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The Bishop's Wife - Cucked by an Angel

Kathryn Benson, Season 1 Episode 254

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PATREON MOVIE DISCUSSION: 

Kathryn joins Melvin to discuss The Bishop's Wife, an Oscar winning Christmas flick from 1947! What do they like? What do they dislike? It's got a lot of similarities to It's a Wonderful Life, but how does it compare? And what about that strange ending? Tune in to find out! 

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  • Kathryn and Melvin take it easy: they list what they like followed by what they didn't like.
  • The film is structured like a 3-episode sitcom condensed into a single, overly-long movie.
  • Talking characters, and how the two wishes they were better.
  • The two explore how The Bishop's Wife has many narrative and thematic similarities to It's a Wonderful Life, a bonafide perfect movie. 
  • Henry isn't convincing as the character he's supposed to be, and it left Kathryn cold.
  • God builds his church, not man. Not Henry.
  • Kathryn and Melvin spend time trying to figure out why the ending is the way it is.
  • Despite their criticisms, the "Mrs. Hamilton" angle of the ending was appreciated.

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