Talk From Superheroes

Welcome to the party pals, it's December and that means it's time for Die Hard and the immortal John McClane.

On this week's episode:

- John McClane is immortal

– Die Hard vs. Shawshank Redemption

– New genre of action hero

– An oddly self-aware moment of the 80's

– Elevator shaft porn

– Argyle scenes misremembered

– Our pal Al Powell

– Hans McGruber

– "It's just a kid doing a prank, now get the tank in there!"

– Die Hard Character Alignment

– Shout-out to Rolex watches

– Return to Trope Corner

Come back next week for: Crisis on Infinite Earths!

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It's the final season of Arrow and we're talking about it for the first time on the podcast, can you believe that? We're covering Season 8, episodes 1-6. We talk about if the show is ready to end, did flashbacks and forwards overstay their welcome (yes), and what to do with the Glades?

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It's season 6 of The Flash and they are building up to The Crisis On Infinite Earths and we do not understand why there are any other plot lines. This week we talk about episodes 1-6 of season 6 and discuss the villain that the writers forgot, the perfect actor whose back is back, and all the ones we miss.

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Disney Plus is out there, it exists now, and so does their new show The Mandalorian. We talk this week about this extension of the Star Wars universe, aspect ratio, cool robots, and how the hardest creature to hunt is blergs.

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Hey guys it's our 200th episode! That's a lot of episodes we've done with a lot of goofs, and a lot of analysis and this episode is no exception. We're talking about HBO's Watchmen (SPOILER WARNING FOR EPISODES 1-3). We discuss how squid rain and blue men are the weirder parts of this grounded show, how shockingly relevant this show is today, and how WE ARE TIRED OF EARTH!

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It's the end of the Terminator... trilogy? Question Mark? This week we're talking about Terminator Dark Fate. We break down how this ends the James Cameron trilogy of Terminator movies, alternate timelines and what we're looking for in an apocalyptic leader.

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Before we see Terminator Dark Fate we gotta talk about its predecessor, Terminator 2: Judgment Day. We discuss the real hero of the movie, who is the better murder-robot, break down timelines and and create the origin story of a vacuum.

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In Wondery's new series Bad Batch, host Laura Beil (Dr. Death) investigates the multi-billion dollar underregulated industry of stem cell therapy where greed and desperation collide. When a group of patients wind up in a Texas hospital in critical condition, the trail leads back to one stem cell company and its charismatic CEO. What happens when a supposed miracle cure leaves you worse off than before? Listen to Bad Batch at www.wondery.fm/BBTFS

It's Spooktober so we're talking about the dark and brooding revenge tale that is The Crow. We create the genre of romantic revenge, discuss the wrestler Sting, how this is the movie Joker wanted to be, and the tragic and incredible break out performance of Brandon Lee.

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It's Spooky October so we're talking about two terrifying creatures facing off in a non-terrifying movie, it's AVP: Alien Vs. Predator. We discuss the varied work of Paul W.S. Anderson, classic fighting archetypes, how to react to a Predator face, left handed representation, and the worst version of Captain America.

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