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Ep. 95 - The Queue - June 2023

June 26, 2023·1 hr 20 min·5 clips

Why Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse makes you forget you're watching a cartoon.

This episode features hosts Treezy, Martin the Mailman, and Young Lazy reuniting after a long hiatus to discuss recent movies and TV shows they've watched. The conversation covers a wide range of recent pop culture, from blockbuster films to acclaimed series finales. The hosts begin by discussing the animated film *Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse*, praising its innovative animation styles and voice cast including Shameik Moore and Oscar Isaac. They note the film ends on a cliffhanger that frustrated many viewers, comparing it to *The Empire Strikes Back*. The group then analyzes the series finales of *Succession* and *Snowfall*, with specific commentary on character arcs like Tom becoming CEO and Shiv's motivations. Martin shares his thoughts on *The Little Mermaid* live-action remake, noting the audience reaction and the CGI design of characters like Flounder. A surprising claim is that the original *Little Mermaid* fairy tale involves the mermaid cutting out her tongue and dying when the prince doesn't choose her. The hosts find the *Black Mirror* episode "Joan Is Awful" particularly timely given the concurrent Hollywood writers' strike. They argue that some *Black Mirror* episodes this season, like "Demon 79," stray from the show's core focus on technology's dangers. An interesting insight compares the Tom and Greg relationship in *Succession* to the historical story of Roman Emperor Nero and his castrated slave Sporus. The tone is casual and conversational, filled with inside jokes and friendly debates about film and TV quality. The style is unstructured, mimicking a free-flowing chat among friends catching up on media. Movie enthusiasts who enjoy informal, humorous reviews of recent releases would love this episode. Listeners seeking tightly edited, single-topic analysis might prefer to skip it.

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A loose comeback hangout that turns Little Mermaid talk into a wider argument about stories, labor, and taste.

The episode comes back in a loose, slightly worn-in register, and that works for it. It moves from Swarm and Dominique Fishback to The Little Mermaid, then into the darker fairy tale version, the loss of voice, desire, and what changes when the story gets reshaped for the screen.

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