The Umbrella Academy Season 3 - The Weekly Planet Podcast

[@MrTrick.]

Fun fact: Nick Mason's original name was Blue Harvest.

[@wokeandroid]

lmao

[@greggatesjr1301]

I hope they bring this info to Green Trivia.

[@Vincent.Morreale]

I thought it was Westworld :O

[@victoryusmc]

You've done it again!

[@munohlow]

That is fun

[@dazza818]

They accept that their mum is a robot, their Alfred is a monkey, they've saved the world from destruction numerous times, 5 can time travel, their brother has been fused with an gorilla and the other can communicate with the dead. "I want to be know as Viktor" Not the biggest revelation in their world is it.

[@FullMetalB]

The amount of people I've seen say they accepted it unrealistically fast has made me so confused lol

[@FullMetalB]

@@OldManYellsAtClouds Not for me, no. But it is hard to believe anyone on the internet actually tries to understand a comment before replying to it.

[@FullMetalB]

@@OldManYellsAtClouds The entire thing apparently. I commented about OTHER PEOPLE saying something and you asked me what I mean by that..... I dont mean anything by it, I didn't say it.

[@FullMetalB]

@@OldManYellsAtClouds You somehow managed to edit your comment to more aggressively show you didnt understand.

[@FullMetalB]

@@OldManYellsAtClouds No, I said the amount of people I've seen say THEY (as in the umbrella academy characters, you know, the same THEY that the original post is referring to) accepted it unrealistically fast confuses me.

[@xredgreenbluex]

Glad other people love Klaus from Umbrella Academy as much as me. I love how he never gets into the drama with the other siblings because he doesn't really care 🤣. Always has his own thing going on and its so much fun to watch.

[@jazzycat8917]

You forgot about Lila as one of the Umbrella Academy kids. The original number of pregnant women/subsequent super babies in season 1 was 43 (Umbrellas + unadopted Sparrows + Lila + 29 unknowns) , but for some reason in the season 3 timeline its stated to be only 16, and...... ***SPOILERS*** ...most of the OG squad shouldn't be included in that 16 because Harlan killed their mothers before they were born, so really that 16 was only the Sparrows + maybe an alt timeline Lila + 8 unknowns. But now the universe has been reset so who even knows how many exist in this new timeline.

[@Nolanthegardener]

9:32 "Buzz Lightyear a 'Toy Story' Story" haha, Genius!

[@StreeTHiPHoP131]

Man .... As any wackadado I love every episode of the weekly planet. But the past 1-2 months they have been on fire 😭😭 every episode I'm just cracking up. All the best to anyone reading this !! You got this

[@pr0t34n]

My favorite part of this podcast is whenever James spoils something that is completely not pertinent to the conversation. Just sprinkling in spoilers, he can't help himself

[@VexxtheVoid]

"The Way of the Househusband" is an Anime about a Yakuza who beocomes a HouseHusband...its hilarous

[@devonhilt9389]

I love the speedy transition of Viktor implies that the hotel just has 1 day recovery top surgery.

[@dirkdiggler2218]

As a fan of weird hotels and weird lobbies, this season was just delightful.

[@Na-mi3dx]

You know what I would love for Kraven. If he was an animal lover, a protector of the free world. BUT, he hunts people. He hunts people to protect the animals. That’d be a good way of doing the “Animal lover” twist.

[@rosecity_chris]

I would love it even more if Sony just sold the rights back to marvel.

[@Na-mi3dx]

@@rosecity_chris Well, of course that would be the ideal scenario 😂 But if we have to get this I’d prefer that spin.

[@claytonkipling1398]

Next weeks guessing game for Nick Mason: have him listen to 30 seconds of a score and have him guess if it’s Danny Elfman or John Williams and if he gets it wrong then blast him with a hans zimmer score at full volume.

[@munohlow]

Don’t be cruel, that would eviscerate him

[@AntiWokeBloke]

Great idea

[@brandondavis3431]

Umbrella Academy - I thought there were 43 some odd children born on the same day and he got 7 of them. And we’ve only met 13 or 14 so far. I think the girl from last season was also one of the children.

