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Feb 2023
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Super Bowl Ads and Trailers and ‘The Las...

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Chris and Andy talk about Super Bowl LVII and some of the trailers that were featured during the game, including ones for ‘The Flash’ (10:53) and ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ (25:02). Then, they talk about the latest episode of ‘The Last of Us’ and how the show keeps resetting itself and its characters (30:51).


Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

Producer: Kaya McMullen

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