![[EN] The Descent: Cave Crawlers and Badass Heroines](https://s3.castbox.fm/7c/60/fa/cfcab30395b83271f021e5b8d787372589_scaled_v1_400.jpg "[EN] The Descent: Cave Crawlers and Badass Heroines")
[EN] The Descent: Cave Crawlers and Badass Heroines
Update: 2025-10-29
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It’s spooky season and we’re discussing “The Descent”, a cautionary tale on why you shouldn’t go caving. Despite starting out a little generic, the film develops into an fantastic horror exploration of all that could go wrong if you go into a cave with your friends.
00:00 Intro
01:00 First Impressions
02:11 The Setup
03:50 Too many blondes
04:37 Caving is strange
06:45 The Narrative Development
08:15 Familiar images
10:45 First time watching the film
14:00 Emotional stakes
15:09 The Music
16:00 Very Good Horror
20:30 Neil Marshall
21:30 Sarah's transformation
25:40 Sarah's Questionable Actions
28:40 Is she justified in killing Juno?
30:19 The Ending
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