[@dazza818]

Diegos' girlfriend is one

[@Thomas-VA]

yes

[@Chris.spring]

If you’ve not seen all of season 3 yet, you’ll see why there is a difference in the numbers from season 1.

[@ellaisplotting]

Love that Dog Time has it's own timecode, thanks RAW 💕

[@larssonk22]

The actor that plays Klaus also plays an Immortal in Misfits

[@DarkachuWasTaken]

God I loved that show. Even after they changed rosters a few times there were still things to like

[@exquisitecorpse__]

An immortal who can see ghosts

[@_Amit_Sunil]

Talk about being typecast

[@myohmyDesign]

Really, really loved the latest season of Umbrella Academy! Probably means that Netflix will cancel it :/

[@sendronebricks]

I think they are obligated to do at least one more season. I heard that they already bought one more ssn

[@myohmyDesign]

@@sendronebricks ooooooooh I sure hope so. This is clearly an expensive show to make, and that's normally a sign Netflix will cull it, but they need to at least finish it off. It's one of the few Netflix Originals that's actually excellent!

[@dilemmawhatson]

(Spoilers) . . . Even with how the season glossed over Allison r@ping her brother? Like damn, he brought it up once with her (barely) and that was it. Was a bit whack to me with how they dealt with that

[@shawnvalensky9946]

Yay!, I found another person that loved Umbrella Academy Season 3

[@MisfortuneSteve]

@@dilemmawhatson it’s insane that she does that and then at the end of the season is rewarded with her dream family. And that the writers focus so much on her apologizing to Viktor and at no point does she apologize to Luther or repent in any way for what she did.

[@HisNameWasCrazy]

Thinking of the Green Hornet movie makes me sad - after the success of Kung Fu Hustle, Stephen Chow was set to make the jump to Hollywood by directing and starring as Kato, but after a terrible time with the studio he dropped out. Chow found the whole ordeal so depressing that he kind of gave up on being in movies all together, at what should have been the height of his career.

[@HarryBuddhaPalm]

I've seen a couple of movies he did after "Kung Fu Hustle" and they were pretty shitty. I don't know what happened.

[@12fuxu2]

Another vibrant talent drained and polluted by the toxic monster that is Hollywood. (Not everyone has the endless masochism/narcisism necessary to succeed. Speaking from experience here.)

[@HeisntLegend]

Awesome I just finished my binge of Umbrella Academy last night.

[@eastvandb]

There's a very cool arc for Kraven in the Squirrel Girl comics. As she so often does, she befriends him while fighting him and puts in some energy into reforming him. It doesn't always work. But in that arc, he's very much a protector of wildlife, which isn't totally inconsistent. There are people who hunt and are environmental activist. But if you don't see Kraven the villain first, reformed Kraven is no fun. (He calls her "girl of squirrels".)

[@hamoudziane]

cant beleve you watch fd signify , amazing to hear

[@largepurplemonkey]

The Umbrella Academy is fantastic - I really tried to take it slowly, but I ended up binging it anyway because I love it so much. If any of you guys are looking for a decent recap, there's a really great KZbin channel called Recap & Chill that does great recaps. I'll certainly be heading there before I attempt to get back into Westworld (to-day)

[@larssonk22]

Yeh I was so disappointed I had no more episodes to watch after binging it. Thanks I totally forgot Westworld was back, I actually thought last season was the series finale.

[@_Amit_Sunil]

I vouch for Man of Recaps though, love the guy

[@chrundle00]

I loved season 1 and finished it in about a day - Season 2 was solid despite not having any source material. I simply cannot bring myself to get through season 3, this show has gone absolutely off the rails imo

[@sadomars2446]

Oh, so you like shitty shows that are ruined as they progress. Nice.

[@Nitero_]

best episode of the boys if for nothing else than that last fight, was so enjoyable.

[@kingfield99]

Excellent bread-based podcast.

[@hollandscottthomas]

I'd paused this episode right at the start to come back to after watching Umbrella Academy. Today I pressed play and was immediately blasted with the word BUTTHOLE.

