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in other news, peeked at the trailer for it: that's fun! looks like we're going to be discussing the "poletti getting kidnapped and tortured by ethan" thing, finally.
#grater bluecheese#i yell into the abyss#kidnapping mention#torture mention#like yeah that was super messed up and illegal! and ethan is still entirely unsuspected of any illegal activity by the general public!#he isn't like oliver and emily! oliver was exposed for his crimes + is in hiding and emily is under suspicion at LEAST#phil was caught and sent to jail and even though he IS out now it's looking like he's about to be sent back!#but in the public eye ethan is Just Sitting There. he is literally consistently referred to by most people as just “the mayor's husband”#literally nobody thinks about this guy. public opinion is straight up: He's Just There. (and also he made the robots. not illegal.)#and NOW...#ethan bespin#literally tear him apart poletti. shame leon can't weigh in with the fact that ethan is literally torturing him right now as they speak#one thing that's making me anxious is that poletti wants to bring up the spirit in a crystal ball thing...#like either way that goes it is going to be SOMETHING#either poletti convinces the court that ghosts are real and can be trapped in crystal balls#(HUGE tidbit of information to throw on the general public of Greater Boston.#destined to have genuine serious honest to god HISTORICAL influence on the world at large)#or his entire testimony is discounted because of that element. either way... Something is Going to Happen.#freed friend poletti#also judge stone can go screw himself but the little tidbit of “come ON guys this isn't ACE ATTORNEY stop GASPING IN SHOCK”
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in episode 36, gemma tells poletti that michael told her "all about" leon being in the crystal ball. firstly, kudos to michael for mustering up the courage to just do that at the drop of a hat, especially considering gemma's constant skepticism regarding the existance of leon's ghost that persisted up until that point. secondly, how much did he tell her, exactly? while she mentions that michael talked about "hearing voices," i assume that he didn't actually tell her everything that happened in crystal clear. taking all the stuff that happened into consideration. so, how much did he tell her?
I know this happened "off mic," but this was really just Michael recounting everything that happened to him while it was in the office. When it comes to the ball, he mostly told Gemma and everyone else to be careful of it because of how lost he felt holding it. It "took him over" to the point where Leon pushed him to put in the tubes, which is how Dipshit / Freed Friend got it. It had the same effect on Poletti, only much quicker, mostly because Michael's familiarity with Leon made his experience a little less overwhelming.
So that's it. He probably didn't get into the details. Honestly, he wouldn't think twice about whether Gemma (or anyone else) believed him or not. Michael's never been one to care about those kinds of details.
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Sending some more asks (mostly I just want to say this to one of the few people who’ll get it, lol): I recently caught up with s3 of Greater Boston and when discussing what I loved about Gemma and Poletti’s relationship development, I realized, Gemma Lindzor-Coolidge and Gerald Earthman Panda Bear Extinction Event Dipshit Freed Friend Poletti aren’t exactly Lovelace and Lambert, but they’re not /not/ Lovelace and Lambert.
(Also: imagine [Lambert voice] my 17 partners in our polyamorous commune based on free love and Marxist erotica)
Oh my goodness this is not a comparison I've ever made before but you're right! Its that dynamic of subordinate who has a very strict idea of how things should be done versus their boss who has a more relaxed approach. Clashing personalities thrown together by a mysterious employer. And the development of annoyance and loathing turning to begrudging respect and care through various trials and tribulations...
Also I cackled at imagining that line in a Lambert voice! Lambert is too introverted to be in a commune, he would hate it lol
#Greater Boston/ Wolf 359 Crossover? 😍😍😍#I am very pleased to have been identified as the target audience for this#I think Gemma and Lovelace might get on if they met but I don't think Lambert and Poletti would lol#[Insert Name Here] Poletti has such wonderful potential for hilarious crossovers cos he's so overtly ridiculous#At least in my mind Lovelace & Lambert were better friends by the end than Gemma & Poletti will ever be#But with both dynamics there's that journey towards empathy and understanding of each other#wolf 359#Greater Boston#Asks#Podcast Crossover#samuel lambert#isabel lovelace#Gemma Linzer-Coolidge#Dipshit Poletti#Idk what to tag him as but he'll always be Dipshit in my heart#the empty man posteth
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Edmund "Ned" Kelly Fuckin' Danger Discretion Aloysius Superstar Butterfly Nimbly Ninja Pacifist Black Diamond Friendly Trustworthy Pissed Off [Redacted] Vamoose Su-Sussudio Middle Name Chicane vs Freed Friend Poletti formerly known as Dipshit Poletti formerly known as Extinction Event Poletti formerly known as Panda Bear Poletti formerly known as Earthman Poletti formerly known as Gerald Poletti
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For the ask meme: Gerald Earthman Panda Bear Extinction Event Dipshit Freed Friend Poletti. (Yes I just wanted an excuse to type all his names.)
Pffffff I’d even forgotten about some of those.
First impression
Hilariously obnoxious, snotty, self-important Cantab. But like, much funnier than that Type is in real life.
