Episode 2

full
Published on:

9th Jun 2026

LTO Attack on Titan S1E12 - Bait Corps or Badass Corps

It is time for LAST TIME ON! The podcast for everyone who wants to watch all those great television shows out there, but who has the time for that? Turns out we do, as we talk about Attack on Titan!

This week on LTO: The boys talk Subs vs Dubs, Xhafer only gives the smallest spoilers, Ben digs Patrick Ewing and Victor learns about the connection between TMNT and Daredevil.

Discord: https://discord.gg/MUHKDDk6TN

Merch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WhatHappenedHerePods

Transcript
Speaker:

well now that was depressing:

Hello, and welcome to Last Time On.

2

:

It's the podcast for people who wanna

watch all this prestige television,

3

:

but, uh, who's got time for it?

4

:

Benjamin: Seems

5

:

well now that was depressing: B-

6

:

Benjamin: I do

7

:

well now that was depressing:

Ben, it's an audio format.

8

:

Benjamin: I

9

:

know,

10

:

Victor: and, Ben and I

11

:

were were playing visible chicken with

her, like who's gonna break first?

12

:

Benjamin: enjoying, like, saved 40

minutes a week with this half-length show.

13

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah

14

:

Benjamin: take some

more here in the intro.

15

:

well now that was depressing:

You can luxuriate in the

16

:

intro a little bit longer.

17

:

Yeah

18

:

Benjamin: Exactly

19

:

Victor: Uh, hey everyone, I'm Victor

20

:

well now that was depressing: I'm Jafer

21

:

Benjamin: And I am Ben, and you are

listening to the only podcast on the

22

:

internet where a dude is inside of a dude.

23

:

Those are all video podcasts.

24

:

audio only

25

:

well now that was depressing:

You're doing my bit right now, Ben.

26

:

Uh, This is a thing that I do all the

time when we're out to eat, where when

27

:

someone's like, uh, whenever someone

at the table says, uh, "Everyone

28

:

else go first, I'm still figuring

it out," I'll look at them and go,

29

:

"Do you want me to order slowly?"

30

:

And if they say yes, I do the exact thing

Ben is doing, where I just drag it out

31

:

Victor: Okay.

32

:

You, you're the type of g-

33

:

Benjamin: I drag it out

34

:

well now that was depressing:

It's not for the waitstaff.

35

:

I'm not trying to do a bit

to make their day better.

36

:

I'm trying to buy time for someone to

figure out what they want, and it almost

37

:

always ends with them being exasperated

because they knew what they wanted, they

38

:

just didn't wanna commit to a decision

39

:

Victor: Oh,

40

:

Benjamin: We

41

:

Victor: man

42

:

Benjamin: of friends

with commitment problems

43

:

well now that was depressing: Yes

44

:

Victor: that, yeah.

45

:

That, that drives me.

46

:

You are the type of people who drive

me crazy, uh, going out to eat.

47

:

'Cause I, I don't know, when I, when

I go get, uh, when I go get food,

48

:

man, I, I know what I want, and I like

49

:

well now that was depressing: Oh

50

:

Victor: it's like a mission

for me to, to deliver

51

:

well now that was depressing:

I know what I want.

52

:

I'm ready to order.

53

:

Victor: Yeah

54

:

well now that was depressing:

it's not for me.

55

:

I'm not buying time for me

56

:

Victor: mind.

57

:

I misheard.

58

:

It's your friends who drive me crazy.

59

:

They're

60

:

well now that was depressing: Yes.

61

:

Victor: what

62

:

well now that was depressing: 100%.

63

:

Victor: like I, I, I, I make it a

mission to deliver my order as clear and

64

:

concise with as few words as possible,

because I know that these guys don't get

65

:

paid enough to put up with this shit.

66

:

So, you know?

67

:

Anyway, uh, speaking of not getting

paid enough to put up with this shit,

68

:

uh, how much do you think the scout

guard in Attack on Titan get paid?

69

:

well now that was depressing:

Not enough to deal with this shit

70

:

Benjamin: But that libertarian

guy and all of his tax

71

:

Victor: Yeah.

72

:

Well, today we are returning

to Attack on Titan.

73

:

We are, uh, watching

season one, episode 12.

74

:

D- uh, I didn't write down

the ridiculously long name

75

:

well now that was depressing: The

Struggle for Trust, Trust Part Eight.

76

:

So I have looked ahead on the episode

titles, uh, and we do lose the, like,

77

:

the saga name or whatever we wanna call

it, the, uh, like, the bit of the arc.

78

:

That goes away here after Season 1.

79

:

So

80

:

Benjamin: I do, I do think this might

be the first episode of any show

81

:

we've watched unlike, "24" where

hypothetically you're watching a show

82

:

in real, like, a, a show in real time,

I feel like the events of this episode

83

:

place less time than the episode.

84

:

Like,

85

:

well now that was depressing:

100% agree with that

86

:

Benjamin: 22-minute episode and this is

about three minutes of stuff happening.

87

:

Victor: Huh.

88

:

well now that was depressing:

There's a bit of overlap, yeah

89

:

Victor: I do remember when I was a kid,

I had this buddy in high school who would

90

:

come over after school and, uh, and he, he

wanted to watch Dragon Ball Z, and that…

91

:

I think that's what turned me

off from anime to begin with

92

:

for the longest time, because

93

:

well now that was depressing:

Piccolo putts for birdie

94

:

Victor: the fucking…

95

:

Like, we watched 'Cause you'd have to wait

a week new episode to come out, right?

96

:

we waited a whole week, and this whole

episode, I think I talked about this

97

:

before, and you, you guys explained

to me that they needed to filler.

98

:

It, it was just one entire

30-minute episode was just,

99

:

uh, uh, Frieza and Vege- Goku,

100

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah,

this is the fight that's the worst too

101

:

Victor: guy and, and Goku just

staring each other down and

102

:

charging up for a whole fucking

episode, like nothing happened.

103

:

And I'm, and I was like, "That's it.

104

:

I'm out.

105

:

I'm not gonna wait another

week for this bullshit."

106

:

So,

107

:

well now that was depressing: Spoiler,

it wasn't gonna resolve next week either

108

:

Victor: Yeah, yeah, yeah, I get that

109

:

Benjamin: That is why in the new

version where they edited it down,

110

:

whole fight is about 20% of how many

111

:

episodes it was.

112

:

They

113

:

well now that was depressing:

Yeah, I'm sure.

114

:

Victor: Mm-hmm.

115

:

well now that was depressing:

There's a lot to cut out

116

:

Victor: Also, it's funny the, uh, I love

it's, it's just so, uh, on brand, uh,

117

:

stereotypical for the, that I get…

118

:

I'm watching this on Amazon

Prime, and I get a, a s- a seizure

119

:

warning at the beginning about

120

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah

121

:

Victor: and shit.

122

:

It's like, that is such

an anime thing to do.

123

:

well now that was depressing: So I

will say the first season of this

124

:

show was, uh, a little bit more prone

to the f- uh there's, uh, there's…

125

:

I don't think there's a single

filler arc in this anime.

126

:

I think everything is

straight out of the manga.

127

:

Um, but they did luxuriate in it a bit.

128

:

Um, but they decided to take a different

approach, uh, in between seasons.

129

:

Instead of doing all of the filler and

making everything last for forever,

130

:

after this first season, they're just

all like, "We're only gonna make the

131

:

anime when there's anime to make, and

we'll just catch up and then call it good

132

:

Victor: Oh, wow.

133

:

Man, I wish the Game of

Thrones guys would've

134

:

Benjamin: coming out and then

there wasn't any for a long time

135

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah, there

wasn't any for a while, and then the

136

:

second season-- The first season's 26.

137

:

The second season I think is

only eight or 10 episodes.

138

:

Um, the second season is very short, and

then the remaining seasons are longer.

139

:

Um, and I mean, they produced

this anime for a decade

140

:

Victor: Oh, wow.

141

:

Yeah.

142

:

well now that was depressing: Uh, 2009

143

:

Victor: we

144

:

well now that was depressing: to

:

145

:

Victor: uh, nine-

146

:

well now that was depressing:

and a half years

147

:

Victor: I think you said 94 episodes

148

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah.

149

:

Victor: of this.

150

:

Yeah.

151

:

well now that was depressing:

Or, oh, the m- the manga ran,

152

:

correction, the manga ran 2009, 2021.

153

:

The anime ran 2013 to 2023.

154

:

So yeah, 10 years

155

:

Victor: Yeah.

156

:

See, I, uh, I like that.

157

:

I wish we could get back to that,

to having these long-ass seasons.

158

:

I don't like these six-episode seasons

that are the trend in TV today.

159

:

Like, six episodes and then you

wait two years for the next season.

160

:

That's bullshit, man.

161

:

Guys, knock it off

162

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah.

163

:

The second bedroom Yeah

164

:

Benjamin: My wife and I

are, uh, just wrapping up.

165

:

We finally circled back around

to season two of Fallout.

166

:

Victor: Oh yeah, I haven't finished it yet

167

:

Benjamin: and I'm really enjoying

it even though it does make me sad

168

:

sometimes, uh, it's the wasteland

and so everything's always sad.

169

:

Um, well, and it's just like, yeah,

after the effect-- events of New

170

:

Vegas, more Fallout bullshit happens.

171

:

What did you expect?

172

:

It's Fallout.

173

:

Victor: Fallout

174

:

Benjamin: Um,

175

:

and so while it is sad being like,

"Oh man, all these places where

176

:

I went and I, I saved the day.

177

:

The day's not still saved."

178

:

And it's like, yes, time

inevitably marches onward,

179

:

War.

180

:

War never changes

181

:

Victor: Yeah.

182

:

well now that was depressing: That

is the line Say he said the thing

183

:

Victor: k- kinda like the same

thing that happened in, uh, with

184

:

the Star Wars sequel trilogy.

185

:

It's like, oh, it kinda made the Battle

of Endor in Return of the Jedi pointless

186

:

because what happens in the next?

187

:

Well, the fucking the Empire we

destroyed, well, okay, we got

188

:

replaced by a new Em- another Empire.

189

:

Anyway

190

:

Benjamin: was pointless because

later other countries became shitty.

191

:

It's like, no, you put out this

fire, and then in 20 years there's

192

:

going to be another fucking

fire, and we put it the fuck out.

193

:

Victor: Yeah.

194

:

Well, before we get too

off track it, let's, uh,

195

:

Benjamin: you don't defeat evil forever.

196

:

You keep defeating evil all the time

197

:

Victor: I, oh God, uh, I was about to

say, yeah, but then the, the new evil

198

:

shows up and does the exact same shit

that the last evil did and no one learned.

199

:

Oh, that's too, that

hits too close to home.

200

:

Benjamin: Hmm,

201

:

Victor: Ah.

202

:

well now that was depressing: I

do remember some of the criticism

203

:

that hit a lot harder, um, from

204

:

Benjamin: Victor, are you going and

deleting all of your old posts from,

205

:

uh, when Phantom Menace came out?

206

:

Like, why would, uh, trade

policies and blockades be a thing

207

:

that could destroy the galaxy?

208

:

well now that was depressing: Yep

209

:

Benjamin: But we digress.

210

:

From our digression,

211

:

Victor: Mm-hmm

212

:

Benjamin: let us

213

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah.

214

:

Benjamin: and zdubs

215

:

well now that was depressing:

Subs and dubs.

216

:

Victor: Yep

217

:

well now that was depressing:

Ben, you're a dubsman

218

:

Benjamin: I am

219

:

well now that was depressing: Uh, I

am the old weeb here sitting on the

220

:

mountain high, uh, proclaiming subs.

