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The Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap Ep 106: Captain Marvel, Leaving Neverland and more


In this episode of The Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap, hosts Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss Captain Marvel, Surf Excel’s advertisement #RangLaayeSang, Leaving Neverland, Made in Heaven, After Life and more.

The podcast kicks off with Abhinandan who, though a Marvel Universe enthusiast, wasn’t convinced by their latest offering Captain Marvel. Rajyasree expresses her lack of interest in watching the movie. She then discusses Ricky Gervais’s Netflix series After Life, saying: “It is one of the finest shows that he’s created in a while.” Abhinandan chimes in, mentioning Gervais’s endearing performance that accompanies his dark humour.

The conversation moves to the Surf Excel ad #RangLaayeSang which, contrary to its intentions, invoked some amount of communal disharmony. Both Abhinandan and Rajyasree think the ad managed to convey its message and express their dissatisfaction with the kind of responses that have popped up on social media.

The duo then discusses the documentary Leaving Neverland. Talking about the documentary’s format, Abhinandan says it’s a compelling watch. Rajyasree praises the extensive detailing of facts to allow viewers to reach their own conclusions. Abhinandan tries to dissect Micheal Jackson’s position while emphasising that it shouldn’t be taken as a justification. He says, “I believe Micheal Jackson was insane … on a different wavelength … I think he was coming from a place of love and not damage … he truly believed this love was genuine love.” Rajyasree disagrees, citing examples of warped love and sexual grooming.

This and a lot more, so tune in!

References

Badla trailer

Captain Marvel trailer

Here’s How to Watch Every Single Marvel Movie in Chronological Order

Nike ad featuring Colin Kaepernick

Gillette’s ad: “We Believe: The Best Men Can Be”

Surf Excel’s ad: #RangLaayeSangh

After Life trailer

Made in Heaven trailer

Leaving Neverland trailer

This podcast has been produced by Parikshit Sanyal, recorded by Manoj and edited by Satish Kumar.

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