Open Bar

The nightmare is almost over, everyone! Join me, MauLer, Star Wars Theory, Baggage Claim and Tyrone Magnus as we discuss the penultimate episode of The Acolyte, Kotaku melting down almost as fast as they're closing down, and share our thoughts on the Gladiator 2 trailer.
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[@mikeblom8897]

The acolyte really makes you ask the big questions like Why hasn’t Carrie Ann Moss fired her agent?

[@zacharymcmillan2788]

For reals. 🤨👍

[@chasehedges6775]

THIS

[@chasehedges6775]

Carrie Anne Moss better have gotten a good paycheck out of this garbage

[@samuel5591]

It was this or Matrix 5...

[@chasehedges6775]

This or Matrix 5 I’d pick neither LOL

[@jakubport7361]

The day CD adds timestamps to the Open Bar podcast is gonna be a good day 🙌

[@dw620]

0:43 - The Acolyte burn 2:35:16 - The end 🤣

[@MegaSpideyman]

😂

[@jonbaxter2254]

But it is not this day...

[@_--JohnVK--_]

Yeah exactly! And it is weird, because he is already creating these "episodes" by cutting up this full video, and posting them separately. So, he already HAS the timestamps... He only needs to add them in the full video.

[@jakubport7361]

Good one, mate 😂 ​@@dw620

[@MjollTheLioness-o4y]

My parents are boomers in their 70s. When they visited today, we were talking about TV shows, and I told them all about the Acolyte, about the thread and the lesbian space witches making babies with it. The look on my dad's face was priceless. My dad couldn't believe what he was hearing. He said, 'People actually watch that?' I said, 'No, that's the thing, no one likes it.' He just shook his head, lol.

[@aldunlop4622]

I'm Gen X and so's my doctor, I was explaining it to him last week and he, "fuck me drunk, the world's gone mad".

[@chasehedges6775]

I’m Gen Z and I agree that the world has gone mad.

[@jeanlucdiscard2382]

Artificial wombs will be huge in coming decades. No more difficult pregnancies, and different combinations of people will combine their DNA to make babies.

[@digigeek-4-life]

​@jeanlucdiscard2382 how is that different then arranged marriages to produce perfect heirs, nobility/royalty have already tried that and it didn't turn out well for them. I'm not saying it's off the table but I would trust it more if the experts could confidently say they mapped out at least 10% of the human genome, but correct me if I'm wrong but last known study declared it was at roughly 00.00001% however I don't know an authentic analysis or if it was a ploy for more research grants, (the study I'm using as a reference is the one that was used injunction with the defence of continuing research in stim cell research a decade prior. Whether that adds weight to the argument or denounces it I know not. The reason I say 10% is because by then they would have hope fully have more safeguards against any unforseen implications, hopefully it won't turn out like what happen poor queen Victoria's children where one little pin prick could kill her son. Another example would be what if continuous tampering would destabilizing causeed after-birth defects such as inducing a genetic sequence to ensure your child grows 6 feet tall but as a result of tampering he developes a brittle bones, sure with further testing they can prevent that from happening, but there will always be someone a bit too eager before a Fondation can be properly established not to mention the first child that will bare the brunt of persecution of being the first "lab grown baby" will he be treated as a lab rat by the populace, with current stigma of being perceived by one's peers injunctioned with the escalating (self bubbling) rates unless something is done about it first it isn't so much a matter of will new life being born but new life choosing willing to live in such a life... tldr: science is cruel,safety is a lie, and at the end of every we all dye.

[@quantumvideoscz2052]

@@jeanlucdiscard2382 While you are not wrong, how exactly is it relevant to this discussion?

[@tjjordan4207]

The Jedi had no reason to cover this event up. The fire wasn’t set by them, the witches attacked after the Jedi tried to deescalate the situation, and children were believed to be (and actually were) in trouble. Nothing about this paints the Jedi in the wrong.

[@chasehedges6775]

THIS💯

[@Likexner]

The writers think defending yourself from evil is evil. Thats kind of a self snitch.

[@chasehedges6775]

@@Likexner That is Insanity at work and the writers are crazy

[@WillFredward7167]

@@LikexnerAnd that’s why fan-baiting is still a thing

[@tjjordan4207]

@@Likexner So, the bullies are complaining about the consequences to their own actions.

