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Brennan Lee Mulligan, Ryan Martin, and Jackie Kashian ponder pink kryptonite and missing mages.
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[@TheFiddleFaddle]

Putting Brennan on Um, Actually is like putting Katie on No Laugh Newsroom. You know who's going to win, you're just along for the ride.

[@amariboxill9033]

Katie has actually been in an episode of Breaking News where she didn’t win lol.

[@indigofenrir7236]

Um, actually, No Laugh Newsroom puts emphasis only on the loser, aka the person whose score has the highest absolute value. You don't win in that show; you simply try not to lose.

[@TheFiddleFaddle]

@@indigofenrir7236 And yet Katie wins anyway.

[@amariboxill9033]

@@indigofenrir7236 yeah, fair. Katie has been on an episode of breaking news where she did not have the highest score.

[@xol9331]

@@amariboxill9033 you mean lowest score

[@WalkoffGrandslam]

They should do an episode with Brennon and even when he gets it right tell him he is wrong n just watch him lose his mind for a whole episode. Maybe around April fools or something.

[@levtokol8649]

Like that one Game Changer episode?

[@sean_mccadden]

Brennan every question: "GET IN THE COMMENTS!"

[@WalkoffGrandslam]

@@levtokol8649 I forgot about that. He might catch on then. Nvm my idea bad.

[@RainbowRandolf]

@@WalkoffGrandslam Still conceptually good, because the end result rant was absolutely hilarious.

[@TonalDesigns]

@@WalkoffGrandslam You just need to wait long enough for it not to be obvious

[@GothicOctopus]

This episode opened with the most defeated “yes… brennan..” I’ve ever heard and it sets the stage phenomenally.

[@mattinscratch]

You could even say Wario Ware Gold

[@seanmcgarry6612]

Fun fact: Not only is Wario not related to the Mario brothers, he's also not related to Waluigi. Waluigi is just -some guy- that Wario knows who goes go-karting and tennis playing with him.

[@valeskhaconk2550]

Lmaooo

[@jamwhip5108]

Uhm actually wario tortures waluigi to make him more like Luigi to battle the brothers

[@MrSkerpentine]

There’s an issue of Nintendo Power that just refers to them as “two nice evil guys who found each other”

[@basilhoney]

@@MrSkerpentine oh my god they're gay! :OO

[@MommyKhaos]

@@basilhoney I mean, duh. Now the only question is who's the top and who's the bottom.

[@PenguinLotion522]

feel like we're not appreciating enough Brennan saying "I look in the mirror and I cannot say, Itsa Me Mario..."

[@sebastiansparky1444]

I came searching THIS comment. I know it should be somewhere

[@acreativename7999]

Brennan is the master of improv

[@MateusDrake]

Imagine that in Chris Pratt's voice.

[@aeryhnkillsahundred335]

8:30

[@ArinTaylor]

Came here to say this!

[@DoctorFabuloso]

Watching Brennan play um, actually is oddly satisfying. It just feels like somebody is doing exactly what he should be doing and the universe is in order.

[@zazelby]

As much as it may annoy some people that he's often first to buzz in, it's kinda nice to see someone trying to actually answer the questions, rather than just buzzing in to give a joke answer they know is wrong.

[@joshua41175]

Says the cynodont, the least satisfying organism.

[@Inressa]

I also get this feeling on Dimension 20 watching him DM. It feels like Brennan was born and bred from a godly lineage to DM Dungeons and Dragons.

[@kstar1489]

@@zazelby you seem fun /s

[@dragonraizen]

@@Inressa We shall therefore induce Brennan into the DnD Meta Pantheon, next to Matt Mercer and Joe Manginello. Unfortunately Vin Diesel will have to make room

[@_emory]

I love how Jackie pushes her glasses up her nose every time she says “um actually”

[@mattinscratch]

If I was on the show, I would do that to

[@meatkirbo]

The classic nerd trope. And considering this show is about nerds flexing their knowledge, it’s perfect

[@WWFanatic0]

Brennan's statement about adults asking why only once or twice is so true it hurts. Even in work related settings, 99% of people stop after one or two questions because they don't want to feel dumb.

[@williambenton9959]

In most professional settings, excessive questions leads to negative outcomes.

[@WWFanatic0]

@@williambenton9959 I wouldn't call more than a single follow up excessive though. Yeah, asking 10 questions for something simple is bad. What's also bad is not asking an extra followup or clarification and making a mistake similar to the one you just did. The amount of IT/tech support time that could be saved by people asking a few extra questions is hard to underestimate...

[@pringelman5577]

I usualy ask 2 times and then I say what I now think it is like " so it's like ..." and if it's wrong it's on them to explain why ;)

[@SexiestPenguin]

Today I learned that even though I'm 53, I'm not an adult. I can, and will, ask why as many times as it takes.

[@chloespades]

​@@WWFanatic0I've been scolded too many times for asking single questions

[@sethfox942]

The outrage in Brennan’s voice when he says “2003” is so raw and perfect

[@MatthewCJoy]

Pretty huge overreaction honestly its slightly stereotypical but hardly offensive.

[@lifotheparty6195]

@@MatthewCJoy it’s very stereotypical and solidly offensive but you do you fam

[@Mira-sx2qf]

@@MatthewCJoy The stereotype is an issue, but not the main issue. It's the notion of 'turning' gay that's the issue.

[@MatthewCJoy]

@@Mira-sx2qf and why is that an issue?

[@MatthewCJoy]

@@lifotheparty6195 explain why then, pink is seen as a feminine color and thats because statistically females like it much more than males. And its pretty obvious that gay men tend to be more likely to be feminine than straight men. Also not everyone is born gay, studies have shown that there is many ways one can grow up to be gay do to various things. Sure its not nearly 100% but it still exists. Also saying someone is feminine isnt offensive because being feminine isnt bad. So if every part of it is partially based in fact and none of it is harmful how is it deeply offensive? Sure its a bit stereotypical, but again its hardly offensive. Overusing words when they dont fit is what makes people take those situations and words less seriously, its a boy who cried wolf situation. Pink krytonite turning him gay is just a joke, and a pretty lighthearted one at that, I dont know why people act like its incredibly offensive. I can only imagine that if you get offended so much by that then you must have it pretty good, that or youve been staying on the selfrightous side of twitter too long.

