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We start this episode with an impromptu review of Titans from Dpalm. Let's just say Dpalm is sick of DC's shit. 

It's ridiculous that Titans is so bad when DC has a show like Legends of Tomorrow that perfectly balances the crazy and fantastical, with real emotional issues. This episode goes from ridiculously silly to the Legends about to send a creature to Hell for simply existing, not because it did anything wrong. We love how the theme of this season seems to be about those persecuted by human kind and now getting their revenge by not wanting to be wrongfully imprisoned again.

Here are some things that stood out to us:

• Nate & Gary...Time Bros
• Ray really is the moral center of the team, even if he doesn't know it
• The Legends believe they're the ones that unleashed this magical evil but could it really be Constantine?
• Well that's one way to get Amaya back on the Waverider

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The point in the NFL season has been reached where every team has played 8 games, so I decided to take a quick whip around the League to see where everyone is. Yes, I talked about your team and no, I probably wasn't nice. But at least I'm a equal opportunity mocker as I use podcasts to avoid election coverage.

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This week we're back to talk about Black Lightning 2x04 the final chapter of The Book of Consequences titled Translucent Freak. As The Doctor speculated, Tobias was exactly where he wanted to be. Having eliminated all the witnesses to his crimes, Tobias uses his time in custody to verbally spar with Henderson before being let go. The only living witness to any of his crimes is Jefferson and because Gambi erased any evidence that Jefferson was present at his father's murder, Tobias is free to roam the streets of Freeland now with the backing of The Hundred. And he still has the mystery briefcase of doom.

Jefferson is also dealing with guilt on all sides. Henderson is mad Jefferson didn't tell him about witnessing his dad's death, he's holding residual guilt from Lynn having to kill a man (and once he finds out the slippery slope Lynn is about to fall down, I'm sure he'll blame himself for that too) and now Anissa is playing Robin Hood in the name of Jesus and superhero-ing. Watching his daughter follow in his footsteps actually makes Jefferson mad and he offers her an ultimatum: stop stealing or leave the house ... so now she's bunking with Gambi. Can't wait for those shenanigans.

Jennifer's therapy continues and it seems like a huge trigger is her relationship with Khalil, who is still calling and texting. Since Jennifer can't control her powers and Massa Lowry has implemented a zero-tolerance policy at Garfield High, her house arrest isn't coming to an end anytime soon.

We talk about all this as well as this week's director, the inimitable Salli Richardson-Whitfield on this week's Super Tuesday Recap.

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Welcome back to Secret Sauce! On this episode I start with some brief information on handling possible issues at the voting booth.  Then I have a interview with Leila Lopes:

• Formerly Miss Universe (2011)
• Now a owner of a record label called 'The Uprise'
• 'Music is Universal'
• Uprise Website

Thanks for listening and please.. GO VOTE!

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Even with Oliver still in prison and not in the suit, Arrow proves it can still pack in the action and great fight scenes. We get Oliver beating the hell out of Samson (Shoulda never let Oliver see his own blood), another great fight between Silencer & Dinah and even Rene is showing us he's really picked up his fighting skills. Say what you want about this show, one thing they know how to do is produce great action scenes every episode. 

Outside of the fight scenes this episode also does a great job of splitting off the characters and giving each group compelling story. We like what they're doing with Felicity and having her take charge. We also like the theme of this seasons which seems to be showing why vigilantes and going outside the official channels of the law are necessary. Even Agent Watson seems to be coming to that conclusion.

Oh and we don't trust Stanley. You shouldn't either. 

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Kriss is back with another episode of the Insanity Check to cover this week's dose of insanity in the world. This week he's joined by Aaron from The Black Astronauts Podcast Network. This week we're keeping it short and talking about the most wonderful time of the year: The days of regret when white people realize their offensive Halloween costume was a really dumb idea. 

