Episode Notes It’s that time again for me to pretend like I know things! Here’s what’s going on this episode:

• Maybe watch the Nier Automata anime?
• Vash messes up Knives’ music
• Knives witnesses a plant’s last run
• He must have heard them, right?
• Knives uses his knives!
• They said the episode name!
• Comfortable chains are still chains
• Knives is so cool
• Origins of Vash’s gun
• Vash can’t kill Luida
• Vash’s left arm is a black hole
• Yes, literally
• The many expressions of Knives
• Rushed time skip explanation
• Meryl learns what flowers are
• Roberto gets a death flag (finally)
• Meryl and Roberto get kidnapped, I guess
• Zazie wants an answer
• Closing thoughts

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Episode Notes Well, it turns out I didn’t actually fix that light fixture, but who cares! Here’s what we talk about this time:

• All anime cakes are the same
• Knives doesn’t need to eat?
• Why did Vash have the access codes?
• Vash is too scared to help dying people
• I say “gomenasai” a lot
• Shocker: Vash is a plant
• We learn about Independents
• Brad tries to protect himself with a wrench
• Vash can’t even produce amino acids : (
• Rem’s dead, I guess
• Vash needs to eat, but isn’t
• Vash is not grotesque!!
• Vash helps a new plant friend
• Teenage Vash!
• The origin of the red jacket
• Vash has very nice handwriting
• I’m very confused by the random adult Vash scene
• Knives!
• Closing thoughts

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Episode Notes I’m in a good mood because I fixed a light fixture so I yell Wolfwood a couple times, also this happens:

• Wolfwood shoots cross machine gun one handed style
• Vash never listens
• Meryl does a photo shoot for the Bad Lads
• Lots of fighting between Wolfwood and Livio
• Zazie regurgitates a bug
• Livio snaps out of it and into terror
• Legato adds an ion cannon to the mix
• There should not be a cannon, sorry
• Vash kicks down a door!
• I can’t figure out how to describe what’s happening  
• Wolfwood says “Yoshi!” 
• Wolfwood is so cool
• Meryl has survivor’s guilt (already)
• Vash wants to save everyone
• Vash and Wolfwood do something stupid together
• So stupid that it works?
• Vash communes with a plant
• Wolfwood burns himself
• Vash is??
• Closing thoughts

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Episode Notes How sad is this episode of Stampede? Let’s find out:

• Wolfwood kills someone
• They’re gonna take the sandsteamer!!!
• Roberto is too scared
• Vash and Wolfwood are attacked
• 2D hopeland orphanage!
• Wolfwood makes a sad new friend
• The police get involved
• Meryl is reckless
• Bad Lad Gang appears!
• Congratulations, child of blessing
• Upsetting psychedelic scene
• Wolfwood tries to escape
• Legato attempts coercion
• It’s not very effective
• Light can’t come from inside your head, probably
• Vash pistol whips Livio
• Zazie and Legato have a nice time in their road trip
• Sandsteamer gets knocked off course
• Bad Lads join the fun
• Closing thoughts

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Episode Notes I did it! I finished just in time! Here’s what’s going on:

• Coughing means death
• Roberto gets really into telling a ghost story
• Don’t sleep in cars!
• Meryl shouldn’t be allowed to drive
• Vash needs to use his words
• IT'S A WIND TURBINE
• A wild “Monev The Gale” appears!
• Vash forgets how to climb
• Rollo doesn’t want to be sacrificed
• Vash tries to save Monev
• Vash sends Rollo to his death : )
• Rollo gets real strong
• I think I hear a theremin and get excited
• Rollo baby picture!
• Weird set design/Good color design
• Vash’s apology
• Wolfwood’s act of mercy
• The Punisher

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Episode Notes How are you liking these show notes? Here’s what goes on this time:

• Some sweaty guy is walking through the desert with a big cross
• Meryl and Roberto are wanted people
• Vash won’t eat
• Meryl’s not afraid of children : (
• Meryl needs to pay attention to the road
• Rest stop murders and the kid in the locker
• Wolfwood imparts sage words of advice to a kid
• The gang gets eaten by a sandworm
• Detached electron network?
• Kid runs off to play in the organs
• YOU CAN’T SURVIVE BEING EATEN, I’m sorry
• The gang splits up?
• I learn how long it takes to smoke a cigarette on the internet
• Roberto is suspicious of Wolfwood
• No, you shouldn’t go back inside the sandworm, Vash
• It was the kid!
• Wolfwood uses his big cross gun!
• Wolfwood tries to force feed Meryl
• Meeting between Wolfwood and Zazie the Beast
• Vash has gate issues
• Closing thoughts

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Episode Notes Are you reading this? That’s a trick question, you don’t exist! Here’s what we talk about:

• Knives is coming
• The bombs (Jimmy Neutron Viruses) attach themselves to the townsfolk
• Newsflash: To avoid blowing up, you can probably take off your clothes
• Some guy blows up anyways
• Vash spots E.G. The Mine (2nd/5th Gung Ho Gun, BTW)
• E.G Spins around in his big wheel towards the plant
• I get excited that Roberto might explode
• E.G steals to kill or something
• No derringers for Meryl
• The gang catches E.G and saves the day
• E.G escapes
• E.G’s arms land on the door, yay
• Knives takes good care of that piano
• Are you really trying to shoot me, Vash?
• Knives messes with Vash’s gate
• Nebraska dad is de-armed
• Knives walks up lots of stairs
• Rosa’s friends get exploded
• Knives asks Vash who’s side he’s on for the 4th (?) time this episode
• Knives destroys Jeneora rock
• Vash is driven out of town
• HE WASN’T REALLY SMILING, MERYL
• Closing thoughts

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Still here, I guess! Here’s what we’re gonna talk about this time:

• Vinland Saga and my love for Hiroshi Seko
• Annoying recap
• Vash cleans his gun
• Bacteriophage, the Jimmy Neutron story
• Meryl recounts stuff Vash just said
• Tonis has a cage full of wasps
• Vash gets chased through the town
• Meet the Nebraska family
• The giant emu things are called called “Tomas”
• Rosa and gang catch Vash and co.
• Me being sad about the missed opportunity for some Vash character development
• The Nebraskas totally should have been able to stop the car before crashing
• Car chase
• The Nebraskas want the plant
• Vash saves Rosa or whatever
• I miss Aki
• Vash and the town save Gofsef 
• Roberto confronts Vash
• Jimmy Neutron Virus attack!!
• Ending theme and animation
• Closing thoughts : (
• Email me musings: [email protected]

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Episode Notes Oh no, I’m back and following another anime. Sorry in advance! Here’s what happens this episode:

• I complain about some new shows
• Some information on the production staff
• Space
• Some kid wishes frozen people good morning
• Rem lies to children
• Vash and other kid evacuate the ship
• Crunchyroll translator spells “July” wrong and confuses me
• Introduction to Meryl Stryfe and Robert(o) Di Nero
• I miss Denji
• Meryl and Roberto get stranded
• Baby Vultures are cute
• Meryl touches a dead body
• Oh, it's not a dead body
• Meryl lies to the police
• Meryl ties up Vash
• Jeneora Rock
• The plant is red
• Return of the July Military Police
• Duel between Vash and police captain
• I really miss Denji
•  Stampede1.mp3
• Vash needs bullets to shoot down the suspended bombs
• They are in the sky for over three minutes
• Everything is ok because…reasons
• Knives is super happy
• Knives plays the piano wearing a sheet
• Closing thoughts

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Episode Notes Hey, it's the end of the fall anime season and I'm gonna talk about stuff! What stuff? Take a look:

• Microphone issues
• Mob Psycho 100 III
• Bocchi The Rock!
• No, we can't have a re-adaptation of CSM season 1 anime.
• And you're mean for even asking
• Other good fall 2022 shows
• My opinions are bad.
• Things I disliked in fall 2022
• Best of the (non-fall) year
• Things to skip from 2022
• What to look forward to in Winter 2023
• I apologize again

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