Impression now
I cannot believe he’s a heroic character now, I’m cheering him on, I want him to be happy and safe from Legion, and his family is adorable and he’s cute with them. How did this happen.
Favorite moment
When he was sitting in prison and being threatened by Gemma threatening that if he didn’t talk she would eat a greasy four-meat monstrosity and make him watch… he was APPALLED, and Gemma was disgusted at even the thought, and that’s what caused him to break. Cruel? Maybe. Certainly unusual.
Idea for a story
The commune’s yearly pilgrimmage to the Boston Potato Shed Memorial to mourn the loss of all those poor, nutritious, vegan-ethical potatoes that burned and were lost in the potato warehouse fire in the 1960s.
(Or: Poletti gets a stern lecture from the ACTUAL ghost of Mary Wollstonecraft)
Unpopular opinion
Sometimes the jokes at Poletti’s expense, particularly about veganism and polyamory, can be a little mean-spirited.
Favorite relationship
He and Gemma have an AMAZING example of mlm/wlw hostility, that was excellent when they hated each other but developed shockingly endearingly into an actual, if still antagonistic, friendship. Deep, genuine, reluctant, antagonistic-for-old-times’-sake friendships are my JAM.
Favorite headcanon
I firmly believe he got accepted to Harvard for undergrad, attended for one semester, then dropped out, proclaiming loudly his disdain for the whole institution and also the concept of academia. (No one in his classes missed him.)
#replies#deliverusfromsburb#Haha this was fun#probably the biggest whiplash between first impression-impression now haha#Greater Boston#Greater Boston spoilers /
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It’s been a while since I posted my personal ranking of the biggest dumbasses and worst decision-makers in audio drama. Plenty of time for lots of new shows, season finales, season premieres, character introductions, for just a ton more of the worst possible decisions these people could make. So I thought, let’s see how the rankings stand now!
Rudyard Funn
Yeah this one hasn’t changed.
Jon Sims/Doug Eiffel
Again, no change. This question still eternally vexes me. On the one hand, Eiffel’s persistence in doing things that were very, very clearly a bad idea even in the moment and even to him, but also the fact that we are no longer accumulating new Terrible Eiffel Ideas. On the other, Jon’s genuine attempts to do his best in the worst possible scenario versus the fact that I have had to delay posting this twice now because Jon did yet another stupid thing. Ultimately, how can we compare them? In the end, both are simply human (more or less) incarnations of Murphy’s Law, in its original form: “If there’s more than one way to do a job and one of those ways will result in disaster, this guy will do it that one way.”
Dr. Howard Young (+1)
SAYER Season 5 was a stunning revelation in just how much dumber Young could get. Here I was assuming that he couldn’t die again, given that it was a prequel season, and instead he manages not only to die again more than once but to set the entire plot of the show into motion.
Lucifer Kane
Where would I even start?????? With the kicking down of doors? The attempt to body-check a horrible semi-incorporeal tar monster that just threw a much bigger dude through a car? The whole climax of Wonderland II, up to and including whatever the hell that ending was?? A bastard and a dumbass.
Still the entire fucking Stamatis family (+2)
Are you three kidding me
Martin Blackwood (+4)
When Jon “I’m going to open the coffin marked DO NOT OPEN” Sims can justifiably call your current plan of action “really stupid,” you’ve gone drastically wrong somewhere.
Brutus Feels
c.f. Kane and Feels: Paranormal Investigators Mini-Episode 2, “Carrying Off a Changeling”
The Obituary Writer
There’s so much that this man did in the space of the single month during which Season 1 came out, but the one my brain always goes straight to is the time he combat rolled into a trash can while trying to quietly follow someone. Also, even as a cat person myself, I question the adoption of the voraciously man-eating cats.
Pippa Campbell
I considered the crew of the Rusalka a lot, and there’s an argument to be made for any of them being on here, but Pippa wins for stealing a baby.
Sir Angelo
Awarded on the basis of whatever the hell he thought he was doing by deliberately sticking himself to a giant snail, and also whatever the hell he thought he was doing by collapsing a bunch of walls.
Juno Steel (-8)
I’m so proud of him you guys. Our lady still has quite the journey ahead of him, both literally and metaphorically, and a lot of past mistakes to make up for, but the fact that he has recognized this, and the absolute tour de force of self-reflection and steps in the right direction that was the back end of Season 2, have gone a long way in counteracting past dumbassery. Bonus points for absolute commitment to Being Gay, Doing Crime.
Michael Tate (+4)
You stayed in the office rather than sending for help???? Rather than telling Poletti it was you??? Michael wh
Jack St. James
I love her, but oh my god. Would give her this slot for the Toto joke alone, but all of the breaking and entering, going into spooky tunnels alone, and singing dicks also count towards it.
Sir Damien the Pious
Admittedly Damien was going to be much higher on this list, but then Part 4 of the finale came out and he resolved the worst of the dumbassery that had been plaguing him this season. Still, all of that dumbassery did happen.
