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The nightmare is finally over, so join us for post-mortem on The Acolyte. We'll also be discussing the rumours that the Russo brothers are returning to direct the next two Avengers movies. Can they save the MCU, or is it too little too late? Join me, MauLer, Star Wars Theory, Snarky Jay, Nerdrotic and Angry Badger as we find out.
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[@nont18411]

Joel saved Abby 👉🏼 Got murdered by Abby Batman saved Harley Quinn 👉🏼 Got murdered by Harley Quinn Flash saved the Suicide Squad 👉🏼 Got murdered by Suicide Squad then had his corpse pissed on Saul saved Mae and Osha 👉🏼 Got murdered by Mae and Osha Love this modern morality here. So much subverting expectations that it’s expected at this point.

[@MegaSpideyman]

When did Batman save Harley?

[@terracannon876]

By your observations, basically modern morality is to be traitors and to have no loyalty to anyone.

[@zenwolf6073]

Now they are merely verting expectations. The only subversion comes when they have even less reasoning behind their plot holes than the fans can predict.

[@AppleInk]

*Sol

[@HowToChangeName]

And then its wrong for male to ignoring blatant traitorous strong femalr character

[@nont18411]

“The rewards for tolerance are treachery and betrayal.” A 40k quote that suits Last of Us 2, Suicide Squad game and Acolyte so well.

[@MegaSpideyman]

That sadly seems to often be the case now.

[@keegobricks9734]

Too bad they don't follow their own advice.

[@Vechking]

That's what happens when narcissists take charge. It's all victim mentality not realising they are just bullies that want revenge for atrocities their ancestors or predecessors experienced. It's so fuckin dumb cos in all western cultured societies most of us civilised people aren't bigoted or intolerant.

[@staglomagnifico5711]

​@@keegobricks9734 Well, if they followed their own advice, that would mean aggressively pulverizing everyone with genetic diseases using chainsaws and anti-tank explosives... so I don't think that would generally go over well

[@fredjones554]

In the grim future, there is only war

[@grandmufftwerkin9037]

The Acolyte is what happens when hubris meets ineptitude, backed by a large bankroll.

[@__-xv3pr]

sheer fking hubris

[@pistonburner6448]

According to Leslye it's what happens when society constantly tells her she isn't allowed to eat box (?), unfairly doesn't allow her to be completely unaccountable to anyone, and because she was *_forced_* to spend $200 million of someone else's money to make a show telling her story in the form of Star Wars, to an audience of anti-LGBTQ racists. Poor Leslye!

[@skylx0812]

_"Lesbians love WHALE WATCHING! They love it. ...it must be the blow holes."_ -Margaret Cho on her time spent as a comedian aboard a cruise ship

[@thesaltmerchant4564]

​@skylx0812 reminds them of thier partners

[@HowToChangeName]

And nepotism

[@dontshootmex5588]

Jay was a great guest. She should be on more often.

[@pistonburner6448]

She seems a but Snarky though

[@pistonburner6448]

Haha, I made a wordplay-joke about the second part of her name and youtube/google deleted it!

[@galiantreaper4609]

She is hot and has good takes, quality all around

[@matthewcarroll2533]

@@galiantreaper4609 Right, most importantly she has a brain. Which is more than I can say for all the women working for Disney to "make" SW stuff.

[@RM_VFX]

Outwardly I'm saying "she knows what she's talking about," but inside it's "hubba hubba."

[@J.Hermansson]

I was born in 1965 and the heroes I grew up with was Robin Hood, D'Artagnan, Ivanhoe, King Arthur, and many more.

[@enigmaodell6806]

Good taste. Any particular version of the King Arthur stories you like? I never finished, but ‘the Iliads of the king’ were cool.

[@J.Hermansson]

@@enigmaodell6806 , Well back when I was a kid TH White was the one I read. Later though I have read both Malory and Tennyson and they all have their charm.

