What’s good, people?! We’re jumping back into the wild world of Westeros to chat about House of the Dragon season three. You’ll notice Mike is cool and calm recalling things from the show, but Aisha and Frantz had to catch up from season one(!). So, after running through three seasons of GoT:HotD in four days we got all kinds of fever dream takes on deck. From how certain houses…’keep it in the family’ to what it means to have Black and Brown people so much more present throughout the fabric of this high fantasy. Aisha names the real-life political parallels she saw while binging and Mike highlights a potential sneak diss aimed at George RR Martin in the show.
From the many twists, turns, scandals, and betrayals to the fact that Targaryans have white hair and Black names - we’re swinging for the fences here. How is HBO keeping up with the dragon VFX budget in this economy? Why are Aemon and Daemon the exact same person? What the heck happened to Rhena’s hair and why didn’t someone get her a loctician asap? We dig into some real questions about the direction of the series and whether prequels hold weight when audiences know how it all plays out. So get your saddles strapped in and get some dragon-sized black Air Force 1’s on layaway so you can tap in and rock with us on this episode of 2Nerds and an Actor.
00:00 Welcome to the House of the Dragon Finale Review
02:26 We Binged Three Seasons in Four Days
03:18 Dragonfire: What We Loved This Season
04:48 The Mysticism Finally Comes Forward
05:15 The Dragons Still Look Incredible
06:14 The Women of House of the Dragon
07:08 The Incest Is Still a Lot
08:40 Why the Violence Feels More Brutal
12:05 Hidden Lore in the Opening Tapestries
14:00 Sheepstealer, the Wildest Dragon Yet
15:45 Our Biggest Season Takes
18:13 Why We’re Rooting for So Many People to Die
19:49 Rating House of the Dragon Season 3
22:09 SPOILERS: Finale Discussion Begins
23:26 Daemon’s Strange Redemption Arc
25:53 Rhaenyra’s Performance and Moral Decline
30:13 Corlys, His Sons and the Velaryon Legacy
34:58 The Dragonseed Problem
36:50 Can Aegon Actually Be Redeemed?
38:18 Daemon’s Vision, the Prophecy and Season 4 Theories
39:26 Does Anyone Actually Deserve the Iron Throne?
41:53 Rhaenyra vs Alicent: Power, Gender and Politics
44:22 Season 4 Theories and George R.R. Martin Changes
47:14 Final Thoughts on House of the Dragon
49:03 Deleted Scene: We Need a Game of Thrones Parody

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Welcome back to this Danger Room session, y’all! The trio just had to mic up so we could chop it up about X-Men ‘97 Season Two! The anticipation’s been building and it’s finally back and the hype train is leaving the station.
We get into the fly outfits and character designs with a light dive on the many deep cut references. We explore why the pacing of the show felt different this time around. Can’t talk about this show without getting into a conversation about the dismissal of the original showrunner and head writer Beau DeMayo, so we get into that too. Had to show love for the continuing and long overdue glow ups for Jubilee and Cyclops. We’ve been waiting for that. From the fight choreography giving ‘Fantastic Hands And Where To Catch Them’ and a bunch of cool cameos, this season delivered enough for us to talk for hours.
Plus, the big questions: why does this season feel like we're speed running story arcs, smashing them all together? Is the creative team rushing towards potentially new original stories? You know it wouldn’t be us if we didn’t ask why Bishop, Forge, and Storm’s characters felt sidelined this season. We get into all that, what we loved, what we wished could’ve been, and our usual antics. Pull up, check out this episode of 2Nerds and an Actor, and tell us what you think in the comments!
00:00 — Welcome to the X-Men ’97 Timey-Whimey Zone
01:44 — Season 2: Time Travel, Trauma & Mutant Mayhem
06:57 — No-Spoiler Zone: Is Season 2 Worth the Watch?
08:15 — When the Studio Gets in the X-Men’s Way
14:00 — Is This Season a Bridge… or Just a Very Long Tease?
17:03 — Mutations vs. Inhibitor Collars: The Good, the Bad & the Mutant
18:16 — Jubilee Finally Gets Her Flowers
22:34 — Who Got Left in the Danger Room?
27:52 — The Heartstone Ratings Are In
29:44 — SPOILAE: Spoilers Are Now on Deck ⚠️
31:03 — Bishop, Storm & Forge: Where Did the Character Development Go?
36:51 — Are They Speedrunning X-Men History?
38:04 — X-Force, X-Factor & the Government’s Mutant Problem
42:24 — Polaris, Nightcrawler & the Mutants We Loved
47:00 — Bishop + Polaris: Ship Happens
48:47 — Rogue Is the Emotional Center of Everything
50:47 — The Black Character Problem
55:44 — Celestials, Sacrifice & Apocalypse’s Big Cosmic Job
59:09 — Is Nightcrawler Really...? Enter the Nerdspiracy
01:02:31 — Are the X-Men ’97 Characters Headed for the MCU?
01:06:30 — Deleted Scene: Stay for the End Credits

