SPIN-OFF: Animorphs, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Riverdale

Spin-off! Your hosts talk the "Animorphs" and "Gone" books from the minds of Applegate and Grant, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and copaganda through the years, and "Riverdale" and the meta-narrative dissonance of the teen drama series. Also: villains manipulating protagonists' new allies, the silly fun of masked characters, and the many neverending medical dramas.

Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of coercion, grooming, homophobia, mental manipulation, pedophilia, racism, religious trauma, sexism, and sexual abuse and assault.

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(00:00:05) - The "Animorphs" book series

(00:05:38) - The "Gone" book series

(00:09:44) - Brooklyn Nine-Nine and copaganda

(00:11:51) - Riverdale and the dissonance of adults playing teens

(00:13:51) - Villains manipulating the allies of the protagonist

(00:20:35) - The silliness of various masked characters

(00:26:26) - The Pitt and various neverending medical dramas

(00:29:17) - Modern Family and the art of the comedic misunderstanding

(00:30:138) - Two South Africans opine on US politics