Audio Drama Sunday - 7 June
Happy Sunday! This week, I listed to most of these podcasts while rebinding one of my old books. I used a Stanley knife, the cardboard cover of two old sketch pads, and this YouTube video on making a paper hardcover at home. What are your favourite hobbies while you listen?
The Cold Plunge — Act 3: “Can we try again?” - Act 4: “Like heaven opened up”: the big reveal at the end of this story felt slightly uncalled for (TW for period typical queerphobia) but the shock! The tragedy! The complete warping of the truth!! And the last couple episodes really pulled the story together from a slightly boring start. The dialogue tore my heart to pieces, the character interactions are 10/10 and why do I feel emotional about a character saying “go fish”?
@somethingsamissatjunipershouse — Juniper’s Day: the twist in what’s actually amiss at Juniper’s house is pretty good. When Finley first met Juniper’s big, eccentric household, I thought it might diminish their fear factor, but I like the commentary on all the things that can be happening beneath the surface in a person’s home.
A Small Matter of Impending Catastrophe — Episode 2 - Episode 6: did anyone else here love Skulduggery Pleasant as kid? Well, the short stories are free on Spotify! They follow detective partners Valkyrie Cain (dead cool) and Skulduggery Pleasant (dead). So it’s mystery, fantasy, action and comedy. The music and sound effects are limited, but the voice actors for Skulduggery and Valkyrie are perfect. Some of the lines are hilarious (“It’s justice, and sometimes that means locking people away in an underground chamber and just hoping they never wake up.”), but the plot rambles, Skulduggery gives off slight BBC Sherlock vibes and there are definitely better examples of Derek Landy’s work.
@theredactedunit — S1E21: Nightfisher: Jacob your lack of dedication to this role terrifies me. Why did you just decide to stop getting seasick. The consistency of his serious Jordan voice is both impressive and slightly unnerving, and the fact that his team actually trust him to listen and be nice is fantastic, but surely people are noticing something is weird. Also, this monster of the week was a blast, even if Lucas got the short end of the stick.