221

:

But I will admit that I do

watch dubs occasionally.

222

:

It depends a lot on the production

and that dubs in general are a

223

:

lot better than when I took my

hard stance of subs over dubs.

224

:

You have to remember when, when it

was subs versus dubs, we were talking

225

:

about stuff like Slayers and Sailor

Moon and Akira was a decent dub.

226

:

Akira was the only good dub

227

:

And the dub on the original Akira

before they redid it and, uh, and

228

:

recut it was not even that good.

229

:

Uh, so it wasn't until, like, Cowboy

Bebop came around that good dubs existed

230

:

Victor: Yeah.

231

:

I don't think I've seen Akira yet either

232

:

Benjamin: here, uh, I want a girl who

will, or I want a woman who will kill me

233

:

well now that was depressing: So

it's like I did watch a little bit

234

:

of the dubs on this episode actually.

235

:

Uh, there were a couple of lines

in particular I'm like, "I wonder

236

:

what they translated this to because

this might have different meanings."

237

:

And it sure did.

238

:

Um, in particular when, uh, uh, there's

a scene maybe 10 minutes in where, uh,

239

:

the leader of the, like, squadrons tells

Mikasa to watch o- over her lover, and

240

:

she replies, "He's m- he's family."

241

:

And that's what it says in the subs,

and in the dubs it's all like, "Watch

242

:

after your boyfriend," or whatever.

243

:

And she's just like, "It's not like that."

244

:

It's not like that, and he's family.

245

:

Victor: the, uh, context.

246

:

Benjamin: difference

247

:

Victor: R-

248

:

well now that was depressing: So

249

:

Victor: um, well, a couple months

ago on Demi Media TV, I made a, a

250

:

Red Dwarf, uh, riff comic that I, I,

I do frequently, and there was a…

251

:

I think it was a Polish guy

mentioned that of, of my, uh,

252

:

parody, he finally understood what

was being said in this episode.

253

:

Now, now in this particular Red

Dwarf episode, there was a, this, uh,

254

:

over-the-top sexy Tran-type guy, uh,

named Ace Rimmer, and it was, it was

255

:

just played for laughs that he was,

like, like, suave and irresistible.

256

:

Anyway, uh, the, the secretary at the

space force, uh, place he worked at, uh,

257

:

tells him, is like, "If, uh, if you're

interested, I'll be in my quarters

258

:

at lunchtime covered in maple syrup."

259

:

And, uh, and Ace, he says, "I'm

sorry, I don't, uh, I don't

260

:

fraternize with the crew."

261

:

And she says, "I resign."

262

:

And he goes, "I'll be there at noon."

263

:

So, uh, apparently the Polish

guy, he, he told me that…

264

:

He's like, "Oh, wow."

265

:

He's like when he watched it,

uh, originally in the Polish dub,

266

:

the translation was when, when he

said, "I don't fraternize with the

267

:

crew," was, uh, "I give up," which

268

:

well now that was depressing: Hmm.

269

:

Victor: the same thing.

270

:

He's like, "Oh, it

finally makes sense now.

271

:

She said, 'I resign.'"

272

:

It's 'cause, like, reside, I give up, so

273

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah

274

:

Victor: in translation thing.

275

:

So yeah, that was, uh…

276

:

I'm proud I was able to help that guy.

277

:

The moral of the story is,

uh, context is for kings.

278

:

Universal laws for lackeys.

279

:

Context is for kings

280

:

well now that was depressing: And

this is exactly why I generally

281

:

prefer subs over dubs, is because

you get that little bit extra.

282

:

It has nothing to do with like,

oh, the original language.

283

:

I mean, sometimes the class of voice

actor that a Japanese production

284

:

will get will have a higher standard

for their Japanese actors compared

285

:

to another company who's trying to

bring it over and make a quick buck.

286

:

Victor: Yeah.

287

:

well now that was depressing:

I'm looking at you, Saban.

288

:

Victor: Yeah.

289

:

That guy's a real piece of shit, but

290

:

well now that was depressing: uh,

Funimation also very guilty of this.

291

:

Um, we make Saturday morning

cartoons as cheaply as possible

292

:

by buying other shows and dubbing

them over as cheaply as possible

293

:

Benjamin: That

294

:

Victor: man.

295

:

Yeah

296

:

Benjamin: Stories though,

297

:

well now that was depressing:

That is how we get ghost stories.

298

:

Victor: stories?

299

:

Benjamin: anime of all time

300

:

Victor: Oh,

301

:

well now that was depressing:

and MXC, if we wanna be fair.

302

:

Benjamin: So, uh, Victor, uh, Ghost

Stories very briefly is an anime

303

:

where they got the show, uh, but

they didn't get the scripts, and so

304

:

the voice actors just made it up.

305

:

uh,

306

:

Victor: it

307

:

Benjamin: amazing.

308

:

It is hilarious.

309

:

Uh, it is s- mostly aged okay.

310

:

Uh,

311

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah

312

:

Victor: That's kinda what, uh,

what was the premise of Sea

313

:

Lab 2020, uh, was, wasn't it?

314

:

I never watched the

show, but I've seen, like

315

:

Benjamin: that.

316

:

It was, I believe, an

actual new show meant

317

:

to look like a shitty old '60s

318

:

Victor: Really?

319

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah

320

:

Victor: wow.

321

:

I thought it was a shitty old

322

:

well now that was depressing:

Compared to, uh, what was the show

323

:

before Space Ghost Coast to Coast?

324

:

There was like a Space Ghost redub

show, I wanna say, that, uh, that

325

:

they did a couple episodes of and then

they turned it into the talk show.

326

:

Victor: Oh,

327

:

well now that was depressing: 'Cause

Space Ghost, Brak Show, all that

328

:

stuff, all that is reused animation

from old Hanna-Barbera stuff

329

:

and Be forewarned, three

hams will certainly kill him.

330

:

Benjamin: Anyway, uh, the

331

:

Victor: Yeah

332

:

Benjamin: like

333

:

well now that was depressing:

At least turned into.

334

:

Benjamin: is

335

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah

336

:

Benjamin: uh

337

:

With me it is, I have not delved

deep enough into anime where

338

:

I'm running into like, God, this

is an absolute dog shit," uh,

339

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah.

340

:

Benjamin: you know,

341

:

well now that was depressing:

Well, the modern stuff that's

342

:

not really the case for.

343

:

Benjamin: Yeah

344

:

well now that was depressing: So

it's not really the problem that

345

:

it used to be back in my day.

346

:

I mean, even stuff like, uh, Dandadan,

which is like a modern pop- very

347

:

popular anime, has simo releases.

348

:

The episode releases dub and Japanese

and English dubs the same day

349

:

Victor: Hmm.

350

:

well now that was depressing: You

351

:

know?

352

:

Like it's part of the production

process at this point for them.

353

:

Benjamin: It,

354

:

well now that was depressing: So

355

:

Benjamin: of those weird things for me.

356

:

If it's a cartoon, for some

reason my brain is just like,

357

:

"Just put it in English."

358

:

Like,

359

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah

360

:

Benjamin: I watched the, uh, the

new All Quiet on the Western Front,

361

:

where it's all in German, subtitled.

362

:

I have no problem with that.

363

:

Victor: Yeah

364

:

Benjamin: I will watch a foreign film.

365

:

I, you know, if I'm watching,

you know, Brotherhood of the

366

:

Wolf, it in French, dude.

367

:

Um, you know, but for some reason

if it's anime, just dub it for me.

368

:

That said, I've also…

369

:

i've had a few situations where it has

been somebody trying to show me a sub

370

:

like, really, really, like, going off

about how great the voice acting is

371

:

in the original Japanese, and I'm just

like, I think it's o- it, it's fine."

372

:

Um, and

373

:

well now that was depressing: I don't

understand the nuances of the languages

374

:

well enough to appreciate this.

375

:

Benjamin: Well, or

376

:

well now that was depressing:

100% fair take

377

:

Benjamin: yeah, or just,

"Can't you feel the emotion?"

378

:

And I'm just like, "I don't

know, it feels a little flat."

379

:

Uh, where I feel like you really

enjoy this show and you are putting

380

:

more on it than you think is there.

381

:

Um, and that kinda put

382

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah

383

:

Benjamin: Um, but you know,

384

:

well now that was depressing: I mean

385

:

Benjamin: I will defer to especially

anything pre, you know, modern prestige

386

:

anime, Jafeir is probably right

387

:

well now that was depressing: Y- I mean,

yeah, I would definitely say, uh, enjoy

388

:

what you're going to, uh, you know, or

rather experience the form in whatever

389

:

way you will be able to enjoy it the most

because that is the most important thing.

390

:

Uh, you are watching art for art's sake.

391

:

Um, that might be a different

case if you're, if you're there

392

:

to take it as not a form of

entertainment but rather an art form.

393

:

Uh, then I might suggest you s-

stick to the original language,

394

:

uh, for original director's intent.

395

:

Um, for modern productions

that are dual language from the

396

:

start, this does not matter.

397

:

And for most modern produ- I mean,

for basically every anime in the last

398

:

fif- 10 years at least, maybe 15 going

back to:

399

:

matters a lot less than it used to.

400

:

So just take it in however you're

gonna take it in the best way.

401

:

And if that's dubs, that's dubs.

402

:

If that's subs, that's subs.

403

:

I mean, I'm someone who also will,

like, I watch everything with subtitles,

404

:

Victor: Yes,

405

:

well now that was depressing: and

anime in particular because of the

406

:

sub-dub, when the words that they're

saying are not the words that I'm

407

:

reading, it does give me brain hurties

408

:

Victor: You know, that reminds

me of something I've seen…

409

:

I saw recently about why it

seems that most people these

410

:

days watch TV with subtitles on.

411

:

It's, has a lot to do with, uh,

audio dialogue getting worse because

412

:

the technology has gotten better.

413

:

Like

414

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah

415

:

Victor: Yeah, like when TV first started,

you'll notice that, uh, if you go watch

416

:

old '50s and '60s shows, they all talk

really loud like this, and they're

417

:

projecting because they had to so the

microphones could, could pick them up.

418

:

But, but now, now the, the

technology's gotten better.

419

:

The actors, they, they, they

can just talk like this.

420

:

What's that guy's name?

421

:

The

422

:

Benjamin: has gotten, like, horrible,

just in general, where th- there will

423

:

be scenes where the conversations are,

like you said, Victor, just, just low

424

:

I'm my emotions.

425

:

And then there will

426

:

well now that was depressing:

Do you wanna know,

427

:

Benjamin: music

428

:

well now that was depressing: you

wanna know the actual reason for that?

429

:

The actual reason that's an,

uh, that's a problem these

430

:

days more than anything else?

431

:

Victor: Hmm.

432

:

well now that was depressing:

Compression rates on streaming

433

:

Do you hear the people sing?

434

:

Singing the song of angry men.

435

:

It is the music of a

people who will not be

436

:

Victor: That too.

437

:

Yeah.

438

:

Oh, man,

439

:

well now that was depressing:

That is a huge thing

440

:

Victor: Mm-hmm

441

:

well now that was depressing: because

having high quality audio is a lot more

442

:

bandwidth power compared to having low

quality audio, and it just eats a ton of

443

:

the bandwidth that's going into the visual

presentation most of the time because

444

:

you're trying to stream a 4K video.