[@Vuthavignar]

I hate kyber crystal bleeding. I hated it when they retconned it and I hate it now. They pulled the sci out of my fi. They had all the magic they needed with the force, and felt they needed more magic. I live by the old cannon and treat them as less stable synthetic crystals. Also, the lens was broken and there was no emitter between the crystal and the aperture. That lightsaber shouldn't work at all. If the power cell, emitter, or lens is broken the saber fails to ignite.

[@laparka1138]

@@Vuthavignar I agree. The synthetic crystal makes more sense because of the Sith philosophy of taking the easy path of counterfeiting the kybers instead of actually doing painstaking task of mining for it like the Jedi.

[@Tacti_cat]

​@@laparka1138The old lore was so much better. The idea that the Sith desired to distinguish themselves from the Jedi by creating a synthetic crystal, Was so much cooler.

[@petriew2018]

personally i think it's all just stupid. Sith use red because it's intimidating, that's the only logic you need. The Sith do it because they're bad guys who know they're bad guys and don't care that you know they're the bad guys. That makes them better villains because they're unapologetic. All this edgelord crap Filoni brought in is lame and needs to be dropped ASAP, 'bleeding' crystals is not cool, it's childish.

[@BootySweat4491]

What caliber is your old cannon?

[@theblueengineer47792]

@@laparka1138 to add to this, it also reflects how they use the force on a fundamental level too, the jedi guided by the force to their crystals, having to give themselves to the will of the force while sith make their own using sith alchemy, forcing their own will upon the force to produce their crystals rather than this edgy garbage where they subject a crystal to cringe emo posts made by 14 year olds or whatever to get it to "bleed"

[@patrickthomas2119]

I hate the bleeding lightsaber crap; I always preferred the explanation that the color came from the crystal they put in it and that sith used synthetic crystals (rather then going and searching for them) and because they are synthetic and not natural they just always came out red. That explains why lightsabers don't change colors depending on who is holding them. the 'bleeding effect' I always hated. And I believe that predates Disney.

Also the synth crystals even reinforces the whole Sith/Darkside being an easier path, the more tempting path to take, because you can get things without having to work for it.

[@patrickthomas2119]

Exactly. It is the quicker and easier way to just make a crystal instead of having the patience and discipline to have to find one. The synthetic crystal explanation is just so Much more practical and fitting. The bleeding effect comes across like some Shallow melodrama. In fact it is the most annoying explanation I can think of as to why the sith color is always red.

[@bwhere45]

​@@patrickthomas2119 lightsabers are mood rings now apparently.

[@patrickthomas2119]

@@bwhere45 😂

[@matthewcarroll2533]

@@bwhere45 I knew the instant Disney bought SW IP that Lightsabers would turn into mood rings... I just fuckin' knew it. sigh

[@strambino1]

I would love to see Robot Chicken’s The Acolyte, there is so much material here!

[@richvestal767]

Watching the death of Star Wars by Disney is like watching a family member die from terminal cancer. It's such a slow death that you're already going through the grieving process while they're still alive but suffering so when it finally happens and they pass you're just done and exhausted from the experience.

[@dmac3183]

And Mark Hamill acting like a miserable, hateful man who sees no good in people who disagree with hasn't helped either. Luke was hopeful and optimistic. Ford letting Disney turn Han into a dead beat f up of a Dad that walks into a Light Saber ruined that character from the OT for me.

[@MegaSpideyman]

​@@dmac3183Don't let it ruin the OT for you.

[@dmac3183]

@MegaSpideyman the actors did that. Ford hated Han and Hamill turned into Jake. McGregor can do one to after that BS series with Super Leia and his unproven accusations against the fans. At this point I would be happy for Alec Gilroy to redo the entire saga under different ownership. I always have the EU to catch up on.

[@pistonburner6448]

...while they're dementedly wrecking and wasting the family fortune and everyone's inheritance...which the grandparents had built and given to that ungrateful, useless family member.

[@dmac3183]

@@pistonburner6448 from a family they aren't blood related to, if I can add to your very good comparison.

