Abbott Elementary Season 2: Final Report Card

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05/03/23 • 69 min

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Happy Wine Wednesday! Candi joins me again this week to close out our thoughts on the amazing second season of Abbott Elementary. We already covered the first ten episodes of the season and you can hear that fun discussion here.
We talk about the season as a whole, our favorite character arcs, guest actor standouts, our favorite episode of the second half, and of course we get into the Gregory and Janine of it all.
As always - we drink, we know things, we use adult language, and we have a good time!
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Wakanda Forever

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NOTE: This episode was recorded in February, which was prior to the recent allegations regarding Jonathan Majors.
Happy Wine Wednesday! Candi and Andre join me this week for the home going services of Queen Ramonda and her son King T'Challa in Marvel's Wakanda Forever.
The movie wasted no time addressing the tremendous loss of Chadwick Boseman, so we follow that lead in our discussion and start by talking about the direction Ryan Coogler took in bringing that loss to the screen. We went into the film thinking there would only be one major loss so it was a surprise when Queen Ramonda was tragically killed. I ask Candi and Andre to share their thoughts about that narrative decision. Other topics covered include:

Kilmonger's return (ugh)
Namor as an antagonist
Thoughts on storylines for the returning secondary characters
What Wakanda Forever as a meditation on grief and loss meant for it as a Marvel film
Ryan's original vision for Wakanda Forever before Chadwick's tragic death
Post-credit scene with the wee baby Toussaint
What we would've left on the cutting room floor of this long as* film

And of course we close with our thirst segment, which was inspired by the African American urge to avoid vast bodies of water.
Thanks so much for listening! Friendly reminder - we drink, we know things, we use adult language, and we have a great time.

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Boozy Beginnings: The Barry Pilot

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Happy Wine Wednesday! We're back with another installment in our Boozy Beginnings series. Candi joined me this week to talk about the pilot episode of the HBO series Barry.
We kick off our discussion by talking about the opening scene in which we meet Barry who looks like he is struggling to feel satisfied in his career as an assassin. We also talk about how the writers very efficiently acquainted us with him via some well done exposition from Fuches.
Barry is the show's namesake and undoubtedly the main character, but the interesting cast of characters is absolutely part of the charm of this series. In light of that, I ask Candi a few questions for sh*ts and giggles - including her thoughts about NoHo Hank. We love him!
After a few Barry-inspired questions, we share what worked well in the pilot and whether there was anything that didn't work for us. If you're new to Barry, we try to further entice you to watch by sharing three words to describe the series. Have no fear, our discussion is spoiler free - nothing beyond the pilot episode.
As always, we end with our thirsty thoughts. It's a Barry episode, so of course we swoon over Bill Hader.
Friendly reminder - we drink, we know things, we use adult language, and we have a great time.
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