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Oct 2024
1h 18m

Trap LIVE (w/ Blakely Thornton)

Earwolf And Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, Jason Mantzoukas
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M. Night Shyamalan's made another HDTGM classic with his 2024 serial killer at a pop concert thriller TRAP starring Josh Hartnett. Pop culture anthropologist Blakely Thornton joins Paul, Jason, & June to break down the Butcher's quest to escape Lady Raven's slow jam songs. They cover Josh Hartnett's shirtless pie scene, the concert happening in broad daylight, the t-shirt vendor's post-credit scene, M. Night's cameo, the importance of uncles in the film, and so, so much more.

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