A sorrowful farewell to Batfleck

Greetings friends. 

It's been back and forth, up and down, but when the dust settled this week we got confirmation that Ben Affleck is stepping away from DC, and as Batman. I don't really care what anyone else thinks about this one, I salute the performance we got. We were lucky. He took inspiration from a ton of sources and blended them with taste. His Batman was terrifying, but not without fear. He was a calculated tactician, but also an aloof Bruce Wayne. We got vicious hand-to-hand combat unseen outside of a video game, and a fleet of Bat vehicles. Ben Affleck did an amazing job, and created a dynasty as the caped crusader that brought together the Justice League. I feel deeply let down that we won't get to see more of the Trinity, or even the League that we now have finally standing together. This departure, as well as that of Henry Cavill (who will be just as missed!) means the putting away of B and S as we know it for a long time. Now will come the Supergirl movie to replace Superman, The Birds of Prey movie to take over Gotham (hopefully with a Red Hood movie in there too). I feel the definitive shift in the wind, and it's scary. This marks a recasting, at the very least, for both characters, not to mention the grim prospect of some more arduous origin stories. I thought we had the formula right, these two guys brought it and it was amazing. It's a shame the candle burned so bright, but I understand why it only lasts so long. Wherever you go Ben, I hope you come back when you're older and grizzlier to do it again. You squeeze into the suit, you punch the Mutants leader into the mud, and by god you better fight a reappearing Cavill Superman too! 

We can all strap ourselves in for the next year of chatter and speculation RE: the next Batman casting. I'm not even going to think I know what they're gonna do with this one. The way I see it, as I say in vid, you got 2 choices: bring in a big Hollywood gun and pour them into the Batsuit, but Marvel is gobbling them all up pretty fast (see Gosling as Mysterio). OR you can go with someone completely new. Personally, as much as I'd run from the prospect of a brand new face donning my beloved cowl, I think it's the way to go. Bring in someone that has the chops to be the Bat, and let them have a bunch of years in it. We need a RDJ type flagship, someone that we can build a consistent image and universe of Batman with. He's gotta look the part, he has to do scary vigilante and charming socialite. Most importantly, he has to bring something new and worthwhile. Lets see what you've got world, pleasantly surprise me. And the bloke I mentioned in episode that I couldn't remember the name of was Tim Rozon, and yeah I could see it. 

Also I've noticed the videos getting like a hell of a lot more ASMR lately, mostly because I've been recording early and it's/I'm quieter then. 

Anyway guys, thanks for listening. Let me know what's new and disappointing in your lives.