Wakanda Forever and Facing Our Personal Grief

12/16/22 • 104 min

Is grief linear? Can closure be obtained through vengeance, acceptance, or maybe both? Join us as we unpack one of the biggest movies of this year- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. A film that has proven itself to be more than just big screen entertainment. Stay till the end to test your knowledge on Marvel movies in our Marvel History Buff Game!

Show Notes:
02:21- Special Guest Intro
04:04- Movie review from a Cinematic Perspective
12:37- Ryan Coogler
18:40- First Movie vs The Sequel
22:10- The Impact of Chadwick Boseman and his untimely death
Podcast Ref: Wakanda Forever: Official Black Panther Podcast; Chapter 1: Ryan Cooglerhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/5NkuU0ZRHpuJ9AJX4whAAH?si=ZGfdgc3lSAmGn2Jt0S80zA

24:04- Social Impacts of the movie
30:44- Grief and Closure
41:28- Is the Movie well aligned with the comics?
46:16- The Kingdom of Talocan/ Cultural disputes and power.
51:29- Similarities between Shuri, Namor, and Killmonger
55:56- Difference in crowd response for Black Panther vs Woman King
1:07- Controversial themes presented in the movie
01:11- Ironheart/Black Women in STEM/women in positions of power
01:15- End Credit Thoughts/Closure
01:33- Marvel History Game

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Ep. 18 Purposeful Strategy vs Respected Gameplay

Is there such thing as being too cut throat in the game of Survivor? Listen as we talk about the most epic blindside of Survivor Season 43, which leads to the unfortunate snuffing of Cody's torch. Seems like the contestants this season are stepping their game up, and we're here for it.
Show Notes
12:35 Carla's injuries during challenges
14:12 Our discussion on Cody being the one eliminated

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Ep. 19 Resume and References

This week Karla said it best. It was time for the contestants to start building their resume's and references. Join us as we discuss the Finale of Survivor season 43! We cover whether we think Gabler was deserving of his win, the classic Fire Making Challenge, and of course, James' rattling voice.
Show Notes:
11:08 - Our thoughts on Jesse and Gabler's Fire Making Challenge
15:20 - Gabler's strategy
18:59 - Did Owen deserve to win?
22:10 - James' rattling voice
22:38 - Was Karla petty for writing Jesse's name down?
23:50 - Fan favorites
24:28- Gabler's donation
34:48 - Trash v Treasure Segment: Scapegoat v Who's Deserving