Binge Buddies: Hall of Just Us - The Suicide Squad

Binge Buddies: Hall of Just Us - The Suicide Squad

From Binge Buddies by After the Hype

July 20, 2026 · 1h 7m · Season 24 · Episode 11

About this episode

The Binge Buddies discuss the critically acclaimed yet box office bomb, The Suicide Squad, exploring its themes, characters, and the impact of its simultaneous streaming release.

Wipe the slate clean and assemble a brand new Task Force X, because the Binge Buddies are deploying to Corto Maltese. > Welcome back to "Hall of Just Us." This week, Bryan, Matt, Joel, and Ryan are dropping straight into the glorious, R-rated, hyper-violent madness of James Gunn's 2021 soft-reboot, The Suicide Squad. The guys are breaking down how this wildly entertaining, critically acclaimed masterpiece somehow became a box office bomb—though we're officially putting an asterisk on that, considering it was released simultaneously on streaming right in the middle of a global pandemic. Join the crew as they celebrate a movie that seamlessly balances shocking gore with massive amounts of genuine heart. From Harley Quinn's spectacular flower-filled escape and the hilariously tense rivalry between Bloodsport and Peacemaker, to the tragic heroism of Polka-Dot Man and a kaiju-sized, mind-controlling alien starfish named Starro. Grab your tighty-whities and hit play—we're just hoping to survive the beach landing!

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Hosts: Bryan, Matt, Joel, Ryan

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Organizations: James Gunn

Books & works: The Suicide Squad, Starro

Places: Corto Maltese

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