187. Thunderbolts* (2025)

Join the boys for another covert mission into pop culture nonsense on Podcast Assemble! This week, they’re recommending Andor (good in-spite of it being Star Wars?) and Brett Goldstein of Ted Lasso fame's stand up special. Then it’s on to Marvel’s latest gang of grumpy misfits: Thunderbolts*. **************************** Time Codes: Intro0:16 What have you been up to?8:10 MAIN TOPIC: Thunderbolts*21:01 Stupid Plot Summary22:38 Plot24:02.114 Characters27:47 Practical Effects33:39 Action36:30 Tones & Themes40:05 3 Best & 3 Worst40:40 Critical Reception47:04 Better or Worse than Aquaman (2018)?47:50 !! SPOILERS48:57 Trivia True or False58:48 Wrapping Up1:01:06 **************************** Main Topic: Thunderbolts* asks the age-old Marvel question: what if we put a bunch of emotionally unavailable quasi-heroes on a team and hoped for the best? It’s part espionage caper, part group therapy, and all very beige morally. Expect reluctant assassins, brooding super-soldiers, and a lot of talk about trust issues. Tommy was here for the chaos. DL, meanwhile, suspects it may be just another mission in Marvel’s long, slow crawl toward narrative closure. Is Thunderbolts* the comeback the MCU needs—or just Suicide Squad with a glossier LinkedIn profile? Let us know at [email protected] or hit us up on socials. Bonus points if you can explain what Ghost actually does. Website || Instagram || Twitter || YouTube || Email **************************** And while we've got you, we'd love it if you gave us a 5 star review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and let us know what you think of the show. #Sinners #MichaelBJordan #RyanCoogler #horror #vampires #movie #podcast