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Best Villain 2011: Lotso Villains but Few Good Options

Best Villain 2011: Lotso Villains but Few Good Options

Pass the Golden Popcorn
Pass the Golden Popcorn
Best Villain 2011: Lotso Villains but Few Good Options
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Kenny and Ben face their toughest challenge yet: finding a worthy winner in a sea of weak options. Tom Felton won a second time for what amounts to an extended cameo in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. But are the villains of Toy Story 3, The Roommate, Iron Man 2, and The Green Hornet much better? The boys try to figure it out while also discussing a Clickhole article about Dobby the Elf, how the furnace scene isn’t really that sad, unnecessary feline deaths, unnecessary “not bad after all” fathers, weird adaptation choices and more. The villain quality is low but the episode quality is high on this one!

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Best Villain 2010: Quaritch in Leather Pants

Best Villain 2010: Quaritch in Leather Pants

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Pass the Golden Popcorn
Best Villain 2010: Quaritch in Leather Pants
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It’s the start of a new year for the podcast and a start of a new decade for Best Villain! Tom Felton wins his first of two consecutive Golden Popcorns for his portrayal as Draco Malfoy but is he really a better choice than the villains of Alice in Wonderland, The Hangover, Avatar, and Inglorious Basterds? Kenny and Ben investigate while also talking about the fandom around the character of Malfoy, the weird Futterwacken music, how young Kenny was thwarted from seeing The Hangover in theaters while young Ben thrived, inaccurate information about the villain of Avatar: The Way of Water being red, Christoph Waltz’ meteoric rise and more! New year, same us!

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Torchwood S02 Wrap Up Spectacular

Torchwood S02 Wrap Up Spectacular

Podtor Whocast
Podtor Whocast
Torchwood S02 Wrap Up Spectacular
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Podtor Whocast bids farewell to the second season of Torchwood, as they finalise their thoughts, rank each episode, and give a quick update on what’s coming up next.

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Best Villain 2009: A Dark Knight for a Prom Night

Best Villain 2009: A Dark Knight for a Prom Night

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Pass the Golden Popcorn
Best Villain 2009: A Dark Knight for a Prom Night
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At long last Kenny and Ben have reached arguably the most iconic villain honoured by the MTV Movie Awards: Heath Ledger’s Joker in The Dark Knight. Do the villains of Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Get Smart, Friday the 13th, and Prom Night even remotely stand a chance? The answer is obvious but listen anyways because you’ll also hear them talk about Kenny’s epic struggle to see The Dark Knight in theatres, Seth MacFarlane’s performance as gas man Johann Krauss, when nominations spoil twist villains, a great horror remake, an awful horror remake, and so much more. Plus! This episode was recorded back in October so expect some slightly outdated cultural references I think! It’s the perfect way to end your year!

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Torchwood S02E12/13 – Fragments/Exit Wounds

Torchwood S02E12/13 – Fragments/Exit Wounds

Podtor Whocast
Podtor Whocast
Torchwood S02E12/13 - Fragments/Exit Wounds
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Torchwood goes flashback mode in more ways than one as we delve into the end of an era, talk about bad (in more ways than one!) forgotten siblings, and, most importantly, react IN REAL TIME to the announcement that Millie Gibson is the new companion (note: we’ve both seen that interview she and Ncuti Gatwa did together since then and have decided that there’s no way the 15th Doctor’s era will be bad, really fun interview, they both seem really cool, this is being lined up as both an episode and a post on November 19th so that’ll give you an idea of when this was scheduled). It’s FRAGMENTS and EXIT WOUNDS!

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Best Villain 2008: The Not Literal Demon of Fleet Street

Best Villain 2008: The Not Literal Demon of Fleet Street

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Pass the Golden Popcorn
Best Villain 2008: The Not Literal Demon of Fleet Street
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After their second lengthy hiatus of the year (unplanned this time), Kenny and Ben return to finally discuss Best Villain 2008! Johnny Depp takes the […]

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Torchwood S02E11 – Adrift

Torchwood S02E11 – Adrift

Podtor Whocast
Podtor Whocast
Torchwood S02E11 - Adrift
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Join Podtor as we delve into fandom reactions to Chris Chibnall, developments in Gwen’s relationship with Jack and her work, and the question that’s on everyone’s lips: who would be more likely to slam the door in the Doctor Who casting department’s face: Adam Driver, or Joaquin Phoenix? All that and more in ADRIFT!

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Torchwood S02E10 – From Out of the Rain

Torchwood S02E10 – From Out of the Rain

Podtor Whocast
Podtor Whocast
Torchwood S02E10 - From Out of the Rain
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Podtor Whocast is here and it’s having none of this evil ghost circus nonsense. We still find time to talk about what works, and what doesn’t, but it’s mostly the latter, I guess. Don’t look at me I’m just the episode description.

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S05E13/14 – “Patient X” and “The Red and the Black”

S05E13/14 – “Patient X” and “The Red and the Black”

Condensed Truth
Condensed Truth
S05E13/14 - "Patient X" and "The Red and the Black"
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We talk S05E13/14 “Patient X” and “The Red and the Black” this week with what is probably our last main story mytharc episode! Mulder is in full disbeliever mode and this leaves Scully and Skinner at a loss of what to do. The aliens start to make moves and our favorite shady guys, the syndicate, are struggling to keep pace with events.

Here is the Mulder rating line graphs: https://twitter.com/condensedtruth/status/1591555713393909762
Please send in any questions for the S5 wrap up to the email or twitter DMs!

Tune in next time when we watch S05E19 “Folie à Deux” and follow us on Twitter @condensedtruth!

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Torchwood S02E09 – Something Borrowed

Torchwood S02E09 – Something Borrowed

Podtor Whocast
Podtor Whocast
Torchwood S02E09 - Something Borrowed
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Torchwood goes shapeshifter mode as Podtor addresses, among other things, the elephant in the room – why are our episodes so short now? – while a funny error means this episode ends like, incredibly quickly. Like we only have like what, 13 minutes with you today? Use your free time wisely. Read a book – write a book, too! Text your crush. Put yourself out there. Listen to that song you haven’t listened to in weeks because you’re trying to be a “different” person but feel miserable without it. Pet your dog. Talk to your cat. Tell someone you love them. Go to the beach. Play some video games – watch Doctor Who. Catch up with a friend. Do something, even if it’s just taking a nap, with the time you have – right after you listen to our episode about Something Borrowed!

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