53 – Wonder Woman

Man of Steel Answers Insight Commentary

Recorded June 9th. “Worth cherishing in every way.” Reacting to Wonder Woman and answering some in-story questions.

[Regarding this episode… “Eh, it’s not for everyone.”]

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• I. Logos (22min)
  • What if a child…?
  • Cherishing in every way
  • Mythos and Logos
  • Ethos, Logos, and Pathos
  • Accessibility
  • Jenkins’s Emotional Lens

• II. Bedtime Story (6min)
  • Confounding Clouds
  • Diana’s Bedtime Story Framework

• III. Questions (70min)
  • How old is Diana?
  • Can Diana return to Themyscira?
  • Why didn’t they tell Diana the truth?
  • Why didn’t they go with Diana?
  • Did she want to leave earlier?
  • When did Diana develop powers?
  • Why did Ares reveal himself?
  • How does the lasso work?
  • How did Ares defeat the Olympians?
  • Why didn’t Ares destroy mankind sooner?
  • What does Ares want?
  • What is love?
  • Is Ares the source of mankind’s corruption?
  • Does seeing Ares change Diana’s belief?
  • Does Diana love Ares? Why kill him?
  • Why doesn’t Diana reveal herself after World War I?
  • Did Diana walk away from mankind?
  • What did Diana do for 100 years?
  • What moves Diana to act?
  • Why does Diana fight Doomsday?
  • Why doesn’t she have the same powers in that fight?
  • Why does Diana finally go public?

• IV. End Notes (35min)
  • Is Ares dead?
  • Why doesn’t Steve do something different with the plane?

To learn more:
Wonder Woman: The Art and Making of | Sharon Gosling
Wonder Woman Novelization | Nancy Holder
From Poly to Mono, Mythos to Logos | Evan Puschak
103 Desirability Bias | You Are Not So Smart
Five Ages of Man | Wikipedia
8 Types of Love Ancient Greeks | Mateo Sol
Color Wheel Theory of Love | Wikipedia
Reality Part One | Invisibilia
Treehouse of Horror X | The Simpsons
772 Small Change | Planet Money
How to Use Rhetoric | Camille Langston
Strike Me Down | Return of the Jedi (1983)
True From A Certain Point of View | Robot Chicken
A Better Way To Talk About Love | Mandy Len Catron
Constitutional Peasants | Monty Python
The Princess Bride | Rob Reiner

End notes recorded June 23rd
Canterbury Tales | pronuntiatio
Fæder Ure | Hrothgar Simonus
The Wisdom Series | Bible Project
Raise Brave Girls, Encourage Adventure | Caroline Paul
Teach Girls Bravery, Not Perfection | Reshma Saujani
Professor Robert Sapolsky on Altruism | Big Think
Philosophy of Stoicism | TED Ed
Why I Broke Up With The Little Mermaid | Jesse Eisenberg
Storybook Love Cover | 24getful1

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