Widow’s Bay 108: clear and present danger

CN: massive spoilers; also waaaay longer than intended but I’ve been sitting on these thoughts all week long; also, a potentially weird read invisible threatGenerally I do not listen to podcasts at all, but these days I am in the car more often, for longer. On Friday I’d listened to Spotify’s Prestige TV podcast for the first time; Caro had messaged me a link to the podcast’s episode 8 recap a day earlier, and I’d discovered I had plenty of opportunity to listen in the car. (I also had thoughts1.) Yesterday afternoon I came home, switched out of my platform sandals and into my comfy sandals, and texted Caro. I explained I’d just listened to the episodes 6 & 7 recap, also from inside my car. Caro was delighted. “I was gonna email them tonight and mention your thoughts re: The Shining (about colonialism) and how I think the Big Bad is some kind of ancient spirit, but that it’s like it’s a manifestation of fear—” they wrote, “DO EET,” I replied, thrilled. The podcast’s hosts select…