The House in the Cerulean Sea

About this episode

The episode discusses themes of found family and fantasy elements in The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune.

The gang joins two old gays and their six oddball children in The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. There is found family, fantasy racism, x-men parallels, fantasy bureaucracy, and campy themes. Episodes We Mentioned: X-Men: Marauders (2019) Our first Interview with the Vampire episode The Priory of the Orange Tree Our first Andor episode Camp Damascus

Topics covered

• found family
• fantasy racism
• x-men parallels
• fantasy bureaucracy
• campy themes

Keywords

• The House in the Cerulean Sea
• TJ Klune
• found family
• fantasy racism
• X-Men
• fantasy bureaucracy
• campy themes

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The House in the Cerulean Sea, X-Men: Marauders, Interview with the Vampire, The Priory of the Orange Tree, Andor, Camp Damascus

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