Thank you to Andy for commissioning this episode! These chapters are the ones in which I become convinced that Jai Long is falling for Wei Shi Kelsa, and I try to enjoy the peace of our friends living their lives while it lasts. Thanks for listening!
Thank you again to Max for commissioning this episode. I guess. Actually, no. I hate you, Max. I really do. I hate all of you.
Thank you very much to Jacqui for commissioning this episode! I'm really happy with the ambiguity of the way this story ends, and as usual Brando Sando's worldbuilding is impeccable. As Jacqui also pointed out in the chat, it's great to see how far he has come in terms of making complex and compelling women characters, which is really encouraging. Thank you all for listening, and I will see you again soon with a new episode!
Thank you so much to Gabriela for commissioning this episode! I'm really enjoying this episode arc, and this section delivers on the weirdness and the badassery of our friends. I'm loving the fact that Captain Smoker and Tashigi are here, and I'm hoping that Smoker getting locked up with the Strawhats means that they will chat and realize that they're really all on the same side. Thank you again for listening, see you soon with a new episode!
Thank you Max for commissioning this episode! I hadn't expected for things to get theological in this show, and the focus on a church and priest in this episode surprised me. There's also a faithful follower who gets a very unpleasant dose of reality after believing for a long time that her dead fiance can be brought back to life, and I honestly feel really bad for her. Thanks so much for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!
Thank you to Gabriela for commissioning this episode! I don't know how I forgot to mention this on the show, but I feel the need to acknowledge it here; Luffy keeps looking at this random piece of paper that Ace gave him, and eventually Nami sews it inside his hat to guarantee that he won't lose it. I'm dying to know what the hell that paper is about! Also this is the section where we learn that Yuba has been destroyed and there's one lone old man remaining. Thanks so much to you all for listeni...
Thank you so much to Andy for commissioning this episode! These chapters are the ones where we get to check back in with Mercy, Orthos, and Ziel. I was so relieved to see them, and also really pleased to see that they all seem like they're going to be basically okay. Well, other than Orthos still being absolutely HUGE. Also, Lindon finds out about the Sect Of Twin Stars and doesn't react at all how I'd expected. Thanks so much to you all for listening!
Thank you so much to Max for commissioning this episode! So we're getting into it now, and I'm taken by surprise when we get into the story behind what happened to Ed and Al. Turns out that Ed was the one at fault for sure, although most of what actually happens regarding to the rebound was not what I was expecting. I'm so freaked out by this weird parallel world and the being that Ed spoke to. And WHAT the fuck was in the circle? Thanks so much for listening, and I will see you soon with a new ...
Thank you so much to Gabriela for not only commissioning this episode and joining me on the recording! The main reason that Gabriela decided to come and chat for this episode was because this is the HUNDREDTH episode of One Piece! And because I've committed to watching the "filler" episodes, I've watched all 100 episodes faithfully so it makes sense that the One Piece crew (which is what I call the folks who commission this show) would want to check in on how I'm responding to the show so far. T...
Thank you so much to Max for commissioning this episode! I'm so excited to finally be starting this series, and despite warnings that the first episode isn't that great, I really enjoyed it and was pleasantly surprised at how immediately engaged I was by the plot and the universe. However, I have a LOT of questions about what happened to Ed and Al. Thanks so much for listening, and I will see you shortly with another episode!
Thank you very much to Bernadette for commissioning this episode! In these episodes, we are at Alabasta and there are a series of hilarious creatures that Vivi had forgotten to warn everyone about, which just gets progressively funnier and funnier. Also, we have more insight into Vivi's father and the plot against him. Thanks so much to you all for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!
Thank you very much to Andy for commissioning this episode! I'm so very excited to be starting the most recent book in the Cradle series by Will Wight, Reaper! It's delightful to be back with our team, although I am very concerned by the fact that we still haven't seen Mercy, Orthos, or Ziel. I'm sure they're all fine, right? RIGHT? Thanks so much for listening, and I will see you next week with a new episode!
Thank you to Yama for commissioning this episode! In this chapter, there's a totally bizarre turn of events in which the Hesper, which I think we were all anticipating would be complicated and difficult to reach, winds up walking right up to our people with no fanfare whatsoever. TWIST! Thanks for listening!
Thank you to Joanna for commissioning this episode! These chapters there are a bunch of critical moments being reached, but I personally am a LITTLE distracted by the fact that Nikolai has been fucking CONNED and turns out that this shit is NOT meant to free him. I AM SO MAD RIGHT NOW. Thank you so much for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!
Thank you to Bernadette for commissioning this episode! Turns out that the dude who has been trying to find Luffy is his BROTHER. WHaaaaAAAaat
Thank you to Yama for commissioning this episode! This chapter is the one in which our crew that's still on the Yaldiv's planet put on their costumes and infiltrate the main hive to get closer to the Hesper. None of this goes the way I expected all, and it turns out that the King knows that they're there, and that they aren't working for the Lone One. What?! I truly can't imagine how this continues from here. Thanks so much for listening! I will see you soon with a new episode!
