About this episode
The episode discusses the bizarre and traumatic elements of the film 'Return to Oz' and its impact on audiences.
"I have always valued my lifelessness." We love a sequel that goes completely bugnuts off the rails compared to its original, and RETURN TO OZ has enough kindertrauma to do the trick. Somehow, Harmony missed this classic twisted fantasy that altered the brain chemistry of multiple generations, but sequel month is taking The Wives Colangelo back down what WAS the yellow brick road with a sassy chicken, dismembered heads, and electroshock therapy on minors. BEWARE THE WHEELERS!!! -------- Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom -------- MONTHLY SPOTLIGHT Resources for Trans Youth in Kansas: https://southernequality.org/ks/ -------- Social Media Plugs @ThisEndsAtProm @BJColangelo @HarmonyColangelo ---------- Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDo Theme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/
Topics covered
- sequel films
- fantasy
- childhood trauma
- film analysis
- pop culture
- horror elements
Keywords
- Return to Oz
- sequel
- fantasy film
- childhood trauma
- electroshock therapy
- Wheelers
- sassy chicken
- dismembered heads
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Pod People Productions, Southern Equality, Patreon
Products: The Sonder Bombs
Books & works: Return to Oz
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