2025 Movie Preview & Invincible Season 2 Wrap-Up

Welcome back, nerds! Join your hosts Sarah Belmont and Will Polk as they navigate through a whirlwind of topics in this week's episode. They kick things off with a heartfelt message to those affected by the wildfires in California, sharing their thoughts and support for everyone impacted. As the conversation shifts, Sarah and Will dive into the potential TikTok ban and its implications for content creators and users alike, with Sarah clarifying her healthy relationship with the platform. (0:00) 

The duo then transitions into an engaging discussion about upcoming movies for 2025, covering everything from "How to Train Your Dragon" live-action adaptation to the highly anticipated "Captain America 4" and "Thunderbolts." Will shares his excitement for "Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Must Foul," while Sarah expresses her curiosity about Robert Pattinson's "Mickey 17." They also touch on the intriguing "Sinners," starring Michael B. Jordan, and the remake of "The Naked Gun" with Liam Neeson. (12:00)

In the TV realm, they revisit "Invincible" Season 2, analyzing the final three episodes and discussing the show's strengths as a binge-watch. Sarah and Will reflect on the impactful storytelling and character development, particularly focusing on Mark and Debbie's relationship and the climactic showdown with Angstrom. (45:00)

Looking ahead, they tease next week's conversation about "Cobra Kai" and the 2024 TV lineup. Stay tuned as they continue to explore the nerdy universe with their unique insights and humor.

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Episode Transcript

>> Sarah (00:00):
Greetings, nerds. This is Scene N Nerd. I'm your host, Sarah Belmont, and
with me, as always, is our Mr. Producer, will Will Polk How are you doing
tonight, Will.

>> Will (00:07):
Doing very well, Sarah. How are you doing this evening?

>> Sarah (00:09):
I'm doing good.
I like how you put nothing on the news.

>> Will (00:15):
Yeah, there's really,
I mean, well, obviously there is stuff going on. I
mean, the, you know, obviously we're. I know
before the show we were just talking, about the California,
wildfires in la. And you know, definitely our thoughts
and everything go out to
everyone who's. Who's been impacted with it.
I mean, obviously folks have lost their homes and. No, you

(00:38):
know, obviously, you know, we definitely see the, people
who are, you know, we talk about sometimes on these, on the
podcast, you know, who've lost their homes and stuff. But, you know, there's so many
other people who work, you know, just work in
the industry and also just Joe and John
Q's citizen who, you know, have lost their
homes or have been dealing with the evacuations. I was
committed, talking, checking with our friend Jackie who we've had on the

(01:01):
show. you know, she was sharing how, you know, it
was just unnerving, how she and her husband were having
to like, evacuate and go home and
evacuate. And it was, you know, just hearing that and, and
all that. So, Yeah, and I'm sure plenty of our
listeners who, you know, hopefully no one has lost
anything, but, you know, if you have, we're thinking about you and let

(01:21):
us know how we can help. But also, if
you're, you know, dealing with it even though you haven't
lost anything, but no family or friends who have, we, know we're thinking
about you.

>> Sarah (01:31):
Yep, definitely. and we hope
that if you're listening to this, you can use
this next hour to escape from all
of that. Yeah, from
every.

>> Will (01:43):
So, yeah, it's well, times. I mean,
yeah, between here in North Carolina, you know,
we're still dealing with, the out, you know, what.
The impacts from Helene and now this. I mean, it's just, Yeah,
it's just a crazy year. And then, you know, and then I know you and I were
talking. I know the other news thing, I know we were just joking
about, it. I won't say lighter news

(02:03):
because it also is impacting folks is what's going to happen with Tick
Tock here and maybe at the end of the week. So, not only just from a,
you know, user, but like
that. I know you are. But also just the folks who poured a lot of
their energies of being content creators and stuff. You
do have to think about that.

>> Sarah (02:19):
Yeah. I just want to make it clear because I feel
like in the very brief times that
I've brought up TikTok, Will has this idea.
I'm. I'm obsessed with it. I am not
obsessed.

>> Will (02:31):
I'm not.

>> Sarah (02:32):
I'm a healthy user of it.
I just. I've only had it maybe
a year. I honestly, it feels like it
was just yesterday.
and it's found its way and
it's like, carved out of time when I do my
scrolling. And so I'm a

(02:52):
routine person.

>> Will (02:54):
Yeah. I didn't take it that you were, like,
obsessed. Yeah.

>> Sarah (02:59):
Messing with my routine. And I don't
appreciate it. And I've had, I have collections
of videos that I prefer to watch. I don't do any
content. I barely even,
even send messages. And. And I have
done my due diligence. Like, there are a few creators where I'm,
like, making sure that I'm following them on Instagram.

(03:20):
And. And one of the creators, I had no idea how much
she posts. And maybe it's not because I don't follow
that many people on Instagram, but my God, every time now I
go on Instagram, m. I see every.
Like, I'm like, oh, okay.
but. And I. And I have, I was telling
Will how last night I became a TikTok

(03:42):
refugee over on Redno. So I did do that.
Okay. I know it
is pretty much the same thing.
They are working on changing,
like decreasing the language barrier.
And I, I just was amused. I
did it mainly because I was amused by the

(04:03):
so many, so many videos
on TikTok right now that are talking about
people who are going over to RedNote and
now suddenly starting to want to learn
Mandarin. All
these different things. The
irony of it all, especially, is

(04:23):
rednote. That is a thing
in China. TikTok is
banned in China.
The irony, like, it's just. It just.
Yeah, it's a lot. I, don't
know. I don't think. I have
a feeling that,

(04:46):
Red Note will not necessarily
become what TikTok was.
I. I think some other platform's gonna,
like, come up and, and steal that
thunder, because I know that some people are
going on there and then immediately getting kicked off because it's
a lot stricter with the rule.

(05:06):
So I. And. And then there's
all this, like.
Like, In a way, TikTok was Americanized.

>> Will (05:15):
Yeah. Yeah. It was. It was.

>> Sarah (05:19):
Yeah.

>> Will (05:20):
I mean, I never. I never used it. I mean, you know, to be in
complete transparency. I mean, I. I briefly,
like, you know, because, you know, we do have
our social media presence for Airport Podcast. I, you know, I did
set up an account, but I barely. You know, I
hadn't opened it in, like, probably two years or
whatever because it was just like. For me, it was just one of

(05:40):
those things. I just. I did, you know, I looked
at it and I was just like. And then also
just, you know, I guess just from my day job too,
it's just sort of like, you know, I heard all the horror stories about,
you know, bad actors and what could be utilized for.
So I was, you know, so I was already. Already kind of,
like, kind of leery of it anyway.
But, But, yeah, but it is funny,

(06:02):
like, you noted that, that, you know, people are
jumping to a platform that.

>> Sarah (06:08):
Another Chinese platform.

>> Will (06:10):
Yeah, yeah,
yeah.

>> Sarah (06:14):
It really is the same thing. Like, I
was on there. I don't know why people are
struggling to do their login. I. At
first I was like, oh, man, I wonder if I'm gonna read it. It took
me less than two minutes. I'm just like, how are
people struggling with this? And if you're struggling with it. Yeah, I
don't think you deserve to be.

