Tom's Top 3: February 10, 2026
Superb Owl Commercials
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This year’s Super Bowl was quite the snooze fest. To me, the highlight wasn’t the game or the halftime show, it was the ads. My one note: wayyy too much de-aging.
This video is certainly a lot to wade through, so here are some of my favorites in case you want to skip around:
[YouTube] The Critical Drinker - The Mandalorian And Grogu - Does Disney Actually Hate This Movie?
One ad I did not really care for was the “Big Game Spot” for The Mandalorian and Grogu. Though not my fave (I definitely would have preferred a more traditional hype trailer than whatever this was), I certainly did not hate it as much as The Critical Drinker.
He airs the grievances that many Star Wars fans have with this era of the franchise and the rollout of this movie. To sum it up:
[YouTube] Doug DeMuro - 2026 Rivian R2 First Review: Affordable, Practical, Awesome!
I was incredibly excited to learn that Rivian is launching a new, smaller version of its popular electric SUV. The R2 is also going to be considerably cheaper, with a starting price of $45K vs the $77K price tag of its older brother, the R1S.
Doug does a great job hyping up the car, discussing all of the technical and aesthetic features. Some of my favorite aspects are actually the add-on products, including a mattress, rooftop tent, and projector screen.
The only bummer is that Doug guessed that the car in the video is likely a special version of the R2, meaning the base $45K version will not have the same bells and whistles. Either way, it’s encouraging to see Rivian expanding their lineup and bringing down the price point.
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