




This week, because of the American holiday week and the upcoming award season, your hosts all watched different things (or things they can’t talk about yet), so it’s the return of the PANDEMIC CHECK IN FORMAT! Each host talks about a thing (or things) they ingested this week in the pop culture sphere without spoiling (well, Katey does answer a very important question about the end of Trolls Band Together). The conversation includes bits on Blue Eye Samurai, You Are What You Watch by Walt Hickey, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Next Goal Wins, Wish, and Trolls Band Together! Then, your hosts move Scott Pilgrim Takes Off to next week’s episode so you have a chance to catch up!



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FORMAT



00:00 – Lightning Round: Fiction in the Historical Pics



1:50 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 452! E-mails! 



9:47 – Pandemic Check In



1:03:35 – Outro

452 – Pandemic Check In Grab Bag!

TV & Film

Film Reviews

TV Reviews






This week, Katey and David are both attempting to watch Amazon Studios Fallout adaptation and Matt Patches, who has seen the whole thing, tries to manage their expectations. Then, Da7e is going back to the theaters to watch Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace this weekend and suggests some reasons why. Finally, everyone saw Challengers (in theaters now!) and gets together for a discussion about the movie that doesn’t spoil the ending.



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FORMAT



00:00 – Lightning Round: Tarot



1:39 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 473! E-mail!



11:08 – Tidbit – Fallout (on TV)



26:01 – Mini-Segment – The Phantom Menace is back in theaters



38:54 – Segment 3 –  Challengers



1:02:55 – Outro

473 – Fallout on TV, Phantom Menace is back!, Challengers






This week, in a slightly later podcast than usual, the whole gang gets together in the War Room. First, Patches and David both saw Rebel Moon: The Scargiver (that’s part two of Rebel Moon) and neither liked it very much, which has us all debating what Netflix’s blockbuster movie strategy is. Then, Bluey had a surprise episode (not so surprising if you listened to Da7e last week) and it’s sparked a very silly online debate amongst Bluey adults. Finally, Katey, Da7e, and David watched all of Shogun (Fox on Hulu on Disney Plus) and touch base to sing its praises with some mild-spoilers peppered in. Watch Shogun!



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FORMAT



00:00 – Lightning Round: Thruple Energy



2:28 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 472! E-mails!



9:50 – Tidbit – Netflix Blockbusters (Rebel Moon: The Scargiver)



27:56 – Mini-Segment – Bluey’s Surprise



37:23 – Segment 3 –  Shogun



1:02:26 – Outro

472 – Netflix’s Blockbuster Problem, Bluey’s “Surprise,” Shogun






This week, everyone jumps in to check in on Bluey (streaming on Disney Plus) in honor of the series longest episode to date “The Sign,” which functions as a possible finale (but likely isn’t). Then, David reports back from director Guy Richie’s very busy period with some thoughts on The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare before all four hosts jump into a war of their own with Alex Garland’s latest Civil War, currently in theaters. 



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FORMAT



00:00 – Lightning Round: Sucks To Be You



1:38 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 471! Review! E-mails!



11:56 – Tidbit – Bluey



28:14 – Mini-Segment – The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare



40:32 – Segment 3 –  Civil War



1:09:34 – Outro

471 – Bluey, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Civil War






This week, the whole crew is back together to catch up on some e-mails (opinions expressed by Da7e in the e-mail response section do not represent the opinions of other Fighting In The War Room hosts or anyone previously associated with the podcast or who may appear on the podcast in the future) then dive into Ripley the new limited series on Netflix. For a mini-segment, Patches ask that we all reflect on this week’s solar eclipse, then all the hosts dive into Apple TV Plus’ new documentary Girls State (opinions expressed by Da7e in the e-mail response section do not represent the opinions of other Fighting In The War Room hosts or anyone previously associated with the podcast or who may appear on the podcast in the future).



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FORMAT



00:00 – Lightning Round: Declare Your State



2:53 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 470! Review! E-mails!



20:18 – Tidbit – Ripley



41:51 – Mini-Segment – Eclipse 2024



55:09 – Segment 3 –  Girls State



1:17:58 – Outro

470 – Ripley, Eclipse 2024, Girls State






This week, David has to sit a week out of the War Room, but it’s just because of visiting in-laws – he is safe and fine! Katey, Patches, and Da7e convene so Patches and Da7e can talk about the not-good, but also not-bad Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire, then Katey updates everyone on her departure from Vanity Fair and what her media life is like now. Finally, Katey and Da7e dig into another type of Empire in theaters right now, a Ghostbusters Frozen one since Katey’s eldest child wanted to see it as his first foray into the world of Ghostbusting. There are some spoilers for both Empire movies this week in their segments but those spoilers are VERY slight considering these movies and their visual spectacles. 



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FORMAT



00:00 – Lightning Round: Revenge!



1:47 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 469! Reviews! E-mails!



17:25 – Tidbit – Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire



41:37 – Mini-Segment – Katey’s Vanity Fair Exit



51:18 – Segment 3 –  Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire



1:15:51 – Outro

452 – Pandemic Check In Grab Bag!

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