[@0cramoi]

I love how Brennan did *not* understand that depth is just vertical distance

[@SidneyBroadshead]

The leagues were horizontal travel around the world while underwater. It would be deeper underwater than three times the circumference of the planet.

[@sydssolanumsamsys]

@@SidneyBroadshead that is true, but beside the point. what does that have to do with brennan's confusion

[@KdX853]

@@sydssolanumsamsys Leagues are used for distance measurement between two points on water surfaces, while fathoms are used for depth measurement. So even though you can say 20000 leagues under the sea, you are changing the meaning of leagues to suit the sentence.

[@sydssolanumsamsys]

@@KdX853 ok

[@Veronicz]

According to google, league is “distance by land,” so his argument is probably correct that you can’t use league to measure depth under the sea.

[@christopherverdery1294]

@8:36 "I look into the mirror, and I cannot say, 'It's a-me'!" Brennan came up with that off the cuff. That man has a talent.

[@thanatos2195]

I like how they got a couple things wrong with the Superman question. Pink Kryptonite either makes Superman homosexual, or female depending on the writer, but golden kryptonite can permanently remove any kryptonians powers, and silver kryptonite can permanently give a regular human kryptonian powers.

[@IrregularityRowan]

"Pink Kryptonite either makes Superman homosexual or female" What a sentence

[@thanatos2195]

@@IrregularityRowan it’s honestly the best sentence I’ve ever written or read

[@JamesRantell]

Came here to say just that thank you 🤣🤣

[@mattinscratch]

Give me the silver kryptonite. Also I’m Bisexual so what would happen to me with Pink kryptonite provided we are following the sexuality change rules

[@sylvy16]

@@mattinscratchyou become asexual?

[@drowninafire]

Um actually, “Wah” is Waluigi. Wario says “wa-ho.”

[@LuckySketches]

...And several other fun and exciting soundbytes such as "Have a rotten day!", "Sorry," and a theoretically infinite loop of "NAAA NA NA NAAA NA!" in the game Wario World for the Nintendo GameCube!

[@jmvr]

Um, actually, Wario does make a "WAH" sound. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3rEhGyabbKIers

[@castorhyfsat858]

@@jmvr but not ”wäh”

[@potahtwah9591]

Nah, Waluigi goes Weh, Wario goes Wah

[@bronsoncarder2491]

Designated Riddler: "Naw, it's cool man, I solve riddles better when I'm drunk."

[@johnpotts8308]

Now I see a Harry Potter/Batman fanfic, detailing the origins of the Riddler...

[@trueaidooo]

@@johnpotts8308 i love the idea of a riddler with actual magic but still continues to do his elaborate traps and normal human bullshit

[@TheCheater21]

Later that night. Designated Riddler (now drunk): "I said better, not good."

[@fenixmeaney6170]

"Dude Why are you even IN this house?"

[@hast3110]

Designated riddler, aka just voldemort just standing outside.

[@andrewmellor4239]

26:03 Brennan mentions the word image. Yes that did appear in the book. "The user may look into the ball, concentrate on any place or object, and cause the iwizard of the place or object to appear. A crystal ball may be used three times per day, for up to one turn per use. The more familiar the object or area, the clearer the iwizard"

[@aguyontheinternet8436]

awesome

[@recklessPronoia]

Um, actually his name is Brennan

[@evatheepihipparch]

they shouldve done " mage" instead of "mage"

[@erikw3105]

@@evatheepihipparchor at least gone through afterwards and did "dawizard" and "iwizard" to their correct words

[@TheGrooseIsLoose]

I like the idea of The Thousand Acre Wood not being a high-octane version, but just being a bigger version, with the exact same number of residents, just spread out further, so they rarely meet and they’re all distrusting of each other. “Oh bother, Rabbit’s on my property again. Piglet, get the gun.”

[@strange17]

Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey

[@faize7213]

Brennans biggest competition in game is literally himself trying to dial it back and not steal all the points. More than just a nerd he's a showman and wants to atleast give us the illusion of someone challenging him

[@DeathnoteBB]

More than a showman he will turn any corner of his heart over for 5 points

[@atayamohammad0]

A

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@atayamohammad0 B

[@047cjoshuaanthony6]

@@DeathnoteBB C,

[@genericsinger6498]

@@047cjoshuaanthony6 D

[@sofer2230]

Trapp's exasperated "YES, BRENNAN?" not a minute in. Oh, boy, this is going to be an episode.

[@rydertheashen1722]

On the HP question. According to my sister, who is actually into it, in the lore of Harry Potter, wizards are **so reliant on magic** that deductive reasoning is harder for them. Like ravenclaws are the "smart" house because they actually use their BRAIN rather than their WAND all the time. Which is actually really interesting

[@arthurpendragon8192]

almost sounds like a metaphor for our reliance on modern day technology.

[@cameronjadewallace]

And that actually answers the question of how Lord Voldemort never thought of strangling a small child and instead decided to blast it with magic. 🤷‍♂️

[@toonman5099]

Also as pointed out on either a talk episode with Brennan & Matt Mercer or some bits from SuperCarlinBros videos (I forget which), having a modern phone/text system instead of relying on owls and letters would have pretty much stopped Voldemort's plans pretty quickly.