Topics:

* Christmas season now starts the day after Halloween

* The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: When white people pretend to not know their offensive Halloween costumes were offensive

* Twofer: Blackface and Confederate Flag capes

* UPS worker didn't know blackface was wrong

* Teachers thought dressing up as Mexicans and the Border Wall was a good idea

* Senior official at VA though hanging a picture of the first Grand Wizard of the KKK in his office was a good idea

* Time to start treating adults like adults: Asking stupid questions in 2018 isn't okay

* Great Moments in White Privilege

* White woman got away with molesting black foster child cause the police were incompetent 

* Do You Even Sci-Fi Bro?

* Amazon's AI learned to discriminate against women

Guest: Aaron

* http://www.blackastronauts.com/

* @Ashy3Classy

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Supergirl continues to weave the reality of our society into a powerful narrative that is eye opening and sobering.

This week's episode is set in the backdrop of the lead dispersal weapon being used to seed the planet with Kryptonite.  While Kara fights for her life back at the DEO, we see in two years worth of flashbacks how Professor Lockwood became Agent Liberty.  Starting off as someone who tried to preach tolerance of alien life on the planet, his father's rhetoric, combined with the changes the arrival of extra terrestrial life and materials caused in his family's fortune, turns him into a virulent xenophobic murderer.  It also shows that while we often root for our heroes, they can be completely tone deaf and indifferent to the impact of their fight for justice and world peace on the common citizen.

Be forewarned-this is a difficult watch.  It hits very close to home with the rise in fascism and virulent bigotry we are seeing in America today.  Some may make the mistake of believing this episode paints a sympathetic picture of those who resort to hate-it doesn't.  It paints a realistic one, showing how even small actions, combined with a feeling of helplessness, causes the true nature of an individual to rise to the surface.

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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms should be called Clara and the One & a Half Realms. The movie is dry and feels like only the bare minimum attempt was put into making the film. The story feels completely trimmed down (may come from the replacement of the director and most of the film being reshot), the ballet number (signatures of the Nutcracker) aren't shot in a way to draw the audience in and even the look of the film doesn't stand up to the typical Disney standards (Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Jungle Book, etc). In the end we're not sure who would really find this film appealing. It doesn't capture the moments from the countless plays, movie adaptions and books. It also doesn't have enough spectacle to hold the attention of kids. So who is it for? We're not sure.

 

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The #RalphHive train is here. This is your last chance to get onboard or get left behind. Seriously, the writers this season have done a great job turning the character of Ralph around and in this episode they show us how good this character can be. The Flash has picked up on something that we've been mentioning the last few seasons and that's pairing off characters to tell their own stories. They've really picked this up with Ralph who they've paired off with different characters this season. Not only that, but they've showed that Ralph is actually a competent detective and is really good at his job.

And in addition to Ralph, there's some really great things in this episode:

• Barry Allen the Husband: Barry dodging trouble by supporting Iris (even her terrible cooking)
• Casually dropping that Nora is sexually attracted to women
• Meta Tech: Now we're putting meta-powers into objects and every day people can have them. This opens up a whole new world of villains
• Cicada is getting more powers? He's even more terrifying 

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Legends of Tomorrow is such a special show. This show does something that a lot of other shows struggle with. It manages to jump between the silly, fantastical elements and very serious, grounded in reality elements. Witch Hunt bounces between these two tones and elements extremely well. We get a fairy Godmother straight out of a Disney movie from Hell and Mick & Ray getting turned into pigs, mixed in with Zari's very real emotions about her mother and unfair persecution. There's never a dull moment.

We discuss:

• Unexpected teamups: Ava and Nate teaming up
• Remembering everyone has a role: Ray makes the comedic jokes, Nate "Natesplains history" and Mick...Mick is grumpy
• Mick & Constantine bumping heads
• Who knew a fairy Godmother would be terrifying?
• Zari can be a problem. How much of her future is going to happen? Is this another Amaya situation?
• What is coming after Constantine that's so bad that the fairy Godmother would rather be banished to Hell than help him

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