Episode 131 - Pan’s Labyrinth

Obeying just for the sake of obeying?  That's something only other pods could do.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, and Georgia (Ethan's been infected by a giant toad) as we travel through rural Spain avoiding communist literature whilst reviewing a legit piece of cinema in Guillermo Del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth.  We're not leaving the lock undisturbed in our 131st episode as we discuss:

• Liam's aversion to wanting to watch this week's film
• The challenges that come with reading subtitles and why this film might have avoided such problems
• The problems with child actors
• What to do when films don't necessarily tie everything up in a definitive manner
• The struggles of Doug Jones (The Faun) whilst preparing for this movie
• Whether the Faun is called Pan
• We talk British weather and how it's not as laughable as you might at first think
• Georgia thinks at least one of us is a muggle as we refuse to believe in the magic
• Ian goes properly to film school this week as this is on his syllabus
• Does the casting of actors in the resolution create a plothole?
• Whether or not Pan's Labyrinth is the Best Film Ever.

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Timestamps for this episode:

• 0:00 - Opening Banter
  9:00 - Reflections & Corrections
  13:15 - Shoutouts
  18:15 - Deep Dive
  2:22:35 - Endgame