Binary System Podcast #347 - Lore Olympus #229 and #230

<p>Original broadcast date February 2, 2023. The original podcast post is here:&nbsp;</p> <p>Episodes 229 and 230 of Lore Olympus are available this week (if you Fast-Pass episode 230) and WE ARE SO ANGRY.</p> <p>I mean, yes, episode 229 was kind of sweet and surprisingly instructional as Persephone gets much-needed information about fertility goddesses from Metis, who's about as down-to-earth and helpful a Fertility Goddess as you'd want to meet. But episode 230 features the long-dreaded reveal of exactly what Demeter is willing to do in order to get Persephone to give up her dreams, and it's <em>awful. </em>Kudos to Rachel Smythe for not flinching away from showing exactly what it looks like when a person is willing to bully, guilt-trip, and emotionally abuse someone and claim they're doing all of it out of <em>love.</em></p> <p>The recap takes up the first half of the episode (with a digression to discuss the correct definition of "gaslighting" which Demeter's actions DEFINITELY ARE). After that we discuss S2Ep2 of The Umbrella Academy, the first three episodes of The Hunters, and a couple of things that Kathryn's finished up recently and has <em>no </em>idea what to think about them.</p> <p>This week's outro is a clip from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzQmBeTRSEI&amp;t=120s">Square Sheep</a> by TeknoAXE</p> <p>Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use <a href="http://www.scottishlaird.co.uk/#_a_2gk" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">http://www.scottishlaird.co.uk/#_a_2gk</a> to get there, you can support this podcast too!</p> <p>For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BinarySystemPodcast/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Facebook</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://binarysystempodcast.tumblr.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_bl