<description>&lt;div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="fjm0b" data-offset-key="85ol2-0-0"&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="85ol2-0-0"&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "85ol2-0-0"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to Survive is now on Patreon! Support us at Patreon.com/HowtoSurvivePod to get every episode one week early, plus monthly bonus episodes and more.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="85ol2-0-0"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="85ol2-0-0"&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "85ol2-0-0"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;It's episode 266...and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "85ol2-0-1"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;I've never seen anything so disgusting in all my life&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "85ol2-0-2"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="85ol2-0-0"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="fjm0b" data-offset-key="e09qt-0-0"&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="e09qt-0-0"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "e09qt-0-0"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;Scanners&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;span data-offset-key="e09qt-0-1"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;(1981) introduces us to Cameron Vale, a down-on-his-luck vagrant who unintentionally causes a seizure in a woman using the power of his mind. Captured by the mysterious ConSec, Cameron is brought into the murky world of Scanners, people with unusual telepathic and telekinetic abilities, only to find himself under threat from the nefarious Revok, a man unafraid to use his abilities to produce head-splattering results.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="e09qt-0-0"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="fjm0b" data-offset-key="52dvn-0-0"&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="52dvn-0-0"&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "52dvn-0-0"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;We discuss a somewhat disappointing Cronenberg entry, unflattering comparisons to Marvel films and Neil Breen, ponder the best tactics for capturing mind-control warriors and ask ourselves whether the best way to introduce yourself to someone is to essentially torture them from the get-go.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="52dvn-0-0"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="fjm0b" data-offset-key="bpi84-0-0"&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="bpi84-0-0"&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "bpi84-0-0"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;All of which leads to one question:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-offset-key= "bpi84-0-1"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;H&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "bpi84-0-2"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;o&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "bpi84-0-3"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;w&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-offset-key="bpi84-0-5"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;w&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "bpi84-0-6"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;o&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "bpi84-0-7"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;u&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "bpi84-0-8"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;l&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "bpi84-0-9"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;d&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-offset-key="bpi84-0-11"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;y&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "bpi84-0-12"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;o&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "bpi84-0-13"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;u&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-offset-key="bpi84-0-15"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;s&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "bpi84-0-16"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;u&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "bpi84-0-17"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;r&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "bpi84-0-18"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "bpi84-0-19"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;i&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "bpi84-0-20"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "bpi84-0-21"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;e&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "bpi84-0-22"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="bpi84-0-0"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="fjm0b" data-offset-key="4dhd-0-0"&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="4dhd-0-0"&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "4dhd-0-0"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;Whatever happens, one thing's for sure:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "4dhd-0-1"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;We're gonna do this the Scanner way. I'm gonna suck your brain dry!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="4dhd-0-0"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="fjm0b" data-offset-key="9ui66-0-0"&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="9ui66-0-0"&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "9ui66-0-0"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;Next time, strap yourselves in for 'Fear of Heights' season, opening with campy 90s action classic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "9ui66-0-1"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;Cliffhanger&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "9ui66-0-2"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt; (1993).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description>

How to Survive

Joe Shervell and Chris Morris

How to Survive: Scanners (1981)

MAY 10, 202352 MIN
How to Survive

How to Survive: Scanners (1981)

MAY 10, 202352 MIN

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How to Survive is now on Patreon! Support us at Patreon.com/HowtoSurvivePod to get every episode one week early, plus monthly bonus episodes and more.   It's episode 266...and I've never seen anything so disgusting in all my life.   Scanners (1981) introduces us to Cameron Vale, a down-on-his-luck vagrant who unintentionally causes a seizure in a woman using the power of his mind. Captured by the mysterious ConSec, Cameron is brought into the murky world of Scanners, people with unusual telepathic and telekinetic abilities, only to find himself under threat from the nefarious Revok, a man unafraid to use his abilities to produce head-splattering results.   We discuss a somewhat disappointing Cronenberg entry, unflattering comparisons to Marvel films and Neil Breen, ponder the best tactics for capturing mind-control warriors and ask ourselves whether the best way to introduce yourself to someone is to essentially torture them from the get-go.   All of which leads to one question: How would you survive?   Whatever happens, one thing's for sure: We're gonna do this the Scanner way. I'm gonna suck your brain dry!   Next time, strap yourselves in for 'Fear of Heights' season, opening with campy 90s action classic Cliffhanger (1993).