SBG 143: Venom with Jordan Myrick

·1 hr 14 min·5 clips

Jordan Myrick's gay synopsis of Venom: 'Tom Hardy bottoms for anti-hero.'

The episode begins with hosts Ellie Brigida and Leigh Holmes Foster introducing their weekly segment 'This Week in the Lesdom,' covering topics like Lady Gaga's new album and a canceled Powerpuff Girls reboot. They then welcome guest Jordan Myrick, an actor, writer, and comedian known for Good Mythical Morning and Gastronauts. The main segment focuses on analyzing the Venom movies through a queer lens. Jordan provides a humorous gay synopsis, describing it as 'Tom Hardy bottoms for anti-hero.' The hosts discuss their personal experiences with the films, with Jordan revealing she watched Venom nightly for months due to a connection with Tom Hardy's masculinity. They delve into comic book lore, noting that Venom and Eddie have children together in the comics, reinforcing queer themes. Jordan argues Venom is non-binary, adding depth to the gender analysis. The conversation covers specific scenes, such as the gay bar sequence in Venom: Let There Be Carnage and the kiss between Venom-inhabited Annie and Eddie. They examine relationship dynamics, comparing Venom and Eddie's codependency to lesbian 'urge to merge' tendencies. The hosts also touch on the third film's poor reception. Throughout, they intersperse personal anecdotes, relationship advice, and Q&A segments with Jordan. The episode concludes with shoutouts to listeners and promotions for Patreon content.

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A sharp queer pop-culture reading of Venom's Annie kiss, anchored by Xena's workaround.

Venom's Annie kiss opens into a wider look at queer visibility on television. Ellie Brigida, Leigh Holmes Foster, and Jordan Myrick tie the scene to Xena's coded romance, zeroing in on the old workaround of presenting queer desire through an image that could still pass as…

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