The Nextlander Watchcast 056: Serial Experiments Lain: Episodes 04-06 (Patreon)

We continue our journey through Serial Experiments Lain with Layers four through six this week, and if anything's for certain, it's this: we absolutely understand everything going on.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.(00:01:06) - Intro.(00:03:13) - Launching into our episodes for this week, and the state of Lain's bedroom.(00:07:03) - A whole new Lain.(00:11:32) - *Daytona USA theme voice* PHAN-TO-MAAAAAA!(00:18:55) - Lain has friends, but her real friend is the computer.(00:21:14) - Another kid has a phantomA freakout.(00:26:17) - The Knights are up to something, and dad has a stern word about Lain's computer time.(00:29:35) - Laser men are back.(00:32:30) - Break!(00:32:51) - We're back, and it's time for Distortion.(00:37:02) - Lain is getting some interesting lectures, and Mika's getting messages.(00:45:39) - Another weird dinner, and Mika's increasingly distressing visions.(00:49:45) - Oh no, Mika. Oh no.(00:54:25) - Moving into Kids, and Lain's unbelievable computer escalation.(00:58:03) - These damn kids won't stop praising the sun!(01:01:37) - Lain ain't having this nonsense.(01:04:26) - It's time to meet Professor Loredump.(01:14:35) - Lain gets pissed.(01:21:23) - Final thoughts.(01:27:20) - Outro.