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What's good people? This go-round were chatting up Christopher Nolan's take on The Odyssey. Between the controversial casting, the racist backlash, the giant budget, and calls for historical accuracy - we got A LOT to say. So much in fact, we had to bring in the homie, lover of Greek mythology and multimedia multi-hyphenate, Valerie Complex to chop it up. So pull up, tap in, and rock with us on this episode of 2Nerds and an Actor! Like & Subscribe to the channel + download the episode on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! 🔔 #TheOdyssey #ChristopherNolan #MovieReview #GreekMythology #FilmPodcast #IMAX #MattDamon #TomHolland #LupitaNyongo #2NerdsAndAnActor

00:00 Welcome to The Odyssey 02:53 The Odyssey Explained Three Very Different Ways 06:16 Do You Really Need to See It in IMAX? 09:03 Was Travis Scott the Wrong Bard? 11:30 Nolan’s Most Political Movie Yet? 13:28 Our Ratings for The Odyssey 16:48 Valerie Complex Joins the Spoiler Review 20:16 Nolan’s Nonlinear Odyssey 24:49 Elliot Page, the Underworld & the Cost of War 28:50 Lupita Nyong’o and the Helen of Troy Backlash 35:12 What Nolan Changed From Greek Mythology 36:51 Cyclops, Circe & the Trojan Horse 40:51 Is the Celebrity Casting Too Distracting? 50:28 The Great Odyssey Hot-Take Debate 57:37 Is The Odyssey a Media Literacy Test?

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Yerrrrrr! Pull up because we're chatting Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Feeling extra New York this episode we might as well be web slinging in Timbs. The original three hosts come together to discuss the trials and tribulations of Peter Parker as a NY lonely boy and what stress really does to the body when you have powers. We try to work out if Marvel is making Peter the face of the MCU or not, if MJ and Ned will get their memories back and is that bus going to Westchester?
We debut a new debate format for our audience to join the convo. Each host will state their case for their strongest takes and you as listeners get to decide which take you agree with the most. Comment here, on YouTube, IG or TikTok or in DM's to let us know which take you vote for. The winner will be revealed in a future episode.
Tap in and chill out with the 2Nerds and an Actor podcast!
00:00 Welcome to the Brand New Day Debate
02:39 Spider-Man Can’t Be the Face of the MCU?
06:50 Does the Punisher Need a Softer Side?
09:06 Is Tom Holland Passing the Baton?
12:37 Final Ratings and Spoiler Warning
15:21 The Flight Attendant Who Spoiled Everything
17:26 What Brand New Day Gets Right
21:02 Grief, Mental Health and Peter Parker
25:47 Does This Spider-Man Have His Own Villains?
29:38 Jean Grey, Mutants and the X-Men Setup
34:31 The MJ Twist and Peter’s Lost Memories
38:09 Hulk, Punisher and The Hand
44:38 Skip Venom—or Finally Do It Right?
46:06 Miles Morales, Nexus Spider-Man and Peter’s Death
54:15 Battleworld, Westchester and Wonder Man

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Hit play, subscribe, and talk that talk with us! 🎬🔥 What’s good, y’all? We’re back in the saddle with actor, writer, director, producer—and Aisha’s actual brother—Rafael Jordan of Village Park Productions!