[@jasonpalmer6613]

Torbin can't handle the boredom of the mission, then goes into a self imposed trance devoid of stimulus for ten years ..?

[@blackjack059]

Interesting point

[@Ryclops1057]

You see, he was big guilty for no reason, and guilt trumps boredom for as long as the writers need it to.

[@bigjen8238]

He just really liked being indoors

[@81brassglass79]

He figured it was better than delivering Disney lines. 🤷 So bored with the show he just said " imma head out."

[@The_Stranger1986]

Also he was in a trance after taking the Barash Vow for 10 years so somehow he went from Padawan to Master in 6 years going by the timeline of the show!!!😂 That would NOT happen.

[@crimsonpotemkin]

Episode 7 in a nutshell: 1. So why did Old baby Jedi end himself? Over nothing? 2. Power of many is literally useless, to the point where Trinity solos all of them. So 1 > Many. 3. The powerful Sith Matriarchy crumbles into dust, like a fart in the wind.

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

According to "feminist anthropologists" point 3 is an accurate representation of what happens in the real world when a matriarchy makes contact with a patriarchy.

[@RhysCallinan-hf7qx]

Also, women like to provoke heavily armed law enforcement by being aggressive yet pretend they're just peaceful. The fact it was a black woman, after the BLM riots, is just icing on the cake.

[@wwyd4akb]

I love how incredibly unaware the 'writers' for the show are regarding point 2.

[@derfel72]

Always good to see and hear Baggage Claim. Beauty and brains, great to listen to her goofing and laughing with the lads, plus lots of nice takes on media. Cheers everyone. 🍻🥃

[@naamari]

Always great to see Baggage Claim.

[@jonbaxter2254]

She's a right proper lass.

[@DekkarJr]

@@jonbaxter2254 she cute af :D

[@wretchardkimball9049]

I simp therefore I am

[@matthewchandler7845]

She made me laugh a lot TBH 1:30:45 was great.....and her Harry Potter fan fiction comment was also great sauce...Harry and Malfoy crossed wands...then they pulled out their wands (>.

[@ferrarriohh]

She had something like 3-4 really great insights in the first 40 min. I want to go back and timestamp them because I really thing it drives home just how badly bungled things are when she punches massive holes in this shows incompetence

[@grum7140]

Love having theory on the show. Hope he comes back next week to wrap up Acolyte

[@jonbaxter2254]

Seeing his eyes slowly open to Star Wars has been good to see. Thanks Mauler.

[@kevincorrigan7893]

Baggage Claim makes a great point about the morality of these writers.

[@raf952]

"The Jedi make mistakes." Is that news that shocks the galaxy? One would think Disney, of all places, would know that no organization is perfect and that the interesting stories are how good people overcome their own or their organizations limitations to achieve greatness.

[@fartherdude5062]

Nevermind the fact this was already HEAVILY explored in the prequels and in the clone wars already and done much better. I hate this gas lighting that the directors and creators of Disney has made up in their mind that this hasn't been explored yet and that this is like groundbreaking and interesting. Um no ashoka in the clone wars was wrongly accused of something she did not do and the Jedi looked powerless against the political machine that was the senate. Also never forget anakin was snubbed on having a seat at the council even though one could clearly see he did deserve it. Or how about the fact that Anakin killed Dooku and obi wan while upset didn't really do anything.

[@mastera3950]

Mauler: 'Why can't they have a Sith called Derek?' Finally! I feel represented!

[@matalostodos]

Derek is one of the most noble names in history. It’s the English version of the german name Dietrich, the ostrogothic name Theodoric; Dietrich von bern is a hero in many sagas, and is based on Theodoric, the Ostrogothic king of Rome who permanently ended the roman empire, but carried on its legacy in his own image.

[@austin9568AuraMasterDX]

How Drinker takes shots: "The power of One, The power of Two, The power of Morgaaan"

[@M167A1]

Wild Turkey is the ultimate force

[@zacharymcmillan2788]

"The power of many,go away now!" - The Critical Drinker - 😂😂😂

[@watchmanofyah0324]

When was this I gotta see this lol

[@zeropoint216]

LEEENNNNAAYYYYY

[@teddyharvester]

After 2 you just stop counting. The Many from System Shock approve.

