This post necessarily contains spoilers for Blade Runner 2049. If you haven't seen Blade Runner 2049, I suggest not reading this and just going and watching Blade Runner 2049.
…so. I really like Blade Runner 2049. Like I really like it.
I learned something wild about it yesterday. I'm going to take a minute to talk through the context, but if you just want to know what I learned, skip to "Dropping In" below.
If you remember this chost I made last year, a YouTuber named uricksaladbar has made an BR2049 video essay "adapted" from my post above. He uses some of my wording (with permission) and I gave feedback on an early version of the video script, but he adds his own research and analysis and the final product is his.
