Episode 26: The Banshees of Inisherin

Padraic and Colm are BFF's who live on the small island of Inisherin, and they go to the pub every day at 2:00 PM to hang. One day, Colm decides he doesn't want to be besties with Padraic anymore and proceeds to leave him on unread. Despite Padraic's best, simple efforts, Colm is like, "eww, leave me alone, stalker." Meanwhile, Padraic's friend, Dominic, is horny on main for Padraic's sister, Siobhan, but she rejects his advances since she thinks he's a low value male. Like many modern man, he takes this super well.

An old woman gleefully watches all of this unfold in the background, rubbing her hands together in anticipation. I'm sure that's nothing...

Timestamps:

00:35 Introduction to the podcast and this week’s film: The Banshees of Inisherin
03:03 Overall thoughts on the podcast
04:35 Good sounds, no bad sounds!
07:34 Discussion of the overall themes of the film
12:00 Thoughts on the characterization in the film
18:28 Colm’s quest for immortality and his difficultness
29:17 Tragic Dominic
39:01 Thoughts on the civil war backdrop
40:45 Discussion of their dissolving friendship
46:11 Looking good, film!
47:48 Smart Siobhan
51:45 Final thoughts and scares
53:41 Announcing next week’s film and plugs (money!)

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