[@pa1degua]

the crazy thing is that Disney as an organization has not mapped out the overall direction of the Star wars expanded universe but instead they are letting the creators of each individual project make the decisions in a vacuum

[@FOCS27]

Which is insane to me, since Marvel Studios (also owned by Disney) has always appeared to have (at least) a rough outline of where they're going with the MCU, and leave themselves enough wiggle room for changes later down the line. Lucasfilm just doesn't seem to have any direction at all since it has been bought by Disney. Every Star Wars project seems so scattered, and nothing has any real direction or goal. It's like they're throwing random ingredients (aka the directors/showrunners/script writers/etc.) into a pot and hoping whatever comes out is edible.

[@rollrcoastrbacon2725]

At least it gave us Andor with Tony Gilroy

[@SpartyCubsFan]

@@FOCS27not true after phase 3. It’s the same Disney, and the MSheU has a giant celestial sticking out of the Pacific Ocean

[@pa1degua]

@@rollrcoastrbacon2725 meh it's meaningless if any stakes can be overwritten on a whim by next director pushing current thing with no regard for lore

[@pa1degua]

@@SpartyCubsFan you are right marvel only had the universe and plotlines mapped out to the extent they were mapped out before disney bought them. disney when it came time to create their own lore or build upon the lore they purchased is infested with modern writers who have 0 historical perspective on current thing politics that elevate messaging over character development with subversion of what came before being one of their most sacred duties in life down with the olds as mao would say.

[@FOCS27]

In reference to the Trinity killing the witches scene: "The Power of One, outweighs the Power of Many" (Spock reference).

[@atomicdancer]

I like how, in this discussion, the name "Jedi Master Squid-Game" has finally been switched to Sol, but Trinity is still "Trinity." And Smilo Ren will always be "Smilo Ren"

[@aurorauplinks]

Maybe on some level Smilo Ren is not just a mockery, but a lament that he didnt get to be his own character in a more unique and gripping story that utilized his acting talents, beyond just his physical presence.

[@zacharymcmillan2788]

Easy,because 'Sol' has one syllable,and 'Jedi Master Squid Game' has five syllables. 😂😂😂

[@bigjen8238]

@@aurorauplinks Problem with the smilo character, is that he's acting like a horror villain with the mask, tilting his head like he's dramatic psycho etc, but mellow and philosophical without it.. just a bad character

[@ascended1924]

Ngl, I don't even know the real name of smilo ren lol.

[@jonbaxter2254]

I like Metal's contribution of, "Darth Teeth"

[@DannyBravo86]

“Cover all of this up we will” 😂

[@AtlatlMan]

"Morons you are. An embaressment this is. Cut our budget for next quarter, the Senate will."

[@D0CBEE]

Glad someone else FINALLY noticed how nearly every movie featuring a black actor has to have Rap or Hip Hop all over it. Moonlight was 1 of the only movies featuring all black actors that went with an orchestral score and it was a great. Looking forward to Denzel in this movie he's 1 of my faves. I love Hip Hop but don't need it to promote a historical epic or Sci Fi. You KNOW that's why the latest STAR WARS series had RnB on the credits. RIP John Williams...

[@natecar1]

Agreed. Though John Williams is still alive.

[@D0CBEE]

@@natecar1 Yeah, i just meant in terms of his major contribution to Star Wars. It really isn't the same without him no matter how many lightsabers they have swinging around.

[@42Mrgreenman]

@@D0CBEE Not that it's really related, but if showrunners are gonna put a hip-hop slant on something, they should look at stuff like Samurai Champloo...If you're gonna twist a style, you gotta go all out or not at all, it just comes off as a cheap imitation in the end if you don't...that's the argument with the Prequels, yeah, the dialog may suck, but at least it FEELS like Star Wars...

[@kpag3030]

John Williams isn’t dead. Great point otherwise

[@D0CBEE]

@@kpag3030 In terms of his contribution to Star Wars, don't think he is ever returning...

[@bluicarys732]

So, if the planet was wiped out 100 years prior, I have to assume that cult is very recent. That amount of time doesnt seem like that long with some species living as long as they have. Who owned that building? The place had power. Im sure some conglomerate would notice one of their facilities is inexplicably online.

