S7E14 - Season Finale: Because The Internet
Dissect
Cole Cuchna
4.9 • 10.3K Ratings
🗓️ 4 March 2021
⏱️ 105 minutes
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Summary
We conclude our season long analysis of Because The Internet with a sweeping recap of the album and script’s central narrative. We then outline and analyze the world’s main themes and symbols before hearing from Dissect listeners directly.
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| 1:02.0 | I'm your host Cole Kushna. Today we conclude our season-long analysis of Because The Internet by Childish Gambino. |
| 1:22.0 | Over the course of this season, we've followed Gambino and the boy as they attempt to define a meaningful existence in the age of the internet. |
| 1:29.0 | We're going to begin our finale episode today with a sweeping recap of this main narrative that plays out through the interaction of the album and the accompanying screenplay. |
| 1:37.6 | Then we'll draw some final conclusions about because the internet central themes and symbols. |
| 1:42.3 | Finally, we'll end the episode with you, a montage of listener-submitted audio clips that share |
| 1:47.7 | what because the internet means to you. |
| 1:50.4 | And so, for the final time this season, let's dissect. |
| 1:54.0 | We log into the world of Because the Internet with the album's brief opening track, |
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