Low Blows

We're somehow already halfway through season 2 of Andor and there is a LOT going on…but don't worry as Gerry & Ger are back to make sense of it all with a May the Fourth Be With You (ish) episode of STAR GERS.

They discuss whether the show is boring (at times) or the best Star Wars ever? Gerry has a slew of new nicknames for characters in his amazing alt recap. They look at how we saw conflicting versions of the rebellion people experienced in this week's episodes, theories for what's going to happen next, who is this batch of episodes' MVP and much more!

Continue the conversation by following us on socials @Page180Pod on Instagram and TikTok, while you can follow Ger directly on Twitter.

Chapters

00:00 - Intro

04:55 - Gerry's Alt Recap

10:37 - Is this the best Star Wars has ever been?

24:44 - "Everyone has their own rebellion" - breaking down episodes 4-6

01:07:57 - MVP of these episodes

Tom and Ger return to discuss The Last of Us season 2, episode 3 'The Path' with spoilers!

They discuss if a lower key episode about grief could keep up the momentum, comments about Bella Ramsey, if Dina is making us all fall in love with her or toxic, a non-spoiler explainer of The Sepharites (who we met in this episode), video game spoiler comparisons and more.

Plus, with it being too busy this month to do a full movie show, they reveal their April movies of the month!

Continue the conversation by following us on socials @Page180Pod on Instagram and TikTok, while you can follow Ger directly on Twitter.

Chapters

00:00 - Intro

01:30 - April Movies of the Month

24:34 - TLOU Episode 3 Alt Recap

27:06 - 'The Path' TV show discussion

58:42 - Video Game Comparison

It's time for the STAR GERS to hop into a stolen TIE Avenger and talk about everything with Tony Gilroy's Star Wars masterpiece Andor returning for a second and final season!

On this week's show they speak about what they're most excited for from Star Wars Celebration, Gerry gives his always chaotic alt recap of Andor, then they talk about how they feel the first three episodes landed while also theorising about what to expect from the rest of the season.

Continue the conversation by following us on socials @Page180Pod on Instagram and TikTok, while you can follow Ger directly on Twitter.

Chapters

00:00 - Intro

04:12 - What are we most excited for from Star Wars Celebration?

16:42 - Gerry's Andor Alt Recap

24:11 - Episodes 1-3 reactions

01:28:28 - What to expect from the rest of the season?

Finally Kev & Ger can talk freely as The Last Of Us got to THE episode everyone who knew what was coming was waiting for. Do not click this show until you know what happens, you've been warned!

They discuss if the *big event* lived up to the hype, what the consequences will be, the Battle of Jackson and if this ranks as one of the modern great episodes of television.

At the end, they also touch on the implications for the video game with some small but notable changes made.

Plus a quick, non-spoiler check-in on the latest season of Black Mirror and news about Mythic Quest being cancelled.

Continue the conversation by following us on socials @Page180Pod on Instagram and TikTok, while you can follow Ger directly on Twitter

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

04:18 - Black Mirror S7 & Mythic Quest cancelled

14:00 - TLOU Episode 2 Alt Recap

14:01 - Did 'Through the Valley' live up to the hype?

52:00 - Video game spoiler chat

It may be WrestleMania week for Ger and Tom may be in Toronto, but it's also the finale of Daredevil: Born Again and season 2 premiere of The Last Of Us so we need to talk!

The two give their thoughts on an uneven first season of the Daredevil reboot, asking if the show has got itself back on track and asking what level of MCU integration they want from season 2.

As huge fans of TLOU games, the second series begins what will be an interesting conversation. They talk without any video game spoilers about how the first episode set the table for that and little moments they're loving so far. Then they let the reigns off at the end of the show and speculate about how this will differ from the game, giving the parts they admire and also fear.

Continue the conversation by following us on socials @Page180 Pod on Instagram and TikTok, while you can follow Ger directly on Twitter.

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

04:01 - Daredevil/TLOU origin stories

12:44 - Daredevil: Born Again S1 thoughts

38:01 - The Last of Us - S2E1

57:31 - TLOU video game spoiler chat

We’re somehow just a few days from WrestleMania 41 Weekend and Ger is back to discuss how Cody Rhodes & John Cena may be the most important match in decades.

He explains the varying factors that make that the case, as well as breaking down some of the previous most important matches and some of the honourable mentions (that may surprise/upset). He also gives you the lowdown on everything you can expect from Low Blows' 10th WrestleMania party both nights in Woolshed.

