Episode: 16 Xenogenesis - Dawn: III: Nursery Chapter 11

Show Notes

In Episode 15, Richard and Michael enjoy the action in Chapter 11.

Timestamps

00:00:32 - Intro
00:01:06 - Chapter 11 predictions
00:02:58 - The love of action in the chapter…
00:03:14 - …and Michael’s comparison to Yakuza 0
00:04:09 - Chapter 11 summary begins
00:05:21 - The lack of in-depth logic is striking
00:07:15 - Discussion on the factions formation
00:09:52 - We drift towards US party system… briefly.
00:11:42 - Back to more important, Alien politics
00:12:15 - Dossiers
00:17:30 - Problem with pairing
00:20:40 - We are really dissapointed with Curt
00:24:14 - The issue boils up and enter the Hulk
00:27:12 - The problem with the room and the Oankali
00:28:56 - “Orangutans look like loose sacks” - Richard.
00:30:25 - Back to Chapter 11 and conversation with Ahajas
00:31:55 - The story repeats…
00:33:26 - What is the actual attitude from her Oankali family towards Lilith
00:35:55 - Chapter 11 summary ends
00:36:31 - Chapter 12 predictions
00:38:10 - We discuss again the problem with the Oankali plan on making Lilith the leader
00:42:45 - Michael compares the situation to “Lord of the Flies”
00:45:25 - How will they Oankali interfere with the healing?
00:46:58 - Time shifts are problematic in the book
00:53:51 - How close are the Oankali with Lilith?
00:55:06 - Long-term predictions
01:00:18 - Richard is cheating by reading as many books as possibly so Michael cannot make him suffer like he is
01:00:51 - Outro

References

Intro: L’Etoile danse (Pt. 1) by Meydan Outro: Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio

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