[@patruff]

I feel bad for Star Wars Theory, someone made a good point that while the prequels were bad there were a lot of different things that people like Theory could speculate on or make theories about. Disney leaves almost zero room for anything cool, almost as if they took any expectations or possibly of fun and subverted it all like multiplying everything by zero. There is no way to salvage this, it's nuclear waste we'll just need to wait thousands of years.

[@CarlosCFC92]

No way the are people still calling the prequels "bad". You don't like them, you prefer the OT, that's great And I mean you can pinpoint bad scenes, silly characters or whatever, but who's gonna say they didn't enjoy the superior special effects and memorable moments/characters; Darth Maul, Qui gon, young obi wan, Douku, Mace windu, the birth of Vader. Give me a fucking break, calling the prequels bad! Gtfo all of you OT elitists. Sorry I just, sorry 😅

[@Zareias]

Prequels bad because script funny and full of Sand….

[@nhagan001]

Memes do save the Prequels by a wide margin. Memes can make alot of things digestible. Theory is more pitiable for his blind faith in the Star Wars tv shows from Mando to Ashoka. Only took something on the level of acolyte for him to finally not judge things by his hamster brain. He would have woken up earlier had he not shut the door on that objective part of his brain for 7 years.

[@O-o-Azazel-o-O]

People still refuse to believe that radical Intersectional feminism has a sole aim of destroying anything that men and boys might enjoy and not kill themselves. Its done in order that it may finally end that pesky non existing "patriarchy" that is oh so dangerous of course, should it be real.

[@paulcarmi8130]

​@mikau69 you forgot about general grievous! That fight scene rocked, I don't care what anyone says!

[@BigPriq]

It's so good to have Theory on

[@wrayday7149]

Lesley tried to do damage control for Basil by saying he was having his "Hero" moment.... by killing sol. 1 - How did Basil understand what Sol was doing? 2 - How did Basil see what Sol was doing? Basil is so small he could neither see over Sol's shoulder or out the window to see what he was flying at/thru. This screams KK "Lol so random" shit she is known for.

[@Tacti_cat]

@4:00 Fun fact about the film "Supersize me" the fella who took it upon himself to do said film was actually lying to you the entire time. He did in fact eat McDonald's for 30 days but he left out the fact that he was/is a raging alcoholic. He was drinking to excess the entire challenge and even the Doctor's who are giving him health exams during it have been quouted saying "I don't see this kind of organ damage unless the person is a strong alcoholic"

[@Mooxieclang]

They had us watch that movie once a year when I was in school

[@bmjake]

Can you imagine your light saber being referred to as “the thickest and girthiest” and it actually being a bad thing? That’s the paradox of Disney Star Wars.

[@pistonburner6448]

Another Disney paradox: they make a lesbian show and there isn't any hot woman action in it at all!

[@staglomagnifico5711]

@@pistonburner6448 Attractive lesbians are honorary straights, just like Asians are honorary whites

[@iemzaf]

​@@pistonburner6448I like how they know full and well that men like lesbians, so they cast fugly women as gender confused "lesbians", to spite men

[@matthewcarroll2533]

@@pistonburner6448 This. What a travesty; first time in forever and we got a bunch of... not-so-good looking women. lol

[@fredjones554]

If you look at the screenshot, may appears to be gorging herself on her own girth

[@marcusroberts7624]

That's exactly why Lez Headlamp only wanted writers who knew nothing about Starwars, so nobody could pointout that she knows jackshit about the franchise.

[@6dayzofchaos584]

lesbian headbands. dying at headlamp

[@UCT4GAME.]

Can we have Snarky Jay on every week? That girl is god damn beautiful.

[@user-pm7pw1tl3t]

Eh

[@josiahthibodeaux]

Bro MauLer was spot on with that Star Wars Lego tower analogy.

[@jonbaxter2254]

Mauler is always spot on with analogies

[@paulware4701]

So sad to hear about Bob Newhart. Growing up in the Seventies I had no idea who he was until Johnny Walker, lunchtime DJ on Radio 1, started playing short clips from his records (in the days long before CDs and VCRs, when the only way to hear classic stand up was on 12" vinyl) and I laughed so hard I couldn't eat my lunch. The bus driving instructor sketch was a personal favourite - I think most kids at my school were convinced it was real when you saw how bus drivers round our way actually drove. Legend.

