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Peter Fenzel and Matthew Wrather overthink Netflix’x The Gray Man, a perplexing AI-generated remix of spy movie tropes concocted in such a fashion that it has signifiers and signifieds but somehow now signification.

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Episode 735: You Have to Understand Me. I’m Lloyd. I’m the Worst. originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather use the recent allegations of racism at Sesame Place as a jumping off point to overthink the phenomenon of centralization of authority and disempowerment of workers at the front line. What is the result when we have real interactions with fake stakes about things that are important?

Also, can you find my UPS package?

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Episode 734: We Want You to Feel Listened To originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle the whole of “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” starring Ewan McGregor, streaming on Disney+.

Episode 733: Divine Secrets of the Qui Gon Sisterhood originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

This is a repost of episode 733 with the correct audio.

Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink the totality of Obi-Wan Kenobi, which streamed on Disney+. Look, nit-picking Star Wars plot holes is a fool’s errand, but there are things here that just don’t make sense.

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Episode 733: Divine Secrets of the Qui Gon Sisterhood [REPOST: Correct Audio] originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

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Peter Fenzel and Matthew Wrather overthink the phenomenon of “manifesting,” puzzling over the relationship between what (and how) you think, and what happens to you in the world. You can’t make a BMW magically appear by taping a magazine photo to your wall, so if that’s what you’re here for don’t even hit play.

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Episode 732: Anakin, Get the Onion Rings! originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

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Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, and Matthew Wrather overthink Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, addressing Wanda’s arc, the nature of magic, the Raimian schemas of color and theme for decoding the film, and the differing reactions the film could provoke.

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Episode 731: Can Strange Change? originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

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Peter Fenzel and Matthew Wrather overthink Downton Abbey: A New Era, which is the move you get after six seasons and a movie of Downton Abbey. There’s a lot to say about it and how it embodies Downtonesque qualities generally, but Matt and Pete agree: they haven’t lost their touch.

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Episode 730: Something is Happening While Nothing is Happening originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

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In a storied two-hander, Peter Fenzel and Matthew Wrather embark on a campaign through the source material for the villains in Stranger Things, and examine the ways the variety of evil etiologies has flattened to meet a contemporary sensibility. No, really, it does add up to something if you listen to it.

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Episode 729: An Archdemon is a Demon that is Doing Yoga originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather unfold their mental maps of their surroundings, and overthink how they have been warped or changed by the championship season, by seasons of life, and by life experience. We have some excellent breakfast suggestions in this one.

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And don’t forget Pete’s show art for the Breaking Bad recaps:

Episode 728: Rural Route to the Danger Zone originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Ryan Sheely, and Matthew Wrather climb into the cockpit for Top Gun: Maverick, which came roaring into theaters afterburners a-firin’ over Memorial day weekend. We talk about our early experience of the original movie, the mythic geometry of the action sequences, the themes and techniques of this genre-hopping remake, and we don’t leave without thanking the Iceman.

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Episode 727: From Being a Maverick to Being the Maverick originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]