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Is that a tree branch on your face, or are you just lying to me? An extra-long Gobbledygeek season finale takes root with a discussion of Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson’s new stop-motion adaptation of Pinocchio. Paul and Arlo discuss the numerous ways del Toro has made Carlo Collodi’s immortal tale his own, chiefly by making it a study of mortality–oh, and fascism too. The boys rave about Ewan McGregor’s take on the Cricket, the awe-inspiring puppetry and animation on display, and Arlo’s pot-addled epiphany. Plus, tributes to Angelo Badalamenti and Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, as well as a look at the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse trailer.   NEXT: happy holidays, y’all. We’ll be back in 2023.     BREAKDOWN 00:00:45  -  Intro 00:17:18  -  Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio 02:10:16  -  Our brief, incomplete list of Best of 2022 02:33:17  -  Outro / Next     LINKS   “Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio Reconceptualizes What it Means to be a ‘Real Boy’” by Mustafa Yasar II, IGN “Guillermo Del Toro Shows Why E