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We wrap up this first Disney+/BBC season by accentuating the positive where we can find it, before finally giving in and explaining all the ways this episode failed. Perhaps things will be better at Christmas. We’ll see you then!

Jason Snell, Erika Ensign and Chip Sudderth

Stick some stamps on the top of our heads. Deborah Stanish discusses Eudora Welty’s “Why I Live at the P.O.” (1941)

John McCoy with Deborah Stanish

“Star Trek: Discovery” opened a new era in Star Trek TV, but now the series has reached its end. How did the new, slimmed-down season 5 storyline work? Were we happy with the series-ending payoff? How were the show’s many interesting characters served in their final go-round? We break it all down.

"Star Trek: Discovery" season 5/series wrap

Jason Snell with Dan Moren, Jean MacDonald, Joe Rosensteel and Erika Ensign

Joe Rosensteel, podcaster and writer, joins Scott to discuss “Terra Nova” (ENT S1E6). Topics include the Dutch, the wasted potential of Enterprise, and the judicious use of diggers.

Scott McNulty with Joe Rosensteel

Watch “Terra Nova” for yourself:

For the second inning of our baseball season, newcomer (?) phenom Lex Friedman joins the down-and-out team of grumpy manager Dan Moren in 1984’s The Natural. Hot topics include allegories, villainous villains, and whether the main character is a ghost.

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

For our last mission of Season 5, we are going back to the eighties with Desperately Seeking Susan. This is Madonna just being Madonna and adding her perfect fashion sense to this film. Add Rosanna Arquette and Aidan Quinn with a splash of amnesia and mistaken identities and it’s a delightful 80s romcom. Our agents were happy to revisit this movie and find that it reflects a more modern sensibility than we expected. Get out of the box and help us find the elusive Susan.

Desperately Seeking Susan

Annette Wierstra with Erika Ensign, Sandra Wong and Stacy Watnick

A silly draft from 10 years of silly episodes.

A silly draft from 10 years of silly episodes.

Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

What happens when three Disney parks fans try to pull the wool over the Incomparable’s Disney parks expert’s eyes? And no, Disney Lore isn’t one of David’s distant relatives…

David J. Loehr with Deborah Stanish, Kelly Guimont and Monty Ashley

The Dog & Pony crew finally enter the catacombs for a flap and map. The vibes are bad. Real bad.

Dog & Pony Show VII, Part 7

Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Dan Moren, Erika Ensign, Jane Ritt and Mikah Sargent

Edited by Erika Ensign.

It’s a very special Father’s Day episode of Biff! as we discuss James Mangold’s 2017 superhero masterpiece LOGAN. Following the mysterious death of all the X-Men we find Logan left taking care of an elderly Charles Xavier with failing mental health and grip upon his enormous powers. When a young scamp enters his world she turns it all topsy-turvy and eventually teaches an old grouch to love.

Dan Moren, John Moltz and Guy English