Ender's Game, Good Omens, Secret Wars

[@andrewhegstrom2187]

Okay, 2 people getting Saitama correct just because "he looks dumb as hell and probably did like 100 push-ups a day" is amazing.

[@cameronjadewallace]

Ngl, before he lost his hair, he looked super hot to me... After? Well, I'm a Genos type girl

[@cyberslayer9098]

Giving an answer that stumps the fact checker is legendary

[@chrisnotaperson8127]

best kind of spoiler. I know exactly what's going to happen but don't know what how it's going to happen.

[@BWMartinsville]

@@chrisnotaperson8127 didja see it?

[@eyebite22]

We need an episode with Amy, brennan and matt mercer.

I don't know if Trapp would be able to finish reading a single question in that episode

[@DJchilcott]

@ Trapp: "In the-" All three contestants: *Buzz.* "Um, Actually..."

[@oldgreenknees1205]

Gutz needs to be there too

[@FritztheChef]

6 way Um, Actually with Gutz, Ify, and Shane also in there

[@chavesa5]

Elite Circle "Um Actually" would be pretty killer

[@BariLax]

"Above ground ghoul" is a 10/10 joke amazing job

[@denizyardmc8616]

Could you explain it please? 😊

[@fadesound172]

Ghoul = pool

[@Radishforbreakfast]

It’s better than “New York Ghost” by a long shot

[@Detson404]

It works on multiple levels! Mike is really quick witted.

[@iliakatster]

Amy is the new Brennan. She's immediately busting out the most arcane knowledge and sighing.

[@FritztheChef]

Get in the comments!

[@Numbuh24Insane]

She is the Brennan of all things Comics

[@marwinout]

her segments were the best when geek and sundry had a youtube

[@seamusbenn2967]

Now we need a gutz Brennan and Amy showdown!

[@pipnewton6862]

@@FritztheChef ukku

[@updownbanana]

"pestilence isn't a horseman because they didn't know this whole vaccine thing would happen" turned out to be so much more right than she realized holy shit

[@esoterra1024]

When was this recorded?

[@beautifuldarkness45]

@@esoterra1024 It's from the book Good Omens which was released in 1990

[@Arkegox]

@@esoterra1024 this episode is probably from 2018 or 2019, considering they switched to remote in 2020

[@SphincterOfDoom]

Pestilence isn't limited to viruses though.

[@calvinallen3424]

@@SphincterOfDoom Penicillin doesn't do anything for viruses

[@Zecronym]

It's so funny to me when someone cringes at themselves when they get a question right. We're used to people hating insufferable know-it-alls, but this game show exists where that's your objective, so there's gotta be some real cognitive dissonance going on

[@danilooliveira6580]

and that is so silly, Amy knowledge of nerd stuff is pretty amazing, a lot of times we see people here stumbling on the right answer while she got 100% on two shinning questions, its the first time I see that. we have to admit that it was awesome.

[@spelcheak]

Imagine hating someone for knowing something

[@Animallovercomedian]

@@spelcheak I’ve seen some real assholes on KZbin comments when they know something others don’t

[@romxxii]

Unless it's Grant, then he'll try to regale you with inconsequential stories from when he lived in New York. Truly, Grant Anthony O'Brien is like a gay male Britta stretched way too thin.

[@sean_mccadden]

Amy is like the female Gutez. She always seems to be embarrassed for knowing so much 😆

[@Krwzprtt]

Um, Actually, Saitama's superhero name isn't "One Punch Man". While it is the name of the manga/show, in canon he's only refered to by his name or as "Caped Baldy".

[@WardNightstone]

yes because the hero association assigned him his code name he didn't get to pick it

[@christianboehlefeld5168]

But he knew that is what he would be saddled with long before it became official, he never had an idea for what to call himself.

[@WardNightstone]

i love that he even predicted that would be the name he got assigned

[@luminatron]

I think everyone forgot about Genos' superhero name too even though it's a really really cool "Demon Cyborg"

[@chedzeesheeda1019]

"Radiation may give you hell, but arsenic is forever" is too raw of a line for me to ever forget Pollution.

[@czechchick101]

Um actually, the ghoul in the HP universe is usually considered a pest but like the garden gnomes the Weasleys kinda consider him more of a pet. When Harry first visits he is really excited about the chores that Ron has to do, like ridding the garden of gnomes and quieting the ghoul. While the chains seem mean, they seem to be a prized noisemaker for the ghoul and he gives Harry a chocolate frog card he found when Harry returns the chains to him. The ghoul also plays an important role in the last book, when the twins and Mr.Weasley partially transfigure the ghoul to look like Ron with a very contagious wizard disease (Spattergroit I think) so that the Weasleys have a cover for why Ron isn’t in school, or in their home!

