Intentionally Blank Looking Back at 2025 — Intentionally Blank Ep. 245
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Feb 11, 2026 Two friends recap the movies, shows, and games they missed and make plans for movie nights and bad movie marathons. A bizarre snail farm theft sparks a hilarious rant about France and theatrical waiter stories. They trade hot takes on Arcane Season 2, recent MCU entries, indie games like Dredge, and favorite films and series from the year.
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The Great Escargot Heist
- Brandon and Dan describe a real food heist: nearly 990 pounds of snails stolen from a French snail farm.
- They joke about the scale and absurdity, imagining organized thieves or escaping snails as the culprits.
Living With A French Host Family
- Brandon shares living with a French host family whose father, a police chief, embodied an exaggerated French stereotype.
- He contrasts Parisian brusqueness with overall French friendliness and recounts polite-but-wry waiter interactions.
Stereotypes Oversimplify French History
- Dan argues the stereotype of French cowardice is overplayed and historically inaccurate; many nations folded to Nazis.
- He explains Parisians' brusqueness as a city response, not a national rudeness.
