Bonus: The 90's, They Were Just Different with Rallo Boykins

Ode (@thatsod.e / @thatsod_e) and Mo "Kid" Licorish (@licorishislegit) are joined by stand-up comedian and film critic Rallo Boykins for a conversation that moves through his path from Howard University to stand-up comedy and Instagram film criticism, including his takes on I Got the Hook Up , Christopher Robin , and the difference between Joker and its sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux . The discussion turns to Marvel's recent handling of Black characters, covering the cancellations of Wonder Man season two, the long-delayed Blade project starring Mahershala Ali, Ironheart , and Iron Wars , alongside the fallout from Jonathan Majors' exit from the Kang Dynasty storyline and the newly cast Maya Boyd as Storm in the upcoming X-Men film.

Ryan Coogler's outsized role in Marvel's Black-led projects and the franchise's post- Endgame slump, including Shang-Chi and Black Widow , also come up as part of the larger conversation about representation. The group then reviews House Party , breaking down the film's cast of Kid 'n Play, Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell, John Witherspoon, and the late Robin Harris, along with its lasting cultural footprint and the age gap between the actors and the high school characters they portrayed.

Rallo Boykins shares frustration over Jonathan Majors' MCU exit and praises his performance in Magazine Dreams , while Mo "Kid" Licorish closes the episode with an extended look at the manga and anime Dandadan and how its use of assault as a plot device is discussed within anime and manga fan spaces. Rallo Boykins closes out by pointing to his channel, Rallo TV, and his upcoming series, See Me in a Madden .

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