Rafael may be the alternate-universe Wonder Man himself, so we had to bring him in to unpack Marvel’s new series, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s take on Simon Williams, and why this might be the most painfully accurate portrayal of the working-actor experience ever put inside the MCU. 🦸🏾‍♂️🎭

We’re getting into Wonder Man’s comic-book origins, the show’s grounded approach to superpowers, Hollywood anxiety, disastrous auditions, self-tape nightmares, Trevor Slattery’s return, and whether signing an MCU contract is an actor’s dream—or a career trap. Rafael also tells us about the audition where he transformed a hotel room into a full-blown war zone, complete with homemade Foley, fake gunfire and a paperclip grenade. Yes, he really did all that. 😂💥

The first half is spoiler-free, but once the warning drops, all bets are off! Tune in, laugh with us and let us know: Is Wonder Man one of Marvel’s best shows yet—and which Marvel or DC character should Rafael play? 👀

2Nerds and an Actor is hosted by Aisha Jordan and Frantz Jerome, produced by the hosts alongside Desta Wondirad, and brought to you in partnership with Wondir Studios. Tune in every week!

00:00 Meet the Other Wonder Man
03:10 Auditioning Alongside Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
05:00 Rafael’s Nerd Origin Story
09:23 Wonder Man: Spoiler-Free Review
13:18 Wonder Man’s Comic-Book History
16:05 Is This Marvel’s Best Series?
18:42 Our Wonder Man Ratings
20:18 Spoiler Warning!
21:36 The Painfully Real Working-Actor Experience
31:07 Self-Tape Nightmares, Superpowers & Marvel Dream Roles

#WonderMan #Marvel #MCU #YahyaAbdulMateenII #2NerdsAndAnActor

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The trifecta is back on the case! 🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♂️🕵️ On the heels of the Avengers: Doomsday trailer, we're chatting about Fantastic Four: First Steps and the road to Doom! ⚡️

Aisha Jordan, Frantz Jerome, and Mike Santana reunite to break down Marvel’s newest take on the Fantastic Four, from whether the MCU finally got Marvel’s First Family right to how the film sets up Doctor Doom, Secret Wars, and the next major chapter of the MCU. 🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️

We get into the retro-futurist world of Fantastic Four: First Steps, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, Ben Grimm’s rocky beard situation 🪨, the Silver Surfer switch-up, Galactus, Franklin Richards, and the big question at the center of the movie: would you give up the baby to save the world? 👶🌎

Plus, we talk Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom, why Doom has to be one of Marvel’s greatest villains, how Fantastic Four connects to Thunderbolts, Spider-Man, the New Avengers, and what all of this could mean for Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars. 🕷️💥

Lock in with us for a full spoiler review, nerd theories, MCU chaos, and a lot of yelling about stretchy powers. 🌀

2Nerds and an Actor is hosted by Aisha Jordan and Frantz Jerome, produced by the hosts alongside Desta Wondirad, and brought to you in partnership with Wondir Studios. Tune in every week!

00:00 Ben Grimm’s Beard & The Cold Open
00:39 Welcome to 2Nerds and an Actor
01:23 Reuniting the Dream Team for Fantastic Four
02:26 Spoiler-Free Review Begins
02:54 What Is This Version of Fantastic Four?
04:04 The Powers, the Retro Tone & Marvel’s First Family
11:05 Pedro Pascal, Casting Choices & Reed Richards
15:04 Ratings Before Spoilers
16:29 Spoiler Warning & the Galactus Baby Dilemma
32:34 Doctor Doom, Secret Wars & What Comes Next