>> Will (06:34):
Yeah, exactly. But I was just
thinking what you were saying too, as far as, like, other platforms, because,
you know, like, you had the mass exodus with Twitter, and then, like, last
week you had people, the exodus of threads, because what
Zuckerberg said. And, you know, and it's, you know, you know,
obviously social media is in a totally different place than, like, you know,
whenever we met years ago via Twitter, you know, compared to

(06:55):
what it is now. I mean, I don't, you know, I don't know if we
would have, like. Because the engagement factor
there is just not like it used to be.

>> Sarah (07:04):
No, but. But then again, I don't
think, like, Facebook.

>> Will (07:09):
Yeah.

>> Sarah (07:09):
is not what it was in its heyday.
Like, all these social media
and, boy, this is never what our podcast is
about, but it's a very interesting conversation to have.
But all of these, they're flashing
the pans. They're like the moment,
and it has the dice that the.

(07:29):
And it has, the eyes and the users
and the followers or the people. But
then the moment something happens, and
maybe, maybe it's almost,
because social media
allows so much more
information to be shared
that, we're starting to, like, it's starting

(07:52):
to, work against itself
because, like, these people
behind the scenes can say or do something,
or it can be found out that
shady shit was happening, and then suddenly
people will disown it and be like, oh, I don't want to use
that. You shouldn't be using that. Yeah, I'm

(08:13):
still on Twitter, and
I guess I can't say that I feel
like the engagement has really changed
because
in a way, I know my kind
of engagement has changed.
so it's a weird thing of, like, well,

(08:36):
has the app changed or is
it, like, just a me thing? I don't know.

>> Will (08:42):
Yeah, I think it's a combination of both, because I think there's
still, you know, it used to be, you know, I think
it still is in some cases, the.
The town square for. For things. For
live events. I think, you know, sports. Twitter, for
example, I use it for, you know, pretty much for that
now. and, you know, so, like,
when football games or, you know, those kind of things are

(09:04):
going.

>> Sarah (09:05):
Yeah.

>> Will (09:05):
my. My. My usage is sort of how it
used. How I. I guess the 2015 me m
of Twitter, you know, how I used
it then. But then, like, other stuff, I mean, you
know, you know, I think because of streaming, you know, like, you know, there used
to be, like, us
especially, like, with TV shows and stuff. I mean, I think
it's that engagement factor. Like, we used to have, like,

(09:28):
whenever we met, you know, talking about the Flash. I mean, it's just not
there anymore because I think streaming has, like, you
know, people can watch stuff on demand. So. Yeah, I mean, some folks
will, you know, if a show, like, you know, for
example, Skeleton Crew just dropped his
premiere this evening. So, so some people will probably
still go and do that. Live watch

(09:48):
and live watch along. And I guess, you know, I guess occasionally I'll. If
I have an opportunity to do it. I have done it sometimes with, like, House
of the Dragon and some stuff that, you know, like. Okay,
well, part of it is just, like, you know, watch it now,
because if you don't, you're gonna get spoiled.
But, But I think it's, you know, I think it's like.
Like you said, I think it's a combination of, like, how we

(10:09):
have adapted as far as our usage of it first and
also how the apps have changed over time. So I think it's
just. Yeah, I think it's. It's a
combination of things. and how you. And how you use the
platform.

>> Sarah (10:22):
and it seems like a lot of people who
really like the platforms, they ultimately become the
creators. And then the moment you become a creator,
you're not so much into
the, like, you find your
niche and it,
and it becomes kind of fixated and it's,

(10:43):
Yeah, it'll be interesting to see what happens
at the end of this week, because I know there's now
potential legislation to have it delayed
being. And
and, and we'll, we'll
see what happens with Red Note.
Like, it doesn't, it's been

(11:03):
existing for years without America.

>> Will (11:06):
Yeah, exactly. It's like, yeah, it's like, it's like blue
sky. Yeah, yeah, it's been over
there and then now, yeah, now everybody's discovered
it and everybody's heading over there. And the same problems
that happened, on Twitter, you know, now happened
on blue skies. Like, you know, bots following you and everything else.

>> Sarah (11:24):
Yeah, All
right, well, that leads us into our discussion.
Will really wanted to do this. In fact, he
listed like 15 movies,
before I could even list any. And so
I'm looking at his list and I'm like, well, I'm
sure.

>> Will (11:43):
I figured there'll be some cross pollination with some of them, you
know. Well, yeah,
I just, honestly, honestly, I put it down. So
I. What's that?

>> Sarah (11:53):
Nothing. Told you before
the show.

>> Will (12:00):
No, I was, I, I honestly, I did it because I was like,
I'll forget half of these, but I'll write it down in the show
notes.

>> Sarah (12:08):
So are you really gonna go see how to train your
dragon?

>> Will (12:11):
I think I might. I'm actually very curious to see that
one. just to see how it translates into live action.
I did like the animation versions of the,
of that franchise. So when I, you know,
whenever I saw it was actually coming out, in
June, June, 13th, I was just like, oh, it's actually already
here. Yeah, yeah,

(12:32):
yeah.

>> Sarah (12:33):
I've never seen any of the how to
train your dragon movies.

>> Will (12:39):
Yeah, Well, I think for me it was like part of it too
is just that kids, you know, I have kids. It was not as
things. And that, that's how I got into it.

>> Sarah (12:47):
Absolutely. I have seen Frozen,
everyone. Okay. I have seen Frozen. I
haven't seen Frozen 2, but I have seen the original. and
that's about it. But, yeah.
And, and I do know that you're looking
forward to the first one on your list, because I
feel like you've mentioned it at least every time
we talk since.

>> Will (13:08):
Yes.

>> Sarah (13:09):
I want to say like end of November, if.

>> Will (13:11):
Yeah, yeah. I even like, you
know, I had in the film that
Sarah's talking about is a Wallace and Gromit, Vengeance Must Foul.
It's on Netflix now for January 3rd.
I'm waiting to, for my, my wife and
daughter to get back from, from their trip, to watch it because
it's, it's, it's a staple in our household as far as the

(13:31):
Wallace fr. but yeah,
it's a, it's a follow up to one
of the, one of the shorts from a few years ago. I guess those
are shorts. the Wrong
Trousers and So looking forward to that one
for sure.

>> Sarah (13:48):
And, and I don't, I don't feel
like I have seen anything about
this, but I'm sure you've told me
about this. But can you explain to me what is
Star Trek section 31 that is coming out
on January 24th?

>> Will (14:05):
Yeah. So that one is a spin
off from the TV show Star Trek Discovery. It was one
that we didn't cover here on the podcast.
but yeah, there was a character, Michelle Yo.
Was, was a character in Star
Trek Discovery. She played a multiversal
character and her multi.

