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ANR Geekly 203 - Elvin's Grand Return (Again!)

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Thunderbolts goes from a low-expectation watch to an eight, then loses a point for the ending.

1. ANR Geekly 203 - Elvin's Grand Return (Again!) centers on a delayed Tuesday recording, toy talk, and reactions to several TV and movie releases. 2. D and Elvin host the episode, with D driving the watch-list discussion and Elvin steering the toy and custom-figure talk. 3. The episode asks what is worth attention this week, from The Last of Us and Thunderbolts to Banshee, Rom, and Superboy. 4. The hosts explain that a holiday week and a family event pushed the show off its normal Monday slot. 5. They open with dad jokes, including a convicted cannibal asking for 'Five Guys' as a last meal. 6. A second joke about Chewbacca and the first ship he piloted leads to a reaction that the kids did not get the punchline. 7. D talks about The Last of Us and says the characters are acting too calmly for a zombie apocalypse. 8. He argues that the show's characters split up in ways that do not match the danger on screen. 9. Elvin says the second season feels like a drop from the first season and that the writing feels different. 10. D says Black Mirror is still 'Black Mirror' and briefly mentions Reacher season 3. 11. The Thunderbolts segment turns on D saying the movie surprised him after very low expectations. 12. He gives the film an eight, says the ending 'went stupid,' and points to a comic-book trope he wishes would stop. 13. D says Bob is one of his favorite characters to date in that movie. 14. He also says the film felt like Avengers 1 and that the post-credit scene made him less annoyed. 15. MobLand becomes the most heated TV discussion because D says Tom Hardy is the only reason he keeps watching. 16. He objects to a family setup in the cast and says the explanation for the character's presence did not work for him. 17. Elvin shows a large figure haul that includes Banshee, Rom, Warlock, and Superboy. 18. The toy conversation also covers a Mezco Miles Morales, custom cloth capes, and a local custom builder named Tin Rocket Customs. 19. Fans of toy hauls, Marvel and DC figure talk, and casual TV reactions would like this episode. 20. Viewers who want tightly focused reviews or spoiler-free analysis might skip it.

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Collector debates, live corrections, and a delayed return turn the episode into a loose hangout.

The episode feels like a loose collector hangout, built around Elvin's late arrival and the crew's running debate over figures. They keep getting into the practical stuff: the light-up mask, Bodega pieces, creasing, the huge Afro head, and whether the neck sits too high.

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Elvin is back after a renovation delay, and the shelf debate gets oddly specific about masks, necks, and head sculpts.

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