Serial Experiments Lain - w/ Beneath the Tangles on Loving Lain

TV-SHOW DISCUSSION: 

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Twwk (Charles) from Beneath the Tangles joins Melvin to discuss a massive cult-classic sci-fi anime: Serial Experiments Lain! In this incredibly dense episode about an incredibly dense show, the two explore transhumanism, self-sacrifice, predictive fiction, and the show's wildly popular opener song, 'Duvet' by Bôa! 

Topics:

• Editor's Note: No Patreon Exclusive discussion! But, I do intend to trim this episode down from its original 1:46:37 length, so if you want to hear the UNCUT version, tune in on Patreon here!
• Charles catches Melvin up with his appreciation for Makoto Shinkai, Beneath the Tangles new interview series 'Something Genuine', and his thoughts on AI (LLMs & AGI).
• The two remark on the plethora of ideas the show covers in it's 13 episodes.
• Serial Experiments Lain feels intentionally confusing at times.
• Reflecting on the changing Anime landscape and asking, "Are there any Seinen Anime coming out?"
• Melvin feels Serial Experiments Lain is predictive fiction in its exploration how impressionable minds engage the internet; among other things.
• Talking about the opening of Serial Experiments Lain.
• Is love, or loving one another, the next step in human evolution?
• How transhumanism is a delusion antithetical to the Gospel, and therefore antithetical to loving others.

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