(14:26):
The multiverse doppelganger
was an empress of the Terran Empire.
And she came into the Star Trek prime universe
and just. She became an agent for a
clandestine organization and Starfleet called Section 31.
And so she greenlit this before she
really. I mean she's always been like pop popular and

(14:46):
she's, you know, had a great career. But
before she won the Academy Award for everything everywhere,
they had greenlit this movie with, for. In the Star Trek
universe. And so, you know, so even
after she, you know, won the Academy Award and stuff, she's
like, nope, I'm coming back. I made a commitment. I'm finished. I'm gonna
do this project. And so, So this film

(15:07):
will premiere January 24th. Star, Trek has not
been in the, you know,
main, theaters, you know, for, for many years now.
But, but Paramount, plus is
they going to take the approach of doing some
streaming films. So this is the first one that they're
doing. And And So, yeah, so,

(15:27):
you know, I'm curious. I'm cautiously
optimistic about it. I know a lot of folks in the Star
Trek fandom are, I
think some folks are holding their
breaths. but, you know, but based off the trailers and some
other things, but I'm looking forward to it and
I'll probably do a review on my Star Trek show about it,
once I watch it.

>> Sarah (15:48):
Yeah. Yeah. He probably will do a
review.

>> Will (15:51):
Yeah. Whether I like it or one way or another way I love
it or hate it, I will give. I will definitely share my opinions on it.
And here, too. Yeah.

>> Sarah (15:59):
What a review is for. Like,
honestly, it should drive people
crazy if they tune in to hear
someone's thoughts about movies or TV
shows or just art in general and anything
and everything is good. Like, that
should raise a red flag.

>> Will (16:17):
Yeah, it should. It totally should.
We have had no shortage of giving our true opinions on
this show over the seven, six, seven years we've done
it.

>> Sarah (16:26):
Right. Or if all they want to do is just
recite everything that happened, it's
like, okay, cool. Like,
unless, sometimes I enjoy it
when it's not that they're
just. They're. They're expanding upon it.
Like, especially when things are based on other
media. Like, if you can get an

(16:49):
expanded idea of what
the. Like all of the Easter eggs,
all of the behind the scenes, some of the. Some
of the mirroring that happens, like, that is.
Yeah, that is great. But to actually
just restate the plot and be like, yeah, and I
enjoyed it. It's like, what is that

(17:09):
video? All
right, that brings us to February 14th, a
movie that we've already talked about. We've already talked
about the trailers for. We're gonna go see it, and then we're
gonna both share our thoughts on it. is Captain
America, or as will put in the
notes, Captain American
4.

>> Will (17:31):
Yeah. Oh, okay. Okay. You're calling me out
on my notes? All right, fine.
We said so much about the film, so you might as well. Yeah, we don't need
to. Yeah, yeah, you can poke fun with me on that. That's
fine.

>> Sarah (17:43):
Okay. It's okay. I. I
spell vite four,
six, seven different ways.

>> Will (17:53):
So no, it's all good. I mean, there's nothing more to be. That needs
to be said about Captain America, so I'm glad you like.

>> Sarah (17:58):
Thanks for Captain America.
I'm Captain American.

>> Will (18:03):
Yeah. Yeah.

>> Sarah (18:04):
Okay. There. There's
just something about this,
where. Where I am a bit
holding my breath. this one. and.
And I. I. Similar to thunderbolts.

>> Will (18:19):
Yeah.

>> Sarah (18:19):
where I'm just. I don't know. It's a
50. 50. I. I might. I
might go just have a really good time and then completely
forget about the movie. I probably.
That probably will happen, but
I just. There's. It's mainly the
reshoots that go on a lot of my mind.

(18:40):
specifically about Captain America 4.
but. But yeah, I. I have a little
hesitation, however, I. I
will admit the other week, during the Golden Globes, to
see all of the Sebastian Stan and Antony
Maki love. I'm just like, okay,
okay. Even though Sebastian Stan won't be in this

(19:03):
movie as I remember myself.
But. But still. Still, there's a
connection. Okay. You support one, you support
the other.

>> Will (19:12):
Yep, yep.

>> Sarah (19:13):
The true bromance.

>> Will (19:15):
Totally, totally.

>> Sarah (19:16):
Like Tom Holland. No.
Oh, man. Yeah. So that'll. That'll
come. And I
forgot about this one will. But,
I'm glad you put this on your list, because
I have seen the trailer, and I did think to
myself, that's one. I'll

(19:39):
probably be like, oh, should I go to theater? And then
ultimately decide not to and eventually watch it on
streaming. But, it's
Mickey 17 with Robert Pattinson.
the. The trailer is really interesting. Do
I fear that they gave away a lot of
stuff in the trailer? Absolutely. And by giveaway a

(20:00):
lot of stuff I also like. It's not just.
It's not the same thing as saying, I feel like they
told you the whole story, because I don't think they did.
My hesitation, though, is, did they only show
us the best parts?
You know, like, there's always the risk of that.

(20:22):
and I always. I think about that,
and it's kind of buried in my subconscious a
bit because, I still
remember, leading up
to Suicide Squad. Not. Not the
Suicide Squad. Suicide Squad.
And I know it was a few, many years

(20:42):
ago.

>> Will (20:43):
The David Arrow one.

>> Sarah (20:45):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
And everyone was raving about the
trailer. And I
listened to, like, so. And watched so many people
react and review the trailer. And, only
one person said, I don't know,
if you think about it, the trailer is just
good because they play a song over all of

(21:08):
these action beats, yet you barely
hear any dialogue. M.
I was like, oh, oh,
okay, that's. That's a fair.
And we know how that turned out. And it's just,
wow, you were. You caught something.
Like, there is a way for them to sell

(21:29):
you on a movie being good
without you even realizing, just because they.
They edited the trailer so well.

>> Will (21:38):
Yeah, yeah. True, true.
But, you know, with Mickey 17, I mean, you
know, I think to your point about whether or not they
released too much. You know what I remembered as a trailer? I just
remember that there's dueling clones.
and. And. And, you
know, I did. It was definitely one of those ones that I was like, oh,
yeah, I definitely want to see it, and I probably will see this one in the

(22:00):
theater as I think maybe part of the reason. I know
you give me, you gave me grief about the list, but
honestly, I think maybe I'm making up for
like giving a 20, 24. Just didn't have anything
that was like really where I was just like, oh,
yeah, I'm gonna get my ass in the theater to watch it.
So maybe this year, pretty much everything I
have on here is. I will probably, if not check,

(22:23):
you know, I will probably more likely than not go. If it's in the
theater, we'll go, we'll go see it. I mean, there are a couple things like, you
know, Wallace and Star Trek that are, you know, streaming only, but,
most of these I'll probably will catch in the theater.

>> Sarah (22:34):
Yeah, m. Yeah, yeah. Well,
that'll, that'll be out in on
March 7th and then in April,
on April 18th, sinners
starring Michael B. Jordan. And I'm
blanking on the director name.

>> Will (22:50):
Oh, Ryan Coogler.

>> Sarah (22:52):
Ryan Coogler. Yep. Classic,
classic collaboration here. And it's going to be a
vampire movie.

>> Will (22:58):
Yeah, he's playing again another situation where
the lead is playing dual roles.
because Michael B. Jordan is doing that as well in this
movie.

>> Sarah (23:09):
Yeah, yeah. Michael B.
Jordan. That's an interesting career.

>> Will (23:14):
Yes, yes.

