Jokers Are Wild

The boys have all seen Detective Pikachu and give it their reviews. All the Jokers agree this summer has a decent slate of movies and preview what they are looking forward to. One thing the boys are not looking forward to is the finale of GOT, which is whimpering to the finish line. Ryan and Kevin are unhappy with movie popcorn while Jack wishes the reclining seats would be better.

Jack is thrilled with the Hurricanes being eliminated from the playoffs and is furious over the stupidity of soccer's weird rules. Kevin has another bracket to unveil.

SPOILERS for Avengers and GOT in this episode and in this summary.

Jack is turning 30 and is taking up new hobbies so the mid-life crisis has begun. Ryan finally bares all with his strange encounter in a Thai massage parlor from several years ago. Kevin is miserable with his new play and Jack is reminded why Buffalo is not a place to reside.

In the second half of the show we forgo a bracket to do a thorough analysis of Avengers and GOT. One has fared better than the other in terms of bringing things to a satisfying ending. Meanwhile Kevin is displeased with the new Sonic trailer while IT 2 looks to be a winner. The boys muse about Detective Pikachu and end the night with more concern about Jack's milestone birthday.

The boys pull an extra long session tonight. As such much is discussed especially the NHL playoffs where Jack is greedy and wants another long run. Ryan actually went to a playoff game and Jack is jealous. Easter came and went with several escapades at Ryan's house. Kevin isn't caught up on GOT and Ryan is now watching it. End Game is days away and the boys are anxious about it. To cope they've watched some horrible movies to review for the show.

Jack finally spills the beans about a disastrous date and Ryan and Kevin convince him to write his memoirs. Kevin has another prime bracket that comes with much pain for Ryan.

Jack has several harrowing travel stories, which explains why he was ghosting girls this past weekend in a quest to catch up on sleep. Kevin reminds him this is the way we were meant to live - living in our basements. Ryan is fuming over a change in workspaces while Kevin is eagerly awaiting his next play.

Meanwhile Nicholas Cage got married for a few minutes, the AAF folded, Bryce Harper is scum, Ryan reviews Us and the bracket is yet another masterpiece.

The first half of the show, nothing happens. Seriously, there are so many asides that we can't endorse tuning in. But if you must know we mentioned NFL free agency like once, movie pass has returned and the college basketball thingy is going on.The boys hated Captain Marvel and of course we have the usual quick hitters about hipsters, Florida and crazy bus drivers. The bracket is a doozy so check out Kevin's GOT inspired madness.

Lent has come upon us again and the boys share their tales of fasting. Jack actually gave something up this year as well so it's sure to be lent of ranting. Ryan is also ranting about the podcast world and how desolate it is outside the realm of JAW. Kevin is irate over the Redskins acquisition of Case Keenum. Jack has more Florida news, Taylor Swift has a stalker and the greatest bridge player in the world was suspended for PEDs??

The boys are stacked with stories and leading it off is none other than dirty old Bob Kraft. Bryce Harper shunned the west coast for more money to live in Philly, Johnny Manzel was kicked out of Canada and Jason Witten decided he couldn't take anymore abuse in the booth and ran back crying to the Cowboys.

Ryan went to a fancy wedding, Jack calls him out for his decision to run in a half-marathon and Kevin has tales of girl scout cookies and drug busts. Meanwhile more crazy shit is happening in Florida and the latest bracket has arrived hot off the presses.

The boys do a medley of all the latest terrible news. Florida is sinful, a women ate some mushrooms that killed her at a Michelin starred restaurant, a man thought a dog was spying on him, and no one likes having sports anymore. Kevin was asked to continue his acting career, Ryan is planning several hundred bachelor parties and Jack is astounded at how much the boys hated Alita: Battle Angel. A new bracket from Kevin rounds out the evening and the 69th episode of JAW.

Jack was in LA over the weekend and is now obsessed with standup comedy. He also rubbed elbows with several A-list celebrities. Ryan survived a near brush with financial catastrophe and Kevin brings us a new bracket.

Several horrifying stories out of Florida and Russia while the AAF made a splash in its debut weekend.

Pat Stein joins the show to defend his honor in a war of words with Jack. Ryan is totally bummed out about the Super Bowl and the boys share some scuttlebutt about movies, hockey and life in general in one of the more freewheeling episodes the show has ever seen!