THIRST S1E14: Base, Part 1

About this episode

The episode explores themes of misunderstandings and mistrust among a diverse cast of characters.

Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 14: Base, Part 1. Misunderstandings, mistrust, and odd couples. Cast: Kat Buckingham as the Chill Pill Announcer Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph Amanda Egbu as Georgia Whittaker Josephine Moshiri Elwood as Valentina Ride Quinn McKenzie as Capote Whittaker Melody Perera as Anouk Kalhara Stefano Perti as Dennis Lang Alexander Stravinski as a Warm Fellow (Trigger warnings can be found at the bottom of this episode description and at the end of the transcript.) ------- You can find all of our transcripts here . Transcripts will come out along with the public release of the episode and include all required SFX attributions. On staff at the Penumbra: Ginny D'Angelo -- Head of Operations Melissa DeJesus -- Script editing team Harley Takagi Kaner -- Co-creator, Head of Episode Development, Director, Sound designer Grahame Turner -- Script editing team Kevin Vibert -- Co-creator, Head of Operations, Lead writer Ryan Vibert -- Composer and performer of original music Jeff Wright -- Graphic designer -------- TRIGGER WARNINGS: -Tight, enclosed spaces (claustrophobia) -Noises of vomiting -Sudden loud noises -Violence and threats of violence -Deception and…

People in this episode

Hosts: Harley Takagi Kaner, Kevin Vibert

Guests: Kat Buckingham, Marge Dunn, Amanda Egbu, Josephine Moshiri Elwood, Quinn McKenzie, Melody Perera, Stefano Perti, Alexander Stravinski

Topics covered

• misunderstandings
• mistrust
• odd couples
• drama
• suspense

Keywords

• misunderstandings
• mistrust
• drama
• suspense
• characters

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Can't Tear My Eyes From You

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