WrestleMania Weekend in Woolshed tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/wwe-wrestlemania-41-party-in-the-wool-shed-tickets-1230718244399

Chapters

00:24 -- WrestleMania Weekend in Woolshed Info

03:00 - What makes a match 'the most important'?

04:08 -- Honourable mentions

30:48 -- Previous most important matches

37:05 -- Why Cena/Cody is on this list

42:33 -- WrestleMania quick picks

Jon Stewart discusses John Cena heel turn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeUZI5RnYGg

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It's that time of the month where Ger and Tom Pott look back at the best & worst of the cinema each month.

March was weird so both had to go further afield with some worthwhile movies of the month recommendations you have to work for, plus one that totally split opinion. Which is a shame because the likes of Mickey 17, Opus, Alto Knights and The Last Showgirl all had a lot of potential on paper and elements that worked, but they also discuss the aspects that saw all fall short of their expectations.

Plus they look at the Avengers Doomsday casting and how it should make us feel about the MCU, as well as the most disappointing follow-up movies in recent cinema history following Bong Joon Ho going from Parasite to the disappointing Mickey 17.

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Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

00:12 - Most disappointing follow-ups in movies

07:25 - Movies of the month

34:53 - Mickey 17 vs Opus: most potential unfulfilled

52:00 - The Last Showgirl

1:03:57 - Alto Knights

1:14:43 - Avengers casting thoughts

There's a wealth of great content out at the moment so it's time for Ger and Kev Keane of Fangclub to have a spoiiler-filled discussion around it all!

Invincible wrapped its third season with three insane episodes back-to-back so it's time to ask…are we back with Invincible after a shaky season 2? With Daredevil: Born Again having now aired its first three episodes on Disney+, Kev & Ger discuss the rollercoaster that they've already been on with the show.

They also discuss Severance season 2, check-in ahead of The Last of Us season 2 and ask what shows took forever to just get to the point?

Continue the conversation by following us on socials @Page180Pod on Instagram and TikTok, while you can follow Ger directly on Twitter. You can also get details of Kev's upcoming tour with Fangclub by following them on socials.

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

00:57 - What TV show took ages to get to the point?

04:34 - How hyped are we for The Last Of Us season 2?

16:47 - Invincible season 3

39:10 - Severance season 2

46:38 - Daredevil: Born Again

It's time for Ger & Tom to look back at an February at the Movies with high highs, low lows and ominous Oscar build.

Sandwiched among a battle where multiple movies could've won our Movie of the Month and a really fun comedy horror in The Money is some depressing big money splashes in Captain America: Brave New World and Bridget Jones, the latter of which neither have seen but they have rants about nonetheless.

Plus with the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, they make their predictions: will Conclave go down as another Best Picture we'll ever watch again? Is Demi Moore finally going to get her flowers? Should Wicked just be happy to be there or will it get any nods?

Continue the conversation by following us on socials @Page180Pod on Instagram and TikTok, while you can follow Ger directly on Twitter and subscribe to Pop Cult Pod on YouTube.

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

00:14 - Worst re-casts in movie history

08:09 - Movies of the Month

37:50 - Oscars predictions

1:07:09 - Captain America: Brave New World

1:17:18 - We didn't watch Bridget Jones but rant anyway

1:25:25 - The Monkey

Kev & Ger are back to catch up on all things they're watching at the moment!

Ger chastises Kev for not watching 'the best show on television' in Severance and tells him why he, and you, need to be doing so if you're not already as the Adam Scott show hits the halfway point of its hugely-anticipated second season.

Kev is on a David Lynch binge in the wake of the death of the legendary director and re-watching Twin Peaks. They ask if it should be game over for Apple TV comedy Mythic Quest. Plus some animated chat as they discuss if Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man can hold up to Marvel Studios initial smash project in X-Men 97 before having a spoiler-filled discussion on the first 3 episodes of the new season of Invincible.

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'How David Lynch Invented Me' by Kyle MacLachlan: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/opinion/kyle-maclachlan-david-lynch.html

Timestamps

00:20 - What TV show would you like to go on holiday in?

08:25 - Why you need to watch Severance

24:39 - RIP David Lynch - what he meant to TV/movies

33:32 - Is Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man up to scratch?

52:47 - Is it game over for Mythic Quest?

1:02:07 - Invincible S3 so far (with spoilers)