[@andymonserud9029]

Um, actually, isn't that from the licensed video game of Chamber of Secrets, and maybe specifically the Game Boy Color version? I guess I'm not sure how that fits into canon

[@lisahoshowsky4251]

@@andymonserud9029 the only video game thing might be the chocolate frog card for returning the chains but the rest is covered in the books. Harry is intrigued by “wizard” chores in the book and the ghoul is discussed but I don’t think he has any direct contact with the ghoul until they later tansfigure him. He’s definitely glossed over in the movie. I’ve only read the books and seen the movies so I feel like if I know that those parts they didn’t come from a game🤔

[@andymonserud9029]

@@lisahoshowsky4251 yeah, that all sounds right. I do distinctly remember the chocolate frog bit from the game. I'm not sure whether that's also in a book but if so it seems an odd addition

[@jerodast]

Um, actually ghouls are kind of like house elves for poor families - they do nothing useful, but are sort of bonded to the house like their subservient counterparts. Nothing you said is wrong, I just thought the parallel was cute even if it's as on the nose as a lot of other elements :)

[@GeebusCrust]

Fun fact: I once rocked the Tidus shorts look, and did, in fact, get sent home to change.

[@BaconHat]

That's fun!

[@stone5against1]

How dare they! Also: pics or it didn't happen :p

[@SergioLeRoux]

Pestilence retired after the invention of penicillin, because having a big plague or pandemic after that just wasn't realistic.

[@LeumGaming]

This aged so well right :/

[@risottopose9970]

@@LeumGaming This comment was made 13 hours ago so it hasn’t aged much

[@LeumGaming]

@@risottopose9970 I was referring to the world view/author's intent- not the comment

[@risottopose9970]

@@LeumGaming Ah

[@TheLordofMetroids]

Man, The fact that were never going to get Terry Pratchett's social commentary about 2020 hurts.

[@damiannuno7846]

"In the beginning" was a fun shiny question. If there is ever an Um, Actually focused on anime you can make a tricky version of "In the Beginning" that is full of isekai anime protagonists. Half of the origins could be "A salaryman dies and is reborn in a world where..." and the other half could be "a teenager is transported to another world where..." and make the only real difference between each would be the last 5 words of the sentences.

[@annalisasteinnes]

It would be even cooler if all the answers were occupations: "...they become a great chef/veterinarian/farmer/urb"an planner/librarian..."

[@tychoderkommentator2989]

or make it about how they die "gets hit by a truck after grocery shopping" "gets hit by a truck trying to save a little girl" "gets hit by a train while riding a bus" "gets hit by a truck trying to save their friend" (all of these are real and different from one another)

[@ccggenius]

@@tychoderkommentator2989 You forgot "dies of embarrassment after pissing themselves after NOT getting hit by a truck".

[@tychoderkommentator2989]

@@ccggenius Ahh, who could forget our dear Kazuma

[@TheLordofMetroids]

@@tychoderkommentator2989 What's said is if you change "trying to save a little girl," to "trying to save a child," I can name at least four characters that happened to off the top of my head.

[@ConManAU]

“We’re very sneaky and we do suck” is a perfect alternative tag line for the show.

[@ConManAU]

Or, now that I think about it, a good slogan for a quiet Roomba.

[@bbfan77]

I'm Croatian and I got annoyed at the Yugoslavia bit at first, thinking that the fact that it doesn't exist won't be the mistake - gotta say that the reveal was extra satisfying 😎

[@antemahoney4376]

Same here

[@anthraxboi]

Americans have a staggeringly terrible reputation for geographical knowledge so I kinda get it

[@Weissenschenkel]

@@anthraxboi not long ago an USA news broadcast had a map with Czechoslovakia broadcasted. But that's not only happening in USA, people get confused about countries/languages everywhere.

[@truenightcore7753]

Drago mi je da si ti napisala, jer sam doslovno bio u procesu pisanja lmao

[@rjheiselt1222]

Yeah my grandpa was Yugoslavian and I was cringing at her answer lol

[@Ardez]

I know this is a re-run, but umm actually the quibbler doesn't have reporters, just an editor that accepts stories from readers that send them in. Rita Skeeter was blackmailed into writing a story for the quibbler, and was not paid for her work.

