Crossing Streams

Author: Craig Elsten

San Diego radio vet Craig Elsten is joined each week by a rotating cast of top voices to talk about streaming TV, current and past shows, and much more. Each week is a different show and co-host.
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#265: Pluribus Episodes 7-9 (Finale Review)
Sunday, 28 December, 2025

Craig Elsten and Chris Reed are back with the penultimate podcast of 2025, as they take on the final three episodes of the first season of Pluribus, on AppleTV. This is one of the most thought-provoking series of the year, and Craig and Chris spend a large portion of the show analyzing the key themes we've learned about over the course of the season, especially as we learn more about The Others, how they operate and what they are ultimately on Earth to do. One of the best shows of the year! Email us at: crossingstreamstvpodcast@gmail.com with your thoughts!TIME CODES:30 Intro/housekeeping3:15 Big thoughts on the hive mind9:00 Vince Gilligan trusting and challenging his audience15:45 Humanity put into servitude for a future invader25:00 Carol as an avatar for white entitlement32:30 Manousos is an avatar for…? The classic mythical hero?39:30 Isolation took a real toll on Carol44:45 thoughts on the ATOM BOMB50:45 do they need an atom bomb or just some screaming?54:45 Carol under the mist of Zosia post-kiss1:01:45 Final thoughts on the season as a whole1:05:30 What We’re Watching