Full Transcript for EP1 "Almost a Prejudice Sandwich" - Pride & Prejudice vs Resident Evil

--> 01:02:20,900 Hi. 51 01:02:21,666 --> 01:02:22,866 It's a pleasure to be here with you. 52 01:02:23,066 --> 01:02:24,099 Thank you. 53 01:02:24,933 --> 01:02:27,233 We're about to bring two classic stories 54 01:02:27,233 --> 01:02:28,833 together to find out if these tales are 55 01:02:28,833 --> 01:02:30,500 basically the same or if 56 01:02:30,500 --> 01:02:31,666 one of us has lost the plot. 57 01:02:32,133 --> 01:02:33,766 Sometimes the connections are obvious. 58 01:02:33,833 --> 01:02:35,233 Sometimes they're unhinged. 59 01:02:35,533 --> 01:02:36,366 Will bringing these two 60 01:02:36,366 --> 01:02:37,800 stories together make sense? 61 01:02:38,433 --> 01:02:39,099 Probably not. 62 01:02:39,233 --> 01:02:39,533 Probably 63 01:02:39,533 --> 01:02:40,133 not, no. 64 01:02:42,033 --> 01:02:46,633 So I'm bringing with us today a book and 65 01:02:46,666 --> 01:02:49,199 my co-host Sam Kirk will be bringing a 66 01:02:49,199 --> 01:02:53,266 game and we're gonna compare the two and 67 01:02:53,966 --> 01:02:55,000 we'll see what happens. 68 01:02:55,066 --> 01:02:56,166 Chaos ensues. 69 01:02:57,099 --> 01:02:58,000 Yeah, should be fun. 70 01:02:58,266 --> 01:02:58,566 Yeah. 71 01:03:00,833 --> 01:03:02,333 I'm also gonna give you guys a 72 01:03:03,366 --> 01:03:04,699 spoiler warning. 73 01:03:05,333 --> 01:03:07,699 This podcast is all about comparing 74 01:03:07,699 --> 01:03:09,099 stories which means 75 01:03:09,099 --> 01:03:10,599 we're gonna talk about them. 76 01:03:10,900 --> 01:03:12,166 Plot twists, character 77 01:03:12,166 --> 01:03:13,966 deaths, consider them spoiled. 78 01:03:14,366 --> 01:03:16,233 And hey, if you haven't finished today's 79 01:03:16,233 --> 01:03:18,466 book or game, then this is the perfect 80 01:03:18,466 --> 01:03:20,000 time to hit pause and we'll 81 01:03:20,000 --> 01:03:20,800 be here when you're ready. 82 01:03:24,533 --> 01:03:25,666 Spoilers are gonna be 83 01:03:25,666 --> 01:03:27,900 here for both of us. 84 01:03:28,199 --> 01:03:29,866 I will not be restrained 85 01:03:29,866 --> 01:03:32,733 by such things as spoilers. 86 01:03:33,033 --> 01:03:35,433 I have a hot take that a spoiler isn't 87 01:03:35,433 --> 01:03:38,566 really a spoiler if the book is any good 88 01:03:38,900 --> 01:03:40,933 or the game or the story in general. 89 01:03:41,199 --> 01:03:43,400 Ooh, what a hot take, absolutely. 90 01:03:43,400 --> 01:03:45,966 If it's a good piece of media, art, 91 01:03:45,966 --> 01:03:47,400 whatever, you can't spoil it 92 01:03:47,833 --> 01:03:50,599 in my hot, hot, hot opinion. 93 01:03:50,666 --> 01:03:51,666 Exactly. 94 01:03:51,933 --> 01:03:52,800 Yeah, for sure. 95 01:03:53,033 --> 01:03:53,933 Okay, sounds good. 96 01:03:54,133 --> 01:03:55,400 Yeah, are you ready to hear 97 01:03:55,400 --> 01:03:56,333 what book I brought today? 98 01:03:56,433 --> 01:03:58,766 I am ready, I am ready 99 01:03:59,533 --> 01:04:01,000 for the conceit of the show. 100 01:04:01,199 --> 01:04:02,633 I will say I have no idea what we're 101 01:04:02,633 --> 01:04:03,733 gonna talk about for this, 102 01:04:05,766 --> 01:04:07,933 I actually do know, but right now I'm 103 01:04:07,933 --> 01:04:08,866 gonna say I don't know. 104 01:04:09,300 --> 01:04:10,599 And in future episodes, maybe I won't. 105 01:04:10,633 --> 01:04:11,633 In future episodes, 106 01:04:11,633 --> 01:04:12,366 you're not gonna know. 107 01:04:13,199 --> 01:04:15,199 But today, I'm gonna talk about the 108 01:04:15,233 --> 01:04:18,400 classic of literature, Pride and 109 01:04:18,400 --> 01:04:20,366 Prejudice by Jane Austen. 110 01:04:20,400 --> 01:04:21,400 Whoa! 111 01:04:21,400 --> 01:04:21,566 What? 112 01:04:22,099 --> 01:04:25,966 Pride and Prejudice, Prejudice and Pride, 113 01:04:26,666 --> 01:04:27,900 all of those things. 114 01:04:28,199 --> 01:04:29,800 And why don't you let me know what game 115 01:04:29,800 --> 01:04:31,033 that you're bringing today. 116 01:04:32,966 --> 01:04:34,599 Well, you know what? 117 01:04:35,266 --> 01:04:36,466 I'm so glad we're talking about Pride and 118 01:04:36,466 --> 01:04:38,733 Prejudice because the game that I'm 119 01:04:38,733 --> 01:04:41,500 bringing to the table is a game that just 120 01:04:41,500 --> 01:04:42,866 has everything in common 121 01:04:42,900 --> 01:04:44,033 with Pride and Prejudice. 122 01:04:44,066 --> 01:04:44,800 I know it does. 123 01:04:44,833 --> 01:04:46,666 Literally everything. 124 01:04:46,699 --> 01:04:47,433 I'm so ready. 125 01:04:47,533 --> 01:04:51,566 From pithy banter to sexual tension to... 126 01:04:54,533 --> 01:04:56,400 No, I'm not saying what I really mean to 127 01:04:56,400 --> 01:04:58,300 say, but you mean what I'm saying, we're 128 01:04:58,300 --> 01:05:00,466 just in a very tight corner in a space. 129 01:05:00,699 --> 01:05:02,333 And if we were locked up in some kind of 130 01:05:02,533 --> 01:05:04,133 basement or something, and we just 131 01:05:04,133 --> 01:05:06,099 wouldn't be able to control ourselves. 132 01:05:06,866 --> 01:05:08,233 The game I'm talking about today 133 01:05:09,266 --> 01:05:11,199 is going to be 1996's 134 01:05:11,199 --> 01:05:15,800 seminal classic, "Resident Evil" 135 01:05:17,866 --> 01:05:19,866 or "Biohazard" as it's known in Japan. 136 01:05:20,866 --> 01:05:22,066 Actually, let me do that one more time 137 01:05:22,099 --> 01:05:23,400 because I feel the need to do this 138 01:05:23,400 --> 01:05:25,966 because honey, the game I'm gonna be 139 01:05:25,966 --> 01:05:28,166 talking about today is going to be 140 01:05:29,566 --> 01:05:30,699 the seminal classic, 141 01:05:31,133 --> 01:05:33,400 the absolute master game 142 01:05:34,599 --> 01:05:35,433 known as 143 01:05:36,699 --> 01:05:38,666 "Resident Evil." 144 01:05:39,966 -->

01:05:41,233 I had to do that, I had to. 145 01:05:41,300 --> 01:05:42,000 It was perfect. 146 01:05:42,000 --> 01:05:42,866 It was appropriate, right? 147 01:05:42,966 --> 01:05:44,233 It's beautiful, thank you. 148 01:05:44,533 --> 01:05:47,000 1996's classic game by Capcom. 149 01:05:47,300 --> 01:05:48,500 I'll say more about that when we were 150 01:05:48,500 --> 01:05:49,599 there, but it has everything in common 151 01:05:49,599 --> 01:05:50,466 with "Pride and Prejudice." 152 01:05:50,500 --> 01:05:52,433 As you will, I'm sure, demonstrate in 153 01:05:52,433 --> 01:05:54,366 your breakdown of the book, "Pride and 154 01:05:54,366 --> 01:05:55,800 Prejudice" by the great Jane Austen. 155 01:05:55,933 --> 01:05:57,866 Yeah, actually already 156 01:05:58,066 --> 01:05:58,933 because you called it 157 01:05:59,933 --> 01:06:01,199 "Resident Evil" but it also 158 01:06:01,199 --> 01:06:02,866 has another name, "Biohazard." 159 01:06:03,333 --> 01:06:06,233 Already there's a connection because Jane 160 01:06:06,233 --> 01:06:07,366 Austen had to change the 161 01:06:07,366 --> 01:06:08,900 title to "Pride and Prejudice." 162 01:06:08,900 --> 01:06:10,500 The first title was actually called 163 01:06:10,500 --> 01:06:11,566 "First Impressions." 164 01:06:11,599 --> 01:06:13,466 Oh my gosh, Steve. 165 01:06:13,666 --> 01:06:14,599 They're exactly the same, 166 01:06:14,633 --> 01:06:15,433 not a difference at all. 167 01:06:15,766 --> 01:06:20,733 It's "Resident Evil" in 1996 as a remake 168 01:06:20,733 --> 01:06:21,266 of "Pride and 169 01:06:21,266 --> 01:06:23,199 Prejudice" as we will find out. 170 01:06:24,133 --> 01:06:25,133 Remake, sure. 171 01:06:25,733 --> 01:06:28,066 But the first thing I want to do is talk 172 01:06:28,099 --> 01:06:32,166 about what type of cocktail your book 173 01:06:32,166 --> 01:06:34,133 would be or my book would be 174 01:06:35,333 --> 01:06:36,400 if it were a cocktail. 175 01:06:36,533 --> 01:06:37,533 And I want to talk about what kind of 176 01:06:37,533 --> 01:06:38,900 drink your game would be 177 01:06:40,199 --> 01:06:41,599 if your game was a drink. 178 01:06:43,466 --> 01:06:44,833 If my game was a drink. 179 01:06:45,300 --> 01:06:46,333 Before we even get to the 180 01:06:46,333 --> 01:06:49,033 titles of what these things are. 181 01:06:49,133 --> 01:06:51,366 I want to try to bring you the vibes. 182 01:06:51,433 --> 01:06:51,900 Are you ready? 183 01:06:52,433 --> 01:06:52,966 Yeah, I'm ready. 184 01:06:52,966 --> 01:06:53,366 I'm ready. 185 01:06:53,366 --> 01:06:54,400 what's your cocktail? 186 01:06:54,433 --> 01:06:55,300 I'm going to start 187 01:06:55,300 --> 01:06:57,033 today with a hot toddy. 188 01:06:57,833 --> 01:06:58,000 All right. 189 01:06:58,333 --> 01:06:58,866 A hot 190 01:06:58,866 --> 01:06:59,666 toddy? 191 01:07:01,066 --> 01:07:04,033 So a hot toddy, if you don't know, is 192

01:07:04,466 --> 01:07:07,300 whiskey, honey or maple syrup. 193 01:07:07,533 --> 01:07:08,466 Kind of sweet. 194 01:07:08,866 --> 01:07:10,033 Fresh lemon juice. 195 01:07:10,366 --> 01:07:11,066 Hot water. 196 01:07:11,766 --> 01:07:12,633 And then a garnish. 197 01:07:12,666 --> 01:07:15,099 You could do cinnamon, lemon, whatever. 198 01:07:15,133 --> 01:07:16,766 You could replace that hot water with tea 199 01:07:16,766 --> 01:07:18,199 if you want to be fancy. 200 01:07:19,933 --> 01:07:21,133 Add different spices. 201 01:07:21,133 --> 01:07:22,066 Ginger, 202 01:07:23,099 --> 01:07:24,199 nutmeg, whatever. 203 01:07:24,366 --> 01:07:24,633 Yeah. 204 01:07:25,599 --> 01:07:28,733 But it's really nice for, you know, 205 01:07:29,033 --> 01:07:31,400 winter, like holiday time. 206 01:07:32,233 --> 01:07:32,933 Yeah. 207 01:07:33,066 --> 01:07:34,233 I love a hot toddy. 208 01:07:34,366 --> 01:07:36,666 Although I think you know this. 209 01:07:38,466 --> 01:07:41,233 It's not a hot toddy is what we call it 210 01:07:41,233 --> 01:07:43,566 now, but it's actually just a toddy. 211 01:07:44,033 --> 01:07:44,566 Yes. 212 01:07:44,599 --> 01:07:45,233 It's just 213 01:07:45,366 --> 01:07:45,833 a toddy. 214 01:07:45,866 --> 01:07:47,533 You did tell me this once upon a time. 215 01:07:47,599 --> 01:07:47,833 Yeah. 216 01:07:47,900 --> 01:07:49,566 I'm sorry I'd be panantic about that. 217 01:07:49,566 --> 01:07:51,333 But yes, I love a good old hot toddy. 218 01:07:51,733 --> 01:07:53,466 And you think that's appropriate for the 219 01:07:53,466 --> 01:07:54,266 book of which you have 220 01:07:54,266 --> 01:07:55,199 not even spoken of yet? 221 01:07:55,266 --> 01:07:56,266 Yes, I do. 222 01:07:56,566 --> 01:07:56,933 Okay. 223 01:07:57,533 --> 01:07:59,466 Gotcha. So we're doing folks, if you want to get 224 01:07:59,466 --> 01:08:00,166 ready, you have to have a 225 01:08:00,166 --> 01:08:02,366 hot toddy in mind in hand 226 01:08:02,366 --> 01:08:03,433 So I cheers to you in 227 01:08:03,433 --> 01:08:04,300 that beverage drink. 228 01:08:04,300 --> 01:08:05,500 Are you drinking that drink right now? 229 01:08:05,733 --> 01:08:06,866 No, we didn't have 230 01:08:06,866 --> 01:08:07,766 any bourbon downstairs. 231 01:08:08,933 --> 01:08:11,633 So I have a mocktail of a hot toddy. 232 01:08:11,933 --> 01:08:12,766 That's just tea. 233 01:08:13,033 --> 01:08:13,400 Okay. 234 01:08:13,466 --> 01:08:13,766 Gotcha. 235 01:08:13,766 --> 01:08:14,066 Gotcha. 236 01:08:14,066 --> 01:08:14,466 Gotcha. 237 01:08:14,633 --> 01:08:17,833 So tell me, tell me, what is your drink 238 01:08:17,866 --> 01:08:20,600 or what is your game that is a drink? 239 01:08:20,766 --> 01:08:21,066 My drink. 240 01:08:22,000 --> 01:08:25,633 I think I can say with full certainty 241 01:08:25,733 --> 01:08:28,100 that I am actually drinking the drink 242 01:08:28,100 --> 01:08:29,966 that would tie in with the game we're 243 01:08:29,966 --> 01:08:30,399 about to talk about. 244 01:08:30,399 --> 01:08:31,333 Oh my goodness. 245 01:08:31,600 --> 01:08:33,733 I'm thinking about a particular beverage 246 01:08:33,733 --> 01:08:36,100 that stores really well. 247 01:08:37,000 --> 01:08:37,833 It won't spoil. 248 01:08:38,166 --> 01:08:38,399 Right. 249 01:08:38,600 --> 01:08:40,966 And if something horrible were to happen 250 01:08:40,966 --> 01:08:42,266 in the world, you were going to have to 251 01:08:42,266 --> 01:08:43,033 hold yourself up 252 01:08:43,033 --> 01:08:45,033 somewhere for a really long time. 253 01:08:45,633 --> 01:08:46,899 This would last a 254 01:08:46,899 --> 01:08:48,633 really, really long time. 255 01:08:49,600 --> 01:08:52,233 This is an old gray that you made for me. 256 01:08:52,266 --> 01:08:52,866 I did. 257 01:08:52,966 --> 01:08:54,733 And it's got a little bit of honey in it. 258 01:08:54,899 --> 01:08:55,600 Just a dash. 259 01:08:55,600 --> 01:08:57,100 Honey keeps well as well. 260 01:08:57,100 --> 01:08:59,066 So I'm delighted. 261 01:08:59,600 --> 01:09:00,833 I'm excited for this beverage. 262 01:09:01,199 --> 01:09:01,866 You'll even get some 263 01:09:01,866 --> 01:09:03,166 ASMR sounds right now. 264 01:09:05,066 --> 01:09:05,966 Oh my goodness. 265 01:09:06,933 --> 01:09:08,399 Spoiler trigger warning. 266 01:09:08,500 --> 01:09:09,366 Trigger warning. 267 01:09:09,466 --> 01:09:10,300 Although fetish 268 01:09:10,300 --> 01:09:11,666 warning too for some people. 269 01:09:11,666 --> 01:09:12,166 I don't know. 270 01:09:12,166 --> 01:09:13,000 That might be a thing. 271 01:09:13,433 --> 01:09:14,500 That really might be a thing. 272 01:09:14,500 --> 01:09:14,899 So. 273 01:09:17,399 --> 01:09:17,766 Okay. 274 01:09:17,766 --> 01:09:20,033 Well, now that everybody's cozy, I think 275 01:09:20,033 --> 01:09:22,899 it's time to talk about the two stories 276 01:09:22,899 --> 01:09:24,233 that we're about to bring together here. 277 01:09:25,566 --> 01:09:26,699 All right, so I wanna go into a little 278 01:09:26,699 --> 01:09:28,133 bit of a history of the book. 279 01:09:28,133 --> 01:09:29,433 Did you have to read it in high school? 280 01:09:29,466 --> 01:09:30,000 Do you remember? 281 01:09:30,833 --> 01:09:31,199 No. 282 01:09:31,633 --> 01:09:33,566 You've never read "Pride and Prejudice?" 283 01:09:33,600 --> 01:09:34,899 You have given me the book. 284 01:09:35,166 --> 01:09:35,600 I have. 285 01:09:35,633 --> 01:09:36,899 I read 286 01:09:38,800 --> 01:09:41,066 an embarrassingly small amount of it, but 287 01:09:41,066 --> 01:09:42,500 I did try to attempt it. 288 01:09:42,500 --> 01:09:44,033 And this was during a time in which, 289 01:09:46,466 --> 01:09:47,733 we were in the early 290 01:09:47,733 --> 01:09:49,500 courtship days of our relationship. 291 01:09:49,500