445

:

Victor: Oh, yeah

446

:

well now that was depressing: You

might notice if you watch stuff in

447

:

1080 over 4K that the audio sounds

better, and that's because you're just

448

:

having more of your internet available

for the sound compared to the video

449

:

Victor: see, this is why it

freaking broke my heart when

450

:

Netflix stopped shipping Blu-rays.

451

:

Like, they just turned off

452

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah

453

:

Victor: they stopped doing it because,

you know, the some shit is just, it just

454

:

some shit just doesn't stream right.

455

:

You know?

456

:

It gets…

457

:

You get the…

458

:

Ah, anyway.

459

:

God, I sound like an old man.

460

:

But still, I'm all about buying

physical media, until, uh,

461

:

there is no physical media left.

462

:

Benjamin: See, I disagree.

463

:

I believe we have to abandon physical

media, abandon media as it is, and the

464

:

only form of entertainment we should

get is people just acting out plays or

465

:

movies that they vaguely remember, like

when they do Star Wars in Reign of Fire.

466

:

Uh

467

:

well now that was depressing:

Oh, you want Sweden movies?

468

:

Yeah.

469

:

Uh, the, the Be Kind Rewind style movies?

470

:

Yeah

471

:

Victor: Dude, yes.

472

:

Oh, man.

473

:

I knew that.

474

:

Well, uh, speaking of, uh, things

abandoned, uh, much like physical media,

475

:

the inner walls of the, uh, the inner…

476

:

One, one of the inner layers of, uh, the,

the city, the city anime that we're in.

477

:

What, what did you call it?

478

:

What'd you call this, Ben?

479

:

Mega City,

480

:

Benjamin: mega city one

481

:

Victor: Fantasy Mega City One.

482

:

Yeah.

483

:

Uh, it seems like, uh, the

inner layer of it, uh, just been

484

:

completely overrun with titans.

485

:

Yeah

486

:

well now that was depressing: So

if you'll notice, if you noticed,

487

:

Benjamin: This is one of the

488

:

well now that was depressing:

this is tr- this is trust.

489

:

Yes, exactly.

490

:

This is a bubble ci- city,

491

:

Victor: Trost is the name of Mega City

492

:

Benjamin: it is

493

:

name of this specific bubble

494

:

Victor: Oh, the

495

:

well now that was depressing:

the, so there's little, there's

496

:

these little bubble cities that

are small areas surrounded by

497

:

walls where there are cities.

498

:

Um, and they have these on

all three layers of the walls

499

:

based off the infographics we

had, or maybe the first two.

500

:

I don't know if they're

in the third layer.

501

:

So they'll have the, like, the wall,

the big wall, and then on the outer

502

:

edge there'll be, like, a little city

there, and then they'll have stuff on

503

:

the inside that's like pastures and

then people and stuff living in there,

504

:

but not necessarily super condensed.

505

:

And then the cities are these

little self-contained bubbles.

506

:

And there's, I wanna say four of them

507

:

Victor: but so,

508

:

well now that was depressing: each wall

509

:

Victor: so, so there's

still only three walls then?

510

:

Like the Maria, the Pinta, the

511

:

well now that was depressing: The,

there's the three, yeah, there's the

512

:

three big walls, but there's these

little bubbles on the outside of them.

513

:

Victor: Okay

514

:

well now that was depressing: the inner,

the, the third wa- most is city, city

515

:

Benjamin: All right, and Victor,

516

:

Victor: Yeah

517

:

Benjamin: can you name

Columbus' three ships?

518

:

Victor: I feel like I'm being set

519

:

well now that was depressing: It's

not it's not the same, but it's close

520

:

Victor: What, the Nina,

the Pinta, the Santa Maria?

521

:

Benjamin: There we go.

522

:

All right.

523

:

Victor: No, that's what I said.

524

:

That was a, that was a joke

about the, the, the walls.

525

:

I know

526

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah

527

:

Victor: Rose, and I forget

what the other one is.

528

:

Uh, Stella?

529

:

I don't know.

530

:

I don't remember what the…

531

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah

532

:

Victor: Uh, but anyway, uh, so we

open, uh, in media titan corral

533

:

Benjamin: last time on

without a option to skip.

534

:

Victor: Yeah, I noticed that.

535

:

Benjamin: Uh,

536

:

Victor: Yeah

537

:

well now that was depressing:

I had one on the jellyfin.

538

:

Victor: Oh, you had an

option to skip on the

539

:

Benjamin: on, uh, Hulu, it…

540

:

Just the first two and a half minutes

are all recap, which is more of

541

:

what I was talking about last time,

Victor, of, uh, hey, if we have a

542

:

two-minute intro and a two-minute

543

:

recap, that means we only need

to make 19 minutes of episode

544

:

Victor: Oh, oh, but,

545

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah

546

:

Victor: got the two-minute outro

as well, so that shaves another

547

:

well now that was depressing:

Yeah, these are 23-minute episodes.

548

:

Next season, or, uh, s- for season three

and four they actually drop down to 22.

549

:

Um, but I will say the last episode

is 84 minutes, so just know that now

550

:

Victor: Yeah.

551

:

Well

552

:

Benjamin: didn't actually

start until four minutes in,

553

:

Victor: I couldn't actually tell what was

going on, if it was actual episode or if

554

:

it was, uh, if this was the intro or if

this, this was the last time on recap.

555

:

I couldn't tell.

556

:

But either, yeah, I was like, "Oh,

this must be the part that…"

557

:

Benjamin: you the recap?

558

:

Victor: I was like, "This must be

the part that Ben told me to skip

559

:

Benjamin: which is the best anime intro

560

:

Victor: Uh, um, way, I didn't

really pick up too much.

561

:

I don't think there was too much spoilery

stuff in the narration last time on.

562

:

I don't remember shit except, you know,

this is the second time Titans have

563

:

attacked, which they already talked

564

:

well now that was depressing:

I, it's-- I didn't even watch it

565

:

Victor: Okay

566

:

well now that was depressing: and I've

already seen everything that happens.

567

:

Victor: Yeah.

568

:

So anyways, the

569

:

well now that was depressing: So I

don't know what was in there, but yeah

570

:

Victor: So after we get back from

the narrator recap, uh, we've got

571

:

the, was it the Scout Corps I guess

they're called, or the guards?

572

:

I forget what they're…

573

:

Like, they're not…

574

:

Whatever they're

575

:

Benjamin: then we also

have the, the elites

576

:

Victor: Yeah, the

577

:

well now that was depressing:

We've got the elites, we've got

578

:

the guard corps doing stuff.

579

:

This is mostly the guard

corps, that's the roses.

580

:

The roses are the guard corps.

581

:

Victor: the

582

:

well now that was depressing: And then,

uh, I don't think they say it in this

583

:

episode, but, uh, I don't think any of

you will have a prediction about this.

584

:

The, uh, like if you see like

Mikasa and a handful of the other

585

:

people, they just had the two plain

swords and not really an emblem.

586

:

Victor: Hmm.

587

:

well now that was depressing:

the training corps

588

:

Victor: Oh, okay.

589

:

well now that was depressing: So

those are the people that haven't

590

:

finished boot camp yet or whatever,

or haven't been assigned to a corps

591

:

Victor: Mm-hmm.

592

:

well now that was depressing: I yes,

there's a bit of that in this show.

593

:

Victor: Yeah.

594

:

Uh, well, I noticed that there has

been a time skip 'cause our, our

595

:

main characters are a little older.

596

:

Um

597

:

Benjamin: but we

598

:

Yes, everybody's older

599

:

well now that was depressing: How long

of a time skip do you guys think it was?

600

:

Just out of curiosity

601

:

Victor: Hmm, four or five years maybe.

602

:

Uh, 'cause it's like

603

:

Benjamin: gonna s- go six years,

'cause I think they were 10 and

604

:

I'm gonna say now they're 16

605

:

Victor: Yeah, that

606

:

well now that was depressing: Okay

607

:

Victor: Yeah.

608

:

Um, so anyway, the Rose Brigade

has all the Titans corralled, and

609

:

they're crammed shoulder to shoulder.

610

:

They look like, they look like they're

trying to get through the security

611

:

door at a Taylor Swift concert.

612

:

They're just, like,

fucking packed up in there.

613

:

And we meet the commander of the,

uh, I wrote the anti-Titan military,

614

:

uh, but this guy, this dude, he

looks like every grizzled veteran

615

:

stereotype ever, and I am here for it.

616

:

You know, they had a…

617

:

Benjamin: Yeah,

618

:

Victor: was like Michael

Ironside in Starship Troopers.

619

:

I only have one rule.

620

:

Everyone fights, no one quits.

621

:

If

622

:

Victor: I love the trope.

623

:

Oh, I had another…

624

:

Oh, oh, the, he also reminds me of the

sergeant major from, uh, We Were Soldiers.

625

:

You know, just a big,

gruff, old, old bastard.

626

:

L- I love it.

627

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah

628

:

Victor: it.

629

:

And, uh, and yeah, okay, so I

wrote down there's a time skip.

630

:

Um, so the Eren Titan, uh,

is fighting with M- Mikasa.

631

:

Benjamin: now

632

:

Victor: Yeah, Eren became a Titan somehow.

633

:

That's…

634

:

well now that was depressing:

Eren became a Titan

635

:

Victor: Mm-hmm.

636

:

Benjamin: What happened to her?

637

:

What happened here?

638

:

Can't explain But I got the van

639

:

Victor: I knew you were

gonna hit me with that.

640

:

I think he, uh, they, like you said, they

went back to, uh, his father's cellar,

641

:

and they found his experiments, and I

think he, uh, he had a baby Titan down

642

:

there, and he extracted his genes, the

baby Titan genes, and turned it into,

643

:

uh, a mutagen, like from Ninja Turtles.

644

:

And that's the only way they could figure

out how to, how to fight the Titans.

645

:

But,

646

:

well now that was depressing:

From like Ninja Turtles.

647

:

A+ job.

648

:

Benjamin: It can't be true

because as we have seen,

649

:

Victor: Uh

650

:

Benjamin: don't wear pants, so

how would he found his jeans?

651

:

Victor: Okay.

652

:

We gotta,

653

:

Benjamin: Victor, I

654

:

Victor: that slot on a bingo card.

655

:

Benjamin: stuff 101.

656

:

Do you know the funny thing

about the mutagen that made the

657

:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?

658

:

Victor: What's that?

659

:

Benjamin: It's the same mutagen, uh,

radioactive substance that made Daredevil

660

:

Victor: Uh, so Daredevil and Ninja

Turtles take place in the same universe?

661

:

well now that was depressing: So,

662

:

Victor: Oh, God.

663

:

well now that was depressing: uh,

Ninja Turtles is an homage to Daredevil

664

:

Victor: What?

665

:

Shut

666

:

well now that was depressing: they 100%,

and the original Ninja Turtles 100%.

667

:

And, uh, the two creators were

giant Daredevil fans of Frank

668

:

Miller's run in the early '80s on

Daredevil, and it's 100% set up

669

:

Benjamin: eyes, went down

the sewer, made the turtles

670

:

well now that was depressing: Yes, 100%,

it's supposed to be that on purpose.

671

:

And this is eventually

retconned/confirmed, uh, as Ninja

672

:

Turtles became popular and people

who were writing Daredevil comics

673

:

were fans of Ninja Turtles.

674

:

They have just coalesced canon despite

Ninja Turtles not being Marvel characters

675

:

Benjamin: Victor, who

trained the Ninja Turtles?

676

:

Victor: Oh yeah, it was Splinter.

677

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah

678

:

Benjamin: who trained Daredevil?

679

:

well now that was depressing:

Uh, God, what's his name?