[@kjdewitt]

I was going to say this too!

[@Not_An_EV]

Thank you I thought this was the case but wasnt sure if I was misremembering or not.

[@ashleyzinyk4297]

I was going to say this too. The Quibbler is a one-man show, and Xenophilus Lovegood just makes stuff up. He's no more a reporter than Alex Jones.

[@goldencalf13]

@@ashleyzinyk4297 I'm sorry but you are giving Alex Jones too much credit

[@exceptionaluser4153]

Additionally, "one punch man" is not a name of a character, that was saitama or "caped baldy" as his hero name.

[@SerLoinSteak]

Um actually the Abyss isn't Hell. It's a sort of primordial nothingness that conforms to the nature of whatever Demon rules over that particular area of the Abyss. Also any area that has been exposed to the Abyss or powerful Abyssal creatures long enough will eventually become part of the Abyss forever. Hell is a very different place and there are in fact nine of them which are inhabited by Devils and in Avernus, the First Hell, there is an eternal war between Demons and Devils where the Abyss meets the Nine Hells called the Blood War. In fact, the Archdevil of Avernus, Zariel, used to be a celestial being who abandoned her home and fell from grace to lead the armies of Avernus against the never ending tide of Demons because she felt it was better to have the Hells exist than to let the Abyss consume everything.

[@shimasclan]

Um actually, the DC for that history check is 25, and your +4 history with a nat 20 is only 24, so you didn't actually succeed, please redact your statement.

[@FabbyTravy]

The shot at the end at 33:05 of everyone losing their minds and melting into the couch after missing the Yugoslavia question is pure gold. Wonderful episode with a great trio. I really think Amy could give Brendan a run for his money!

[@KelpTheGreat]

*Brennan

[@xTobsecretx]

Amy is great! I’d love her and Gutz on an episode of this together - they both are so adorable when they answer, and they just know so freaking much!

[@guaposneeze]

There is no greater joy in life than watching Amy Dallen sweetly and kindheartedly crush any and all who would oppose her.

[@annalisasteinnes]

I totally thought of Gutz (sp?) when she got embarrassed about answering correctly :)

[@xTobsecretx]

Yes, totally!

[@halcyon_echo42]

Yes!!

[@erintori]

yes i love gutz!!

[@glassmonkeyface8609]

Well, we now know Pestilence in Good Omens could come back out of retirement, and would have a large army helping him in our current time! Don't know whether to laugh or sigh.

[@TheBluestflamingos]

The Good Omens question had me jumping out of my chair and geeksplaining to the empty room. I would've over-answered that question SO hard! I love Good Omens, and with season 2 coming up, it's all very fresh in my mind.

[@purple-flowers]

I love Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett in general. I am a lesbian, but i am very straight for Neil Gaiman. (its his voice)

[@s_honeybear]

Yess!! I was yelling. That's not how you pronounce Crowley!!!! Its Crow-Lee!!

[@_grumpytoad]

I love how nerdy Amy is! More than once she got "all of them correct!"

[@emmathestonedspider8676]

I think the Weasleys' house ghoul comes back in the last book, when Ron uses him to trick his family into think Ron is just sick so he can go fight a war

[@prinsmarsvin]

Right, except he doesn't trick his family. His family uses it to trick the government so their enemies wont be tipped off. :)

[@ilovebats10]

Yeah he pretends he has spattergroit and that's why he isn't going back to school. The ministry comes and checks on him at some point so they use the ghoul. Why do I know this

[@starwarsnerd100]

Um actually, he doesn’t do it to trick his family since they’re in on it, he does it to trick anyone else who comes by

[@garretttroke8800]

I love Amy's reaction when Trapp says the "Book by it's Cover" is going to be comic books.

[@JingerJedi]

Emma's is definitely a "I know who has won this one already" with sigh of accepted defeat

[@christiannoddeboe5221]

I'm just focused on how good Amy was, it blew me away.

[@timbimbap]

With 2020 hindsight, the notion that Pestilence retired because of penicillin is laughable

[@DrLipkin]

Pestilence is the John Wick of the Four Horsemen.

[@romxxii]

Pestilence retired; antivax took over.

[@obansrinathan]

Pollution is a much bigger issue these days though. Covid may be new and scary but it won't last long and it won't take long before pollution is killing more people again, if it isn't currently.

[@omgBenton]

Happy Friday, fellow routine watchers of Um, Actually!

[@takitaki202]

Happy Friday!

[@umactually]

huzzah!