--> 01:09:51,100 So I really wanted to impress upon you 292 01:09:51,100 --> 01:09:52,033 that I could read it. 293 01:09:53,533 --> 01:09:55,133 And I was surprised that you 294 01:09:55,133 --> 01:09:56,199 were so much into this book. 295 01:09:56,199 --> 01:09:57,666 I'm surprised this is one of your 296 01:09:57,699 --> 01:09:59,133 favorite books at all time. 297 01:10:01,066 --> 01:10:02,500 It's a classic for a reason. 298 01:10:03,066 --> 01:10:04,100 I could definitely feel the 299 01:10:04,133 --> 01:10:05,233 classique-ness of it. 300 01:10:05,733 --> 01:10:06,566 Absolutely. 301 01:10:08,333 --> 01:10:10,866 I don't think it's very, it doesn't take 302 01:10:10,866 --> 01:10:12,966 long for you to see "Mr. 303 01:10:12,966 --> 01:10:13,433 Darcy." 304 01:10:14,199 --> 01:10:15,399 I think there's an early scene with Mr. 305 01:10:15,433 --> 01:10:16,066 Darcy in it. 306 01:10:16,133 --> 01:10:17,566 And I saw that first 307 01:10:17,566 --> 01:10:20,199 inter-banter bit and reading about that. 308 01:10:21,566 --> 01:10:23,533 But beyond that and talking to you about 309 01:10:23,866 --> 01:10:27,866 the book and watching two adaptations of 310 01:10:27,866 --> 01:10:29,266 it alongside your shoulder. 311 01:10:29,366 --> 01:10:30,166 Are you including "Pride 312 01:10:30,166 --> 01:10:31,199 and Prejudice" and "Zombies?" 313 01:10:31,199 --> 01:10:32,266 Which by the way. 314 01:10:32,266 --> 01:10:33,033 Is three. 315 01:10:33,899 --> 01:10:35,100 "Pride and Prejudice" and "Zombies." 316 01:10:35,100 --> 01:10:36,100 And "Zombies." 317 01:10:38,666 --> 01:10:40,133 Folks, the connections. 318 01:10:40,500 --> 01:10:41,899 They're writing themselves. 319 01:10:41,933 --> 01:10:42,699 It's writing itself. 320 01:10:43,333 --> 01:10:43,766 The connections. 321 01:10:46,133 --> 01:10:47,500 Noah, beyond that, I'm 322 01:10:47,533 --> 01:10:49,366 going in relatively blind. 323 01:10:50,100 --> 01:10:50,566 That's okay. 324 01:10:51,100 --> 01:10:51,899 That's totally fine. 325 01:10:52,233 --> 01:10:53,933 I love to educate people. 326 01:10:54,100 --> 01:10:55,133 I'm gonna know it all like that. 327 01:10:55,333 --> 01:10:57,133 But again, to answer your question, I was 328 01:10:57,133 --> 01:10:58,333 never forced to read it in school. 329 01:10:59,166 --> 01:11:02,000 Which is funny because one of my favorite 330 01:11:02,000 --> 01:11:03,000 books, which we'll talk 331 01:11:03,000 --> 01:11:03,766 about some other time, 332 01:11:05,266 --> 01:11:07,000 I was never forced to read it in school, 333 01:11:07,000 --> 01:11:08,033 but I think you were. 334 01:11:09,333 --> 01:11:10,500 You're talking about "Catcher 335 01:11:10,566 --> 01:11:11,133 and the Rye." 336 01:11:11,166 --> 01:11:13,100 Yeah, I think you had to read it. 337 01:11:13,133 --> 01:11:14,300 I never had to read it. 338 01:11:14,300 --> 01:11:15,800 In fact, I would have loved it if I took 339 01:11:15,800 --> 01:11:17,233 a class and they forced me to read it 340 01:11:17,233 --> 01:11:18,633 because I had already 341 01:11:18,633 --> 01:11:19,533 read it a bunch of times. 342 01:11:19,633 --> 01:11:21,466 But that's another story, another time. 343 01:11:22,266 --> 01:11:23,500 We'll do "Catcher and the Rye" sometime. 344 01:11:23,833 --> 01:11:24,100 Sure. 345 01:11:25,466 --> 01:11:28,300 So as you know, written by Jane Austen 346 01:11:28,333 --> 01:11:30,100 actually did not have her name on it when 347 01:11:30,100 --> 01:11:31,066 it was first published. 348 01:11:31,066 --> 01:11:33,366 It was just by a lady because that was 349 01:11:33,399 --> 01:11:34,566 not a thing for women 350 01:11:34,566 --> 01:11:37,600 to be like, noblest. 351 01:11:37,600 --> 01:11:37,899 Gross. 352 01:11:38,033 --> 01:11:38,533 Yeah. 353 01:11:39,533 --> 01:11:40,833 She actually wrote it when she was 20. 354 01:11:42,100 --> 01:11:44,300 The novel was published in 1813. 355 01:11:44,300 --> 01:11:44,899 Yeah. 356 01:11:47,100 --> 01:11:48,766 Initially titled "First Impressions," 357 01:11:48,800 --> 01:11:51,300 like I said, but the publishers rejected 358 01:11:51,300 --> 01:11:52,600 it for that title, 359 01:11:52,600 --> 01:11:54,333 which is hashtag relatable. 360 01:11:54,566 --> 01:11:55,600 Yeah, very much so. 361 01:11:56,033 --> 01:11:58,066 Obviously it's set in the Regency era. 362 01:11:59,000 --> 01:12:01,100 This is a time when women's financial 363 01:12:01,100 --> 01:12:02,533 security depends on 364 01:12:02,533 --> 01:12:03,399 their marriage prospects. 365 01:12:03,399 --> 01:12:04,600 So it's not like, oh, I'm 366 01:12:04,600 --> 01:12:05,666 gonna go out and get a job. 367 01:12:05,699 --> 01:12:07,233 It's I'm gonna go out and get a man. 368 01:12:08,266 --> 01:12:08,899 And hopefully that 369 01:12:08,899 --> 01:12:10,699 man has a lot of money. 370 01:12:11,166 --> 01:12:11,899 I mean, of course, that's 371 01:12:12,066 --> 01:12:13,466 all we care about, right? 372 01:12:14,733 --> 01:12:17,433 But the focus of the book is very much on 373 01:12:17,766 --> 01:12:20,433 ordinary people, family dynamics, social 374 01:12:20,433 --> 01:12:22,866 expectations, little dash romance. 375 01:12:22,866 --> 01:12:26,100 This is like, oh, hey, we can have it 376 01:12:26,100 --> 01:12:28,966 all, love and husband and money. 377 01:12:30,899 --> 01:12:31,933 Those are all of the things. 378 01:12:31,933 --> 01:12:33,600 Those are all of the things. 379 01:12:33,899 --> 01:12:35,100 Those are all of the things. 380 01:12:37,866 --> 01:12:39,066 So I have like a little 381 01:12:39,066 --> 01:12:40,166 short summary that I wrote out. 382 01:12:40,266 --> 01:12:40,733 Are you ready? 383 01:12:41,366 --> 01:12:41,800 Yes. 384 01:12:42,166 --> 01:12:42,833 I'm ready, because I'm gonna 385 01:12:42,833 -->

01:12:43,866 sell you on the book right now. 386 01:12:44,166 --> 01:12:44,366 Okay. 387 01:12:44,466 --> 01:12:46,000 You're gonna wanna read it so hard after 388 01:12:46,000 --> 01:12:47,166 I tell you this, right? 389 01:12:48,133 --> 01:12:49,233 "Enemies to lovers. 390 01:12:49,399 --> 01:12:51,333 "He falls first with a slow burn. 391 01:12:51,533 --> 01:12:53,399 "Miscommunication, what more could you 392 01:12:53,399 --> 01:12:54,833 want "from a comedy of matators? 393 01:12:55,000 --> 01:12:56,066 "Turns class-seek. 394 01:12:56,066 --> 01:12:56,766 "We're an abundance of 395 01:12:56,766 --> 01:12:58,266 pride and plenty of prejudice. 396 01:12:58,333 --> 01:12:59,600 "Stand between two people who 397 01:12:59,600 --> 01:13:01,000 are perfect for each other." 398 01:13:03,233 --> 01:13:03,300 (Both Laughing) 399 01:13:04,333 --> 01:13:05,066 Now coming to you in a 400 01:13:05,066 --> 01:13:06,433 theater near you, PG-13. 401 01:13:07,000 --> 01:13:08,033 (Both Laughing) 402 01:13:08,199 --> 01:13:09,800 Very PG, actually. 403 01:13:10,100 --> 01:13:11,766 They like hold hands once. 404 01:13:11,833 --> 01:13:14,300 They held hands once. 405 01:13:14,966 --> 01:13:15,466 Gosh. 406 01:13:15,500 --> 01:13:16,199 Like sure, they get 407 01:13:16,199 --> 01:13:17,266 married at the end, but 408 01:13:18,366 --> 01:13:19,699 touching with skin to skin content. 409 01:13:19,699 --> 01:13:20,466 The sexual tension here. 410 01:13:20,733 --> 01:13:21,066 Never. 411 01:13:21,100 --> 01:13:22,266 The sexual tension. 412 01:13:23,633 --> 01:13:24,833 I actually have a quote I'd love for you 413 01:13:24,833 --> 01:13:26,133 to read, if you're ready. 414 01:13:26,233 --> 01:13:26,766 Absolutely. 415 01:13:26,866 --> 01:13:27,566 You gotta say this with 416 01:13:27,566 --> 01:13:28,766 a lot of like brooding. 417 01:13:29,000 --> 01:13:30,466 This is a Darcy-ism. 418 01:13:30,866 --> 01:13:31,166 Okay. 419 01:13:31,333 --> 01:13:34,300 There is, I believe, in every 420 01:13:34,300 --> 01:13:36,433 disposition, a tendency 421 01:13:36,699 --> 01:13:38,000 to some particular evil, 422 01:13:38,600 --> 01:13:41,333 a natural defect, which not even the best 423 01:13:41,333 --> 01:13:42,733 education can overcome. 424 01:13:44,066 --> 01:13:45,033 And your defect is a 425 01:13:45,033 --> 01:13:46,300 propensity to hate everybody. 426 01:13:47,000 --> 01:13:49,866 And yours, he replied with a smile, is 427 01:13:49,866 --> 01:13:51,600 willfully to misunderstand them. 428 01:13:53,733 --> 01:13:54,399 (Clapping) 429 01:13:54,666 --> 01:13:55,133 Aw. 430 01:13:55,399 --> 01:13:55,866 That was beautiful. 431 01:13:55,899 --> 01:13:56,300 Thank you. 432 01:13:56,533 --> 01:13:56,933 Thank you. 433 01:13:56,933 --> 01:13:57,566 Thank you. 434 01:13:58,666 --> 01:14:01,933 This is "Miscommunication," the book, 435 01:14:02,000 --> 01:14:03,166 which is what every 436 01:14:03,166 --> 01:14:05,300 romance book is now based on. 437 01:14:06,533 --> 01:14:06,566 (Laughing) 438 01:14:07,066 --> 01:14:07,600 All right. 439 01:14:07,666 --> 01:14:08,233 Fair enough. 440 01:14:08,266 --> 01:14:09,166 Fair enough. 441 01:14:10,600 --> 01:14:12,833 So now that I've given you the 442 01:14:12,833 --> 01:14:15,100 highlights, before I really get into a 443 01:14:15,199 --> 01:14:16,899 deep dive, I'd love to hear some 444 01:14:16,899 --> 01:14:18,666 highlights of "Resident 445 01:14:18,699 --> 01:14:21,333 Evil" and any history. 446 01:14:21,666 --> 01:14:22,966 Tell me everything, you know. 447 01:14:23,533 --> 01:14:25,266 Oh, what I could take now. 448 01:14:25,600 --> 01:14:26,666 Okay, maybe not everything. 449 01:14:26,666 --> 01:14:27,100 That'll be a bit. 450 01:14:27,166 --> 01:14:27,466 Okay. 451 01:14:29,066 --> 01:14:30,766 "Resident Evil, 1996." 452 01:14:32,333 --> 01:14:34,566 Has a very storied development history. 453 01:14:35,399 --> 01:14:36,566 It went through many 454 01:14:36,566 --> 01:14:37,766 trials and tribulations. 455 01:14:37,800 --> 01:14:39,000 It was made by a guy by 456 01:14:39,000 --> 01:14:40,199 the name of Shinji Mikami. 457 01:14:41,199 --> 01:14:42,833 He was the creative director, although 458 01:14:42,866 --> 01:14:44,433 arguably he wasn't the main narrative 459 01:14:44,433 --> 01:14:45,633 director for reasons 460 01:14:45,633 --> 01:14:47,033 that I can talk about later. 461 01:14:48,000 --> 01:14:49,833 And he was hired to make 462 01:14:49,833 --> 01:14:51,366 this project a scary game. 463 01:14:51,633 --> 01:14:53,500 It was supposed to be the spiritual 464 01:14:53,500 --> 01:14:55,933 remake to a game on the NES slash Famicom 465 01:14:55,933 --> 01:14:59,300 called "Sweet Home," which that game was 466 01:14:59,300 --> 01:15:01,066 a film adaptation game. 467 01:15:01,100 --> 01:15:03,333 So based on the film "Sweet Home." 468 01:15:03,566 --> 01:15:03,866 Oh. 469 01:15:04,500 --> 01:15:05,666 It's just about a bunch of people that 470 01:15:05,666 --> 01:15:07,866 are stuck in a house and ghosts and 471 01:15:07,866 --> 01:15:11,433 goblins and spiritual things happen. 472 01:15:12,633 --> 01:15:14,566 And the idea was to make this scary game 473 01:15:14,566 --> 01:15:16,266 and Shinji Mikami's quoted and saying, 474 01:15:16,600 --> 01:15:18,266 "But I don't like being scared." 475 01:15:18,833 --> 01:15:20,133 And the director's like, "Perfect. 476 01:15:20,300 --> 01:15:20,933 Then you're the guy." 477 01:15:21,600 --> 01:15:24,100 So literally gets someone who does not 478 01:15:24,100 --> 01:15:25,333 like being scared to be 479 01:15:25,466 --> 01:15:26,766 the helming of this project. 480 01:15:27,433 --> 01:15:28,300 Goes through a lot of trials and 481 01:15:28,300 --> 01:15:30,933 tribulations, a bunch of messy stuff. 482 01:15:30,933 -->

01:15:32,399 And a lot of people that follow and love 483 01:15:32,399 --> 01:15:35,466 this game know that the plot of the game 484 01:15:35,466 --> 01:15:36,866 was added literally 485 01:15:36,866 --> 01:15:38,666 last minute, last second, 486 01:15:40,600 --> 01:15:42,699 called Biohazard in Japan, 487 01:15:44,166 --> 01:15:46,233 Resident Evil in the 488 01:15:46,233 --> 01:15:47,733 Americas for reasons. 489 01:15:48,566 --> 01:15:49,500 Because it is house. 490 01:15:49,500 --> 01:15:50,366 That is evil. 491 01:15:50,433 --> 01:15:51,300 It is house. 492 01:15:51,333 --> 01:15:52,066 It is evil. 493 01:15:53,033 --> 01:15:54,600 And then relating to what your comment 494 01:15:54,600 --> 01:15:57,166 about having a different name, even 495 01:15:57,166 --> 01:16:00,266 still, Shinji Mikami had a second 496 01:16:00,266 --> 01:16:03,033 opportunity to make Resident Evil in the 497 01:16:03,033 --> 01:16:04,333 way that he wanted to make it. 498 01:16:04,333 --> 01:16:05,033 So there's the first 499 01:16:05,033 --> 01:16:06,033 version of Resident Evil. 500 01:16:06,033 --> 01:16:07,633 There's a quote unquote director's cut. 501 01:16:08,133 --> 01:16:10,199 And then there's his definitive GameCube 502 01:16:10,199 --> 01:16:11,733 remake release of Resident Evil. 503 01:16:11,733 --> 01:16:12,500 Oh. 504 01:16:13,666 --> 01:16:15,666 And if you want to make this parallel to 505 01:16:15,699 --> 01:16:18,100 Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner," there's 506 01:16:18,100 --> 01:16:19,133 the theatrical cut of 507 01:16:19,133 --> 01:16:20,033 "Blade Runner," which is 508 01:16:21,333 --> 01:16:22,966 a version of the movie you can absolutely 509 01:16:22,966 --> 01:16:24,199 watch if you're interested in it. 510 01:16:25,333 --> 01:16:27,033 Then there's the director's cut, which 511 01:16:27,033 --> 01:16:28,500 actually is not the director's cut. 512 01:16:29,766 --> 01:16:32,133 As in some editor took a couple of notes 513 01:16:32,133 --> 01:16:33,766 that Ridley Scott had written down and 514 01:16:33,766 --> 01:16:35,633 made that the quote unquote director's 515 01:16:35,633 --> 01:16:37,199 cut, which was the best version of that 516 01:16:37,199 --> 01:16:39,100 film to watch for a long time until 517 01:16:39,100 --> 01:16:40,133 Ridley Scott got in 518 01:16:40,133 --> 01:16:42,266 control and made his final cut. 519 01:16:42,600 --> 01:16:43,633 I remember now, yeah. 520 01:16:43,800 --> 01:16:45,199 So think of it like Resident Evil on 521 01:16:45,199 --> 01:16:47,500 GameCube as being the final cut of 522 01:16:47,500 --> 01:16:49,233 Resident Evil in general. 523 01:16:50,933 --> 01:16:51,699 When you speak about 524 01:16:53,866 --> 01:16:57,800 miscommunication, the book, yes, Resident 525 01:16:57,800 --> 01:17:00,233 Evil is also miscommunication, the game, 526 01:17:00,600 --> 01:17:04,100 however, possibly intentionally. 527 01:17:04,199 --> 01:17:05,100 Oh. 528 01:17:05,166 --> 01:17:07,433 Yeah, very much intentional there. 529 01:17:08,266 --> 01:17:08,833 I love that. 530 01:17:09,266 --> 01:17:09,899 I think that 531 01:17:11,966 --> 01:17:13,933 miscommunication is like, it gets a bad 532 01:17:13,933 --> 01:17:16,300 rap, but also it 533 01:17:16,300 --> 01:17:17,699 totally moves plots forward. 534 01:17:17,733 --> 01:17:19,199 It just has to be believable. 535 01:17:20,666 --> 01:17:20,699 Yeah. 536 01:17:21,000 --> 01:17:23,000 Yeah, I've made the mistake a few times 537 01:17:23,000 --> 01:17:25,300 in my life and I keep doing this and I 538 01:17:25,300 --> 01:17:26,333 try to check myself. 539 01:17:26,666 --> 01:17:28,066 I'll watch a movie, read a book, 540 01:17:28,066 --> 01:17:30,000 whatever, and I'll go, what the hell? 541 01:17:30,133 --> 01:17:31,666 That is not logically the best thing 542 01:17:31,666 --> 01:17:32,966 these characters could do. 543 01:17:33,133 --> 01:17:35,266 And yet I realize that's 544 01:17:35,266 --> 01:17:36,699 not compelling storytelling. 545 01:17:36,800 --> 01:17:38,233 You need to have a little bit of 546 01:17:38,233 --> 01:17:40,066 misbelief, miscommunication. 547 01:17:40,500 --> 01:17:42,033 Yes, in a perfect world, these characters 548 01:17:42,033 --> 01:17:43,633 would not have done this thing, right? 549 01:17:44,100 --> 01:17:44,633 But 550 01:17:46,033 --> 01:17:47,966 in this story, this is one version of a 551 01:17:47,966 --> 01:17:49,600 universe where these set of characters 552 01:17:49,600 --> 01:17:50,666 did make these choices. 553 01:17:50,666 --> 01:17:51,399 And because of that, 554 01:17:51,399 --> 01:17:52,766 it's interesting, right? 555 01:17:53,100 --> 01:17:54,433 So a similar thing there, I 556 01:17:54,433 --> 01:17:57,366 can say for resident evil. 557 01:17:58,233 --> 01:17:59,166 Wait, do the thing again. 558 01:17:59,933 --> 01:18:00,266 Sorry. 559 01:18:00,266 --> 01:18:01,566 Resident evil. 560 01:18:03,533 --> 01:18:04,699 Beautiful, perfect. 561 01:18:18,533 --> 01:18:19,966 All right, so I'm gonna get into a little 562 01:18:19,966 --> 01:18:21,500 story breakdown for you. 563 01:18:23,533 --> 01:18:27,000 And the novel at this time, when Jane 564 01:18:27,000 --> 01:18:28,733 Austen is writing, is considered like a 565 01:18:28,733 --> 01:18:30,066 really low form of literature. 566 01:18:30,333 --> 01:18:32,133 Like how we consider-- Low form? 567 01:18:32,300 --> 01:18:34,500 Oh yeah, novel was like not a thing. 568 01:18:34,733 --> 01:18:35,399 People thought reading 569 01:18:35,399 --> 01:18:36,300 was gonna rot your brain. 570 01:18:37,366 --> 01:18:38,433 Legitimately. 571 01:18:38,666 --> 01:18:40,166 Reading is gonna rot your brain. 572 01:18:40,166 --> 01:18:41,866 Yes, when books started coming out, 573 01:18:41,866 --> 01:18:44,166 because it's not like nonfiction. 574

