Spoiler Specials: Tenet
b'On the Spoiler Special podcast, Slate critics discuss movies, the occasional TV show, and, once in a blue moon, another podcast, in full spoiler-filled detail.\\xa0\\n\\nThis week, Slate\\u2019s Sam Adams and Vox\\u2019s Film Critic Alissa Wilkinson spoil Tenet. Christopher Nolan\\u2019s time-bending thriller is visually spectacular yet incredibly confusing.\\xa0\\n\\nThe main character, played by John David Washington, simply referred to as the Protagonist is a CIA operative who becomes entangled with Tenet, a secret organization that\\u2019s fighting a future that\\u2019s actively attempting to destroy the world. The Protagonist suddenly finds himself in a world where things, and even people, can be inverted to travel backwards through time. Can the Protagonist save the world before it\\u2019s too late? How does Nolan incorporate palindromes within the movie\\u2019s structure? And what parallels can be drawn to Bill & Ted?\\xa0\\n\\nNote: As the title indicates, this podcast contains spoilers galore.\\n\\nRead Sam Adams\\u2019 review here.\\xa0\\nRead Alissa Wilkinson\\u2019s review here.\\xa0\\nNeed more explanation? Check out Sam\\u2019s explainer here.\\xa0\\nCheck out Alissa\\u2019s fascinating palindrome piece here.\\xa0\\n\\nEmail us at spoilers@slate.com.\\n\\nPodcast production by Rosemary Belson.\\xa0\\n\\nSlate Plus members get ad-free podcasts and access to exclusive shows like Dana Stevens\\u2019 classic movies podcast Flashback. Sign up now to listen and support our work.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'