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Avatar (Re-Release)

Dec 25, 2025
1h 37m

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Episode Description

Amy & Paul upload their consciousness into 2009’s otherworldly sci-fi spectacle Avatar! They confirm the concept of ‘unobtanium’ wasn’t invented by the film, learn which movie stars were up for the role of Jake Sully, and ask themselves why they feel protective of director James Cameron. Plus: did Cameron really insist the Na’Vi need to have breasts?


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Episodic Art by Kim Troxall: https://www.unspooledart.com/


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