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The video begins with enthusiastic reviews of the film *Weapons*, which the host describes as a highly underrated gem that exceeded expectations despite some negative feedback regarding its ending from other viewers. The reviewer praises the strong storytelling, effective jump scares, and solid performances across the cast, specifically highlighting Thanos's production role and the overall quality of the acting. This positive reception extends to discussions about other films seen during the year, with *The Fable*, *Anemone*, and *Smashing Machine* also receiving mentions as underappreciated masterpieces. The conversation then shifts to predictions for best actor, noting widespread admiration for Shalom in his role within a ping pong movie, while acknowledging that Academy members have already seen enough of the film to recognize its merit without it being forgotten by voters.
The discussion transitions into a detailed reaction to Episode 5 of *Panchayat*, which is celebrated as returning to the show's core identity after feeling like previous episodes had drifted off course or leaned too heavily on political themes. The host expresses immense satisfaction with how this episode felt authentic, reminiscent of Season One, and highlights the exceptional writing that brings out flaws in public servants while maintaining their humanity. A significant portion of the review focuses on the chemistry between Carrie Russell and Rufus Sewell in *The Diplomat*, praising them as flawless actors whose dynamic makes every scene they share a must-watch event for fans. The host notes that even minor supporting characters are written with such depth that there are no weak spots in the ensemble, creating a uniformly spectacular viewing experience that rivals top-tier television dramas.
Throughout the episode review, specific scenes involving emotional moments and political tensions are analyzed, particularly focusing on how the show balances personal relationships with broader societal issues like corruption and term limits. The host appreciates the realistic portrayal of politicians who make mistakes and justify their decisions rather than presenting flawless heroes, a trait that resonates deeply given current real-world discussions about age limits in politics and government shutdowns affecting public servants' paychecks. There is also lighthearted commentary on pressure cookers used for cooking rice in India versus air fryers gaining popularity elsewhere, adding cultural context to the dialogue. Ultimately, the episode concludes with high praise for its ability to tackle big governmental problems through intimate character stories, leaving viewers eager for the remaining episodes before wrapping up with a call to action for audience feedback and upcoming content like *Family Man*.
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finally saw weapons. And what' you
think? If you want to know, just go to
my letter box. No, I mean, you can go to
my letter box. I have a review of
weapons over there. But I went into it
cautiously optimistic. I'd only heard
good things about it. I had heard some
people didn't like the ending, so I was
waiting to see what that was all about.
>> Mhm.
>> Loved it.
>> Really good. Don't know why anybody has
a problem with the ending. I think the
story is very well put together.
Casting, man. All of the acting was
really great, especially Thanos,
um, who produced it. And I thought all
the performances from everybody were
were solid. It has some good jump
scares. Would watch it again. Highly
recommend Weapons.
>> We know your favorite film of the year,
obviously.
>> Most underrated film of the year,
though. The most underrated film of the
year. Well, the most underappreciated,
the two most underappreciated films of
the years of the year are The Fable and
Anemone. Um, I think the most underrated
still of the films I've seen this year
is Smashing Machine.
>> Let's also give a prediction for best
actor.
>> Like the winner?
>> No, like
>> Oh, the Noms. He wasn't in it.
>> No, I'm hearing I'm hearing everybody is
loving Shalom.
>> Oh, yeah. I hear that a lot, too.
>> In uh
>> Yeah,
>> the ping pong movie.
>> Yeah.
>> Um looking forward to it.
>> Another $100 coming my way.
>> No, I don't think I don't think he's
going to be forgotten.
>> I do.
>> I do not think he's going to be
forgotten. Enough people who are members
of the academy saw that, liked it.
>> Um but there's still a long way to go.
When in doubt, bet against the rock
isn't his acting capabilities. Suck it.
[music]
>> Hey, welcome back to Corin.
>> I'm Rick.
>> You follow Instagram Twitter more juicy
kind.
>> What's funny is you'll you'll hate his
acting and never watch his best acting
performances.
>> You follow us on Instagram more juicy. I
don't watch anybody's acting
performances. I don't go to the theater.
[laughter] That's true.
I do really want to see Beonia, though.
Like,
>> oh man, it's paining me.
>> There's I I'm I'm I'm going to figure
out a way to go. There's two films out
right now in theaters that I want to go
see in theaters, and that's GMO's
Frankenstein. And
>> is it on Netflix?
