411: Punching Up With Ms. Marvel

411: Punching Up With Ms. Marvel

Author: Extra Hot Great: This Week In TV June 15, 2022 Duration: 1:08:25

Ms. Marvel, the latest MCU TV series to arrive on Disney+, takes viewers home to Jersey City with the titular character, but what did certified Kamala Khan expert Kate Sánchez think of the liberties the show takes with the source material? We discuss! Around The Dial takes us through the New Orleans season of The Real World Homecoming; First Kill; and Physical. Tara pitches Vida's "Episode 13" for induction into the Canon. Then it's on to the week's Winner and Loser, before closing up with a very formal Non-Regulation Game Time. Click on your enchanted bangles and join us!

GUESTS

👤 Kate Sánchez

TOPICS

Lead Topic: 🦸🏽‍♀️ Ms. Marvel

Around The Dial: 🎷 The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans

Around The Dial: 💀 First Kill

Around The Dial: 🤸‍♀️ Physical

The Canon: 🏆 Vida S02.E07: Episode 13

Winner & Loser: 👍 American Rust

Winner & Loser: 👎 Amy Schumer

Game Time: 🧠 Your Honorifics

NOTES

🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 411 page on ExtraHotGreat.com

🐦 Kate Sánchez on Twitter

🧐 Kate's thesis, "Heroes Wear Dupattas," at the University Of Texas

💊 Tara on the special Dopesick episode of Little Gold Men

🌚 Tara's For All Mankind review at VanityFair.com

🏛 Tara's Borgen: Power & Glory essay at TheDailyBeast.com

✍️ Kate's author page at But Why Tho


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