What’s Aged the Worst?
Penny’s idealized life, thin mission logic and rushed funeral
The panel is imagining how this might look in the future.
In the discussion (11)
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- Cruise’s introductory theater message feels stiff — Bill Simmons
- The hosts jokingly connect its placement to the Nicole Kidman AMC advertisement — Bill Simmons
- Penny’s beauty, successful bar, Porsche, sailboat and almost frictionless family life seem implausibly perfect — Bill Simmons
- A crowded bar seems impossibly understaffed — Bill Simmons
- The unnamed uranium target and lack of simpler attack options raise doubts — Bill Simmons
- Cruise’s dark hair is questioned as an age detail — Bill Simmons
- The pre-mission encouragement to Rooster feels too ordinary — Bill Simmons
- The new pop singles compare poorly with the original soundtrack’s cultural footprint — Bill Simmons
- Rooster’s call sign is not universally liked — Bill Simmons
- The hosts reject some complaints about omitting McGillis and Meg Ryan, while imagining a Ryan scene — Bill Simmons
- Iceman’s funeral feels too short — Bill Simmons