>> It's about to be.
>> No, it's on Netflix.
>> Is it now?
>> Uhhuh.
>> Friday.
>> Yeah, but still the theater experience
and Beonia.
>> Well, you might hate it, so don't go.
>> I've heard I've heard mixed reviews
>> of what? of GMO's Frankenstein.
>> No, I saw. That's what I'm saying. Watch
on that.
>> Is it true that he's gonna be doing his
idea of Phantom of the Opera?
>> No. No. But I did hear him say that he
actually cuz like he's been doing for
years now
>> his style of cinema which is very hyper
realism.
>> Beautiful. Everything is polished.
>> Yeah. [snorts]
>> He's like, I want to challenge myself.
[snorts]
and do something very similar to 70s
cinema where it's all gritty,
>> not like a gritty story, but like
>> No, the look.
>> The look.
>> So maybe like um the thing that
immediately comes to mind is
>> non monster related as well.
>> No. Yeah. What immediately comes to mind
that has that feel is No Country for Old
Men.
>> Yeah,
>> it's a great film.
>> I would love to see GMO's um
>> I love GMO. I think he's a great
director
>> and he's a great human too.
>> Yeah.
>> Welcome back. Today we're doing another
episode of Panchaya. Ponchay is what we
have for breakfast, what we have for
lunch, and what we have for dinner.
Ponay is I don't know what that means.
>> We're on to episode five of Panchaya.
>> Yeah. Which for those of you who've been
tracking, episode three, I felt like the
show was going off the rails.
>> Mhm.
>> And then four,
>> I didn't
>> felt like it had it had leaned and then
it came back back on over.
>> Mhm. Yep.
>> For me. So, I'm very happy about that.
>> This episode and we got three more.
>> Yep. And we're all
>> out. And then we're all done. By the
way, speaking of TV series, and I'm
going to talk about this on other videos
because I want people to watch it. Watch
it. Watch it. Watch it. Watch it. Watch
it. Watch it. Watch it.
>> The Diplomat.
>> Have you seen that new show by The
Breaking Bad people?
>> We're That's next.
>> I hear it.
>> We're jumping in. We just finished
season 3 of The Diplomat. Morning Show
has completely lost us. Morning Show
went from its first couple seasons being
rock and roll SAG nominated worthy
stuff. this season completely lost. It's
like it had a had a whole new writing
team. We've we've lost interest in the
morning show midway through the season.
Uh Diplomat just doesn't stop. The
writing, the writing, the writing and
the acting are as good as it gets. I I
will go back and watch seasons one, two,
and three again just to watch the
acting, especially
watching Carrie and Rufus.
Carrie who?
>> Rufus has the best English accent.
English American accent. Carrie Russell.
Uh,
Rufus Suall has the best American
accent. You can't do it any better than
he does for a Brit. He's He's flaw He's
flawless.
>> You're talking about American Raffle
Bus.
>> You consider Rufus Su to be the American
Ruffle B?
>> That's what I'm thinking of.
>> Oh,
>> they're very similar. Rufus Su is one of
the most underappreciated actors on the
planet. Rufus should be up there with
>> Yeah.
>> all of the best of the best.
>> He I
>> doesn't look like a little bit
>> Hollywood. I've called Rahul that Indian
uh Rufus.
>> The acting is so good in the diplomat
and the writing is so good in the
diplomat that that I many times and
thankfully my wife loves this. So she
does she likes that I do this. I will
stop and go, can we just got to go back
and like this happened last night.
There's a moment where Carrie says
something and the other actor she's
working with says something and just the
way she responds to it and I just had to
go back. There's so many silent moments.
There's so many great the writing is so
good. Everybody in the cast is
uniformally spectacular. But the price
of admission is Carrie and Rufus. And
whenever they're on screen together, I
just if there is no show on television I
want to be in more than the diplomat to
work with them and I'd be a little bit
gobsmacked to be on set with Rufus. It
would be a little bit I'd have to force
myself to focus and not be I'd have to
tell him privately and say, "You need to
know how much of a I think you're
>> You know why that is?
>> Cuz Rick can see himself playing most of
Rufus' parts."
>> No. No. No. No.
But I'm saying you relate to that guy a
lot because you guys would place very
similar roles.
>> We would. But I just he's he is
you'll always be to me.