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Welcome! We’re in the mix with horror lover and journalist Xero Gravity! We’re chatting about the films Obsession and Backrooms, plus the Internet-to-Hollywood horror pipeline! Lock in with us and laugh about our fears on this episode of 2Nerds and an Actor. 👻

2Nerds and an Actor is hosted by Aisha Jordan and Frantz Jerome, produced by the hosts alongside Desta Wondirad, and brought to you in partnership with Wondir Studios. Tune in every week! ✨

#2NerdsAndAnActor #ObsessionMovie #Backrooms #HorrorMovies #HorrorTok #IndieHorror #BlackNerds #GeekCulture #PopCulturePodcast #MovieReview #HorrorCommunity #WondirStudios

00:00 Password Sharing, Bills & the Cold Open

00:31 Welcome to 2Nerds and an Actor

00:59 Introducing Zero Gravity & Horror Nerdom

04:09 Spoiler-Free Review: What Is Obsession?

06:22 Why Horror Captures What Society Fears

10:41 Curry Barker, Internet Filmmakers & Indie Horror

15:51 Spoiler Warning: Entering Obsession

16:49 The Wish, Male Loneliness & the Nice Guy Problem

27:36 Indie Navarrette’s Performance, the Cat & the Scariest Scenes

35:33 Backrooms, Liminal Horror, Ratings & Final Thoughts

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What's good y'all? We're back in the saddle, chatting it up with DC specialist and fangirl supreme: Fanboy Fighter  @FantasticFrankey  Had to enlist the good homie to discuss the finer points of the new DC Studios' Supergirl movie. 2Nerds and an Actor is back, tune in and talk that talk with us! 00:00 Cold Open: Supergirl, Love Island & Twerking 00:52 Welcome to 2Nerds and an Actor 01:16 Introducing Fantastic Frankey 02:18 Marvel-Leaning Hosts Meet a DC Expert 03:55 Getting Into Supergirl 04:16 Spoiler-Free Supergirl Summary 05:08 Millie Alcock, Ruthie & the Performances 06:21 Were the Actors Better Than the Writing? 08:17 Comic Book Movies Shouldn’t Require Homework 10:29 Supergirl for Casual Viewers 11:31 Supergirl’s Messier Comic Book History 13:26 Spoiler Warning 14:00 What “Spoilae” Means 15:22 Fantastic Frankey on Attending the Premiere 16:42 Frankey’s Pandemic Creator Origin Story 18:45 Pulling Tom King Into a Supergirl Debate 19:07 Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow Explained 20:08 Major Changes From the Comic 21:37 Why Kara Being Older Than Clark Matters 22:39 Superman’s Mission Gets Rewritten 23:05 Krem, the Brigands & Raising the Stakes 24:50 Did Supergirl Feel Like an R-Rated Movie? 26:19 Supergirl as Space Opera / Space John Wick 28:32 The Editing Problem 29:18 Adapting an Odyssey Into One Movie 30:16 Should Supergirl Have Been Rated R? 31:03 Love Island Tangent Begins 32:49 No One’s Shaking Ass Anymore 33:42 The Movie’s Vomit Problem 35:02 Jason Momoa as Lobo 36:12 Will Lobo Matter in the New DCU? 36:58 How Lobo Could Have Been Used Better 38:38 Is Lobo Coming Back? 40:41 DC Animation & Supergirl Favorites 41:49 The Black Nerd Problem With Supergirl 42:28 Why the Ending Changed From the Comic 43:23 So… Does Supergirl Kill? 45:08 Krypto, Kara’s Motivation & White Folks Going Hard for Dogs 47:24 The Yellow Sun Moment 47:51 Supergirl’s Silent Scream 48:17 Why That Black Family Death Felt Off 49:01 Did Supergirl Need Extra Motivation? 50:27 Final Thoughts: Good Movie, Missed Greatness 52:42 Rating Supergirl 54:06 Put Supergirls in Ponytails 54:22 Thank You, Fantastic Frankey 55:27 Credits 55:43 Deleted Scene: Knightfall, Batman & Superman 58:22 End

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