Full Breakdown of Nonsense in The Substance (2024) and HOW it compares to science and logic

Can an adult person emerge from another person's body via an injectable biological agent? Does the substance bring any benefits to Elisabeth? Can a black-market drug thrive based on altruistic principles? And what was going on with Monstro Elisasue? Enjoy as we explain the most prominent fails, plot holes, and other nonsense in "The Substance" (2024).

Content advisory: "The Substance" is an allegorical film about society’s obsession with youth and beauty, and it is true that nonsense can be a tool for metaphorical expression, however, nonsense is nonsense, and nonsense is the central topic of this channel.

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⏱️Chapters⏱️
00:00 Intro
00:04 Abrupt firing of Elisabeth and immediate recasting for a new show concept
01:08 Creation of a separate, fully-formed person from a single agent injection
05:21 “Shared consciousness” and sustainability of repeated periodic “unconsciousness”
07:40 The concept of stabilizer fluid
09:04 7-day identity switching cycle
11:49 Elisabeth’s and Sue’s proficiency with the substance’s equipment
12:24 The economics of the substance
13:54 Billboard outside Elisabeth’s apartment
14:27 Miraculous recovery from spinal wound
15:14 Sue’s construction of a hidden room
15:46 Rapid aging from delayed switching
16:32 Lack of benefit for the matrix in the substance procedure
17:30 Elderly man in the café
18:09 Cancellation of Sue’s highly successful show
18:53 Inconsistent depiction of Elisabeth’s physical state after prolonged “unconsciousness”
19:53 Sue moving undetected despite severe debilitation and conspicuousness
21:00 Monstro Elisasue’s physiology
22:03 Monstro Elisasue’s determination to perform at New Year’s Eve event
23:22 Film logically ends at: