Episode 44: Keep Our Memory Triggers Warm With Me

When I suggested to Adrian that we should once again turn our shared suffering into Capital-C Content and talk about Mass Effect: Andromeda, we had the normal boring calendar convos that come with any adult trying to interface with another adult in Late Stage Capitalism. We scheduled a record time like normal. Didn’t expect it to go for almost five hours. Boy, were our faces tired after we were done. 

(Get it? Like the meme?)

This line bothers me, rough facial animations aside because this is not a thing. It’s not a colloquialism. It’s a weird line that I don’t understand. In a dialogue-heavy video game like this, where tens of thousands of lines, not every line is a winner for sure, but I just keep thinking about it. Is it supposed to be exhausted rambling? A bad joke, referencing something Ryder says earlier in the conversation? A metaphor for masking or maybe professionalism? Does it matter what I think? Maybe it’s a good line and my face is tired. 

….Maybe now the five hour record time makes a bit more sense. There’s just a lot here to unpack. So. Enjoy the first part of our face-tiring journey.

Inspired by a mutual love of the indie pop duo Tegan And Sara, hosts Ashley Burgy and Adrian King take listeners on an unconventional yet insightful look back at the pop culture that shaped them during their formative years and beyond. We’d love to chat music, sports, or other pop culture mayhem on social media. See our links below for more details!

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Intro/Outro Song: “Talking Like A Teen” written and performed by Ro Panuganti.