680

:

S- Stick, that's right.

681

:

And then who does Daredevil fight?

682

:

Benjamin: Uh,

683

:

well now that was depressing: Hand.

684

:

Who do the Ninja Turtles fight?

685

:

The Foot

686

:

Victor: Okay.

687

:

Oh my God.

688

:

well now that was depressing:

Yeah, there's stuff.

689

:

Yep

690

:

Victor: I was never

really big into Daredevil.

691

:

I could…

692

:

Benjamin: I

693

:

well now that was depressing: I

694

:

mean

695

:

Victor: uh, my first introduction

to that was the Ben Affleck

696

:

Daredevil, but whatever.

697

:

Benjamin: cut is

698

:

Victor: Yeah.

699

:

Benjamin: Or at least

700

:

Victor: Yeah.

701

:

Benjamin: It's still very nu metal

702

:

Victor: Nice.

703

:

Um,

704

:

Benjamin: But,

705

:

Victor: okay,

706

:

so,

707

:

So Mi- Mikasa, Mikasa, Mikasa … How

do they pronounce it again?

708

:

I always forget.

709

:

Anyway, it looks like Eren

Titan got his hand Skywalkered.

710

:

Like, got, like, smoke

billowing from his hands.

711

:

At one point

712

:

well now that was depressing:

from one of his hands,

713

:

Victor: Yeah

714

:

well now that was depressing: and then he

punches himself so hard smoke is billowing

715

:

from his other hand and it's a nubbin

716

:

Victor: that what it is?

717

:

She, yeah, uh, yeah, Mi- Mikasa, uh, dupes

718

:

well now that was depressing:

Mi casa, three syllables

719

:

Victor: Mikasa is who casa.

720

:

Anyway, she dupes him…

721

:

Benjamin: stop hitting

722

:

Victor: Yeah.

723

:

Exactly, and his hand explodes, he hits

himself so hard and knocks himself out.

724

:

That's…

725

:

Benjamin: You ever

726

:

Victor: Okay, that happened.

727

:

Benjamin: your hand explodes?

728

:

Victor: Oh, yeah, yeah,

729

:

like ev- every,

730

:

Benjamin: to

731

:

you?

732

:

Victor: like

733

:

well now that was depressing: All the time

734

:

Victor: Um,

735

:

Benjamin: Uh,

736

:

Victor: so then-

737

:

Benjamin: who is there to support Titan

Eren is like, "Ah, there's a six, a

738

:

10, and a 12-meter coming this way.

739

:

Uh, we have to withdraw."

740

:

And is a weird, uh, s- I, I, I would love

to talk to the person who wrote this.

741

:

when do you have your anime

manga character just talking

742

:

out loud to the universe and

I don't care who's hearing it?

743

:

And when do you have them just

do a long internal monologue?

744

:

'Cause we get both this episode, and

both times it d- they don't seem to care.

745

:

You know, if I'm doing a long outspoken

monologue, I don't care what anybody else

746

:

is saying or if they're even hearing it.

747

:

Sometimes they're doing

it alone, and it's like,

748

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah

749

:

Benjamin: is their mouth moving or not?

750

:

Um, and so I'm just-- I wanna know when

do you choose one versus the other?

751

:

Victor: Yeah, to deliver the exposition

for the audience like that, yeah.

752

:

Huh

753

:

well now that was depressing: I was

having an internal monologue while

754

:

you were going on that rant, Ben.

755

:

What was that?

756

:

Um, ba-da-ba-ba-da-ba

757

:

Victor: out Ar- Armin is also a

part of the, the, the Rose Brigade,

758

:

they're all watching from a distance.

759

:

Oh, they see the red flare.

760

:

That's what happens,

and they're like, "Oh,

761

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah

762

:

Victor: that means shit went down.

763

:

Shit went sideways."

764

:

Armin's like, "Hell, no," and he grabs

a tank of helium, and I'm assuming

765

:

he was gonna go run off to blow up

some party balloons to, uh, yeah.

766

:

Whatever

767

:

Benjamin: the Titans do

run like toddlers, so I do

768

:

Victor: They

769

:

well now that was depressing: Yes

770

:

Benjamin: puppy

771

:

Victor: Y-

772

:

Benjamin: like, it across

the city, they would

773

:

Victor: yeah, a diversion.

774

:

That sounds,

775

:

well now that was depressing:

The tanks are fuel for…

776

:

Victor: me.

777

:

I, I'm sure I know,

778

:

well now that was depressing: Okay.

779

:

Victor: what it's for,

but, you know, don't,

780

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah.

781

:

Victor: us.

782

:

well now that was depressing: Okay, cool

783

:

Benjamin: the, uh,

784

:

Victor: For the

785

:

Benjamin: have, we have Spider-Man at

786

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah.

787

:

Victor: Yeah.

788

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah,

for the Spider-Man at home, 100%.

789

:

Victor: that's what it was.

790

:

Yeah, I was trying to

791

:

well now that was depressing: uh, I

wanna call out real quick that there's

792

:

a moment where that Guardian Corp guys

were like, "We're just gonna leave Erin

793

:

behind," and Mikasa gives them a look

that makes them all change their mind.

794

:

Victor: Yeah.

795

:

Benjamin: I love that even amongst

the, like, the best of the best elite

796

:

soldiers, Mikasa is still scary.

797

:

If you ever disrespect my

wife again, I will end you.

798

:

I will fucking end you.

799

:

well now that was depressing: They,

there's a lot of lip service to how these

800

:

are the best soldiers in humanity, and we

see them get their shit wrecked, and we

801

:

see Mikasa kill Titans just carte blanche.

802

:

Benjamin: Yeah

803

:

Victor: Yeah

804

:

well now that was depressing: Even

the leader is all like, "Uh, you

805

:

just go do your own thing because

that's going to be more effective

806

:

than any orders I could give you."

807

:

Victor: Mm-hmm.

808

:

Yeah.

809

:

So,

810

:

Benjamin: I've,

811

:

Victor: the, we, we…

812

:

Go ahead

813

:

Benjamin: I've known people like that

where it's just like, "Go do your thing."

814

:

Uh,

815

:

well now that was depressing: Well yeah,

816

:

I mean, in LARP combat, Ben,

we've had moments where we've been

817

:

battlefield generals, and it's just

like, "You, you do this, you do

818

:

this, you go do your thing 100%."

819

:

Benjamin: 100%.

820

:

well now that was depressing: I'm

not gonna ask you to defend a line."

821

:

Benjamin: No

822

:

Uh, but they have this long

talk about how we're expendable.

823

:

None of

824

:

Victor: Mmhmm

825

:

Benjamin: into a Titan.

826

:

He can.

827

:

So if he gets his shit back

together, that's more, worth more

828

:

than any one of us being alive.

829

:

Um

830

:

well now that was depressing: percent

831

:

Victor: Yeah, that makes sense.

832

:

I mean, uh, how else are you gonna

fight these fucking giants, you know?

833

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah,

if there's any hope for humanity,

834

:

they've gotta have something else

than what they currently have

835

:

Victor: he says, "I don't know if,

if Eren's inside that Titan, but I

836

:

do know what is inside that Titan is

hope, and rebellions are built on hope

837

:

Benjamin: But then we see what is

actually in the Titan, and it's goo

838

:

well now that was depressing:

Palpatine, somehow he returned

839

:

Benjamin: Um, and we zoom inside the

Erin Titan and we see, it looks like

840

:

when Starbuck is inside the Cylon Raider

841

:

I thought they smelled bad on the outside.

842

:

Victor: Oh, that's an

843

:

well now that was depressing: Yep

844

:

Victor: Yeah.

845

:

I, I was, I was like…

846

:

I was gonna say that last time

on, we discovered that the

847

:

Titans are just, uh, organic mech

suits, and you could pilot them.

848

:

I, I, I was comparing them to the

shadow vessels from Babylon 5.

849

:

But, uh, yeah, y- y- you can, uh…

850

:

It's, it's my…

851

:

I'm gonna say what happened here

last time on is that it turns out

852

:

every Titan has, like, a little USB

port in the back of their neck that

853

:

you can just plug yourself into.

854

:

It's like a USB port,

but way more grotesque.

855

:

And the reason they…

856

:

USB.

857

:

Um, now all, all the other

Titans we've seen are pretty…

858

:

They're, they, they got some beer bellies.

859

:

They're kinda chonky.

860

:

So I'm gonna say what happened was

they found this, this one Titan

861

:

body that's just jacked, has no

body fat on him, and that's how Eren

862

:

was able to access the, the little

gooey USB port to plug himself in.

863

:

Uh, you know, the rest

864

:

well now that was depressing:

Just crawled in there

865

:

Victor: All, all the other ones

have the same port, but they're

866

:

covered up by blobs of, chonk.

867

:

well now that was depressing: Okay

868

:

Victor: That's my theory so far.

869

:

Benjamin: We get an interstitial

here where we find out that,

870

:

uh, recruit training, uh, they

just them use these, uh, these

871

:

omnidirectional bullshit harpoons,

872

:

Victor: Omni- omnidirectional

movement gear.

873

:

That's what-- ODM gear,

that's what it called.

874

:

Yeah

875

:

Benjamin: and it provides, like,

so many Gs that, like, it can break

876

:

your spine, and during training

they just let kids die, um,

877

:

Victor: Right.

878

:

Yeah, Yeah, I saw that.

879

:

They said that,

880

:

Benjamin: up

881

:

Victor: it's like, "Yeah, it may sound

harsh, but, uh, if they can't handle this,

882

:

then they can't handle fighting a Titan."

883

:

I'm like, "Oh,

884

:

well,

885

:

yeah

886

:

Benjamin: you can learn.

887

:

You know

888

:

what's really great is

learning from experiences.

889

:

Uh

890

:

well now that was depressing: Mm-hmm

891

:

Victor: the- these, this, this gear, I

gotta say, it looks badass on screen.

892

:

they, these things.

893

:

But then I, I decided to go look

up some, uh, some Attack on Titan

894

:

cosplay and in real life, when you

got these big giant boxes strapped

895

:

to your hips, you just look stupid.

896

:

well now that was depressing: Did you

happen to find, there's a very famous

897

:

cosplay, uh, from this anime that's

Eren Jagermeister, where instead of

898

:

having the two giant tins, it's two

giant bottles of Jager on their hips

899

:

Shots, shots, shots, shots, shots,

shots, shots, shots, shots, shots,

900

:

shots, shots, shots, shots, shots

901

:

Benjamin: That did remind me, I, do

wanna have a, uh, a challenge, Victor

902

:

Victor: Oh, yeah?

903

:

Benjamin: Uh, so Jafeir is exempt from

this because he's not making predictions.

904

:

Victor: Mm-hmm.

905

:

well now that was depressing: Okay

906

:

Benjamin: us

907

:

Victor: One of us.

908

:

Benjamin: will win and get to

909

:

Victor: Mmhmm Mmhmm

910

:

Benjamin: And I believe that

that, the, the loser have to, uh,

911

:

drink Jager in our go back episode

912

:

Victor: Ah, that, that's some

actual stakes right there.

913

:

I haven't had Jäger since I was, like, 22.

914

:

You're on, good sir.

915

:

Benjamin: I

916

:

Victor: the…

917

:

Benjamin: it.

918

:

Victor: I have…

919

:

It's vile.

920

:

Benjamin: it is, yeah.