[@ivaeeek8358]

A fine day to you, my friend

[@chromatos7428]

Um, actually, new episodes are posted on Saturday morning in my time zone, not friday

[@OmegaII]

@@chromatos7428 1 Point!

[@jb888888888]

25:10 That happened to me! I was hosting a game of Um Actually for a geeky non-profit I volunteer at, and one of the participants kept answering "Um Actually that's wrong" to my many and varied incorrect statements. No matter how many times I told him that that wasn't enough, that he had to correct me, he kept doing it.

[@Whimzy74]

Amy killed it. She could've had a few more if she said Umm Actually

[@ceulgai2817]

She only lost 1 point this way.

[@mirojone]

So, am I ever going to see ProZD on here? He mentioned it a long time ago, and I keep anticipating him showing up. Always great to see Schmoedown folk.

[@mloxard]

The episode is in a later season

[@shoestringVA]

He’s in the anime episode on dropout. The audio is kinda fucky, but they were finding their 2020 footing

[@Taurusus]

He's on one of the Lockdown episodes, which is currently available if you're a CH channel member. Maybe there was some weird rights stuff during the... "incident"? I don't know. Might be on Dropout. This episode is from late 2019 I think, so perhaps it'll just be a while before they get up to that one.

[@OmegaII]

He is in a season 4 episode. KZbin releases are only in the middle of season 2 right now.

[@gamecatharsis9600]

@@Taurusus Originally full episodes of um actually were only on dropout and were one of the selling points of the subscription service (only snippets were on KZbin). They started releasing them on KZbin during the pandemic with ad inserts filmed by Trapp from home. So there is a long backlog before we catch up.

[@HienNguyenHMN]

The final question making all of them melt into the couch for how pedantic it is... that's the kind of entertainment I am looking for.

[@_miak]

it wasnt even that pedantic my guy

[@Mammutidae]

@@_miak Yeah more just misdirection

[@DanielSolis]

The entire panel flattened by the last question is priceless. 😂

[@Leffrey]

“We didn’t pick any of the really iconic covers” but you picked action comics #1??

[@kimiyamk]

Only because they wanted to trick people into calling it Superman.

[@tinymxnticore]

I think he meant for Watchmen specifically

[@danielblanco2077]

Another great episode… haven’t even finished it

[@umactually]

appreciate the vote of confidence

[@robinlindberg7304]

@@umactually When Trapp is the host, what else can you expect?

[@Jojrre]

@@umactually I absolutely read this in Trapp’s voice

[@michaelrich7279]

I'm just glad the shiny question didnt include Goku and Superman and say something along the lines of "Sent to earth by parents because planet was destroyed"

[@cristianflores2494]

I almost forgot that I fall in Love with Amy everytime I see her being a a wonderful ray of sunshine with her knowledge of all things comics just interacting with the world

[@throwaway_nerd]

More Um, Actually, what a treat! I also got so excited to get the Good Omens question right because I’ve watched the series with David Tennant and Michael Sheen dozens of times, and I always loved how they swapped Pestilence for Pollution as modern medicine evolved.

[@Gogoglovitch]

Um, actually, Secret Wars was not Marvel's first company-wide crossover. 'Contest of Champions' predated it by two years, and featured numerous characters competing against each other, including Captain America, Wolverine, Daredevil, Black Panther, and She-Hulk.

[@ItsZorroDood]

Um, actually, you could argue that Saitama's (kinda basic) workout routine was only indirectly the origin of his power, because the greater story sort of implies that if you somehow break the limits of your body, in Saitama's case his workout, which his body wasn't ready for, you unlock ridiculous power.

[@emmathestonedspider8676]

I'm actually there's no real greater story

[@arkane36]

It may be a rerun, but I still feel the need to point out. Um, actually: Marvel's first company-wide crossover wasn't Secret Wars. It was Contest of Champions.

[@Highwaym4n]

Thank you.

[@sternis1]

"Um actually, my other son has dragons"... I have never realised how cool Bill actually is!

[@obansrinathan]

Um actually, Charlie has dragons. Bill is a curse breaker, working for a bank.

[@Francesco-mu2gy]

um actually the rings were made by celibrimbor and saouron in his fair form but only the nine and the seven, the three were made after he left to make the one, the were corrupted by sauron because his ring lore was used to make them, he didnt have as much hold and power over them but he did have some

[@aarongrothe9332]

Dream matchup - Brennan for being champion in our hearts, Jared for having won the Tournament of Champions, and Pat to prove once and for all that Trapp either either did or did not kill him.

