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Make Heroes Happy Again · Def Rec

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  SPEAKER_00: I will never train another generation of Jedi.
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  SPEAKER_00: I came to this island to die.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's time for the Jedi to end.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is Def Wreck, a very unserious podcast about entertainment experiences you will definitely recommend.
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  SPEAKER_00: Movie, minutia, and television tidbits get ranked, rated, reviewed, and skewed, and in the end, you'll know which one to Def Wreck.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm John McBride.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm an authority on popular entertainment and pop culture because I have access to the internet.
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  SPEAKER_00: Can a hero be happy?
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  SPEAKER_00: Belated sequels often think it's more interesting if a familiar character is found in dire straits.
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  SPEAKER_00: Would it be so bland to see these legends living happily ever after?
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  SPEAKER_00: Do you think our heroes deserved better?
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  SPEAKER_00: An honorable mention right off the bat is the diehard sequels.
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  SPEAKER_00: John McLean is known for battling terrorists, not talking out his feelings.
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  SPEAKER_00: Still, it was nice to assume that the fateful phone call at the end of With a Vengeance would have smoothed things over with Holly Gennaro.
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  SPEAKER_00: Instead, we live with some not so good days.
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  SPEAKER_00: It appears that Divorce Hard was more intriguing to the writers.
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  SPEAKER_00: A shining example of our faves getting a solid send-off is when Clark and Lois from Smallville appeared in the CW's Crisis crossover event.
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  SPEAKER_00: Despite being depowered, Clark had delivered a satisfying conclusion, and it wasn't even that hard to do.
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  SPEAKER_00: Creating conflict is standard, but over time, seeing our beloved heroes get a raw deal leaves viewers depressed.
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  SPEAKER_00: Life isn't fair, sure, but fiction doesn't have to retread the same deconstruction over and over again.
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  SPEAKER_00: Make heroes happy again.
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  SPEAKER_00: I understand the reasoning behind reintroducing a fan favorite in a dark time at a later point in their life.
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  SPEAKER_00: Harrison Ford got it twice, once as Indy, and another as Han Solo.
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  SPEAKER_00: Of course, the Star Wars sequel trilogy appears in this assessment, and that is largely due to the absolute misfire of what fans wanted.
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  SPEAKER_00: The approach is simple enough though.
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  SPEAKER_00: Place the character in a rough spot, and their arc sees them grow, learn, and overcome.
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  SPEAKER_00: Standard storytelling formula, and there's nothing inherently wrong with that.
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  SPEAKER_00: However, these goals can be achieved without subjecting loyal fans to witnessing the heroes they grew up with become hollow shells of their former selves.
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  SPEAKER_00: There is being true to life's harsh realities, and then there is rehashing tired tropes.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's been done.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm in favor of the fresher idea of watching the good guys have good lives.
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  SPEAKER_00: This will be a fairly short rundown since I've already talked about some of these films and also because they are downers.
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  SPEAKER_00: That being said, I do think this is an important topic to discuss.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm sure all the big movie decider people will be paying close attention to what I have to say.
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  SPEAKER_00: So let's get right to it.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'll break down the top three movies that absolutely rain crap all over our favorite characters, and then I'll reveal which is the number one pick I recommend.
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  SPEAKER_00: Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny.
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  SPEAKER_00: The fifth indie film took the nice ending of a questionable movie and made it muddier.
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  SPEAKER_00: Instead of watching Indy and Marion enjoy holy matrimony, we were treated to down and out Harrison Ford.
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  SPEAKER_00: At least they established that Mutt died on the way back to his home planet.
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  SPEAKER_00: Reason to wreck.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you want to see the Indiana Jones franchise take an even bigger swing than Interdimensional Aliens, then this is the movie for you, The Flash.
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  SPEAKER_00: Michael Keaton is a lot of fans' favorite Batman, so why not go with the tiresome trope of the stringy-haired, long-bearded recluse?
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  SPEAKER_00: No Batman beyond, but rather a Batman that's beyond repair.
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  SPEAKER_00: And he wasn't even the worst one in the Flash movie.
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  SPEAKER_00: Reason to wreck.
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  SPEAKER_00: Michael Keaton fans will enjoy seeing him be Batman in a nostalgia trip, but will also be glad once it's over.
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  SPEAKER_00: The entire Star Wars sequel trilogy.
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  SPEAKER_00: Feverish fans waited years to see Luke Skywalker's return, and when he did, it was a blue milk-soaked mess.
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  SPEAKER_00: Having characters overcome adversity is expected, but no one wanted their expectations to be quite this subverted.
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  SPEAKER_00: We were left wishing this really was the Last Jedi.
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  SPEAKER_00: Reason to Wreck.
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  SPEAKER_00: This set of films is a one-and-done viewing experience.
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  SPEAKER_00: Most folks who grew up with Star Wars and were big fans felt compelled to watch these, and it's purely out of that sense of compulsion that I assume anyone would want to sit through these.
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  SPEAKER_00: Def Wreck.
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  SPEAKER_00: Trying to definitely recommend one of these movies is one of those times where I ponder why we do anything.
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  SPEAKER_00: We don't have to do any one thing.
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  SPEAKER_00: Not if we don't want to, but I decided to do this, so I'm going to follow through and proclaim one of these films is worth watching, and that is The Flash.
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  SPEAKER_00: Why?
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  SPEAKER_00: It isn't because it's funny when it's trying to be no, it's unintentionally hilarious when it's trying to be epic.
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  SPEAKER_00: Follow for more entertainment videos about movies, TV, books, pretty much the main three things.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I write about superheroes and robots, and I post about pop culture.
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  SPEAKER_00: Be sure to like and subscribe.