[@han-363]

In the first season of umbrella academy it was 43 babies so 27 wasnt born because of what they did

[@kylestark8581]

I could listen to you two talk about European bread for a full episode

[@SiriusxStar]

You can also thank John Williams for the band Toto, as he produced the singer of said band, Joseph Williams

[@shramo]

Hey guys, If youse could move that line "for the cost of a big sandwitch but you don't have to, no pressure." Up just a little bit, that would be great. it makes it hard to read the chapter titles that youtube provide in theatre mode. Great show!

[@AlMoSiCe210]

32:40 That was ODDLY specific, James... 😅😅

[@Pawlit360]

46:31 "Cats in the Cradle" is not performed by Cat Stevens, but I have an idea where that misconception might be coming from ;)

[@fivebatsinatrenchcoat1771]

Something I adore about The Umbrella Academy is how it kinda takes the same angle as The Boys, in that it has messy and flawed superheroes (albeit in a censored/light-hearted kinda way). BUT it also doesn't go so far as "yeah they're evil, power makes everyone evil... everyone is just shit". Like it kinda strikes a nice balance between the whole dark "power corrupts" view and the "people are ultimately good, just flawed". Also yeah, the way they've represented Viktor's transition and Klaus' general queerness is perfect, like they have definitely put care and consideration into the way non-cishet people are represented. Like when someone comes out to siblings, we do just want them to go "yeah we love you but we're still gonna bully you about xyz because you're my sibling and you're a moron". Basically: no one uses Viktor's identity as a weapon (like using a deadname in an argument) ... 4am essay-rant over jdksdjask

[@rubaiyat300]

First off, completely agreed on the strengths of The Umbrella Academy. I really liked how it was a plot point and addressed but it came from a place of love and acceptance. My problem with the Boys, though moreso the source material, is we already have a classification for what they almost all are, supervillains. IE comics have already detailed for the better part of a century what some would do with these wondrous abilities that could help the world. It's not some grand revelation or incisive critique on superhero media or even the human condition. Well, other than telling on yourself about how you think you'd turn completely psychotic if you got superabilities. Heck, the BACKLASH to this kinda of deconstruction is already going on more than 30 years old, ie the ending to Grant Morrison's Animal Man and all the Alan Moore Superman related apologies. The show is a pretty well put together product, but IDK if it's as smart as it or the uninitiated think it is. Like it's a take that at all kinds of shady corporate sliminess but it's superhero media slamming superhero media made by a conglomerate that otherwise doesn't have superhero media.

[@TheCinemaniac]

I binged the Umbrella Academy Season 3 the day it came out. I really like this show and love the characters but I kind of felt like this was the weakest season so far. It was still good though.

[@Eveliane]

Same story for me, I’m willing to blame the drop in quality on the pandemic, because it clearly had an effect with how contained it all felt. Still had a fun time, though

[@sonikboom007]

It absolutely was the worst season. So much so i think they should shit can it. Its like the writers just decided to make everyone even stupider than ever this season. 5 was again the only decent charachter... the whole alison story line was embarassingly bad

[@markoarkaina8656]

Dog time needs to be a regular segment.

[@reptocilicus]

I enjoyed most of this season of Umbrella Academy, but the last episode was very underwhelming for me. It felt overly rushed and anticlimactic, even for this show.

[@mr.dr0bot731]

Who tf cares about your opinion tho?

[@Josh123376]

They certainly wrote themselves into a corner. If I’d watched this week to week, would have been thoroughly disappointed

[@Otoskire]

The last few seasons have been amazing but they always end on a damn cliffhanger and I do not like that. I forgive the show since it’s genuinely great throughout, but if next season doesn’t wrap up nicely it will reflect very badly on the rest of the show

[@SnakeBitten]

There’s an anime called The Way of The Househusband which is about an ex-Yakuza who retired and became a househusband and it’s quite funny

[@lapetitecuillereetlepaindo3005]

SPOILERS for Umbrella Academy S3 : They do say 16. Used to be 43. In this season's timeline however, 27 women died instead of giving birth to special kids. (We've met 14 : UA 7 + SA 6 + Lila)

[@plasmasnake4774]

The UA kids wouldn’t be apart of that since in this timeline their mothers were apart of the 27 that died, so we’ve only seen 8 of the 16

[@itsinthechicken]

YAAAAYYYYYYYYYY

[@SimplyStapha]

Wow I’m here early.