01:18:44,199 --> 01:18:44,500 Yeah. 575 01:18:45,100 --> 01:18:47,133 Fictional books are gonna rot your brain. 576 01:18:47,633 --> 01:18:48,966 Newspapers are gonna rot your brain. 577 01:18:49,000 --> 01:18:50,500 Video games are gonna rot your brain. 578 01:18:50,533 --> 01:18:51,800 TV is gonna rot your brain. 579 01:18:51,833 --> 01:18:53,199 AI is gonna rot your brain. 580 01:18:53,266 --> 01:18:54,300 Everything's rotting your brain. 581 01:18:54,300 --> 01:18:55,233 Everything's gonna rot your brain. 582 01:18:55,800 --> 01:18:56,100 Okay. 583 01:18:56,399 --> 01:18:56,699 Okay. 584 01:18:56,733 --> 01:18:57,133 Carry on. 585 01:18:57,966 --> 01:18:59,866 Regardless of your feelings on that, this 586 01:18:59,866 --> 01:19:01,500 is the something that people were saying. 587 01:19:02,366 --> 01:19:04,133 The novel is gonna ruin these young girls 588 01:19:04,133 --> 01:19:04,566 because they're gonna 589 01:19:04,566 --> 01:19:06,033 live in fanciful lives. 590 01:19:06,266 --> 01:19:06,666 That's crazy. 591 01:19:06,666 --> 01:19:07,899 Oh, how dare they 592 01:19:07,899 --> 01:19:09,300 fantasize of better lives. 593 01:19:09,300 --> 01:19:11,366 (Laughs) 594 01:19:13,133 --> 01:19:15,600 So yes, so it would distract people from 595 01:19:15,600 --> 01:19:18,566 their religious duties, from useful work. 596 01:19:18,933 --> 01:19:19,833 It would make women 597 01:19:19,833 --> 01:19:21,966 dissatisfied with their lives. 598 01:19:22,733 --> 01:19:23,300 Terror. 599 01:19:24,333 --> 01:19:25,833 It would fill a reader's head with 600 01:19:25,833 --> 01:19:26,566 unrealistic 601 01:19:26,566 --> 01:19:30,666 expectations about love, romance. 602 01:19:30,899 --> 01:19:33,866 It would give them to emotional excess. 603 01:19:34,566 --> 01:19:35,866 What is emotional excess? 604 01:19:35,899 --> 01:19:36,899 Oh, well, it just meant 605 01:19:36,899 --> 01:19:38,533 that they-- Got horny. 606 01:19:39,633 --> 01:19:40,733 No, not even. 607 01:19:41,066 --> 01:19:41,433 If they would 608 01:19:41,433 --> 01:19:43,399 challenge authority, you know? 609 01:19:43,866 --> 01:19:44,766 Oh, we'd want that. 610 01:19:44,800 --> 01:19:46,433 You wouldn't want a woman to do that. 611 01:19:47,133 --> 01:19:48,600 And it was very much like a woman's 612 01:19:48,600 --> 01:19:50,733 pastime to read a novel. 613 01:19:54,566 --> 01:19:57,433 But basically, the romantic movement, 614 01:19:57,500 --> 01:19:58,833 enlightenment, that's changing 615 01:19:58,833 --> 01:20:02,966 everybody's ideas about what marriage is. 616 01:20:03,399 --> 01:20:05,633 And companionate marriages work becoming 617 01:20:05,633 --> 01:20:07,000 more of a thing between the 618 01:20:07,000 --> 01:20:08,199 upper and middle of class. 619 01:20:08,733 --> 01:20:09,699 And you're actually liking the person 620 01:20:09,699 --> 01:20:10,399 that you're gonna be stuck 621 01:20:10,399

--> 01:20:11,500 with for the rest of your life. 622 01:20:13,233 --> 01:20:14,333 Poor thing, jeez Louise. 623 01:20:14,399 --> 01:20:17,266 Yeah, even though financial constraints 624 01:20:17,266 --> 01:20:19,933 are still a big thing here, that's a lot 625 01:20:19,933 --> 01:20:22,066 of the plot of Pride and Prejudice is 626 01:20:22,066 --> 01:20:23,733 that they have to make good, stable 627 01:20:23,733 --> 01:20:24,933 marriages that make sense. 628 01:20:26,399 --> 01:20:27,833 But Jane Austen here is 629 01:20:27,833 --> 01:20:30,000 poking fun at class snobbery. 630 01:20:30,266 --> 01:20:32,433 Why is somebody with more money better 631 01:20:32,833 --> 01:20:34,233 than somebody without it 632 01:20:35,666 --> 01:20:36,266 gossip? 633 01:20:36,333 --> 01:20:38,066 Because there's not like 634 01:20:38,066 --> 01:20:40,000 TV, there's not games to play. 635 01:20:40,199 --> 01:20:42,500 There's not much people can do except 636 01:20:42,633 --> 01:20:44,733 work and gossip about each other. 637 01:20:45,266 --> 01:20:46,600 Gossip, the new cutting 638 01:20:46,600 --> 01:20:49,199 edge game with HD graphics. 639 01:20:49,233 --> 01:20:51,300 And if you're not a lower 640 01:20:53,733 --> 01:20:55,233 class person, you don't 641 01:20:55,233 --> 01:20:56,766 work, middle class, upper class. 642 01:20:57,300 --> 01:20:57,899 They don't work, they 643 01:20:57,899 --> 01:20:58,866 have lives of leisure. 644 01:20:59,766 --> 01:21:01,366 They sit around and 645 01:21:01,366 --> 01:21:02,433 learn how to play the piano. 646 01:21:02,433 --> 01:21:03,500 And that's kind of 647 01:21:03,500 --> 01:21:04,733 like, there's only so many. 648 01:21:05,766 --> 01:21:07,233 You know, hours a day. 649 01:21:07,233 --> 01:21:09,000 You have a life of leisure. 650 01:21:11,899 --> 01:21:14,399 Yet from what little I know of this 651 01:21:14,399 --> 01:21:17,133 period and what little semblance I've 652 01:21:17,133 --> 01:21:19,266 seen into this world, there's this 653 01:21:19,266 --> 01:21:21,566 element of like, even that life of 654 01:21:21,566 --> 01:21:22,800 leisure is complicated. 655 01:21:22,800 --> 01:21:24,533 There's all this nuance and this social 656 01:21:24,533 --> 01:21:25,899 stuff and these through 657 01:21:25,899 --> 01:21:27,166 lines you have to fit in. 658 01:21:27,166 --> 01:21:29,000 Like you can't, yes, you're not working 659 01:21:29,000 --> 01:21:29,766 hard, but you're still 660 01:21:29,766 --> 01:21:31,066 working hard to fit in. 661 01:21:31,966 --> 01:21:33,666 That's weird, that's a weird thing. 662 01:21:34,199 --> 01:21:35,733 It is, yeah. 663 01:21:37,766 --> 01:21:40,366 And that's a lot of what Austin writes 664 01:21:40,366 --> 01:21:42,000 about, like obnoxious 665 01:21:42,000 --> 01:21:43,933 people doing obnoxious things. 666 01:21:44,699 --> 01:21:45,933 And she's poking fun at it. 667 01:21:45,966 --> 01:21:48,533 It's a comedy, it's a rom-com. 668 01:21:48,866 --> 01:21:49,266 For sure. 669 01:21:50,966 --> 01:21:52,000 I think something that's really 670 01:21:52,000 --> 01:21:53,399 interesting about this book is that it's 671 01:21:53,399 --> 01:21:55,733 written in like an 672 01:21:55,766 --> 01:21:57,399 interesting point of view. 673 01:21:57,399 --> 01:22:01,100 It's called Free Indirect Speech. 674 01:22:01,699 --> 01:22:03,466 Basically the narration is technically 675 01:22:03,466 --> 01:22:05,366 third person, but it's like drifting 676 01:22:05,366 --> 01:22:05,866 between other 677 01:22:05,866 --> 01:22:07,266 people's like consciousness. 678 01:22:07,266 --> 01:22:08,333 So you're getting 679 01:22:08,333 --> 01:22:10,199 little snippets of everybody. 680 01:22:11,966 --> 01:22:14,199 And this was like crazy for the time. 681 01:22:14,233 --> 01:22:15,933 Like it was either third or first person. 682 01:22:15,966 --> 01:22:16,899 And like, that was it. 683 01:22:16,899 --> 01:22:17,399 This is like-- 684 01:22:17,399 --> 01:22:18,666 So to have a drifting-- 685 01:22:19,066 --> 01:22:20,399 Like drifting consciousness almost. 686 01:22:20,766 --> 01:22:21,699 Drifting consciousness where the 687 01:22:21,699 --> 01:22:23,800 narrator's kind of in between everybody. 688 01:22:23,933 --> 01:22:25,933 That was novel and new at that time. 689 01:22:26,199 --> 01:22:27,333 Yeah, this is like a 690 01:22:27,966 --> 01:22:30,199 different, different new fun. 691 01:22:30,733 --> 01:22:32,166 So wait, I wanna be clear. 692 01:22:32,533 --> 01:22:35,100 To my writer friends out there, if you've 693 01:22:35,100 --> 01:22:37,300 ever wondered what point 694 01:22:37,300 --> 01:22:38,366 of view should it be in? 695 01:22:38,399 --> 01:22:41,699 First, third person, second person, I 696 01:22:41,699 --> 01:22:42,866 say, and Jane Austen 697 01:22:42,866 --> 01:22:44,533 would say, all of the persons. 698 01:22:44,566 --> 01:22:45,333 All of the persons. 699 01:22:45,333 --> 01:22:47,066 All of the persons, just do it. 700 01:22:47,133 --> 01:22:48,000 Equality, man. 701 01:22:48,466 --> 01:22:48,899 Love it. 702 01:22:52,766 --> 01:22:54,433 It's a very famous first line. 703 01:22:54,466 --> 01:22:55,233 Do you happen to know it? 704 01:22:55,866 --> 01:22:56,633 No, tell me. 705 01:22:57,000 --> 01:22:59,866 It's a truth universally acknowledged 706 01:23:00,666 --> 01:23:02,399 that any man in possession of a fortune 707 01:23:02,866 --> 01:23:04,000 is in want of a wife. 708 01:23:04,600 --> 01:23:05,533 It's a little tongue in cheek. 709 01:23:05,800 --> 01:23:07,566 A truth universally acknowledged, yes. 710 01:23:07,566 --> 01:23:09,733 Of course it's true that a man 711 01:23:09,733 --> 01:23:11,233 who's got money needs a wife. 712 01:23:11,466 --> 01:23:11,899 Of course. 713 01:23:12,166 --> 01:23:12,833 Of course it does. 714

01:23:13,266 --> 01:23:15,199 Of course, all right, respect, respect. 715 01:23:15,266 --> 01:23:16,266 I'm with you on that one. 716 01:23:18,800 --> 01:23:20,500 What I've enjoyed about Jane Austen and 717 01:23:20,500 --> 01:23:22,866 what I have read is that she has such a, 718 01:23:24,133 --> 01:23:26,199 she has such a wink and a nod to you as 719 01:23:26,199 --> 01:23:26,666 the reader, 720 01:23:26,699 --> 01:23:27,899 constantly when she's writing. 721 01:23:27,933 --> 01:23:29,699 And that must have been really refreshing 722 01:23:29,699 --> 01:23:30,899 at that particular time. 723 01:23:30,933 --> 01:23:34,800 And kind of scary for a writer of her 724 01:23:34,800 --> 01:23:35,800 gender to be writing 725 01:23:35,800 --> 01:23:36,933 in that particular way. 726 01:23:38,366 --> 01:23:39,399 Yeah, definitely. 727 01:23:41,333 --> 01:23:43,366 Okay, so in the book, we're following our 728 01:23:43,366 --> 01:23:44,466 main character, Lizzie 729 01:23:44,466 --> 01:23:45,733 Bennett or Elizabeth Bennett. 730 01:23:46,399 --> 01:23:48,399 She's the second of five sisters. 731 01:23:49,033 --> 01:23:51,466 In the book, the whole central conflict 732 01:23:51,466 --> 01:23:53,399 for them is that the estate that they 733 01:23:53,399 --> 01:23:54,733 live on is not gonna pass to the 734 01:23:54,733 --> 01:23:56,566 daughters because women 735 01:23:56,566 --> 01:23:58,066 inheriting property, gross. 736 01:23:59,500 --> 01:24:00,933 They all need to get married or else 737 01:24:00,933 --> 01:24:01,800 they're gonna be destitute. 738 01:24:02,100 --> 01:24:02,933 Sure, okay. 739 01:24:03,333 --> 01:24:07,633 So, you know, evil house, no house. 740 01:24:08,300 --> 01:24:10,033 What's worse? 741 01:24:10,633 --> 01:24:11,899 Ooh. 742 01:24:13,600 --> 01:24:14,733 Well, it's interesting. 743 01:24:15,333 --> 01:24:20,699 In resident evil, biohazard, they are in 744 01:24:20,699 --> 01:24:22,600 the very beginning running to a house 745 01:24:22,600 --> 01:24:24,600 because they think that means safety. 746 01:24:25,566 --> 01:24:27,699 And then they're trying to get out of the 747 01:24:27,699 --> 01:24:28,533 house because they 748 01:24:28,533 --> 01:24:30,066 realize the house is not safe. 749 01:24:31,033 --> 01:24:32,699 But yet the house is safer 750 01:24:32,699 --> 01:24:33,966 than if they just went outside. 751 01:24:35,433 --> 01:24:36,600 So they have to find a way to get out of 752 01:24:36,600 --> 01:24:38,100 the house but also get out 753 01:24:39,133 --> 01:24:40,066 of outside. 754 01:24:40,966 --> 01:24:43,133 That's actually really interesting 755 01:24:43,699 --> 01:24:46,366 because it says a lot about social 756 01:24:47,500 --> 01:24:50,233 norms of the Regency era also. 757 01:24:50,233 --> 01:24:51,333 Yeah. 758 01:24:51,333 --> 01:24:52,766 (Laughing) 759 01:24:53,866 --> 01:24:56,233 Okay, so central conflict, these girls 760 01:24:56,233 --> 01:24:57,433 can't inherit any property. 761 01:24:58,433 --> 01:25:00,066 But who's gonna solve this problem? 762 01:25:00,100 --> 01:25:01,199 Our ultimate golden 763 01:25:01,199 --> 01:25:02,500 retriever boyfriend, Mr. 764 01:25:02,500 --> 01:25:05,199 Bingley, who almost immediately is 765 01:25:05,199 --> 01:25:06,133 falling in love with the 766 01:25:06,133 --> 01:25:08,000 oldest sister of this family, Jane. 767 01:25:09,133 --> 01:25:10,433 She's our resident Mary Sue. 768 01:25:10,466 --> 01:25:12,266 She's like perfect in every way. 769 01:25:12,266 --> 01:25:13,366 She can do no wrong. 770 01:25:13,633 --> 01:25:15,133 Her only problem is that 771 01:25:15,133 --> 01:25:16,466 maybe she's a little shy. 772 01:25:17,500 --> 01:25:18,933 Oh no, what a flaw. 773 01:25:19,033 --> 01:25:20,600 Oh no, what a flaw. 774 01:25:21,266 --> 01:25:22,399 Shy. 775 01:25:23,500 --> 01:25:24,533 But Mr. 776 01:25:24,533 --> 01:25:28,033 Bingley's best friend is even richer, Mr. 777 01:25:28,033 --> 01:25:28,699 Darcy. 778 01:25:30,133 --> 01:25:33,000 He makes like an awkward lobster, awkward 779 01:25:33,000 --> 01:25:34,699 lobster of an introduction. 780 01:25:36,733 --> 01:25:38,933 He's coming off as aloof, proud. 781 01:25:39,533 --> 01:25:40,366 You got a lot of pride. 782 01:25:41,366 --> 01:25:42,133 Insulting. 783 01:25:42,300 --> 01:25:43,100 He actually calls 784 01:25:43,100 --> 01:25:45,866 Lizzie barely tolerable. 785 01:25:46,533 --> 01:25:47,466 Barely tolerable. 786 01:25:48,033 --> 01:25:48,899 Barely tolerable. 787 01:25:48,933 --> 01:25:51,199 That's, yeah, that's the first thing that 788 01:25:51,500 --> 01:25:53,899 Lizzie hears from him is that he thinks 789 01:25:53,899 --> 01:25:56,333 that she is barely tolerable. 790 01:25:57,233 --> 01:25:59,066 Watch out, watch out 791 01:25:59,833 --> 01:26:01,000 for this bears especially. 792 01:26:01,800 --> 01:26:01,866 (Laughing) 793 01:26:02,199 --> 01:26:02,899 For the bears. 794 01:26:02,933 --> 01:26:03,733 For the bears. 795 01:26:04,600 --> 01:26:05,800 I have another quote 796 01:26:05,800 --> 01:26:06,699 for you to read for me. 797 01:26:06,966 --> 01:26:07,233 Okay. 798 01:26:07,233 --> 01:26:09,233 She's tolerable, but not 799 01:26:09,233 --> 01:26:10,466 handsome enough to tempt me. 800 01:26:11,199 --> 01:26:12,966 And I'm in no humor at present to give 801 01:26:13,133 --> 01:26:14,966 consequence to young ladies who are 802 01:26:14,966 --> 01:26:16,133 slighted by other men. 803 01:26:16,933 --> 01:26:18,899 You had better return to your partner and 804 01:26:18,899 --> 01:26:20,566 enjoy her smiles for you 805 01:26:20,566 --> 01:26:22,433 are wasting your time with me. 806 01:26:23,966 --> 01:26:24,266 Mr. 807 01:26:24,266 --> 01:26:24,766 Darcy. 808 01:26:24,766 --> 01:26:27,000 (Laughing) 809 01:26:28,100 --> 01:26:31,100 So basically

what happens is Lizzie 810 01:26:33,033 --> 01:26:34,233 hears this at a party 811 01:26:34,566 --> 01:26:36,899 and she laughs at him. 812 01:26:37,033 --> 01:26:39,000 She's like, oh wow, this guy, 813 01:26:40,133 --> 01:26:42,833 I've cemented my whole opinion of him, my 814 01:26:42,833 --> 01:26:43,800 first impression of him. 815 01:26:44,300 --> 01:26:45,733 He's a prideful idiot 816 01:26:46,233 --> 01:26:47,600 and that's hilarious. 817 01:26:48,866 --> 01:26:51,766 Poopoo on him, you know, like whatever. 818 01:26:51,800 --> 01:26:52,366 (Laughing) 819 01:26:55,466 --> 01:26:59,366 But later Lizzie gets some 820 01:26:59,366 --> 01:27:01,300 like boiling hot tea about Mr. 821 01:27:01,300 --> 01:27:01,933 Darcy. 822 01:27:02,133 --> 01:27:02,899 Boiling hot tea? 823 01:27:02,966 --> 01:27:04,199 Boiling hot tea. 824 01:27:04,466 --> 01:27:05,133 She gets some-- Are you 825 01:27:05,133 --> 01:27:06,100 supposed to boil your tea? 826 01:27:07,066 --> 01:27:08,300 Well, apparently not. 827 01:27:08,466 --> 01:27:09,899 You're learning that about your Earl Grey 828 01:27:09,899 --> 01:27:12,000 that it needs to be just under boiling. 829 01:27:12,766 --> 01:27:14,399 I mean, all the instructions say you can 830 01:27:14,399 --> 01:27:16,833 boil Earl Grey or black teas, like it can 831 01:27:16,833 --> 01:27:17,000 quote unquote, "Tall of it." 832 01:27:17,066 --> 01:27:17,933 That's what I've heard. 833 01:27:18,166 --> 01:27:20,800 But then the tannins come out and it 834 01:27:20,800 --> 01:27:21,699 becomes a little more bitter. 835 01:27:21,699 --> 01:27:22,966 I'm not a big fan of that. 836 01:27:22,966 --> 01:27:23,966 So, you know, 837 01:27:25,566 --> 01:27:26,466 I've been enjoying my tea at 838 01:27:26,466 --> 01:27:27,866 about 200 degrees Fahrenheit. 839 01:27:28,433 --> 01:27:28,933 (Laughing) 840 01:27:29,300 --> 01:27:30,733 Okay, well this is boiling hot. 841 01:27:30,733 --> 01:27:34,666 This is 212 degrees of tea about Mr. 842 01:27:34,666 --> 01:27:35,133 Darcy. 843 01:27:37,199 --> 01:27:38,600 There are these soldiers that come to 844 01:27:38,600 --> 01:27:40,133 Mary 10, which is where they're living. 845 01:27:40,966 --> 01:27:44,133 Unfortunately, the red flag that is Mr. 846 01:27:44,133 --> 01:27:44,666 Wickham 847 01:27:45,666 --> 01:27:49,633 comes down and talks to Elizabeth about 848 01:27:50,333 --> 01:27:52,466 how Darcy cheated him out of his 849 01:27:52,466 --> 01:27:55,433 inheritance and did all 850 01:27:55,433 --> 01:27:56,766 these terrible things. 851 01:27:57,199 --> 01:27:58,366 And that's gonna confirm 852 01:27:58,533 --> 01:28:00,266 her prejudice about Mr. 853 01:28:00,266 --> 01:28:00,800 Darcy. 854 01:28:00,899 --> 01:28:02,300 So she's convinced now. 855 01:28:02,866 --> 01:28:05,500 Not only did he diss her the first time 856 01:28:05,500 --> 01:28:07,133 that they met, but also 857 01:28:08,133 --> 01:28:09,733 he did this terrible thing one time. 858 01:28:09,966 --> 01:28:10,399 So 859 01:28:10,399 --> 01:28:11,633 obviously-- Just one time, it happened. 860 01:28:11,633 --> 01:28:14,333 She knows all about this. 861 01:28:16,966 --> 01:28:19,133 Then out of absolutely 862 01:28:19,133 --> 01:28:22,199 nowhere, Darcy proposes to her. 863 01:28:23,066 --> 01:28:23,699 Just out of nowhere. 864 01:28:23,699 --> 01:28:25,300 It comes completely out of nowhere. 865 01:28:25,300 --> 01:28:26,433 We're bopping along. 866 01:28:26,466 --> 01:28:28,100 There's other things happening. 867 01:28:28,866 --> 01:28:31,033 And then Darcy produces to him. 868 01:28:31,033 --> 01:28:31,733 Why? 869 01:28:33,500 --> 01:28:35,033 Because it's like love at first sight. 870 01:28:35,033 --> 01:28:36,766 He's like into her. 871 01:28:37,000 --> 01:28:38,399 He, okay. 872 01:28:40,066 --> 01:28:41,233 A bunch of other things 873 01:28:41,233 --> 01:28:42,133 are happening at this time. 874 01:28:42,166 --> 01:28:44,766 Sure, but it's like he's deciding oh, 875 01:28:44,766 --> 01:28:45,866 that time that I thought you were 876 01:28:45,866 --> 01:28:46,366 nothing, you're 877 01:28:46,366 --> 01:28:47,633 actually my everything given. 878 01:28:48,899 --> 01:28:50,066 I'm rude for you. 879 01:28:50,800 --> 01:28:52,433 Yeah, exactly. 880 01:28:52,533 --> 01:28:52,800 Okay. 881 01:28:54,333 --> 01:28:55,433 Well, they keep kind of 882 01:28:55,433 --> 01:28:56,633 running into each other. 883 01:28:56,933 --> 01:28:59,266 She's making herself known as 884 01:28:59,333 --> 01:29:02,166 being very smart and witty and 885 01:29:04,366 --> 01:29:05,866 like a little more outspoken. 886 01:29:06,233 --> 01:29:09,033 And even though she's barely tolerable, 887 01:29:09,733 --> 01:29:11,466 he's finding that interesting. 888 01:29:12,566 --> 01:29:14,199 She's not like simpering to him like 889 01:29:14,199 --> 01:29:15,033 everybody else does 890 01:29:15,033 --> 01:29:16,600 because he is super rich. 891 01:29:17,033 --> 01:29:19,533 And he kind of finds that interesting. 892 01:29:19,800 --> 01:29:20,133 Okay. 893 01:29:22,233 --> 01:29:23,800 Anyway, he proposes to her, but he does 894 01:29:23,800 --> 01:29:25,633 it in like the worst possible way where 895 01:29:25,699 --> 01:29:28,466 he insults her family, tells her how poor 896 01:29:28,466 --> 01:29:31,133 she is, tell us her that he's going 897 01:29:31,133 --> 01:29:32,566 against his better judgment. 898 01:29:32,566 --> 01:29:34,866 But hey, baby, let's get married. 899 01:29:36,666 --> 01:29:40,533 But we were watching "Bridgerton" season 900 01:29:40,533 --> 01:29:41,733 three or something like that. 901 01:29:41,733 --> 01:29:44,166 And it was a very similar, I love you 902 01:29:44,199 --> 01:29:46,166 even though you're nothing but a 903 01:29:47,833 --> 01:29:48,899 nothingness to me. 904

01:29:48,933 --> 01:29:49,933 What was the phrase? 905 01:29:50,399 --> 01:29:51,800 Was it the most recent season? 906 01:29:51,833 --> 01:29:53,833 Most recent season, he's like, I love you 907 01:29:53,833 --> 01:29:54,933 even though you're not a royal. 908 01:29:55,433 --> 01:29:56,133 Oh, yeah. 909 01:29:56,300 --> 01:29:57,733 We can make love in the shadows or 910 01:29:57,733 --> 01:29:59,000 something and no one has to know. 911 01:29:59,000 --> 01:30:00,000 And it was like, dude, 912 01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:00,866 you're missing the point. 913 01:30:01,733 --> 01:30:05,133 Oh yeah, because he specifically says, oh 914 01:30:05,133 --> 01:30:05,733 yeah, you could be my 915 01:30:05,733 --> 01:30:06,699 mistress, it's cool. 916 01:30:06,733 --> 01:30:07,899 Yeah, you can be my mistress. 917 01:30:09,266 --> 01:30:12,300 There's a huge trauma thing for Sophie, 918 01:30:12,300 --> 01:30:13,600 the main character of 919 01:30:14,266 --> 01:30:15,533 that season of "Bridgerton" 920 01:30:16,766 --> 01:30:17,966 because her mother was a mistress. 921 01:30:18,100 --> 01:30:18,733 That's a whole thing, 922 01:30:18,766 --> 01:30:19,766 that's a whole nother book. 923 01:30:20,133 --> 01:30:20,666 I'm just saying 924 01:30:20,666 --> 01:30:21,833 there's a commonality there. 925 01:30:22,166 --> 01:30:22,533 Yes. 926 01:30:22,533 --> 01:30:23,199 All right, all right. 927 01:30:24,000 --> 01:30:25,000 I have another quote for you to read. 928 01:30:25,500 --> 01:30:25,766 Okay, 929 01:30:26,699 --> 01:30:28,733 And before we get to that, Editor Sam 930 01:30:28,733 --> 01:30:30,033 here to let you know there's a really 931 01:30:30,033 --> 01:30:31,733 cool way you can join the fun 932 01:30:31,766 --> 01:30:34,033 Get early access to episodes of chapters 933 01:30:34,033 --> 01:30:36,600 and checkpoints before anyone else does. 934 01:30:36,866 --> 01:30:37,466 That's right. 935 01:30:37,600 --> 01:30:40,100 Come join us at patreon.com slash zero 936 01:30:40,100 --> 01:30:43,100 dot media to get access to the counter 937 01:30:43,100 --> 01:30:44,966 hit chapters and checkpoints. 938 01:30:45,666 --> 01:30:47,566 A new secret secret secret project that 939 01:30:47,566 --> 01:30:49,533 we're launching like very soon right now. 940 01:30:50,166 --> 01:30:51,933 As well as sneak peeks to other projects 941 01:30:51,933 --> 01:30:54,066 that myself or Daniel or 942 01:30:54,066 --> 01:30:55,133 Crystal might be working on. 943 01:30:55,333 --> 01:30:56,600 So come join us. 944 01:30:56,766 --> 01:30:57,333 It's cheap. 945 01:30:57,433 --> 01:30:58,800 Three dollars, nine nine cents each. 946 01:30:58,833 --> 01:30:59,633 Come join the fam. 947 01:30:59,766 --> 01:31:01,100 Be part of our private discord. 948 01:31:01,233 --> 01:31:03,100 We love to have you chat with you about 949 01:31:03,100 --> 01:31:05,233 books, video games, and 950 01:31:05,233 -->

01:31:06,166 everything else in between. 951 01:31:06,733 --> 01:31:08,466 All right, back to the episode. 952 01:31:08,466 --> 01:31:14,033 Thank 953 01:31:14,033 --> 01:31:15,433 Oh, you gotta say this with so much sauce on it. Sauce is in what? 954 01:31:15,733 --> 01:31:18,366 Oh my God, I'm burning for you, girl. 955 01:31:18,766 --> 01:31:19,033 Okay. 956 01:31:24,300 --> 01:31:26,866 In vain have I struggled. 957 01:31:27,899 --> 01:31:28,699 It will not do. 958 01:31:29,600 --> 01:31:32,199 My feelings will not be repressed. 959 01:31:32,833 --> 01:31:34,899 You must allow me to tell you how 960 01:31:34,966 --> 01:31:38,166 ardently I admire and love you. 961 01:31:39,766 --> 01:31:41,266 That was lovely sauce, thank you. 962 01:31:41,266 --> 01:31:42,833 (Both Laughing) 963 01:31:44,100 --> 01:31:45,500 That's all this is, she just wants me to 964 01:31:45,500 --> 01:31:47,800 read these spicy quotes and have an 965 01:31:47,800 --> 01:31:48,866 emotional reaction to them. 966 01:31:48,899 --> 01:31:51,133 And believe me, I'm starting very easy on 967 01:31:51,133 --> 01:31:51,899 "Pride and Prejudice." 968 01:31:51,933 --> 01:31:53,566 I have other plans. 969 01:31:53,866 --> 01:31:55,033 There are other plans. 970 01:31:55,033 --> 01:31:56,533 There are other plans. 971 01:31:57,433 --> 01:31:57,666 And 972 01:31:59,166 --> 01:32:01,266 this is not even the first proposal that 973 01:32:01,266 --> 01:32:03,000 Lizzie is rejecting in this book. 974 01:32:03,100 --> 01:32:06,433 Her cousin also proposes to her and he's 975 01:32:06,566 --> 01:32:08,966 an absolute boiled potato of a person, 976 01:32:09,100 --> 01:32:10,033 which is hilarious if 977 01:32:10,066 --> 01:32:10,899 you've seen the movie. 978 01:32:12,100 --> 01:32:15,933 And she's already rejected him. 979 01:32:16,166 --> 01:32:17,233 Now she's rejecting Mr. 980 01:32:17,233 --> 01:32:17,800 Darcy. 981 01:32:17,866 --> 01:32:20,333 How is this girl gonna find a husband and 982 01:32:20,333 --> 01:32:22,233 not live destitute in her whole life, but 983 01:32:22,233 --> 01:32:25,366 she can't possibly marry this guy because 984 01:32:25,366 --> 01:32:26,966 she has too much pride. 985 01:32:27,000 --> 01:32:27,600 See? 986 01:32:27,866 --> 01:32:29,233 Oh my gosh. 987 01:32:29,300 --> 01:32:29,333 See? 988 01:32:29,333 --> 01:32:30,800 They both have too much pride. 989 01:32:30,800 --> 01:32:32,699 They both have the pride and the preggie. 990 01:32:34,366 --> 01:32:36,100 Okay, okay, hold on, I have questions. 991 01:32:36,133 --> 01:32:36,899 Yes, go ahead. 992 01:32:36,899 --> 01:32:37,033 Yeah. 993 01:32:40,000 --> 01:32:41,866 When you say destitute, you mean just not 994 01:32:41,866 --> 01:32:43,533 living a life of leisure anymore? 995 01:32:43,600 --> 01:32:45,333 So yeah, basically 996 01:32:46,733 --> 01:32:48,466 she can't live middle-class life. 997 01:32:48,466 --> 01:32:50,433 She'll probably have to go find a rich 998 01:32:50,433 --> 01:32:52,699 relative to live with, which they don't 999 01:32:52,766 --> 01:32:55,366 ever talk about them having that option. 1000 01:32:55,633 --> 01:32:57,033 I guess maybe she has like an aunt and 1001 01:32:57,033 --> 01:32:58,800 uncle that maybe might take care of her, 1002 01:32:59,633 --> 01:33:00,800 but like she can't work. 1003 01:33:00,800 --> 01:33:02,566 She can't have any money of her own. 1004 01:33:02,566 --> 01:33:04,233 She can't have any property of her own. 1005 01:33:04,266 --> 01:33:06,466 So you're like sending her to a nunnery. 1006 01:33:06,466 --> 01:33:06,899 You 1007 01:33:08,833 --> 01:33:09,933 know, she's gotta get married. 1008 01:33:09,966 --> 01:33:10,733 Otherwise she's a 1009 01:33:10,733 --> 01:33:12,600 burden on society, basically. 1010 01:33:13,533 --> 01:33:15,166 Okay, gotcha, all right. 1011 01:33:17,533 --> 01:33:20,133 So Lizzie Rejection, this is all super 1012 01:33:20,133 --> 01:33:23,300 awkward, but then Darcy like eventually 1013 01:33:23,333 --> 01:33:24,699 like explains himself. 1014 01:33:24,699 --> 01:33:27,133 There's this whole thing, 1015 01:33:27,166 --> 01:33:28,833 Wiccan was lying to her. 1016 01:33:29,600 --> 01:33:34,233 He separated Bingley and Lizzie's sister 1017 01:33:34,266 --> 01:33:36,000 Jane because he thought Jane wasn't 1018 01:33:36,000 --> 01:33:38,466 interested in Bingley, which that was 1019 01:33:38,466 --> 01:33:41,399 just a bad judgment call in his part. 1020 01:33:42,166 --> 01:33:44,033 And he's like apologizing for that. 1021 01:33:44,033 --> 01:33:45,699 He's gonna help them get back together. 1022 01:33:46,666 --> 01:33:48,933 And literally everything that Lizzie is 1023 01:33:48,933 --> 01:33:50,366 like, "No, I hate you 1024 01:33:50,366 --> 01:33:51,666 because you did these five things." 1025 01:33:51,666 --> 01:33:52,766 He's like, "Ooh, 1026 01:33:52,766 --> 01:33:54,166 done, check, check, check. 1027 01:33:54,466 --> 01:33:55,866 Don't worry, it wasn't me." 1028 01:33:56,166 --> 01:33:57,966 Miscommunication solved. 1029 01:33:59,033 --> 01:34:01,033 And we're solving it like, I don't know, 1030 01:34:01,033 --> 01:34:03,133 like 60% of the way through the book. 1031 01:34:03,600 --> 01:34:04,766 Fair enough, all right. 1032 01:34:04,800 --> 01:34:06,066 So that's great, right? 1033 01:34:09,000 --> 01:34:09,199 Oh 1034 01:34:10,266 --> 01:34:11,566 yeah, there's this whole thing where 1035 01:34:11,600 --> 01:34:14,433 Wiccan actually like tried to exploit 1036 01:34:14,433 --> 01:34:15,566 Darcy's little sister. 1037 01:34:15,566 --> 01:34:17,699 And that's why Darcy's like so 1038 01:34:17,733 --> 01:34:19,033 anti-Wiccan because 1039 01:34:19,266 --> 01:34:21,633 Wiccan tried to like ruin her 1040 01:34:22,633 --> 01:34:23,899 and that's foreshadowing. 1041 01:34:25,133 -->

01:34:26,066 Okay, all right. 1042 01:34:28,633 --> 01:34:30,366 I'm just collecting notes here because 1043 01:34:30,366 --> 01:34:31,766 I'm seeing so many connections. 1044 01:34:31,766 --> 01:34:33,666 I know, I'm really excited because 1045 01:34:33,666 --> 01:34:34,766 there's a lot of stuff 1046 01:34:34,800 --> 01:34:36,300 that's gonna come in. 1047 01:34:37,033 --> 01:34:39,699 So Lizzie's like forced to confront her 1048 01:34:39,733 --> 01:34:42,633 own prejudice about Darcy. 1049 01:34:42,666 --> 01:34:43,366 What? 1050 01:34:43,866 --> 01:34:46,333 It's called "Pride of Prejudice" and it's 1051 01:34:46,366 --> 01:34:47,500 called "Oh my God." 1052 01:34:47,500 --> 01:34:49,566 Oh my gosh, that's why they call it that. 1053 01:34:50,033 --> 01:34:50,766 I had no idea. 1054 01:34:51,199 --> 01:34:53,066 And then she reconsiders everything. 1055 01:34:55,666 --> 01:34:56,600 And 1056 01:34:57,699 --> 01:35:00,766 then we find out that the once wonderful 1057 01:35:00,766 --> 01:35:03,500 Wiccan lights his literal red flags on 1058 01:35:03,500 --> 01:35:06,433 fire and runs off with Lizzie's younger 1059 01:35:06,433 --> 01:35:09,399 sister and threatens the 1060 01:35:09,399 --> 01:35:10,733 whole family's reputation. 1061 01:35:10,766 --> 01:35:12,800 It's gonna cause this huge scandal 1062 01:35:14,833 --> 01:35:18,333 and then light night Darcy, swoops in, 1063 01:35:18,533 --> 01:35:20,733 handles Wiccan, throws money at that 1064 01:35:20,733 --> 01:35:23,566 problem, which in all 1065 01:35:23,566 --> 01:35:24,533 fairness, that works. 1066 01:35:25,133 --> 01:35:26,399 He doesn't even gloat about it. 1067 01:35:26,399 --> 01:35:27,733 He doesn't even try to take credit. 1068 01:35:27,733 --> 01:35:28,766 (Laughing) 1069 01:35:29,899 --> 01:35:31,199 He encourages Jane and 1070 01:35:31,199 --> 01:35:32,699 Bingley to get back together. 1071 01:35:33,466 --> 01:35:35,899 And then Lizzie and Darcy have learned 1072 01:35:36,333 --> 01:35:38,733 and grown and now they can finally get 1073 01:35:38,733 --> 01:35:39,333 married because 1074 01:35:39,333 --> 01:35:40,533 everything's all better now. 1075 01:35:41,966 --> 01:35:44,133 Yay, the end. 1076 01:35:44,766 --> 01:35:46,899 The end and they can get married. 1077 01:35:47,066 --> 01:35:47,566 Perfect. 1078 01:35:47,699 --> 01:35:49,033 Perfect, perfect story. 1079 01:35:49,100 --> 01:35:51,733 I have no notes, that sounds amazing. 1080 01:35:52,199 --> 01:35:53,733 And you know, throughout the book, 1081 01:35:53,733 --> 01:35:55,266 there's more stuff going on, obviously. 1082 01:35:55,300 --> 01:35:57,300 It's a fairly chunky book. 1083 01:35:57,500 --> 01:35:58,633 I don't know, you know. 1084 01:36:00,133 --> 01:36:02,233 There's other marriages going on. 1085 01:36:02,233 --> 01:36:02,733 There's different 1086 01:36:02,733 --> 01:36:04,500 types of marriages like Mr. 1087 01:36:04,500 --> 01:36:06,733 Collins and Charlotte Lucas. 1088 01:36:06,733 --> 01:36:08,833 That's all about financial security. 1089 01:36:10,333 --> 01:36:12,033 Lydia Bennet and Mr. 1090 01:36:12,033 --> 01:36:12,766 Wickham, they're 1091 01:36:12,800 --> 01:36:14,033 ending up getting married. 1092 01:36:14,066 --> 01:36:15,866 That's all passion, no judgment. 1093 01:36:16,366 --> 01:36:17,899 Jane Bennet and Bingley is 1094 01:36:17,899 --> 01:36:19,866 like love and mutual kindness. 1095 01:36:20,033 --> 01:36:22,199 Elizabeth and Darcy are like the 1096 01:36:22,366 --> 01:36:23,866 quintessential perfect marriage where 1097 01:36:23,866 --> 01:36:25,066 they love each other. 1098 01:36:25,100 --> 01:36:26,133 They respect each other. 1099 01:36:26,133 --> 01:36:27,166 They can grow together. 1100 01:36:30,066 --> 01:36:31,466 It's not just because they're in love. 1101 01:36:31,466 --> 01:36:33,100 They earn the ending 1102 01:36:33,133 --> 01:36:35,533 because they're better people 1103 01:36:36,533 --> 01:36:38,666 and their good character is more valuable 1104 01:36:39,133 --> 01:36:40,000 than just a first 1105 01:36:40,000 --> 01:36:43,833 impression, wealth, charm, whatever. 1106 01:36:45,899 --> 01:36:45,933 All 1107 01:36:47,166 --> 01:36:49,833 right, so I gave you all the spoilers 1108 01:36:49,966 --> 01:36:51,199 about Pride and Prejudice. 1109 01:36:51,733 --> 01:36:52,833 Did you not think they were 1110 01:36:52,833 --> 01:36:54,033 gonna get married in the end? 1111 01:36:54,033 --> 01:36:54,233 Sure. 1112 01:36:56,300 --> 01:36:58,366 I mean, you know, I always 1113 01:36:58,366 --> 01:36:59,199 love it when there's like a 1114 01:37:00,466 --> 01:37:02,166 subtle hint that it might 1115 01:37:02,166 --> 01:37:03,533 not, but yeah, of course. 1116 01:37:03,566 --> 01:37:05,166 I guess it all works 1117 01:37:05,166 --> 01:37:07,166 out in the end for them. 1118 01:37:07,366 --> 01:37:07,566 Yeah. 1119 01:37:08,233 --> 01:37:09,366 As all things do. 1120 01:37:10,000 --> 01:37:10,133 Yeah. 1121 01:37:11,533 --> 01:37:13,666 All right, you were taking notes about 1122 01:37:13,666 --> 01:37:14,866 Resident Evil, so I'm 1123 01:37:14,866 --> 01:37:16,000 ready to hear everything. 1124 01:37:16,699 --> 01:37:18,933 Like let's compare and contrast. 1125 01:37:19,366 --> 01:37:20,699 Okay, we're gonna dive 1126 01:37:20,699 --> 01:37:21,800 into Resident Evil stuff. 1127 01:37:21,833 --> 01:37:26,699 (Upbeat Music) 1128 01:37:36,699 --> 01:37:39,199 Well, after that incredible spicy 1129 01:37:39,199 --> 01:37:42,566 rendition and just breakdown of the great 1130 01:37:42,966 --> 01:37:45,366 Pride and Prejudice, not zombies, 1131 01:37:45,666 --> 01:37:46,466 although zombies were 1132 01:37:46,466 --> 01:37:47,533 there at one point in time. 1133 01:37:48,933 --> 01:37:52,733 Yeah, I feel energized and able to speak 1134

01:37:52,733 --> 01:37:56,199 about the wonderful and amazing, very, 1135 01:37:56,266 --> 01:37:56,966 very similar and 1136 01:37:56,966 --> 01:37:59,300 compatible Resident Evil. 1137 01:38:02,233 --> 01:38:02,933 It's the rule now. 1138 01:38:03,033 --> 01:38:03,800 Yeah, you have to. 1139 01:38:04,066 --> 01:38:05,899 Resident Evil. 1140 01:38:06,366 --> 01:38:07,866 Yeah, the great old Resident Evil. 1141 01:38:08,266 --> 01:38:09,433 And all the things that 1142 01:38:09,433 --> 01:38:10,466 make it kind of the same. 1143 01:38:10,466 --> 01:38:11,699 I mean, they're basically the same story. 1144 01:38:11,766 --> 01:38:13,399 I mean, okay, so hey. 1145 01:38:43,399 --> 01:38:45,000 I think the best buddies. 1146 01:38:45,666 --> 01:38:46,366 They were called the 1147 01:38:46,366 --> 01:38:48,066 Bravo team for a reason. 1148 01:38:48,166 --> 01:38:48,633 Bravo? 1149 01:38:49,199 --> 01:38:50,300 You are the alpha, 1150 01:38:50,300 --> 01:38:51,800 you're the best people. 1151 01:38:52,899 --> 01:38:54,666 But your Bravo people are just missing. 1152 01:38:54,699 --> 01:38:55,300 So you go out in the 1153 01:38:55,300 --> 01:38:56,166 woods looking for them. 1154 01:38:56,300 --> 01:38:57,699 I mean, already, I mean, 1155 01:38:57,699 --> 01:39:00,533 there's elements of like, I 1156 01:39:01,699 --> 01:39:02,699 guess I'll go looking for you. 1157 01:39:02,733 --> 01:39:04,466 Oh, I guess I'll go searching for you. 1158 01:39:04,500 --> 01:39:07,600 I guess I'll go beneath my leash and do 1159 01:39:07,600 --> 01:39:10,800 my do job as an alpha member person. 1160 01:39:11,366 --> 01:39:11,833 Go in. 1161 01:39:12,366 --> 01:39:14,233 Turns out they were all slacking on the 1162 01:39:14,233 --> 01:39:15,766 job because they were getting eaten by 1163 01:39:15,766 --> 01:39:19,333 zombies in the woods as one does. 1164 01:39:19,366 --> 01:39:20,000 Of course. 1165 01:39:20,466 --> 01:39:21,666 That's why the Bravo team, 1166 01:39:21,666 --> 01:39:23,000 not clearly the alpha team. 1167 01:39:24,500 --> 01:39:27,500 A few of the members, Wesker, Jill 1168 01:39:27,500 --> 01:39:31,366 Valentine, Barry Burton, Chris Redfield, 1169 01:39:31,399 --> 01:39:35,100 arguably, are put in the direction of, 1170 01:39:35,133 --> 01:39:37,233 hey, these woods are too scary. 1171 01:39:37,233 --> 01:39:38,166 The dogs are literally 1172 01:39:38,199 --> 01:39:39,500 eating everyone's eyeballs off. 1173 01:39:39,500 --> 01:39:40,433 People are dying. 1174 01:39:40,766 --> 01:39:41,899 Kenneth died. 1175 01:39:42,866 --> 01:39:43,433 Poor Kenneth. 1176 01:39:44,133 --> 01:39:46,399 Richard Aiken, I think Richard Aiken, 1177 01:39:47,000 --> 01:39:48,766 someone else, but people are dying, 1178 01:39:49,699 --> 01:39:51,833 funneled to this random house in the 1179 01:39:51,833 --> 01:39:52,433 middle of the woods. 1180 01:39:52,433 --> 01:39:54,133 Go to that

house, go to that mansion, 1181 01:39:54,800 --> 01:39:55,266 depending on which 1182 01:39:55,266 --> 01:39:56,333 translation you're going to. 1183 01:39:57,300 --> 01:39:58,433 They all get to the mansion. 1184 01:40:00,266 --> 01:40:01,699 And this is where things were interesting 1185 01:40:01,766 --> 01:40:04,699 because you speak about Jane Austen's 1186 01:40:04,699 --> 01:40:05,666 ability to have 1187 01:40:05,966 --> 01:40:09,399 different voices as the narrator. 1188 01:40:09,600 --> 01:40:11,266 I guess a consciousness of the narrator 1189 01:40:11,266 --> 01:40:12,433 float between different people. 1190 01:40:13,366 --> 01:40:14,000 So here we go. 1191 01:40:14,533 --> 01:40:15,000 I'm ready. 1192 01:40:16,366 --> 01:40:17,633 Resident Evil, you have the choice of 1193 01:40:17,633 --> 01:40:21,533 playing Jill Valentine or Chris Redfield. 1194 01:40:21,533 --> 01:40:23,466 As we were talking about before, in the 1195 01:40:23,466 --> 01:40:25,300 world of Jane Austen, she floats this 1196 01:40:25,300 --> 01:40:27,000 consciousness between characters. 1197 01:40:27,266 --> 01:40:28,300 In the world of Resident Evil, you have 1198 01:40:28,300 --> 01:40:29,399 the choice of picking two different 1199 01:40:29,399 --> 01:40:30,199 characters, Chris 1200 01:40:30,199 --> 01:40:31,933 Redfield or Jill Valentine. 1201 01:40:32,533 --> 01:40:34,199 Now I told you that 1202 01:40:35,600 --> 01:40:37,833 Alpha Team goes looking for Bravo Team 1203 01:40:38,333 --> 01:40:40,233 and then members of Alpha Team are 1204 01:40:40,233 --> 01:40:41,433 scurried to the house. 1205 01:40:41,466 --> 01:40:44,733 And I said, Jill Valentine, Barry Burton, 1206 01:40:44,899 --> 01:40:46,966 Wesker and Chris Redfield, 1207 01:40:48,100 --> 01:40:51,333 but not in that combination, depending on 1208 01:40:51,333 --> 01:40:52,133 what version of the 1209 01:40:52,133 --> 01:40:53,433 character you play as. 1210 01:40:53,800 --> 01:40:57,166 So if you are playing as Jill Valentine, 1211 01:40:58,133 --> 01:40:59,233 you'll hear her say this 1212 01:40:59,233 --> 01:41:00,533 when you get to the mansion. 1213 01:41:03,066 --> 01:41:05,000 There are only three stars members left 1214 01:41:05,000 --> 01:41:08,266 now, Captain Wesker, Barry and myself. 1215 01:41:08,933 --> 01:41:10,533 We don't know where Chris is. 1216 01:41:11,433 --> 01:41:12,500 We don't know where Chris is. 1217 01:41:12,500 --> 01:41:13,566 We don't know where Chris is. 1218 01:41:13,966 --> 01:41:16,366 If you play as Chris, you get this. 1219 01:41:18,100 --> 01:41:20,266 There are only three stars members left 1220 01:41:20,266 --> 01:41:24,300 now, Captain Wesker, Jill and myself. 1221 01:41:25,500 --> 01:41:27,066 We don't know where Barry is. 1222 01:41:28,266 --> 01:41:28,833 Oh, 1223 01:41:29,133 --> 01:41:29,899 that's weird. 1224 01:41:30,300 --> 01:41:31,566 So in Jill's campaign, 1225

01:41:31,566 --> 01:41:33,033 Chris is the missing person. 1226 01:41:33,699 --> 01:41:36,366 In Chris's campaign, Jill's there, Barry 1227 01:41:36,399 --> 01:41:37,833 is the missing person. 1228 01:41:38,666 --> 01:41:39,633 That's strange. 1229 01:41:39,633 --> 01:41:41,266 That is incredibly strange. 1230 01:41:42,633 --> 01:41:43,833 And Resident Evil 1 1231 01:41:44,000 --> 01:41:46,233 especially revels in the fact that 1232 01:41:47,833 --> 01:41:50,733 we could argue all day about which 1233 01:41:51,066 --> 01:41:52,533 campaign is quote unquote 1234 01:41:52,533 --> 01:41:54,866 canon, but neither is canon. 1235 01:41:54,866 --> 01:41:56,699 It's like a hodgepodge of those things. 1236 01:41:56,699 --> 01:41:57,933 So you're really meant to play both 1237 01:41:57,933 --> 01:41:59,733 campaigns and kind of pick and choose 1238 01:42:00,066 --> 01:42:01,300 what elements you think 1239 01:42:01,500 --> 01:42:03,300 resonate real versus not. 1240 01:42:05,066 --> 01:42:07,533 So in Jill's campaign, she's looking for 1241 01:42:07,533 --> 01:42:10,000 Chris the entire time, never confined, 1242 01:42:10,000 --> 01:42:12,066 poor old Chris until the very end, if she 1243 01:42:12,066 --> 01:42:13,500 does a certain amount of criteria. 1244 01:42:14,566 --> 01:42:15,466 Chris's campaign is like, 1245 01:42:15,466 --> 01:42:16,399 whatever, fuck you Jill. 1246 01:42:18,033 --> 01:42:19,066 You're there, you're fine. 1247 01:42:19,800 --> 01:42:20,133 I'm gonna keep 1248 01:42:20,133 --> 01:42:21,199 trucking along with my stuff. 1249 01:42:21,233 --> 01:42:22,333 I'm gonna look for Barry. 1250 01:42:23,733 --> 01:42:24,866 Here's where things get interesting. 1251 01:42:26,466 --> 01:42:28,500 Jill then hears a gunshot. 1252 01:42:30,066 --> 01:42:30,666 Is it Chris? 1253 01:42:31,699 --> 01:42:33,033 Wesker says, Jill, 1254 01:42:33,100 --> 01:42:33,866 you should check it out. 1255 01:42:34,899 --> 01:42:36,466 Barry says, I'll go with her. 1256 01:42:36,766 --> 01:42:38,100 Chris and I go a long way. 1257 01:42:38,800 --> 01:42:40,833 And Barry kind of goes through, you see 1258 01:42:40,833 --> 01:42:43,266 your very first zombie, zombie. 1259 01:42:45,133 --> 01:42:47,100 Better report back to Wesker, come back. 1260 01:42:47,133 --> 01:42:48,000 Wesker's gone. 1261 01:42:48,100 --> 01:42:48,566 Okay. 1262 01:42:49,800 --> 01:42:50,966 Looking around, can't find him. 1263 01:42:51,233 --> 01:42:53,766 Okay, Jill, let's split up now, which is 1264 01:42:53,766 --> 01:42:55,266 the dumbest plot you should ever have in 1265 01:42:55,266 --> 01:42:56,766 a scary mansion thing. 1266 01:42:57,133 --> 01:43:00,433 But Chris, it's Chris, Jill and Wesker. 1267 01:43:00,933 --> 01:43:01,866 Here's a gunshot. 1268 01:43:02,166 --> 01:43:03,133 Maybe that's Barry. 1269 01:43:03,366 --> 01:43:04,966 Wesker says, go check it out. 1270 01:43:05,500 --> 01:43:07,666 And Jill says, take care. 1271 01:43:08,533 --> 01:43:09,366 He 1272 01:43:10,866 --> 01:43:12,366 does his thing, he checks on the zombie. 1273 01:43:12,366 --> 01:43:13,266 He's got no backup. 1274 01:43:13,266 --> 01:43:14,166 He doesn't have Barry with him. 1275 01:43:14,166 --> 01:43:15,633 So you just have to run away. 1276 01:43:16,399 --> 01:43:18,600 You come back into the main hall, both 1277 01:43:18,600 --> 01:43:19,666 Jill and Wesker are gone. 1278 01:43:20,033 --> 01:43:20,733 Interesting. 1279 01:43:21,366 --> 01:43:22,899 And that's where Chris is 1280 01:43:22,899 --> 01:43:24,266 able to get his first firearm. 1281 01:43:24,633 --> 01:43:26,633 So Chris does not start with a firearm. 1282 01:43:26,733 --> 01:43:27,933 He starts with just a knife. 1283 01:43:30,199 --> 01:43:31,733 So already there's some similarities here 1284 01:43:31,766 --> 01:43:33,733 between unreliable narration, 1285 01:43:34,566 --> 01:43:35,633 relationship with others. 1286 01:43:35,833 --> 01:43:37,733 But let's focus on that spicy element, 1287 01:43:37,733 --> 01:43:39,133 the spiciness element of 1288 01:43:40,233 --> 01:43:43,866 the main characters of Chris and Jill and 1289 01:43:43,866 --> 01:43:44,966 their relationship to each other. 1290 01:43:44,966 --> 01:43:46,566 Because the way the game kind of wants to 1291 01:43:46,566 --> 01:43:47,800 set it up for you is that like 1292 01:43:49,066 --> 01:43:50,666 the entire franchise of Resident Evil is 1293 01:43:50,666 --> 01:43:52,066 that they're just platonic friends. 1294 01:43:52,100 --> 01:43:53,899 They're just platonic friends. 1295 01:43:54,133 --> 01:43:55,333 They just, they have a lot of big 1296 01:43:55,766 --> 01:43:57,666 brothers in arms kind of relationship. 1297 01:43:57,966 --> 01:44:01,333 But I posit to you, what if it's just 1298 01:44:01,399 --> 01:44:05,066 Jane Austian levels of just curled 1299 01:44:05,066 --> 01:44:07,266 lippness that actually there is some 1300 01:44:07,266 --> 01:44:08,600 tension between the two 1301 01:44:09,033 --> 01:44:09,733 and you just don't know it. 1302 01:44:09,933 --> 01:44:10,666 Oh, maybe. 1303 01:44:10,699 --> 01:44:11,133 Maybe. 1304 01:44:11,266 --> 01:44:12,033 Maybe. 1305 01:44:13,500 --> 01:44:16,633 For instance, in both campaigns, you only 1306 01:44:16,633 --> 01:44:18,933 run into the other person, Jill or Chris, 1307 01:44:19,133 --> 01:44:20,666 towards the very end. 1308 01:44:21,033 --> 01:44:24,366 And you find out that the entire time 1309 01:44:24,899 --> 01:44:27,199 Wesker double and triple crossed everyone 1310 01:44:27,600 --> 01:44:29,133 and that they're locked in a prison cell. 1311 01:44:30,033 --> 01:44:32,133 And you have to get back to 1312 01:44:32,133 --> 01:44:33,300 them and free them in time. 1313 01:44:33,500 --> 01:44:35,266 You can make certain choices in the game 1314 01:44:35,399 --> 01:44:36,833

where that doesn't happen, they just die. 1315 01:44:37,033 --> 01:44:37,733 Interesting. 1316 01:44:37,766 --> 01:44:39,600 So you do have the option to save them. 1317 01:44:39,766 --> 01:44:41,466 But I'd like to just posit now to the 1318 01:44:41,466 --> 01:44:43,100 Jill campaign for a little bit because 1319 01:44:43,100 --> 01:44:46,933 Jill has very burden as her father 1320 01:44:46,933 --> 01:44:48,899 figure, as her parental figure, kind of 1321 01:44:48,899 --> 01:44:49,933 watching out for her. 1322 01:44:50,633 --> 01:44:51,033 And then when she 1323 01:44:51,033 --> 01:44:52,533 finally runs into Chris, 1324 01:44:53,866 --> 01:44:54,566 well, you tell me if 1325 01:44:54,566 --> 01:44:55,633 there's any kind of tension here. 1326 01:44:55,633 --> 01:44:56,533 Let's see what happens. 1327 01:44:56,633 --> 01:44:57,366 I'm gonna see if I can... 1328 01:44:58,966 --> 01:44:59,899 Pop this in. 1329 01:44:59,899 --> 01:45:03,699 (Thunder Rumbling) (Dramatic Music) 1330 01:45:04,833 --> 01:45:05,233 Jill? 1331 01:45:05,699 --> 01:45:07,533 Chris, you're alive. 1332 01:45:07,699 --> 01:45:08,633 Of course I'm alive. 1333 01:45:09,666 --> 01:45:11,466 Jill, there's something big going down 1334 01:45:11,633 --> 01:45:12,266 and I don't think 1335 01:45:12,266 --> 01:45:13,333 we're part of the equation. 1336 01:45:14,199 --> 01:45:15,399 I have to get you out of here. 1337 01:45:17,033 --> 01:45:19,100 It won't open. 1338 01:45:20,300 --> 01:45:22,233 Wait, I'll be back to get you out. 1339 01:45:22,366 --> 01:45:24,333 Okay, no sightseeing though. 1340 01:45:27,833 --> 01:45:29,566 Okay, no sightseeing though. 1341 01:45:30,166 --> 01:45:32,000 We're not part of the equation, but 1342 01:45:32,366 --> 01:45:34,100 that's not the most important scene for 1343 01:45:34,100 --> 01:45:35,100 us to watch together. 1344 01:45:35,233 --> 01:45:37,899 Okay, well, I could say that there's this 1345 01:45:37,899 --> 01:45:38,966 whole section in 1346 01:45:38,966 --> 01:45:40,333 "Pride and Prejudice" where 1347 01:45:43,233 --> 01:45:46,199 Lizzie does go to Darcy's estate and 1348 01:45:46,199 --> 01:45:47,699 there's this awkward thing where they 1349 01:45:47,699 --> 01:45:50,166 haven't talked since she rejected his 1350 01:45:50,166 --> 01:45:53,066 proposal, but everything has kind of been 1351 01:45:53,366 --> 01:45:56,000 mostly solved at this point and they're 1352 01:45:56,633 --> 01:45:57,866 ready to maybe strike 1353 01:45:57,866 --> 01:45:59,000 up a relationship again. 1354 01:45:59,566 --> 01:46:02,133 And there's this awkward part of like, 1355 01:46:02,166 --> 01:46:04,199 oh, you know, I'm so sorry 1356 01:46:04,199 --> 01:46:05,766 that I ran into your house. 1357 01:46:05,800 --> 01:46:06,966 I was just sightseeing. 1358 01:46:08,066 --> 01:46:09,733 So that's so sorry. 1359 01:46:10,133 --> 01:46:11,066 I know this is awkward. 1360 01:46:11,366 --> 01:46:12,199 Okay, all right, there's 1361 01:46:12,199 --> 01:46:12,766 a little bit of that here. 1362 01:46:12,766 --> 01:46:13,500 There's a little something there. 1363 01:46:13,566 --> 01:46:14,366 A little bit of something. 1364 01:46:14,800 --> 01:46:16,866 And then we finally get back to Chris 1365 01:46:16,866 --> 01:46:18,633 after plot, plot, plot stuff. 1366 01:46:18,633 --> 01:46:18,933 Of course. 1367 01:46:19,000 --> 01:46:20,199 We'll ignore that for right now. 1368 01:46:21,000 --> 01:46:21,433 Jill. 1369 01:46:22,199 --> 01:46:23,266 Sorry about the wait. 1370 01:46:23,966 --> 01:46:25,133 So everything's taken care of? 1371 01:46:26,000 --> 01:46:27,133 Well, almost. 1372 01:46:27,233 --> 01:46:28,466 Now let's get the hell out of here. 1373 01:46:30,500 --> 01:46:31,199 The hand touch. 1374 01:46:31,833 --> 01:46:32,866 Hand touching is super 1375 01:46:32,866 --> 01:46:34,333 important in Austin books. 1376 01:46:34,333 --> 01:46:36,166 Such an important thing in Austin books. 1377 01:46:36,466 --> 01:46:38,000 And then there's one more scene I have to 1378 01:46:38,233 --> 01:46:39,600 call credit to if I can. 1379 01:46:40,333 --> 01:46:40,833 So this one? 1380 01:46:40,833 --> 01:46:42,733 Yeah, this is one of the final scenes you 1381 01:46:42,733 --> 01:46:44,833 see, Chris, in this 1382 01:46:44,833 --> 01:46:46,266 frame, you see Barry as well. 1383 01:46:46,833 --> 01:46:47,833 Chris is freed now 1384 01:46:47,899 --> 01:46:48,866 towards the end of the game. 1385 01:46:49,066 --> 01:46:50,699 And he says this line that just really 1386 01:46:50,699 --> 01:46:52,300 comes across, Darcian. 1387 01:46:52,600 --> 01:46:52,833 Okay. 1388 01:46:53,433 --> 01:46:53,933 Detonation. 1389 01:46:56,466 --> 01:46:58,166 Damn it, we're almost there. 1390 01:46:58,500 --> 01:47:00,666 Jill, you just get in contact with Brad. 1391 01:47:00,800 --> 01:47:01,500 No. 1392 01:47:01,899 --> 01:47:02,699 We can make it. 1393 01:47:03,633 --> 01:47:05,733 Jill, ladies first. 1394 01:47:06,266 --> 01:47:06,899 Chris. 1395 01:47:07,199 --> 01:47:08,733 Would you let me have my moments too? 1396 01:47:09,733 --> 01:47:10,399 All right. 1397 01:47:10,699 --> 01:47:11,966 Well, rendezvous at the heliport. 1398 01:47:11,966 --> 01:47:15,399 (Dramatic Music) 1399 01:47:17,966 --> 01:47:20,233 Would you let me have my moments too? 1400 01:47:20,233 --> 01:47:22,166 Aw, that's kind of sweet actually. 1401 01:47:22,566 --> 01:47:23,000 A little bit. 1402 01:47:23,466 --> 01:47:23,766 Yeah. 1403 01:47:23,766 --> 01:47:24,399 Yeah, because he's been 1404 01:47:24,399 --> 01:47:26,133 holed up in a prison cell. 1405 01:47:26,133 --> 01:47:27,566 In a prison, like the whole time. 1406 01:47:27,600 --> 01:47:28,733 This entire time, right? 1407 01:47:29,500 --> 01:47:29,699 Mm-hmm. 1408 01:47:30,666 --> 01:47:32,500 And again, I want to be

