This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl recover from the two-night chaos of WrestleMania 42, then dive into a stacked TV lineup with Maul: Shadow Lord Episodes 5 and 6, the Invincible Season 4 finale, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2 Episode 8, Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 Episode 6, and The Boys Season 5 Episode 4.

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WrestleMania 42 took place across two nights on Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19, 2026, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The weekend featured major title matches, big returns, title changes, and a few “is this a retirement tease?” moments.

Night 1 was built around Cody Rhodes defending the Undisputed WWE Championship against Randy Orton, with Cody retaining in the main event before Orton attacked him after the match. The night also featured Paige returning to team with Brie Bella, Gunther defeating Seth Rollins after Bron Breakker got involved, and Liv Morgan retaining the Women’s World Championship.

Night 2 leaned even harder into big WrestleMania moments, with Oba Femi defeating Brock Lesnar, Penta surviving a chaotic ladder match to retain the Intercontinental Championship, Trick Williams winning the United States Championship, Rhea Ripley defeating Jade Cargill, and Roman Reigns closing the weekend by beating CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship.

WrestleMania 42: Night 1

Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026

Match 1: LA Knight, Jey Uso, and Jimmy Uso vs. Logan Paul, Austin Theory, and IShowSpeed

Match 2: Jacob Fatu vs. Drew McIntyre

Match 3: Brie Bella and Paige vs. Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair vs. Bayley and Lyra Valkyria vs. Nia Jax and Lash Legend

Match 4: Becky Lynch vs. AJ Lee

Match 5: Gunther vs. Seth Rollins

Match 6: Liv Morgan vs. Stephanie Vaquer

Match 7: Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton

WrestleMania 42: Night 2

Date: Sunday, April 19, 2026

Match 1: Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar

Match 2: Penta vs. Je’Von Evans vs. Dragon Lee vs. Rusev vs. JD McDonagh vs. Rey Mysterio

Match 3: Trick Williams vs. Sami Zayn

Match 4: Finn Bálor vs. Dominik Mysterio

Match 5: Rhea Ripley vs. Jade Cargill

Match 6: Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk

Night 1 Rating Out of 10 Oh What The Hell Was That

Night 2 Rating Out of 10

Maul: Shadow Lord, Episode 5

Title: Chapter 5: Inquisition

Summary:

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl dive into Maul: Shadow Lord Episodes 3 and 4, break down Invincible Season 4 Episode 7, review Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2 Episode 7, check in on Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 Episode 5, and survive The Boys Season 5 Episode 3. It’s a packed week of monsters, mayhem, revenge, and people making extremely bad choices with tremendous confidence.

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Maul: Shadow Lord, Episode 3

Maul: Shadow Lord, Episode 4

Rating Out of 10 I Really Thought the Padiwan Was Going to Turn On the Lizard Guy

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Season 2, Episode 7

Rating out of 5 Way To Almost Erase Yourself Shaw

Daredevil: Born Again, Season 2, Episode 5

Rating out of 5 Mercy Sir… Mercy

The Boys, Season 5, Episode 3

Rating Out of 5 Ryan is Surprisingly Hard to Kill

Invincible, Season 4, Episode 7

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl dive into the first two episodes of Maul: Shadow Lord, break down Invincible Season 4 Episode 6, review Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2 Episode 6 and Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 Episode 4, and kick off The Boys Season 5 with its bloody first two episodes.

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Maul: Shadow Lord, Episode 1

Maul: Shadow Lord, Episode 2

Rating Out of 10, Everything I Didn’t Know I Didn’t Want

Season 4, Episode 6

Rating Out of 5 Healing is Slow Going

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Season 2, Episode 6

Ratings Out of 5 Talking to Your Past in the Present

Daredevil: Born Again, Season 2, Episode 4

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl dig into the Dune vs. Doomsday box office standoff, review Monarch Season 2 Episode 5, Invincible Season 4 Episode 5, and break down the first three episodes of Daredevil: Born Again Season 2.

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For the movie-date standoff, the official release date for both Dune: Part Three and Avengers: Doomsday is still December 18, 2026. Warner’s Dune: Part Three is positioned for IMAX, while Marvel’s own official page still lists Avengers: Doomsday on December 18 as well. There is current reporting that Marvel may be considering a move, but that appears to be rumor/reporting territory, not official confirmation yet. Based on the IMAX angle alone, my best bet is Marvel/Disney moves first, not WB.

Season 2, Episode 5

Out of 5 I can’t Believe Cate Got Her Dad Killed, She Really is the Worst

Season 4, Episode 5

Rating Out of 5 You’ve Got to be Fucking Kidding Me After Last Week

Season 2, Episode 1

Season 2, Episode 2

Season 2, Episode 3

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl dive into the Season 4 return of Invincible, check in on Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2, and review Project Hail Mary.

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Season 2, Episode 4

Rating Out of 5 Titan X Keeps on Rollin’ Rollin’ Rollin’

Season 4, Episode 1

Season 4, Episode 2

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl react to the newly released Dune: Part Three teaser trailer and review Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2, Episode 3, “Secrets.”

