Episode #6: The Thing (Part 2)

Published: Jan. 6, 2012, 3:08 a.m.

Andrew and special guest Chris Baker dive deep into the psychology and logic (or lack thereof) of The Thing. Why does the alien act the way it does? Are these normal human beings? How well does it tie together with the 1982 version? Tune in to find out.\n\nSHOW NOTES:\n\n0:22 - Intro and clip\n2:19 - Unnatural reactions to events\n5:30 - Thing psychology\n10:18 - Weird spaceship technology\n13:25 - Blood test and similar plot beats\n17:35 - Unscientific behavior\n19:13 - Connecting it to the 1983 film (or not)\n33:00 - Other random problems\n36:45 - Who would you mimic?\n15:38 - Show close\n\nDON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing cinemafix@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!