[@hawkerort8505]

@@toonman5099 Gathering followers: Many Death Eaters and supporters joined Voldemort out of fear, greed, or belief in his cause. Having access to phones and texts would not have changed this. His core group of loyal followers likely would have still joined him. Recruiting from Slytherin: Voldemort had a natural advantage in recruiting students from Slytherin's house at Hogwarts, who tended to share his preferences for pureblood supremacy. Phones would not have changed the ideological alignment of many Slytherin students. Creating Horcruxes: Voldemort's creation of Horcruxes to achieve immortality was a secret plan he carried out alone. Even if allies had known about his Horcrux obsession, they likely would not have known the specifics of how he implemented it. Phones could not have exposed or prevented his Horcrux magic. Influencing the Ministry: Voldemort infiltrated the Ministry of Magic and influenced key officials through fear, bribery, and the Imperius curse. Modern communication would not have prevented these types of Machiavellian manipulation tactics. Conspiring with Death Eaters: Voldemort met secretly with his most loyal Death Eaters to conspire and plan using protective charms and secret locations. Even with phones, his inner circle likely would have found ways to meet in person to ensure complete secrecy. This means that a phone would not have stopped him but rather slow him down

[@hawkerort8505]

some Ravenclaw witches and wizards tend to have qualities that would allow them to develop the skill for limited wandless magic: Intelligence - The natural ability to understand, reason, and think critically about complex magical concepts. • Curiosity - The desire to experiment, research, and discover the secrets and nuances of magic. • Work ethic - The diligence and determination to study and practice magic for years to develop the type of focus and control needed for wandless spells. While Ravenclaws are known for their intelligence, creativity, and wit, their thought processes and abilities often manifest in unique ways that set them apart from others. The traits that define Ravenclaws, including intelligence, wisdom, creativity, and curiosity, can lead some Ravenclaws to develop prodigious talents at a young age. However, for many other Ravenclaws, these traits simply result in above-average intellectual abilities and aptitudes for learning. Given their distinctively clever and insightful nature, even Ravenclaws who are not traditionally considered 'prodigies' can still think, perceive and excel in ways that set them apart from their peers.

[@Redbeardblondie]

If I’m not mistaken, Rowena’s decision to guard the Ravenclaw Common Room with a riddle is based on her belief that any who make the effort to seek and manage to be clever should be rewarded for their work. She was always my favorite of the Founders. The Houses of Gryffindor and Slytherin are more about belonging to a club of elites. And anyone who asks will probably be let in to the Hufflepuff Common Room, they are all about making people feel like part of a family.

[@jcolinmizia9161]

I’ve heard that if you walk by the Hufflepuff common room while hungry, the door just opens for you!

[@kriegvenator4799]

Funnily enough these riddles ARE fairly secure because apparently (at least i remember reading this somewhere) witches and wizards by default are less logic based in their thinking due to them being magical creatures and magic is basically the opposite of logic.< Most muggles, if they could somehow get into Hogwarts, would be able to get into the Ravenclaw common room while only a few non-ravenclaws would and those who would be able to were most likely considered for Ravenclaw to begin with (McGonagall was a hat stall and could easily do it and while we did not get evidence of it, we all know Hermoine would be able to and the hat was also considering putting her in Ravenclaw) Hufflepuff's "password" is a just knocking the correct barel in the basement. you gotta knock on a specific barrel in the tempo of "Helga Hufflepuff" if you fail you get doused in vinegar. This password never gets changes and cleaning off vinegar from yourself is basically wizard 101 so it does feel pretty tame.

[@kriegvenator4799]

@@jcolinmizia9161 I'm pretty sure that's actually the kitchen of Hogwarts, but they are in the same area so i doubt anyone that doesn't belong in hufflepuff would care much about the difference

[@equinox3141]

​@@kriegvenator4799 Normally i dont do this, but... Um, actually, the way into the kitchen is by tickling a pear in a painting of a bowl of fruit.

[@kriegvenator4799]

@@equinox3141 You are absolutely correct, that is the regular way to get in. we were talking about an alternative way however ^^ castle is spookily sentient

[@danioshea]

I like how the explanation of "your true enemy is just you with the first letter flipped upside down" neatly skirts the fact that "Brennan" with the B flipped is... ALSO BRENNAN.

[@RuneKatashima]

I was thinking of ways to flip a single letter of Brennan's name to fit this criteria and I came up with Breuuau. Maybe just Brennau.

[@TheTr1x._.]

Or Prennan would make the most sense, since a lowercase b is an upside down p. So Prennan Lee Wulligan would be the name of his Wario.

[@michaelu3055]

@@TheTr1x._. um actually, Prennan ree Wulligan.

[@PtylerBeats]

I guess that depends on how you “flip” it. For some reason, I was imagining “flipping” a letter upside as rotating the letter 180°. But clearly that has very different results than just mirroring a letter upside down

[@RvEijndhoven]

Are you nerds actually taking Dan's little joke that Brennan is his own worst enemy and trying to logic it? (If so, that's fine).

[@YetiRawr]

Brennan is one of my favourite contenders. I hope there's an episode in the archives with him, Ify and Matt Mercer nerding out together.

[@KickyFut]

That would be an episode of champions!! I want this, and all the uncut rambling between! Make it an hour episode, *please!*

[@pupyasko1233]

@@KickyFut Yes, please! Where do I have to sign to make this happen?

[@winando12]

Have you seen Brennan lose his mind on Game Changer? That monologue is perfect! (BTW HUGE SPOILERS OF THAT EPISODE) kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmnIpWqPodKtitU

[@MyPisceanNature]

Brennan needs a challenge. He curbstomps EVERYONE. 😆

[@YetiRawr]

@@winando12 I wish I could see the whole game

[@PtylerBeats]

The whole Harry Potter fan fiction of ravenclaw members and their difficulty with their security was hilarious. I would LOVE to see that played out in a Harry Potter comedy spin-off. That is just so brilliant

[@notdemomantf2294]

I headcannoned it at one point to "Ravenclaw has a safe-word password, like the security questions you have if you forget your password. They only really use the puzzles in front of other houses because they go 'Yeah they're the smart ones, that makes sense' and use the password any other time because nobody can be bothered to know the answer to every riddle."

[@spenceduggs8449]

7:18 Something about the concern in Brennan's voice when he says, *"Wario...needs help"* got me busting out laughing 😭

[@ziggygunz2447]

Every time he calls on Brennan it sounds like the teacher calling on the know it all student that always adds unnecessary extra information lol

[@thegamesthief]

"the dark reflection of you is just the first letter of your name turned upside down" I need a CH sketch now about Prennan Wulligan, the anti-brennan.

