Ending Of: Desert Hearts (with Carmen Maria Machado)

About this episode

Vanessa and Carmen Maria Machado analyze the ending of Desert Hearts, discussing femme expression and potential sequel ideas.

For this week’s bi-weekly scene study, Vanessa and Carmen Maria Machado analyze the ending of Desert Hearts. They discuss femme expression, the bittersweet quality of the ending, and what they would want to see in a sequel. If you'd like to join Vanessa and Carmen in Cornwall on their Rebecca pilgrimage, you can find more information about that here . Hot and Bothered is a Not Sorry Production Find us at our website | Follow us on Instagram --- If we give you butterflies, consider supporting us on Patreon ! On Patreon we have more great romance content including a bonus close scene analysis of Desert Hearts with Vanessa and Carmen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Vanessa

Guest: Carmen Maria Machado

Topics covered

• scene study
• femme expression
• bittersweet endings
• sequel discussion
• romance analysis

Keywords

• Desert Hearts
• Carmen Maria Machado
• femme expression
• bittersweet ending
• sequel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Not Sorry Productions

Books & works: Desert Hearts

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