Binary System Podcast #351: Umbrella Academy Season 2 finale and Oscar opinions

<p>Original broadcast date March 2, 2023. The original podcast post is here: <a href="https://pixelatedgeek.com/?p=185139" rel="external noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://pixelatedgeek.com/2023/03/<strong>binary-system-podcast-351-umbrella-academy-season-2-finale-and-oscar-opinions</strong>/</a></p> <p>Since we've still got a few days till the return of Lore Olympus (and you better believe we're going into withdrawal aaaaaaa) this week Kathryn finished up season 2 of Umbrella Academy and boy howdy do we have some things to <em>discuss.</em></p> <p>This is less of a recap than a deep dive into everything we loved about the finale, with frequent pauses to wonder if they're playing fast and loose with Five's time-traveling powers, and whether or not the "new" Ben is going to be a jerk. (Elizabeth, who's watched season three, isn't saying a word, nuh uh.)</p> <p>After that Elizabeth admits that season two of The Hunters is better than season one so she'll stop hate-watching it and start actually watching it. And they both approve of using <a href="https://www.lastbookstorela.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Last Bookstore</a> as a filming location.</p> <p>Finally they wrap up with a quick look at the distressingly few Oscar-nominated films they've seen: <em>Wakanda Forever</em> (cried within the first six minutes), <em>Everything, Everywhere All At Onc</em>e (anybody calling it "Oscar Bait" has clearly missed the weaponized butt-plugs) and <em>Blonde</em> (Ana de Armas does a good job, but seriously, eff that movie.)</p> <p>This week's outro is a clip from <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/alex-productions/single/epic-sport-racing-car-drive/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Drive</a> by Alex Productions.</p> <p>Apologies for the background hum in some sections, Elizabeth's house-sitting this week and hadn't realized how very loud their freezer is.</p> <p>Correction: Lila in Umbrella Academy doesn't really absorb or counter people's powers, <a href="https://theumbrellaacademy-netflix.fandom