From Mav: So obviously, we're going to talk about WandaVision on Disney+ after the finale next week. We've mentioned it in passing a couple times, but not really deep dove into it. If you've heard our previous recap shows on movies like Avengers: Endgame, Star Wars and Avengers: Infinity War, as well as TV shows like Watchmen, Game of Thrones, Queen's Gambit and recently Bridgerton, we don't normally just talk about what we like and don't like or compare to the source material or anything like that. We do some of that, but it's not our main thing. The way we usually do our movie recap shows isn't so much to just talk about what happens... we do a deep dive close read of themes and elements and... ummm... well,...
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e150. Sexy Cartoons: You Know… for the Kids!
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Call for Comments: Seduced by Bridgerton?
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Call for Comments: Sexy Cartoons and the Kid Gaze?
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e148. Sex, Love, & Bridgerton
Surprisingly, Netflix’s latest original programming sensation is Bridgerton, a regency period romance chronicling the sexual exploits, politics and scandals of 19th century London. Or perhaps this isn’t surprising at all.…
Call for Comments: Romanced by Bridgerton?
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e146. TV in the time of COVID-19
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Call For Comments: So what should we say about WandaVision?
February 26, 2021
From Mav: So obviously, we’re going to talk about WandaVision on Disney+ after the finale next week. We’ve mentioned it in passing a couple times, but not really deep dove…