Jack finds his Hamlet

Infinite Variety: Slings & Arrows Season 1 Episode 5

Jack finds his Hamlet
We have our Hamlet.

With just two episodes remaining in the season, we finally see some Shakespeare content. But to get there we have to struggle through Jack’s “method” of finding the lines. Without him, there’s no vision, and none of the other actors can do what they need to do.

The vision finally begins to take shape
The vision finally begins to take shape.

Claire is terrible, Ellen is insufferable, and Oliver’s not a witch. Holly may or may not be trying to actually kill May, but Richard’s just happy he has a girlfriend. Geoffrey’s got no vision, no money, no set, no costumes, and now nothing but a dress rehearsal before the show must go on. How’s it all going to end?

Everyone has thoughts on Claire's Opheia.
People have thoughts on Claire’s Ophelia…
including Oliver
…even Oliver.

Join us next time to see how it all works out! Have we come this far just to end up with something rotten? One more episode to go!

Resources

The Richard Burton John Gielgud 1964 Hamlet has been mentioned in several episodes, and we’re happy to report that you can watch the entire production on Youtube! Here, I’ve queued it up to the “To be or not to be…” scene:

Listen Now

The Infinite Variety Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Music, and other major podcast directories.

Of course, you can listen right here, too, if you prefer!

Watch Slings & Arrows With Us!

Are you wondering where you can Slings & Arrows and follow along on our rewatch? You have a couple of options:

  • All three seasons are available to stream on Acorn TV. (Some other services claim to offer the show as well, but when you click through, most of them refer you back to Acorn TV.)
  • Slings & Arrows: The Complete Collection is available on DVD from Amazon.

How Are We Doing?

Both of us are quite new to this (podcasting, not Shakespeare!) and learning as we go. How are we doing? What can we do (or stop doing) to make your experience better? Are there any questions we can answer? Let us know in the comments!

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