Anya and Alan talk about the 2001 Gore Verbinsky movie “The Mexican”. This is a story about stories which are themselves about stories. It helped Alan learn about stories and how a story should tell a story within itself so that the story makes sense. Story.

What is Measures of Truth?

Star Wars lore: Rule of Two

My Best Friend’s Wedding and Erin Brockovich let Julia Roberts show off her range.

What is “Men are From Mars and Women are From Venus”

The Sopranos changed TV and kicked off a “golden age” in premium cable shows.

What is a Bag Man?

What’s a Type A Personality?

Is MacGuffin that guy who can escape using chewing gum? No?

Mr Universe is played by David Krumholtz

Hitchhiker Trope

Bury Your Gays Trope

Fridging Trope

Goran Višnjić played Flynn in Timeless and the Car Rental Clerk in The Mexican (who was secretly Flynn all along!!)

Next Time: Monsoon Wedding

Haiku for Kelli:

Loving Guardian,

from the Land of the Charmers,

Ally from the start.

Our theme song is Background Blues Guitar by Blowball Music.

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