# Open Bar #181 - Marvel Buying Hype, Pragmata Drama, The Savant Cometh

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Podcast: [Open Bar](https://stenobird.com/podcast/open-bar-7731453)
Published: 2026-04-27T12:24:22+00:00
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From The Critical Drinker and Mauler! Check out The Critical Drinker here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalDrinker Check out Critical Drinker After Hours here: https://www.youtube.com/@CriticalDrinkerAfterHours Check out The Critical Gamer here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalGamer83 Check out Mauler here: https://www.youtube.com/@MauLerYT Check out EFAP here: https://www.youtube.com/@EveryFrameAPause/videos Welcome to Open Bar Episode 181, dear viewer! Tonight we'll be talking about reports of Marvel paying influencers to hype Avengers Doomsday, the dramas and madness surrounding Pragmata, and the Savant TV show finally getting released after being shelved last year. We'll also be reviewing the trailers for Clayface and Ladies First. Subscribe to Little Platoon: / @thelittleplatoon Subscribe to Kaida: / @khaliltooshort Subscribe to Feral Historian: / @feralhistorian

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