OSPod Episode 142: Tragic Monsters, The Veneziad, and Special Guest Dominic Noble!

What you'll learn

• 1 (00:00) **Gollum Eats Elf Babies and the Podcast Intro** - Red recounts her childhood terror at learning Gollum eats babies in LOTR, then the hosts (Blue, Red, and guest Dominic Noble) introduce themselves and banter about sleep deprivation.
• 2 (02:36) **Tragic Monsters Trope Talk** - Red explains the inspiration for her recent video: watching *Spectacular Spider-Man* and noticing all villains are tragic monsters.
• 3 (07:10) **Del Toro's Frankenstein vs. Pinocchio** - Red argues del Toro's *Frankenstein* is less effective than his *Pinocchio* because it recycles the same themes (fatherhood, immortality) with fewer layers.
• 4 (10:29) **The Veneziad Update** - Blue discusses his long-delayed epic poem book, explaining the printing delays and the emotional roller coaster of receiving a one-of-a-kind leather-bound test copy.
• 5 (16:30) **Dom's Recent Video & The Frankenstein Rabbit Hole** - Dom talks about his *Knight of the Seven Kingdoms* video, the cursed "bells" clip that melted his computer, and his upcoming *Frankenstein* project.
• 6 (22:09) **Game of Thrones & House of the Dragon Disappointment** - Dom and the others lament the cycle of hope and disappointment with the franchise, from the show's finale to House of the Dragon season 2.
• 7 (25:36) **The 1994 Frankenstein Movie** - Dom describes the bizarre, gooey Kenneth Branagh version where Branagh and De Niro spend five minutes trying to stand up, covered in "afterbirth," in an attic.

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