Tagged: Lovecraft Country Season 1

Lovecraft Country Episode 8 Review: “Jig-a-Bobo”

Lovecraft Country Episode 8 Review: “Jig-a-Bobo” Lovecraft Country aspired from day one to mix eldritch horror with the terrors of racism in America. And Episode 8 showed us exactly how powerful that combination could be. The scares were scarier. The action was intense. And “Jig-a-Bobo” painfully examined the complex issues...

Emmett Till And Lovecraft

Folks – interesting to see that they covered the Emmett Till incident on this weeks episode. For those not familiar with the incident, Emmett Till was a 14 year African American kid from the south side of Chicago, who in 1955 was murdered while visiting family in Mississippi. The background...

Question About Christina

Hey y’all: Wanted to first say I’m enjoying the podcast and the twitch streams. This is definitely the type of show that needs to be discussed and I thank you for doing this because I don’t many people in real life who watch this 🙁 With that said, any thoughts...

Emmitt Till

Hey,Idk if I’m breaking the rules by sending a second email but I have thoughts and I didn’t want to lay an essay in you. I really didn’t like the show’s handling of Emmitt Till. It felt cheap. He’s essentially just an extra in previous extras, isn’t mentioned for a...

Just A Word Of Support

Hi Shat crew LTLFTE, Just heard your most recent Lovecraft country podcast (Ep 7) (yes I’m slow) and your soul searching damned if you do/don’t dilemma. It saddens me because your caveats and qualifications are clear To me throughout – king B is right – your following want to hear...

Family Links

Hello Ash and Gene,First off, thank you for covering this show. I love everything you guy do even when I disagree on your takes. Shat on tv has made the shows you cover more enjoyable, hell I liked GOT season 8 because of your podcast. So to my point. This...

Needle Drops

Hey Gang, love your commentary on Lovecraft Country more than I do Lovecraft Country. My email is about the show’s use of needle drops. For those that don’t know, I mean their use of pre-existing songs not composed for the show.. Lovecraft country writer#1: “So the opening of this scene...

Lovecraft Country Episode 7 Review: “I Am”

Lovecraft Country Episode 7 Review: “I Am” Lovecraft Country once again pushed the limits of representation, historical layering, trippy visuals, and empowerment when it told Hippolyta’s story in Episode 7: I am. The Shat Crew dives deep into why Atticus went to St. Louis, where portals took Atticus and Hippolyta,...