This fortnight, Nick and Alastair delve into the dark side of superheroics with Daredevil: Born Again, then the grimy underbelly of tech and society itself in Black Mirror season 7.
But first, Nick’s finished the final season of a warmer, more lovable superhero series in Superman & Lois, while Alastair’s been listening to the new Viagra Boys album Viagr Aboys (not a typo).
And then it’s time to return to Hell’s Kitchen in Daredevil: Born Again (19:35). Nick and Alastair covered the original Marvel/Netflix Defenders shows pretty extensively on this podcast – can this comeback live up to those inconsistent glory days?
Finally, another return to a previous subject in Black Mirror season 7 (38:15) – is it as sad as before? And is that good or bad? All that and more!
Nick would also like you to know that his new Kickstarter for SoulD #2 is live now! This is the second issue of his series about a corporation selling our souls in rock form, with artist Phil Appley. If you bought the first issue and want to know the resolution to that cliffhanger, this is your moment! Or if you missed it and want to grab both, they’re both available. He’d just love it if you checked it out.
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This fortnight, it’s all teenage death all the time, as Nick and Alastair cover the lurid cult-horror of Yellowjackets season 3, then the all-too-real sadness of Netflix’s Adolescence.
Nick and Alastair descend into the dark side of tech, just for a change, with new black-comedy drama movie Companion and technothriller comic W0rldtr33.
Last of all, they catch up with the first two volumes of W0rldtr33 (33:14), a dark internet thriller comic by James Tynion IV and Fernando Blanco. How has the series shaped up since they 
This fortnight, Nick and Alastair head into a bold future with Captain America: Brave New World, then back to a bloody past with Dexter: Original Sin.
Last of all, they’ve not been super-optimistic about Dexter: Original Sin (26:53), but could the mild-mannered mass-murderer surprise them? Featuring ruination-level ending spoilers from 38:16.
This fortnight, Nick and Alastair take on The Power Fantasy, the new conflict-averse super-comic from Image Comics, and Star Trek: Section 31, an action-espionage spin-off film featuring Michelle Yeoh.
But don’t worry, Star Trek: Section 31 (34:47) will bring about a definite change of mood. Is it a film? Is it a TV pilot? Is it somehow both and neither?
This fortnight, it’s Alastair’s favourite time of year – prestige Oscar movie season! So the podcast digs into the new Nosferatu remake from Robert Eggers, and acclaimed comedy-drama A Real Pain.
Notably less facial hair chat follows when they experience A Real Pain (35:11), a touching travel comedy-drama with Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin.
This fortnight, some climactic cartoon chat as Nick and Alastair discuss the final seasons of both What If…? and Star Trek: Lower Decks.
Lastly, one final outing with the misfits of Star Trek: Lower Decks (28:34) in their fifth and final season. Will the lovable underdog characters achieving promotion to upper deck status make this silly show any less fun?
As 2025 begins, one last gasp for last year, as Nick and Alastair get together for their traditional end of year round-up episode. Witness their general thoughts and top five favourites for both film (17:33) and TV (43:29) in 2024.
If this isn’t enough retrospective action for you, don’t forget you can also read 
This fortnight, time for another of Nick and Alastair’s famously non-festive Christmas specials as they cover Arcane season 2 and Blitz!
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