>> Sarah (23:16):
If you really look at that. I still
remember watching him on Friday Night
Lights and
even before that on,
God, I hate sometimes how old I'm
getting with my blinking of, the Wire. Oh,
yeah, I was late to the Wire,
but I did watch the Wire after watching

(23:38):
him on Friday night.
And so that was really jarring.
But, but yeah, just, just an interesting
career. And yeah, I,
I. And in case anybody's wondering, I'm probably not gonna
go see Sinners.

(23:58):
not because of, of
the creative team behind it, but mainly because I don't
do horror movies. No, no, no,
no, no.

>> Will (24:08):
Yeah.

>> Sarah (24:09):
Too much an active in
imagination. I can't, I can't do it. And I
live alone. I just
can't.

>> Will (24:18):
I totally understand. Oh, you know, you'll. Yeah. If I have
nightmares, you could be like, well, I told you.

>> Sarah (24:25):
I can't picture you having nightmares. I
can picture you getting scared,
but I can't. Nightmares.

>> Will (24:34):
Yeah. Yeah. It's been known to happen. It's been known to
happen.

>> Sarah (24:40):
I also appreciate. This is in chronological
order. It's just all nice and
we just got like, it's moving
quickly with it, but thunderbolts,
which we will both be seen in Theaters, and
we will both be sharing our thoughts about whether
Will wants to or not.
but, but we're gonna, we're gonna do it. And

(25:03):
it's another one where I, Again, I'm,
I don't know if they, if
they only edited in the best parts in
the trailer or, or if
they, they left some for us to be
surprised by.

>> Will (25:19):
But, yeah, I, honestly, this is one of those
ones where I just feel like it's, it's an obligation
to go see.

>> Sarah (25:26):
Yeah.

>> Will (25:26):
At this point.
Yeah, yeah. I mean, for new
listeners, I, you know, whenever the trailer dropped,
I, you know, I was just, like, very
lukewarm on it to be. And that's probably being
generous. and I just, this is not
one that I'm just like, yeah,
okay.

>> Sarah (25:48):
Yeah, yeah. it's, it's been
very clear that you're team captain
America 4 and I'm team Thunderbolts.

>> Will (25:56):
Yeah.
And we're both Team Fantastic Four. So I think, you
know, so it all beams out.

>> Sarah (26:04):
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, how can you not be
Team Pedro? How can you not. Okay. Come
on. Yeah.
Fantastic Four. Will is, is the, the month
of July. I mean, just skipping ahead a little
bit, which I'll backtrack in a moment, but
skipping ahead like, the month of July, where it's not

(26:24):
really obligation so much as
if. I know you're gonna get
your tickets ahead of time, but your
struggle to get Wicked tickets. I'm just, like,
thinking to myself, like, how is he gonna make it in
July? Not one,
but two of these.

>> Will (26:43):
Oh, gosh, I'm gonna have to. I'm hoping I'll be lucky. Like, I
was with Oppenheimer and got. Got a,
Lucky enough to get a ticket to us.
A, review screening.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm hoping.
Yeah, yeah, because that's, because,
yeah. I mean, I don't know if the demand signal was as high for

(27:04):
Oppenheimer as that was for Wicked, but, but you're
right, you know this. I, you know, whenever they
do do the event sales, I'll. But probably will go
ahead and get those things locked in.

>> Sarah (27:14):
Yeah.

>> Will (27:15):
Yeah.

>> Sarah (27:16):
I, I, So we did talk about
Superman a few weeks ago, and we both
really enjoyed the trailer.
and of course, looking forward to the movie,
after that. I do love the
fact that we're still in
January and knock on wood, have yet to,

(27:36):
have yet to, see anything fantastic.
We're related.

>> Will (27:40):
Yeah.

>> Sarah (27:41):
Just because I, I, I, I
need, I, I, I need it
to, like, go as long as Possible
Super Bowl. I know it won't.

>> Will (27:52):
Yeah, we'll get it. Yeah, I, I, I think
we'll probably get a teaser Super Bowl.

>> Sarah (27:58):
Yeah. Which a teaser these days is pretty
much a trailer. Okay. I, I've
noticed they've stretched that word
far more than necessary.
and yeah, they, they're gonna capitalize
the whole the Last of Us season two
and just like, oh, if you like this guy, see,

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you can see him in July playing a superhero.

>> Will (28:21):
Yeah. Yeah. Speaking of which, I happen to see a story
on ComicBook.com, you know, just speaking of Pedro and Last
of Us to, you know, our theory last week that I
probably dropped the 13th of
April. They pretty much, they had to,
they pretty much confirmed that that was probably gonna be the case
given that the White Lotus will, you know, go

(28:41):
until, go into, into that month.

>> Sarah (28:43):
So that's, that's the strategy
that streaming services need to have.
I, I am surprised that
more don't, I don't find
more streaming services doing this
strategically of like, as soon as this show ends,
you need to retain your audience. So you need to come back

(29:04):
with, like,
you need to come back. You can't, you can't like,
let weeks or months go on without nothing.
I don't, I don't like Netflix's
schedule. Like, Netflix
has never really figured out a
good they with their K dramas. They know what they're
doing because they do tend to conclude one and then

(29:26):
immediately drop a new one. which is, which
is fine. But I don't understand
why the American, like, why,
for the American products, it doesn't do that as
well, but. Yeah, yeah, whatever. I mean, I feel like
I've been waiting for the last season of you
to appear on Netflix for at least five

(29:46):
years.

>> Will (29:48):
We'll get a tv. Yeah, we'll get a TV next week. Yeah,
yeah, yeah. Because I think, I think I did see where there's coming out, but.

>> Sarah (29:54):
Well, yeah, oh, no, I know it's coming
out. I, I'm pretty sure it's coming out in,
in February, but.

>> Will (30:01):
Okay.

>> Sarah (30:01):
Yeah, but yeah, so to backtrack
to, May.

>> Will (30:06):
Yeah. Before you backtrack, have we come up with a, I know one of
the things we were trying to come up with was like a what to
call July. And you know, it's like, is it Super 4 or is it super
tastic or, you know, have you, have you thought of anything
like, like we had with the whole Barbenheimer?

>> Sarah (30:20):
I, I, I thought that was homework for
our listeners, not for Me.

>> Will (30:24):
Okay. Yeah. And for listeners. But I, just. Those are two I just thought of.
You know, I just wanted to see. See what you're.
Didn't know if you had any thoughts about that
or our listeners, like that.

>> Sarah (30:35):
Or not, you know, of the two that you just came up
for. Yeah, up with. Oh, no, no,
no, no, no, no. Will, will
you go. You're gonna
by them and then come back to me?

>> Will (30:53):
Yeah.

>> Sarah (30:54):
No, I don't know.

>> Will (30:56):
I don't know. I. Like I said, I just, like, you know,
I know they're lame, but I figured, you know, just give it a
shot. I.
I have no pride of off the ship. I know they're lame, but, you
know.

>> Sarah (31:10):
They'Re basically dad jokes, so.

>> Will (31:12):
Exactly.

>> Sarah (31:16):
so on that note, we're gonna definitely go back to May,
because we'll. We'll always go and
see the Mission Impossible movies.

>> Will (31:24):
Yes, I will. Yes, I will. May 23rd
saga.

>> Sarah (31:31):
yeah.