super clear that 1409 01:47:32,500 --> 01:47:36,000 in the lore of Resident Evil, Chris and 1410 01:47:36,000 --> 01:47:37,166 Jill are super platonic. 1411 01:47:37,166 --> 01:47:37,733 They don't have any 1412 01:47:37,766 --> 01:47:39,333 relationship, whatever stuff. 1413 01:47:39,533 --> 01:47:40,500 But I pause it to you 1414 01:47:40,500 --> 01:47:41,366 that maybe it's just, 1415 01:47:42,899 --> 01:47:43,699 it's just there, it's 1416 01:47:43,699 --> 01:47:44,733 just bubbling in the surface. 1417 01:47:44,733 --> 01:47:45,899 They've been in this house this whole 1418 01:47:45,899 --> 01:47:48,100 time and-- They have other things to 1419 01:47:48,100 --> 01:47:49,166 worry about instead of 1420 01:47:49,233 --> 01:47:50,433 their budding romance. 1421 01:47:50,433 --> 01:47:50,933 Instead of their budding 1422 01:47:50,933 --> 01:47:53,199 romance, but you know if they could. 1423 01:47:53,533 --> 01:47:54,133 Oh. 1424 01:47:54,366 --> 01:47:55,533 Maybe, I don't know. 1425 01:47:55,766 --> 01:47:56,233 Mm-hmm. 1426 01:47:57,133 --> 01:47:57,899 I like that. 1427 01:47:57,933 --> 01:48:01,333 I like that reading of a little 1428 01:48:02,500 --> 01:48:04,300 Chris Jill flirt-mance. 1429 01:48:04,733 --> 01:48:05,866 Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm. 1430 01:48:06,399 --> 01:48:09,500 And again, it's interesting how, 1431 01:48:11,166 --> 01:48:12,666 back to Jane Austen's thing about 1432 01:48:14,233 --> 01:48:15,000 what women are supposed 1433 01:48:15,000 --> 01:48:17,266 to aspire to and have. 1434 01:48:17,500 --> 01:48:19,533 Jill's campaign, she's looking for Chris. 1435 01:48:21,133 --> 01:48:22,000 And Chris's campaign, 1436 01:48:22,000 --> 01:48:23,500 he's looking for Barry. 1437 01:48:23,766 --> 01:48:24,066 Barry. 1438 01:48:24,600 --> 01:48:24,833 Mm-hmm. 1439 01:48:25,633 --> 01:48:27,666 But then kinda sort of Jill, because Jill 1440 01:48:27,666 --> 01:48:28,633 also goes missing, but 1441 01:48:28,633 --> 01:48:29,666 he's really looking for Barry. 1442 01:48:29,833 --> 01:48:30,100 Yeah. 1443 01:48:31,366 --> 01:48:32,100 Interesting. 1444 01:48:32,133 --> 01:48:33,500 Interesting indeed. 1445 01:48:33,800 --> 01:48:34,500 Interesting indeed. 1446 01:48:34,566 --> 01:48:36,066 Interesting social commentary. 1447 01:48:36,699 --> 01:48:37,600 Mm-hmm. 1448 01:48:39,066 --> 01:48:43,566 I also like that Wesker is the 1449 01:48:43,566 --> 01:48:46,066 double-crosser, and so is Wickham. 1450 01:48:47,666 --> 01:48:49,100 There's W's everywhere. 1451 01:48:49,233 --> 01:48:51,333 Oh, there's W's everywhere. 1452 01:48:51,333 --> 01:48:52,100 We got him. 1453 01:48:53,133 --> 01:48:54,266 We got him. 1454 01:48:54,266 --> 01:48:56,699 But yeah, I also wanna point out that 1455 01:48:56,966 --> 01:48:58,800 originally, Resident 1456 01:48:58,800 --> 01:48:59,966 Evil was supposed to have 1457 01:49:01,066 --> 01:49:02,000 like four playable 1458 01:49:02,000 --> 01:49:03,233 characters, not just two. 1459 01:49:03,233 --> 01:49:03,533 Oh, really? 1460 01:49:03,633 --> 01:49:04,433 It became two because 1461 01:49:04,433 --> 01:49:05,466 of time constraints. 1462 01:49:06,533 --> 01:49:08,133 There's all supposed to be like a cyborg 1463 01:49:08,133 --> 01:49:09,666 robot character you got to play as. 1464 01:49:09,666 --> 01:49:09,866 Ooh. 1465 01:49:10,833 --> 01:49:12,000 There was supposed to be an element of 1466 01:49:12,000 --> 01:49:16,066 like robots in the lore of Biohazard that 1467 01:49:16,100 --> 01:49:16,800 ended up getting 1468 01:49:17,066 --> 01:49:19,433 canceled, cut, shut out, whatever. 1469 01:49:20,600 --> 01:49:22,566 And that's because that person that was 1470 01:49:22,566 --> 01:49:24,833 mostly making the story of Resident Evil, 1471 01:49:26,766 --> 01:49:28,333 who you might argue made Resident Evil 1472 01:49:28,333 --> 01:49:32,000 what it is, got let go like almost, when 1473 01:49:32,000 --> 01:49:33,433 the development cycle was almost done. 1474 01:49:34,000 --> 01:49:36,033 You just got transitioned to a different 1475 01:49:36,033 --> 01:49:37,333 partnership, different team. 1476 01:49:37,766 --> 01:49:39,133 And then he would later work on the 1477 01:49:39,133 --> 01:49:42,466 Parasite Eve series for Square, which is 1478 01:49:42,466 --> 01:49:45,333 why Parasite Eve has a lot of a Resident 1479 01:49:45,366 --> 01:49:47,199 Evilness in its story 1480 01:49:47,199 --> 01:49:48,500 and lore and mechanics. 1481 01:49:49,899 --> 01:49:52,333 But that's often credited as the reason 1482 01:49:52,333 --> 01:49:55,366 why Shinji Mikami is credited as being 1483 01:49:55,366 --> 01:49:56,199 the director and 1484 01:49:56,199 --> 01:49:57,166 creator of Resident Evil 1. 1485 01:49:57,266 --> 01:49:59,100 But if you read between 1486 01:49:59,100 --> 01:50:00,500 the lines, it's possible. 1487 01:50:02,366 --> 01:50:03,100 He's kind of taking 1488 01:50:03,100 --> 01:50:04,466 credit for someone else's work. 1489 01:50:05,466 --> 01:50:08,000 It's possible that his remake on GameCube 1490 01:50:08,500 --> 01:50:09,666 sterilizes a lot of the 1491 01:50:09,666 --> 01:50:10,933 experience of the original. 1492 01:50:12,266 --> 01:50:15,233 And it's also probably why after Resident 1493 01:50:15,233 --> 01:50:18,199 Evil 1, the series has struggled for a 1494 01:50:18,199 --> 01:50:20,066 long time trying to have a cohesive 1495 01:50:20,399 --> 01:50:22,100 vision because that guy's gone. 1496 01:50:22,300 --> 01:50:24,266 So interesting. 1497 01:50:24,300 --> 01:50:24,866 Very interesting. 1498 01:50:24,899 --> 01:50:25,833 I don't think that relates to Jane 1499 01:50:25,833 --> 01:50:27,000 Austen, but there's 1500 01:50:27,166 --> 01:50:28,000 some fascination there. 1501 01:50:28,500 --> 01:50:30,766 All of her books are kind of generally 1502

01:50:30,933 --> 01:50:34,433 the same, like not the same plot exactly, 1503 01:50:34,433 --> 01:50:35,699 but the same theming. 1504 01:50:36,033 --> 01:50:36,899 Same plot, same theming. 1505 01:50:37,233 --> 01:50:39,233 Like women having to get married, women 1506 01:50:39,233 --> 01:50:40,833 doing, whatever, whatever. 1507 01:50:40,833 --> 01:50:43,933 So Jane Austen, more 1508 01:50:43,933 --> 01:50:46,333 cohesive than Resident Evil. 1509 01:50:47,433 --> 01:50:48,066 What? 1510 01:50:50,133 --> 01:50:50,166 (Laughing) 1511 01:50:50,199 --> 01:50:50,733 What? 1512 01:50:50,800 --> 01:50:51,899 Are we gonna fight about it? 1513 01:50:53,100 --> 01:50:54,899 Yo, what? 1514 01:50:56,133 --> 01:50:59,399 You are saying that Jane Austen has more 1515 01:50:59,399 --> 01:51:00,733 cohesion than, yes, 1516 01:51:00,766 --> 01:51:01,399 you're absolutely right. 1517 01:51:01,633 --> 01:51:03,399 I mean, I'm gonna 1518 01:51:03,399 --> 01:51:04,266 fight that one on for you. 1519 01:51:04,266 --> 01:51:05,633 Yes, as well you should. 1520 01:51:09,866 --> 01:51:11,633 What else, anything else that you can 1521 01:51:11,666 --> 01:51:12,699 think of that matches up? 1522 01:51:12,733 --> 01:51:15,333 I didn't even get to Lady Catherine 1523 01:51:15,333 --> 01:51:17,300 Debeau, who's like this, 1524 01:51:17,933 --> 01:51:19,233 like if you were talking about 1525 01:51:20,399 --> 01:51:22,699 like a later Resident Evil game, what's 1526 01:51:22,699 --> 01:51:24,333 her name, the mommy character? 1527 01:51:25,266 --> 01:51:27,766 Oh yeah, Lady Demesquieu or something. 1528 01:51:27,800 --> 01:51:29,566 Yeah, we're giving Lady 1529 01:51:29,566 --> 01:51:32,033 Demesquieu, Lady Catherine Debeau. 1530 01:51:33,633 --> 01:51:36,633 There's definitely more as you go deeper 1531 01:51:36,633 --> 01:51:37,833 into the franchise, right? 1532 01:51:37,833 --> 01:51:43,866 (Laughing) 1533 01:51:46,133 --> 01:51:47,199 Demetresquieu, that's 1534 01:51:47,199 --> 01:51:48,233 her name, Demetresquieu. 1535 01:51:49,100 --> 01:51:49,399 Actually, 1536 01:51:51,233 --> 01:51:53,300 if we stretch a little bit, 1537 01:51:54,899 --> 01:51:56,733 in the GameCube version, the remake, 1538 01:51:56,733 --> 01:51:57,899 there's a whole B plot 1539 01:51:57,899 --> 01:51:59,466 line that occurs in the game. 1540 01:51:59,699 --> 01:52:01,500 And it's many people's reason why they 1541 01:52:01,500 --> 01:52:03,933 love Resident Evil 1 the best because 1542 01:52:04,500 --> 01:52:05,566 this little piece of the 1543 01:52:05,566 --> 01:52:09,000 game exists and just is kind of 1544 01:52:10,266 --> 01:52:12,300 in its own little universe and it's 1545 01:52:12,300 --> 01:52:13,233 creepy and it's weird. 1546 01:52:13,233 --> 01:52:13,633 So 1547 01:52:14,699 --> 01:52:16,300 you're in this mansion, you're trying to 1548 01:52:16,899 --> 01:52:18,300 find out what happened to Bravo team, 1549 01:52:18,833 --> 01:52:20,399 trying to save either 1550 01:52:21,500 --> 01:52:23,866 Barry or Chris, depending on which person 1551 01:52:23,866 --> 01:52:25,500 you're picking, trying to find a way to 1552 01:52:25,500 --> 01:52:27,233 get out of the mansion, all those things. 1553 01:52:28,133 --> 01:52:29,866 In the middle of that, you come through 1554 01:52:29,866 --> 01:52:32,066 rumblings of how the Spencer mansion it's 1555 01:52:32,066 --> 01:52:33,199 being called was built. 1556 01:52:33,633 --> 01:52:34,800 It's called the Spencer mansion. 1557 01:52:36,199 --> 01:52:37,233 They talk about how there was a family 1558 01:52:37,233 --> 01:52:38,066 that used to live here. 1559 01:52:39,800 --> 01:52:41,500 And you get rumblings and 1560 01:52:41,500 --> 01:52:43,233 pieces of paper that indicate that 1561 01:52:44,899 --> 01:52:45,866 Spencer 1562 01:52:47,166 --> 01:52:48,600 unbeknownst to the family, 1563 01:52:48,633 --> 01:52:51,500 did lab tests on them, did 1564 01:52:53,233 --> 01:52:54,966 testing on them and they didn't know why. 1565 01:52:56,399 --> 01:52:59,033 And you pass by this door that has the 1566 01:52:59,033 --> 01:53:00,666 Spencer crest on it that you have to 1567 01:53:00,666 --> 01:53:02,300 spend a lot of time trying to unlock. 1568 01:53:02,600 --> 01:53:03,366 But the first time you 1569 01:53:03,366 --> 01:53:04,866 pass it, you just hear this. 1570 01:53:05,666 --> 01:53:07,133 (Growling) 1571 01:53:07,899 --> 01:53:09,666 Female groan. 1572 01:53:11,800 --> 01:53:12,966 And that's important because 1573 01:53:14,000 --> 01:53:16,500 sadly, Resident Evil One on GameCube, 1574 01:53:16,500 --> 01:53:19,633 there are no female zombies for whatever 1575 01:53:19,633 --> 01:53:20,500 reason, there just aren't. 1576 01:53:21,000 --> 01:53:22,566 But you hear this female groan. 1577 01:53:23,266 --> 01:53:24,100 You finally unlock the 1578 01:53:24,100 --> 01:53:27,133 Spencer gateway with two emblems. 1579 01:53:27,133 --> 01:53:28,500 You get through, you get kind of to this 1580 01:53:28,500 --> 01:53:30,633 outside courtyard area 1581 01:53:32,033 --> 01:53:33,800 and you stumble across this little hut 1582 01:53:34,566 --> 01:53:35,133 and it looks like it's 1583 01:53:35,133 --> 01:53:36,433 being maintained somewhat. 1584 01:53:37,966 --> 01:53:39,033 And then you get knocked out 1585 01:53:40,333 --> 01:53:41,266 off frame even. 1586 01:53:41,699 --> 01:53:42,399 And you see this 1587 01:53:43,766 --> 01:53:46,733 beast of this woman hunchback thing 1588 01:53:46,733 --> 01:53:48,933 coming towards you with shackles and she 1589 01:53:49,500 --> 01:53:52,266 can't even like speak a coherent word. 1590 01:53:52,966 --> 01:53:54,600 And it becomes pretty clear if you pick 1591 01:53:54,600 --> 01:53:56,433 the pieces together that's 1592 01:53:56,433 --> 01:53:58,433 Spencer's wife or daughter. 1593

