I don't usually re-release old episodes, however with Deadpool & Wolverine out now, I thought it might be nice to go back and revisit one of Fox's greatest achievements, and Hugh Jackman's (original) swansong as Logan. A brutal, gory, painful look at the life of an ageing hero, a man whose life consists of numbing his pain with booze whilst caring for Charles Xavier, a frail, elderly, dementia suffering shadow of his former self.

When Logan happens upon a young girl who's remarkably like him, she brings Charles joy, and gives Logan a reason to live, and a reason to carry on fighting.

20th Century Fox could have made a standard CGI-filled world-ending standard superhero movie. The fact they chose to make Logan; something so personal, so character-driven and so emotionally-weighted with real world stakes was such a massive risk. It paid off. Critically, commercially and, most importantly, for characters we've known and loved since 2000.

Episode originally released on 6th October 2019.

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From the Archive

There's no new episode this week, so I thought you might be interested in revisiting this slightly older, but no less brilliant episode. Just bear in mind, this episode is several years old, it may not sound quite as polished as newer episodes, and new information may have come to light in recent years with regards to the making of this movie (please see above for the original date of release)