921

:

Uh,

922

:

Victor: do, I'll do you…

923

:

I'll, I'll, I will see your, your

Jäger bet, and I will raise you, uh,

924

:

to a Starry Night, because this is

a, a drink I've only had once in my

925

:

entire life, and that was the night,

uh, I think I had just turned 21, my

926

:

buddy, fucking, you know, uh, this was

back when I'd first joined the Army.

927

:

So Private Victor was getting drunk at

a Bennigan's and got everyone kicked

928

:

out because I was being so loud,

because this guy kept buying me Starry

929

:

Nights that were just disgusting,

and I just kept drinking them.

930

:

It was like, "This

931

:

well now that was depressing:

We don't need to hurt ourselves.

932

:

We don't need to hurt ourselves.

933

:

Yeager, Yeag- Yeager is enough pain

934

:

Benjamin: All right.

935

:

I'll Starry

936

:

Victor: yeah, see.

937

:

Benjamin: Vincent

938

:

Victor: I'll Starry Night.

939

:

All right, let's do it.

940

:

well now that was depressing: Oh

no, Ben, no, put the knife down.

941

:

Victor: Nice.

942

:

well now that was depressing:

Get away from your ear

943

:

Victor: Okay.

944

:

So anyway, um,

945

:

Benjamin: I was,

946

:

Victor: yeah.

947

:

Benjamin: my ear off 'cause Vincent

948

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah.

949

:

Victor: So I

950

:

well now that was depressing: was,

951

:

yeah

952

:

Victor: down here in my notes,

maybe that's what the helium tank

953

:

is for, uh, the way that, uh…

954

:

I still don't completely understand

how, how the, the ODM gear lets these

955

:

guys Spider-Man themselves around.

956

:

They, they seem to be able to launch

themselves straight up in the air

957

:

without any visible explanation.

958

:

Um, I just got a text from my stepdad.

959

:

He, the,

960

:

the Spurs game stream froze.

961

:

He's asking me to come

downstairs and fix it, so I'll

962

:

well now that was depressing: Go

ahead and fix that stream real quick

963

:

Benjamin: Gonix

964

:

well now that was depressing: Man, uh,

I called the Knicks in five at the start

965

:

of the series, uh, before game one, and

I got laughed at at work, and then the

966

:

Knicks embarrassed the Spurs in game one.

967

:

Benjamin: they did

968

:

well now that was depressing: Uh, this

game, uh, the Spurs are winning by a

969

:

little bit, but it's still the first

quarter, so we'll see how it goes.

970

:

Benjamin: The

971

:

well now that was depressing:

I got the score

972

:

Benjamin: like in the third

quarter in the first game, and the

973

:

well now that was depressing: Yeah

974

:

Benjamin: stomped them at

975

:

well now that was depressing:

Found the afterburners.

976

:

Yeah

977

:

Benjamin: Uh, this has been

a weird year for me with my

978

:

weird fandoms, folks at home.

979

:

Uh, I

980

:

well now that was depressing: Ben,

no, no, uh, okay, you know, fuck it.

981

:

Let's do radio.

982

:

Go for it

983

:

No, no, no, no.

984

:

Come on.

985

:

I like it where it is.

986

:

No, seriously, come on.

987

:

Do it.

988

:

Do it.

989

:

Benjamin: I am not geographically

locked with my fandoms.

990

:

Uh

991

:

well now that was depressing: You

are, I would say, geographically

992

:

obstinate with your fandoms

993

:

Benjamin: true.

994

:

am a Boston Red Sox fan, and I feel it's

995

:

well now that was depressing: Boo

996

:

Benjamin: before they won anything.

997

:

Uh

998

:

well now that was depressing: Can confirm

999

:

Benjamin: Uh, I'm also, for

the same amount of time,

:

00:41:42,106 --> 00:41:43,456

been a New York Knicks fan.

:

00:41:44,296 --> 00:41:46,476

people do not like a Boston

team and a New York team.

:

00:41:46,486 --> 00:41:47,676

I'm weird that way, I know.

:

00:41:48,006 --> 00:41:53,126

Knicks, terrible for a long time, so

it's nice to see them actually being good

:

00:41:53,137 --> 00:41:54,897

well now that was depressing:

How did you pick these teams?

:

00:41:54,897 --> 00:41:57,117

Do you wanna give s- the

audience some insight into that?

:

00:41:57,936 --> 00:42:01,006

Benjamin: Um, I

:

00:42:01,211 --> 00:42:02,511

well now that was depressing:

You have no reason to

:

00:42:02,726 --> 00:42:03,376

Benjamin: No, I don't.

:

00:42:03,756 --> 00:42:04,376

Uh,

:

00:42:05,143 --> 00:42:07,223

well now that was depressing: At least

for the traditional reasons one has a team

:

00:42:07,626 --> 00:42:09,936

Benjamin: for the Knicks it's

because I really liked Patrick Ewing.

:

00:42:11,161 --> 00:42:11,481

well now that was depressing: Yeah

:

00:42:11,876 --> 00:42:13,516

Benjamin: Uh, I just, I liked him a lot.

:

00:42:13,676 --> 00:42:14,316

Uh,

:

00:42:15,189 --> 00:42:15,479

well now that was depressing: Okay

:

00:42:16,356 --> 00:42:17,196

Benjamin: I don't know what it was.

:

00:42:17,196 --> 00:42:20,246

I liked their logo, I liked Patrick

Ewing, and I'm just like, "I'll be a

:

00:42:20,409 --> 00:42:21,679

well now that was depressing:

Best actor in Space Jam

:

00:42:22,586 --> 00:42:27,496

Benjamin: Uh, he is, and

that is at you, Bill Murray.

:

00:42:27,696 --> 00:42:29,056

You're a terrible actor

:

00:42:30,343 --> 00:42:31,093

Victor: No, this is true.

:

00:42:31,443 --> 00:42:32,633

Bill Murray was in Space Jam?

:

00:42:32,633 --> 00:42:33,403

I don't remember that.

:

00:42:33,463 --> 00:42:33,863

well now that was depressing: Oh yeah.

:

00:42:34,313 --> 00:42:34,453

Victor: Now

:

00:42:34,453 --> 00:42:34,733

we

:

00:42:34,783 --> 00:42:37,593

well now that was depressing: Bill Murray

is one of the main drivers in Space Jam

:

00:42:37,619 --> 00:42:39,999

Victor: Oh, Wow, I must have d-

:

00:42:40,537 --> 00:42:42,977

well now that was depressing: If you

were to bill someone who wasn't Michael

:

00:42:42,977 --> 00:42:45,147

Jordan as the lead of Space Jam,

:

00:42:45,545 --> 00:42:46,265

Victor: Okay.

:

00:42:46,477 --> 00:42:46,877

well now that was depressing: Murray

:

00:42:47,085 --> 00:42:48,045

Victor: I'm vaguely remembering now.

:

00:42:48,045 --> 00:42:49,815

I'm, and we, we freaking watched that

:

00:42:50,015 --> 00:42:50,545

well now that was depressing: Mm.

:

00:42:50,605 --> 00:42:52,535

Victor: movie break on,

on this very podcast.

:

00:42:53,974 --> 00:42:54,454

Benjamin: Wayne Knight's

:

00:42:54,535 --> 00:42:54,965

Victor: anyway

:

00:42:54,974 --> 00:42:55,984

Benjamin: lot more of the film.

:

00:42:56,874 --> 00:42:57,384

Um

:

00:42:57,537 --> 00:42:57,907

Victor: Yeah

:

00:42:58,137 --> 00:43:00,807

well now that was depressing: yeah,

but you're not gonna bill Wayne

:

00:43:00,807 --> 00:43:05,477

Knight over Bill Murray ever, at any

point of their respective careers

:

00:43:05,974 --> 00:43:08,824

Benjamin: I'm sorry, was Bill

Murray on Third Rock From the Sun?

:

00:43:09,484 --> 00:43:10,344

don't think so

:

00:43:10,377 --> 00:43:10,937

well now that was depressing: Probably.

:

00:43:12,734 --> 00:43:12,984

Benjamin: I don't…

:

00:43:12,994 --> 00:43:14,694

Maybe he was the big giant head.

:

00:43:14,694 --> 00:43:15,244

I don't know.

:

00:43:15,284 --> 00:43:16,614

It feels like something they'd do.

:

00:43:17,223 --> 00:43:17,253

Victor: God.

:

00:43:18,243 --> 00:43:23,893

Uh, so we, apparently we have train tracks

and cannons, so this, uh, this, this,

:

00:43:23,942 --> 00:43:24,342

Benjamin: cool.

:

00:43:24,732 --> 00:43:24,882

It

:

00:43:24,973 --> 00:43:26,273

Victor: this show is moving towards,

:

00:43:26,402 --> 00:43:26,692

Benjamin: cool

:

00:43:27,723 --> 00:43:28,403

Victor: Well, it wouldn't work

:

00:43:28,844 --> 00:43:34,574

Benjamin: So you can put a cannon on

railroad tracks, but what you do is

:

00:43:34,574 --> 00:43:39,524

you have it so that the railroad tracks

are absorbing the recoil, and then you

:

00:43:39,524 --> 00:43:43,884

just push it back forward so that the

gun doesn't break itself when it fires.

:

00:43:44,193 --> 00:43:44,593

Victor: Yeah

:

00:43:44,594 --> 00:43:48,794

Benjamin: these guns are, instead

of being on the, the railroad tracks

:

00:43:48,824 --> 00:43:51,084

parallel, they are perpendicular.

:

00:43:51,824 --> 00:43:52,934

So when they fired,

:

00:43:53,099 --> 00:43:54,429

Victor: Oh, yeah.

:

00:43:54,929 --> 00:43:55,409

Okay.

:

00:43:55,929 --> 00:43:56,149

well now that was depressing: It's…

:

00:43:56,149 --> 00:43:56,369

Th-

:

00:43:56,564 --> 00:43:57,014

Benjamin: tracks

:

00:43:57,499 --> 00:43:59,789

well now that was depressing: there's

a very logical reason for this, which

:

00:43:59,789 --> 00:44:03,279

is you've got limited cannons and

you've got a large area to cover.

:

00:44:03,596 --> 00:44:03,856

Benjamin: Yeah,

:

00:44:03,876 --> 00:44:04,016

I

:

00:44:04,029 --> 00:44:06,859

well now that was depressing: It's

not about having them be firing from

:

00:44:06,859 --> 00:44:09,599

those positions, it's about getting

them to a place where they're…

:

00:44:09,621 --> 00:44:09,821

Victor: then they

:

00:44:09,869 --> 00:44:10,269

well now that was depressing: Yeah

:

00:44:10,361 --> 00:44:11,491

Victor: off and f- and shoot them.

:

00:44:11,771 --> 00:44:12,991

The, yeah, I can see that.

:

00:44:13,052 --> 00:44:13,182

Benjamin: they

:

00:44:13,281 --> 00:44:14,031

Victor: That, that does…

:

00:44:14,102 --> 00:44:15,492

Benjamin: stay, I think because it looks

:

00:44:15,492 --> 00:44:15,822

cool.

:

00:44:15,921 --> 00:44:16,391

Victor: find out.

:

00:44:16,391 --> 00:44:19,871

We'll, uh, we- maybe we'll see them

fire the things on, on, on screen,

:

00:44:19,871 --> 00:44:21,021

and, uh, we'll see how it works.

:

00:44:21,401 --> 00:44:27,391

That, that reminds me of, um, oh,

God, uh, The Cloverfield Paradox,

:

00:44:27,561 --> 00:44:29,281

which was such a disappointing movie.

