“The premise of this podcast is enticing. The voice actors are talented and the sound is well done. The non-lecture plot movement is compelling and the tension in those conversations is palpable. I particularly love the greasier side of the prof which he eventually sees reflected back at him. Each episode does sound exactly like a lecture, up to and including the bad jokes. Perhaps too accurate.
So conceptually the podcast has hit its target 100%, up to and including the neat website. But for me it was an eventual miss. Even though the Anterran world building is interesting, having to get that via lecture every episode—especially when it’s drawn out with academic realism—is a bit tiring. That, plus very little plot movement after two seasons or reveal wrt what’s actually going on with the Anterran site/Chinese military, is what’s gonna make this a drop for me. YMMV, though!”
moussette via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/26/23