[@jacobd1984]

Um actually, B turned upside down is still just B.

[@joshakins7728]

@@jacobd1984 I can’t decide what’s funnier, the phrase “Prennan Wulligan” or the fact that’s it’s entirely based on Brennan not capitalizing his first name, billie-eilish-style

[@suakeli]

​@@jacobd1984 drennan, prennan and qrennan beg to disagree.

[@herberturururu]

Prennan Ree Wulligan

[@TAP7a]

@@herberturururu prennan ree ωulligan

[@tempestSH]

What's REALLY insane about Wario is that the canon reason he is a bad guy is because Mario inadvertently bullied him in his early life.

[@kane2742]

Um, actually (to Jackie, not to the actual question), pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths, there was a form of kryptonite that could remove Superman's (or any Kryptonian's) powers permanently: gold kryptonite. Post-Crisis, it only removes powers temporarily. The most memorable use of gold kryptonite to me was in Alan Moore's two-issue "imaginary story" (precursor to the later Elseworlds line) called "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?"

[@kylekrick663]

Not to mention the fact that periwinkle kryptonite doesn’t exist and the most likely candidate is red kryptonite

[@kane2742]

@@kylekrick663 Periwinkle kryptonite does exist (in at least some continuities) and does make Kryptonians lose their inhibitions. That wasn't the part of that question that was wrong.

[@kylekrick663]

@@kane2742 fair enough

[@Kendall.dp16]

9:19 um, actually, this is because the intention is not to keep all other houses out like the other common rooms. Rowena Ravenclaw wanted her parts of the castle to be open to all who seek knowledge and to better themselves. While it is technically less secure than a regular password, it is not intended to be secure, it is intended to be challenging. The whole point is that anyone who wishes to challenge themselves and become a better witch/wizard should be able to come in, we should not restrict knowledge or the ability to learn.

[@donuthog]

The problem with Rowena Ravenclaw's sentiment is that it isn't open to all, it's only open to people who can solve the riddle. So the knowledge is only available to people who already have a high level of intellect. edit: hmm, if only there were any real-world parallels to compare this to... /s

[@dchen2140]

@@donuthog then those people need to "git gud"

[@RawrZillaFace]

Neeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrddddddd

[@kstar1489]

@@donuthog also idk if a riddle is necessarily a good measure of intellect

[@lighinz137]

@@donuthog I like to think that there's never only one right answer to riddle. It wouldn't be about intellect, it'd about problem-solving and creativity and taking a moment to go "hm, that's interesting, let's play in this mind space for a bit"

[@GG1313]

Fun fact: gold kryptonite, while not directly taking power from a kryptonian, will prevent them from absorbing sunlight permanently, indirectly robbing them of their powers

[@blindbrad4719]

How the hell do you distinguish it from real gold! LOL.

[@focal1475]

@@blindbrad4719 radiation

[@blindbrad4719]

@@focal1475 I didn’t know Superman was that sensitive. And if he’s not… Taking the Gold Crip tonight to the lab to get tested is gonna be a little late LOL*Kryptonite

[@magnimorganson3645]

I was hoping that someone else knew this fact

[@JMAC8028]

True

[@embrezar]

10:15 Brennan is actually spot-on, and it does happen. In the game Hogwarts Legacy, outside of the entrance to the Ravenclaw common room a cot and pillow can be found. These are for the students that can't answer the riddle and must sleep outside their common room.

[@reinkdesigns]

Um actually, it is very well stated in the first book that the majority of wizards are not able to solve simple logic puzzles as they rely too much on magic for the answer, this is why one of the traps that guards the sorcerer's/philosophers stone is a logic puzzle. Ravenclaw being a house devoted to knowledge relies on the fact that anyone with the wits to solve one of their riddles is already in ravenclaw.

[@kitsuneprincess4637]

"Who knew that the existential cry of dread was 'Wah!'?" Pure gold

[@somecallmetim46]

literally made me LOL

[@deadgameplayer9358]

too doo-do-to-do to

[@Moxypony]

I always felt the Ravenclaw commonroom had a riddle instead of a password because they welcome anyone who could contribute knowledge

[@DeathnoteBB]

Also didn’t the other rooms have unique entry conditions? Or am I just making that up

[@FellowGleek]

@@DeathnoteBB nah ur right, all houses have unique entrances though slytherin and gryffindor are similar to each other

[@ellawanless641]

@@DeathnoteBB yeah! hufflepuff had like a certain barrel you needed to tap, and if you tapped the wrong one it would spray you with vinegar or something wild like that

[@Petulant_Petrichor]

p sure that is the lore

[@shrubninja6444]

But is solving a riddle contributing knowledge? The answer to the riddle is already known, right?

[@odd3s48]

For the ravenclaw question I think it was that the common room was kind of a second library and she wanted the knowledge to be accessible to any student even the other houses as long as you prove you are knowledgeable by answering

[@thegrimviolet9497]

Not just that but the answers to the riddles were not easy and thus if you could answer it you were already most likely a raven claw anyways (The majority of the highly intelligent wizards were assigned to raven claw) so it would actually be pretty effective at stopping the majority of would be break-ins.

[@legomanatworkmain7809]

4.37 Um actually, in the extended universe, it is confirmed the Kyber crystals are not technically the only crystal that can be used to power a lightsaber, as other crystals and rocks can be used, with differing effects, one example of this are Krayt Dragon Pearls, which emit a "powerful and destructive blade that emitted a howling sound when ignited". other exaples include Adegan crystals and the Kaliburr Crystal. these, along with synthetic Kyber Crystals sometimes used by the sith can be considered in many ways just kyber crystals (Adegan crystals, in particular, are just variant kyber Crystals not from Ilum), but these technically dont count as traditional kyber crystals, and so.. yeah. sorry if that comes off as pretentious, i just came across a field i know too much about

[@liamgriffin218]

Either way, definitely not dilithium crystals

[@wrongrabbit]

Umm actually... Wario has the ideal male body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.

[@rotz394]

No, that's Waluigi. Waluigi has the healthiest BMI.

