Ex Machina (2014) — The Season Finale Episode, Part 1
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Margot and Jordan have been saying "We'll get to it" for two months now whenever Alex Garland's Ex Machina comes up, and the day has finally arrived! Well, one of two days, actually, because your co-hosts simply could not contain all of their Ex Machina feelings within a single Botcasting episode. After all, Margot pegged an entire 70-page thesis on robot cinema to the movie and Jordan has just plain been obsessed for years. In this Part 1 of the Botcast first season finale, your co-hosts are talking about the age-old past time of men talking about women [while taking them apart], the non-existent line between violence done to fembots and violence done to IRL women, the two kinds of villainy represented by Caleb and Nathan, and of course, the true hero of Ex Machina: Kiyoko! Your test begins now. Produced by: Jordan Crucchiola Music by: Margot Carlson Oscar Isaac Merch Provider: Super Yaki
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