - 41.7 MB

In discussing series 2 of His Dark Materials, Kendyl, Jess, and Dorin talk about how The Subtle Knife was adapted, the opposite natures of Mary Malone and Mrs. Coulter, and changes in the ending. Question of the Week: Would being born in a different world have changed Mrs. Coulter ‘s character?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#309: Wait... What? // Wonder Woman (2020)

September 23, 2021 05:42 - 1 hour - 40.1 MB

Jenn, Dorin, and Kendyl talk about Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), try to work out the rules of the stone, and what moral compass this movie was using.  Question of the Week: What is your head canon for the creation and rules of the stone?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#308: You Must Be True to Your Heart // Mulan (2020)

August 08, 2021 19:23 - 1 hour - 47.3 MB

The Adaptation hosts discuss Mulan (2020), their criteria for liking these Disney live-action remakes, and what exactly makes stories like Mulan empowering. Question of the Week: Did the magic/supernatural element help or harm this story?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#307: The Subtle Art of Traveling Between Worlds // The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman

July 25, 2021 00:46 - 58 minutes - 30.6 MB

Jess and Kendyl discuss The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman, the introduction of other words and characters, and the religious symbolism. Question of the Week: Do you trust the alethiometer/the shadow particles?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#306: Rebecca of Manderley Estate // Rebecca (2020)

July 10, 2021 23:06 - 1 hour - 43.6 MB

Jenn, Dorin, and Kendyl discuss the choices made in Rebecca (2020) compared to the book by Daphne du Maurier, which they agreed with and which they could have done without. Question of the Week: Is it better to leave a mystery or have a definitive answer?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

#305: Our Mrs. de Winter // Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

May 24, 2021 05:31 - 1 hour - 42.2 MB

In their discussion of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, the hosts talk about the unintentional unreliability of the narrator, despair over why our romantic leads can't just talk to each other, and break down the problems with fully vilifying Rebecca. Question of the Week: Would you say that Manderley was haunted? What was Rebecca planning on the night she died?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCa...

#304: The Turn of Certain Old Corners // The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020)

May 23, 2021 18:21 - 1 hour - 45.9 MB

With so many story lines in The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), the hosts struggle to touch on everything they loved in the series. Not that they are without complaint, but this follow up to The Haunting of Hill House (2018) definitely hit the mark on everyone's feels. Question of the Week: Were there too many side-plots in the series? Would you have liked it to be a little more condensed?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPod...

#303: The Witches Who Lunch // The Witches (2020)

May 23, 2021 17:31 - 1 hour - 40.3 MB

The Adaptation hosts watched The Witches (2020) and could truly go on-and-on about all the visual elements, from the updated way the witches look to every piece of clothing. But there's more to talk about with our hero, the grandmother, and the addition of a new mouse friend. Question of the Week: What happened to Mary and Bruno after the film? How do you think this witch-hunting operation works?   Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/Adap...

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