01:53:58,466 --> 01:53:59,133 Oh. 1594 01:54:01,033 --> 01:54:02,966 That was being tested on over and over 1595 01:54:02,966 --> 01:54:03,933 and over and over again. 1596 01:54:05,266 --> 01:54:06,566 I think actually it is this daughter. 1597 01:54:06,566 --> 01:54:07,699 Let me make sure I get that right. 1598 01:54:07,699 --> 01:54:08,100 Because 1599 01:54:10,233 --> 01:54:12,133 Spencer Mansion. 1600 01:54:18,000 --> 01:54:19,566 Yeah, Lisa Trevor, that's her name. 1601 01:54:19,600 --> 01:54:21,933 It's the child of George Trevor. 1602 01:54:24,433 --> 01:54:26,133 She ends up coming back one more time as 1603 01:54:26,133 --> 01:54:27,699 like a boss you cannot kill. 1604 01:54:28,300 --> 01:54:29,266 She's unkillable. 1605 01:54:29,866 --> 01:54:32,333 All that you can do is push some of these 1606 01:54:32,333 --> 01:54:34,233 totems out of the way that are like 1607 01:54:34,233 --> 01:54:36,500 chained to her and it pulls her into this 1608 01:54:36,500 --> 01:54:38,766 abyss and she just disappears. 1609 01:54:39,133 --> 01:54:40,500 We never see her ever again. 1610 01:54:41,233 --> 01:54:42,000 But 1611 01:54:44,666 --> 01:54:45,966 yeah, I mean, she's like 1612 01:54:45,966 --> 01:54:47,133 the lady of the mansion. 1613 01:54:47,133 --> 01:54:49,100 She's the one that's kind of like after 1614 01:54:49,100 --> 01:54:50,633 all the other horrors that are happening, 1615 01:54:50,633 --> 01:54:51,800 here's this creature that you actually 1616 01:54:51,800 --> 01:54:53,600 feel sorry for but she ends up being a 1617 01:54:53,600 --> 01:54:54,866 threat and you can't kill her. 1618 01:54:55,500 --> 01:54:55,866 And 1619 01:54:56,933 --> 01:55:00,166 Wesker is the big betrayer and in a 1620 01:55:00,166 --> 01:55:03,766 moment that is more horrifying now if you 1621 01:55:03,766 --> 01:55:05,133 played a second time because you don't 1622 01:55:05,133 --> 01:55:06,600 know this the first time, the first time 1623 01:55:06,600 --> 01:55:08,533 you come across the scene where Wesker is 1624 01:55:08,533 --> 01:55:09,699 shooting the monster 1625 01:55:10,866 --> 01:55:12,300 and Wesker says, "Hey, Chris, 1626 01:55:12,666 --> 01:55:13,699 come on, get in the action." 1627 01:55:14,133 --> 01:55:15,000 Like, "Come on, buddy, 1628 01:55:15,000 --> 01:55:15,933 like, come on, help me. 1629 01:55:15,933 --> 01:55:17,133 Help me find this creature." 1630 01:55:18,033 --> 01:55:19,666 But you think Wesker's on your side. 1631 01:55:19,899 --> 01:55:20,766 At this point, yeah. 1632 01:55:20,899 --> 01:55:21,899 But you realize later 1633 01:55:21,933 --> 01:55:22,800 they triple crossed you. 1634 01:55:23,399 --> 01:55:25,199 So him saying that is like two things. 1635 01:55:25,199 --> 01:55:26,033 One, there's like a little bit of 1636 01:55:26,033 --> 01:55:28,800 sadomasochism like, "Let's 1637 01:55:28,800 --> 01:55:30,233 fucking punish this creature. 1638 01:55:30,300 --> 01:55:31,300 She doesn't deserve to live." 1639 01:55:31,300 --> 01:55:34,233 But also, "If you die, eh, I don't care." 1640 01:55:34,233 --> 01:55:34,966 It's not that big a deal. 1641 01:55:34,966 --> 01:55:35,800 Who cares, right? 1642 01:55:35,833 --> 01:55:37,933 So there's a little bit of that. 1643 01:55:38,399 --> 01:55:39,000 There's an element. 1644 01:55:39,000 --> 01:55:39,866 Interesting. 1645 01:55:40,233 --> 01:55:41,566 I do find that really interesting. 1646 01:55:41,866 --> 01:55:42,766 Yeah, I don't know how that 1647 01:55:42,766 --> 01:55:44,233 ties in, but it's something. 1648 01:55:44,366 --> 01:55:45,966 Yeah, there's something there. 1649 01:55:46,766 --> 01:55:47,066 Yeah. 1650 01:55:48,133 --> 01:55:48,899 You can't kill Lady 1651 01:55:48,899 --> 01:55:49,966 Catherine DePoe either. 1652 01:55:50,966 --> 01:55:51,666 But I don't think they 1653 01:55:51,666 --> 01:55:52,466 were trying that hard. 1654 01:55:52,466 --> 01:55:54,133 Yeah, they weren't really trying super 1655 01:55:54,133 --> 01:55:55,500 hard, I assume, I imagine. 1656 01:55:56,033 --> 01:55:57,633 I don't remember if in Pride and 1657 01:55:57,633 --> 01:55:59,033 Prejudice and Zombies, Lady 1658 01:55:59,033 --> 01:56:00,399 Catherine DePoe has like a 1659 01:56:02,966 --> 01:56:03,633 situation. 1660 01:56:04,500 --> 01:56:07,233 It has been many a year since I read, 1661 01:56:07,233 --> 01:56:08,733 slash watched that movie. 1662 01:56:08,933 --> 01:56:09,333 Sure. 1663 01:56:11,566 --> 01:56:14,933 But somebody did already come up with 1664 01:56:15,333 --> 01:56:17,133 zombies in Pride and Prejudice. 1665 01:56:17,133 --> 01:56:17,699 They did. 1666 01:56:17,733 --> 01:56:18,866 We are not the first. 1667 01:56:19,300 --> 01:56:20,533 And we watched that together. 1668 01:56:21,000 --> 01:56:21,500 We did. 1669 01:56:21,666 --> 01:56:23,100 Do you remember anything about it at all? 1670 01:56:24,466 --> 01:56:25,800 Matt Smith was amazing. 1671 01:56:26,366 --> 01:56:27,466 Was Matt Smith in it? 1672 01:56:27,933 --> 01:56:28,333 Yeah. 1673 01:56:28,866 --> 01:56:29,633 Who was he? 1674 01:56:30,333 --> 01:56:31,033 Yeah, he was in Pride and 1675 01:56:31,033 --> 01:56:32,199 Prejudice and Zombies, wasn't he? 1676 01:56:33,899 --> 01:56:35,033 He wasn't Darcy. 1677 01:56:36,833 --> 01:56:38,166 Oh no, time to Google. 1678 01:56:39,766 --> 01:56:40,399 Was he Bingley? 1679 01:56:40,399 --> 01:56:41,666 Parson Collins. 1680 01:56:42,666 --> 01:56:43,433 He was Mr. 1681 01:56:43,433 --> 01:56:44,100 Collins? 1682 01:56:44,133 --> 01:56:45,533 That's great casting. 1683 01:56:45,533 --> 01:56:46,433 Yeah, you didn't know that? 1684 01:56:46,500 --> 01:56:47,566 No, I didn't realize that. 1685 01:56:47,566 --> 01:56:48,100 How did you forget? 1686 01:56:48,133 --> 01:56:49,399 Remember you telling me about-- Because 1687

01:56:49,399 --> 01:56:51,666 this movie came out like 15 years ago. 1688 01:56:51,733 --> 01:56:51,966 Yeah, 1689 01:56:52,966 --> 01:56:54,666 there he is, look at that. 1690 01:56:56,266 --> 01:56:57,566 That's great casting for Mr. 1691 01:56:57,566 --> 01:56:58,699 Collins. 1692 01:56:58,766 --> 01:56:59,333 Is 1693 01:57:01,600 --> 01:57:04,433 Lizzie's cousin who, he comes, 1694 01:57:05,566 --> 01:57:09,333 he's supposed to inherit the estate once 1695 01:57:10,066 --> 01:57:12,166 Lizzie's father passes away, right? 1696 01:57:12,600 --> 01:57:13,800 He's the inheritor. 1697 01:57:14,100 --> 01:57:15,866 So he's trying to do the right thing. 1698 01:57:15,866 --> 01:57:17,966 He comes to the Bennett's house and his 1699 01:57:18,000 --> 01:57:20,233 object, his reason for being there is 1700 01:57:20,233 --> 01:57:21,833 he's gonna find one of the daughters that 1701 01:57:21,833 --> 01:57:23,666 he likes and he's gonna marry them. 1702 01:57:24,100 --> 01:57:27,100 Turns out he's a stupid idiot and the 1703 01:57:27,100 --> 01:57:28,833 most annoying person in the whole world 1704 01:57:28,833 --> 01:57:30,433 so none of the girls wanna marry him. 1705 01:57:34,733 --> 01:57:37,933 And there's a really great, maybe I'll 1706 01:57:37,933 --> 01:57:39,433 send you the YouTube link, but there's a 1707 01:57:39,433 --> 01:57:41,133 really great scene where 1708 01:57:42,166 --> 01:57:44,066 they're all eating dinner together and 1709 01:57:44,066 --> 01:57:47,533 he's like, "To which of my daughters, to 1710 01:57:47,533 --> 01:57:49,933 which of my esteemed cousins should I 1711 01:57:49,933 --> 01:57:51,199 compliment the meal?" 1712 01:57:51,199 --> 01:57:53,233 And the mother's like, "We have a cook." 1713 01:57:53,233 --> 01:57:54,199 And he's like, "But they're such 1714 01:57:54,233 --> 01:57:56,733 excellent boiled potatoes." 1715 01:57:56,733 --> 01:57:58,633 (Both Laughing) 1716 01:58:00,966 --> 01:58:01,633 That's hilarious. 1717 01:58:02,366 --> 01:58:03,666 Okay, all right, yeah. 1718 01:58:04,000 --> 01:58:06,333 So Matt Smith, excellent casting. 1719 01:58:06,533 --> 01:58:08,100 Sorry that I forgot about you, Matt. 1720 01:58:08,266 --> 01:58:10,000 Yeah, that's it. 1721 01:58:13,000 --> 01:58:13,966 Yeah, I remember 1722 01:58:15,133 --> 01:58:18,166 enjoying the farce of that film and every 1723 01:58:18,166 --> 01:58:19,066 person on that film 1724 01:58:19,066 --> 01:58:20,199 was having a good time. 1725 01:58:20,533 --> 01:58:23,100 Was it the same people that did Abraham 1726 01:58:23,100 --> 01:58:24,300 Lincoln, Vampire Killer? 1727 01:58:24,366 --> 01:58:25,500 I feel like it was in the same-- It was 1728 01:58:25,600 --> 01:58:27,433 in that vein of time. 1729 01:58:27,733 --> 01:58:29,366 Isn't that the same universe of books? 1730 01:58:29,366 --> 01:58:30,199 I think so. 1731 01:58:30,566 --> 01:58:31,866 I feel like it might be. 1732 01:58:31,866 --> 01:58:32,966 Good stuff, good stuff. 1733 01:58:33,100 --> 01:58:33,833 I appreciate it. 1734 01:58:34,033 --> 01:58:35,033 I appreciate that too. 1735 01:58:35,466 --> 01:58:35,733 Yeah. 1736 01:58:46,100 --> 01:58:48,766 I have faults enough, but they are not, I 1737 01:58:48,766 --> 01:58:50,233 hope, of understanding. 1738 01:58:51,133 --> 01:58:53,066 My temper, I do not vouch for. 1739 01:58:53,833 --> 01:58:56,399 It is, I believe, too little yielding, 1740 01:58:56,933 --> 01:58:57,766 certainly too little for 1741 01:58:57,766 --> 01:58:59,066 the convenience of the world. 1742 01:58:59,733 --> 01:59:01,566 I cannot forget the follies and the vices 1743 01:59:01,566 --> 01:59:03,566 of other so soon as I ought, 1744 01:59:04,733 --> 01:59:06,666 nor their offenses against myself. 1745 01:59:07,133 --> 01:59:09,166 My feelings are not puffed about with 1746 01:59:09,166 --> 01:59:10,366 every attempt to move them. 1747 01:59:11,066 --> 01:59:12,066 My temper would 1748 01:59:12,766 --> 01:59:14,233 perhaps be called resentful. 1749 01:59:14,766 --> 01:59:15,800 My good opinion once 1750 01:59:15,800 --> 01:59:17,899 lost is lost forever. 1751 01:59:27,133 --> 01:59:29,466 I've been a selfish being all my life, in 1752 01:59:29,466 --> 01:59:31,300 practice, though not in principle. 1753 01:59:32,100 --> 01:59:34,100 As a child, I was taught what was right, 1754 01:59:34,533 --> 01:59:35,366 but I was not taught 1755 01:59:35,366 --> 01:59:36,300 to correct my temper. 1756 01:59:36,899 --> 01:59:38,500 I was given good principles, but left to 1757 01:59:38,500 --> 01:59:40,133 follow them in pride and conceit. 1758 01:59:40,699 --> 01:59:43,066 Unfortunately, an only son for many years 1759 01:59:43,066 --> 01:59:45,000 and only child, I was spoiled by my 1760 01:59:45,000 --> 01:59:47,066 parents, who though good themselves, my 1761 01:59:47,066 --> 01:59:48,699 father particularly, all that was 1762 01:59:48,933 --> 01:59:51,133 benevolent and amiable, allowed, 1763 01:59:51,166 --> 01:59:52,966 encouraged, almost taught me to be 1764 01:59:52,966 --> 01:59:55,199 selfish and overbearing, to care for none 1765 01:59:55,199 --> 01:59:57,300 beyond my own family circle, to think 1766 01:59:57,300 --> 01:59:59,233 meanly of all the rest of the world, to 1767 01:59:59,233 --> 02:00:01,566 wish at least to think meanly of their 1768 02:00:01,566 --> 02:00:03,366 sense and worth compared with my own. 1769 02:00:04,600 --> 02:00:06,966 Such I was from eight to eight and 20, 1770 02:00:07,566 --> 02:00:09,466 and such I might still have been, but for 1771 02:00:09,466 --> 02:00:10,899 you dearest loveliest 1772 02:00:10,899 --> 02:00:13,433 Elizabeth, why do I not owe you? 1773 02:00:14,266 --> 02:00:16,399 You taught me a lesson, hard indeed at 1774 02:00:16,399 --> 02:00:18,466 first, but most advantageous. 1775 02:00:19,033

--> 02:00:21,233 By you, I was properly humbled. 1776 02:00:21,933 --> 02:00:22,899 I came to you without a 1777 02:00:22,899 --> 02:00:24,133 doubt of my perception. 1778 02:00:24,600 --> 02:00:26,333 You showed me how insufficient were all 1779 02:00:26,333 --> 02:00:27,899 my pretensions to please a 1780 02:00:27,899 --> 02:00:30,133 woman worthy of being pleased. 1781 02:00:34,100 --> 02:00:36,766 A woman worthy of being pleased? 1782 02:00:38,266 --> 02:00:38,300 (Laughing) 1783 02:00:39,466 --> 02:00:41,233 Because some women aren't worthy of that? 1784 02:00:41,433 --> 02:00:42,199 Is that the deal? 1785 02:00:42,199 --> 02:00:42,933 Because some women 1786 02:00:42,933 --> 02:00:44,633 don't feel worthy of that. 1787 02:00:46,566 --> 02:00:48,733 But we are, we, all of us, 1788 02:00:49,333 --> 02:00:50,633 are worthy of being pleased. 1789 02:00:50,733 --> 02:00:52,100 Okay, all right, fair enough. 1790 02:00:52,166 --> 02:00:53,466 Oh my gosh, thank you for reading all the 1791 02:00:53,466 --> 02:00:55,000 sexy stuff from there. 1792 02:00:55,433 --> 02:00:56,766 There's gonna be spicier 1793 02:00:56,766 --> 02:00:59,366 stuff in future episodes. 1794 02:00:59,366 --> 02:01:01,133 I'm happy to read whatever. 1795 02:01:01,166 --> 02:01:02,833 I've been commented a few times that 1796 02:01:02,833 --> 02:01:03,899 people like my voice. 1797 02:01:03,899 --> 02:01:05,433 You have a lovely voice. 1798 02:01:05,500 --> 02:01:05,966 Well, thank you. 1799 02:01:06,633 --> 02:01:08,633 A little biased, I'm sure, but yeah. 1800 02:01:10,500 --> 02:01:14,399 Let's do a little rating of how well 1801 02:01:14,833 --> 02:01:17,666 these two stories mesh together. 1802 02:01:19,333 --> 02:01:21,466 I'm going to completely make up my own 1803 02:01:21,466 --> 02:01:25,433 rating system and I'm going to say that 1804 02:01:25,466 --> 02:01:27,166 out of a possible five 1805 02:01:29,933 --> 02:01:30,533 marriages of 1806 02:01:30,533 --> 02:01:33,733 convenience, I think we got a 3.5. 1807 02:01:35,233 --> 02:01:36,433 3.5. 1808 02:01:36,466 --> 02:01:38,433 Yeah, I think that 1809 02:01:40,566 --> 02:01:41,766 we did a pretty good job 1810 02:01:41,766 --> 02:01:43,500 matching up these two stories. 1811 02:01:43,533 --> 02:01:45,133 There's a lot of commonalities, 1812 02:01:46,199 --> 02:01:47,533 but I don't think anybody 1813 02:01:47,533 --> 02:01:48,699 got married in "Resident Evil." 1814 02:01:49,800 --> 02:01:50,399 No. 1815 02:01:52,666 --> 02:01:54,399 No, we didn't even talk about Rebecca, 1816 02:01:54,433 --> 02:01:57,533 who is the medic that you run into. 1817 02:01:59,033 --> 02:02:00,166 As Chris or as Jill? 1818 02:02:00,666 --> 02:02:04,033 As Chris, yep, as Chris. 1819 02:02:05,133 --> 02:02:06,233 Is it a little romance? 1820 02:02:06,733 --> 02:02:07,100 No, 1821 02:02:07,133 --> 02:02:10,333 So Rebecca is required to make serum 1822 02:02:10,699 --> 02:02:11,566 because she's a medic 1823 02:02:11,566 --> 02:02:12,566 and she can do that shit. 1824 02:02:17,033 --> 02:02:18,000 Chris can't do that. 1825 02:02:18,633 --> 02:02:20,266 Chris also can't play the piano. 1826 02:02:20,399 --> 02:02:20,933 He has to get 1827 02:02:22,066 --> 02:02:22,699 Rebecca to do that. 1828 02:02:22,800 --> 02:02:24,800 So no, you do have to run into, you are 1829 02:02:24,800 --> 02:02:27,533 forced to meet her a few times, but you 1830 02:02:27,666 --> 02:02:30,133 could option not to save her. 1831 02:02:30,433 --> 02:02:31,333 You could decide, I'm 1832 02:02:31,333 --> 02:02:32,333 not gonna save anyone. 1833 02:02:32,966 --> 02:02:33,366 That's one of the 1834 02:02:33,366 --> 02:02:34,333 things about "Resident Evil," 1835 02:02:35,566 --> 02:02:36,666 there's multiple endings. 1836 02:02:36,666 --> 02:02:38,366 I think the original had more endings, 1837 02:02:38,366 --> 02:02:40,833 but you could choose to save everyone, 1838 02:02:41,333 --> 02:02:43,133 save only Barry, save only Chris, save 1839 02:02:43,133 --> 02:02:44,899 only Jill, save nobody. 1840 02:02:46,333 --> 02:02:48,766 You could save, and depending on who you 1841 02:02:48,766 --> 02:02:50,633 chose to save, and it all depended on how 1842 02:02:50,633 --> 02:02:52,233 fast you got to certain places in the 1843 02:02:52,233 --> 02:02:54,466 mansion, that would dictate that. 1844 02:02:56,866 --> 02:02:58,199 Yeah, so you're giving it a 3.5. 1845 02:02:58,800 --> 02:02:59,633 Yeah, and you said 1846 02:02:59,633 --> 02:03:01,000 something about a piano. 1847 02:03:01,366 --> 02:03:04,733 Piano's a big thing in "Pride Prejudice." 1848 02:03:04,766 --> 02:03:08,033 Still solidly 3.75. 1849 02:03:09,033 --> 02:03:11,866 So Chris has to find the piano sheet 1850 02:03:11,866 --> 02:03:13,933 music, and in "Resident Evil" remake, 1851 02:03:13,933 --> 02:03:15,399 there's two pieces of sheet music. 1852 02:03:15,399 --> 02:03:16,533 You have to combine together 1853 02:03:16,533 --> 02:03:18,000 to make one full sheet music. 1854 02:03:19,233 --> 02:03:21,133 He tries to play the piano and he cannot. 1855 02:03:21,933 --> 02:03:23,666 So he has to get Rebecca to come in, and 1856 02:03:23,666 --> 02:03:25,300 Rebecca plays the piano for him. 1857 02:03:25,300 --> 02:03:27,000 But Rebecca, it's been a while. 1858 02:03:27,466 --> 02:03:29,666 She plays a little bit, but she's rusty. 1859 02:03:30,100 --> 02:03:31,633 So you literally have to leave her alone 1860 02:03:31,633 --> 02:03:34,000 in the room by herself for quite a bit of 1861 02:03:34,000 --> 02:03:36,133 time for her to finally get it. 1862 02:03:37,566 --> 02:03:39,333 You stumble and in enough time, you come 1863 02:03:39,333 --> 02:03:40,766 back to her, "Hey, Chris, I got it!" 1864 02:03:40,833 --> 02:03:41,800 She'll play the melody. 1865 02:03:43,000 --> 02:03:44,466

She plays the right melody on the music, 1866 02:03:44,500 --> 02:03:45,733 and the secret door opens. 1867 02:03:46,100 --> 02:03:46,566 Love that. 1868 02:03:47,199 --> 02:03:47,800 But here's the thing. 1869 02:03:48,500 --> 02:03:50,399 Jill knows how to read 1870 02:03:50,399 --> 02:03:52,033 music and plays it first try. 1871 02:03:52,033 --> 02:03:52,533 She does it first try. 1872 02:03:54,533 --> 02:03:55,933 So the 1873 02:03:57,333 --> 02:03:59,333 middle sister in "Pride and 1874 02:03:59,333 --> 02:04:00,500 Prejudice," her name is Mary. 1875 02:04:01,100 --> 02:04:03,300 She might be my favorite character only 1876 02:04:03,300 --> 02:04:04,600 because I relate to her really well, 1877 02:04:04,633 --> 02:04:06,766 which is really a big diss on me because 1878 02:04:06,766 --> 02:04:09,333 Mary is not accomplished. 1879 02:04:09,333 --> 02:04:10,500 She practices the piano 1880 02:04:10,500 --> 02:04:11,633 and she still sucks at it. 1881 02:04:11,899 --> 02:04:15,033 She really likes to read, and she likes 1882 02:04:15,033 --> 02:04:16,733 to read to people, but she's bad at it. 1883 02:04:18,800 --> 02:04:20,533 Anyway, love Mary. 1884 02:04:20,566 --> 02:04:22,966 Mary's the best, but she's at this one 1885 02:04:22,966 --> 02:04:24,699 party, and she's like, "Oh my gosh, I'm 1886 02:04:24,699 --> 02:04:25,966 gonna play the piano for everybody," and 1887 02:04:25,966 --> 02:04:27,500 she's doing a really bad job, and it's 1888 02:04:27,500 --> 02:04:29,133 embarrassing as all else. 1889 02:04:29,766 --> 02:04:31,899 And that's, yeah. 1890 02:04:32,399 --> 02:04:34,733 There's also a very fun scene where 1891 02:04:36,033 --> 02:04:37,466 Lady Catherine DeBeau makes 1892 02:04:39,833 --> 02:04:41,666 Lizzie play the piano, Lizzie's like, "Oh 1893 02:04:41,666 --> 02:04:43,100 no, I'm not very good at it. 1894 02:04:43,100 --> 02:04:44,899 Like, I promise when I tell you I play 1895 02:04:44,899 --> 02:04:47,800 poorly, I'm not being modest." 1896 02:04:48,899 --> 02:04:50,233 And then there's like this very cute 1897 02:04:50,300 --> 02:04:51,800 scene where Lizzie's 1898 02:04:51,800 --> 02:04:54,033 playing the piano badly and Mr. 1899 02:04:54,033 --> 02:04:55,800 Darcy will like come over and she's like, 1900 02:04:55,833 --> 02:04:57,533 "Oh, don't try to intimidate me, sir." 1901 02:04:57,533 --> 02:04:58,266 Like, 1902 02:04:59,733 --> 02:05:00,699 very cute scene. 1903 02:05:01,300 --> 02:05:02,066 Piano 1904 02:05:03,266 --> 02:05:04,133 is very important. 1905 02:05:04,266 --> 02:05:07,666 So 3.75 marriages of convenience. 1906 02:05:08,000 --> 02:05:11,233 So go ahead and rate, you know, come up 1907 02:05:11,233 --> 02:05:11,800 with your own rating 1908 02:05:11,800 --> 02:05:13,433 scale on how well we did. 1909 02:05:13,433 --> 02:05:16,466 (Sighs) 1910 02:05:20,566 --> 02:05:25,133 Three out of five typewriter ink ribbons.

