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The Timeless Comedy of Baking Dwarves Into Pies | Peter The Great
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At 24:34 · chapter starts 23:52
The naked-dwarf-in-a-pie revelation sends the hosts into a digression on the modern dwarf acting industry, noting that there are actually many working dwarf actors who are robbed of roles when tall actors wear shoes on their knees. Fin is unequivocal: give dwarfs the roles. The argument mirrors broader disabled-actor representation debates, with Horatio asking whether dwarfs should be played by dwarves or by 'tall guys with shoes on their knees.' Eddie Redmayne's alleged knee-walking in Snow White is treated as a disgrace. The detour is brief but enthusiastic before Fin pivots to Peter's arranged marriage.
Peter the Great built a genuine military force by starting with toy soldiers — actual peasant boys in real uniforms with real guns who trained like soldiers. When his sister Sophia sent assassins, he rode out with this 'play army' and her support collapsed instantly.