>> Roffus is exemplary. It doesn't get any
better than the acting that Rufus does
in in
>> Oh, the Diplomat.
>> I love Rufus.
>> I've never Yeah. And I've never seen him
do bad work.
>> You know, he's always It will always be
Oric. I mean, um, um,
Count Adam from the Nights Tale.
>> Oh, you know who he is? First time I
really got introduced to Rufus and
realized who the hell is this guy? And
he had already been working for a long
time was in uh, The Illusionist.
>> Oh. Oh. Anyway,
>> he's such a great episode.
You going to make him talk
cowardly. A sweet looking man.
>> Oh man.
>> Is that her dad?
>> Oh, it is.
Why doesn't he live with them?
term limit
motorcycle
name.
He's going to matchmake.
>> Yep.
>> Him and Rinky.
>> Yep.
>> Say I like this guy.
I'd love to know if the actor is like
this or if he added that affectation for
the character.
>> The show's been very consistent in it
supporting people coming in just
knocking it out of the park.
>> Exceptional casting.
You can't ride a bike, bro.
>> This place almost resembles old um
motorcycle.
>> Yeah, a little bit older in his life.
Can't sit on a motorcycle. He can't sit
on a bike. Seriously,
>> what do you think? Are they going to
have a wipeout?
>> Yes.
[laughter]
Do these villages often have like 100%
voter
>> because they do these little
>> It wouldn't surprise me.
>> That's like what two 300 people or
something?
>> Yeah, cuz isn't the national average
like 80% for Indian? Yeah.
[music]
28 not wrong. Let him elect him.
He's about the right age. [laughter]
be a little young to be US president.
Come on now.
And look who's behind him. Abashek.
Mhm. He sees you like a grandson. That's
a good thing.
>> That's the most bold he's been.
Excuse
[laughter]
me.
Slappy's
going to hit her.
>> Yeah.
us. [gasps]
When they go low,
quite badly. He was
>> I'm surprised Prolad kept his cool like
if [music] it was a man he would I I
thought he might say to her husband,
"Hey, you guys better get out of here."
All I know is people come door to door
asking me to vote for them and they're
bringing me a gourd. I'm voting for him.
>> Don't do that, man.
It's ridiculous.
>> Yeah, don't do that.
>> Yeah,
that's just giving in to the haters.
He's always been so lovely and anytime
he needs to be emotional,
>> he's a great actor. Oh, wonderful actor.
Shante
thunderstep thunder.
It's not going to work. His analogy is
going to fail.
>> The gourd's going to break it.
It's going to blow up in his face.
>> Called [screaming] it.
Mhm.
He's going to find some way to blame
Brahanji. You're right.
Yep.
>> I think he's going to say that's why he
came by to watch it that they set it up.
Is this a drink?
>> Yeah, the buddies hang out.
>> That was the high text of in the group
chat.
>> Hey, grandpa's there
>> because
agree.
I was going to say speak wisdom,
grandpa. Opposition.
The opposition.
Huh?
[laughter]
Huh?
>> [laughter]
>> bearded.
[laughter]
>> Why didn't you offer it already?
>> Great episode.
>> Great episode indeed. Um
>> [clears throat]
>> felt very old school the episodes too.
>> Yeah.
>> Um in terms of I want to end on a happy
note but it had a punch
>> that one scene. I don't know if they
were real tears or if they obviously
synthetic or what whatever. Um not
synthetic but whatever the drops they
give you the teard drops um on actors
which is very common.
>> No even actors that can cry all the
time. If you're on your 15th take
>> Yeah.
>> you need give me the tears man. I'm dry.
>> Yeah. You got to you still got to
>> All that matters is it's believable.
like you said whether it was cuz we
can't tell whatever it was. I believed
him.
>> Also, you can't just put it on and be
like, "Oh, I believe he's crying."
>> No,
>> not at all.
>> It still takes acting. Uh like I know
like non-acctors think like
>> crying is the ultimate form of acting.
>> Not.
>> It's not. But obviously it's
>> it's not not important.
>> No. What's what? Just make us believe
you.
>> Yeah. That's why wiping away tears that
don't exist is the worst in indicative
form of acting.
>> But uh that that scene between them two
uh when he was walking away and and and
he was sitting was uh fantastic by both
>> both of them
>> did a fantastic job.
>> Yeah. And the as always the support you
mentioned it the supporting cast.
>> Yeah.