:

00:44:30,341 --> 00:44:32,131

but one of the things that just…

:

00:44:33,321 --> 00:44:35,581

dude, it, it had so much

potential, and it's just…

:

00:44:35,911 --> 00:44:38,451

Anyway, one thing that drove me

crazy was on the freaking space

:

00:44:38,461 --> 00:44:43,601

station, had rotating sections,

they were rotating the wrong way.

:

00:44:43,901 --> 00:44:48,411

It's like they're, they're spinning

to generate gravity, they're standing,

:

00:44:48,461 --> 00:44:50,871

uh, y- perpendicular to the spin.

:

00:44:51,631 --> 00:44:55,111

think pr- yeah, it's hard to

explain, but they would be thrown

:

00:44:55,111 --> 00:44:56,701

against the wall if this were real.

:

00:44:57,401 --> 00:45:00,581

Like, uh, I, the, yeah, if you s-

:

00:45:00,828 --> 00:45:02,568

Benjamin: you are on the outside edge

:

00:45:02,571 --> 00:45:02,911

Victor: Mm-hmm.

:

00:45:03,641 --> 00:45:03,761

it,

:

00:45:03,897 --> 00:45:04,227

well now that was depressing: Yeah

:

00:45:04,401 --> 00:45:09,261

Victor: uh, one of those, like

the, the whatchacallit, the, the,

:

00:45:09,271 --> 00:45:14,031

the, the Space Needle restaurant

or those s- it's built like that.

:

00:45:14,741 --> 00:45:15,721

It's so stupid.

:

00:45:16,217 --> 00:45:16,587

well now that was depressing: Yeah

:

00:45:16,741 --> 00:45:16,891

Victor: Ugh.

:

00:45:17,091 --> 00:45:21,791

Anyway, um, anyway, my notes, uh,

say, yeah, we got train tracks

:

00:45:21,801 --> 00:45:27,011

and cannons, and this is moving

into steampunk territory, I think.

:

00:45:28,971 --> 00:45:29,451

Uh,

:

00:45:30,313 --> 00:45:31,313

well now that was depressing:

I think that's fair.

:

00:45:31,551 --> 00:45:31,971

Victor: yeah

:

00:45:32,183 --> 00:45:33,213

well now that was depressing:

that's the vibes.

:

00:45:33,612 --> 00:45:33,622

Benjamin: Mm-hmm.

:

00:45:34,017 --> 00:45:34,397

Victor: That's kinda

:

00:45:34,403 --> 00:45:37,503

well now that was depressing: It's

definitely like the, the houses

:

00:45:37,503 --> 00:45:41,113

and the architecture and stuff I

think fit in with that pretty well.

:

00:45:41,433 --> 00:45:47,193

Uh, like half jackets instead

of f- instead of trench coats.

:

00:45:47,203 --> 00:45:50,733

Yeah, like steampunk with half the jacket.

:

00:45:50,783 --> 00:45:52,903

Well, maybe a quarter of

the jacket from steampunk.

:

00:45:53,023 --> 00:45:53,383

Yeah

:

00:45:53,738 --> 00:45:57,668

Benjamin: We aren't quite

gunpowder fantasy, but we're close

:

00:45:58,145 --> 00:45:58,475

Victor: Mm-hmm.

:

00:45:59,395 --> 00:46:04,575

So back to the Captain Ian, he

reiterates that staying to defend

:

00:46:04,585 --> 00:46:07,165

the Eren Titan is their only hope.

:

00:46:08,121 --> 00:46:08,521

well now that was depressing: Mm-hmm.

:

00:46:08,795 --> 00:46:12,085

Victor: apparently Eren Titan

is supposed to regrow his lost

:

00:46:12,095 --> 00:46:19,095

limbs, so because, um, Mikasa is,

is like, "He's not regenerating."

:

00:46:19,125 --> 00:46:20,275

So okay, that's interesting.

:

00:46:20,275 --> 00:46:22,285

I guess that's a superpower that he has.

:

00:46:24,069 --> 00:46:26,269

well now that was depressing: Y-

she questions whether or not he

:

00:46:26,269 --> 00:46:28,039

is permanently injured as well.

:

00:46:28,209 --> 00:46:31,899

They don't really understand

how this works at this point

:

00:46:33,140 --> 00:46:36,720

Benjamin: And then Armin shows up

and Mikasa is just like, "Armin,

:

00:46:36,730 --> 00:46:38,000

what the fuck are you doing here?"

:

00:46:38,000 --> 00:46:39,430

And he's just like, "I don't know.

:

00:46:40,970 --> 00:46:41,760

What's going on?"

:

00:46:43,171 --> 00:46:43,471

Victor: Yeah

:

00:46:43,495 --> 00:46:45,505

well now that was depressing: Is, do

they play him for dumb in the dub?

:

00:46:45,615 --> 00:46:48,985

Because in the sub he's all like, "I

am here for this explicit purpose."

:

00:46:49,046 --> 00:46:49,746

Benjamin: like, "What the

:

00:46:50,095 --> 00:46:50,385

well now that was depressing: Okay

:

00:46:50,576 --> 00:46:50,846

Benjamin: guys?

:

00:46:50,846 --> 00:46:50,956

You're

:

00:46:51,033 --> 00:46:51,543

Victor: Yeah

:

00:46:51,826 --> 00:46:52,196

Benjamin: the day.

:

00:46:52,196 --> 00:46:52,946

I came to help."

:

00:46:53,226 --> 00:46:53,826

Uh, and

:

00:46:53,826 --> 00:46:54,216

she's just like,

:

00:46:54,449 --> 00:46:54,829

well now that was depressing: Yeah

:

00:46:54,951 --> 00:46:55,281

Victor: was like

:

00:46:55,376 --> 00:46:55,726

Benjamin: help?"

:

00:46:56,066 --> 00:46:58,726

And he's like, "I'm gonna stab my friend."

:

00:46:58,996 --> 00:46:59,256

Uh

:

00:47:01,211 --> 00:47:03,701

Victor: Gonna do some

makeshift surgery, uh

:

00:47:03,808 --> 00:47:07,918

Benjamin: tell you most

people do not take kindly to

:

00:47:10,097 --> 00:47:11,807

well now that was depressing:

Firsthand experience speaking there

:

00:47:12,901 --> 00:47:16,631

Victor: Um, we get another

Eren dream sequence.

:

00:47:17,081 --> 00:47:18,241

He's back home again.

:

00:47:18,271 --> 00:47:18,821

Uh, I think

:

00:47:18,925 --> 00:47:19,455

well now that was depressing: He's like

:

00:47:19,471 --> 00:47:20,411

Victor: reoccurring thing.

:

00:47:21,215 --> 00:47:22,745

well now that was depressing:

coma dreaming maybe?

:

00:47:23,621 --> 00:47:23,931

Victor: Uh, it

:

00:47:23,955 --> 00:47:24,535

well now that was depressing: Yeah

:

00:47:24,651 --> 00:47:26,811

Victor: of, um…

:

00:47:26,821 --> 00:47:27,811

Oh, what am I thinking of?

:

00:47:27,861 --> 00:47:30,721

Uh, I'm, I, I'm, I know this

is a trope, and there's tons of

:

00:47:30,721 --> 00:47:37,011

examples of it, of, um, uh, to break

someone out of a dream sequence.

:

00:47:37,941 --> 00:47:38,381

well now that was depressing: Yeah

:

00:47:38,451 --> 00:47:42,891

Victor: It's such a meme-able moment

that I need to screen cap and of the

:

00:47:42,891 --> 00:47:46,351

way, uh, Eren is just laying there

just like-- He looks like me every

:

00:47:46,351 --> 00:47:48,271

morning like, "I don't wanna move.

:

00:47:48,411 --> 00:47:49,341

I don't wanna give up."

:

00:47:50,361 --> 00:47:50,661

Yeah.

:

00:47:50,692 --> 00:47:50,852

Benjamin: like,

:

00:47:50,933 --> 00:47:51,333

well now that was depressing: Yeah

:

00:47:51,612 --> 00:47:53,152

Benjamin: I'm a snuggly, warm burrito."

:

00:47:53,472 --> 00:47:56,052

And Armin's just like, "Don't

you wanna get back at them?

:

00:47:56,052 --> 00:47:58,102

Don't you wanna kill the

things that killed your mom?"

:

00:47:58,412 --> 00:48:02,252

And he's like, "Armin, my

mom's not dead," starring

:

00:48:02,443 --> 00:48:02,953

Victor: there.

:

00:48:05,913 --> 00:48:10,663

The, the, the shot of Armin just

banging on the window frantically

:

00:48:11,633 --> 00:48:14,673

Eren just sitting there like,

"Eh," that is just such a good…

:

00:48:14,703 --> 00:48:15,143

That's

:

00:48:15,371 --> 00:48:16,581

well now that was depressing:

It's so good.

:

00:48:16,913 --> 00:48:17,263

Victor: I, I

:

00:48:17,441 --> 00:48:17,731

well now that was depressing: Yeah

:

00:48:17,933 --> 00:48:18,533

Victor: cap that.

:

00:48:20,093 --> 00:48:25,743

Um, so, uh, yeah, Eren, uh, that Eren

just like, "Bro, I'm trying to sleep."

:

00:48:26,213 --> 00:48:26,973

Doesn't wanna move.

:

00:48:27,003 --> 00:48:28,673

Uh, Ian leaps into battle.

:

00:48:29,113 --> 00:48:32,523

Um, Mikasa saves a fellow

scout from being eaten.

:

00:48:33,003 --> 00:48:37,143

Uh, then Ian's targeting

computer malfunctions, so

:

00:48:37,143 --> 00:48:38,483

he has to go use the Force.

:

00:48:40,023 --> 00:48:43,233

that's what I wrote down, 'cause

his, uh, his ODM gear breaks

:

00:48:43,913 --> 00:48:46,243

well now that was depressing:

Wait, so Ian is Gene?

:

00:48:46,558 --> 00:48:47,068

Benjamin: Yes

:

00:48:47,121 --> 00:48:47,541

Victor: Okay.

:

00:48:48,301 --> 00:48:48,591

What?

:

00:48:50,398 --> 00:48:50,538

Benjamin: It

:

00:48:50,675 --> 00:48:53,055

well now that was depressing:

He's Gene in the subs

:

00:48:53,161 --> 00:48:53,491

Victor: wow.

:

00:48:53,541 --> 00:48:53,971

Okay.

:

00:48:54,301 --> 00:48:54,711

Weird.

:

00:48:54,826 --> 00:48:56,126

Benjamin: is Gene in the dub as well.

:

00:48:56,576 --> 00:48:57,996

I don't know where Ian came from

:

00:48:58,691 --> 00:48:58,841

Victor: I've

:

00:48:58,931 --> 00:48:59,341

well now that was depressing: Okay

:

00:48:59,551 --> 00:49:03,681

Victor: The Rose Brigade, they run

with their swords behind their back.

:

00:49:03,691 --> 00:49:05,661

The, like, it looks

just like a Naruto run.

:

00:49:07,833 --> 00:49:09,763

well now that was depressing:

I mean, Naruto was a popular

:

00:49:09,763 --> 00:49:11,263

anime at the time of release

:

00:49:11,557 --> 00:49:12,897

Victor: There's a YouTube clips

:

00:49:13,010 --> 00:49:14,750

Benjamin: hard to make

sure my son doesn't do that

:

00:49:17,017 --> 00:49:17,417

well now that was depressing: Yeah

:

00:49:17,686 --> 00:49:18,236

Benjamin: "No

:

00:49:18,975 --> 00:49:23,105

Victor: There, there's a great,

uh, YouTube, like, low-budget

:

00:49:23,315 --> 00:49:27,305

MythBusters that, uh, tried to

experiment to see if Naruto running

:

00:49:27,345 --> 00:49:29,465

is actually make you run faster.

