In this episode, we take a deep dive into two very different but shockingly resonant pieces of television.
First, we return to the mysterious island of Lost, zeroing in on Season 3, Episode 15: Left Behind. Kate wakes up handcuffed to Juliet in the jungle, the Others have abandoned their camp, Locke has left his friends behind—and everything has changed. We unpack how the episode reframes trust and betrayal, brings Kate’s past into sharp relief via flashbacks in Iowa, and forces alliances between unlikely characters. We’ll explore Juliet’s motivations, Locke’s departure, and how this outing sets in motion shifts in the survivors’ power dynamics.
Then, we fast-forward to 2025 and the premiere of Vince Gilligan’s new sci-fi drama Pluribus on Apple TV+. In this genre-bending series, the “most miserable person on Earth” must save the world from happiness—seriously. Gilligan casts Rhea Seehorn as Carol Sturka in a post-apocalyptic / psychological thriller setting, where something has happened, and the normal rules don’t apply. We discuss how Gilligan transitions from crime-drama (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) to sci-fi, the themes of conformity vs individuality, and the ways Pluribus echoes island-story tropes—albeit on a global, existential scale.
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