>> Everybody's always great.
>> It's obviously I'm sure obviously credit
to
>> the actor but also the writing that they
give these supporting characters.
>> Absolutely. write off characters
>> and whatever the casting director brings
to the director just great casting.
>> Everybody who's had small roles has been
wonderful, believable. There's been no
weak spots.
>> Um
but and then it ended on them together
and we had a little we like little bold
rinky moment there.
>> Yeah, we that was the most bold.
>> They both acknowledged they're like
>> we we kind of like each other don't
there's a thing here. I mean, we're not
doing anything about it, but like we
kind of like each other a little bit,
don't we?
>> Well, and at the beginning of the
episode, that's why he didn't reply to
his buddy who said, "Why are you still
hanging out there? You could bail. You
don't need to be there for the You don't
You're just the secretary. You don't
need to be there for the elections."
>> Yeah.
>> And he didn't say it, but we all know
why he's still there.
>> Oh, 100%.
>> He's there for Rinky and he's there
because he actually he cares about this
family. And again, we've said it before,
that's the heart of the show when they
the guys get together and have their
drinks and talk. That's just it all
comes back to that group of guys having
their conversations after the events of
the day.
>> Is that him?
>> Uh the dad maybe
>> Ram Gopal
>> that looks like him, right?
>> Looks like it could be. Yeah,
>> we saw him in Jolly LB.
>> Naji, that would be him. Yeah, that's
Grandpa.
>> Oh, he's in fire. We haven't seen that
that series yet. We need to We really
need to get to that.
>> Jolly LLB, too.
>> Uh yeah, he was in Jolly LB2. I think he
was the dad.
>> I bet he has a lot of credit. probably
seen him before. Yeah, I'm sure we've
probably seen him before.
>> Was he the one that was disappointed in
a
>> See, take
that's No, it's not the It's a movie.
That's actually That's the John uh
>> Yeah, John Abraham.
>> The John Abraham film. We saw the
trailer, too.
>> Guilty whistleblowers. The Verdict. He
seems like an actor that's been acting a
while.
>> Yeah. Unlock unlock the uh There we go.
>> Trying to see though.
We haven't really seen No.
>> Chan Chandi
>> Merch Masala, owner of the Pepper
Factory. So,
>> of course, THE OWNER OF THE PEPPER
FACTORY.
>> YEAH,
>> he's he's another
>> So, we've seen him a few times and yeah,
he's been acting since the 70s.
>> Yeah.
Guilty Minds. Is that a Hollywood or is
that
whatever? Who cares? Um, he's a he's a
very good actor. We need to get to that
series. The fire, earth.
>> Yeah, fire, earth, water,
>> water. What was first in that one?
I don't remember. Is it all four? Fire,
earth, water, air.
>> No, there's only three films. One is
John Abraham. I think it's water. One is
uh I think uh
Amir Khan, I think that's
>> I do think you're right, by the way. I
think they're gonna turn it and say
there's a reason the secretary came
walking by at that moment. He knew what
was gonna happen and he wanted to make
sure it happened. I bet they blame him
for the
>> Yeah, that's what it felt.
>> Pressure cooker.
>> That's what it felt like. I mean,
they're not opposed to lying those
people.
>> Good job as well. I believed he got hurt
by the pressure cooker 100%.
>> You guys should get a um what are they
called in Insta Pots? They're pressure
cookers, but they can cook it in
minutes.
>> Oh, really?
Yeah.
>> And it it doesn't lose quality.
>> Wow.
>> My wife has had one for years. Wow.
>> They are literally like you can cook
rice in minutes.
>> Wow. That's cool.
>> It's it's it's quite insane the
technology they have now. Um [snorts]
because it goes up to like some it can
it can tell you what pressure it wants
to go at to cook it.
>> I don't know how it works honestly. But
and I know India uses pressure cookers
all the time.
>> All the time. Constantly. I think that's
one of their main forms of cooking is
>> cooking the rice in the pressure
cookers. Yeah.
>> Nowadays, people really love air fryers
here.
>> Yeah, that's a big deal.
>> Yeah, we don't have one yet.
>> I've never used one.
>> My wife wants one, but
>> they're Yeah, they're very very popular.
>> Um, another great episode. Yeah, it felt
It felt very season one. Very
>> It very It felt like it was 100% in its
old DNA and roots and
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah. That might be my favorite episode
of the season so far.
