A Mazda on Train Tracks, Nolan Crashes the Internet, & GRRM Won't Finish the Books — Error Code Show

We opened with the most Seattle story of the year — a 70-year-old woman from Utah drove her Mazda CX-5 onto the Seattle light rail tracks, travelled half a mile on the trackway, ascended a 35-foot elevated ramp, and pulled up to the Mount Baker Station platform because her GPS told her to. Sound Transit had to bring in a specialized rail crane to remove her. She was fine. The GPS was not apologetic. Then we got into House of the Dragon — Ryan Condal says he's done with Westeros after Season 4, his relationship with George R.R. Martin has completely collapsed, and it has now been almost fifteen years since The Dance of Dragons. Fifteen years. We still don't have The Winds of Winter. One of the greatest works of world building in the history of the genre and the author won't finish it. And we closed with The Odyssey — Christopher Nolan's July 17 epic crashed AMC's ticketing app today when IMAX tickets went on sale. It's rated R, it has a $250 million budget, and it may be about to break the record for the largest R-rated opening weekend in cinema history. Meanwhile Elon Musk and Matt Walsh have been loudly complaining about the casting of Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy. A mythological character. Who was born from a swan egg. Whose father was Zeus disguised as a bird. But sure — the casting is where the historical accuracy line gets drawn. The Error Code Show covers streaming, Hollywood, and pop culture hosted by Alex and Jae.