The new Spider-Man makes bank, the YouTube-Disney dispute is resolved, and a post-Super Bowl Fresh Prince on Peacock. All that and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Merrill Barr.
This week on It’s Spoilerin’ Time: Spider-Man: No Way Home, Hawkeye (105), Squid Game (109), Miami Vice (211, “Back in the World”)
When we return on January 10, 2022: Hawkeye (106), The Book of Boba Fett (101-102), The Righteous Gemstones (201-202)
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