[@billjones5741]

There’s 2 reasons anyone subscribes or entertains snarky Jay… Her great sense of humour and original takes.

[@thesnazzycomet]

ITS OPEN BAR! ITS OPEN BAR! ITS OPEN BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR! Edit: Also I love these 6 person panels but give smokey his own cam I miss him

[@paulcarmi8130]

The background should be the smokey cam

[@thesnazzycomet]

@@paulcarmi8130 yes they need to bring it back

[@TheCosmicFool]

Heroes have been a constant in every society. The closest comparison to the current trend is the movies of the 70s, where the gritty anti-hero was king. However, it motivated the likes of Stallone to create the everyman hero of Rocky (who shows that you can pull yourself out of the muck, even if just to show the world your own worth by rising to a personal challenge) and Lucas to create Star Wars, which was itself a throwback to the heroic shows and films of his youth. Be patient; people will always call out for a hero and hopefully one will rise…

[@grandmufftwerkin9037]

The MCU had a great run, however it's best productions are probably behind it.

[@ralphengland8559]

Absolutely. They would need to start over (which has its own problems) to get over the issues with the mcu now.

[@169abr]

Snarky’s comment about Peter’s Cullen’s embodiment of G1 Optimus is absolutely true, his brother was his inspiration and you got one of the strongest leaders of any generation. Silly robots aside, people have a lot to learn from Optimus.

[@danielbehrens125]

the thing I really don't understand is if you like something, why find people who dislike it and argue with them. just enjoy the thing.

[@MegaSpideyman]

I didn't expect to see this go up now. Unlike The Acolyte, it's a surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one.

[@codyc7477]

This panel is fantastic. A real dream team

[@sirgaz8699]

"how many people became engineers because of Scotty, how many people got into shape because of Rocky" If I ever doubt myself or need motivation to do anything I remember "If you put your mind to it you can accomplish anything" Thanks Dr Brown

[@arthurguillen8432]

Andor is only show keeping me interested in future star wars.

[@TaoScribble]

Ironically (or maybe entirely predictably), sometimes fast food salads are equally unhealthy as everything else. I remember working at Wendy's ages ago, and the cranberry and blue cheese salad (I forget the name) had more calories than everything on the menu except the *_Baconator._*

[@BlueFireDrakka]

I feel that Pixar was both for kids and adults, like the Best time to watch those movies was as a teenager, still young enough to giggle at the kid humor but just old enough to get the adult humor. I basically grew up with Toy story, I watched 1 and 2 as a kid and 3 as an adult and man, the third one made me cry like a bitch. Andy giving his toys to Bonnie and Playing with them one last time before moving on with his life, and it didn't damage 2, it made Stinky Pete a better Villian, He was RIGHT about toys kids growing up and leaving them and his childhood behind, but it wasn't all doom and gloom like he made it out to be, its bittersweet. they were there for Andy's highs and lows and they got to watch the boy they looked after grow into a man who didn't need them anymore and gifted them to someone who did. it was so rounded and beautiful and then they completely fucked it up with 4 to the point I refuse to watch it.

[@FOCS27]

I kinda outgrew Pixar once I got to about maybe 12. Idk why, I guess I just discovered by that age that those films weren't for me anymore or something. However, Toy Story 1-3 and the various holiday-themed Toy Story short-films have such a deep-rooted nostalgia for me, and I could rewatch those films forever and never hate them. Idk why those films are the only Pixar films I can still tolerate as an adult, but they are some of the best "kids" films out there, imo. The third one always makes me cry like a little bitch too. Every time I rewatch it, I try to hold those tears back so I don't embarrass myself in front of other people, but it never works lmao (I'm also a 25yo man, for context). I planned on getting around to watching Toy Story 4, but never did. Maybe someday I'll get around to checking it out.