1911 02:05:25,133 --> 02:05:25,800 I love that. 1912 02:05:26,699 --> 02:05:27,866 Yep, three out of five. 1913 02:05:28,199 --> 02:05:29,566 The structural themes are there. 1914 02:05:30,699 --> 02:05:31,133 The 1915 02:05:33,166 --> 02:05:34,033 threads are there. 1916 02:05:34,533 --> 02:05:35,633 It's got good bones. 1917 02:05:35,633 --> 02:05:36,500 Good bones. 1918 02:05:36,899 --> 02:05:37,733 Problem is, 1919 02:05:38,733 --> 02:05:40,866 in my telling of it, I've had to omit a 1920 02:05:40,866 --> 02:05:42,566 lot of the crazy dumb stuff. 1921 02:05:42,600 --> 02:05:43,733 Believe me, me too. 1922 02:05:44,966 --> 02:05:47,666 Otherwise this show would be several 1923 02:05:47,699 --> 02:05:50,066 hours and my voice would 1924 02:05:50,066 --> 02:05:51,433 be gone by the next day. 1925 02:05:52,300 --> 02:05:55,166 I do wanna briefly say 1926 02:05:56,699 --> 02:05:58,466 there's this idea that the remake is 1927 02:05:58,500 --> 02:05:59,266 infinitely better than 1928 02:05:59,266 --> 02:06:00,233 the original in every way. 1929 02:06:00,233 --> 02:06:02,699 And I don't believe that because there's 1930 02:06:02,699 --> 02:06:04,466 stuff in the original that 1931 02:06:04,500 --> 02:06:06,066 is missing from the remake. 1932 02:06:06,866 --> 02:06:07,966 Certain choices, certain 1933 02:06:07,966 --> 02:06:09,300 things aren't possible anymore. 1934 02:06:09,666 --> 02:06:10,699 But more importantly, 1935 02:06:12,566 --> 02:06:14,266 so the character of Barry Burton, 1936 02:06:15,766 --> 02:06:17,433 he is like everyone's fan favorite 1937 02:06:17,433 --> 02:06:18,300 because he's got the most 1938 02:06:18,300 --> 02:06:20,233 corniest of dialogue and lines. 1939 02:06:20,266 --> 02:06:20,433 Sure. 1940 02:06:20,600 --> 02:06:21,833 He's the one that says, "Hey, you almost 1941 02:06:21,833 --> 02:06:22,733 were a Jill sandwich." 1942 02:06:22,733 --> 02:06:24,133 Like everyone's got that line pretty bad. 1943 02:06:24,133 --> 02:06:25,266 He is your Mr. 1944 02:06:25,266 --> 02:06:26,100 Collins. 1945 02:06:26,166 --> 02:06:26,933 Absolutely. 1946 02:06:27,633 --> 02:06:28,466 The thing is though, 1947 02:06:32,233 --> 02:06:34,866 in the remake, so spoiler, because we're 1948 02:06:34,866 --> 02:06:37,266 talking about spoilers, it has found out 1949 02:06:37,266 --> 02:06:38,199 that Barry Burton was 1950 02:06:38,233 --> 02:06:39,866 also betraying everyone. 1951 02:06:41,033 --> 02:06:42,266 Barry Burton was leading 1952 02:06:42,266 --> 02:06:44,166 everyone astray so they could die. 1953 02:06:44,933 --> 02:06:47,266 But he was doing it because Wesker was 1954 02:06:47,266 --> 02:06:48,166 holding his family 1955 02:06:48,166 --> 02:06:50,133 ransom against his will. 1956 02:06:50,433 --> 02:06:52,466 So it was like, "Do this for me and I 1957 02:06:52,466 --> 02:06:54,033 will keep your family, we'll be safe. 1958 02:06:54,033

--> 02:06:55,199 Otherwise I'll kill your family." 1959 02:06:57,833 --> 02:07:00,866 In the original, it is my belief, even if 1960 02:07:00,866 --> 02:07:03,399 the voice acting was bad, even if they 1961 02:07:03,399 --> 02:07:04,766 didn't intend it this way, 1962 02:07:07,466 --> 02:07:09,566 there's an element of 1963 02:07:11,066 --> 02:07:13,233 Barry and Jill respecting each other. 1964 02:07:14,266 --> 02:07:17,100 And there's an element where Jill very 1965 02:07:17,100 --> 02:07:19,000 quickly starts picking up on stuff like, 1966 02:07:19,000 --> 02:07:20,000 "Hey Barry, you're 1967 02:07:20,000 --> 02:07:21,300 being funny about this." 1968 02:07:22,166 --> 02:07:23,833 Like for instance, the 1969 02:07:23,833 --> 02:07:24,899 Jill sandwich cutscene. 1970 02:07:25,899 --> 02:07:27,633 You're in a trap, "Oh no, 1971 02:07:27,633 --> 02:07:28,899 the trap door's coming down. 1972 02:07:29,433 --> 02:07:30,233 Barry come saves you. 1973 02:07:30,233 --> 02:07:31,766 You were almost a Jill sandwich." 1974 02:07:32,399 --> 02:07:33,433 In the remake, 1975 02:07:34,633 --> 02:07:36,000 it's like, the comment is like, "Hey 1976 02:07:36,000 --> 02:07:38,766 Barry, I'm grateful you're helping me, 1977 02:07:38,766 --> 02:07:39,533 but like, what are 1978 02:07:39,533 --> 02:07:40,300 you doing around here?" 1979 02:07:40,300 --> 02:07:41,966 And he's like, "Oh, I was just walking 1980 02:07:41,966 --> 02:07:42,833 around just happened to be 1981 02:07:42,833 --> 02:07:44,500 on this side of the mansion." 1982 02:07:45,533 --> 02:07:47,466 In the original, she's like, "Really? 1983 02:07:47,966 --> 02:07:50,233 Barry, why are you here? 1984 02:07:50,800 --> 02:07:51,366 You told me you're 1985 02:07:51,366 --> 02:07:53,133 gonna be across the mansion. 1986 02:07:53,166 --> 02:07:53,733 You're on this other 1987 02:07:53,733 --> 02:07:55,133 side, why are you here?" 1988 02:07:55,800 --> 02:07:56,666 And Barry doesn't have a 1989 02:07:56,800 --> 02:07:57,833 really good clue about that. 1990 02:07:57,833 --> 02:07:58,266 And so 1991 02:07:59,399 --> 02:08:01,166 I think the original does a better job 1992 02:08:01,166 --> 02:08:02,833 giving Jill the ammunition and the story. 1993 02:08:02,833 --> 02:08:03,066 The ammunition and 1994 02:08:04,466 --> 02:08:05,500 the autonomy to be like, 1995 02:08:05,500 --> 02:08:06,766 "Hey, something isn't right here." 1996 02:08:07,399 --> 02:08:09,300 And so when it is found out that Barry 1997 02:08:09,300 --> 02:08:10,866 was actually setting everything up, she's 1998 02:08:10,933 --> 02:08:12,199 visibly mad about this 1999 02:08:12,199 --> 02:08:13,366 and she's pretty frustrated. 2000 02:08:14,966 --> 02:08:16,500 Jill in remake 2001 02:08:17,800 --> 02:08:19,800 isn't visibly mad, but she does get the 2002 02:08:19,800 --> 02:08:22,033 option of taking the gun away from Barry 2003 02:08:22,066 --> 02:08:24,866 and either giving it to him or keeping it 2004 02:08:24,866 --> 02:08:26,600 herself as like an act 2005 02:08:26,600 --> 02:08:28,133 of like resentfulness. 2006 02:08:28,766 --> 02:08:29,833 But then very quickly 2007 02:08:29,833 --> 02:08:31,066 just forgives Barry for that. 2008 02:08:31,199 --> 02:08:32,566 Oh, Barry, it's fine. 2009 02:08:32,699 --> 02:08:33,166 Interesting. 2010 02:08:33,166 --> 02:08:35,399 So I think that's fascinating to me. 2011 02:08:36,166 --> 02:08:38,733 And that probably, this isn't a thing for 2012 02:08:38,733 --> 02:08:39,866 Jane Austen, but when we talk about 2013 02:08:39,866 --> 02:08:41,833 literature, different translations 2014 02:08:41,866 --> 02:08:43,166 carrying different meanings, then it's 2015 02:08:43,166 --> 02:08:43,933 very much the same thing. 2016 02:08:43,933 --> 02:08:44,333 It's a different 2017 02:08:44,333 --> 02:08:45,699 translation of the same piece. 2018 02:08:46,300 --> 02:08:48,866 Well, to speak on that, Pride and 2019 02:08:48,866 --> 02:08:49,733 Prejudice has obviously 2020 02:08:49,733 --> 02:08:52,133 been adapted a bajillion times. 2021 02:08:52,699 --> 02:08:56,666 There are essays on YouTube, video essays 2022 02:08:56,699 --> 02:08:58,866 that decry each 2023 02:08:59,066 --> 02:09:00,899 different portrayal of Mr. 2024 02:09:00,899 --> 02:09:04,533 Darcy, the top two being Colin Firth and 2025 02:09:04,533 --> 02:09:05,833 Matthew McFadden, I think, 2026 02:09:07,466 --> 02:09:09,500 who both have really excellent, 2027 02:09:11,966 --> 02:09:13,066 they both have great, 2028 02:09:13,066 --> 02:09:15,333 great charisma and Mr. 2029 02:09:15,333 --> 02:09:17,866 Darcy-isms and they both do their own, 2030 02:09:17,866 --> 02:09:20,000 but they play them very differently. 2031 02:09:20,233 --> 02:09:21,733 Colin Firth is very 2032 02:09:23,733 --> 02:09:25,366 hoity-toity. 2033 02:09:25,366 --> 02:09:28,533 He is the quintessential as written Mr. 2034 02:09:28,533 --> 02:09:28,966 Darcy. 2035 02:09:29,000 --> 02:09:29,866 And Matthew McFadden 2036 02:09:29,866 --> 02:09:31,000 brings this little bit of 2037 02:09:32,899 --> 02:09:35,866 neurodivergence to his acting, where it's 2038 02:09:35,866 --> 02:09:36,733 a little more awkward. 2039 02:09:37,100 --> 02:09:39,733 He is a fish out of water in some ways 2040 02:09:39,899 --> 02:09:41,933 and it is just like, it's 2041 02:09:41,933 --> 02:09:43,266 so much more endearing to me. 2042 02:09:43,266 --> 02:09:44,433 He's got puppy dog eyes. 2043 02:09:46,199 --> 02:09:47,733 He is stone-faced 2044 02:09:47,733 --> 02:09:49,533 throughout almost the entire movie. 2045 02:09:49,533 --> 02:09:50,933 And then there's this one scene where he 2046 02:09:50,933 --> 02:09:53,833 smiles and you're just like, your heart 2047 02:09:53,833 --> 02:09:55,933 melts because he has this big, beautiful 2048 02:09:55,933 --> 02:09:58,166

smile and he's smiling at Elizabeth and 2049 02:09:58,166 --> 02:10:01,100 it just, it works so well and 2050 02:10:02,233 --> 02:10:02,566 yeah. 2051 02:10:02,600 --> 02:10:04,366 Do you think he plays that character 2052 02:10:04,666 --> 02:10:06,300 intentionally or not like autistic 2053 02:10:06,300 --> 02:10:07,533 somewhat and then other 2054 02:10:07,533 --> 02:10:08,666 versions don't do that? 2055 02:10:08,899 --> 02:10:10,966 I do think that that is like, I don't 2056 02:10:10,966 --> 02:10:13,133 know if it's necessarily autistic, but I 2057 02:10:13,133 --> 02:10:14,566 do think it is some 2058 02:10:14,566 --> 02:10:16,033 flavor of neurodivergence. 2059 02:10:16,133 --> 02:10:19,066 Yeah, and it does, it comes off that way 2060 02:10:19,066 --> 02:10:20,233 to me where he's just, I 2061 02:10:20,233 --> 02:10:21,500 feel so awkward right now. 2062 02:10:21,866 --> 02:10:24,699 You can like see his wheels turning. 2063 02:10:25,366 --> 02:10:27,266 He plays so much, he doesn't have that 2064 02:10:27,266 --> 02:10:29,666 many lines, but he plays so much with his 2065 02:10:29,666 --> 02:10:31,433 face that it's just, 2066 02:10:32,600 --> 02:10:34,333 it fits his character so well. 2067 02:10:34,333 --> 02:10:36,300 It's like such a new and interesting way 2068 02:10:36,300 --> 02:10:38,366 to give you a Darcy. 2069 02:10:38,666 --> 02:10:39,133 That's cool. 2070 02:10:39,933 --> 02:10:40,500 Yeah, yeah. 2071 02:10:41,000 --> 02:10:43,233 I mean, I'm a big fan of 2072 02:10:43,500 --> 02:10:44,666 different interpretations. 2073 02:10:47,066 --> 02:10:48,399 Video games, we're 2074 02:10:48,433 --> 02:10:50,333 hungry for remakes right now. 2075 02:10:50,333 --> 02:10:52,166 I'm not a big fan of 2076 02:10:52,166 --> 02:10:53,866 remakes, but I love a good remix. 2077 02:10:53,899 --> 02:10:55,633 Give me a remix, change 2078 02:10:55,633 --> 02:10:56,433 things up a little bit. 2079 02:10:56,600 --> 02:10:57,733 Give me something new, right? 2080 02:10:57,733 --> 02:10:59,800 So I appreciate that for sure. 2081 02:11:00,333 --> 02:11:01,866 And Resident Evil has shown to be, 2082 02:11:03,000 --> 02:11:03,899 it's had 2083 02:11:04,966 --> 02:11:07,033 an update, it's had a remake, it's had a 2084 02:11:07,033 --> 02:11:10,033 remastering and it's very likely a third 2085 02:11:10,033 --> 02:11:12,066 remake is down the pike at some point 2086 02:11:12,266 --> 02:11:13,366 they're in development for it. 2087 02:11:13,366 --> 02:11:13,600 So 2088 02:11:14,833 --> 02:11:16,533 they're gonna keep making it over and 2089 02:11:16,533 --> 02:11:17,266 over and over again. 2090 02:11:17,266 --> 02:11:19,466 We'll see what they bring to the table. 2091 02:11:20,000 --> 02:11:21,666 Yeah, as long as they're like remixing 2092 02:11:21,666 --> 02:11:23,100 things a little bit and giving things a 2093 02:11:23,100 --> 02:11:24,433 new flavor, I love that. 2094 02:11:24,699 --> 02:11:25,633 Yeah, for sure. 2095 02:11:27,566 --> 02:11:28,966 There's another Pride and Prejudice movie 2096 02:11:29,066 --> 02:11:31,633 in the works actually on Netflix. 2097 02:11:31,666 --> 02:11:33,066 There you go, there you go. 2098 02:11:33,066 --> 02:11:34,300 We'll be getting that soon too. 2099 02:11:34,633 --> 02:11:35,433 All great things 2100 02:11:35,433 --> 02:11:36,800 apparently must be remade. 2101 02:11:36,966 --> 02:11:37,433 Yes. 2102 02:11:37,433 --> 02:11:38,233 Dozens of times. 2103 02:11:38,500 --> 02:11:40,300 Yes, many, many times. 2104 02:11:43,333 --> 02:11:44,500 Hey, what book or game do you 2105 02:11:44,500 --> 02:11:46,100 guys think we should do next? 2106 02:11:46,500 --> 02:11:48,100 Yeah, let us know. 2107 02:11:48,133 --> 02:11:48,933 Let us know. 2108 02:11:48,933 --> 02:11:49,866 Let us know in the comments. 2109 02:11:49,866 --> 02:11:49,966 Yeah. 2110 02:11:51,300 --> 02:11:52,733 Thank you everybody for listening. 2111 02:11:53,533 --> 02:11:54,100 Thank you. 2112 02:11:54,399 --> 02:11:56,533 Thank you for having me as a guest. 2113 02:11:56,899 --> 02:11:58,300 You're my co-host, you're not a guest. 2114 02:12:14,500 --> 02:12:15,933 Read more books. 2115 02:12:16,366 --> 02:12:17,300 Play more games. 2116 02:12:19,166 --> 02:12:19,966 Well, that's another 2117 02:12:19,966 --> 02:12:22,233 episode of "Chapters" and. 2118 02:12:22,266 --> 02:12:23,233 Checkpoints. 2119 02:12:23,533 --> 02:12:25,133 That's right, ladies and gentlemen. 2120 02:12:25,166 --> 02:12:26,366 We're gonna be here next week. 2121 02:12:26,633 --> 02:12:28,233 Let us know what you want us to talk 2122 02:12:28,233 --> 02:12:30,266 about, I have a suspicion you already 2123 02:12:30,266 --> 02:12:31,133 have ideas of what the 2124 02:12:31,133 --> 02:12:32,066 next episode's gonna be. 2125 02:12:32,100 --> 02:12:34,266 Boy, do I have ideas for the next several 2126 02:12:34,266 --> 02:12:36,566 books and boy, are they gonna be spicier 2127 02:12:36,899 --> 02:12:39,566 and spicier as we go. 2128 02:12:39,899 --> 02:12:40,333 All right. 2129 02:12:40,666 --> 02:12:41,699 Well, I can't wait to 2130 02:12:42,100 --> 02:12:43,100 be the co-host for those. 2131 02:12:43,100 --> 02:12:45,100 So, tell us what you liked, what you 2132 02:12:45,100 --> 02:12:45,699 didn't like, but 2133 02:12:45,699 --> 02:12:48,000 otherwise, go read more books. 2134 02:12:48,399 --> 02:12:49,300 Play more games. 2135 02:12:50,066 --> 02:12:50,833 And have a great week. 2136 02:12:52,033 --> 02:12:53,699 (Upbeat Music) 2137 02:13:25,366 --> 02:13:26,566 What excellent 2138 02:13:26,566 --> 02:13:27,633 boiled potatoes, 2139 02:13:28,966 --> 02:13:30,300 many years since I've had such an 2140 02:13:30,300 --> 02:13:31,399 exemplary vegetable. 2141 02:13:32,833 --> 02:13:35,133 What excellent boiled potatoes, 2142 02:13:36,433 --> 02:13:37,766 many years since I've had such an 2143 02:13:37,766 --> 02:13:38,866 exemplary vegetable. 2144 02:13:39,399 --> 02:13:41,533 Such an exemplary vegetable. 2145 02:13:41,733 --> 02:13:42,600 What excellent boiled potatoes, 2146 02:13:43,899 --> 02:13:45,266 many years since I've had such an 2147 02:13:45,266 --> 02:13:46,366 exemplary vegetable. 2148 02:13:49,033 --> 02:13:50,233 (Upbeat Music)