The Final Girls: A Horror Film History Podcast

A mini-pod dedicated to Emerald Fennell's blistering revenge fairytale, Promising Young Woman. In this episode we discuss the nice guy trope and the way the film depicts it.

Show Notes

Inspired by Emerald Fennell's revenge thriller Promising Young Woman, out in the UK on Sky Cinema TODAY, we 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 HERE

TW: sexual assault, rape, suicide

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Creators & Guests

Host
Anna Bogutskaya
Writer, Film Critic and Host of The Final Girls
Guest
Jordan Crucchiola
Being a feminist doesn't mean you hate men, it means you can walk through walls & can never die @annadrezen Co-hosting Aughtsterion | Shouting on @disaster_pod

What is The Final Girls: A Horror Film History Podcast?

A weekly podcast dedicated to exploring horror film history, one trope at a time. Each series we dissect a trope to death through deep dive conversations hosted by film writer Anna Bogutskaya.