563: Checking The Perimeter With Murderbot

Vulture's Kathryn VanArendonk is back to talk about Apple TV+'s Murderbot, and whether the books do a better job of exploring questions of gender and essential humanity without Alexander Skarsgard's Ken-doll crotch confusing matters. Should YOU give it a watch? We went Around The Dial with Overcompensating, Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives, and Leverage: Redemption's third season before Anne offered another variation on the Utahn theme with a Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City Canon Presentation. Kelli Giddish won, Tom Hardy lost, and we all tried to survive the process of Venn-diagramming premiere and finale casting in Game Time. Hack into your governor modules and join us! GUESTS 👤 Kathryn VanArendonk TOPICS Lead Topic: 🤖 Murderbot Around The Dial: 🏋️‍♀️ Overcompensating Around The Dial: ⏳ Kids Right Now Shows Around The Dial: 🎭 The Rehearsal Around The Dial: 🤫 The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives Around The Dial: 🥷 Leverage: Redemption The Canon: 🧂 The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City S04.E16: Mysteries, Revealed? Winner & Loser: ⚖️ Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Winner & Loser: 🦴 Tom Hardy Game Time: 🛟 Survivor Round II SUPPORT THE SHOW 🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more! 🛍️ Shop our merch store! NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site 🦤 Kathryn VanArendonk at Vulture 🦋 Kathryn on Bluesky 🌮 The ATX Festival 🤖 Kathryn's Murderbot review at Vulture 🏋️‍♀️ Tara's Overcompensating review at Cracked 🏦 Contact Buntsy about the EHG Mutual Aid Vault 📷 Photo: Apple CLUB-ONLY NOTES 🔥 EHG Club Perk Links & How-To 💬 Get On Our Community Discord