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Cool Guys Don't Look at Explosions

A video cut of men and women in films with explosions behind them who never look back, which inspired a scene in a show where the character looks back and the joke is that they try to subvert the trope.

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3 mentions across 2 episodes, 2025-12-02 to 2026-10-16

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Ep. 88 The Other Man 2025-12-02

29:18
Seth: as we establish from guys walking away from explosions, sometimes the tropes are just going to live
31:19
Seth: which is Cool Guys Don't Look at Explosions.
explained

Ep. 133 We'll Kill U 2026-10-16

8:08
He did one called Cool Guys Don't Look at Explosions, which featured this explosion in Con Air.