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Season Fifteen Wrap Show Preview
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- Shoot The Hostage
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- Jul 13, 2026
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Summary
Do you feel like you are in a transitory place where things are familiar but not quite right? Is your sense of reality feeling a little unstable? Don’t worry, you haven’t wandered into the Backrooms, you’ve just reached the threshold of the Shoot the Hostage Season 15 wrap show. Come out from under those flickering fluorescent lights, put the kettle on and we’ll help you escape the void. That’s right Hostages, we’re back for one last discussion about liminal space movies. In this episode, we lean into the eternal struggle of art vs entertainment: Dan argues for Michael Bay-style bad guy clarity, while Sarah ties to justify why we spent eight weeks in a shroud of mystery. We’re also fully transparent about the behind the scenes chaos, including an update on Sarah’s health and Patreon pauses. What to expect from the episode: A complete recap of our liminal space journey, from Triangle to the “anti-god” liquid in Prince of Darkness. Sarah justifies her choices and why she chose to trap everyone in the void for eight weeks. We discuss the vibes and merits of Messiah of Evil, although one of us maintains, it’s still not a movie. Dan admits he actually enjoyed an unhinged 1970s Australian movie even if nobody’s head exploded. A look back at our favourite conversations, including why we spent thirty minutes talking about Dwayne the Rock Johnson during a Peter Weir discussion. Dan puts Sarah through a ringer with an eight-question quiz. If you would like to listen to the full episode, head over to Patreon to get access to this and all of our previous wrap shows from seasons 1-14. We shall return! On August 3rd we’re back with a brand new season. This time chosen by Dan. The new theme is ”Size Doesn’t Matter and the first film we’re sizing up is Ant-Man (2015). Would you like t…