The Over Analysis of Netflix' The OA

Many apologies that this is not a podcast to say that series 3 of The OA has been commissioned… but instead to say that we have just released the first episode of a new podcast called Reinfected, on the fabulous HBO show The Last of Us. An episode-by-episode rewatch of season 1, in preparation for…  Read More » New podcast: Reinfected, on HBO’s The Last of Us The post N...

Ethan and Talia discuss the reasons for the unfortunate cancellation of Part 3 of The OA, along with some fan theories about what storyline the season might have followed. Plus news of Ethan and Talia's new film podcast, In Bed With the Films We Love, on twelve of their favourite films and why it is some films remain lifelong favourites. The post <div class="theoa">The Over Analysi...

Ethan and Talia discuss Part 2, Episode 8: Overview. Including: the power of dirty jokes to help unearth a submerged dual personality; how no character in this series has learnt a thing about leaving Hap on the floor with a loaded gun; and the spot on accuracy of British medical workers allowing pursuers into their ambulance. The post <div class="theoa">The Over Analysis of Netflix...

Ethan and Talia discuss Part 2, Episode 7: Nina Azarova. Including: Talia's interminable complaints about the depiction of onscreen births; Hap's weird methodology for recording information with earworms; and how longer might it take to train a psychic octopus? The post <div class="theoa">The Over Analysis of Netflix The OA, Part 2, Episode 7: Nina Azarova</div> appeared firs...

Ethan and Talia discuss Part 2, Episode 6: Mirror, Mirror. Including: the commitment problem of boyfriends who seem happy to jump to other dimension to help other women; how many people are needed for movements in healthcare versus dimension jumping; and the universal warm memory of being a small child wrapped in a blanket in the back of a car at night. The post <div class="theoa">...

Ethan and Talia discuss Part 2, Episode 5: The Medium and the Engineer. Including: how Ethan and Talia are such scaredey cats they can't cope with any horror film tropes whatsoever; Hap's just-in-case kidnapping syringe kit; and the joy of animated robots doing contemporary dance. The post <div class="theoa">The Over Analysis of Netflix The OA, Part 2, Episode 5: The Medium and the...

Ethan and Talia discuss Part 2, Episode 4: Syzygy. Including: delight in the detached attitude of lighting engineers watching an almost certainly illegal octopus bondage show; tips for how to split the bill on a first Tinder date; and Talia has another medical rant, this time about TV's depiction of CPR. The post <div class="theoa">The Over Analysis of Netflix The OA, Part 2, Episo...

Ethan and Talia discuss Part 2, Episode 3: Magic Mirror. Including: The total failure of our predictions for the next episode from last week; the influence of female genitalia on church architecture; and the wonderful apathy of Talia's favourite heroine, BBA. The post <div class="theoa">The Over Analysis of Netflix The OA, Part 2, Episode 3: Magic Mirror</div> appeared first...

Ethan and Talia discuss Part 2, Episode 2: Treasure Island. Including: whether there really is a replica of Big Ben in San Francisco; how Hap's narcissistic rants are playing havoc with his security procedures; and Ethan has to give up his theories about Prairie working as a high class prostitute. The post <div class="theoa">The Over Analysis of Netflix The OA, Part 2, Episode 2: T...

Ethan and Talia discuss the first episode of Part 2: Angel of Death. Including: the ethics of dimension jumping; the seeming limitations of consent in the US healthcare system; and whether running your car into a stranger's van is really the best way of endearing them to you. The post <div class="theoa">The Over Analysis of Netflix The OA, Part 2, Episode 1: Angel of Death</div&...

Ethan and Talia discuss the upcoming season 2 of The OA (a little bit too soon just before it starts to be honest). Will season 2 live up to the quality of season 1? Will all the characters from the first season be able to return, or will we spend 90% of our time in season 2 in other dimensions? Apologies for the slightly poor sound on this one, the main recording failed so we had to rely on the b...

Including: inadvertent spoilers to not only other film and TV programmes, but now also books; how Ethan can't remember any of reading The Iliad at school; and moments of epiphany where we connect the dots of this strange series in real time during the discussion. Plus a round-up (over) analysis of the series as a whole – was this top quality television or not? The post <div class="theoa&qu...

Including: tiny spoilers for another series entirely (that of Breaking Bad); and Talia appears obsessed about a minor character's line about looking good naked. The post <div class="theoa">The Over Analysis of Netflix The OA, episode 7: S01E07 – Empire of Light</div> appeared first on Ethan Crane .

Including: imagining how evil scientists meet at conferences in the Swiss mountains; the mishearing of lines about dead vegetables; and as good liberals our struggle with the correct use of pronouns whilst discussing Buck's transgender character. The post <div class="theoa">The Over Analysis of Netflix The OA, episode 6: S01E06 – Forking Paths</div> appeared first on Ethan Cr...

Including: astonishing resuscitation techniques just using interpretative dance; and wondering if the writers influences regarding near-death experiences include Timothy Leary. The post <div class="theoa">The Over Analysis of Netflix The OA, episode 5: S01E05 – Paradise</div> appeared first on Ethan Crane .

Including: the mechanics of a chick teleportation device; nostalgia for old Radiohead videos; and Ethan finally comes off the fence and decides that Hap is probably not a nice guy... The post <div class="theoa">The Over Analysis of Netflix The OA, episode 4: S01E04 – Away</div> appeared first on Ethan Crane .

Including: how you go about constructing a modernist glass dungeon without raising suspicions; Homer's possibly questionable taste in wolf sweatshirts; and whether having a dead girl in your bath is always an indication of a poor moral code. The post <div class="theoa">The Over Analysis of Netflix The OA, episode 3: S01E03 – Champion</div> appeared first on Ethan Crane .

Including: the poignancy of Emma Lazurus' poem; possibly over-zealous psychiatric prescribing practices in the 1990s; and whether the future evil plans of new apparent bad guy Hap are going to involve recreating old Keifer Sutherland movies... The post <div class="theoa">The Over Analysis of Netflix The OA, episode 2: S01E02 – The New Colossus</div> appeared first on Ethan Cr...

Ethan and Talia discuss the first episode of Season 1 of The OA, 'Homecoming'. Including: the bald confidence needed to place a title sequence an hour into the show; nit-picking about maternal mortality statistics in Gorbachev’s USSR; and the likely problem-solving skills of a low level middle-class drug dealer. The post <div class="theoa">The Over Analysis of Netflix The OA, episo...