[@mr.fancypants666]

I liked this season, I think they should have leaned more heavily into Alison as a villain. Wasn't a big fan of the Stan character or Lila.Last season she was great this season,not so much.

[@Egotisticsoup]

The gas lighting kind of pissed me off and it was played off for laughs which wasn't OK. Villain Alison would of been great too

[@dryses77thegreat]

I thought she was better BECAUSE she was bad, and she was very vulnerable after diego broke through to her more. Also I don't think the gaslighting was played for laughs I took it as a very desperate move because shes afraid. I like her better when she actually wants to work with the others, last season was less of that and it was worse.

[@jpmcpheemcphee2695]

The Umbrella academy seems like a filler show for the network, but James is right, Pogo looks phenomenal, especially next to whatever that thing Patton Oswalt was playing at the end of the Eternals. The dancing baby on Alley McBeal was even laughing at that thing

[@cdubsoptional7849]

Alley McBeal? Now that's a name, I have not heard, in a long time. Seriously, that's still my favourite episode of Futurama, and I think I only ever saw it the once, when it first aired. Sexy lawyer lady and the joke about Fry thinking that a script that took him forever to write, would cover more than two minutes of screentime, have stayed with me, all these years later.

[@andersonhopkins3987]

While I love Umbrella Academy I feel it does that thing that more and more media does where it doesn't want to tell a relatively complete story in one season. Its almost like it expects to have another season. Still enjoyed it.

[@umr_lnt]

I only watched the first season of Umbrella academy, I really didn't enjoy many of the characters at all. Didn't see any reviews at the time. Am I the outlier here? Is it worth getting back into?

[@brandondavis3431]

I rather liked it but if you didn’t like season 1 then you probably won’t like season 2.

[@umr_lnt]

Makes sense

[@teddybearington3]

💕💕💕

[@christopherlee8989]

You all forgot lyla as the 14th umbrella kid

[@Sabakryou]

"They've been wearing goggles since the dawn of time?" XD im so ded 😂🤣

[@sideshowparker]

Y’all gotta reread/rewatch umbrella lol got ur facts all wonk

[@sideshowparker]

Misfits was only good when Robert Sheehan was in it unfortunately

[@duskplains1235]

You forgot Lila being one of the kids

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

Kraven, the Animal Lover

[@Eurobeatbeetle]

GRR martins "seven brides for seven sons"

[@Niinque]

I think Lila is one of the children as well

[@rubaiyat300]

Re: Astroboy games there was a great Gameboy Advance game that came out but yeah there hasn't been a lot of love for our 100K horsepower Mighty Atom.

[@MarktheCrawler]

Soon it will be Kravin Time

[@MysteryBounty]

Im Kravin it right now mate

[@bizzlewizzle9772]

GIMME THAT GOOD BREAD!!! 🍞

[@tanmad21]

iPhone SE baby!

[@mmathulosejake]

Having not watched The Boys and seem a commentary video or 2 and some shorts, even I knew that Homelander was the bad guy.

[@Matt-xc6sp]

Big game hunting is actually an important tool in conservation

[@cdubsoptional7849]

TR was the original conservationist, but if you go to Sagamore Hill, you can see that in his office, he had a waste bin made out of an elephants foot. Buy all the indulgences you want, try to offset your sins with all the good deeds you can think of. But at the end of the day, it's not ok to fly to Africa on vacation, so you can murder the toughest animals in the world. Don't get me wrong, I'm not some bleeding heart. Every week, I transform thousands of slaughtered animal carcasses into lunch and dinner. And as much as I love biodiversity, I don't blame downtrodden, poverty stricken people, for killing dangerous apex predators that threaten their lives, and then selling the carcass to practitioners of traditional "_" medicine. I have sympathy for poachers. They actually have legitimately good reasons to do what they do, even if it's awful. Whereas anyone who identifies as a "big game hunter," is an asshole. If you fly to another continent just to kill things, you're an asshole. And no amount of good works/conservation work will ever negate/counterbalance that.

