There’s world-changing revelations aplenty as Craig  & James pop the secret thumb drive from their Ray-Bans to decipher the codes of Mr Robot’s season one finale in this milestone instalment of their rewatch. As the world burns in the wake of the 5/9 hack, join them on a quest to map the connections between Elliot’s skewed memories & multiplying personae, Chekov’s Estonia & Lenny’s Unhappy Meal, the revealed contents of James Plouffe’s precious bag & those of his skull. Ponder the invisible hand that forces some to burn puppies & spurs others to free them, that makes momentary firebrands out of shoe sellers & moulds wounded crusaders into corporate villains. Be wowed all over again by a season finale that our hosts agree has lost none of its punch since first airing. It’s a wild ride of theories and analysis with laughs aplenty, plus the usual show-related trivia, including the reveal of some surprising names among the 2015 Ashley Madison data breach.

Also this episode, James reviews Zack Snyder’s Justice League, & there’s a spot of musing on Falcon and The Winter Soldier, and Twin Peaks: The Return (take a drink). On the music front, death metal is the order of the day, courtesy of Dutch powerhouse Sisters of Suffocation, and Australia’s Crypt Crawler. Elsewhere, Craig highlights black quantum futurism as espoused by Moor Mother & Sherronda J Brown, and sings the praises of Argentine novelist Dolores Reyes’ spectacularly haunting Eartheater.

With all this, PLUS a smattering of commentary on our current political landscape & the latest highlights on social media to chew on, you’ll want to wash it down with a caramel latte – go on, it’s on us. But please stay quiet – we’re pretty sure Joanna Wellick can hear us!


The Independent’s coverage of Vester Flanagan (AKA Bryce Williams) shootings in Virginia, after which USA network postponed the airing of Mr Robot’s season one finale:
https://tinyurl.com/hzbv49dc

Background on R. Budd Dwyer:
https://tinyurl.com/9xfey8c

Big Glasgow Comic Page review of Zack Snyder’s Justice League:
https://youtu.be/FSvVzztGU0M

Sherronda J. Brown: on Black time travellers:
https://tinyurl.com/42nry8jj
 
Black Quantum Futurism:
https://tinyurl.com/j7vjaumr

Sisters of Suffocation:
 Album fundraiser: https://tinyurl.com/57kvc4n5
Shapeshifter: https://youtu.be/-QmrCNyLAuw
The Machine: https://youtu.be/Mf4saNZ-aIA

Crypt Crawler – Vengeance For the Unborn
https://youtu.be/GtLAeUzRMT8

Diva Satanica vocal playthrough:
https://youtu.be/LBx_tnMxt3k

 Eartheater by Dolores Reyes, audiobook
 https://youtu.be/FPO9F3V65rQ

Janelle Monae’s performance for Ralph Lauren:
https://youtu.be/_tReiKgwqD0

Mr Robot/Dr Amp – compare & contrast:
https://youtu.be/Xyzmv4390Z8
https://youtu.be/2hh7tUfUrHQ

Share or shaft with Kilroy:
https://youtu.be/wGU5A0nPHsI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP-zWXbEWf0

The Incredible Trumpet Woman:
https://tinyurl.com/e4hvumzc
 
All music referenced is on the fSobriety Jukebox playlist:
https://tinyurl.com/y5gnm9hs