Ready Player Lettucehead – The
Lettuce Podcast is setting out on the gunt for Anorak's Easter egg in
this week's episode about Ernest Cline's Ready Player One.
Charlotte hosts this 80's infused episode where she and Laura welcome
guest Cory into the mix. Together they chat about the unlikely hero
in Wade Watts/Parzival, the advantages and dangers of the OASIS, and
the many pop culture references made in the book. Charlotte applauds
the presence of strong female characters like Art3mis in the book.
Laura wonders if Parzival's character is a Mary Sue. Cory fanboys
over the inclusion of Ultraman in several pivotal scenes of the
novel. They also share their feelings about the book's villain Nolan
Sorrento (jerk!), the army of IOI workers out to find the egg
(suxors!), their favorite surprise plot twist (listen to find out!),
and so much more. Is the Halliday & Morrow duo modeled after Jobs
& Wozniak? Does
Wade's fascination with the OASIS help or hurt his real life? And how
long do we have to wait before Flick-Syncs are a real thing? All
these topics and more are discussed on this week's episode!
Charlotte, Laura, and Cory started
the Fun & Games segment by completing a How 80's Are You? checklist, yielding some interesting results. Charlotte also tested
out a new game called What Would You Do. This game asks the hosts to
put themselves in the shoes of the main character and decide what
actions to take. Charlotte, Laura, and Cory each discussed what they
would do with the prize money and company ownership that come with
finding Halliday's Easter egg.
Listen to this episode now!
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Don't forget to join us next week for another episode of The Lettuce Beets. Charlotte is hosting the next topic episode of The Lettuce Podcast about DC's new Wonder Woman film. This female forward podcast is looking forward to the first female centric superhero film of this age!
Until then,
Arugulater!
