The Night Of, "The Beach"
New episode! We watched the first part of the 8-part HBO series The Night Of, titled “The Beach,” which means we speculate a lot about things we don't have answers for. We cover how this episode felt like we were just watching the prosecution build a pretty solid-looking case, how tense we felt the entire time, how everyone makes really bad decisions (but especially Naz), how CCTV is eerily ubiquitous, and how just absolutely great Riz Ahmed is at everything. Katy blocked Carrie from her tattoo memories, Carrie gives practical hearse advice, Maddy doesn't care about baseball at all, and Mack may have confessed to a crime. We also cover the insanely dangerous knife game, try to figure out New York City boroughs with no practical knowledge (Spider-Man doesn't count, MACK), admit we’ve all blasted opera from the car, and give major Once Upon A Time spoilers. The show was a stressful watch but we all enjoyed it! Give it a listen! TW: NYPD, police violence, leading a witness, racism, police incompetence CORRECTIONS: -”Brownstone is a brown sandstone that was once a popular building material. The term is also used in the United States to refer to a townhouse clad in this, or any of a number of aesthetically similar materials.” -Wiki -Carrie was referring to the Reed technique—basically forcing confessions after physical torture wasn't condoned anymore. Most federal law enforcement trained in it. Used "incorrectly" with the Exonerated Five. -Riz Ahmed “is the first Muslim actor to win a Lead Actor Emmy, as well as the first South-Asian man to win an Emmy in an acting category in general” (Source) -More info about the “Riz Test” can be found here and here