>> Will (31:31):
Yes. Well, it's called the Final Reckoning, but, you know,
that's there. I mean, Tom Cruise is going
to be, like, getting wheeled out into, like, you know, in a wheelchair. He's
80 years old, still doing these movies, so.
So even though they're calling the Final Reckoning, I think that's as much
as a, as a reaction to how
people were, like,

(31:51):
not happy with how,
Dead Reckoning was called Dead Reckoning Part one, and
so they, like, rebranded it to be the Final Reckoning. So I guess
maybe for this storyline and Ethan
Hunt's career. Yeah, they were like, you, know, it will be the final
story for this, but I
just can't. I can't see Tom

(32:12):
Cruise is, like, retiring from this role anytime
soon.

>> Sarah (32:15):
Yeah, it's like, when will Vin Diesel
stop doing Fast and Furious movies?

>> Will (32:20):
Right, Right, exactly.

>> Sarah (32:21):
It's never going to happen. Okay.
He's going to be walking with the crane
cane. Hey, let me drive
the car. Yeah. and then
we've already talked about how to train your dragon. Live
Action will be released on June
13th. and this brings us
to the Naked Gun.

(32:44):
Is this a remake?

>> Will (32:45):
Yes, with Liam Neeson. He's taking. He's playing,
Frank Drebin, taking over the mantle,
from the late, Leslie Nielsen.

>> Sarah (32:53):
I have never seen the original.

>> Will (32:56):
Oh, oh, talk about, like, bad
puns and whatnot. You gotta watch the original. I mean, it's probably pretty
dated now, but it still works.

>> Sarah (33:06):
A lot of those movies, like,
because it was made in the 80s, right?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. The
80s had this. That, this kind
of niche of these bad pun
movies.

>> Will (33:21):
Yeah. Airplane.

>> Sarah (33:23):
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Which,
which in a way died.
But, but that's a good
or bad thing per se. I mean, their
2000s definitely had their own version.
Yeah. Scary, movie. Disaster movie.

>> Will (33:40):
Yeah, exactly.

>> Sarah (33:41):
Very, very bad. but, but yeah.
So no, I had no idea that this was happening
until I saw your list and I was like, oh, is that a
remake? And, and that's, that's
interesting. Weird release date.
Not gonna lie. Kind of weird. But then again,
when you have like the two
biggest movies coming out in July,

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you're. You're kind of like, where do I put this?

>> Will (34:06):
Yeah, pretty much August is the dumping ground. Just
like. Yeah, yeah.

>> Sarah (34:11):
So which,
and then, which leads us too.
And you're going to have to explain to me what this is.
But, on September 26th you
have the movie called the Bride is
listed.

>> Will (34:26):
Yes, this is the Bride of Frankenstein story.
And Maggie Gyllenhaal is going to direct it. And
Kristian, Bale is playing the monster. And Jess.
Gosh, can't remember handwriting. Baker, I believe
is playing the Broadway. Just Bickley is
playing the broad.
So. Yeah, yeah.

>> Sarah (34:48):
Who's playing Frankenstein?

>> Will (34:50):
Kristian Bill.

>> Sarah (34:51):
Kristian Bill.
Interesting.

>> Will (34:55):
Yeah.

>> Sarah (34:56):
So it's going to be a blue eyed Frankenstein.

>> Will (34:59):
I guess so.

>> Sarah (35:01):
That's gonna be weird.

>> Will (35:03):
Yeah, yeah, I guess so. Yeah.
I don't know.

>> Sarah (35:07):
I don't know. I have to see the trailer.

>> Will (35:10):
Yeah, yeah, I haven't seen. Yeah, yeah, we'll see the trailer.
Yeah. You know, this is, Yeah, I was going to say that one
last thing about the Naked Gun movie. It was going to be my. It's my cocaine
bear for the year. So where. There's just that
movie. I just have to go. Just because.
And the Bride might be that one too.

>> Sarah (35:28):
It might. I don't, I don't know.
There. There's something about it. The cast.
I mean, Kristian Bale obviously
very, interesting. But,
I just realized I got Kristian Bale confused with someone else.
He doesn't have blue eyes.

>> Will (35:49):
So we're just about Glenn Powell.

>> Sarah (35:52):
No.

>> Will (35:53):
Which I know we got.

>> Sarah (35:54):
Yeah, no, I'm thinking about
Oppenheimer.

>> Will (35:58):
Oh, oh, Cillian.

>> Sarah (36:00):
Yeah, yeah.
Killian Murphy.

>> Will (36:03):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

>> Sarah (36:05):
Glenn Powell.

>> Will (36:06):
No, no joking. Yeah.

>> Sarah (36:09):
No, Glenn Powell is charming.
However, I, as someone who
has still not seen Top Gun 2,
I, I know more, more
tragedies. but I
just. I, in, in the stuff I see him in, I'm
like, I'm like, he, he, he. I'M more
like. Yeah, yeah. Anyway.

(36:32):
Anyway, we're moving on. We're moving on. This is like.

>> Will (36:35):
We'll get to him in a minute. Anyway, so.

>> Sarah (36:36):
Yeah, yeah. Because of the Running Man.

>> Will (36:39):
Yep.

>> Sarah (36:40):
Who else is in that?

>> Will (36:42):
Oh, gosh. let me see real fast.
I had it up here, like, to.

>> Sarah (36:47):
Say this is like the second, the
second or the third remake you have on here, Will.
That doesn't bode well.
Remakes are not usually the best.

>> Will (36:59):
Yeah. Oh, gosh. Who is. You know, I
don't have. Who else is in there right now? but I will. Look
me. I'll pull it up here while we keep talking. But I know the other
thing we were gonna. I had on here is Predator Badlands, and this was
the, the same guy who did Prey,
is going to be directing and wrote this
one. And I think in this film, the Predator is actually the

(37:20):
protagonist system.

>> Sarah (37:22):
That's what they all say. They all
say, like. Like, that does not.
I really.
First of all, don't tell us that.
Don't tell us that. let us be surprised by
it. Or if you're moving, if, like, the
plot really works, then,

(37:44):
like, one inexperience to go into that and then come out of
and be like, wait a second, wait a second.
The Predator was a good guy.
Like, what an experience. And so now
that they're leading with that, it's just like, oh,
okay. So let's. Let's see how
you, Black Adam. This. Okay.

>> Will (38:04):
Exactly.

>> Sarah (38:05):
Exactly.

>> Will (38:07):
Pray was very good. You know, that was one of the ones that was, like, one of
my favorites about Prey. Yeah.
A lot.

>> Sarah (38:13):
And. And I. I have seen a few,
unfortunately, Predator movies
and, a few Alien movies.
and this is again, why I don't watch horror
movies. or scary movies.

>> Will (38:27):
Yeah.

>> Sarah (38:27):
Or anything with suspense.

>> Will (38:30):
Yeah.

>> Sarah (38:33):
Well, while Will
continues to try to find. Or you guys.

>> Will (38:38):
I got it. Yeah. And I was. And I just didn't want to misname
anybody but Josh. Brolin's also in it.
Katie, O'Brien. who
she, was in season three of the Mandalorian, if I
recall. Lee Pace. Jamie Lawson, Amelia
Jones, Michael, Sarah. So, Daniel,
Ezra, are all the folks who

(38:59):
build.