[@bossked1563]

I haven't read the High Republic stuff, but iirc the planet was devastated by a hyperspace catastrophe, which I can only assume would result in a nuclear winter-ish extinction event. If the planet is uninhabitable, it makes sense that companies would abandon even surviving structures. Especially if it's, say, an old power station, which would only be of use to a resident populace. Again, I'm not sure this is the correct explanation (and my understanding is that the hyperspace event is lore-breaking in and of itself), nor is it adequately explained imo. But that would be a minor complaint, and something easily handwaved with a line in a following season or whatever. The bigger question is what prevented and/or caused the revivification of the planet. How fast is the planet recovering? Why couldn't it recover naturally? Did the witches cause the vergence, or come here because of it? Etc.

[@slaapt]

"we didn't know the planet was inhabited." "So you came here in the middle of the night, broke into our home by hacking the door which was obviously powered, and are now saying you just didn't know?" "Yes." "Then why didn't you wait until morning? If you thought no one was here you wouldn't show up in the middle of the night."

[@zacharymcmillan2788]

"Sis what's your damage? We were just out here collecting moss,and we thought that a hot meal and a shower would be nice,we saw your place and came on in,what's the problem?" "The problem is you broke into our home...wait a minute,what were y'all doing collecting moss?" "Uhhh,online sales,that's it. We collect moss from several different planets and sell it online;you know,Etsy,Temu,sites like that." "Really?" "Oh yeah! The secondary market for moss is blowing tf up,you can make some mad creds if you get in on the ground floor." - Lesbian Headlamp's first script draft dialogue,generated by ChatGpt. - 😂😂😂

[@bigjen8238]

Knock the door or ring the bell idk

[@Mr.E_Bodhako]

@@bigjen8238 "the bell was um broken, we um broke it..."

[@Mr.E_Bodhako]

@@zacharymcmillan2788 you'd have to get into the moss market on the ground floor... that's where the moss grows ._.

[@zacharymcmillan2788]

@@Mr.E_Bodhako Legit 💯🤣👍

[@TaoScribble]

Apparently Anasaya (however you spell it) wasn't disintegrating Mae, but "shrouding"/"covering" her. I'm not sure if that's an _immediate_ retcon from Leslie or if they sent the effects guys the wrong notes, because that absolutely does not look like Mae is being 'covered' by anything.

[@thelaughingrouge]

There is no way that's not an emergency retcon. Literally everyone who saw this episode said "Oh so the Jedi were completely justified then." And she's freaking out about it.

[@AimlessSavant]

Thanos's snap just cloaked half the universe in tism.

[@khalbrogos]

Imagine if Leslie had seen Vantage Point, a movie where you see the same event from multiple angles, but you learn new information and a change to the narrative every time the point of view resets. Maybe they could have actually executed ONE payoff for ONE setup.

[@grandmufftwerkin9037]

In the awful Hollywood productions Olympics, with medals from bronze to gold, The Acolyte definitely wins diamond studded platinum.

[@charlestonjew7587]

kyber-studded platinum

[@jonbaxter2254]

I would have gone with brown.

[@kins1894]

Baggage Claim has got some strong points concerning the way the 2 mothers would be reacting to their children

[@jonbaxter2254]

Since TLJ, it seems all you need to get a job directing Star Wars, is loathing the very medium you are directing. Fascinating.

[@matalostodos]

The qualification for power nowadays is having video or witness evidence of child fiddling or drug dealing, treason or slave trafficking. Disney’s board has all these on them, I am certain

[@mickvd4]

I like how he's homesick when Couruscant is like a 20 minute jump through hyperspace. (They mention this IN THIS SHOW FFS!)They could've just commuted there every day.

[@crimsonpotemkin]

I wanna see a Darth Tim. A sith version of Tim the Enchanter from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

[@zacharymcmillan2788]

We've already got that,he's called Tim Pool. 🤣🤣🤣

[@kingleech16]

I kinda like the idea of a legitimately harmless Darth Tim. He draws power from his emotions, but they’re just curmudgeonly grumblings. The worst he does is telekinetically dope-slap the milkman when he’s late and mutter the kind of things great-uncles do when drunk at thanksgiving. A jedi strike team shows up to stop his evil, only to be regaled with pointless stories and bad hard candy until they make an excuse to leave.

[@sylance777]

The only way they can turn the Acolyte around is to reveal that Qimir's Sith master is Jar Jar Binks.