>> Season one was really good. I know.
Definitely didn't like episode two.
>> Yeah, the toilet episode was the fly
episode for me. That was kind of the
pointless episode. We can skip that.
This season's definitely a lot more
about the politics of it. And and
Grandpa seemed to really have a
I don't know what the word would be, but
a you're a politician, but you're not
you're not fixing these things. Like,
why aren't you
>> He's the He came in as the voice of
reason. Yeah.
>> Why aren't you cleaning these gutters?
Why do you have these luxuries of a bird
right door? Which I actually love about
the series. It's like not that our main
characters are flawless.
>> Correct.
>> They fall into like they make mistakes,
>> the corruption uh sometimes the
>> and justify their decision. Yeah.
>> Uh when like you know, you're a public
servant. You Why are you
>> Well, even Abashek cuz when he first
came in, he was that proverbial outsider
looking in who who recognized some
things. And even for him, he realized,
"Oh, wow. We don't see the forest for
the trees. I'm I'm in the system and I
needed someone to from the outside to
look in and point out, you know, you you
guys really aren't
>> leading. You're not serving.
>> Mhm.
>> You you've fallen prey to the games of
politics rather than be a public
servant.
>> Yeah.
>> Term limits, baby. Unfortunately, we
don't have them here. Well,
>> not for Congress. [laughter]
>> Yeah. Um but I it's something to be said
about fresh blood is always
healthy and needed for a healthy
democracy and progress
>> and progress and because they have not
you hope they can maintain it but when
young people come in they are yet to be
tainted by big money.
>> Yeah.
And um and
there's a lot of uh issues here with
American politics. I'm not going to get
into that right now. Um
>> but term limits is one. Uh money is
obviously another. But that's kind of
consistent throughout the world really.
>> Yeah, it is everywhere. And and the idea
of, you know, it it's supposed to be
it's called public service. It's why
here, for example, one of the many many
problems I have, and I know you feel the
same way, is when you have a government
shutdown, the first people who should
lose their paychecks are Congress.
>> Yeah.
>> That's who should start losing their
paychecks first. They shouldn't be able
to go on vacation and still be getting
paid and have their health insurance
when
>> I forget what
>> everybody else who's in the public
service department working for the
government not getting paid. Oh, and
then you have people demanding they show
up for work.
>> Y I um I forget which administration was
in. It was a while ago. A long time ago.
um
>> like first Bush maybe
>> maybe even before I I forget but um
because it used to be Congress didn't
get paid and then Congress passed a law
to say that they get paid
>> just like they passed their own raises.
>> I'm like what the what it was probably
under Reagan because that's when Citizen
United came about and it's one of the
worst things to ever happen to American
politics ever. Um, but I don't I don't
know specifically, but that's it's just
an awful thing that happens. On top of
the fact that there's old people that
cling on to power uh on every side. Uh
like if we have an age limit, like you
have to be this old to run. You should
have age limits. Like once you hit this
age, you also cannot run anymore. You're
done. Sorry. [laughter]
You not saying you have to die, but you
can't be making decisions
>> for society. It's very very rare you get
somebody who would be
you don't get Bernie Sanders very often.
>> No. No. Unfortunately. And I'm sure he
wishes that he didn't have to be there.
>> Yeah. Unfortunately, he does. [laughter]
>> He He more than I think anybody would be
like, "Yeah, let's pass term limits.
Let's pass." He would 100% be like, "If
you give me these, I will quit now."
>> Yeah.
>> But unfortunately, we are where we are.
That's not what this is about.
>> No. what the show is and that's what I
was reminded of, you know, cuz I love
the rinky story. Um, I love the personal
all the personal stuff is super super
important and I think it's essential
>> to the show,
>> but the show is punched.
>> The primary point of this is the what
we've talked about is yeah, the little
show about big things and how it shows
you in microcosm the problems that you
extrapolate out into any size
government. All governmental structures,
no matter how big or how small, face the
same human problems.
>> Yeah.
>> Um, great.
>> Yeah. Love that. Love that episode.
>> Let us know. Um,
>> what do we have? Two left.
>> Three.
>> Three left. Okay. Great. We'll be caught
up just in time. Just in time for Family
Man.
>> Yes. Let us know what you thought about
the episode uh and uh what your thoughts
on art and anything else we need to know
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>> [music]