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The Departed (2006)

Directed by Martin Scorsese•2h 31m•Published Mar 15, 2022•Episode length 3h 03m
Episode 113 - The Departed (with BFF of the BFE: Hermes)
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Overview

To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.

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We don't want to be a product of our environment. We want our environment to be a product of us. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Ethan and Georgia (Liam's undercover) as we're heading to Frank Costello's side of the tracks in The Departed. brought to us by BFF of the BFE, Hermes. We're shipping…

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We don't want to be a product of our environment. We want our environment to be a product of us. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Ethan and Georgia (Liam's undercover) as we're heading to Frank Costello's side of the tracks in The Departed. brought to us by BFF of the BFE, Hermes. We're shipping up to Boston in our 113th episode as we discuss:

  • What a great cast this is and how Jack was the 2nd choice for Frank Costello
  • Which Hollywood A-Lister procured the production rights for this film and then passed on acting in it to do a different picture.
  • We admit this is hypermasculine. Is it toxically masculine though?
  • We have results on polls that discuss Disco and if Ethan was right that Lethal Weapon was worse than Murder on the Orient Express
  • Georgia tries to articulate what exactly her face blindness is
  • We discuss the many creative contributions of Jack Nicholson to the role
  • We're joined by Hermes who shares his thoughts on the film, the movie industry at large, and Canadian Mist
  • Ian and Hermes share their backstories with The Departed
  • Hermes flexes his knowledge of the BFE by making some deep cuts
  • Whether or not The Departed is the Best Film Ever.

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Timestamps for this episode:

  • 0:00 - Opening Banter
    4:55 - Shoutouts
    14:15 - Deep Dive
    1:11:10 - We're joined by Hermes
    1:47:25 - Endgame