07-18-2022, 12:04 AM
4 mescaline
This one got heavy into Native American rights and appropriation, which was unexpected but appropriate. There’s a quick cameo of Jerry which I’m gonna call fan service.
Overall, I felt the series was okay. It was history, potential medicinal use, and some goofy trip cartoons that weren’t too trippy but maybe that won’t scare the uninitiated. I would’ve liked to have seen more distinction between the four drug trips but that would’ve taken some serious vision and more experience from the filmmakers. Having experienced all four (including peyote but smoked not eaten which is a very different trip I’m told) I would’ve liked to see more tonal shifts between each ep.
It has an agenda - to reframe drugs as medicines, and the evidence is mounting. That’s a bit overdone but I get it. Pollan is a better writer than a talking head/interviewer.
D00M recommended? I’m gonna say if it intrigues you, give it a shot. I would be fascinated to hear other opinions on it.
This one got heavy into Native American rights and appropriation, which was unexpected but appropriate. There’s a quick cameo of Jerry which I’m gonna call fan service.
Overall, I felt the series was okay. It was history, potential medicinal use, and some goofy trip cartoons that weren’t too trippy but maybe that won’t scare the uninitiated. I would’ve liked to have seen more distinction between the four drug trips but that would’ve taken some serious vision and more experience from the filmmakers. Having experienced all four (including peyote but smoked not eaten which is a very different trip I’m told) I would’ve liked to see more tonal shifts between each ep.
It has an agenda - to reframe drugs as medicines, and the evidence is mounting. That’s a bit overdone but I get it. Pollan is a better writer than a talking head/interviewer.
D00M recommended? I’m gonna say if it intrigues you, give it a shot. I would be fascinated to hear other opinions on it.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse