The lead writer also has a bust of Lenin in his office. I think moreso than dog whistling, it feels like the writers have inhabited leftist spaces in a way that I haven’t seen in other media. Some of the stuff might come off as a quirk or a shallow dunk to people not familiar with the Type Of Guy, but I absolutely know the nerdy dudes who are major theory heads and have alienated several friends because of some minor dispute about the theoretical canon. And it makes the ending of that storyline charming in a way that I don’t feel like people outside of these groups will fully appreciate.

Sometimes I read or watch something and it’s full of novelty. Every character has a backstory that I’ve never encountered irl and acts in ways that are unexpected to me. Disco Elysium felt more like a look inward or like holding up a mirror. I’ve never

but I’ve done enough that setting was the novelty, not the people