"What has been used on one side, is lost on the other side. There's no going back."

In the debut episode, Eric and Melissa tackle 2024's The Substance. A horror movie that seemingly came out of nowhere and took award shows by storm.

Starring Demi Moore as Elisabeth Sparkle, an actress who has just turned 50 and is immediately considered too old for her television show. After using a black market drug known only as The Substance, a younger version of "herself" named Sue is "born" and starts to live the good life that Elisabeth still craves. The major catch is that after a week, things have to go back the way they were and Sue eventually comes to dislike that.

Social commentary on aging mixed with a lot of body horror and a major WTF finale, The Substance is a huge way to start the podcast. Make sure to buckle up because it's going to be quite the ride.