Season 1 · Episode 24
Episode 24: “How to Make a Pangea Omelette,” or N.K. Jemisin’s The Fifth Season
July 6, 20231h 18m
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Show Notes
The Fifth Season is… a lot. Fantasy? Sure. Sci-fi? Maybe. Allegory? Definitely. The first half introduces us to three apparently different protagonists, with action in an uncertain number of timelines, and the sense that this particular world is about the be transformed. But why? And how?