Episode 347, "Incredibles 2: Infancy War"

After 14 long years, the Incredibles are back. The superhero film landscape has changed drastically in that time--but, blissfully, Brad Bird and his retro supers have not, as they  teleport and babysit their way through another round of domestic struggles. Paul and Arlo discuss how Incredibles 2 inverts and deepens the themes of the first, why this is some of the finest superhero action ever committed to film, how Jack-Jack avoids Minion-ization, and why Bird and his films are not Randian. Plus, Paul plays a game of Tag, Arlo takes in a service at First Reformed, Paul keeps getting mistaken for Thanos, Arlo is obsessed with Guillermo del Toro, and Paul goes all Cloak & Dagger. Next: this year's superheroic Four-Color Flashback continues as Jed Waters Keith joins us to discuss Spider-Man: Origin of the Hobgoblin.   THE BREAKDOWN 00:00:00 - 00:36:17  - Intro / Banter 00:36:17 - 01:02:20  - Main Topic (Non-Spoilery) 01:02:20 - 02:00:57  - Main Topic (SPOILERS) 02:00:57 - 02:03:22  - Outro / Next Week