SILKSONG OF SILENCE: The highly anticipated follow-up to the 2D Metroidvania, Hollow Knight, released on Thursday, September 4, and was so popular that all major digital storefronts collapsed under the demand for the game.

RETCON WHERE NO ONE HAS RETCONNED BEFORE: With Star Trek: Strange New Worlds dipping into the continuity of the original series, D. Bethel went even deeper and watched first-season episode of the original series, "The Menagerie, Part 1 & 2," to see the original (or second original appearance?) of Captain Pike and finds a lot to like and even more to admire.

THE THING ABOUT THE THING: D. Bethel rounds out the episode talking about his experience reading the novella, Who Goes There?, by John W. Campbell, which served as the basis for one of his favorite films, John Carpenter's The Thing, and was surprised at how faithful that adaptation was.

TOPICS:

(0:00:00) Intro - Silksong breaks barriers

(0:05:02) Star Trek, "The Menagerie, Parts 1 and 2," and its long-reaching implications

(0:54:41) Outro - D. Bethel reads Who Goes There?, the inspiration for John Carpenter's The Thing.

(1:01:37) No outtakes?! How can this be?!

RELEVANT LINKS:

Robinson, Andy. "Hollow Knight: Silksong Launch Hammers Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Stores." Video Games Chronicle, 1981 Media, 4 September 2025.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

"It's Always a Game" (08 February 2019): Where D. Bethel talks about playing Hollow Knight.

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