They Live (1988)
Feb 11, 2025•2 hr•Season 1Ep. 28
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Episode description
Erika and Katy return to the Carpenter Cinematic Universe with 1988's "They Live." They (meaning Erika and Katy, not the titular aliens) dive deep into subliminal messaging, women's anatomy in comic books, and how Minnesota always holds it down.
- "John Carpenter Is Fighting With Internet Nazis Over His Cult Classic They Live," Sydney Fussell: https://gizmodo.com/john-carpenter-is-fighting-with-internet-nazis-over-his-1790754727
- "John Carpenter Denies Neo-Nazi Reading of They Live As Jewish Supremacy Takedown," Karen Brill: https://www.vulture.com/2017/01/john-carpenter-denies-they-live-is-anti-semitic.html
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