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For the last time this season, your “hosts” Don and Kelly do their best to react to the latest episode of Westworld. Kelly has a new obsession, and Don isn’t sure any of the string on his wall actually got him anywhere. - Kelly Guimont and Don Melton.

Step into analysis with your “hosts” Don and Kelly as they ponder the big questions: What happens in the finale, what happens next season, and just how blended everyone’s brains will be by season’s end. - Kelly Guimont and Don Melton.

The days of appointment television are long gone, but what if you could create a streaming service broadcasting the best that TV had to offer in the 21st century? What shows would be on your marquee? We’ve got you covered, with our very first Peak TV draft (patent pending)! Will your favorite shows get drafted? Tune in to find out! - Cicero Holmes with David J. Loehr, Jean MacDonald, Monty Ashley, Shareef Jackson and Moisés Chiullan.

To bring this mini-season of Not Playing to a close, we have to go back to the beginning. Time traveler Lex Friedman encounters asylum inmate Dan Moren as they attempt to unravel the mysteries of 12 Monkeys. Hot topics include timey-wimey logic, Brad Pitt’s disturbing eye prosthetic, and all the Terry Gilliaming Terry Gilliam can Terry Gilliam. Programming Note: In addition to this capsule episode, which contains our discussion before and after the film, members can watch along with Lex and Dan in a full-length commentary track, available in the members-only First Class feed. If you’re not already a member, why not sign up? And if you are, now’s a great time to update your membership allocations and maybe throw a little support in the direction of Not Playing. Thanks! - Lex Friedman and Dan Moren.

So it all comes down to this. It’s the mega-length season finale of “For All Mankind,” in which many plot threads and characters will be explosively resolved! (But what of the vending machine? Won’t anyone think of the vending machine?) We get information about our surprising new character, Dev and Margo offer final(?) pep talks, Jimmy struggles to do the right thing, Molly talks Ed through trying not to crash, and we count references to “Watchmen”, “Apollo 13”, and even “Goodfellas.” Finally, there’s the needle drop for the 21st century, but it’s showing us a rather unexpected location. See you next season! - Dan Moren and Jason Snell.

Burt Lancaster plays a newspaper columnist who is based on Walter Winchell. Winchell was a powerful, vindictive dude, and Lancaster is deliciously evil here, going after the man his sister loves, because he can. Tony Curtis co-stars as a man doing Lancaster’s bidding to advance his own career. The film is based on Ernest Lehman’s novel, and the screenplay was co-written by Clifford Odets. The script is a strong point, as are Lancaster and Curtis’s performances. Enjoy the great jazz score, and get lost in the sleazy world of press agents and corrupt columnists. - Shelly Brisbin with David J. Loehr, Randy Dotinga, Nathan Alderman and Philip Michaels.

Dragonforge is back, and so are his associates! Will they ever find Rutherford Urmbrusk? We’ll find out in this, the final season of Dragonforge & Associates. First, they have to make their way past a baseball team’s worth of goblins. - Tony Sindelar with Erika Ensign, Georgia Dow, Jason Snell, Monty Ashley, Sarah Barbour and Steve Lutz.

I’m the drip who waters it. - Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm.

This week we have three podcasts in one as we discuss the cancellation of Batgirl and the general chaos that is the Warner Brothers / Discovery+ mess. Also, a lovely reader sent along a conversation with the people who cut together the terrific Wakanda Forever trailer. - Dan Moren, John Moltz and Guy English.

Topology can be tricky. - John Siracusa and Jason Snell.