Just Another Friday Night

Tonight’s episode is dedicated to the memory of our friend Classy Thomas Clarke aka SpongeBob SquareBalls. About a month ago we lost our friend and, in many ways, a big part of our heart. He was Collecting Weekly family but also a Just Another Friday Night alumni so that made him our family too. We miss him and we will never forget him. Tonight, we discuss The Last of Us season 2 and boy was it a ride. Episode 2 may have collectively killed the series for many fans but what did you think? Fans of the game knew this was coming. It has also suffered being called “force woke” but fans of the series know that this is the characters as they are. AA’s son graduated so congrats Austin and that means guest hosts! We want to hear all your thoughts on the show!

“Rebellions are built on hope.” And after seeing the series finale we know they’re also built on the back of Luthen Rael, and Kleya Marki, and Lonni Jung and of course Mon Mothma and Cassian Andor. This season was damn near perfect gang and it just got better as it went along! It’s getting the critical acclaim and it’s getting the fans acclaim. Tony Gilroy delivered a masterpiece and the worthy predecessor to Rogue One. It breaks our hearts to say bye to this one but we’re here to give it its proper flowers and say goodbye to Andor but hello to bright burn of rebellion!

Andor IS back! The latest from Disney+ and Star Wars is the highly anticipated follow up season to the critically acclaimed original. Disney+ has told us that this is the final season of Andor and it makes sense as we are roughly 4 years out from the events of the Battle of Yavin. The Battle of Yavin refers to the events at the end of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. We also know that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is a direct lead in to A New Hope. Ambitiously this series has been dropping 3 episodes at a time, set about a year apart each. Tonight we’re looking at the first 9 eps we’ve gotten so far and there is a TON to unpack! Just when you think you couldn’t hate The Empire anymore Andor promises and delivers all new depths of loathing for Imperial scum!

The Devil is Alive! The Devil of Hells Kitchen that is and he’s bringing his rowdy friends to Friday Night!! Pegged by some to be a slower, more paced version than the Netflix series, Disney+ and Born Again found closed this one out strong! Jon Bernthal returns as The Punisher and Charlie Coxs’ Matt Murdock and Vincent D’onofrio’s Wilson Fisk seemingly give to their battle with duality. The audience are the winners as Daredevil and Kingpin emerge prepared to do battle! Without Double A tonight we needed a double dose of Devil expertise! We’ve got Marvelous Mike Beck & The Rad One Gerry D. to be the army CM Chuck needs to wage war on this episode!

On April 1 we lost American acting icon, Val Kilmer. We grew up watching him and to Us he’s one of the best to ever do it. He truly left his mark on film and he’s one we won’t ever forget. Roles like Doc Holliday, Jim Morrison, Iceman - are just a few of the iconic characters Kilmer came to embody. There are so many other roles to talk about though. Tonight, we want to celebrate the life and career of a man who lived his dream to the fullest. Thanks for always being there Doc!🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5759361831927808

Matt is BACK! If you’re like Us here at JAFN we’ve been eagerly awaiting the return of one of our favorite vigilante crime fighters DAREDEVIL! Charlie Cox returns in the title role along with our favorites from the original Netflix 3 seasons. Go back and visit our single season coverage of those 3 seasons along with The Defenders. Hells Kitchen is open for business but this is not the New York we left behind. Wilson Fisk is the Mayor and he thinks costumed vigilantes are the lead problem in the city and our favorite blind lawyer is going to have something to say about it. We’re doing these 9 eps in 2 parts cause we just can’t wait to talk about these! The first 6 are up for discussion and there will be SPOILERS!

“STAND READY FOR MY ARRIVAL WORM!” Jeffery Dean Morgan! Aaron Paul! Holy shit if you thought the first 4 eps of Invincible were fun boy-O-BOY are you in for a treat!!! I hope you got your shittin’ pants on cause, you’re about to shit your pants! These final 4 episodes of season 3 got consistently better from PowerPlex to The Invincible War to season finale culmination the likes of which we never seen. It’s being compared to the Breaking Bad series finale, GoT Battle of the Bastards and is one of the most watched and highest rated episodes in TV history! And they’re just getting warmed up! The season finale alone will leave you speechless! CONQUEST HAS ARRIVED!!!

Mark, Oliver, Debbie, and Nolan are all growing up Grayson! As season 3 kicks off with its usual bang we’re eager to see some continuing themes and hopefully answers to questions! What is Nolan’s fate? Will Allen sway him out of the Viltrumite prison? How is Oliver adapting? Is something brewing for Eve and Mark? At the time of this recording, we don’t have all these answers, but we do have some episodes to discuss! We’re starting with the first 4 tonight! Grab your favorite Rex Splode one liner and join us as we welcome back INVINCIBLE and all the rest!

Cobra Kai Never Dies! But all things must come to an end and that time has come for one of our favorite shows COBRA KAI! The time has come to bow and say goodbye to Johnny, Daniel, Miguel, Tory, Robbie, Sam, Hawk and all the rest! This show has been a journey and while we’re sad to see it go - it truly got the sendoff it deserved, and it couldn’t have been more poetic. Spoilers ahead! No mercy!!!

Cap is back! With Anthony Mackie taking up the shield for his first time leading his own Marvel feature film. Joining him is megastar Harrison Ford taking over the role of Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross for William Hurt. Hurt who sadly passed away in 2022 left a hole in the MCU as the government heavy. Mackie has a big shield to tout as one of the Avengers big 3 and their leader. In addition, Chris Evans portrayal of Steve Rogers is a fan favorite, but Marvel seemed poised to give Mackie a space to build from. Instead of dredging up a completely obscure Cap villain, they laid it out that Red Hulk was going to be part of the film. We’re here to talk about it with you so suit up for the first of 3 Marvel movies for 2025!