Episode 17: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Mischa & Dan give a rundown of your favorite time travel fiction
Timelapse · The Whisperforge
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Show Notes
[1:49] The Death and Return of Superman
[2:20] Specifically, the passage on time travel grammar being the biggest problem with time travel.
[6:13] There’s a scene later with Bart where she attempts to shoot herself multiple times to prove a point and each time the gun jams or misfires or fails.
[8:15] This is actually one of Dirk’s really really good guesses.
[9:55] His name is Bentley!
[10:50] arsparadoxica.com
[12:08] “This is what the whole problem was about”
[14:30] Dan has not.
[15:18] That would be The Prestige.
[15:57] How to Write About Characters Who Are Smarter Than You
[16:01] arsparadoxica.com
[18:25] Dirk, in fact, broke into his house and then knocked over a candle in escaping.