[@Matt-xc6sp]

@@cdubsoptional7849 you’re wrong

[@cdubsoptional7849]

@@Matt-xc6sp Intentionally so. Was that not obvious?

[@Matt-xc6sp]

@@ThreadBomb They actively manage thousand acre preserves where the hunting is allowed. Tags for hunting are issued for animals that are old or aggressive or competing for resources or to maintain balance of predators to prey any other population management tactics that are practiced outside of big game hunting. The money from the tags can be tens of thousands per animal and is directly reinvested into the preserves and local communities. Part of that includes security that cuts down on illegal and unregulated poaching, giving them further control over the biodiversity of the preserve. It’s actually a great example of utilizing natural resources in the 21st century. The hunters get their trophies but those local communities eat that antelope that they have hunted for millennial anyway. But now they have money for roads and water and internet too.

[@msizizondi6023]

This is me directing hate at Mason.

[@vshazam]

1:02:26 not sure about John Deere and the labor union, but they're sketchy with right to repair laws. They sell their equipment to farmers, then make it really difficult for anybody except John Deere to repair the equipment, while overcharging for the repair.

[@Wicketor]

I am very upset that James continues to say Westworld even after the new season of Westworld has returned and I do understand Westworld hadn't returned for him as this was recorded early Westworld has returned for me and I do not understand why he continues to say Westworld.

[@DiscoverMarvel]

Yo

[@rawcollings]

YO!

[@mrsundaymovies]

@@rawcollings Yo?

[@dreamprophet4499]

Am I the only one who clued into Black Bolt’s (and I believe Mr Fantastic) costume was CGI? It looked like the usual MCU floating head shit

[@mirrormaster6148]

Need more bread talk

[@the-dramatic-nerd]

In Umbrella Academy It’s only 28 days for five the rest varies because time bull crap

[@RamenCupBMG]

there are 43 women in the original timeline and 16 in the sparrow timeline. we know of 14 children. the 7 umbrellas, 6 new sparrows, and lila.

[@TacticusPrime]

You can tell that they were constrained by the pandemic, but I still enjoyed it a lot. I literally laughed out loud during the Footloose recreation.

[@JacobRavenglass]

My past self wished to conduct a test to see if I could enjoy a future season of Umbrella Academy without watching the ones leading up to it. At the time, I only watched the first two episodes and the final scene of season one, and completely skipped over season two. As I watched the current season, while I didn't understand every story beat related to Five's and Lila's connection to the Commission, it did not detract from my enjoyment of it as a whole, and I enjoyed it quite a bit. I do feel that the characters seem to refrain from using their powers in certain situations they would probably be useful. Additionally, while I get that COVID would have affected the show's production in terms of locations and extras, does the story always feel like it's taking place in a bubble with very few regular people outside the main cast that actually populate the world (and I'm not talking about the effects of the Kugelblitz)?

[@kitaster1546]

Yeah quite often it seems the only important characters are plot related and that the world doesn't have many fleshed out side characters. This isn't always a bad thing but sometimes it can be

[@dylananderson310]

Damn lads I’m not binging this one, gotta skip the review much to my chagrin. I’ll come back when I get through the new season.

[@brandondavis3431]

There’s no spoilers for Umbrella Academy

[@korndud]

bruv, where tf is the boys review?! y'all are gonna wait till the series ends?

[@Macapta]

The most ridiculous part of TUA season 3 for me was when they started trash talking the Hotel Obsidian like it isn't the coolest place I've ever seen.

[@jamesday2775]

I was hoping youd talk about how teeeeeerrible Alison was in this season.

[@teppeiando]

Too short!!!

[@anothercleverusername992]

43 Children were born that day... A LOT more weirdness to come

[@victoryusmc]

Fun fact: Australia is a small island off of Florida. Cheers neighbors

[@scratch2086]

If they remake the OG Star Wars trilogy, I want all the characters to feel and act as powerful as the supplementary material hypes them up to be. Darth Vader lore: A merciless Sith second only to the Emperor, embolden by the force and equal in power to that of an ARMY. Darth Vader on screen: Slowly swings a lightsaber around while he chats it up with old friends and family

[@GamingintheAM0801]

I swear to God, until about an hour ago, I assumed Umbrella Academy was a Resident Evil thing.