[@KYMXER59]

I just found this series and rewatched all of this year's youtube releases ending today. A new one pops up and I'm up for it!

[@darmocat]

25:55 was a WILD moment as they had NO IDEA just how prescient Amy's comment would become in just a few months after this was filmed (I assume this was originally filmed in 2019?)

[@theaman5052]

Um Actually The Demon's name in good omens is Crawly, He just goes by Crowley because it doesn't sound as bad

[@Maybe_youre_quicksand]

Um Actually he changed his name

[@SimonMoon5]

Um Actually, the Watchmen comic was *originally* going to feature the Archie Heroes from the Red Circle line. Then, the characters became the Charlton characters. Then, they became their own unique entities.

[@shadebug]

Umm, actually, airports often have perfectly reasonable exchange rates, it’s the exchange kiosks at tourist traps that’ll really rinse you

[@romxxii]

In my experience it may be better to use the kiosks of your local airport vs the kiosks in your destination country. At the very least, the surcharge is far less than outright using a credit or debit card internationally.

[@shadebug]

@@romxxii What if I told you that the airport in your destination country is somebody's local airport?

[@romxxii]

@@shadebug Yeah, my point is, exchange rates for your destination currency seem to be better from your point of departure. It's almost as if they charge you more for currency you'll be using the most where the kiosk is based.

[@shadebug]

@@romxxii Yeah, I got that, I just thought the mind blowing would be more fun

[@pjbyrne1997]

The exchange rates on my Australian Bank card at acceptable ATMs was actually better than both in Indonesia. Always check up on that, especially if there’s no fees.

[@wesleyewert1023]

Um Actually, you described Saitama's training regime as 100 push ups 100 sit ups and a 10 km run but you failed to mention that he also was not allowed to use air conditioning or heating through the summer and winter. He also goes into some diet stuff but that could be just advice for healthy eating

[@wkehrman]

"Pestilence retired with the invention of penicillin." Did it? Not so sure.....

[@jeffolson4803]

Sitting here YELLING "SIRENS OF TITAN" and feeling like my English degree just paid off.

[@davidthompson6861]

I don't know how I missed this episode, especially when it has one of my absolute favorite nerds Amy Dallen!

[@mikemalley1909]

I feel like Amy could really give some folks a run for their money.

[@FabbyTravy]

I'd love to see her and Brendan on an episode.

[@ReedScheper]

@@FabbyTravy Um, actually, his name is Brennan.

[@atsiaz4624]

The best game would be a 4 person between Amy, Gutz, Brennan, and Matt

[@mikemalley1909]

@@atsiaz4624 I feel like they would need 50% more questions to let everyone strut their stuff, but that would be amazing.

[@jacobgarretson1748]

Amy actually used to have a comic book discussion show on Geek and Sundry while critical role was still broadcast there. It was called the Wednesday Club, and she, along with Taliesin Jaffe and Matt Key, would do discussions on a number of comics, sometimes with guests. It ended a few years ago, but was incredibly interesting.

[@maxmeek8923]

Such a wholesome episode. Amy was a great addition, nice win!

[@martinbooyens6013]

Amy really brings a great energy

[@jagrubster]

There is just no one I love to see more than Lily Du. She's so naturally funny and kind and quick-witted, not to mention wicked beautiful. Can't get enough of her!

[@Jan_Koopman]

Um actually, Greenland and Iceland were named deceptively on purpose, Iceland to prevent other settlers from coming to the beautiful land and Greenland to lure settlers.

[@Cheeriioinabowl]

When the good omens question popped up a started going crazy "PESTILENCE IS RETIRED AHHHH ITS POLLUTION"

[@TemujinReads]

Feels good to get the Grogar question right. That ending was fantastic.

[@zachfakelastname]

Absolutely loved this cast, great vibes between everyone on the couch

[@CasparSG]

This show was made for Amy Dallen. My God what a nerd. What an awe-inspiring, mind-blowing supernerd. She'd sweep the floor with Brandon whatshisname.

[@ad_astroturf5037]

They need to do a battle of the Uber-nerd with Amy, Gutz and Brandon

[@CasparSG]

@@ad_astroturf5037 Winner gets to go 1v1 vs that one fan, who obliterated the competition. (Don't know his name.)

[@mikemalley1909]

@@CasparSG I forgot about that episode.

