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The Toy Department – Episode 364

In Episode 364, Madden and Kolsky exchange only brief pleasantries before diving into the week’s homework:

A head-spinning week of The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion (1:20) and another remarkably terrible deliberation speech from the ultimately eliminated competitor…
Netflix’s new British thriller Bodies (30:45) and its unique time-jumping framework…
The Jennifer Lawrence-led Netflix comedy No Hard Feelings (41:45) and the charm of its leading lady…
Homework for next week (49:25), including: another episode of The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion, the movie Quiz Lady on Hulu, the Apple TV+ movie Fingernails and the new Netflix series Neon…

In Episode 363, Madden and Kolsky discuss Kolsky’s recent positive COVID test and its myriad of ripple effects before locking in to:

A quick sports chat (5:40) covering Chelsea v. Arsenal, the hosts’ relative interest in hockey and the debut of Victor Wembanyama…
The premiere episode of The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion (12:40) and how a fun first episode and a classic game design set us up for the franchise’s 39th season to be a good one…
The Netflix series The Fall of the House of Usher (42:00) and how both hosts were impressed and entertained in their first experience with a Mike Flanagan show…
Homework for next week (49:10), including: another episode of The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion, the Jennifer Lawrence rom-com vehicle No Hard Feelings (available on Netflix) and Netflix’s new British thriller series Bodies…

In Episode 316, Madden and Kolsky briefly discuss the soon-to-be-ridiculously-busy sports schedule before moving on to:

Netflix’s new Ryan Murphy show Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2:30) and just what exactly is the goal of so close an examination of an admitted monster…
The new Interview with the Vampire series on AMC (13:30) and whether this version of the telling stands up to its historical counterparts…
The Sanaa Lathan-directed Paramount+ film On The Come Up (19:15) and whether it is interesting enough to stand out in a crowded streaming landscape…
The Greatest Beer Run Ever on Apple TV+ (23:50) and the merits of an entertaining and engaging lead actor…
The last two episodes of MTV’s The Challenge: Untold History (31:05) and final thoughts on the documentary series, plus some prep for the upcoming start of The Challenge: Ride or Dies…
Homework for next Friday (1:02:20), including: the first episode of The Challenge: Ride or Dies and the movie Significant Other on Paramount+…

In Episode 315, Madden and Kolsky have a bumpy open when Derek makes a surprise verbiage change before the usual pop culture coverage on:

The Allison Janney/Jurnee Smollett Netflix thriller Lou (1:30) and how it just didn’t really come together…
Netflix’s teen camp flick Do Revenge (9:15) and how both guys found it super entertaining and thoroughly enjoyed the two lead actresses…
The NBC reboot of Quantum Leap (17:55) and how network television just seems to fall short in so many ways, arguably by design…
The latest episodes of The Challenge: Untold History (28:45) and all the incredible Challenge legends who were covered (or not) in the GOATs episode…
Homework for next Friday (59:55), including: Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story on Netflix, the Sanaa Lathan-directed On The Come Up on Paramount+, Interview with the Vampire on AMC, The Greatest Beer Run Ever on Apple TV+, and the last two episodes of The Challenge: Untold History…