{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Verity","description":"Verity has a fantastic premise and some jaw-dropping twists. We both devoured the book. But then we read the ending, which backpedals and defangs everything that\u2019s interesting about the story\u2019s most interesting character. And then there\u2019s the brand new epilogue, which unwids the central drama even further. And THEN there\u2019s the movie, which doubles down on all of these problems until there are no fun wrinkles left. No texture, no intrigue, no unlikable characters. In this episode, we\u2019re tracing this strange, compounding \u201cnesting dolls\u201d problem across multiple editions of the book and the recent film adaptation. How does a promising erotic thriller premise end up as a movie that is neither erotic nor thrilling?&amp;nbsp; LINKS:&amp;nbsp;Patreon,&amp;nbsp;YouTube,&amp;nbsp;Spotify,&amp;nbsp;Instagram,&amp;nbsp;Cam's Books Feedback &amp;amp; Theories:&amp;nbsp;secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com 00:00 Impressions 04:46 The Ending 11:21 The Epilogue 15:47 The Movie 18:56 The Actors 19:28 The Setting 22:05 Overall Theory&amp;nbsp; 23:21 Alternate Endings 24:26 Ambiguity 27:25 Closing Thoughts ","author_name":"Second Breakfast with Cam &amp; Maggie","author_url":"http:\/\/secondbreakfastpod.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/43177228\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/207129383"}