The Incomparable Superfeed

We cover an episode that’s busy pivoting the plot of “Picard” season 3 but manages to also throw in fan service, plot twists, surprising character development, and the first appearance of one classic TNG character! But why is Lucille Ball’s body being stored in a Paramount warehouse? - Scott McNulty and Jason Snell.

“A fascinating crumminess.” That’s how Pauline Kael described Joseph Lewis’ “Gun Crazy,” a noir whose cast you probably won’t know, but whose visual style and essential seediness are compelling. It’s a story about two people with a mutual obsession with guns, but it’s told with sensitivity and a focus on their relationship. - Shelly Brisbin with Randy Dotinga and Nathan Alderman.

We’re actually doing a dragon heist! Thanks to Elizabeth Fijalkowski for the amazing artwork of Elavor and friends! - Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Dan Moren, Erika Ensign, Jane Ritt and Mikah Sargent.

Grab a whisky and soda and put your leg up. My dad and I discuss Ernest Hemingway’s “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” (1936). Bonus content: a visit to the Hemingway Home in Key West! - John McCoy.

Sometimes they’re wicked, sometimes not. Can an adult call a parent’s new wife a stepmom? Bonus: Can you be too old to be an orphan? - John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

We kick off this giant size sweep episode with some quick thoughts on Shazam: Fury of the Gods. Dan then fills us in on the homework he’s been doing watching the final season of The Flash. We then move on to the Marc Guggenheim (or Arrowverse fame) complaint that he was uncerimoniously pushed aside as Jame Gunn took over the DCU proper. - Dan Moren, John Moltz and Guy English.

We watched a movie about a dad who wakes up to find out that he is a hamburger. It was fun! - Monty Ashley and Rhias Hall.

Are you harboring any feelings of resentment to the New Republic? Your Star Wars pals Dan, Tony, and Kat are back to discuss the latest episode of The Mandalorian, including in-flight movies, moping castles, and halfway houses for recovering Imperials. - Dan Moren, Tony Sindelar and K Benesh.

Pause in one hand and bell in the other, see which fills up first. - Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm.

Our Book Club reads “Sea of Tranquility” by Emily St. John Mandel, a beautifully written story set in multiple timelines that—like her earlier novel “Station Eleven”—frustrated some, but not all, of our panelists. We also recommend a lot of other books to read! - Jason Snell with Erika Ensign, Aleen Simms, Deborah Stanish and Scott McNulty.