[@hollandscottthomas]

One of the main guys in UE is in the new (terrible) RE film.

[@ryanb6503]

Astro boy video game sounds like a great caravan on garbage

[@vfwarlordforever9589]

Yo, you guys really should review Snake Eyes. its a sleeper hit!! Is The "Mega-Man" of 2021 movies. I reinvested in my plans to go to Japan, this movie was so hot. its a sleeper hit. They did the virtue signaling and made Snake Eyes Asian instead of Caucasian like in the comics. They got none of the credit for it!!! Its an injustice. I saw Snake Eyes in the movie theatre after the *terrible* Black Widow movie. Let me tell you, Snake Eyes was "Citizen Kane" compared to Black Widow. It's the "Crazy Rich Asians" of action movies!! After watching it for the third time, I noticed they are riding 100% Electric Motorcycles in the movie. That makes me like it even more, because I bought my electric motorcycle back in February this year. Review it damn it!!! You're not too good for it! You reviewed *Morbius* for Christ's sake. You cowards!!!

[@breakwoodhopper6739]

Alison never uses her powers for anything useful the problem with umbrella academy is it seems kinda like the same show with a different skin every season

[@undying_artv2]

They need to watch misfits

[@sirsixty420]

Why don't you talk about The Boys?

[@sirsixty420]

@Proletarichad yes, about the first 3 episodes, what about the rest?

[@sirsixty420]

@@ThreadBomb thanks, i didn't get that far

[@Thomas-VA]

43 births for the Umbrella Academy, so he did crap in how many he purchased

[@undying_artv2]

I think vanya was done terribly. There's no way you instantly start saying he and Victor I know many people whove changed and you are so used to saying the other way you cant help but slip up. I think they should of had a few slip ups to make it more realistic

[@nataliecameron]

First of all, why would they add a potentially triggering thing into the show, second, it's really not that hard to change what pronouns and names you use for people

[@undying_artv2]

@@nataliecameron first of all yes it is. If you have known a man called Brandon your whole life and now they are suddenly Beatrice and a woman its hard for friends and family to adapt to saying Beatrice instead of Brandon. Human beings are creatures of habit its hard to break habits. Don't act so high and mighty

[@Lsd1021]

Hated this season of Umbrella Academy. It was way too long, the plot got way too convoluted at the end, we got barely any time with the new characters and our old characters did such a 180 on their traits. Allison was awful and the fact that she is the only one that gets everything she wanted pisses me off to such a degree. She literally SA's Luther and killed a defenseless old man.

[@hollandscottthomas]

I feels like they're setting her up to be the villain next season.

[@KnialPiper]

first

[@TechySpeaking]

First

[@wbennin]

First?

[@EmperorJ123]

Aww Buzz Lightyears the movie where two guys kiss? If that bothers them wait until they find out Donald Trump Jnr

[@cdubsoptional7849]

