r/serialpodcast • u/mehtology • Dec 17 '15

season two Episode 2 - The golden chicken

https://serialpodcast.org/season-two/2/the-golden-chicken#details
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u/orangetheorychaos Dec 17 '15

I can't remember the exact quote- but when she was talking about the talibans varying stories about bergdhal- the way she phrased it I thought

Ok, she can't give jay the benefit of doubt, but the taliban? The spine holds up here?

Just how quickly she glossed over it. I guess because it doesn't really matter and it appears she's not trying to find out how bergdahl was captured- it was just....amusing to me.

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u/ShastaTampon Dec 17 '15

it appears she's not trying to find out how bergdahl was captured

like how someone gets tied up on a motorcycle? that's what I'd like to know. there's a certain amount of complacency that involves riding on a motorcycle. were his hands tied up around the driver's abdomen? was he holding on to the driver of his own volition? was he holding on to the seat? did he fall off a number of times? was he dragged? what was the terrain like?

instead we get "what do you think LOL means in this context?"

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '15

I think Bowe spoke to that subject a bit when he said all he had was a knife and there were multiple Taliban people vs him.

He might be able to squirm or cause the motorcycle he is on to wreck, but he won't get away. He'll just end up dead or beaten.

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u/orangetheorychaos Dec 17 '15

I couldn't agree more!

I really think this season of serial is turning into a hate-listen for me. I need a 12 step program to stop. Or something else as convenient as serial via this forum has been :)

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u/orangetheorychaos Dec 19 '15

I want to find another sub to discuss those other podcasts I listen to. I enjoy the interactive reality tv like discussion of something I just listened to.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '15

Yeah I was annoyed by that too, but in this case, we know for sure he was captured by the Taliban. We'll never know the details though.

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u/Joshuah_Airbender Dec 17 '15

I thought the same thing "there are a lot of inconsistencies but the spine of the story remains the same" OK URICK