It’s off to New Jersey to consider the possible origins of mutants and whether Whiterose is responsible. Yep, you guessed it - our hosts  are venturing into the super-powered sitcom world of WandaVision, AND continuing their deep dive rewatch of Mr Robot. It’s a game of two halves and numerous alternate realities, with lashings of the usual bonus commentary on music, recent cultural offerings and current events. Excelsior!

As WandaVision creeps past the midway point of its nine-episode run on Disney+, Craig and James assess the series so far, considering its mischievous use of classic TV tropes and its placement in the larger context of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and boldly put forth their theories about the story’s endgame. Truly heroic!

Later, it’s all aboard the Wellickopter to make an incredible escape from the boundaries of the Hex and fly headlong into the fifth episode of Mr Robot’s first season for a thorough analysis of its prevalent theme of exploits. In a key instalment that sees numerous of the show’s players expose their weaknesses, Craig and James attempt to hack into the larger contexts of each, while also pondering the more whimsical questions of why so many TV & movie characters neglect to lock their bathroom doors and whether champion wine bore Scott Knowles is possibly more relatable than one of our hosts would like to admit.

PLUS – Extended commentary on the ludicrous Golden Globes snub for Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You, a brief review of Prime’s superhero subversion The Boys, and bonus mini music podcasts focusing on recent stellar releases from Jazmine Sullivan, Nervosa and Angel Haze, all packed tight with a ballast of general musings on the current cultural landscape.

Sometimes the universe aligns perfectly. Here we are in lockdown, still it brings you right to us.


We Need to Talk about the response to the Marilyn Manson allegations by Marianne Eloise
https://tinyurl.com/239xl3vg

For Millennial Black Women, Jazmine Sullivan's Heaux Tales Is a Layered Portrait of Sex and Intimacy by Hanna Phifer
https://tinyurl.com/24c498nz

Jazmine Sullivan’s Tiny Desk concert
https://youtu.be/KgrCYvVYSRE

H.E.R. - Fight For You
https://youtu.be/_YBF5n6wbJI
 
 Why Noname Turned Down A Spot on ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ Soundtrack
https://tinyurl.com/47n7xka5
 
The Golden Globes’s ‘I May Destroy You’ Snub Raises A Larger Question: Whose Stories Are Seen As Universal?  By Emma Specter
https://tinyurl.com/12xf7og5

Angel Haze – Weight
https://youtu.be/oOycRO6mabo

Nervosa – Perpetual Chaos, track-by-track
https://youtu.be/RHAOpKnlnj4

For all the music referenced on the podcast, check out the fSobriety Jukebox playlist on Spotify:
https://tinyurl.com/y5gnm9hs