Pearls and Fog (S5E9)

What do true crime stories about pearls whose tale consists of hired murder, money laundering, and Osama Bin Laden have to do with Dragon Ball? You have to listen to this one to find out.

Join Jelli and Bekinney as they continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball Z by looking at episodes 112 through 117: "Call for Restoration," "Suicidal Course," "Extreme Measures," "The World Awakens," "Brief Chance for Victory," and "Krillin's Proposal." As we finish The Garlic Jr Arc. We discuss humanity's fascination with giant pearls, discuss the use of mist and fog in legends and folklore and wax poetic about cryptids and mythology and what it means to believe in such things.

In this episode:

• Jelli and Bekinney are going to force their way back
• We...liked these episodes
• We compare Garlic Jr to that lovable villain of the Simpsons franchise, Sideshow Bob
• Mermaid Tears, aka beach glass
• The Pearl of Lao Tzu, aka the Pearl of Muhammed aka the Pearl of Laozi
• A tale of death, murder, court trials, Ripley's Belive It or Not, and overvalued gems
• The Pearl of Puerto
• The use of mist and fog in storytelling including Irish feth fiada, a mist that ensures elvish supernatural beings known as Tuatha de Danann remain invisible to humans; Dutch Witte Wieven, mysterious figures of wise women; and the Norse Niflheim, which translates as World of Mist
• Japanese yokai including enenra, azuki abba, and yuki onna
• Stories of Lake Mashu, in Hokkaido
• Discussing the Terragen Mists of the Marvel universe and how important it is to the Inhumans and mutants/X-Men
• Stephen King stories including Wizard and Glass (and The Dark Tower), The Mist, Dr. Sleep and IT
• Bigfoot, for some reason, and we talk about Harry and the Hendersons, Sasquatch Sunset, the Asylum's Bigfoot featuring Alice Cooper
• Mermaids and we talk about gillmen and The Shape of Water and The Cabin in the Woods, the Polish movie The Lure, the film Blue My Mind and of course the Tom Hanks-Daryl Hanna film Splash
• and more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usual 

Join us as we continue to uncover the cultural meanings, publication facts, inspirations and more behind the wildly popular Dragon Ball franchise.

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