[@madmanmoon9855]

Just realized something a lil sad, Kingdom Hearts wasn't mentioned in the "Videogames released in X year" segment for 102. Another fun fact, though, is that when Tetsuya Nomura was finally allowed to make a Toy Story world in the series... Pixar's condition was that it was a new scenario, and that it could be canon to the Toy Story series. Which ended up being more consistent character-wise than Toy Story 4.

[@orangeninja8022]

I just watched Toy Story 4 for the first time with my toddler, cuz I was sick of watching the first three on repeat. It was very confusing....

[@scratchyass2369]

i assume formal clothes in Whales is like, a hooded cloak of living squid flesh with a horse head just sticking out in a random direction.

[@ShivaTD]

It was a dark day.... then our heroes arrived.

[@budthecyborg4575]

1:46:45 The phrase we're looking for here is "Good children's movies are written for the parents" Bluey is the best recent example.

[@randomportalcore8027]

Watching the current state of star wars is like having an older family member whose health just keeps declining. You still come over to see them but the illusion about the state of things is broken. Everyone knows it but the one who needs to accept it is in denial, becoming increasingly bitter about the truth and lashing out towards the people who at one point cared the most. All you can do is pray.

[@lore_shards]

"Elderly Family member"..Or you know......a president

[@christianshute1818]

The best part of Supersize Me is when the doctor says of Spurlok that his liver is like one of an alcoholic. He kept it in the documentary as a sign of how bad fast food is. Turns out Spurlok was an alcoholic and many of the effects he showed were due to his drinking, not fast food. Not that fast food is good.

[@BlazeBadger]

Hell yeah, just brewed a few cups of tea and poured a cup. Let's get this show on the road. Love you guys, can't wait to see what this episode brings.

[@noonz48]

Solid line up 🔥

[@ShishouDzukiZaManako]

Real Yoda: "your whole branch seems to be undergoing shady activity Greenbald; submit yourself for mind reading".

[@CyberpunkTechnoir]

I believe the McDonalds test originates from Greg Gutfeld writing an article called "How to Be Your Own Lab Rat," when he only ate healthy McDonalds to empirically show how you could lose wait eating fast food.

[@Ron_Jambo_]

"Healthy McDonalds" lmfao, only an american can write these two words side by side and not feel like a complete idiot. Let me guess, diet coke is healthy as well in your world ? 😂

[@BootySweat4491]

@@Ron_Jambo_It’s not “his world” you gumball. He specifically said it was somebody else’s article. Americans may be fat, but your reading comprehension is lacking.

[@mehowme]

​@@Ron_Jambo_ Well, actually 🤓 If you are on a low carb diet, McDonald's is an easy place to get fast food with normal friends. Sure, you will get strange looks for ordering a bunless bigmac with salad, but it's surprisingly edible and the macros are quite good. Diet soda is definitely not the healthiest thing in the world, but calorie-wise it's better than fruit juice 🤷

[@dankato6380]

Always a pleasure to see the angry badger on here

[@Itchyknuckles]

Oh no what if the Headlamp takes over for Kennedy as head of Lucas... Darkest timeline is coming

[@christopherlancaster6056]

Great guests. You can't go wrong with Nerdrotic and Theory. Snarky Jay is terrific, she knows her stuff and is absolutely gorgeous. Happy belated birthday wishes.

[@zacharymcmillan2788]

"Ah ah. You lay another finger on me I burn down the house and p1ss on the ashes." - Shooter MacGavin,to Happy - 'Happy Gilmore' This is Disney Star Wars' attitude present day. 🤨👍

[@chickenmom720]

I love Mauler's Darth Plagueis impression. I bet he'd kill it with Stewey Griffin.

[@just_blumpin_off]

I have a theory as to why Torbin was trying so hard to get back to Coruscant. I believe he was in love with a youngling or an underage padawan. After all the stories coming out about the PDFiles at Disney between the shooting and release Lesbian Headlamp was told to ditch that storyline and she came up with the shipper storyline where a lesbian is staring at a naked older man with her predatory gaze and holding his throbbing red lightsaber… it would explain why it seems like Torbin’s story is missing an episode or more of buildup and if his love was unrequited why he was willing to bubble himself

[@clayleonard7005]

I searched this and it was posted 6 mins ago so this is awesome!