>> Sarah (39:01):
Okay, I. I was totally
listening, but nobody stood out to
me, so. So.

>> Will (39:08):
Well, not even just Brolin. Come
on.

>> Sarah (39:11):
Oh, yeah, yeah. Well, you led with that, and then you went
through seven other people. I'm like. I'm. I'm losing track here.

>> Will (39:17):
Okay. Yeah.

>> Sarah (39:18):
I mean, Brolin's good, but.
Yeah.

>> Will (39:22):
Okay.

>> Sarah (39:22):
Not. I don't know.

>> Will (39:25):
Yeah.

>> Sarah (39:25):
Anyways, so both Predator and Running man come
out on November 7th. And then will
is going to probably, spend
the night on the sidewalk waiting for
Wicked 2 tickets so that he doesn't get screwed
over this time around.

>> Will (39:41):
Exactly. I'm camping out. Damn right I
am.

>> Sarah (39:46):
For Wicked 2 for good. which will
come out on November 23rd
first. Any chance of that getting delayed?

>> Will (39:55):
I doubt it.

>> Sarah (39:56):
Yeah. Yeah. Interesting. Well,
well, that just means that they, they made sure to have
both parts solely in the
can, unlike another film we know.
I still haven't gotten that sequel.

>> Will (40:10):
For real.

>> Sarah (40:12):
yeah. And, and after all of that,
the only two films, that
I wanted to just add in there, and I
don't have release dates for these, but,
Well, well, that's, that's wonderful, Will.

>> Will (40:28):
Hey, I'm looking out for it. Looking out for you, my friend. Looking out for you.

>> Sarah (40:31):
Oh, I, I, When I say I'm curious, it
means I'm just gonna throw this out here because it wasn't on
Will's list.

>> Will (40:38):
I almost put. But one of the one you're about to talk about.
I almost did put on my list.

>> Sarah (40:44):
F1 on your list.

>> Will (40:45):
I did.

>> Sarah (40:46):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. It's, it's a Brad
Pitt LED racing movies. And
surprisingly, for the most part, when it's,
when it's about, race car driving, I tend to like those
movies. And I'm not counting in
fast and the fierce in that at all. Not the
same thing. so, so

(41:06):
I, I've seen the trailer for this
and I'm just a bit curious about it.
And then I heard about,

>> Will (41:14):
Oh, yeah, before you, yeah, before you do that. It's coming out June
27th and, and it actually is directed
by the, Top Gun maverick director too, so.

>> Sarah (41:23):
Awesome. Yep. and then the other one
is a curious case of.
Oh, no, never mind. The other one is
called the Battle of Bacton Cross.
Yeah, it's Will Polk directed, by
Will Polk Thomas Anderson, and it stars Leonardo
DiCaprio. I have no idea what this movie's about.

>> Will (41:44):
Yeah, I, yeah, so I saw
that on your list. And then I was just like, I was looking for a title and
I couldn't find it and I was like, let me just
see what PTA is working on. And that's, that's where I found it.
So apparently it's supposed to come out in August.
and apparently what little bit of details I
have is like, Leonardo DiCaprio's like, plan some

(42:06):
character that, that's like an ex con. He's being chased
by like an FBI agent or something like that.
And it's based on a book, but loosely based on the book, but
that's all I was able to find out about it.

>> Sarah (42:17):
Yeah, I. I feel like you
just described a different Leonardo DiCaprio
film, or at least like two or three other ones
where he plays somebody involved in crime and remaining from
the law. but I don't
know. Kristian Harlov brought it up when he was
talking about his. Like, this is the research I did. I

(42:37):
just listened to Kristian
and I was like, oh, okay, I
took two of them. Okay. And
no, none of the movies that Will just mentioned were on
his list. So,
anyways, yeah, so I'm just going to throw that out
there. and yeah, well, PTA

(42:58):
is, you.

>> Will (42:58):
Know, obviously Boogie Nights and everything. So, I mean, he is, you know,
he's. Well, yeah, I like, like
his work. So, I mean, it's definitely will be a good film for
sure.

>> Sarah (43:08):
Maybe. Maybe. It'll probably be three hours
along and I'm not interested. Yeah,
so. So yeah, so as soon as I
talk myself into it, I immediately talk myself out. Just look
at the runtime. Look at that
run time. All right, so that leads us
to, Invincible Season
2, which we put a pause on because

(43:31):
Will wanted to all the way back in March of last
year. and so this
weekend we both binged
the final three episodes of season two.
And, I enjoyed it.
I was engaged. Predominant amount of
time. have I thought about it since I

(43:52):
stopped watching? No. Yeah,
not really. But, I. I'm
going to stand by this. This is a binge show. I
get more out of this when I binge it than when I
have to wait week to week.
and, and yeah, Will, why don't
you talk?

>> Will (44:12):
Yeah, no, I, I agree. I
know I messaged you over the weekend and I was just like, you know,
I finished it. And, and you, you shared with me your. What you
just shared here. Which is. It is. It is. Does work better
as a binge. and the other thing that,
that I remember, and I think we talked about this
too at the first season, is the back half of

(44:32):
these. Of this series is
so much better than the front half as far as
the season. I, just felt like these, these last
three episodes just really, just really clicked.
And I think to your point, it does lend itself to
binging. and, and, and
I was super engaged. I was like, oh, I think we

(44:53):
made the right call. But Like, I think we like took a
pause in it to like start talking about three body problem.
A couple other things, that we really wanted to, really
wanted to enjoy earlier this, earlier last
year. But yeah, you know, I,
Yeah, you know, I felt that where the series
ended, well, the season ended, with,
with Mark being,

(45:15):
It worked really well. It worked really well.
All right, start over. so, yeah, so as I
was saying, the, you know, I think the, you know, the,
the back half of the, these shows really work
well. you know, I think the thing for me with
the, with episode six was really just,
you know, it really brought up the

(45:36):
things that we always see in these superhero shows as far as
like, you know, Mark and Amber trying to figure out like
what, you know, how the
relationship's going to work. you know, you know, and,
and of course it was funny how like both he and, and
Amber like, you know, sought out advice from like
Art and and, and

(45:57):
then, and then Amber reached out to
Eve and yeah, and they both were like, look, you guys are like
talking to us. You need to talk to each other. So you know, it was just like, you know, so it
was, I mean the sixth episode of the, of the.

>> Sarah (46:09):
Of the last happened in that episode. Right,
you're getting that confused with episode seven.
No, no, you're right. You're right. Because then, because
then like the more important thing, because I,
I, the whole Amber and Mark
stuff and Eve love triangle thing, I

(46:29):
didn't really work for me as much as you did. I,
I felt like those were the, the lower
points, for me, just because I've seen it
so many times before.
But it's also important in terms of
stakes and a
superhero origin story and

(46:49):
realizing that you're different and you
can't be normal in that struggle.
so it's kind of a
fundamental, thing to explore in
these, in this genre. but
during the conversation with Art,
Mark also Art tells them about the
sci fi books which are the stories. Like my

(47:12):
big takeaway from, see, from
episode six. It's not. So it's not that simple
is just the fact that I love how we
stopped watching right in the middle of pretty much
a two parter. Yeah,
yeah.

