SEASON 5 EPISODE 10: FRIENDSHIP
The saying about friends being the family you choose seems very true for the Gangsey. We’re reading the final chapters of The Raven Boys through the theme of friendship, and wrapping up the novel.
In our section this week, Adam makes a sacrifice to wake the ley line. Neeve, inexplicably, disappears. A herd of Irish elk turn up out of time and trample Whelk. The trees speak Latin. Finally, they rebury Noah’s bones at the old church.
This episode was recorded on 4 December 2021.
Show notes
This week we’re reading the final chapters 45-48 through the theme of friendship, and we wrap up our journey with this wonderful book. If you’re just joining us now, you can find the full breakdown here.
You can see Jen V’s metal tattoo here - shout out to Cam from Dr Morse.
Jenn D and her daugher got matching skates! Fun!
Read more here about the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.
Irish Elk - read more!
Somehow, the “ruh roh” ship (The El Faro) story is even worse. OMG - read about it here. (The “ruh-roh” is on p 340 of the transcript here)
Here’s the Oracle vase scene from The Matrix:
Jen V talks about power and sacrifice as presented in Neil Gaiman’s American Gods.
Check out Gansey’s duffel bag (as imagined by Jenn D) here.
You can find out more about whakapapa here.
Jen V quotes her fave bit of Neverwhere: “You've a good heart. Sometimes that's enough to see you safe wherever you go. But mostly, it's not.” We covered this book in Season 2 - listen here.
More on X-Men: First Class here.
And that’s it for this book! Gosh, we love it.
Next week, we’re watching Mad Max: Fury Road for our one shot, looking at it through the themes of perseverence and glory. We shall ride eternal, shiny and chrome!
Then, for season 6, we’ll be reading Carry on by Rainbow Rowell through the foundational theme of expectations. We’re super exited about this - full theme list here!
Our intro and outro music is by the excellent Scott Buckley. Check him out here.
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