This week, Gavia and Morgan celebrate the fifth anniversary of one of Marvel's best films and their own personal favorite, Captain America: The Winter Soldier. They dissect its political commentary, its sensitive treatment of its central characters, assess its place in the larger MCU, and reminisce about the glory days of Captain America fandom c. spring 2014.
Read MoreThis week, Gavia and Morgan change it up by diving into the latest novel by master spy novelist John le Carré, A Legacy of Spies, which marks his final return to the world of George Smiley and the Circus. Topics discussed include the novel's relationship to its predecessors, le Carré's difficulties writing women, Morgan's le Carré fandom, and Brexit.
Read MoreIn this bonus episode, Gavia recounts the often bewildering plot of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to Morgan, who hasn't read it and isn't planning to. Spoilers abound. Other topics include the play's similarity to fanfiction, queerbaiting, reboot culture, and when to just let go.
Read MoreGavia and Morgan travel back in time to 2010 to revisit Inception. Topics include, but are not limited to, fandom, the problem of exposition, Christopher Nolan's oeuvre, Tom Hardy's funny voices, what has happened to Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and those costumes.
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