Mark Sollinger (-10)
Committing yourself to horrible eldritch gods, being turned into some kind of terrible formless monster, getting dunked on by a Popeyes-eating tooth ghost, and mostly failing to accomplish anything thereby? Yeah. The drop here is less because of any action of his -- with the exception of helping Chris and Nicholas, and therefore Dan -- than because everybody else was making such bad decisions all the time.
Samir (from Caravan)
Dumbass monsterfucker icon. “Oh yeah, I swallowed a spectral shrieking head and she lives in my brain now, that’s totally fine though, no biggie.”
Mick Mercury (-2)
Once again my beloved dumbass best friend shows up in an impossibly ridiculous situation of peril, and once again he follows it up by being heartbreakingly insightful. Did Juno make sure he was going to be alright before he left?? I need to know, Kevin
Dr. Sally Grissom
It’s been a few months now since Ars Paradoxica wrapped up, and with the thematically-appropriate advantage of temporal distance, looking back at one of the best shows in audio fiction -- yeah, Dr. Grissom was a dumbass. Still love her.
Tiff (Standard Docking Procedure)
This show hasn’t even properly started yet and Tiff still gets to go up here.
Freed Friend Poletti (formerly Dipshit Poletti, formerly Extinction Event Poletti, formerly Panda Bear Poletti, formerly Earthman Poletti, formerly Gerald Poletti) (-6)
This is absolutely not a dumbassery redemption arc that I would ever have called, but damn if I’m not proud of this guy? He’s still Poletti, of course, and managed to deliver Leon right into the hands of Oliver West, but the determination, self-reflection, compassion and even arguable heroism he’s shown this season have dramatically turned me around on his character. Still a dumbass, but a dumbass I support wholeheartedly.
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poletti: oh hey i think this is gemma's crystal ball. lemme take a closer look at i-
leon: EXPOSITIONEXPOSITIONEXPOSITIONEXPOSITIONEXPOSITIONEXPOSITIONEXPOSITIONEXPOSITIONEXPOSITIONEXPOSITIONEXPOSITIONEXPOSITIONEXPOSITIONEXPOSITIONEX-
poletti, overlapping: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-
#i yell into the abyss#grater bluecheese#i like leon and poletti's interactions. they are. something.#like leon's been sitting here with all kinds of extremely vital information for like. years.#and he finally gets to chance to tell someone and he. does not hesitate.#like at least say good morning before you flood the poor mortal's mind with vast swathes of information. jeez.#freed friend poletti#leon stamatis#greater boston spoilers
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this podcast changed my life a lot for one with a character whose literal name is dipshit
This means a lot to us (assuming it changed your life for the better).
To be fair, it's just *one* of his literal names.
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OHHHHH FUCK TOM IS EXTINCTION EVENT DIPSHIT FREED FRIEND POLETTI. T
YES!
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Mini: The Brief Bright Teatime of the Heart
Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason, with recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon.
Content warnings at end of show notes.
This episode featured:
Lydia Anderson as Gemma Linzer-Coolidge
Arun Sannuti as Tyrell Fredericks
James Capobianco as Freed Friend Poletti
Content notes:
Strong language
Discussion of hostile work environments
Outpourings of forgiveness
Extended periods of awkward silence
A single instance of gratuitous Douglas Adams allusion (It's the title)
Greater Boston is a production of ThirdSight Media LLC.
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Episode 36: Division Signs
Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason, with recording and technical assistance from Marck Harmon.
Please consider supporting to Gemma's run to benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Click here to visit Lydia Anderson's donation page, and donate what you can. Thank you!
Thank you to Patreon supporter Rasmus! You to can support us on Patreon at http://www.Patreon.com/greaterboston!
This Episode featured:
James Capobianco as Freed Friend Poletti (he/him)
Lydia Anderson as Gemma Linzer-Coolidge (she/her)
Rick Zieff as Lawyer (he/him)
Mike Linden as Oliver West (he/him)
Jeff Van Dreason as Chuck Octagon (he/him)
Summer Unsinn as Charlotte Linzer-Coolidge (she/her)
Kelly McCabe as Nica Stamatis (she/her)
Kristen DiMecurio as Fake Nica. Err. Nichole (she/her)
Braden Lamb as Leon Stamatis (he/him)
and Jessica Washington as Isabelle Powell (she/her)
With Graham Rowat as Bartender
and Exodus Pilgrims voiced by
Colin J Kelly
Amanda McColgan
Jack Pevyhouse
and Alex Welch
Charlie on the MTA by Emily Peterson and Dirk Tiede.
Interviews recorded with Greater Boson residents.
Transcripts available at GreaterBostonShow.com
And as always, thank you for listening to Greater Boston.
CONTENT WARNINGS
Strong Language
References to kidnapping
Threatened Extortion
Threatened Blackmail
Implied Threats of Potential Violence
Alcohol consumed
References to past attempts of sexual harassment
References of sexism and sexist casting tendencies
Extreme Agoraphobia
Burger Drop
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