[@HugoStuff]

Kinda like a crocodile

[@larrylife-hack2783]

Waluigi is the best tennis player in human history, and has an incredible BMI. That is the perfect human body.

[@DeathnoteBB]

Y’all clearly don’t know what a BMI is cause Waluigi is severely underweight but I swear a BMI would say he’s obese

[@alecLogan]

@@DeathnoteBB Nay nay, he would be ‘average,’ while _Luigi_ would be overweight. Somehow.

[@jamesbunt6846]

Um, actually Gold Kryptonite was the type of Kryptonite that take his powers away permanently.

[@shanenicholls4351]

Smallville taught us this

[@nicklandkroon8182]

Also, Pink Kryptonite only appeared in one panel of one issue of supergirl, as a satire of the pre-crisis superman stories, that involved such a rainbow spectrum of kryptonites. Does that make it ok? Not really. And the writer was hella straight, and is one of those writers that just gives off this vague feeling that something is not right.

[@jewbearidk]

i was ligit thinking that they were gonna talk about gold k but i guess not

[@jamesschultz8924]

Um Actually, Gold Kryptonite is not the only way he can lose his powers. The Red Sun chamber, as shown in Superman 2, where he is exposed to high quantities of Red Sun radiation can also remove his powers permanently. The only way he was able to get his powers back was to find the original Crystal used to make the Fortress of Solitude so the chamber could be used to reverse the Red Sun effects.

[@lyhenglim6969]

Fun fact: In the somewhat recent “Justice League Action”, there is an episode where Superman is exposed to pink kryptonite and instead of becoming a gay stereotype, he became a woman.

[@frankiepaez9829]

Every time Brennan buzzes in you know hes either right or kinda right

[@ArsenicAlchemist]

Um actually, this episode is two years old and I'm positive somebody else pointed this out by now. But gold kryptonite is capable of permanently taking away the Kryptonian ability to process yellow sunlight removing all powers gained from that sunlight. Also in Justice League Action, pink kryptonite is shown to also be able to change a Kryptonian's gender.

[@chasedavis188]

Nerds talk about Brennan like the Football coach talks about his star Quarterback. Our champion!!

[@jacobdoesstuff2361]

You’re god damn right he is

[@andresrul9814]

I have watched this episode 3 times and when i read this comment I truly laught out loud, thank you for making my day.

[@tsfnope3286]

GET IN THE COMMENTS

[@PAINTnPONG]

The Brennan shock when the fact checker says 2003 is GOLD lmao

[@sinan4495]

16:54

[@StarPichu12]

@@tyrtheeven-handed8285 they'll always make some bullshit to give him back to them. so technically it wouldnt

[@grimdagoblinmain]

@@StarPichu12 No, it permantly depowers him, It just doesn't exist. Only people who can make something out of nothing or change things on atomical level like firestorm can make it.

[@stuv1996]

@@grimdagoblinmain I believe their point is that in the event it was ever used on Superman he would not lose his powers forever, there's a 100% chance they would find a loophole or a cure, and thus it wouldn't be permanent. That's a fact.

[@PAINTnPONG]

@@stuv1996 well realistically we can only go with what’s known and it is known that it’s permanent. Now, we can be very confident they would write in a way to reverse it, but as it sits it is permanent I suppose :/

[@DemonNo667]

The decorations on this show are infuriating, and I love it!

[@reizak8966]

I can't stop staring at them all now. 😂

[@SunGawdRa]

Oh god, THAT's what keeps distracting me! I mean, I just thought they were just bad knockoffs, but to think it's on purpose...

[@leelandfartro7166]

Um actually Gold Kryptonite, when exposed to long enough, does cause Superman to permanently lose his powers as seen in Injustice.

[@erroneousfax9351]

“WILL & GRACE WAS ON THE AIR!” Will forever be one of my favorite Brennan Lee Mulligan quotes

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

Followed by Will and Grace is STILL on the air.

[@javiercardona8507]

Answering the call to "get in the comments" I'd like to point out that Brennan with the B upside down is still Brennan. How can we know he's not the evil one 🤔

[@Chris-bq3tz]

He doesn’t have a goatee

[@javiercardona8507]

@@Chris-bq3tz don’t be fooled. It could be cloaked by some kind of cantrip

[@vee8101]

Brennan Lee WAAlligan

[@resurrecsean]

And the same with my name, Sean. The darkness was inside me all along

[@javiercardona8507]

@@resurrecsean don’t know how you’re flipping that S ma friend. Cause your evil twin would be more of a Zean

[@__Stitchy]

A riddle is just a password you don't know, but with hints.

[@chickenmaster3879]

A note on the host's rant about Ravenclaw riddles: Hermione was at one point revealed to have been offered by the hat to join Ravenclaw. Yup. That's the whole note. The whole "the hat doesn't neccesarily control the house you go in" isn't just exempt with HP himself.

[@tonediaster]

"Um actually, that's offensive!" God, I love that joke so much.

[@simonro9168]

Trapp also completely expected something. Loving the fake "Yeah,, Brennan, do you have a problem?"

[@tonediaster]

@@simonro9168 PFFFT, true

[@AndrewWallace-ej8vr]

I like that Brennan's evil twin if you follow the same naming conventions as Wario, is still just Brennan.

[@ezekielkoontz5267]

Wennan Wee Wulligan

[@Ezullof]

Nah it's Oorennan

[@NoriMori1992]

My immediate thought also 😂

[@kane2742]

But if you follow the same naming convention as Waluigi instead, it's Wabrennan.

[@mr.sniffly5297]

Um actually, Wario’s name is a portmanteau of the Japanese word warui (I can’t write the Japanese symbols, but it means “bad”) and Mario, so Brennan would become Warennan or something like that. The same thing goes for Waluigi as well

[@daniellemilligan6307]

The chicken was actually very interesting and a good consumer tip. Also I desperately hope there is an episode where y'all just bring on two ginormous nerds from dropout and let them destroy Brennan in this game

[@bakerstudio9335]

Brennan is the nerd in dropout

[@TalosParoxi]

anyone else really want a "Um, Actually" home game? like in the next jackbox at least if not it's own title

[@AlanUnpronounceable]

Brennan losing it when he finds out the gay superman issue was in 2003 reminded me of his A Word from the CEO series

[@MadChickenPictures]

Um actually, "Bladerunner" was the name of the film adaptation. "Do androids dream of electric sheep?" was the name of the book.