:

00:49:30,485 --> 00:49:32,055

They had a couple of track athletes.

:

00:49:32,075 --> 00:49:33,065

Yeah, yeah, no, it doesn't.

:

00:49:33,445 --> 00:49:33,935

It's just that…

:

00:49:33,935 --> 00:49:37,105

It's like maybe you're more aerodynamic.

:

00:49:37,265 --> 00:49:39,635

Uh, no, no, you, you just look dumb, so

:

00:49:40,372 --> 00:49:42,822

Benjamin: Uh, Armin starts naming biomes.

:

00:49:43,772 --> 00:49:44,102

Uh

:

00:49:46,707 --> 00:49:47,917

Victor: So yeah, we were gonna go,

:

00:49:48,534 --> 00:49:48,734

Benjamin: and

:

00:49:48,754 --> 00:49:52,294

the ocean and the mountains

and the snow and the tundra?

:

00:49:52,764 --> 00:49:54,504

And, uh, it

:

00:49:54,504 --> 00:49:57,424

does remind me of the strong bad bit.

:

00:49:57,724 --> 00:50:01,374

Why are all men's, uh,

deodorants named after biomes?

:

00:50:01,793 --> 00:50:02,763

Victor: Yeah, that's true.

:

00:50:03,481 --> 00:50:04,121

well now that was depressing: Mm-hmm

:

00:50:06,943 --> 00:50:07,253

Victor: Yeah.

:

00:50:09,113 --> 00:50:11,703

Armin finally gets through to

Eren in his dream sequence and

:

00:50:11,703 --> 00:50:15,963

causes him to burst into flame,

and then we go to to be continued.

:

00:50:16,703 --> 00:50:18,113

I think, uh, I think

that's pretty much it.

:

00:50:18,143 --> 00:50:18,853

We didn't miss much.

:

00:50:18,883 --> 00:50:24,033

Oh, uh, Ian, Jean, whatever his name

is, he spots, uh, a dead trooper's

:

00:50:25,243 --> 00:50:29,333

and he's trapped inside a house

with a, with a big, ugly Titan.

:

00:50:29,693 --> 00:50:29,943

I'd say a

:

00:50:30,137 --> 00:50:30,467

well now that was depressing: Yeah.

:

00:50:30,543 --> 00:50:31,233

Victor: Titan on the other

:

00:50:31,347 --> 00:50:32,787

well now that was depressing:

There's there's some fighting.

:

00:50:32,787 --> 00:50:35,667

We see that there's two types

of people in these corps.

:

00:50:35,907 --> 00:50:37,967

Regardless of what their jackets

say, you're either in the

:

00:50:37,967 --> 00:50:39,717

bait corps or the badass corps

:

00:50:41,371 --> 00:50:42,231

Go away, Bayton.

:

00:50:43,418 --> 00:50:43,858

Benjamin: What is

:

00:50:43,865 --> 00:50:43,995

Victor: that?

:

00:50:44,128 --> 00:50:47,048

Benjamin: that Aaron says

right as he wakes himself from

:

00:50:47,048 --> 00:50:49,178

his, uh, his burrito coma?

:

00:50:50,135 --> 00:50:53,955

Victor: Uh, something about going

beyond the wall being his birthright?

:

00:50:54,198 --> 00:50:55,258

Benjamin: Yes

:

00:50:55,555 --> 00:50:56,305

Victor: Is that a thing?

:

00:50:57,075 --> 00:50:57,905

that, is that a thing?

:

00:50:57,905 --> 00:51:00,195

I thought it was just something

he shouted for no reason.

:

00:51:01,095 --> 00:51:01,465

Ah.

:

00:51:01,496 --> 00:51:01,776

Benjamin: people

:

00:51:02,025 --> 00:51:02,375

Victor: okay.

:

00:51:02,526 --> 00:51:03,496

Benjamin: reason in anime?

:

00:51:04,326 --> 00:51:04,676

they do.

:

00:51:05,966 --> 00:51:07,116

That is 90% of it.

:

00:51:07,605 --> 00:51:08,045

Victor: Yeah.

:

00:51:09,255 --> 00:51:12,875

Also, the, the ODM gear looks

like they have giant steak knives,

:

00:51:12,965 --> 00:51:15,855

uh, steak knife holders attached

to either side of their hip.

:

00:51:16,275 --> 00:51:17,275

Like, I'm still…

:

00:51:17,725 --> 00:51:18,515

A- after we get…

:

00:51:18,535 --> 00:51:19,445

If, if, if I…

:

00:51:19,655 --> 00:51:22,425

I have a feeling after we're, we're

done with this run, I'm gonna have

:

00:51:22,425 --> 00:51:26,535

to call up some, some weeb friends

and have them explain to me how the

:

00:51:26,579 --> 00:51:28,609

well now that was depressing: oh, I

can explain that for you right now.

:

00:51:28,715 --> 00:51:30,225

Victor: no, no, no, no,

save it, save it, save it.

:

00:51:30,225 --> 00:51:30,405

I wa-

:

00:51:30,439 --> 00:51:31,539

well now that was depressing:

I'm not going to.

:

00:51:31,685 --> 00:51:31,935

Victor: good.

:

00:51:31,989 --> 00:51:32,779

well now that was depressing:

not going to.

:

00:51:32,809 --> 00:51:33,839

It is not a spoiler.

:

00:51:34,005 --> 00:51:34,545

Victor: Okay, good

:

00:51:34,696 --> 00:51:37,986

Benjamin: and this is one of the two

things I remember from this show, so you

:

00:51:37,991 --> 00:51:38,591

Victor: Ah.

:

00:51:39,851 --> 00:51:40,161

Okay

:

00:51:40,417 --> 00:51:43,137

well now that was depressing: So if

you've noticed the swords themselves,

:

00:51:43,229 --> 00:51:44,149

Victor: Uh-huh, they got little

:

00:51:44,497 --> 00:51:46,077

well now that was depressing:

that they've got those lines.

:

00:51:46,089 --> 00:51:46,459

Victor: Yeah

:

00:51:46,967 --> 00:51:48,757

well now that was depressing:

Have you ever had a utility box

:

00:51:48,757 --> 00:51:50,457

knife that looked like this?

:

00:51:50,909 --> 00:51:51,519

Victor: No.

:

00:51:51,679 --> 00:51:53,059

That had a hose attached to it?

:

00:51:53,643 --> 00:51:55,573

well now that was depressing: Not

a hose attached to it, the lines,

:

00:51:55,879 --> 00:51:56,129

Victor: Oh,

:

00:51:56,233 --> 00:51:56,953

well now that was depressing: segments.

:

00:51:57,493 --> 00:51:58,873

That's what this is for.

:

00:51:59,113 --> 00:52:03,033

So because cutting titans is so tough,

:

00:52:03,051 --> 00:52:03,381

Victor: Uh-huh.

:

00:52:03,963 --> 00:52:05,643

well now that was depressing:

you basically get, like, one

:

00:52:05,653 --> 00:52:10,513

go with each blade, and the

blades are meant to break off,

:

00:52:10,731 --> 00:52:10,961

Victor: Huh?

:

00:52:11,313 --> 00:52:14,553

well now that was depressing: and so

you get, like, 10 swings of your sword,

:

00:52:15,003 --> 00:52:17,033

and so there are extra blades in there

:

00:52:17,213 --> 00:52:17,733

Victor: Okay.

:

00:52:17,763 --> 00:52:18,273

well now that was depressing: seeing

:

00:52:18,613 --> 00:52:18,923

Victor: Huh.

:

00:52:20,043 --> 00:52:20,623

Interesting.

:

00:52:21,113 --> 00:52:21,893

So that, is that why…

:

00:52:21,893 --> 00:52:26,923

Yeah, I noticed that af- when, uh,

when Mikasa killed that one Titan,

:

00:52:26,933 --> 00:52:32,793

she slashed his neck and, uh, smoke

started bellowing out or, or steam.

:

00:52:32,793 --> 00:52:34,883

I'm like, "Ah, okay,

this is steampunk then.

:

00:52:34,883 --> 00:52:36,363

It's, they're steam-powered Titans."

:

00:52:36,790 --> 00:52:40,850

Benjamin: That's what happens to me

after I have, uh, some hot plus pad thai

:

00:52:41,565 --> 00:52:43,465

Victor: Ooh, that sounds

really good right now.

:

00:52:44,164 --> 00:52:44,884

Benjamin: It's so good

:

00:52:44,947 --> 00:52:46,427

well now that was depressing:

Does sound really good right now

:

00:52:47,385 --> 00:52:48,555

Victor: Well, that's our episode.

:

00:52:48,575 --> 00:52:51,565

Uh, it's nice and quick and concise.

:

00:52:51,695 --> 00:52:51,995

Uh,

:

00:52:52,419 --> 00:52:52,709

well now that was depressing: Yeah

:

00:52:52,765 --> 00:52:55,345

Victor: Yeah, this is a,

a, a breath of fresh air.

:

00:52:56,739 --> 00:52:59,009

well now that was depressing: So

I'm gonna go, uh, jump on my horse

:

00:52:59,009 --> 00:53:02,529

and go ride beyond the walls here

while you guys make your predictions

:

00:53:02,853 --> 00:53:04,953

Lincoln, what are you doing up there?

:

00:53:05,433 --> 00:53:05,913

Guessing.

:

00:53:07,193 --> 00:53:10,343

I guess no one's coming.

:

00:53:10,343 --> 00:53:11,093

I have seen

:

00:53:13,153 --> 00:53:13,833

into the future.

:

00:53:13,833 --> 00:53:14,093

You ruined the prophecy

:

00:53:14,425 --> 00:53:14,635

Victor: Okay.

:

00:53:15,685 --> 00:53:20,525

Daytime prediction, we get another Eren d-

dream sequence, but on-screen we see it.

:

00:53:20,615 --> 00:53:21,205

It's a gimme.

:

00:53:22,315 --> 00:53:26,455

Uh, evening prediction,

Titan sympathizers.

:

00:53:26,795 --> 00:53:28,105

There's gonna be a group of…

:

00:53:28,115 --> 00:53:29,085

Maybe it's a cult.

:

00:53:29,435 --> 00:53:31,345

It would be awesome if it's a

cult, but there's gonna be a

:

00:53:31,345 --> 00:53:34,365

group of humans who wanna side

with the Titans for some reason.

:

00:53:35,395 --> 00:53:39,195

And primetime prediction, uh,

Jafar, earmuffs for this one.

:

00:53:41,095 --> 00:53:45,175

Uh, my primetime prediction

Jonah and the Titan.

:

00:53:46,699 --> 00:53:47,539

Benjamin: Hmm.

:

00:53:47,695 --> 00:53:50,185

Victor: Someone's gonna get eaten

by a Titan, and they're gonna,

:

00:53:50,235 --> 00:53:54,345

gonna survive in the Titan's

tummy, and, uh, they're gonna…

:

00:53:54,855 --> 00:53:57,735

Uh, I'm hoping that they burst

out like a fucking xenomorph.

:

00:53:59,105 --> 00:54:00,015

That would be so cool.

:

00:54:00,805 --> 00:54:03,385

Uh, and by the way, when I

looked this up, I wasn't sure…

:

00:54:03,535 --> 00:54:03,555

Yeah

:

00:54:03,908 --> 00:54:06,918

well now that was depressing: Is--

Clarification, is that a witness

:

00:54:06,938 --> 00:54:09,378

prediction or a happens prediction?

