56: Serial Experiments Lain: Episodes 04-06

We continue our journey through Serial Experiments Lain with Layers four through six this week, and if anything's for certain, it's this: we absolutely understand everything going on. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:01:06) - Intro. (00:03:13) - Launching into our episodes for this week, and the state of Lain's bedroom. (00:07:03) - A whole new Lain. (00:11:32) - *Daytona USA theme voice* PHAN-TO-MAAAAAA! (00:18:55) - Lain has friends, but her real friend is the computer. (00:21:14) - Another kid has a phantomA freakout. (00:26:17) - The Knights are up to something, and dad has a stern word about Lain's computer time. (00:29:35) - Laser men are back. (00:32:30) - Break! (00:32:51) - We're back, and it's time for Distortion. (00:37:02) - Lain is getting some interesting lectures, and Mika's getting messages. (00:45:39) - Another weird dinner, and Mika's increasingly distressing visions. (00:49:45) - Oh no, Mika. Oh no. (00:54:25) - Moving into Kids, and Lain's unbelievable computer escalation. (00:58:03) - These damn kids won't stop praising the sun! (01:01:37) - Lain ain't having this nonsense. (01:04:26) - It's time to meet Professor Loredump. (01:14:35) - Lain gets pissed. (01:21:23) - Final thoughts. (01:27:20) - Outro. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.