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It Was an Animal Attack

It Was an Animal Attack

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TV superfans Sandile and Fadzai talk about their favourite supernatural dramas from the 22-episode era, and the characters that made them so memorable.

Each season focuses on a different show, and each episode on one of the top 22 key characters and their impact on the show. But don't be surprised if you see a handful of scattered extras about aspects of the world itself, or minor characters that were too much fun to leave out.

Join us as we dive into spooky yet familiar worlds, and be wary of dangers around every corner - the last thing you want is to fall victim to an "animal attack".

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  • SPIN-OFF: Obsession, Get Out, X-Men: First Class

    SPIN-OFF: Obsession, Get Out, X-Men: First Class
    Jul 31 2026

    Spin-off! Your hosts talk Obsession (2026) and Teen Wolf's Michael Johnston, Get Out (2017)'s narrative "twist", and X-Men:First Class (2011) and the strangeness of adaptation. Also: Kilgrave of Jessica Jones infamy, Harry Potter and Religious Objection, and Legally Blonde: The Musical.


    Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of coercion, homophobia, mental manipulation, pedophilia, racism, religious trauma, sexism, and sexual abuse and assault (and potentially some slur usage? Still 50/50 on that).


    Questions, queries, or just to say hi!

    E-mail: animalattackpod@gmail.com


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    (00:00:05) - Obsession (2026), Jessica Jones's Kilgrave, and Michael Johnston from Teen Wolf

    (00:11:31) - MTV, and the Jackass movies

    (00:12:31) - Harry Potter and religious objection

    (00:15:07) - Get Out (2017)'s narrative "twist"

    (00:16:53) - X-Men: First Class and the strangeness of adaptation

    (00:18:32) - Legally Blonde: The Musical

    (00:20:00) - The exploits of one illustrious Gage Golightly

    (00:21:19) - America, heterosexuality, and pedophilia

    (00:25:14) - Actor Gideon Emery's ties to South Africa
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    28 mins
  • S2E03 - Jackson Whittemore

    S2E03 - Jackson Whittemore
    Jul 17 2026

    Blue blood, blue eyes, can't miss! Sandile and Fadzai make the rest of the world the problem with the prince of Beacon Hills, Jackson Whittemore.

    High school rival to Scott McCall in the early seasons of Teen Wolf, Jackson enjoys a level of popularity due to his role as an athlete, and becomes antagonistic when Scott starts to pull that spotlight away from him. His suspicion over Scott's strange new behaviour leads him into the world of werewolves and the supernatural, one he is desperate to access as a way to return to his glory status, though he gets far more than he bargained for.


    Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of child abuse, classism, emotional abuse, ephebophilia, fatphobia, grooming, homophobia, mental illness and related stigma, pedophilia, racism, and religious bigotry.


    Questions, queries, or just to say hi!

    E-mail: animalattackpod@gmail.com


    All our online stuff!

    Twitter: @animattackpod

    Instagram: @animalattackpod

    Bluesky: @animalattackpod.bsky.social

    Tiktok: @animalattackpod

    YouTube: @animalattackpod
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    2 hrs
  • S2E02 - Derek Hale

    S2E02 - Derek Hale
    Jul 3 2026

    Alpha, Beta, Omega! Fadzai and Sandile run a mile with the born wolf and prodigal son, Derek Hale.

    A tritagonist of the early seasons of Teen Wolf, Derek appears in the show as the first other werewolf encountered by Scott McCall. Initially thought to be the one that turned him, Derek becomes a reluctant mentor to Scott after revealing the actual culprit is an Alpha that killed his sister, whom he needs Scott's help tracking down. Derek moves through various stages over his time in the show, at times an antagonist, but ultimately evolving into a reliable support figure in the supernatural goings-on of the main cast.


    Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of arson, child abuse, emotional abuse, ephebophilia, fatphobia, grooming, mental illness and related stigma, pedophilia, racism, and religious bigotry.


    Questions, queries, or just to say hi!

    E-mail: animalattackpod@gmail.com


    All our online stuff!

    Twitter: @animattackpod

    Instagram: @animalattackpod

    Bluesky: @animalattackpod.bsky.social

    Tiktok: @animalattackpod

    YouTube: @animalattackpod
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    2 hrs and 25 mins
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