Tom Cruise Has a Meltdown on the Set of “Mission Impossible”

Published: Dec. 20, 2020, 4:58 a.m.

Nate kicks off the final segment of this episode by devouring chocolate with 92% cacao. Appropriately, it tastes like dirt. Jack equates the taste to an infamous scene from Nickelodeon’s Doug.

Moving on to a bit teased all throughout this show, Jack features audio of Tom Cruise flipping his lid on the set of the new Mission Impossible film. Jack equates Cruise’s meltdown to that of Christian Bale’s public freak-out in 2008, and to a lesser extent, Dennis Quaid’s staged outburst in 2015. Fro and Nate see both sides to Cruise’s argument over COVID-19 safety, while Jack finds his rant to be justified.

On a related note, Nate asks the room if they think COVID-19 has affected new music in terms of songwriting and content. Jack notes that blink-182 has a song all about quarantine, while Taylor Swift’s folklore was most definitely influenced by the lockdown. Jack is also attending his first “virtual concert” with Jimmy Eat World, which is going to be weird after decades of attending physical shows in the “before times.”

Ending this episode, Nate mentions that PornHub has removed tons of videos from unverified accounts. This leads Jack into ranting over this “limiting” his adult entertainment avenues. Hey, we’re all adults here, right?

Happy Holidays, and remember – wear a goddamn mask!

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