[@YdnarLah37]

That opening keeps getting longer. Love it.

[@laparka1138]

Not only is Snarky Jay easy on the eyes, she is also funny, smart and based.

[@billjones5741]

Simp

[@nhagan001]

@@MG-me7iwI thought our queen was Tatiana?! Have all I believed in been a lie?!

[@MrsMacLover]

She's no MauLer

[@laparka1138]

@@MrsMacLover True. Nobody can resist those bright red eyes.

[@Zareias]

Doesn’t take a genius to see it’s plainly, Agree with everything + sex grifting = leech male audience. Sure it’s smart but I don’t like someone who uses their appearance as a tool to get what they want. Especially when it comes to criticism of media.

[@thejoshandcharles1]

Team America. Anchorman. Sean of the dead. Dodgeball. 2004 was BASED!

[@strydyrhellzrydyr1345]

Jay in the white dress... My God

[@NineSun001]

Holy moly, that sneeze at 51:17 was cute as hell.

[@esotericninja5630]

Fun fact, American McDonald's ingredients, that are banned in the UK, inlcude carcinogens known to lead to different cancers.

[@6dayzofchaos584]

LIGHTSABER size evolved like cell phones.

[@romainrondeau4242]

You know what's great about the Acolyte? It made me so disgusted of star wars i took a look back to Star Wars 1-6 and realised how much i fucking love those movies and the EU. It reignited my love for Star Wars ...but the real Star Wars.

[@BlueHooloovoo]

Star Wars has a lot of content to enjoy what you like. Just don't gatekeep.

[@romainrondeau4242]

@@BlueHooloovoo no use in gatekeeping franchises that have been ruined already. However gatekeeping still safe franchises from tourists and the activists hiding in the masses is essential.

[@BlueHooloovoo]

@@romainrondeau4242 Yet you try doing it every time? It's kind of sad seeing so many grown men acting like children.

[@romainrondeau4242]

@@BlueHooloovooNever said that and on the kid part...no u? Stop acting as if you're a grown up and i'm a kid. Since seeing franchises and others fun being ruined for a few doesn't move you at least a little you have no ground to make a moral judgment. Have a nice day.

[@BlueHooloovoo]

@@romainrondeau4242 Well, then stop acting like a kid, and I'll stop treating you like one? My God, you're exactly as the video describes. Grow up, you immature brat!

[@HarrisonPudding]

I drove my grandma nuts watching OGST in the 70s and early 80s. She taught me Rummy, Old Maid, and rudimentary poker to distract me from that show.

[@stephenridgway2720]

I thought it was golem in the cave at first!

[@PlasticLid-wq6md]

twins basil, twins!

[@Enigma75614]

1:53:07 Kevin Conroy’s Batman was such a huge part of my childhood, so it was devastating seeing what they did in Suicide Squad

[@pistonburner6448]

At what point does Disney just skip over the step of even making a show and just gaslight everyone that: "Oh man, what an absolute masterpiece of an episode again!", "The ratings are through the roof!" and "Even Rottentomatoes audience score is 100%!" Why not just lie about there even being a show? They can spam the world with articles about the show being a success and just launder the money...no wait, ah yes, that wouldn't work...

[@HeDothJest]

Characters, are not only supplementle to parents and mentors in moral development, but can be the surrogat for some if they don't have a real life role model.

[@mykr0324]

The inquisitor from red dwarf is sorely needed right now. Someone with better skills than me needs to put Lesley headlamp talking to herself as the inquisitor.

[@mykr0324]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6WqgGpvd9mKi6ssi=ARo4BVyGVNQtqIjG

The Cat: Some might say I'm a pretty shallow guy; a shallow guy with a great ass.

[@mat_tamarin]

Great panel today, top job keep it up 🤘

[@trogers1493]

Davis and Tennant returning to Dr Who only damaged their image it didn't do anything to help Dr Who.

