| “ | Once this is over. I promise, Juno, Ben, my little monsters, once this is all over and I’ve finished this I’m gonna be all better. No more worries, no more stress. Nothing like this is ever going to happen again, and I know I’ve said that before but I mean it, I really do, you’ll see, and it’ll all... be worth it. | ” |
Juno Steel and the Monster's Reflection (Part 2) is the twenty-second episode of the second season of The Penumbra Podcast. It was released June 5, 2018.
Overview[]
"You did it in one day. One choice. When you let him in, when you let the hero rob us blind without taking a thing."
That's how Sarah Steel justified the murder of Benzaiten Steel, twenty-one years ago. But the day she was referring to was even older: fifteen years before that. A motive a long, long time in the making.
But what does that mean? How could one four-year-old child ruin three lives?
Juno remembers. But what he remembers... can't be right. It can't be.
It can't be.
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 looking through his memories, acompanied by the personified memory his brother Ben, to find out what event lead to their mother's hate for Juno and eventually the murder of Ben.
Cast and Crew[]
Cast[]
Starring
- Joshua Ilon as Juno Steel
- Marc Pierre as Benzaiten Steel
- Kiki Samko as Sarah Steel
- Bob Musset and Alexander Stravinski as the 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[]
SARAH:: (FROM THE RADIO) I told you to turn that thing off! (SOUND: SHATTERING.)
Oh, I’m...Mommy’s sorry, okay? I didn’t mean to...it was just...I’ll get a new monitor, but I just needed...Ugh...
Trivia []
- In this episode it is revealed that Sarah used to steal toys for Juno and Ben from her job at Northstar Entertainment.