The Mercy of Pods
A podcast about The Captive's War, a sci-fi book series by James S.A. Corey. Hosted by Brigid & Clint.
The Mercy of Pods
Episode 18: LEVIATHAN WAKES Pt. V (Ch. 33-42)
Welcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast that is normally about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, but today we are continuing our coverage of the main Expanse narrative with chapters 33 through 42 of LEVIATHAN WAKES, also by James S.A. Corey. This episode is spoilers for the entire Expansiverse!
In this episode:
- The crew is together and on the same page and everything is going great, with the teensy exception of Jim Holden accidentally starting more interplanetary wars.
- We explore the Anubis and get lots of backstory on Protogen and the origin of the name of the Amon-Ra Class stealth ships.
- Holden acquires a Chekov's protomolecule sample.
- Clint wonders why none of the characters are aware of the Trump Era, and praises the authors for refraining from putting a bunch of sexual violence in the Expansiverse.
- Brigid delights in how Leviathan Wakes explores the found family trope, and goes long on sociopathy and how it relates to a host of characters.
- Everyone loves the bit about no one knowing who Fred is.
- The OPA performs a hostile takeover of Protogen's assets and Miller suggests some targeted terminations to trim the corporate fat.
- Clint talks about his pet theory about the Expanse being about humanity being the cause of and solution to all of our problems.
Join us next time when we cover the sixth part of LEVIATHAN WAKES, where Julie sings the siren song to Miller, beckoning him back to Eros and the abyss. Follow the Mercy of Pods on social media at themercyofpods, or email us at themercyofpods@gmail.com. Logo by Matt Howse. Music is Push The Button by Sid Luscious and the Pants. Audio Engineering by QueenCorpseFace. Read Brigid's stuff here. Tip Brigid to support the pod.