[@DeathnoteBB]

Hey that was a question in one of them!

[@BeErnyify]

Uum, actually, There IS a book called „Bladerunner“, that has absolutely nothing to do with the novel „do androids dream of electric sheep?“

[@sourwitch2340]

@@BeErnyify but does it have anything to do with the "Bladerunner" movie?

[@calumbyrne5926]

@@sourwitch2340 nope but the writers of the movie thought the name sounded cool and didn’t want a name as long as do androids dream of metal sheep

[@oz_jones]

@@calumbyrne5926 um actually, the sheep isnt necessarily metallic, just electric. It was rubber iirc, ot something else non-conductive

[@7infernalphoenix]

"hey with that mumaluk..you can mumakil.." Brennan is in his own league.. of legends

[@justinland5713]

I love how you can tell Brennan is saying "Get in the comments!" in the thumbnail

[@degamevlog1219]

"who knew the existential cry is WAAA"

[@WickedGuardian]

I would buy this t-shirt SO fast.

[@MrSmithers]

Basically every Ork player in 40k :'(

[@GrimToad]

And if you flip the W back the way it is supposed to be....

[@z_movie_dan]

I look in the mirror and can not say "It's a me"

[@tomassalvoaportone7474]

"Do not the glands of the body add hormones?" Brennan has such a way with words.

[@TimoRutanen]

I thought it was Shakespeare!

[@andalongjacket]

The fact that Brennan is so smart and yet didn't consider that distance can go up and down

[@greywolf7577]

Yeah, at first I thought Brennan was just phrasing his answer badly, but it seems that he seriously didn't understand that the title was about horizontal travel, not vertical travel.

[@DrunkSnowWhite]

5:23 "In real life they're magic too. Haven't you ever been to Arkansas?" When you make a great joke but it gets completely ignored by everyone in the room.

[@charlieswearingen9156]

No one talks about it but Jackie has the best “um actually” voice of any of the competitors

[@johnnye87]

This is like the third episode I've watched and I only just twigged that all the background props are wrong versions of real props (a Poke Cube, a D21...). I'd been trying to place the hammer from the beginning but it's just Mjolnir as a claw hammer 😂

[@AndereundIch]

Vulkan Hand greeting but its the wrong use of fingers

[@alchemicmercury]

Omg JACKIE KAISHON!!!!! Ive been trying to find her since her Co.edy Central Presents first aired. Shes great!

[@Feelthefelt]

Um actually the reason you may have had a hard time finding her is that it's spelled Jackie Kashian. She's been around. She appears on podcasts semi-regularly. She has her own podcast called The Dork Forest.

[@eliannaswan6182]

"I look in the mirror and I cannot say, 'It's-a me, Mario!'" i am CRYING

[@blashga27]

i know, that comment i felt flew under the radar XD

[@ShadarLogath]

Uhm, actually: When Brennan listed the wizard specialisations, he said "transmuter" twice, in stead of the eigth category: Abjurer. I still love the man, he's fantastic.

[@romxxii]

LOL he literally has an Abjurer in Fantasy High (Aelwin, Siobhan's character's sister).

[@andydoucette1680]

Glad I wasn't the only one yelling "Abjurer!" at my screen

[@joeyfromschool]

Um actually, he was talking about 2e, which, according to internet has Abjuration, Alteration, Conjuration/Summoning, Enchantment/Charm, Greater Divination, Illusion, Invocation/Evocation, Necromancy, and Lesser Divination as its schools of magic. That was all googled though, so I get no points.

[@eliannaswan6182]

also following for the wheel of time reference

[@y2a1979]

Also, they were Magic-users in AD&D, not mages, which also had Barbarians(but not until Unearthed Arcana came out).

[@miguelhernandez1407]

"A league if their own" is such a good line in that moment. 👏

[@miguelhernandez1407]

Agreed. I think about it often.

[@MrFeesh107]

Me who studied kryptonite colors for 2 hours on a random weekend 3 years ago: my powers are immeasurable

[@Mercutihoe]

16:36 not sure if anyone else has said this, but basically back in earlier queer history, stereotypes were far better for queer representation at the time than they’re seen today. A stereotype was basically a way that could be used to identify the sexuality of a character without explicitly saying it and risking getting censored or blacklisted. They became a way for gay people to find others like them without being out in an unsafe world, and were generally embraced by the queer community. Rock Hudson insisting on adding gay stereotypes was his way of letting the world know that he and his characters are gay in a way that didn’t remove his voice from the canon.

[@abbystarheart1]

And this is why queer history is important!!!! The amount of young lgbtq members who genuinely try and attack or cancel things they don't know the origins of is frustrating at best😭

[@kelkellly7027]

wow I had no idea- that’s really interesting!

[@misterbrikubs2104]

@@abbystarheart1 this

[@ApequH]

Super true! But wasn't the comic from 2003?

[@JV-the-Tossh]

Ooh, that's really interesting, I didn't know that. That's pretty cool, actually. Thank you for sharing. Was that really still the case in 2003? Like, it was starting to go out of vogue a bit, but wasn't... Like, on today's standards, that'd be kinda reductive I feel, but maybe it was still acceptable in 2003?

[@MarleneRodriguez711]

That Ravenclaw Common Room Riddle conversation had me dying of laughter. I need a fanfiction where they have a "designated riddler". Or I at least need more people to make this a very common headcanon

[@saintbrush4398]

"Are you a sphinx?" "No its the riddle of the sphinx!" ... "FUUUCK!"

[@chrysaor5171]

“Ca-can we just burn the door down? For fucks sake man one of us has to know a fire spell or some shit, right?……..what do you mean the door is fireproof because someone lit the door before so they had to replace it with a fireproof one? *FUCK! EVERYTHING!*”

[@ob2kenobi388]

(Drunk Ravenclaw comes back) "I walk on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three at night." "An accident-prone octopus, fuck you."