:

00:54:09,519 --> 00:54:10,609

Benjamin: That needs to be a witness

:

00:54:14,653 --> 00:54:15,463

Victor: very specific.

:

00:54:15,463 --> 00:54:16,443

But f- okay, fine.

:

00:54:16,453 --> 00:54:18,373

For prime time I'll say

we, we have to witness it

:

00:54:19,703 --> 00:54:21,923

Benjamin: t- uh, Titan skin is, is strong.

:

00:54:22,223 --> 00:54:22,563

Uh,

:

00:54:22,773 --> 00:54:25,823

so I imagine being in there is

actually like, uh, in Guardians of

:

00:54:25,823 --> 00:54:29,483

the Galaxy 2 when Drax is trying to

cut his way out of the space worm.

:

00:54:29,783 --> 00:54:32,033

And they're like, "Drax, you

couldn't cut your way into it.

:

00:54:32,063 --> 00:54:33,523

Why do you think you can

cut your way out of it?"

:

00:54:33,543 --> 00:54:34,613

And he's just like, "Ah."

:

00:54:37,157 --> 00:54:41,807

Victor: But yeah, I-- so when I made this

prediction, I couldn't remember if, if

:

00:54:41,817 --> 00:54:46,457

Jonah and the whale was the actual name

of it and if it was in the Bible or what.

:

00:54:46,807 --> 00:54:49,507

So I had to Google it just

to make sure that, uh, this

:

00:54:49,507 --> 00:54:50,897

wasn't a Mandela effect thing.

:

00:54:51,297 --> 00:54:56,337

And I, I'm dropping in the Discord

the, right now, the picture that came

:

00:54:56,337 --> 00:55:03,047

up for the, the Jonah and the whale

Bib- Bible story, and this whale, no.

:

00:55:03,329 --> 00:55:03,549

Benjamin: Wow

:

00:55:04,307 --> 00:55:07,677

Victor: But this whale, the artwork

depicted here, dude, tell me

:

00:55:07,677 --> 00:55:08,837

that looks like a freaking Titan.

:

00:55:09,317 --> 00:55:10,757

Like, this-- it's a whale Titan, man.

:

00:55:10,897 --> 00:55:10,977

It's

:

00:55:11,128 --> 00:55:12,388

well now that was depressing:

That's gotta be AI

:

00:55:14,979 --> 00:55:15,259

Benjamin: There's 100%

:

00:55:15,536 --> 00:55:17,736

well now that was depressing:

That's too yellow to not be AI

:

00:55:18,071 --> 00:55:18,501

Victor: Yeah.

:

00:55:18,591 --> 00:55:19,221

Well, I don't know

:

00:55:19,221 --> 00:55:20,481

when, when this was posted.

:

00:55:20,481 --> 00:55:20,611

I…

:

00:55:21,301 --> 00:55:22,001

The piss filter.

:

00:55:22,198 --> 00:55:22,398

well now that was depressing: Mm-hmm.

:

00:55:23,358 --> 00:55:25,638

Yeah, it looks like an

Aether Drips foil land.

:

00:55:26,167 --> 00:55:26,567

Victor: Yeah.

:

00:55:26,728 --> 00:55:27,478

well now that was depressing:

a one percenter

:

00:55:27,757 --> 00:55:31,137

Victor: I've never seen a freaking,

uh, a whale that looks like that.

:

00:55:31,457 --> 00:55:34,847

Yeah, any- anyway, uh, but yeah,

check, check that out in the Discord.

:

00:55:34,847 --> 00:55:36,057

It's, it's creepy.

:

00:55:36,537 --> 00:55:37,667

All right, and those are my predictions.

:

00:55:37,941 --> 00:55:38,081

Benjamin: All

:

00:55:38,117 --> 00:55:38,867

Victor: Back to you, Ben.

:

00:55:39,541 --> 00:55:45,841

Benjamin: Uh, my daytime prediction

Armin almost becomes a badass

:

00:55:47,969 --> 00:55:54,449

Like, he, he gets closer than some,

but he, he, he's, he's not quite there.

:

00:55:54,689 --> 00:55:59,879

Uh, my evening prediction,

Aaron has no romantic interests.

:

00:56:01,129 --> 00:56:01,769

Victor: Hmm.

:

00:56:01,819 --> 00:56:04,029

Benjamin: That is not

something that he is about.

:

00:56:05,389 --> 00:56:10,229

Um, and my prime time is they

find Medieval Mega City 2

:

00:56:11,315 --> 00:56:12,945

Victor: Ooh, that's a good one.

:

00:56:13,675 --> 00:56:15,805

hey, have to see it on screen.

:

00:56:17,195 --> 00:56:17,515

Benjamin: Okay

:

00:56:17,515 --> 00:56:18,925

Victor: to see Mega City 2 on screen.

:

00:56:19,505 --> 00:56:22,245

All right, uh, Jafare, hey, uh,

you, you back from your ride there?

:

00:56:22,255 --> 00:56:25,125

I see your, your horse

galloping around the, uh, the

:

00:56:25,252 --> 00:56:26,072

well now that was depressing:

Yeah, I'm back.

:

00:56:26,295 --> 00:56:26,535

Victor: Yeah, what's

:

00:56:26,552 --> 00:56:27,482

well now that was depressing: So I should,

:

00:56:27,605 --> 00:56:27,955

Victor: name?

:

00:56:28,842 --> 00:56:29,512

well now that was depressing: um…

:

00:56:29,879 --> 00:56:30,439

Benjamin: Pickles

:

00:56:30,822 --> 00:56:32,612

well now that was depressing:

Well, it's always Pickles.

:

00:56:33,032 --> 00:56:38,652

In every video game I've ever played

where I name a horse, my horse is

:

00:56:38,702 --> 00:56:43,942

always named Pickles, and you do

have to pronounce it like that.

:

00:56:43,952 --> 00:56:45,132

Those are the rules.

:

00:56:45,332 --> 00:56:46,382

It's not pickles

:

00:56:46,481 --> 00:56:47,661

Benjamin: Red Dead Redemption 2.

:

00:56:48,487 --> 00:56:48,787

Victor: Mm-hmm

:

00:56:48,906 --> 00:56:49,246

well now that was depressing: Oh, man.

:

00:56:49,291 --> 00:56:49,851

Benjamin: Major Tom

:

00:56:58,610 --> 00:57:01,530

well now that was depressing:

Oh, I miss Pickles from Red

:

00:57:01,530 --> 00:57:03,320

Dead Redemption 2 in particular.

:

00:57:03,437 --> 00:57:04,557

Victor: Uh, I had

:

00:57:04,600 --> 00:57:06,160

well now that was depressing:

Of all the gaming horses.

:

00:57:07,680 --> 00:57:08,860

Um, okay.

:

00:57:08,920 --> 00:57:11,630

So while I was out on my

ride, I did rolls 3d8.

:

00:57:11,990 --> 00:57:14,620

I rolled an 18 on 3d8,

which is pretty good,

:

00:57:14,707 --> 00:57:14,997

Victor: wow.

:

00:57:15,090 --> 00:57:16,250

well now that was depressing:

an eight and two fives.

:

00:57:16,610 --> 00:57:22,460

Uh, so we're gonna be skipping ahead

to season two, episode six, "Warrior."

:

00:57:23,910 --> 00:57:26,290

Uh, I'm gonna call this out ahead of time.

:

00:57:26,640 --> 00:57:29,840

This is tied for highest

rated episode in the show.

:

00:57:29,957 --> 00:57:31,727

Victor: Ooh, nice

:

00:57:31,740 --> 00:57:33,360

well now that was depressing:

a 10-way tie.

:

00:57:33,590 --> 00:57:36,530

There are 10 episodes that are rated a 9.8

:

00:57:36,530 --> 00:57:38,210

on IMDb for this show.

:

00:57:38,225 --> 00:57:38,565

Victor: That

:

00:57:38,660 --> 00:57:41,350

well now that was depressing: This is

the only one in seasons one and two.

:

00:57:42,540 --> 00:57:47,090

There's a stretch of, uh, the back

half of season three that's all 9.8,

:

00:57:47,090 --> 00:57:50,740

and then there's a stretch of

season four that's all 9.8,

:

00:57:50,740 --> 00:57:52,660

and then there's this guy just hanging out

:

00:57:52,699 --> 00:57:55,019

Benjamin: My prediction for

next time on is I'm going

:

00:57:55,019 --> 00:57:57,629

to be calling for a lot

of Patty Smith drops

:

00:58:00,618 --> 00:58:01,458

well now that was depressing:

Yeah, that's fair.

:

00:58:02,038 --> 00:58:03,318

Uh, I'm not editing that one.

:

00:58:03,648 --> 00:58:09,708

Uh, so, uh, after the crisis at Utgard,

I think is how that's pronounced,

:

00:58:10,818 --> 00:58:16,668

the scouts recover on Wall Rose while

mounting suspicions and fragile loyalties

:

00:58:16,878 --> 00:58:19,548

lead to a dangerous confrontation

:

00:58:19,761 --> 00:58:20,101

Victor: Hmm,

:

00:58:20,151 --> 00:58:24,991

well now that was depressing: I have

gotten so good at the episode and making

:

00:58:25,001 --> 00:58:28,521

the description less, uh, specific.

:

00:58:28,923 --> 00:58:29,153

Victor: Hmm.

:

00:58:29,921 --> 00:58:30,711

well now that was depressing:

It's something I have to do

:

00:58:30,741 --> 00:58:32,521

every week over on "Who Are You?"

:

00:58:33,363 --> 00:58:33,523

Victor: Galactica,

:

00:58:33,551 --> 00:58:36,221

well now that was depressing:

so uh, it's been a lot of fun.

:

00:58:36,291 --> 00:58:41,211

That's a skill I've developed now, saying

just enough without saying anything.

:

00:58:42,791 --> 00:58:47,981

Uh, but I will say something to Rype,

and that's thank you for letting us

:

00:58:47,981 --> 00:58:49,351

use "Goon Squad" as our theme music.

:

00:58:49,351 --> 00:58:50,951

We appreciate the hell out of it, guys

:

00:58:51,747 --> 00:58:53,197

Victor: And thank you

to you, the listener.

:

00:58:53,207 --> 00:58:55,837

If, uh, you enjoy our podcast,

please leave us a review.

:

00:58:55,847 --> 00:58:58,317

We haven't had a review in a long time.

:

00:58:58,677 --> 00:59:00,007

It really helps out the show.

:

00:59:00,017 --> 00:59:04,217

And if you leave us a review, we'll

give you a shout-out here on the show.

:

00:59:04,517 --> 00:59:08,007

And if you don't like our podcast,

well, just keep that shit to yourself

:

00:59:08,724 --> 00:59:12,414

Benjamin: And me and Funko

Pop Paul Giamatti will see

:

00:59:12,414 --> 00:59:14,664

you next time on Last Time On

All Episodes Previous Episode

Listen for free

Show artwork for Last Time On

About the Podcast

Last Time On
Who's Got Time For All This Prestige TV?
Who has time for all this prestige television these days? Not us! That's why Ben, Victor, and Xhafer are going through "must watch" TV by skipping a random number of episodes in-between each viewing and connecting the dots on what happened. What happened Last Time On? What happen hurr?

Shout out to Ripe for our theme music, Goon Squad. Find them wherever you listen to music.

About your hosts

Benjamin Curley

Profile picture for Benjamin Curley

Xhafer Husen

Profile picture for Xhafer Husen