Doppelganger and Timebomb (Monarch 14) (Patreon)

A one-time intelligence analyst for Israeli special forces, Avi Nesher wrote and directed a pair of full-blown Monarch films in the early 1990s. The first, Timebomb (1991), is an overt MKUltra film, and it features an explicit depiction of the trauma-induced creation of a Delta super assassin alter. Doppelganger (1993), yet another Donald Borchers-produced Monarch erotic thriller covered in this series, depicts the creation of a beta sex kitten alter, culminating in a demonic sex magic “twin” ritual. A film absolutely saturated with Monarch tropes, Doppelganger stars Monarch actress extraordinaire Drew Barrymore, in a role likely modeled on her own dysfunctional adolescence as a member of Hollywood royalty. Brett breaks down the Monarch themes in both films, offering further reflections on the origins and purpose of Monarch media. He also picks up on a strange link between these two films, which in turn relates directly to Richie’s Albertini’s revelations concerning Mossad’s Los Angeles operations during this exact period of time.