[@ThomasCxntralEdits]

I’ve always thought that it was a common theme in Nintendo games where your enemy is a dark reflection of your self. Link has Dark Link, Pit has Dark Pit, Mario has Wario, even Samus has a Dark Samus.

[@CommandWolfGaming]

@26:50 Um Actually, in a real-life connotation a Mage would be one who is naturally aligned with Magic (kind of like Shamans) thus being able to use various spells and perform rituals without studying, whereas a Wizard would have to study in order to use various spells they are also associated with academia like Wizarding Schools (Yes Harry Potter). Wizards are also more routed in Wicka arts so to separate gender by distinction in those arts we have Wizard (male) and Witches (female).

[@binxwaxcap7832]

I just love how every time Brennan buzzes in you can hear the slight irritation in Trapp's voice 🤣

[@runawayfaeIX]

"Yes, Brennan?" 😂

[@stone5against1]

"slight" irritation? Pretty sure it's more than slight haha

[@kylechymyck]

I gotta say I'm pretty impressed Brennan just knew all of Odin's pets off hand

[@sardoniclysane]

Who doesn’t?

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@sardoniclysane People with a bad memory! Aka me :(

[@jar-of-bees]

pets & one of his nephews

[@amokriinprolgiid3409]

Tbh, when he mentioned the two wolves, I thought he was talking about Sköll and Hati, the wolves that chase the sun and moon and was like, are they really his pets though? They're basically setting Ragnarok in motion. But, no, he's right, Odin does have two wolves as pets as well.

[@aguyontheinternet8436]

pets/nephews because this is mythology baby

[@countfrackula6707]

26:45 - Yes, "Wizard" is a type of "Mage" in the same way that "Lion" is a type of "Cat", but not all cats are lions. In this context, "Mage" really just means something akin to "Arcane spellcaster".

[@Syurtpiutha]

I am proud that The Stand was the only cover I recognized because my dad was reading that version when I was a kid and the Hieronymous Bosch style of the cover stuck in my head. When I read the book I was a bit disappointed by the lack of swords and Bosch demons but I did really love the book.

[@EnigmaOps]

"I look in the mirror and I cannon say It's-a me" damn it 😆 they got me again

[@ahobbit1273]

I laughed so hard at that 😂

[@TJPila]

Um actually, even though I'm way late to watching this and Brennan was correct in saying that the key components of the lightsaber were 'kyber' crystals, that is not the only part wrong with this. Jedi training does in fact involve hand-creating their own unique saber and powering them with kyber crystals typical found through the trials in Ilum's crystal caves, but as of current canon, which includes when this came out, Sith training does not include this. They can fashion their own blade but are encouraged as part of their training to claim the Blade of a defeated Jedi and focus their anger and pain into the contained kyber crystal, to literally bleed it as kyber is a living entity. The resulting intensity and instability of the process is what shifts the blade to its red color.

[@lutely28]

thank you for posting this I was so frustrated watching that part

[@michaelwallace9461]

I kind of like that. It sort of harkens back to the original films. I always thought it was implied that Vader only had a saber as he was a turned Jedi, with the red indicating the turn. It was surrly implied that the emperor never used a lightsaber and nor did Yoda

[@Peter_Larsen]

Also, in the old continuity, no naturally occurring red crystals existed. All Sith crystals were synthetically grown or were passed down from Master to Student. So Sith never used Kyber crystals, new or old continuity.

[@annetadayon6797]

i see somebody watched clone wars

[@michaelwallace9461]

@@Peter_Larsen How old is the old continuity? Does it predate the end of the original trilogy? As I say, in my head - based on just the OG - sith (or rather the baddies, as they weren't called sith in the films), NEVER used lightsabres. Only jedi used them, and then only jedi knights, yoda never needed them. Vader was only an exception as he was a jedi who turned to the darkside - his red lightsabre symbolised him being a knight who turned to the dark, like the black knight in Arthurian myth. The idea of the emperor of the OG using a sabre seemed absurb. I like it when it was small and symbolic, rather than muddying it with all the canon.

[@AndrewJohnson-oy8oj]

Um actually, leagues cannot be used as a measure of depth as the measure is based on the fraction of a sphere, similar to latitude or parsec.

[@dylanbass8451]

24:56 The way Brennan looks at the camera here is great. We know he's going to get this question, but he's like "Oh yeah, there's no chance I'm missing it."

[@MnMsandOreos]

Ok but the real question is, if a gay Kryptonian comes into contact with pink Kryptonite, do they turn straight? Do bisexuals turn ace and vice versa? Is it just impossible to be bi or ace in this alien species? I am super curious

[@HugoStuff]

Now I’m trying to rub my two brain cells together really hard to come up with an answe

[@beckyputney7467]

My head cannon is that it just makes them flamboyantly gay

[@mikelv1]

Probably just makes them stereotypically gay.

[@traitwopronounwncethess2566]

Its like PEMDAS, it cancels out

[@Shadowreaper5]

@@mikelv1 given DC comics it writes you out of the canon

[@jantaine1722]

As a hard core Brennanhead, it pains me to admit that he did, in fact, missed the Nemo question.

[@nathanieldonigan3659]

Fr. Normally when I watch these I have no idea what the answer is, but I actually knew that question and was fairly surprised Brennan didn't

[@benpurcell4935]

Brennan is technically correct in the sense of how they are used. One league is equivalent to 3 miles or about 4.8 kilometers which would be deeper than most parts of the ocean. Fathoms were widely used as a measurement of depth being only about six feet.

[@jantaine1722]

@@benpurcell4935 while I would never say he was wholly WRONG he did in fact miss the correction at hand in a way that was not in a way that he should be awarded the point.

[@benpurcell4935]

@@jantaine1722 He missed what the show made wrong but did not miss what should have also been wrong.

