We Bury the Dead

Episode 229: We Bury the Dead (2024)

Theme: Patreon Choice Month Hosts: Oz & Curtis

This week, Oz and Curtis honor Patreon subscriber Mandy K by heading down under to Tasmania for the 2024 post-apocalyptic thriller, We Bury the Dead. After a US military "whoopsie" wipes out the island and leaves behind brain-dead locals with a serious teeth-grinding habit, Ava (Daisy Ridley) signs up for body retrieval duty just to find her missing husband. Join the hosts as they navigate unhinged rogue soldiers, the logistics of zombies digging their own graves, and why Hollywood insists that every apocalypse must feature a randomly flipped-over car.

The hosts break down:

• Ava Newman (Daisy Ridley): A determined woman who travels across a desolate wasteland, proving that sometimes you have to literally bury the dead to get a little relationship closure.

• The "Zombies": Brain-dead locals driven by unfinished business and afflicted with overgrown, aggressively grinding beaver teeth that will absolutely haunt your nightmares.

• Riley the Rogue Soldier: An unhinged survivor who definitely takes his coping mechanisms too far, especially when it involves his undead pregnant wife and a shed full of chained-up test subjects.

• Apocalyptic Decor: A deep dive into the cinematic necessity of having randomly flipped-over cars and flaming oil drums to properly set the mood for the end of the world.

• The Miracle Placenta: A biological marvel so undeniably powerful that it can apparently sustain new life even when every other living creature on the island has been wiped out.

Final Verdict:

Oz — 57 Grinding Teeth

Curtis — 71 Mouthguards