126. The Menu (again), Fine Dining, and The Last of Us Ep. 2

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Alanah Pearce

Troybaker, Videogames, Video Games, Leisure, Mikebithell, Games, Austinwintory, Alanahpearce

4.8 • 697 Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

This week, Alanah and Mike discuss The Menu, then Troy joins and the group talks about the fine dining experience and food as 'art'. Then, of course, we step into talking about The Last of Us episode 2.

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0:00.0	Playwatch Listen is supported by Patreon, who actually got this episode unedited early and ad-free.
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0:07.1	Mike Bithel, I watched the menu last week after you guys spoke about it and then hyped me up on the idea of it being a dark comedy.
0:14.7	Spoilers, everybody, we're going to talk about the menu.
0:17.4	I loved it.
0:19.2	Good.
0:19.9	Good.
0:20.6	Yeah. I loved it. Good, good, yeah.
0:21.1	And I think that it stood out to me in the same way that Uncut Gems did.
0:26.7	I fucking love Uncut Gems.
0:28.1	Same feeling. Both of those movies made me want to vomit the whole time.
0:34.0	I mean, Uncut Gems genuinely felt like I'd taken some bad drugs.
0:37.8	Absolutely.
0:38.8	It's so stressful.
0:39.8	I had a biological reaction to that of like, that's one of that.
0:43.7	You know, people say like, oh, you're going to lean forward in your seat, whatever, when you're watching something.
0:46.8	Uncut Jams is one of the only movies where I was tense and leaning forward and just like, oh my God, please stop.
0:51.6	This is awful. The menu had a similar effect on me where the tension of the whole thing really got me.
0:59.0	And I love that I never really knew if what they were saying was true.
1:02.2	Were they all going to die?
1:03.0	I don't know.
1:03.6	I was like, they probably are, but that could be a lie.
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