Pop Sanskriti: GoT Trailer, Made in Heaven, Captain Marvel & More!
In the fourth episode of The Quint’s pop culture podcast, we talk GoT trailer, “Made in Heaven” & Captain Marvel.
It’s been a busy week in the world of pop culture. The trailer for the last season of ‘Game of Thrones’ was released, Brie Larson as Captain Marvel sparked a discussion on women superheroes and Amazon Prime’s web show ‘Made in Heaven’ had everyone talking about shaadis and the warts behind the band, baaja and baaraat of it all. Listen in!
What’s Arya Scared Of? The GoT Trailer Breakdown
It’s here. The final season of ‘Game of Thrones’ is here, and the trailer sparked a flurry of reactions and theories across the world. Who will be crowned the rightful heir of the throne? When will the final battle take place? And what is Arya looking so scared of? Our resident GoT geeks break down the clues you might have missed to predict an exciting season ahead.
Captain Marvel: Yay or Nay?
Captain Marvel released this week, and opinions differ on the film. While some enjoy Academy Award winner Brie Larson’s take on Captain Marvel, others are not too enthused, especially after the unprecedented success of Wonder Woman. But do female-led superhero films need to be compared? Or is the comparison a fair one, especially since it took so many films for Marvel to produce a film like Captain Marvel?
The Great Indian Shaadi, Exposed: Made in Heaven
Amazon Prime Video’s new web series ‘Made in Heaven’ is what everyone is talking about. Ostensibly about a wedding planning agency, the show looks at the upper-middle class organising big weddings, but also doesn’t flinch from exposing the hypocrisy of the Indian family. On this podcast, we talk about how class, queer love and female ambition was depicted on the show.
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