[@mikebickle823]

Calling it now: OSHA and Mae are going to fuse back together into Baby Yoda

[@smd1876]

😂😂😂 hilarious

[@zacharymcmillan2788]

DON'T give Disney any ideas! 😖😒

[@RhysCallinan-hf7qx]

I'd say that's be impossible since Grogu is 50 and this is at least 70 years before that but after how they screwed up Ki Adi Mundis age and the screw up with his line from TPM, I'm honestly not doubting they'd fuck that lore up.

[@mikebickle823]

@@RhysCallinan-hf7qx if it is stupid AND impossible, Disney will do it.

[@Lost77]

As a follow-up on my comment at 2:28:12 , I'm so annoyed that the perspective of almost all of the aliens in Star Wars are just "Humans". Hera Syndulla is just a green human with stuff on her head. Ahsoka is just an orange human with stuff on her head. Vernestra is just a human *without* anything on her head. And all the humans come from the same place. Even in America, different parts of the country/state give you different perspectives. Now imagine MULTIPLE PLANETS. In Star Trek, the Klingons, Romulans, Vulcans, Borg... all these mainstay races have clearly defined things that influence their culture, and set them apart and that's where the interesting interactions when they meet with humans. There's so much you could do with characterization when you just tweak a few variables and see what shakes out. How does a race that has a lifespan of 30 years act vs. Humans? A race that lives 300 years? Wookies are naturally physically super strong, how does that influence his training as a jedi? Have a race with a prehensile tail, or enhanced speed. A Spider-man like Jedi that can stick to walls. A Jedi that needs artificial gills filled with water to live on land. I don't understand these PROFESSIONAL writers. How is this something they're satisfied with? I'm not deep into lore like Ryan or Star Wars Theory, but like... If I had the ability to create whole cloth whatever I want, that opens up so many possibilities. And they go with [bleeping] WITCHES. And not even the cool ones!

[@eurodoc6343]

The humans-but-with-different-color-skin-aliens is a lazy comic book troop, if you don't have the skill or imagination to design something that looks more organic.

[@RhysCallinan-hf7qx]

The witches aren't even witches. They're just reclusive space lesbians isolating themselves because they're lesbians with the odd man, who hide because the Republic hates child abuse and they love it.

[@wretchardkimball9049]

Message to Lyselye Headlyse "Everybody wants to be David Bowie. . . You are not David Bowie."

[@derekrichardson7853]

It is I. Derek. The greatest sith of them all. You are not ready for my grand entrance in the Acolyte finale.

[@claus_al_aerth]

The Great Darth Derek

[@wretchardkimball9049]

The Fat Jedi IS the Sith Lord DARTH GIRTH

[@RhysCallinan-hf7qx]

Darth Sitious. Darth Haul? Darth Eater?

[@petrus19881]

1:50:34 just a quick fact check on drinker: Recently been to rome and hade a very detailed guided tour of the coliseum. They never filled it with water for naval battles - specially built theatres in other places were dedicated for naval battles. Gladiators rarely died as they were very expensive to train and would take years to replace - they were more like WWE super stars - their fights were highly choreographed, for very special events there may have been fights to the death if their performance's were not up to scratch. If a gladiator was killed, the owner / handler had to be compensated handsomely. Most of the deaths were from criminal executions which was a major part of the spectacle.

[@aristoteliskoskinas1172]

OK. The twins have the same haircut and that was enough for the Jedi to arrest Osha but then Mae cut her hair to pass as Osha? Why?

[@Mr_Penguins_Pet_Human]

My wife burst into fits of laughter. "Don't you get the symbolism?" she asked "Smilo just stripped naked to flashe Osha his ' junk' and then asks if his 'sabre' feels good in her hand and gives her his darkside Helmit!!!"

[@Likexner]

The power of Manny!

[@raf952]

You'd think that metal detector would sense a huge metal fortress 500 yards away from it...

[@writerpatrick]

Metal detectors have a limited range. That's why they're not set off by a car parked a few yards away.

[@paulcarmi8130]

​@writerpatrick we don't know the capability of the ones in the star wars Eu though.

[@nhagan001]

Or the technology in a ship. Can’t scan a planet? Especially a mining facility of that caliber. After Sol found the facility, they could have asked the Council for information on the planet’s past.

[@RhysCallinan-hf7qx]

I'm pretty sure it's more than 500 yards. They aren't that retarded they'd miss such an obvious landmark, especially since they're in the open. Oh, wait, it's Disney Star Wars. They just might.