[@halcyon_echo42]

So so sweet to see Lily help Amy say Um Actually & then later Amy do the same for Lily!! Meanwhile Emma is playing to win at the same time which is just as entertaining

[@Entinu94]

Um actually, ghouls in Harry Potter are classified as beasts and are seen as a nuisance. It appears a buck-toothed and slimy ogre, is not undead, and is usually used as a talking point or even a pet. In the case of the Weasleys, their ghouls just banged on the pipes in the attic, where it lived, when it got too quiet. In some instances, they are a threat though and can be quite murderous.

[@impishDullahan]

I don't think I've seen Amy around since Geek and Sundry Vlogs or Tabletop were still things. Really nice to be reminded of her existence of her again.

[@ruffshots]

Loved Amy in this one. Also, dead giveaway this is a re-run, since replacing Pestilence with Pollution in the age of Covid would spark far more conversation.

[@Thedragon5881]

People always leave off the most important part of Saitama's work out routine, that being that you're not allowed to use A/C no matter how hot it gets in the summer or how cold it gets in the winter.

[@soniaiboyako4023]

I'm surprised no one argued that Devilman didn't "allow himself to be possessed by a demon" he was fully tricked into it and didn't even know it happened at first

[@cmoser22]

Love Amy's energy

[@JohnAsbill]

I know this is an ep from awhile ago, but Um Actually, the Elven rings did fall under the dominion of the One Ring, and when Sauron puts on the ring for the first time the Elves are immediately aware of what he has done and take them off. It's not until they are able to circumvent this dominance that they put them back on, and Cirdan just gives his ring, Narya, to Gandalf.

[@Mantaur104]

True, they are under its power (that's why their power wanes when the One Ring gets destroyed), but not corrupted by it.

[@jb888888888]

No so much "the characters would be unusable" (though that too), it ws more like "this has got to be way out of official DC Continuity and we just got through _Crisis_ where we combined all the Earths into one." If they were newly-named characters - albeit ones clearly based on existing characters - they could justify doing an out of continuity story.

[@joesmith9920]

06:36 Um actually, the government wasn't hoping for the best traits of Peter and Valentine, they were looking for none of the bad qualities. Both siblings had enough intellect and leadership ability (as demonstrated in the companion Shadow series), but the Valentine was too compassionate and Peter too ambitious.

[@dude11579]

Amy and her shy giggling is too damn cute

[@fangere]

Umm actually, in Ender's Game the "world" didn't have a 2 child policy, only the countries controlled by the Hegemony.

[@djtokimi]

Adorable Ender's Game factoid, Ender's nickname actually comes from his sister Valentine not being able to say his name correctly calling him Endrew, which became Ender.

[@_minibullseye_5360]

Um Actually, Fraz-Urb’Luu (at least in 5e) isn’t specifically in the form of a gargoyle. According to Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes, he takes on whatever form is most pleasing to a potential cultist

[@johnnyraven8178]

Also Gargoyles specifically have spouts for mouths, the word they’re looking for is a grotesque but gargoyle is an extremely common mistake

[@bloodhexesillustration1977]

@@johnnyraven8178 to be fair at a certain point cultural perspective on a name like this makes the original meaning less of a hard and fast rule, gargoyles have been played as living stone monsters (sans mouth spout) for so long that that’s kinda become how most people perceive them at least when viewed in a fantasy lens. So it’s not so much a mistake as it is just the modern interpretation of a Gargoyle. To be clear I say this in good faith, no argument intended, that’s just my viewpoint.

[@johnnyraven8178]

@@bloodhexesillustration1977 that’s completely fair and I can think of a lot of other examples of this, like how third world originally meant a country that didn’t ally with a major power in ww2 but now is a way of describing how developed a nation is. I agree that to a certain level this is just the nature of language. The reason I specifically have a pet-peeve about gargoyles is that the root of the meaning is in the name, “GARgoyle” has the same root as GARgle which is holding water in your mouth. It especially annoys me because grotesques and hunky punks are both acceptable terms for the same statues but that don’t spit out water but for some reason no one uses those names for them. I generally completely agree with you but the gargoyle thing is just a person thing for me. Thank you making such a civil reply btw

[@bloodhexesillustration1977]

@@johnnyraven8178 hey, I completely get what you mean. Sometimes it’s just one of those things that bothers you lol, we all have them. No further explanation needed in most cases. Thank you for also being civil, and I hope you have a good day.

[@PhoeniixFiire]

Aww, I kinda wish they just gave the point to Lily, she was so close with that last question. I also love their reaction to the twist with that last one, it was like acting out an eye roll with your body. What a fun episode :)

[@jakecarter8916]

Um, actually, Grogar wasn’t a centaur. He’s just a goat with magical charms and items

[@moritzlinden7169]

Yeah, Trapp is probably confusing him with Tirek.

