Gen X grew up with clear-cut white hats and black hats — Lone Ranger good, Sheriff of Nottingham bad. Simple. Then somewhere between The Dark Knight, Breaking Bad, and the rise of the algorithmic hellscape, everything went gray.

In this episode, Scot and Bunny dive into why modern storytelling keeps flipping the script — heroes who stall out, villains who make sense, and anti-heroes who get the job done. We talk Punisher, Daredevil, Moon Knight, Magneto, Thrawn, Tarkin, Conan, Flash Gordon, Indiana Jones, Obi-Wan, and yes… even Hitler shows up for a minute (because if you’re talking about villainy and perspective, you kind of have to rip the Band-Aid off).

It’s a sprawling Gen-X conversation about:

• Why competence is sexy
• Why “good” and “effective” aren’t the same thing
• Why kids used to idolize Superman and now idolize Deadpool
• When personal philosophy becomes a moral compass — or a moral blind spot
• How real-world disillusionment rewired our idea of heroes entirely
• And how every one of us is the villain in someone else’s story (sometimes even our own)

It’s philosophical, pop-cultural, a little spicy, very Gen X, and full of those “huh… never thought of it like that” moments.

If you’ve ever rooted for the empire, the underdog, or the guy who solves problems with extreme prejudice… welcome home.