[@paladin10seraph54]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH YES!!!!! Thats where that poster comes in....its the heavy flow bleed effect 🤣

[@danielhaynes2373]

Did you mention "Troy"? That was the first movie I went and saw upon my return from Iraq.

[@Hawkeye26]

Respectful Happy Birthday messages to the incredibly beautiful SnarkyJay!

[@blakewinder]

To this panels credit, I didn’t watch a single episode of the show and know exactly how shit it is. I’ve been watching Theory for years for Star Wars content and when that man takes a Death Star sized dump on The Acolyte, I’m probably not missing out on anything. So speaking to Jay’s point about the producers making content to piss us off, if viewers like myself refuse to watch the show and bring my time to channels like this one, they’ll continue to lose money and we continue to have quality entertainment.

[@Enigma75614]

27:49 That’s what pissed me off about the scene where Ellie yells at Joel for saving her. Joel doesn’t even attempt to defend himself.

[@enigmaodell6806]

Modern military and police face psych evaluations before duty. Society of warrior expressly seeking peace of mind with the power to sense emotions don’t check with their members before and after missions.

[@Blank-jt3nj]

Darth Retcon might be our only hope to save Star Wars at this point

[@MatthewEverettGates]

Around 45:00 it would be really interesting to read a story one of the panel would write using the characters as they appear in the show - no major behavior alterations. What genre could you use? I can't imagine anything but comedy. With real, compelling storytelling techniques, however, it might be in some other genre, with an architecture of tragic pathos.

[@DMF121]

I love watching you guys ya make stomaching these horrible shows so much easier. 😂

[@HowToChangeName]

So nice that I shouldnt expect loyalty and benevolence when helping a strong female character

[@That_Rye_Guy]

12:10 Theory with the plug 😂 but seriously though, those lightsabers were so needlessly thick. people have been making high quality dueling sabers with excellent lighting and dueling capabilities for years. It's not like they didn't have the money. Reading what Leslye said about what she thought of lightsabers (being Phallic) and the extreme close-ups looking down the shaft; I think it was a deliberate choice to have them so thick.

[@Zac_Frost]

Also, Theory's sabers are dope af.

[@DontCallMeFlash]

"I still need to watch Arcane" *Frustrated Mauler noises in the background*

[@CarlWheatley-wi2cl]

Headland wouldn't be circling the wagons practically begging people to watch season 1 if the second season was baked in. The viewership just falling into streaming no-mans land was too much. After ep5 The Acolyte doesn't even chart with original productions. This thing is DONE, take it to the bank.

[@J.Hermansson]

R.I.P Bob Newhart, what a brilliant comedian, he was always brilliant on dean Martins celebrity roasts, sad to see him go but so many memories and laughter's, thanks Bob.

[@Nunya310]

I thought the lightsaber handles looked a little too thick…

[@thormalakowsky]

Not only didn't the lightsaber turning red make any sense, but also when it broke it looked like the crystal moved and cracked. Which from what I understand, probably should have led to the type of problems that can cause it to explode. I mean the reason they gave for Kylo Ren's lightsaber having the cross beams is that the crystal was cracked. Yet this broken lightsaber works perfectly fine.

[@ZillaTheTegu]

I have a question: Who was the Acolyte?

[@mehowme]

I'll do you one better...

[@jonbaxter2254]

Christ, 2004 was an amazing year for everything! Films, TV, games, books and events.

[@TheREALSimagination]

Kids NEED good entertainment. We evidently have more and more shitty parenting , so what the hell are the kids gonna learn from if not entertainment?

[@randomperson4710]

Theory looks so sad. Poor guy. Great line up! Love both Theory and Jay.

[@JackBurtonPCE1986]

Who's going to break it to Mauler that they did follow up on Mirror, Mirror several times in the 90s, and it got worse every time?

[@Kuduloka]

I think what bothers me, is how Mae conveniently fails to mention Sol killing her mother to Osha, until episode 8. She doesn't remember until everyone has an episode 7 flashback. She doesnt try to explain her actions when accused before 8. Its inconsistent with her character and the story.

