Rat Year
The Dark Corner Podcast celebrates Rat Year. Mainly, we talk about Chinese New Year. That is, January 25th, 2020 issues in the Year of the Metal Rat. As such, we cover the fable of the Chinese Zodiac. Also, we talk about the behavior and biology rats. However, we also have reviews, news, and a Dark Track of the episode.
Reviews
First, we finish The Mandalorian and compare their creed to what we know about Boba and Jango Fett. Also, we experience the massive crossover, Crisis on Infinite Earths. We wonder at how these television shows for the CW manager to link to the cinematic universe and the DC streaming platform.
Also, we visit space with reviews of The Rise of Skywalker and The Expanse. We admire one for how it explores the prejudices humanity carries into new horizons. However, the other disappoints in just how safe it plays out its narrative, making no fresh or bold statements of worth.
Similarly, we enjoy V Wars for its politics as well. We love the latest season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. however, we are disappointed by Midge’s choices. Finally, The Witcher blows us away with its superior sword fighting scenes and complex, time-jumping narrative.
News
Brandi announces her new podcasting endeavor, Head Canon. Mainly, Brandi plans to record her stream of consciousness thoughts about pop culture. Honestly, she will most likely talk about Star Trek.
The Dark Track
Israel’s Lovegrenade performs Rats Nibble at the Moon from their self titled album. Fortunately, you can download Lovegrenade for free from their bandcamp page. Lovegrenade creates jangly, lo-fi garage rock reminiscent of the 1960s.
Year of the Rat
We tell the story of how the clever rat came to be the first of the twelve celestial animals. moreover, we explain how the rat came to be hated by cats. Primarily, we list traits associated with those born in a year of the rat. That is, we describe those born in 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008 and 2020. Furthermore, we describe the traits of actual rats and compare the two.
Shoutouts
I shout out @Trekkygeek on twitter. Meanwhile, Brandi shouts out Liam and Nick, her co-hosts for The Edge. The Edge podcast discusses episodes of Star Trek: Discovery.