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Warner Bros. dropped the first teaser for Dune: Part Three on March 17, 2026, with the film set to hit theaters and IMAX on December 18, 2026. Early coverage highlights a 17-year time jump, the return of Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, and the debut of Robert Pattinson as Scytale. Director Denis Villeneuve has also described the third film as more tense, more muscular, and more thriller-driven than the previous two.

Rating

Episode 3, “Secrets,” premiered on March 13, 2026 as part of the show’s 10-episode second season, which runs weekly through May 1, 2026. Apple’s official episode logline is simple and ominous: “A buried secret is exposed.” Season 2 continues the Monsterverse story with Monarch’s fate hanging in the balance, buried truths resurfacing, and the looming threat of a titan event.

Episode 3 Details

Main Cast Mentioned for Season 2

What We’re Breaking Down

Join the Conversation

What did you think of the Dune: Part Three trailer? And is Monarch: Legacy of Monsters finally heating up in Episode 3? Drop your thoughts in the comments and let us know where you land.

Rating, Out of 5 Can Cate REALLY Be That Stupids

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This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl review Netflix’s sci-fi military action movie War Machine, break down Maggie Gyllenhaal’s wild gothic swing The Bride!, and head back into the Monsterverse for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2, Episodes 1 and 2.

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Netflix original movie

Stars Alan Ritchson, Dennis Quaid, Stephan James, Jai Courtney

Premise: Army Ranger selection turns into a fight against a giant alien killing machine

Did the premise rule or feel like rejected action-figure packaging copy?

Ratings out of 10 When ED 209 Gets on Gear and Rampages

Theatrical release from Warner Bros.

Stars Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Annette Bening, Peter Sarsgaard, Jake Gyllenhaal, Penélope Cruz

Premise: In 1930s Chicago, Frank seeks a companion, and a murdered woman is brought back to life as the Bride

Ambitious art-horror fairy tale or self-conscious prestige weirdness?

Rating out of 10 Mary Shelly’s Bonnie and Clyde Possession Acid Trip

Apple TV+ Monsterverse series

Episode 1: Cause and Effect

Episode 2: Resonance

Returning cast includes Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Joe Tippett, Anders Holm, and Takehiro Hira

Did the season come back strong?

Rating out of 10 NEVER LET CATE RANDA TOUCH A BUTTON

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This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl break down the Season 1 finale of HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, reflect on the season as a whole, and celebrate the life and career of actor Robert Carradine.

Did the finale land the joust, or did it pull up short at the lists? And where does this first season rank among HBO’s growing Westerosi saga?

Plus, we say goodbye to a certified nerd icon.

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Robert Carradine (1954–2026)

Robert Carradine, best known for his role as Lewis Skolnick in Revenge of the Nerds, has passed away.

Carradine was part of the legendary Carradine acting family, son of John Carradine and brother to David and Keith Carradine. While he built a long résumé in film and television, he became a generational touchstone for playing the underdog genius in the 1984 cult classic Revenge of the Nerds and its sequels.

Beyond that franchise, Carradine appeared in projects such as The Long Riders, Lizzie McGuire, King of the Nerds, and numerous television roles across decades. He embodied a very specific cinematic archetype: the smart outsider who eventually wins.

For an entire era of fandom, he helped make “nerd” aspirational.

We tip the pocket protector in respect.

Episode Title: ‘The Morrow’

The Season 1 finale brings Ser Duncan the Tall and Egg’s first major Westerosi chapter to a close. Lyonel invites Dunk to move to Storm’s End, but Dunk believes that he brings only bad luck. Baelor’s body is cremated at his funeral. Dunk finds Valarr, who questions why his father died, but Dunk was left alive. Raymun reveals he has married the prostitute Rowan, alias Red. Maekar informs Dunk that Aerion will spend time in the Free Cities to atone. He laments that Baelor would have been a good king and invites Dunk to Summerhall, where Egg can be his squire; Dunk declines, which Egg overhears. In a flashback, Dunk asks Arlan why he was never knighted. Arlan retorts that a true knight always finishes a story. In the present, Daeron tells Dunk to mentor Egg to prevent him from becoming like Aerion. Egg discovers that his hair is regrowing. He takes a knife to Aerion’s bedroom, but Maekar calms him down. Dunk asks Maekar if Egg can squire for him on the road, but Maekar refuses. Raymun buys Sweetfoot back for Dunk, who then gifts her to Raymun. As Dunk leaves Ashford, Egg arrives, and they depart together. Egg suggests that they travel to Dorne. An angry Maekar later realizes that Egg is gone.

Key themes explored:

The episode leans more on moral consequence than explosive set pieces, reinforcing the show’s identity as a smaller-scale, character-first entry in the Game of Thrones universe.

Brian & Darryl Discuss:

Rating out of 5 When the Laughing Storm Offers You War, You Say Yes

Season 1 of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms carved out its own lane in Westeros by shrinking the scope and focusing on intimacy over spectacle.

