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The Reactor Corps

The Reactor Corps

Written by: The Whatnauts
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The Reactor Corps is a podcast from The Whatnauts filled with all our thoughts, reactions, and spoiler filled discussions about some of the latest movie blockbusters and the hottest new TV shows. We even do trailer reactions that are exclusive to our YouTube channel.© 2021 The Whatnauts Art
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  • The Whatnauts Grand Prix 10
    Dec 17 2025

    We're celebrating 10 years of The Whatnauts with an end of the year "grand prix" because you can call anything a grand prix, there's no rules stopping you! Two people talking about pizza can be a grand prix!! Kyle sees a chicken. Melissa sees a big glove. Between the two of us, we've seen Tenet 3.5 times and Interstellar 1 time and we're going to try to understand both. We also give out the yearly Review Show superlatives, recap the F1 season finale and the Game of the Year awards, imagine a Scrabble game that takes up your whole house, and talk about cow cinema.

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    • (00:00) - Intro
    • (00:04) - Welcome and banter
    • (05:01) - Cinema corner
    • (51:33) - Review Show awards and superlatives
    • (01:39:11) - Episode 300 again
    • (02:03:20) - Melissa's BIG news
    • (02:20:31) - Formula 1 corner
    • (02:36:11) - Pop culture lightning round
    • (02:43:10) - Detour to The Game Awards
    • (02:52:40) - Last bit of the pop culture lightning round
    • (02:55:16) - Outro

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    2 hrs and 57 mins
  • F1: The Movie
    Jul 1 2025

    Episode 147. Start your engines, it's time for Kyle and Melissa to talk F1: The Movie! We cover how this movie works whether you know the sport or not, the rivalry between the two drivers, male jewelry, and the unforgettably intense crash from the movie Ferrari.

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    • (00:00) - Intro
    • (00:02) - Welcome and banter
    • (01:01) - General thoughts on F1: The Movie
    • (14:18) - Spoilers begin here
    • (14:32) - Breaking the mold right from the start
    • (16:59) - The characters feel like they have a history
    • (22:35) - The dynamic between Hayes and Pierce
    • (25:37) - The portrayal of Women in F1
    • (30:36) - There should have been a lot of penalties
    • (34:07) - The biggest F1 fan crowd pleasers
    • (39:57) - Young drivers and their families
    • (40:40) - Melissa was wowed by the jewelry
    • (42:17) - The cinematography and filming techniques
    • (48:17) - Crashes and superhuman recoveries
    • (52:33) - Expectations for the end of the film
    • (58:48) - Aging action stars in Hollywood
    • (01:01:54) - Outro

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
    May 27 2025

    Episode 146. We discuss Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, the eighth film in the series, and whether it's as "final" as its title proclaims it to be. We talk about callbacks to the first movie, plot details that are over-explained and under-explained, Ethan's isolation in the stunt setpieces, foosball, and why we think there's going to be a ninth movie and how it could resurrect a beloved dead character.

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    • (00:00) - Intro
    • (00:02) - Welcome and banter
    • (00:35) - General thoughts on Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
    • (09:11) - Spoilers begin here
    • (09:23) - A messy beginning
    • (15:31) - Was there a version of this movie about Ethan's mental state?
    • (25:53) - What's up with Luther?
    • (34:02) - Ethan's overly complicated plan
    • (42:08) - The submarine scene
    • (46:33) - Remember when the movie got really religious for a bit there?
    • (48:35) - The return of William Donloe
    • (54:46) - Lots of missing or vague information
    • (56:44) - Ethan and Grace...?
    • (01:01:54) - Was this really the FINAL recokoning?
    • (01:09:26) - The doomsday bunker
    • (01:13:21) - The reveal of Jim Phelps Jr.?
    • (01:19:03) - Planes! (Lots and lots of)
    • (01:25:33) - Would Ethan's fate being ambiguous been better?
    • (01:29:18) - The President's side of things
    • (01:33:34) - The ending scene sure is... something.
    • (01:39:57) - Rooting for Ilsa to return
    • (01:43:48) - What might happen in the next movie if there is one?
    • (01:55:06) - Outro

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    1 hr and 56 mins
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