[@Gillymonster18]

I gotta say I like Drinker and Co. Watching them talk to each other, they’re covering a lot of things I feel but don’t have the words to express.

[@Valehass]

The discussion on the need for hero's and what people replace them with when they are all gone reminded me of the famous Nietzsche quote. “God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. Yet his shadow still looms. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives; who will wipe this blood off us? What water is there for us to clean ourselves? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we have to invent? Is not the greatness of this deed too great for us? Must we ourselves not become gods simply to appear worthy of it? Put simply if we remove a need for someone or something to aspire to and put ourselves at the centre of our own morality we become God and can justify whatever horrific morality we create. Sound familiar?

[@marinoconnor8592]

In terms of the desecration of heroes... someone will supply them. It just won't be Disney, Marvel, or Star Wars. Whether it's Harry Potter, Vi from Arcane, or Luffy from One Piece, kids will still find heroes because someone is going to supply them and they're going to be rewarded for doing so. And I'm good with that. It's sad to see the heroes I grew up with torn down, but I'm not super concerned about the kids because there will always be heroes. They just won't be mine. And that's okay. Luffy, in fact, might be one of the best heroes for kids today. He's unapologetically good and driven and caring. He accomplishes great things by having dreams and sheer will, despite all obstacles, while also respecting others' dreams and ideas.

[@leipzigergnom]

Cobra Kai is so wholesome and fun, and it still has some really emotionally impactful moments.

[@AdamMisnik]

"Thr Gray Man", "Extraction" & "Extraction 2" were Russo Brothers projects that were good.

[@821lancevance]

The gray man was junk

[@821lancevance]

Also citadel was the greatest flop

[@AdamMisnik]

@@821lancevance Luckily, I can't compel you to watch it as many times as needed for you to agree with me. 🙂

[@AdamMisnik]

@@821lancevance "Citadel" had some good points but by the end I was left feeling "meh".

[@AdamMisnik]

"The Gray Man"

[@SumDumGy]

Tired is an emotion now?

[@skylx0812]

Remember that old Trek episode where the crazed green chick said to Spock about Kirk _"No. No. You mustn't stop me. ...he's my lover and I have to kill him."_ Thats Kennedy and her loon coven of Lucasfilm.

[@DavidByrden1]

13:20 What are we supposed to make of Darth Plagueis, peering ominously around a corner, unexplained, barely visible? The same thing we concluded from Gollum in the first LOTR, peering ominously around a corner, unexplained, barely visible. "This is a character for season 2 and if you are familiar with the genre you know who he is." But we could ALSO conclude that Ms. Headland could have introduced him in a dozen other ways without copying LOTR.

[@Sarc37]

The Mirror Universe shows up again in DS9 where it’s explained that Evil Spock’s newfound perspective leads to the downfall of the Federation and allows the Klingons and Cardassians to take over. Whoops.

[@ryanmason2502]

You can't make good drones with heroes around.

[@JohnDoe-zi5vf]

This is what I said about ant man 3. Taking almost half a billion dollars at the box office for an ant man movie should be a massive success. The overblown budget screws it 1:12:25

[@kevindodd8830]

"Shows, like this, are why I drink." 😆

[@nicolasturenne415]

I'm a huge fan of Stargate.. It has been years that I want this franchise back on the screen...until I knew Amazon bought it...

Yeah if you dont know avoid the short web series about Katheryn, it undermines A LOT of the foundation of SG-1.

[@philipps1158]

Wait what? There is Something? I pretent to never heard about that :)

[@nicolasturenne415]

I saw it unfortunately. But my memory just forgot it like it never was canon for me and a « real tv show » 😀

[@philipps1158]

@@nicolasturenne415 it never was cannon is my cope I do with everything Disney Star wars did aswell

[@nicolasturenne415]

@@philipps1158 yes I agree. I am thankful that I knew all these incredible universes (Stargate, Star Wars, Star Trek, LotR…) before this past decade more or less ;)

[@The_Stranger1986]

I'm gonna go and binge Ep 1-6 to get this bad taste out of my mouth.