In this week's episode, Aaron, Bob, Carolyn, Joey, and Steve become seat-fillers at the Tony Awards! After that, Joey loses his voice during karaoke, Steve gets emotional about Inside Out 2, Bob gets down with the sickness, Aaron disrespects Screech's robot Kevin, and Carolyn educates us with a Cultural History of The Punisher.

Books: Lawful #1, Godzilla: Skate or Die #1, Napalm Lullaby #4, X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse #1, Hard Style Juice #3, Lady Murasaki’s Tale of Genji and Tale of Genji, Dreams at Dawn, Avatar the Last Airbender: The Rise of Kyoshi, Making It So, A Cultural History of The Punisher: Marvel Comics and the Politics of Vengeance, Fantastic Four #21, Blood Hunters #1-2, Scarlet Witch #1

Other Stuff: Inside Out 2, The Beekeeper, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men: First Class, and The Wolverine, Star Trek Picard: Firewall

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