Thank you so much to Bernadette for commissioning this episode! So we've got a real weird start to this pair of episodes, with Mister Two getting scooped up onto their ship for reasons that remain pretty unclear other than maybe for the sake of a weird duck/dick joke. Turns out that Mister Two's power is being able to completely change his voice and appearance to mimic anyone that he touches, and I'm very into this concept. Also there's an odd powder that can make it rain, and what a weird subpl...
Thank you so much to Joanna for commissioning this episode! These chapters are where shit really begins to ramp up. We've got Isaak beginning his attempts to grow closer to the Shu princess so that he can get information, and that already looks like it's going pretty well. Zoya is beginning to try doing some other types of Grisha power, which I'm very into. And as for Nina... well, she's unexpectedly thrust into the presence of Jarl Brum which I absolutely didn't expect and I'm so mad that this ...
Thank you very much to Jacqui for commissioning this episode! Brando Sando wrote what I think a short story although it's not that short, so perhaps it technically qualifies as a novella. It's a really enthralling story so far, and I'm a little sad that there's only one more episode's worth of coverage. However, this gives me a bit of a peek into the other universes that I haven't seen in my coverage of Mistborn. I'm very into this whole concept, and also I feel like I just need to go find the c...
Thank you so much to Patricia for commissioning this episode! This chapter is a really high-octane for this series, with an actual shoot-out that happens in the apparently abandoned Crossings. Not only that, but we get a rescue from someone that I was definitely not expecting to show up here. And it is AWESOME. Thanks so much for listening!
Thank you again to Bernadette for commissioning this episode! These episodes are the ones where our crew finally leaves Drum Island with Chopper in tow. I find this section to be one of the least satisfying because we have yet MORE cruelty directed toward Chopper for NO FUCKING REASON, and then the "cherry blossoms" turn out to be just pink snow. C'mon. C'MON.
Thank you so much to Candace for commissioning this episode! This is the second Makota Shinkai film that Candace has commissioned, and apparently he's working on a third one that I'm hoping to get to cover eventually. I have to admit tho, this film didn't work for me nearly as well at Your Name because the ending felt like it didn't really know what it wanted to be. Shinkai made some statements about what he intended, but in my opinion that didn't come across and I would up kind of disliking the...
Thank you so much to Bernadette for commissioning this episode! This trio of episodes is when we get a character who can fight by throwing his afros, but from what I'm told in the comments while I'm recording, that is NOT a power that comes from a devil fruit??? It's just something that he can do?????? Also, Chopper has a secret weapon called Rumble Balls that help him transform into even more forms, and I wonder if there's any chance of some science giving Luffy some additional powers later? Th...
Thank you ever so much to Joyce for commissioning this episode, and especially for commissioning me and RoShawn to cover it together. I will let this episode speak for itself. Enjoy!
Thank you ever so much to Max for commissioning this episode! This is a fantastic start to a new season, and I can't wait to see what the hell they decide to do with Guillermo as time goes on because his resentment really is steadily growing. Meanwhile, we've got an endless parade of new familiars, who all die in a variety of wild, unlikely ways. Also, I really have to mention that I rewatched this episode and Owen pointed out that the Topher is fucking HALEY JOEL OSMENT???? Thanks for listening...
Thank you again to Bernadette for commissioning this episode! These episodes are the ones in which we get to see even more of poor Chopper's history, and all of my assumptions turned out to be wrong. There was a whole other guy that Chopper....interned with? So to speak?....before the Witch, and while I can understand the affection that Chopped has for him...I just don't like the guy. He kinda sucks. That said, I'm thinking that teaming up with Luffy's crew will be a definite step up in Chopper'...
Thank you to Patricia for commissioning this episode! This chapter is the one that has made me the most nervous so far. We are finding out that a whole planet is populated by beings that are not JUST overshadowed, but are literal avatars of the Lone Power. I honestly don't even know what to do with this information. Also, there's the whole thing with Nita's father being totally MIA (not to mention Tom & Carl) and I don't like the smell of that either. Thank you again for listening, and I wil...
Thank you so much to Joanna for commissioning this episode! These were really great chapters, and I'm so interested in what's going on with each character that I'm having the rare experience of NEVER being sad when we start a new chapter from a different POV. Unlike SOME books I could name. *coughasoiafcough* These chapters are the ones in which Isaak has his first test as King, Nikolai has his first test as the Beast, and Nina has a confrontation with both her companions and with Hanne. Thanks ...
Thank you SO MUCH to Ashley for commissioning this episode! What a great ending episode to this season. I'm fascinated by where this is going, and never saw this coming at all despite the fact that (as the flashbacks show us) many of the signs were there. Also, we get a wrap on the Gregor storyline, and while I'm devastated that we won't get to see his hot ass again, it's honestly perfection. Thanks so much for listening, and I will see you soon with the premiere to Season 2!
Thank you so much to Bernadette for commissioning this episode! These episodes are the ones in which Nami begins to recover, and tries to thank Chopper for attending her, and Chopper FREAKS OUT over it. I feel that it's an overreaction until Luffy sees him and literally tries to hunt him down to kill and eat him. Turns out that poor Chopper has a tragic backstory and isn't used to anyone treating him like a person instead of a monster. Thanks so much for listening, and I will see you soon with a...
