S1 E13: No One Is Comfortable With What Is About To Go Down

Y’all, there’s no way around it: this chapter is rough. Mare finally is forced to “earn her keep” and do her first broadcast. The results are heartbreaking and game changing. Mare quickly realizes that the Silvers are crueler than she could have ever imagined. Her only respite from the horror and guilt she feels is the gift Julian left for her at the palace. Even though the future seems the bleakest it’s been since Mare’s fall into the Queenstrial, there is a hope for the future she never saw coming.

There’s not a lot of references in this episode but we do have some AMAZING discussion about what the world looks like under these new measures and I pitch a great idea for a spin off series or fan fic. Olivia provides some comic relief around minute 17 by running on her wheel. But there’s still no getting around the fact that the classist and racist overtones in this chapter are similar to the ones that dominated the US up through the mid to late 60s and some that continue today. Join our discussion and shoot us an email with your thoughts and theories today! Thank you for listening!

Our fan artist this week is @mar_de_inverno on Instagram. It’s a throwback post. The first she ever did but it is fantastic! Check it out on her Instagram @mar_de_inverno, our Instagram @readingwiththerockefellers, or on our website www.readingwiththerockefellers.com/fanart. We are so happy that she shared her first work with us!

Email us any fan art you’d like us to feature or any fan casting ideas for the upcoming Peacock series. We may feature your submission on a future episode. Our email is readingwiththerockefellers@gmail.com.

Audio disclaimer: other than Olivia running in the background, there are a few other instances of background noise. We sincerely apologize. Life happens even during recording sessions, I guess. 😊