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EPISODE · Feb 18, 2026 · 45 MIN

The 2025 Entertainment Roundup | Final Rankings and Reactions

from EVA: The Entertainment Variance Authority · host Nakware Howard & Jonathan McNamara

Welcome back to the Entertainment Variance Authority, where the Sacred Timeline isn’t just for new releases — it’s for accountability. And this week, TVA management has opened an internal review: Agents Nakware and J-Mac must revisit their 2025 rulings and determine whether their judgments still hold… or whether they accidentally let a few timeline anomalies slip through.From superhero swings to kart-racing chaos, we reopen the case files on last year’s biggest reviews — including Thunderbolts, Superman, Daredevil: Born Again, Captain America: Brave New World, Fantastic Four, Eyes of Wakanda, and even the lone gaming entry, Mario Kart World. Some rankings shift. Some hot takes harden. And at least one agent undergoes a spiritual awakening after witnessing the depths of Venom: The Last Dance.Along the way, we debate:🎬 Whether Thunderbolts truly earned its crown as the TVA’s top 2025 entry🦸‍♂️ Why one agent believes the least interesting character in Superman… might be Superman🎮 Mario Kart’s eternal power as both party game and friendship destroyer📉 Whether Daredevil’s brilliance survives its pacing sins and plot chaos📊 And the emerging TVA doctrine: should pruning be based on math… or just vibes?But as always, the timeline doesn’t stay tidy for long.We spiral into philosophical TVA policy debates, the dangers of arguing on Facebook, the economics of food delivery fees, and a surprisingly intense discussion about what foods actually survive the journey to your front door. (Spoiler: dumplings thrive. Fries do not.)There’s also love for Austin favorites like Via 313 and Nervous Charlie's, proving that sometimes the Sacred Timeline is just good pizza, solid bagels, and fewer platform fees.By the end, the agents agree on one thing: their 2025 reviews weren’t wrong… but the bar for survival in the TVA might need to rise. Because in 2026, “fine” may no longer be enough to escape pruning.So clock in, grab your variant badge, and join us as we audit the past, argue about vibes, and decide which pieces of pop culture truly deserve to exist.Tune in now — before the TVA recalibrates the timeline.

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