<p>This wasn’t supposed to go here, but it did.</p><p>What starts as a continuation of our Smash Bros conversation turns into something bigger: what actually makes a movie hit, why original films feel rare now, and how we’ve drifted away from the experience of watching something together.</p><p>We talk about the kind of characters that <em>don’t</em> belong in Smash, the line between fun crossovers and complete nonsense, and how quickly things fall apart when IP becomes more important than intention. But somewhere along the way, the conversation shifts into AI, Hollywood’s obsession with familiarity, and into the question no one seems to be asking:</p><p>Do we even remember what movies are supposed to feel like?</p><p>This episode is less of a Part 2 and more of a pivot. A realization. A reminder that when you strip away the spectacle, what people actually crave isn’t bigger franchises or smarter tech, it’s something human. Something shared. Something you can’t replicate alone on your couch.</p><p></p>