[@bigjen8238]

An issue with the witch reaction prior to the "jedi attack". Is that they had no idea they would arrive that night, yet they destroyed the doors and acted like they were preparing for war that would definitely happen that night...

[@fesuard]

Are they saying "virgins in the force" i don't know what that should be or if i'm hearing it wrong.

[@TheRealJabbergeist]

I think it's supposed to be "vergence". Virgins is funnier though.

[@JSPena]

I saw a thumbnail for this video that was apparently supposed to “debunk” Drinker’s season four video of The Boys, and apparently a lot of people were agreeing with this dude, but then they started to turn on him when he made a video about defending what Erik Kripke said about what happened to Hughie.

[@Dhomden]

Kripke is so despicable he manages to turn even the Boys s4-Stans against him. An incredible effort

[@MegaSpideyman]

​@@DhomdenSad to see this change from him. I don't remember him acting like this during Supernatural, Revolution or Timeless.

[@_--JohnVK--_]

@@MegaSpideyman Indeed... 3 seriously excellent series, by the way! Among my absolute favorites! I wish we still could get that kind of quality in our tv shows...

[@christaylor7079]

@@MegaSpideymanhe’s one of those guys who completely lost it in 2016. Trump’s election caused psychological damage to people who were already a little emotionally unstable

[@MegaSpideyman]

@@_--JohnVK--_ Of all of those?

[@waterbeauty85]

In her interview with Rachel Leishman, Leslye Headland said this episode was supposed tp make the audience sympathize with the Jedi by showing how, from their perspective, their actions really did seem justified. Leslye clearly doesn't know how to make a character sympathetic/likable nor how to make choices seem justifiable/rational. I think maybe her own "moral ambiguity" makes her unable to recognize how decidedly bad some things can look to people who do have distinct moral values.

[@jonathangrey2183]

Well, when one found employment as Harvey Weinstein's intimacy coordinator, one tends to have a bit of a broken moral compass

[@Likexner]

Theres no ambiguity. Shes just immoral.

[@derikbradford3836]

Torbin is a teenager so he is probably going through technology withdrawal and that's his trama

[@kingleech16]

He’s got the twitter jitters.

[@genmaicha.lapsang]

Baggage Claim's faces and reactions are amazing.

[@rosskwolfe]

1:54:35 Olive oil. Was kind of a big deal.

[@zacharymcmillan2788]

Ikr? It only accounted for a large portion of Rome's economy. 🤷‍♂️

[@rosskwolfe]

@@zacharymcmillan2788 Still is in Spain and Italy today.

[@RhysCallinan-hf7qx]

Who knew how important one woman was to Rome?

[@swordcritter]

The Whole plot of the show disappears if in the first episode, when Mae approaches trinity, trinity just misidentifies her through her coof mask disguise and says "Osha?"

[@chasehedges6775]

💯💯💯

[@chasehedges6775]

When your show falls apart the minute it starts, you’re pretty much screwed.

[@SugarFreeGaming]

I don't understand the point of copyright striking/claiming someone who plays a trailer.. the whole point of a trailer is to be shared and talked about

[@mrbeer991]

@Drinker, olive oil was a major staple commodity in Ancient Rome. An oil baron isn't a Texan. Think wine, salt, grain, oil, fish sauce (yes really), salted fish as big trade goods that kept the empire running.

[@RhysCallinan-hf7qx]

Not to mention oil used to clean people in their bath houses.

[@Mr.E_Bodhako]

youtube closed captions picks up Vergence as Virgins as well lel

[@MegaSpideyman]

Glad to see this up now, though I'm surprised it's going up so late.

[@wraithneon]

The reference to supplying oil in Gladiator would refer to olive oil. Not crude oil. Also the theory that the Colosseum was flooded for naval recreations is highly contentious, esp from an engineering stand point.

[@randyhavard6084]

I don't think theory really realizes how big of a number 50 billion is

[@absolutechaos13]

Drinker has about 2 million subscribers, so if we all pitch in $25,000, we will hit $50 billion in no time!

[@randyhavard6084]

@@absolutechaos13 plus a couple billion service charge for whatever crowd funding site they decide to use

[@flyingpaladin617]

It's not really all that much. I make more than that in a day

[@randyhavard6084]

@@flyingpaladin617 sure you do

[@dishkateka]

When Ridley Scottt directs a movie God flips a coin

[@miorandmior]

You should invite baggage claim more. She has great insight.

