204. Bugonia (2025) – Chief Extraterrestrial Officer

204. Bugonia (2025) – Chief Extraterrestrial Officer

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February 20, 2026 · 1h 8m · Episode 204

About this episode

The episode discusses the film Bugonia (2025) and its themes of conspiracy and eco-anxiety.

Conspiracy theorists and Truthers at the ready—it’s time for another unhinged episode of Podcast Assemble. Tommy has been deep in Knight of the Seven Kingdoms , asking the question: why aren't all Westeros prequels this good? Then it’s onto Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest social fever dream: Bugonia (2025) —a remake that dares to ask, what if your eco-anxiety had a kidnapping subplot? Timecodes: (00:00) Intro (05:50) What Have You Been Up To? (14:39) An Epstein Tangent (22:53) MAIN TOPIC: Bugonia (2025) (24:44) Cast & Crew (25:25) Goofy IMDB Picture (27:37) Stupid Plot Summary (28:03) Plot (29:44) Who stays a Human, everyone else is Muppets? (38:46) DL's Bee Bill (42:21) Pacing (43:04) Cinematography (46:23) Tones & Themes (49:04) 3 Best & 3 Worst (51:08) Critical Reception (52:13) Better or Worse than Aquaman (2018)? (54:25) !! START SPOILERS for Bugonia !! (1:03:36) !! END SPOILERS for Bugonia !! (1:03:39) Trivia True or False (1:06:06) Wrapping Up Main Topic: Bugonia follows two conspiracy-minded men who abduct a powerful CEO, convinced she’s not human. What unfolds is part satire, part psychological spiral, and part awkward hostage dinner party. It’s absurd…

People in this episode

Host: Tommy

Topics covered

  • conspiracy theories
  • film review
  • satire
  • psychological thriller
  • eco-anxiety

Keywords

  • Bugonia
  • Yorgos Lanthimos
  • eco-anxiety
  • conspiracy theories
  • film review
  • satire
  • psychological thriller

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Bugonia, Aquaman

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