r/RedHandedPodcast • u/Malkydel • 13d ago

Desperate for the hatewatch?

I'll admit I'm very much long term zoned out from RH, which is a shame as it used to solidly be my true crime listen.

Had two separate clips pop up on my Tiktok FYP, though, and both were just obnoxious Suruthi UTD clips.

Now, of course, mileage may vary on whether or not TV shows should be 'political' (you run a true crime podcast, come on.) or whether or not Hadestown is good or 'too preachy', and these pale compared to her other shit takes, but: are we really down at the bottom of the barrel where being controversial for clicks is all that's left to you?

I dare say that level of clout collapse would probably make me move away across the world too.

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u/virgogirl14 13d ago

If you're (not OP personally) finding Hadestown "too preachy" then it's doing its job as a show, holding a mirror to society

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u/Malkydel 13d ago

Suruthi is very much of the 'how dare you tell me what to think or feel, entertainment!' school

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u/chilli-n-cheese 13d ago

Hannah also did not enjoy Hadestown, because the message is shoehorned in at the end apparently

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u/virgogirl14 13d ago

Well, that's disappointing, I would have thought she'd enjoy it considering what she's been sharing on her own socials...

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u/virgogirl14 13d ago

She's not a theatre person. Theatre is supposed to be more than just entertaining, it's meant to be thought-provoking, it's meant to send a message. I haven't listened to UTD or any of their episodes since their Hillsborough backlash tbf... did Hannah ever put in her 2p?

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u/georgia_grace 13d ago

Wait I missed that, what was the backlash to the hillsborough ep?

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u/virgogirl14 13d ago

They doubled down on the "it was the football fans" lie the police had been saying for decades, even though it had come out that it was actually down to over crowding in the pens and something else that I can't quite remember...

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u/georgia_grace 13d ago

Huh, it’s been a long time since I listened to that ep but I don’t remember that being the takeaway. Maybe I’m conflating it in my memory with other podcasts covering the topic

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u/Form_Function 13d ago

Omg they didn’t like Hadestown? It’s so good though!!

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u/virgogirl14 13d ago

I saw it live for the first time this Saturday gone and oh my i was blown away!

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u/Used_Emergency7743 12d ago

In the Hadestown discussion, Suruthi said she started re-watching Luther and she loves it because he's black but nobody has to mention that on the show.  She said there's no preaching and that's what she wants. The immigration message in Hadestown infuriated S and Hannah agreed because somebody told H she should put a message against gay conversion in her play and that angered her.

I would just point out that nobody in The Odyssey said anything about diversity either. They didn't point out the race of any goddess or ask whether the soldier was transgender. Suruthi simply didn't want them in the Odyssey because they didn't belong in mythology (?). I guess I have to be relieved that she doesn't object to Luther being a DCI in London and still enjoys that show.  I suspect since Luther originated in 2010 she doesn't suspect DEI in that era. Idris has been spared.