Inspired by Emerald Fennell's revenge thriller
Promising Young Woman, The Final Girls present a mini-podcast dedicated to diving deep into the myriad of layers and themes of the film, written and directed by Emerald Fennell.
Writer/podcaster
Jordan Crucchiola and The Final Girls co-founder
Anna Bogutskaya discuss what
Promising Young Woman has to say about masculinity.
We discuss the nice guy trope, meta-casting rom-com actors into predatory roles, the rom-com within the revenge film, the legacy of Seth Cohen and Xander Harris, gentle coercion and more.
Be warned: this episode is SPOILERIFIC.
Jordan's thread collating all takes on
Promising Young Woman can be found
HERETW: sexual assault, rape, suicide
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