[@j.olacio5298]

It's called a shoulder block in Escrima. Your blade rests on your shoulder/tricep to take the blunt of the force of the blow. On the show he had his light saber resting on the corner of the wall. Being light sabers can cut through walls that point made no sense.

[@42Mrgreenman]

51:10 One of the reasons that Obi-Wan didn't use force speed to get through those gates to help Qui-Gon is that last one as we see, closed before he got there and if he had been using force speed, he would have smashed into it and been killed...

[@andy62501]

Thank God no one told Ridley Scott about heliogabalus, that movie would have been a minefield.

[@chriskos7868]

54:40 theory is a himbo

[@Kingdom007Hearts]

1:45:00 - gladiator 2 trailer

[@khoid]

1:30:31 ironically in lego freemaker (a non-canon lego star wars spinoff) an imperial droid travels to the deathstar-II's power core to prevent its destruction forcing the freemaker family to intervene in the battle of endor to ensure the rebels can actually blow up the core. The freemaker's almost lose the resulting duel at the deathstar-II's power core but the droid is distracted and loses the duel when he notices that his master Palpatine is falling to his death. This causes him to be defeated and the deathstar-II's power core to be exposed enabling things to happen as they do in the movie. It's doubtful that the actor was referring to lego freemaker but technically speaking if Anakin didn't throw Palpatine to his death than the deathstar-II would not have been blown up.

[@aced4fun]

I really loved the panel's input on starting a channel. Great stuff from all of you and straight from the heart too, awesome.

[@HerohammerStudios]

The thing that really pisses me off about the beginning is that they could have easily made it interesting while making perfect sense! >Go to an uninhabited planet >Send out probes >Probes come back >Wtf there's life here?? (Scene where they discuss how that shouldn't be possible. We might actually learn a single thing about these fucking characters 0_0) >Jedi go to investigate >Find weird witch cult But no >moss lol

[@ZwiekszoneRyzyko]

Wow, Tyrone, Baggage and even Theory himself! All together! It's a dream-team!

[@nhagan001]

Remove theory and Tyrone, put Platoon and Ryan.

[@Medaumplay3]

By the way why does the kotaku guy say, in his self-indulgent article, that torben was Sol's padawan, when in that same episode trinity was egging him because she had a padawan and he didn't? Did he not watch the episode, or did he not understand it?

[@tailedgates9]

"Wait so that scary ghost form and the slow disintegration of your own daughter was actually you trying to save her?" "Yas YAAAAS!!"

[@DaveyMan8868]

They used that one Kid Rock tune in the 1st Gladiator movie trailer many years ago, if I remember correctly.

[@colinbastow1057]

The Acolyte needed to save money so it had to rehash old scenes 😊😊😊

[@samuel5591]

I never wanted Gladiator 2, but now I know Pedro Pascal is in it, I want it even less.

[@IsUserADuck]

I don't think Theory understands what an insane shit ton of money 50 billion actually is, lol

[@JeremyRight-zi4yp]

I loved it when in 2003 Aragorn said "it's King time" and returned all over Gondor

[@blahblahblah8583]

Re- Gladiator- Pedro is wearing white armor because he is a high ranking general. Not the Emperor. The two crazy dudes are brothers who were Emperors Caracalla and Geta who were brothers, they shared the throne. 211 AD.

[@grandmufftwerkin9037]

Ridley Scott is sure going off the rails of late.

[@chasehedges6775]

He’s fallen off HARD!

[@Garrus1995]

I don’t think he has very much time left. Guy is pushing 90 and this may very well be his last film. Who knows? It could turn out incredible but I somehow doubt it.

[@jonbaxter2254]

Sucks to, as he was my favourite director at one time.

[@kingleech16]

He’s always been kinda hit or miss for me, but dang his hits were great. I think The Duellists is a masterclass in how to make a great film on a shoestring.

[@chasehedges6775]

@@kingleech16 sooooo true

[@DaveLynchWriter]

I f'kin LOVED Matrix Reloaded!!!

[@TheAlmostward]

I love the conversation halfway through about the advice for running a channel. For me it's just a hobby, and helps me keep on games and beat them. 1:18:00

[@andrewnevermind4902]

Baggage Claim is very clued in. I love to see her on here.