>> Will (47:28):
And it's funny, I think I did, you know, when I was rewatching it
this, while I was watching it this weekend, I was like, you know, I think I've watched
these episodes already. And then I think we just like
running into what we're running into right now, which is like, how do we talk
about this show? Because I think we both enjoy it, but it's
not one that we just, like, feel that strongly
about.

>> Sarah (47:48):
And. And I just. I mean,
like, it literally was in the middle of a fight
sequence. And then. So
majority of the, sixth
episode is the fallout and the casualties
and the pain and the anger and the frustration
following that. So the fact that I went

(48:08):
almost a year having watched the first
part and now the second
part, I didn't feel any of it. I was. I
was thinking the whole time, I'm like, okay, who's this
person? Oh, she dead. Who is she again?
How is she? I was. I was totally,
totally. Like, the stakes are so low.
And it was just. It was just a lot of,

(48:31):
us. Or us as a viewer,
trying to reorientate ourselves in terms of the
story. But then as soon as I
got past episode six and into episode
seven, or throughout episode
six, as I became more oriented with the
things, I was surprised by how, like,
I have no need to go back and watch because I. I feel

(48:54):
like I'm remembering things, and I feel like I.
I understand the. The basis.
Do I know the people's names? God, no.
but. But I. I get it. You got. You got
Mark, and you got Debbie, got Eve, and you got Amber.
How much more? You know, maybe Cecil,
maybe. Yeah, maybe.
So. So. And then we get into episode six, seven,

(49:15):
which. Which is. Is where,
I'm just trying to re. Re.
Re. Figure out what I want to say about
episode seven.
I think that, Because
I vaguely. I. I not only found myself
remembering aspects,

(49:37):
of this show and this season while watching
these final three episodes, a year
removed, but I found myself
reflecting and remembering previous conversations
about earlier episodes of the seasons we had last
year. and I think Debbie
has always been like.
Like, interesting. Kind of like, okay,

(50:00):
this. I don't know where we're going with this. And
interesting and then not. And her whole
arc of, was a bit
jarring for me because she, like,
assumed mom role very quickly over
Oliver. Very quickly.
Yeah, but at the same time,
and I'm just gonna get into it, like,

(50:23):
when. When we see her,
with Armstrong. Armstrong.
Armstrong, yeah. Angstrom.
Same thing. It's a strum.
I just. I just like how
she's. She's not a superhero. She's nothing.
She's mom. She. She's trying to

(50:44):
protect. And you see that.
That, inability to do that
basic thing play out with
Angstrom in A previous universe.
And how that pain as being
failure as a parent to be able to protect your
children and have to like, lie to
them and say everything's going to be all right when you don't

(51:07):
really know that. Like, I thought that was so
good and so clever to do.
because it not only helped
us with Debbie and understanding
and empathy there, but also
just in terms of reminders
remembering how.
How this man, came to

(51:30):
be and everything that's going on in that
head and. And the motivation of it
all. I thought. I thought that
that just worked so well. And
just also throughout these three episodes,
all of her conversations with Mark, whether
it like, I really like the moment where she
talks about her first date with Nolan

(51:52):
and just. Just
because as. As
bizarre as it is, they were able to make
it feel like an actual start of
a relationship and going, through
feelings that you would actually feel and then
also counteract with that. But at

(52:12):
the end of the day he's a
superhero. And so I felt alone. And it's
just. I think the dialogue
that they gave her in terms of
her interactions with Mark in particular worked
really well. and I'm glad we
didn't. I think in previous seasons
it's felt too much like a Debbie

(52:35):
storyline and her and Mark kind of cross.
When these final three episodes, it felt
like they really. We
had so much more of them of the mother and
son relationship,
which is vital because of what Mark's going through
in terms of his trying to
prevent becoming his dad and

(52:58):
being able to lean on his mom who's human.
So that. That human versus
vulture mite. Who am I more like?
that's going on inside him internally.

>> Will (53:09):
Yeah, yeah, I completely agree. and
really can't have much more to that with. With Mark and
Debbie. as far as,
what we saw as. As Angstrom
was like constantly like torturing him
literally, with.
With you know, harming her and Oliver.
But you know, and I think is one of the things we were talking

(53:32):
about episode six and seven. I guess
the reason why I brought up the relationship
stuff with. With Mark, and
Amber and trying to have a normal relationship in
the superhero stuff is what we have, what we get at the end
of this episode when they are finally able to go
out on the date and then the
Anissa, you know, the Viltrumite does

(53:54):
come down and and
really threaten, Amber
and. And all that kind of stuff. And again, you know, just
to just, you know, reinforce what you were saying about
Mark. And, and Debbie and
also, you know, how aunt.
How the goddess and stuff that she was helping. You know,

(54:14):
things that she was talking to him about, how she and Nolan
had their relationship and how all that. And how Marcus trying
to like thread that needle and figure out how to handle all this. You
know, I think that,
you know, the stakes felt. I felt it more
this time, when I was, When I was watching it because of
the setup that they did that what you just discussed.

>> Sarah (54:36):
And what did you think about the final showdown
between Mark and Angstrom and how
that all unravels?

>> Will (54:45):
how it all unraveled. He, you know,
Mark felt broken in some regards
because you know, whenever we, we
do end up on that desolate planet and,
and he, he loses it and, and,
and you know we just see the fallout from it and, and,
and how he's trying to, you know,

(55:06):
he's crossed that line and you know, he's talking to Cecil about it
and, and, and, and all he's
just feeling so many, so many emotions that he's
feeling given that he's crossed the
line. you know, it left
for me, it left me in a place where I was just like I was really feeling for
Mark. because you know, the one thing he's trying, you know,

(55:26):
ever since, he's
been in this role, he's, you know, he's. Especially once he
discovered what his father is really like, he's trying not to
replicate that. And then, and then, and then we. And then in
his eyes he did so.

>> Sarah (55:41):
Right. I, I really
enjoyed it because it Of how it made
the Angstrom storyline,
payoff. Because I do remember the
first half of this season and
How, how. And
I was. They did a good job of reminding

(56:02):
us through Mark, and
replaying the events that occurred to create the
Angstrom who's. Who's now at the end
of this season, who, who confronts Mark
and, and you're reminded that yeah, this guy
did want to save. Like his motivation
started off so pure and innocent

(56:22):
and, and he,
but also with morals. even
ultimately he did save Mark,
which led to his own ruin in a
way. because he didn't want his
utopia to be created through
blood. which is very
poetic line. And that's why I remember it.

(56:45):
And, and, and so
with that he, he became the
ultimate foe and Mark even points that out. And so
I really glad that they had that verbal
exchange that was then
only mirrored at the end because then
what Mark pointed out in Angstrom ultimately

(57:06):
happens to Mark.
Now I don't see him going and holding anybody
hostage. Okay.
Especially little babies. Threxon. Or
not still a little baby. but
he may. He did make. Make a
choice. and you re. And I really see

(57:26):
it just with the self justification
that occurs because that is. That is such
a classic thing for anyone
to do. Like at any
extent of anything morally or ethically
wrong that you do, whether it tells. When
you tell a lie, there's something in you that says,

(57:47):
this is why I'm doing this.

