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[Spoiler Alert] In this episode of K-Drama School, Grace discusses the show Our Beloved Summer (SBS, 2021-2022). Grace talks about Kim Dami and Choi Woo-shik\\u2019s acting careers, their awkward romantic chemistry on the small screen, and how K-dramas today are exhibiting \\u201cfirst\\u201d world problems as opposed to more developing-nation problems seen in dramas from 20+ years ago. Grace\\u2019s guest is LA-based comedian Mike Rose (@themikerose on Instagram), and their discussion is a deep textual analysis of Sean Baker\\u2019s latest film Red Rocket (2021), Santa Clause and reindeers\\u2019 pagan mythology being associated with amanita mushrooms\\u2019 hallucinogenic properties, how Red Rocket is comparable to Fellini\\u2019s Nights of Cabiria, the time Mike corresponded with Sean Baker, how marginalized people live off the \\u201cedge of industry,\\u201d Simon Rex\\u2019s Hollywood history as a teen movie celebrity with a past in porn, Rex\\u2019s gorgeous penis, his past as an MTV VJ, male body image issues, how Red Rocket exposes useless masculinity that justifies its presence by emphasizing stereotypical female weakness, the stigmatization of sex workers, the extent of Mikey Saber\\u2019s rationalizing for his own survival, the \\u201cnerve\\u201d of the filmmaker to use NSYNC\\u2019s \\u201cBye Bye Bye\\u201d in the opening of the film, and their great love for the performances and explorations in this film. Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit kdramachool.com to learn more.