499: Ripple Effects

Avatar: Fire and Ash. In 2009 James Cameron introduced movie goers to a whole new world in Pandora that on the back of incredible visuals, 3D wizardry and a completely immersive experience, spawned a new franchise. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing welcome back Ry Paulsen to talk about Avatar: Fire and Ash. We discuss back to Pandora, a part 2 of 2?, loss, a dark mirror, the problem of evil, pacifism, a powerful scene, pro family, chosen one status, loses, the action and effects, more Avatar and our ratings. Chapters Back to Pandora (00:02:22) Way of Water Part Two (00:06:36) Meditation on Loss (00:10:12) A Dark Mirror (00:22:19) The Problem of Evil (00:33:12) Pacifism as a Viable Philosophy (00:41:09) The Most Powerful Scene (00:46:22) Pro Family (00:53:23) Loses (01:00:31) The Action and Effects (01:05:22) More Avatar? (01:10:16) Ratings (01:15:58) Host Matthew Rushing Guest Ry Paulsen Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Social Twitter: @The602Club Instagram: @the602clubtfm Letterboxd: the602club

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499: Ripple Effects is an episode from The 602 Club: A Geekery Speakeasy by TFM.

This episode is 01:20:49 long.

This episode was published on Dec 23, 2025.

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