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The Pasithea Powder

The Pasithea Powder

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The Pasithea Powder

The Pasithea Powder

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The Pasithea Powder

The Pasithea Powder

The Pasithea Powder

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Original, brilliantly written, funny, dark and intriguing with characters that are fully rounded and human in all their foibles, flaws and heroism. A must listen and a truly great piece of work.
This show manages to tell such a coherent, expansive story while still grappling with the small day-to-day feelings of its characters, their regrets and failures and things unspoken. There is a sense of profound loss and emptiness that the characters feel about the war, on all sides, that drives their need to not see it reignited, and having that at the core of everything, grounding the story, makes the political sci-fi-thriller of it all that much more worth investing in. Plus the dialogue is just so incredible and you can feel the weight of every relationship.
I am in love with this podcast. The writing is phenomenal! And Sophie and Jane <333 love them
This show has everything I'd want. Intricate world building, snarky repartee, belligerent sexual tension, mystery solving, and reckoning with the ethics of military actions via long, encrypted voice messages.If there’s a weak link in The Pasithea Powder, and it’s only a weak link because everything else about the show is so well written, it’s that Jane gets the lion share of having to reckon with the fallout of her actions, while there’s relatively little discussion about Sophie’s role in killing enemy combatants or risking her life on the frontlines. So the show feels uneven in that respect. Jane’s growing horror at the potential misuse and unintended consequences of Pasithea Powder did an excellent job of hooking me in to her point of view. Whereas it was harder to sympathize with Sophie, though the show does hint at an explanation for why Sophie doesn’t dwell on her past as much.Where the mystery ends up, and how it illustrates both how much but also how little Sophie and Jane have changed over the course of their team up, are strokes of genius. I’ll admit, listening month to month, I got a little worried that the writers were straying away from the themes that had been discussed to chase a new shiny plot point, but then they show their hand and everything clicks into place. If you enjoy meaty, introspective shows about war, trauma, and memory, you should give The Pasithea Powder a go.
I've just caught up on this tremendous sci-fi exploration of friendship in the worst of situations, the plot unfolding so slowly and deliberately episode by episode. You're so invested in the people and their history, when big events come they absolutely surprise you. I can't wait to see where it all goes next.
My only complaint is that there isn't more content. A very good queer sci-fi audio drama with hints of Wolf 359.
The Pasithea Powder is the sort of podcast that sticks out in your mind. It's well done and original with so many moments of realism, humanity, and authenticity shining through. It can feel like a mouthful to get through it at times, but it's definitely worth a listen.
Love it. Love the seamless queer integration in a story that isn’t focused on queer struggle. Love the audio recording format and the unfolding mystery. If you like The Expanse book/TV series, you’ll absolutely love this.
This was such a wild ride, I’m still reeling from the whole experience. The voice acting, the writing, it’s just a top tier experience. The writing behind the characters and dialogue, the world building, it’s all so complex and nuance. Basically, I started listening for the gay, then stayed and binged the whole thing because of how epic the story is. But also stayed for the gay. Excuse me while I curate my Jane x Sophie playlist, these two have reduced me to a puddle
Well-written sci-fi thriller with political intrigue that grapples with military ethics; this show explores fascinating angles of its premise, including memory, communication, grief, morality, and love. Compelling personal and interpersonal drama as the two leads deal with the aftermath of a war - one of them an honored war hero, and the other a disgraced scientist who helped create a memory erasing drug. The two main leads handle their complicated romantic feelings for each other, grief over the man they were both in love with (this is how you do a love triangle!), and guilt and trauma over their actions during the war in a messy and human way. The audio quality ranges from decent to a bit rough around the edges to sounding like it was recorded outside on a cheap cell phone, but suitable most of the time considering much of the story is told through phone calls. The differing in actors' audio quality is a bit more noticeable when certain characters are supposed to be in the same place.
writing is so good omg
The Pasithea Powder is a gripping and tightly woven narrative that has all I could ask for. It has world building, moral dilemmas, great acting, incredible writing, and Sophie and Jane are everything I could want from a female character. They are well rounded, complex, intriguing and help each other to grow. I've gotten through season one in three days, and just when I thought I knew where it was going, it threw a curve ball at me. Episode 10, Evelyn, was a fantastic piece of writing, looking at what it means to be human, and questioning what you are able to live with. The world and story unfolds naturally, and the dynamics between the characters continue to grow.
I must’ve fallen asleep or been distracted when listening to episodes 1-21 and missed a few key events here and there… I’d frequently find myself unable to distinguish characters’ voices—and wondering what was going on. Significantly, I didn’t care enough about the story or characters to go back and find out. Not the best work from some of the top names in AudioDrama podcasts.
AMAZING!!! i love it so so much, so many incredible lines.
Complex, unique storytelling methods and a plot that unravels deliciously. I'm constantly on the edge of my seat! The intense relationships between the main characters (Sophie and Jane, but also them and Evelyn, and Jane with George to name just a few) all feel very realistic and I can't wait to see what happens next!
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