[@jantaine1722]

“Leagues are a measurement of distance, fathoms are a measurement of depth” is actual wrong. They are both measurements of length and what he is saying is the equivalent of “you’re not six feet tall because I turned my head sideways, you’re one foot tall and six feet wide.”

[@jossypoo]

"Designated Riddler" is Brennan's kind of humour.

[@JXSnWp]

15:10 Um, actually brief exposure to Gold Kryptonite is known to strip Kryptonians of their powers temporarily, with extended exposure being able to permanently remove them.

[@helenmcgurk520]

For the riddle one, I like the idea that it isn’t hubris. The house is open to anyone who’s willing to think and share their ideas. Knowledge is grown through collaboration after all.

[@DeathnoteBB]

As a self-proclaimed Ravenclaw, I always liked the idea of a riddle for the password. It’s a fun thing to do and the praise is nice :) Though if you just wanna get into bed and collapse it can be annoying

[@thetzar2573]

Mmm, yes, as a reward for being knowledgable, you can steal all of my pocket money. You are soooo smart!

[@StarkMaximum]

I'm sorry to be a bummer but it's Harry Potter and I guarantee Rowling wrote that because she assumes smart people are just born that way.

[@rat-gang-]

@@StarkMaximum um actually hatsune miku wrote harry potter

[@mcmonkey26]

@@StarkMaximum um actually its not Harry Potter, its a door, and it has its own sentience.

[@redumptious2544]

I love Brennan’s explanation that adults only ask 2 times max.

[@kohakuaiko]

Except in my family

[@stevenoslan4003]

Why?

[@KickyFut]

It's because we're tired... We don't have that limitless energy of youth to ask "Why?" 40k times...😅

[@kohakuaiko]

@@KickyFut unfortunately my family puts the H in ADHD

[@NStripleseven]

33:27 woo, asbestos-free tomatoes

[@04beni04]

I like coming back to this episode because I finally knew something Brennan didn't. It gives me a happy warm fuzzy feeling. ETA: It was The Stand. I knew that cover immediately was The Stand, and almost couldn't stand it that none of them did.

[@Jckbrker]

The fact that Brennan didnt get the 20,000 leagues under the sea question to me is......unfathomable.

[@_iansimon]

The disappointment when you realize it's a re-upload from CH and you thought it was a new Brenan episode

[@Rognik]

I'm pretty sure every episode on this channel is a reupload, at least since the holiday special from last year.

[@ElvesofZion]

there are new episodes on dropout

[@marciano5368]

Same :/

[@unbudgingsalmon]

Oh ok. I thought I was going insane

[@15thCrypt]

@@Rognik yeah, when you you see the corrections from previous episodes theyre all old as hell

[@marsdeat]

A similar find-replace error happened in the UK when the Midland Examining Board merged into what is now Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations... They did a find-and-replace for "MEG" to "OCR", and this caused havoc on the Physics syllabus, where you suddenly had units like "ocrawatts" and "ocrajoules".

[@shadowraiser47]

For a Sp'eling Be you gotta hit them with "Numuhukumakiaki'aialunamor"

[@gagrki6019]

I like how Jackie pushes her glasses up every time she says um actually

[@meaganlongley618]

“wario wasn’t held enough as a baby” killed me

[@AdventuresAwait123]

😂

[@jmurray1110]

Ironic since yoshis island 2 states that warmup is like that because he was kidnapped with every other baby on the onabst but refused to go home after and started stealing money Not sure if it’s canon but then again I don’t think Mario has a canon in the first place

[@mightygregdoge]

I was coming at the D&D questions differently, because I remembered that up till 2md edition, arcane casters were just called Magic-Users.

[@ashleycd8500]

So proud of myself for the Discworld map question, I still haven't read it yet and I nailed it :D

[@boofington4260]

“My deepest apologies for confusing two different thor-based frogs” was passive *insanely* aggressive

[@origionalnamehereok]

When they got to the Terry Pratchett one i said out loud "Man that's some shit Terry Pratchett would put in his books to fuck with people"

[@pepper6460]

1:28 Brennan was SO offended when Trapp said he wouldn't give the point

[@MrBoltstrike]

I am happy that I didn't know what any of those covers were EXCEPT STEPHEN KING'S THE STAND! And I always thought the cover was weird because, despite having the book in my house, I never read it. I watched the SciFi channel miniseries and my mom and I love it. So, as a child, I was always perplexed as to why the cover was so vastly different from the subject matter in the miniseries. This was before I realized that the books are almost always adapted different from the movies (but I've still never read the book to confirm if this is a literal or figurative depiction of events).

[@ainsleywilson-graden7745]

Um, actually... we were rewatching and noticed an issue with the entire question! Jules Verne wrote "Vingt mille lieues sous les mers" originally in French. While known as "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" due to the popularity of the film, it was published as "20,000 Leagues Under the Seas" originally. Seas, plural! This changes the entire structure of the sentence and helps communicate the understanding that the submarine is traveling 20,000 around instead of down.

[@spelcheak]

How about rewatch the beginning and learn how the show works? It’s not a question it's an incorrect statement. The whole point is to correct that leagues isn’t a measuring depth, that isn’t anything to do with the title it’s just how the unit works (like stories measure the height of buildings, leagues measure across water). Seas over sea doesn’t change the structure of the sentence but it might help someone ignorant of the answer to figure it out. It wouldn’t be much of a quiz if all the corrections could be figured out just by paying attention.

[@Judg3m3nt]

while a fun fact, I think changing seas to plural doesn't specify it is travelling across multiple of them. People often use plural as just a general phrase. "I've ridden the high seas for years" doesn't actually have to mean I've been to more than one ocean. I could just be stating that I've sailed on the ocean for a long time (another example in what I just said; being that many people refer to the general waters of Earth as just The Ocean, even though it is multiple bodies of water).

[@ReplicateReality]

Ever since I was a kid and heard the name I was convinced they just went really deep

[@fao3169]

In Spanish it was translated to "20,000 leagues of underwater voyage", benefits of being bilingual

[@RichardMNixon]

Also where did "a tour of the underwater world" come from? I was expecting that to be what was wrong.