Episode 522 - The Furious Without the Fast, But Lots of Kicks

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Episode 522 - The Furious Without the Fast, But Lots of Kicks

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This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl are back with spies, shadows, and a whole lot of martial arts chaos. They dig into Citadel Season 2 Episodes 5-7, check in on Spider-Noir Episodes 5-6, and throw down with the 2026 action film The Furious, starring Joe Taslim and Xie Miao.

From high-stakes spy nonsense to black-and-white superhero noir to bone-crunching action, this episode has a little bit of everything. Citadel keeps pushing its global conspiracy machine forward, Spider-Noir continues blending superhero mythology with hardboiled detective vibes, and The Furious delivers exactly what the title promises: furious people kicking the absolute hell out of each other.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07
Citadel (Season 2, Episodes 5-7): 6:51
Spider-Noir (Episodes 5-6): 28:47
The Furious: 46:51

Citadel (Prime Video)

Season 2, Episode 5
Title: Heirlooms
Air date: May 6, 2026
Runtime: 49 minutes
Director: David Weil / Joseph Russo
Writer: David Weil and Kennedy Edmonds
Summary:
Mason and Dahlia put a dangerous prisoner exchange in motion as they try to negotiate Abby’s release, but Mason’s unraveling mental state threatens to blow up the whole plan. As both sides race to complete the trade, Abby reveals something that changes the stakes for everyone and pushes the season deeper into betrayal, family damage, and spy-world manipulation.

Season 2, Episode 6
Title: Highlands
Air date: May 6, 2026
Runtime: 36 minutes
Director: Greg Yaitanes / Joseph Russo
Writer: David J. Rosen and David Weil
Summary:
As Joana moves closer to assassinating the Russian president at the G8 Summit and taking control of a Russian satellite network, Mason and Nadia bring Abby to a safehouse in Scotland. What should be a moment to regroup becomes another emotional and tactical disaster when the team uncovers the horrifying truth about what was done to Abby, setting off a devastating chain of events.
Season 2, Episode 7
Title: Chin Chin
Air date: May 6, 2026
Runtime: 44 minutes
Director: Greg Yaitanes / Joseph Russo
Writer: David J. Rosen and David Weil
Summary:
The season finale brings the Citadel team to the G8 Summit, where Joana plans to assassinate President Aronov and seize control of Russian satellites. The team is forced into a dangerous infiltration mission full of impossible choices, collapsing loyalties, and the kind of last-minute spy chaos that turns a diplomatic summit into a battlefield.

Rating Out of 10, The Unexpected is Always Unexpected
Brian: 8.55/10
Daryl: 7.77/10

Season 2 Rating Out of 10, Hutch is THE MAN
Brian: 8.3/10
Darryl: 7.5/10

Citadel Series Out of 10, Kane… Mason Kane
Brian: 8/10
Darryl: 7.25/10

Spider-Noir (Prime Video)

Season 1, Episode 5
Title: Betrayal
Air date: May 27, 2026
Director: Alethea Jones
Writer: Jennifer Frazin and Steve Lightfoot
Summary:
Robbie continues fighting to reclaim his place at the Bugle, using his exclusive stories about super-powered soldiers and the return of The Spider to make his case. The episode digs deeper into deception, identity, and the strange science behind this noir-soaked superhero world, pushing Ben Reilly further into the mystery while the danger around him keeps getting uglier.

Season 1, Episode 6
Title: Nightmare on a Gurney
Air date: May 27, 2026
Director: Alethea Jones
Writer: Jack Henderson, Jennifer Frazin, and Megan Liao
Summary:
The mystery tightens as Ben Reilly, Robbie, and the rest of the players move closer to the truth behind the city’s super-powered nightmare. With the endgame starting to take shape, the episode leans into medical horror, noir paranoia, and superhero conspiracy, setting up the final stretch of the season with more questions, more danger, and more bodies piling up in the shadows.

Rating Out of 10, Come on Webs, Work!
Brian: 7.3/10
Darryl: 8.25/10

The Furious (2026)

Release Date: June 12, 2026
Runtime: 113 minutes
Director: Kenji Tanigaki
Writers: Mak Tin Shu, Lei Zhilong, Shum Kwan Sin, and Frank Hui
Studios: Edko Films, Zhejiang Hengdian Film, and XYZ Films
Distributor: Lionsgate Premiere / Lionsgate Films
Rating: R for strong bloody violence and language
Summary:
When his daughter Rainy is kidnapped, humble tradesman Wang Wei is dragged into a violent criminal underworld where corruption, trafficking, and blood-soaked revenge collide. His only real ally is Navin, a journalist whose own family tragedy connects him to the same criminal network. Together, they fight through waves of gangsters, assassins, and human wrecking balls in a brutal martial arts rescue mission that is light on subtlety and very, very heavy on kicks.

Main Cast:
Xie Miao as Wang Wei
Joe Taslim as Navin
Yang Enyou as Rainy
Jeeja Yanin as Matia
Brian Le as Ho / HD
Yayan Ruhian as Tak
Joey Iwanaga as Pak Lung

Production Notes:
The Furious is directed by Kenji Tanigaki, a veteran stunt coordinator and action filmmaker, and the movie’s biggest selling point is exactly what you would expect from that background: relentless, bone-crunching fight choreography. The film premiered internationally before its 2026 U.S. theatrical release, with coverage positioning it as a Hong Kong action throwback built around practical stunt work, violent hand-to-hand combat, and the kind of crowd-pleasing martial arts insanity that has drawn comparisons to The Raid and other modern action benchmarks.

The film is commonly listed as a 2025 Hong Kong production because of its festival premiere, but its U.S. theatrical release is June 12, 2026. Lionsgate handled the U.S. release, and Movie Insider lists the film as a nationwide theatrical release with an R rating for strong bloody violence and language.

Rating Out of 10, Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting… Especially the Guy with the Bow
Brian: 8.11/10
Darryl: 8.2/10

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Episode 522 – The Furious Without the Fast, But Lots of Kicks