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Hello, I'm Dana Stevens, Slate's movie critic. Welcome to another Slate, spoiler special podcast. This week, we're going to be spoiling Eternals, the new Marvel movie from Indie Darling and Oscar winner Chloe Zhao. This is the first Marvel movie. I think I've spoiled in a while

because I sort of got off the Marvel train. I don't know, somewhere post Thanos's snap

in that time frame. So I'm very happy to have with me two people who can help me reconstruct

the extremely shaggy plot of this sprawling epic, nearly three hours long, two hours and 40 minutes.

Joining me are Slate Senior Editor Sam Adams. Hey, Sam. Hello, Dana. And also by Slate editorial assistant, Nadira Goff. Hey, Nadira. Hey. Before we get into spoiling, I want to go around the table here, the virtual Zoom table that we're all at, and ask what you thought of the movie. Just, you know, in general, did you think that this was a worthy addition to the Marvel universe?

Were you disappointed? Zoom table that we're all at and ask what you thought of the movie. Just, you know, in general,

did you think that this was a worthy addition to the Marvel universe? Were you disappointed,

et cetera? And Sam, I'll start with you. I was excited for this movie, both because Klozhou is sort of such an unusual choice for a Marvel film, even though they've been

sort of rating the Sundance director lineup for a good film, even though they've been sort of rating

the Sundance director lineup for a good number of years now. She just seemed with someone,

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