I have a hard time watching shows. Currently, I'm stomaching The Lincoln Lawyer, because I'm watching it with someone I love, and they love it. But all I see is the scaffolding. A lot of the scenes are shot in a way that makes it obvious that the actors didn't do the scene together. The cinematography is irritating. Everything but the focus of the shot is blurry. I get that it's on purpose, and they're trying to create atmosphere or what have you, but it doesn't work, it's just annoying. Then there's the fact that it takes place in LA, but there's no gridlocked traffic, there are no homeless people or tent cities, and there's no smog. The subplot about addiction does not feel authentic, it feels like pandering. All that said, there are some diamond in the rough moments where I find myself smiling, nodding my head, and saying to myself: "Yes! That's how you do it!" And by the fifth or sixth episode, these moments start to predominate. The scaffolding is still there, but the rest of the show is starting to surpass it, and now it's earned my suspension of disbelief. But I only stuck with it because my Mom loves it. I watched some of the first episode on my own, and thought it was trash. So instead I binged a bunch of Days Gone By videos with people fighting hordes modded to be 1,000 freakers strong. I also have a personal library of at least two thousand books, and I have book marks in at least 30 of them. And then I just bought The Last King of America by Andrew Roberts, and it's over 9,000 pages but I'm already loving it, so everything else is on hold, except for my youtube fix. But I kid you not, this book about King George III is so good, that I've started taking it with me to the toilet. I still bring my tablet, just in case, but this dense, uncomfortable to hold book is so fascinating, well written, and carefully crafted, that I am willing to prioritize it. I work 50 to 60 hours a week, and my days off are rarely concurrent. I have so many books to read, and so much high grade content from channels like this, that I don't have enough time to view/listen to/digest. All of which is to say, I took one look at Umbrella Academy when it first dropped, and said no thanks. I don't have time to waste on yet another show or movie or whatever about yet another batch of beautiful people with super powers, but no calluses. I don't care about your superpowers. Do you have the power to show up on time? Do you have the power to work multiple 14 hour shifts in a row, and be on your feet the whole time? Or are you just another loser with xray vision or superspeed? That said, for someone who owns thousands of books, I am still so ready to judge any and every proverbial book by its proverbial cover. The show is probably awesome, but I think my reasons for dismissing it, are still valid.

[@_Amit_Sunil]

sir, this is a Wendy's

[@cdubsoptional7849]

@@_Amit_Sunil Don't get me started on Wendy's. Have you ever worked a 12+ hour shift, and then stopped at Wendy's otw home? Have you ever been physically and mentally broken down to the point where all pretense and falsehood has been stripped away, and the quivering mess that remains is who you are? And after experiencing this complete demolition of your soul, have you gone to a Wendy's, to try to find some comfort? If so, how did it go? Personally, I had a crap time. In my hour of need, I went to Wendy's, seeking succour and comfort. Instead, what I got was cold fries, and I will never forgive or forget that slight.

[@StewartFletcher]

... I think anyone with a reasonable perspective would listen to and respect Jordan Peterson. I'm not talking about Matt Walsh or Gary V or Joe Rogan, but Dr Peterson is literally a scientist, professor, and genius-level man. Always weird when I'm reminded that the Pod Boyz aren't perfect

[@mrsuperwill1]

Just because he's a genius doesn't mean he's right.

[@StewartFletcher]

@@mrsuperwill1 but have you listened to him? The VAST majority of his content isn't even declaring that "he's right", it's asking questions and presenting data.

[@legitiotjake]

@@StewartFletcher idk he gets pretty defensive and egotistical as well. His perspective has a place in being CONSIDERED, but he's not a fine enough mind to take every word he says as fact. We all speak from not only our own experiences but from edited experiences we pick up second handedly. There's no reason to deny the existence of more than 2 genders as a legitimate predisposed bio/psychological experience. There's no reason to eat only red meat. There's no reason to shout in a Hitler cadence as often as he does lol. Just make sure you have a well populated archive of perspectives on world events. If you agree with everyone you listen to all the time, you're doing something wrong.

[@coleparnell7500]

I agree with you on Jordan Peterson and understand why you would say Matt Walsh because he has strong opinions and tends to state them pretty harshly but Joe Rogan is a centrist who simply asks questions to experts from all areas and isn’t hateful at all

[@lyndsaybrown8471]

Homelander is Trump? But Homelander has actual superpowers. Unless they count "bone spurs" as a superpower.

[@milliondollarmistake]

My only problem with Homelander is how ham fisted the Trump satire is getting. As a non-American I was getting sick of all the lazy Trump commentary while the guy was still in office, nevermind 2 years after he got voted out. It's one thing to allude to him through similar actions but Homelander directly quoting Trump feels like it might be going too far. I just prefer my political satire to be subtle. They have Homelander on not-fox news ranting about conspiracy theories like Trump did (even though Homelander actually does have conspirators but whatever). What's next, are they going to slap some orange paint on his face? Is homelander going to kill someone because they call his hands small? I'm unsure about how far they're going to take him. For the record I still really enjoy every Homelander scene and the actor who plays him. Every scene is really tense because you never know if he's going to snap and kill someone right then and there. I'm just worried they're going to turn him into a full blown Super Trump.