686: Remember Two Things*

Acc and Jack have a spoiler-heavy discussion about Thunderbolts*, the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In giving away the third act of the film, Jack explains to Acc why the film's title features an asterisk, and ponders why Marvel and Disney chose to update the film's title days after its premier. Jack also comments on an article about Thunderbolts* that attempts to explain how its opening weekend box office performance is relative to the decision to reveal the meaning behind the asterisk. Elsewhere in this episode, Acc and Jack discuss: Grand Theft Auto 6's delay into 2026, which Jack correctly predicted (and since this episode was recorded, a second trailer for the game was released) Memories of Grand Theft Auto 4's release, seventeen years ago Bluesky, which Jack finds to be too political, and Acc finds to be too literal Half-Life 3, which is rumored to be revealed and possibly released before GTA 6 The Pitt, the fantastic medical drama on Max that Acc is finally watching A confused woman who rants to a town hall meeting about her disdain of social media FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! https://hardlyfocused.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices