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Kim and Loafers engage in that most sacred of traditions: having a bit of a moan about a TV ending that undermined all the themes and character arcs. We discuss [SPOILER], [BIG SPOILER], and even [VERY SILLY SPOILER]!

Kim, Loafers, and guest Caitlin Smith discuss what it means to make a black man Captain America - and what it means to make Captain America a black man. Loafers also floats a gonzo conspiracy theory that the whole show was almost accidentally about COVID.

We talk about the new Cap's turn for the worse and have a surprisingly serious discussion about Karli's fight to abolish borders in light of the recent real-world Belfast riots. Also, we talk about Zemo doing a little dance.

Kim and Loafers talk about the fictional city-state of Madripoor, a Southeast-Asian crime haven with no Asian people and a lot of signs in Japanese. They tackle the big questions - is it military propaganda? Is it queerbaiting? You can only find out by listening.

Loafers and Kim break down the second episode. Trauma! Racism! Cute redhead terrorists! Sam and Bucky truly have it all (except good jokes).

Loafers and Kim review the first episode of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, chatting about respectability politics, militarism in the MCU, and their respective crushes on their largest murder son, Bucky Barnes.