| “ | My name’s Juno Steel. I’ve been a Private Eye, a criminal conspirator, a cop, a punk, and who knows how many other things. And I don’t know what the hell I’m gonna be next, but... God, I wanna know. I have to. | ” |
Juno Steel and the Monster's Reflection (Part 1) is the twenty-first episode of the second season of The Penumbra Podcast. It was released May 22, 2018.
Overview[]
Today we journey within. Within the sands of Mars, to the clinic of Hanataba; within the THEIA Spectrum and its labyrinthine connections; within the mind; within the past itself.
Try to throw away the past if you like, Juno Steel, but it lies within. And you can't lose your past without losing yourself... can you, little monster?
Trigger Warnings[]
- Child abuse and abusers
- Sudden loud noises
- Ableist language
- Surgery and body horror
- Violence and threats of violence
- Death, mortality, and illness
- Claustrophobic and dark spaces
- Deception and gaslighting
Episode Summary[]
While undergoing treatment at Hanataba’s medical station Juno is confronted with the ghosts of his past, including his mother Sarah and his twin brother Benzaiten whom she murdered. Not only does Juno need to figure out what mystery is hiding behind the events decades past, but also confront his conflicted feelings about his family.
Cast and Crew[]
Cast[]
Starring
- Joshua Ilon as Juno Steel
- Alexander Stravinski as The Man in the Brown Jacket
- Kiki Samko as Sarah Steel and Andromeda (latter role uncredited)
- Marc Pierre as Benzaiten Steel
- Bob Musset as ensemble
- Matthew Zahnzinger as Turbo (uncredited)
Crew[]
- Kevin Vibert, Co-creator, Lead writer, Recording engineer
- Harley Takagi Kaner, Co-creator, Director, Sound designer
- Noah Simes, Production manager
- Alice Chuang, Designer and financial manager
- Kat Buckingham, Operations manager
- Ryan Vibert, Composer and performer of original music
Quotes[]
JET: With tech growing at the rate it has, accepted medical cures for the problems humans cause can no longer keep up. Yet I have been told there are clinics like this across the galaxy for many man-made ailments. All of them, free of charge. All of them built, supposedly, by “Hanataba.”
BEN:: The main difference between memory and a filing cabinet is that memories get stronger the more you think about them, and if you don’t...they start to fade. They lose tags, one by one, until you’ve got no way to find them. Doesn’t mean they’re gone. Just means that... you can’t access them anymore. Like you lost not just a file, but the whole cabinet.
SARAH:: I’m just waiting, and I’m patient, little monster. You won’t even notice it happening at first, but I’ll get you in the end. First you’ll just start snapping at people, and you’ll always have excuses. Head hurts. Tired. JUNO:: Stop! SARAH:: And you’ll hate yourself for snapping, but it’s just going to get harder, and harder, and you’re going to get more and more tired, and one day you’ll just give up, just like I--
Trivia []
- This Episode introduces Hanataba’s medical stations that help people free of charge.