>> Will (57:48):
Yeah.

>> Sarah (57:49):
This is my justification. Because you have
to just. At the moment you have to just
self justify is the moment you know you're doing something shouldn't be
doing.

>> Will (57:58):
Yep, exactly.

>> Sarah (58:00):
So. So I just. I thought that
all like it.
Considering that
the first half of this show, this season
aired in November of
2023. If I'm not
mistaken, we
finished. We watched three,

(58:22):
two episodes in March
2024, and we're watching the last
three episodes in January
2025. This the,
way episode eight should not have
worked for us the way
it did.

>> Will (58:40):
Yeah.

>> Sarah (58:41):
But, for some reason
through all of that time and neither one
of us did any re watching. No,
no, we had. We. Neither one of us did any re
watching. We don't. We don't listen to Invincible
spoiler class. So the fact that we were able to keep
that thread and still be

(59:01):
impacted by that overall
arc, especially with the Angstrom
stuff, because they, like, that's
part of the reason why we stopped watching because it was just like, well, what's
going on? Like, what was the first part of this whole
season about? Like, for nowhere
near. So it's just. I
was. I was kind of shocked and I'm

(59:23):
just. And on Sunday after
watching this and being like, wow,
that worked so well. And
I, mean, maybe it's because we just needed a break
from it all.
and we went into this
willingly and it just. We're like, we have
the time, we might as well

(59:46):
or finished what we started with it. And I'm so glad
we. We. We did. I,
am curious about season three.
I know it's coming soon and I have no idea how it'll
work and no promises to our listeners about
covering it anytime soon. But, it is a
testament to the writing and the structure that

(01:00:07):
both of us were able to enjoy these final three
episodes the way we did, despite
all of the time gaps in between
watching this whole season.

>> Will (01:00:18):
Agreed. Agreed. Yeah, it definitely, you're right. Admit
for me, the same thing. Things did come Back,
as I was watching it. And, and it was
that last episode, as I said at the outset, it was very impactful.
And that's why I just wanted us to, you
know, work our way to that instead of just
spilling it all at the beginning of our analysis tonight because,

(01:00:39):
it was a very effective episode.

>> Sarah (01:00:41):
Yeah. I mean, even Alan
worked.

>> Will (01:00:45):
Yes.

>> Sarah (01:00:46):
For hum humor. And. And I. And I don't say
that as if he's never worked, but
I was, I was very delighted
that. How sparingly they used
him. and also
the.
He is so, so
needed. Yeah, he is,

(01:01:08):
because here's. Spoiler alert. He's
actually funny.
There's not a lot of humor. Okay. And
the people who they. I think the writers think are
funny, they're not actually funny there. It's kind
of lame. But. But Alan is
funny, because he

(01:01:29):
feels like this. This. He feels
like a character who you're. You often
get who. Who. But I
don't. I don't know how to describe them, but. But I love
now how he, He, willingly
finds himself in a Viltrumite
prison so that he can help Nolan

(01:01:49):
escape. So. So Mark will come
and. And all this, it just. It's the best.

>> Will (01:01:55):
Yeah, it was the best. It was the best. And even, like, whenever
he. And when Alan and the immortal, like, get into
it. Yeah. you know, you're right. I mean, this is. It's
between the writing and also, I think it's just Seth Rogen's
delivery. I think really, what makes this character
work so well.

>> Sarah (01:02:11):
Yeah, yeah. The voice
acting is very good.
I will admit it takes me out, though, a little bit.
Like, whether it's, Seth Rogen
or even, Sterling K.
Brown, where I'm like,
I know your voices are so

(01:02:32):
distinct. And yes, I mean, Steven Yun has
a distinct voice as well.

>> Will (01:02:37):
He does.

>> Sarah (01:02:38):
Which, which, by the way, I can't believe Will's
list didn't include his new movie that's coming
out with Kristian Stewart, which is the most bizarre
movie. Like, have you heard about
this?

>> Will (01:02:50):
No, no.

>> Sarah (01:02:52):
Oh, my God. Hold up. I gotta bring up IMDb.
You talk to the people for a moment.

>> Will (01:02:57):
Yeah, yeah, no, this is, I did not
notice Stephen had another film coming out this year.
Or it's a 2026.

>> Sarah (01:03:04):
No, it's this year. It's this year coming out
soon. Okay.
Love me. Okay, so
here, here's. Here's the, courtesy.

>> Will (01:03:16):
Ah.

>> Sarah (01:03:16):
Of IMDb. We're not sponsored by them, but courtesy of
them. The. The plot is a post
apocalyptic romance in which a
bio or
bui and a satellite meet
online and fall in love after the end of human
civilization.
Okay. It is advertised so

(01:03:38):
well,
it makes you feel like you're watching
like, those vloggers.
Yeah, yeah. So basically
these two machines
find a curate. All of
this, all of these images, from
vloggers.

>> Will (01:03:59):
Oh, wow.

>> Sarah (01:04:00):
Live out the human experience of falling in
love through this, through these
vlogs and everything.
So bizarre.

>> Will (01:04:09):
That is very bizarre. No, yeah, no, I just remember Stephen Ewing and
like, he was in the film with the, in notes with
the Jordan Peele
film and he was, you know, that was one I really
enjoyed. But no, when is, when is release date for
for this film?

>> Sarah (01:04:24):
It's sometime this month. January 31st. Yep.

>> Will (01:04:28):
Okay. Okay. I miss that one.

>> Sarah (01:04:29):
Yeah, yeah.
yeah, he Walking Dead.
Duh. But whatever. Yeah,
yeah. Well, I, I don't think we
have much, more to say about Invincible
other than if, if, if
anybody else stopped watching.

(01:04:50):
If you have time, throw on, finish what you
started. It's well worth it.

>> Will (01:04:55):
Yeah.

>> Sarah (01:04:56):
and, and we will see if,
and when we get to season three.

>> Will (01:05:01):
Yeah, yeah, it comes out in February, but we, it may
be June or July
when we, when we get to it, but we'll get, we'll get to season
three, you know, and we'll binge it. Ah, I think that is the way to
watch this series. I completely agree with you.

>> Sarah (01:05:15):
Yeah, yeah. Next, week we'll talk more
about TV shows and what's ahead
and we'll, we'll be returning to 2024
again next week and this one I don't think will
be as nice of a
conversation about. But yeah, we,
like we said, we have to finish what we start and when

(01:05:35):
we'll be me watch Cobra Kai. I have to
finish what I start. So. Yeah, yeah,
yeah, I caused this because I was the one who
started watching Cobra Kai all the way back in season
one when it was still good and boy, have the
mighty.

>> Will (01:05:50):
You are responsible for this one, my friend. I just like, you know,
I just have to like, you know, make sure I get you
back for that now that it's like
it just needs to.

>> Sarah (01:06:00):
Yeah, yeah, we'll get through it. It'll be
fine. Huh? It'll be five,
five minute conversation next week.
All right. On that note, Will, why don't you tell our listeners where they can
find you?

>> Will (01:06:13):
Yes, you can find me on all the socials at. Ah, Will and M. Polk
W. I L L M P O L K.

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