[@TheMagicCuber]

Fellow brony nerd lol

[@bobdole4916]

The house ghoul the Weasleys have is like having a squirrel in the attic. The Weasleys have just chosen not to get rid of it. The ghoul just kind of hangs out and bangs on the pipes if things get too dull. They're sentient, but not very much so - they're kind of single-minded - but their ghoul dresses up as Ron and is enchanted to look similar to him, but with dragon pox as a way to fool the Death Eaters who had infiltrated the government so they wouldn't know Ron was traveling with Harry during book 7.

[@Hazith_Zantos]

The house ghoul is sentient. They feed it poly juice to turn it into Ron so he can run away in book 7

[@tomireland4740]

Such a great episode, all three contestants were so good and fun to watch

[@southpawfrenzy]

Dang, "an above-ground ghoul" is good! 😄

[@gilib1rd]

this is the first time ive actually KNOWN a correction completely without like half guessing lol (the good omens one)

[@CivilWarMan]

Um, actually, besides the 3 Elven Rings of Power, the Dwarven rings were also arguably not corrupted in the way that implies. There are no Dwarven Ringwraiths because Sauron found that he was unable to control the Dwarf-lords through the rings. The wielders did become hyper-focused on acquiring wealth, but it's debatable as to whether that was the corruption of the rings or a byproduct of the rings unnaturally prolonging their lives. By the time of Lord of the Rings all 7 had either been destroyed by Dragons or re-acquired by Sauron because they were effectively useless to him as a means of control.

[@Samael1113]

No ring escaped the corrupting influence. Yes the Dwarves proved highly resistant, but the bearers did go mad eventually and were lead to ruin. The Elves had a sort of heads-up to what was happening just before The-One was activated, so they used the loophole where, if the ring isn't being worn and/or used, They remain basically hidden from The-One's and Sauron's influence. The Three only started seeing use again after Sauron lost The-One and was weakened for a literal age.

[@ryan225360]

Dang, I’m so glad you’re such a nerd ❤️

[@YouGrim]

From what I understand, it did make them more greedy and less willing to help others. In a way, corrupted. I also believe the dwarfs were simply too stubborn. They also missed that sauron was involved in the construction of all rings but the three eleven ones. Why they were not corrupted. But they still answer to the one

[@erikaosborn9679]

@@Samael1113 I think another part of it is that Sauron and Celebrimbor worked together to create the first 16 rings; then Celebrimbor created the 3 elven rings by himself. They were created in the same method as the first 16, so the 1 still held some power over them, but not to the same extent as the first 16 that Sauron helped created.

[@Feasael]

@@erikaosborn9679 Exactly, although it's stated that Celebrimbor was helped by the other gwaith I mirdain as well as sauron so only the 3 and the 1 were made by individuals.

[@seredahawke3207]

I wasn't looking at the video when it started so when I heard, "We have Amy Dallon.", I was struck by an intense and fortunately temporary terror at the idea that Panacea had somehow made her way onto this show.

[@champthegod1235]

Um, Actually, Saitama isn't weak in the beginning as he defeats a lobster man hybrid to save a child

[@heroicdorkgoop4850]

Them falling back in shame after the final question was so great

[@WardNightstone]

UM actually never try and argue comics with Amy it was LITERALLY HER JOB at the time this was filmed (while she was a host at G&S at the time her main job was working at a famous LA comic store and of course now she works for D&D Beyond) only thing dumber would be try to fact check Emma on Star Wars or Sailor moon

[@chinncannon]

Um, actually there were many more rings created by the elves known as 'lesser' rings and Saruman made himself a ring in the third age and called himself 'ring maker'

[@chrisc1140]

Also that it's debtable at best if the Dwarves were corrupted by Sauron (I believe there's something specific in there about he has trouble influencing their minds because of their different, almost mechanical nature). Although it seem to intensify their greed and desire for wealth which led to the downfall of many Dwarves and the loss of their rings. Some simply due to that wealth attracting dragons.

[@ellaser93]

Um, Actually, to correct Lily Du's statement, the word for cat in Japanese is "Neko."

[@davida.corbala3279]

Um actually, she said "Chinese" not "Japanese"

[@Jona_The_Than_D]

@@davida.corbala3279 Um Actually, she said that it may be also the same in Japanese but as pointed out, Neko is the correct word for cat

[@fattucus1361]

um, actually. Be sure to pronounce it as Neh-Koh. and not Knee-Koh which is the japanese word for smiling.

[@Ins4n1ty_]

omfg you fucking weebs, stop correcting people on what you don't know. 1: Niko is NOT the word for smiling, Niko is INTERNET SLANG for smiling because that's the old emoji for it in japanese, just like we used :), they used niko ( ニコ ) 2: Mao is absolutely the word for Cat in Chinese, she's completely right about that. She said it "may be the same in japanese" because japanese has a ton of borrowed words from chinese so she's correct on that too, even tho it's it is not the word for it in japanese.

[@fattucus1361]

@@Ins4n1ty_ no you're the weeb! I'm just old and dont know how or the purpose of emojis.

[@OptimusGPrime]

Um actually... in bosonic string theory, spacetime is 26-dimensional, while in superstring theory it is 10-dimensional, and in M-theory it is 11-dimensional. Therefore, 4 dimensions wouldn't even come close to the amount of possible dimensions.

[@mikepictor]

Um actually the 4 horse persons of the apocalypse aren't antagonists. They are just brought into play as a kind of force of nature by the actual antagonists, which are the hosts of heaven and hell. The protagonists are largely unaware of the horse persons

[@glassmonkeyface8609]

The question says "among", not "THE" though. They are definitely part of the oncoming end of the world and cause chaos everywhere they go, and had to also be stopped.

[@dunlaing]

Actually the four horse people of the apocalypse are antagonists as that they try to end the world and fight Adam and his friends, also some of the characters are aware of them before they even meet, Adam references them and Crowley and Azeriphale (probably misspelled) would know as they are magic and are trying to stop the world from ending

[@mikepictor]

They aren't antagonists at all though. They are not actively working to fight or contest the protagonists. They are just the embodiment of the events that are happening.

[@mikepictor]

To put it another way, you wouldn’t blame the darkness, you’d blame those that caused it. They aren’t causing the apocalypse…they ARE the apocalypse, or the personification of it.

[@AnnaMorimoto]

I have just discovered Um Actually. I recognized Mike Trappe, and the various titles, so I clicked. Now I wish the KZbin algorithm had introduced me sooner! Subscribed.

[@brianmulholland2467]

Okay, am I alone or was Amy correcting the fact-checker like the hottest thing ever?

[@BazTardSword]

Amy has the best smile. Watching her laugh makes me smile

[@hummingmostbird]

Turns out Pestilence didn't retire after all

[@EmperorSeth]

Yeah, that bit is just HILARIOUS now, Neil. I'd suggest Pestilence got the spot back from Pollution, but, well...

[@SentiNel090]

@@EmperorSeth Maybe that's the plotline of the second season of Good Omens? :D

[@katipunanball4799]

“I assume you’re a nicer person” Pat Cassels: 👁👄👁

[@wordsofdv]

The most nerd thing about this is that the participants get so excited that they don't let Mike speak.

[@kartaiss]

Um, Actually, a country named Yugoslavia existed up until 2003, when it changed its name into State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was replaced by Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (by then comprised only of Serbia and Montenegro) in 1992.

[@tjrad]

I came to the comments to post this.

[@Skitzo669]

Euhm ACTUALLY. The rings were forged by the Elven-smiths of Eregion, headed by Celebrimbor. Only the greatest three Rings were crafted by Celebrimbor alone.

[@LeumGaming]

im 50/50 on this but... um actually the rings of power are the ones he crafted (the top 20) and there were many other lesser rings by the Elven smiths of eregion?

[@YouGrim]

And wasn’t sauron involved in all but the three elven rings?

[@Skitzo669]

@@LeumGaming Yes, but those rings were more practice I believe. They were talking about thé 20 rings. My pedantic reaction is about the claim that the other 19 of them were made by Cerembrimbor (himself). He was the head of the group of elves that made them. If you dine at Hell's Kitchen, are all the meals made by Gordon Ramsey or by the staff (led by Ramsey)? :p

[@Skitzo669]

@@YouGrim This is true. Although I don't really know if he actually had a hand in the crafting itself of those 16, or was just supervising. I chose to be pedantic about the bigger issue, since this one would feel more like an addition than an actual correction.

[@LeumGaming]

@@Skitzo669 my understanding (and i could be wrong so please correct me if i am) was that Cerembrimbor did the rings of power (19/20). and his crew did the other ones.

[@ChefMikePapaOso]

"We're very sneaky, and we do suck" is a great summing up of the fantastic pedantic nature of the game.