Season strengths:

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl honor the legendary Robert Duvall, break down the latest Warner Bros. Discovery and Skydance merger talks, and review the penultimate episode of HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Corporate power plays and Westerosi lances collide.

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Robert Duvall was one of the defining American actors of the modern era. A founding member of the American Film Theatre movement and a classmate of Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman at the Neighborhood Playhouse, Duvall built a career on discipline, restraint, and volcanic presence.

Career Highlights:

Tom Hagen in The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974) – The calm consigliere in a world of chaos. Controlled, intellectual menace.

Duvall’s strength was subtle authority. He never chased flash. He built characters from the inside out. In an industry obsessed with volume, he mastered quiet.

Hollywood didn’t just lose a legend. It lost a craftsman.

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Warner Bros. Discovery has reportedly reopened acquisition discussions with Skydance and Paramount, injecting fresh volatility into an already chaotic media landscape. Paramount previously floated a $30 per share offer, potentially rising to $31. Meanwhile, shareholder votes and competing interests continue to complicate the picture.

Season 1, Episode 5 (Penultimate Episode)

Summary:

The trial of seven begins. In the first charge, Aerion knocks Dunk off his horse. In a series of flashbacks to Dunk’s childhood, he and his friend Rafe scavenge from a battlefield. They return to Flea Bottom in King’s Landing and pickpocket from Alester, a City Watchman. Dunk and Rafe attempt to buy passage to the Free Cities in Essos, but cannot afford it. Alester corners them and takes their money. Rafe steals Alester’s dagger, but he notices and slits her throat. Arlan emerges from a tavern and kills Alester, saving Dunk, who then follows Arlan on his travels. In the present, Dunk duels Aerion on foot until both men collapse from injury. After Dunk falls unconscious, Aerion declares him dead. Egg begs Dunk to get up, and the crowd chants for Dunk as he stands. Dunk and Aerion resume their duel until Dunk gets the upper hand. Aerion yields and withdraws his accusation. In the aftermath,

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl review the latest two episodes of HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Season 1, Episodes 3 and 4), plus the full first season of Marvel Television’s Wonder Man on Disney+. RIP James Van Der Beek.

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James Van Der Beek, the actor who became a defining face of late-1990s television as Dawson Leery on Dawson’s Creek, has died at age 48 after a short battle with an aggressive colorectal cancer. He passed peacefully on February 11, 2026, with his wife, Kimberly, and their six children by his side.

Van Der Beek’s breakout role on Dawson’s Creek helped shape a generation of teen storytelling on television, and the show’s honest exploration of adolescence made him a familiar presence to millions of viewers. After the series ran from 1998 to 2003, he continued working across television and film in a wide range of roles, from the high school football drama Varsity Blues to camera-savvy self-parody on Don’t Trust the B–– in Apartment 23 and crime procedurals like CSI: Cyber.

His candid sharing of his cancer journey in recent years also raised awareness of early-onset colorectal cancer. Friends, fans, and colleagues paid tribute to his warmth, humor, and impact both on and off screen. He is survived by his wife, Kimberly, and their six children, whose privacy the family has asked the public to respect during this time of mourning.

We celebrate James’s work, his openness, and the joy his performances brought to so many.

S1E3: “The Squire” (Released Feb 1, 2026) 

Main cast (key players in the series): Peter Claffey (Ser Duncan “Dunk” the Tall), Dexter Sol Ansell (Aegon “Egg” Targaryen), Finn Bennett (Prince Aerion “Brightflame” Targaryen), Daniel Ings (Ser Lyonel Baratheon), Bertie Carvel (Prince Baelor “Breakspear” Targaryen), Sam Spruell (Prince Maekar Targaryen), Tanzyn Crawford (Tanselle).

Production notes: Directed by Sarah Adina Smith. Written by Hiram Martinez, Annie Julia Wyman, and Ira Parker. Series created by Ira Parker and George R. R. Martin, and adapts the “Dunk and Egg” novellas beginning with The Hedge Knight.

Rating Out of 5 The Kingdom’s Most Dangerous Puppet Show

S1E4: “Seven” (Released Feb 6, 2026) 

Main cast (key players in the series): Peter Claffey, Dexter Sol Ansell, Finn Bennett, Bertie Carvel, Sam Spruell, Daniel Ings, Henry Ashton (Prince Daeron Targaryen), Edward Ashley (Ser Steffon Fossoway), Youssef Kerkour (Steely Pate).

Production notes: Directed by Sarah Adina Smith. Written by Aziza Barnes, Annie Julia Wyman, and Ira Parker. The season premiered Jan 18, 2026, on HBO and is planned as a six-episode season adapting The Hedge Knight.

Rating Out of 5 Seven Knights for Seven Gods

Premise (season-level): In the MCU’s version of Hollywood, the “Doorman Clause” bans superpowered people from working in entertainment. Struggling actor Simon Willi