[@Blindeyeseesfar]

I feel like Baggage claim wouldn't be out of place in the intro at this point.

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

59:42 - They say Torbin was Sol's padawan, when in the same episode Trinity tells Sol he does not yet have a padawan...

[@jasewildheart]

I ❤ Baggage Claim

[@ronb2008]

I love Baggage Claim. She's such a pleasure to listen to.

[@gordonmacdowell8117]

If Snyder got to direct a Star Wars movie, we could have had extended slow-mo moss collecting scenes.

[@genmaicha.lapsang]

Also, this is the most coloured panel of guests in open bar I think...

[@jingusus]

"Cover all of this up, we will" lol

[@nickrowntree]

That Gladiator sequel with Maximus having battles in the underworld before being condemned back to Earth to fight in every war for the end of time... Was written by Nick Cave!?!

[@tomspirktins6084]

This is why I love these podcasts, because sometimes you sidetrack into some amazing topics like suggestions for padawan KZbinrs, or discussing what characteristics make a good person! Inspiring, and entertaining! .. unlike mainstream media.

[@MoAces]

17:00 theres one preference that headlamp has which explains why they got this wrong

[@thelaughingrouge]

I agree they clearly trying to go with a police allegory with the whole "matched your description." thing, but she literally was the perp's twin. She DID match the description exactly!

[@RhysCallinan-hf7qx]

If this was a search across the country maybe, but a galaxy? Especially a galaxy of trillions of people over millions of worlds, with murders happening thousands of lightyears away being reported and Osha being captured a day or two after? Even with the shortness of trips (which shouldn't happen since all of Star Wars proved that couldn't happen, in both the movies and the Clone Wars tv show that is canon thanks to Feloni) there's still be a long time for everything to happen.

[@thelaughingrouge]

​@@RhysCallinan-hf7qxI guarantee you the concept of distance of the Republic never even once entered into anyone's mind who wrote this show. They never leave California, how could they possibly know how long it takes to get anywhere?

[@RhysCallinan-hf7qx]

@@thelaughingrouge True that.

[@captaindropkik]

Man I love Baggage and Theory, they're such wholesome and pleasant people

[@chasehedges6775]

💯💯👍

[@johns.1854]

So when theory said that the space witches would activate the thermal sensors, was he saying that he thinks they are hot?

[@NCCoder]

I actually saw Popeye in the theatre, and it's to this day one of my favourite movies. I still get Olive Oyle's songs stuck in my head. Sweet dreams, Shelly.

[@luisjones9523]

25:56 Sounds like a Leslie, coping session.

[@ALifeUnanalyzedIsALifeUnlived]

The Colosseum was only theorized to be filled with water and has not been 100% confirmed to be actually true.

[@RhysCallinan-hf7qx]

I did hear they used that to replicate the sea battles from the first Punic War. Whether it's true or not, it wouldn't be too bad to put it in a film because at least there's a possibility of it being true. Though how they would do it would be fascinating to see.

[@ab-gail]

1:16:38 This is very good and unique advice! Thanks BC!

[@sawedoffshotgunz]

When do they discuss the Gladiator 2 trailer?

[@autisticDementia]

@sawedoffshotgunz 50 minutes left

[@MegaSpideyman]

1:45:14.

[@andrewmontague9682]

1:57:05 Gladiator 2 has Matt Lucas and Tim McInnerny in it. Kinda want it to be good just for that fact.

[@rupertbath2748]

To the guy who asked the question about creating his own channel. The ones that always appeal and I routinly check out the latest are by creators who are authentic and sincere. Do that and you'll find a following. "To thine ownself be true", do what you and do it best of your abilties and the rest follows (and get a good mic as some channels have really awful acoustics which are jarring and off putting)

[@cmdrcriton]

Searching the galaxy for vigins...Saul hunter

[@JohnGalt916]

YO I DISCOVERED baggage clame this weekend. she seems super cool. not gonna lie. i got a bit of a crush.

[@requiemheidireprisal7824]

1:32:34 ''He knew she was there, are you going to take it, do you want to hold it'', hahaha LOL

[@Enigma75614]

2:24:34 This part should have been uploaded as its own clip

[@TheTexasDice]

Great Panel! Magnus, SWtheory and Baggage!

[@melissabarrera2441]

Baggage claim is the OP female open bar guest. Beautiful, intelligent, holds her own with the drunk bros