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Van Helsing Ep 4x13, "The Beholder" aired on Dec 20, 2019

Welcome back, Helsingers! Phew how did this season manage to fly by so quickly? Here we are at the season finale and on the cusp of the final chapter of this story. If you haven’t already heard the great news that dropped earlier this week, the show was renewed for a fifth season. Sad news? It will the the final season. While it will be sad to say goodbye, we are grateful that we’ll have a chance for a proper ending for these characters we’ve grown to love. This is especially important given how the S4 finale left us.

Hit play and listen in as Brad and Cort this week's all-new episode. As Bathory predicted, the Dark One has been freed and the latter stepped right into the President’s shoes. What did you think of the Dark One’s maneuvering? Do you believe that she was telling Violet and Jack the truth about influencing their father from the Dark Realm? Where in the world is Vanessa? What was up with that orange dust that seemed to have such drastic effects on Julius and Axel? What’s the deal with the Sunshine Unit?

Give us a listen and then be sure to drop a comment or in our Facebook group with your thoughts on the episode. You can also send us an email at [email protected]. This week's episode, "The Beholder" was written by Jonathan Lloyd Walker. The episode was directed by Shannon Kohl.

This week on The Fandalorian Podcast, we break down Chapter's 5 and 6 of the hit Disney+ series, The Mandalorian. In both episodes we found Mando trying to make a buck by picking up a few jobs, but leading to more trouble than what he signed up for. We break down all of those juicy nostalgia moments in Chapter 5 on Tatooine, analyze the clues as to who walked up to Fennec Shand (played by Ming-Na Wen), and what's next for Mando and Baby Yoda after their prison-rescue fiasco in Chapter 6.

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Hit play and listen in as Brad and Cort this week's all-new episode.

Welcome back, Helsingers! Battlestar Galactiica alum, Aaron Douglas appeared this week as Colonel Nicholson. He’s there attempting to track down Julius, Violet, Jack and Ivory after they made their televised debut in the previous episode. Of course, the Colonel also seems to have information on Axel’s background and his last official mission. Protecting a certain sleeping Van Helsing.

Hit play and listen in as Brad and Cort this week's all-new episode. Violet and Jack go their separate ways in their respective missions. Jack wants to find their father, while Vi is focused on finding those missing pages. What did you think of Violet’s confrontation with the only father she’s ever known? The Dark One is down a Bride after Jack and Ivory infiltrate the Sisterhood in a vulnerable moment for Michaela.  The Sisterhood is now #TeamVH. Who saw that coming?!! Not us. Bathory appears far too happy about Willem/Hanson going missing. What is she up to now? How cool was it watching Axel and the Colonel’s interplay? Here’s hoping Colonel Nicholas sticks around for a bit. We need to know more about what’s happening with the world. Two more episodes to go and then the season is done! We’re not ready.

Give us a listen and then be sure to drop a comment or in our Facebook group with your thoughts on the episode. You can also send us an email at [email protected]. This week's episode, "All Apologies" was written by Neil LaBute and directed by Lynn Stopkewich.

This week on The Fandalorian Podcast, we dive into Chapter 4, directed by Bryce Dallas Howard. Our renegade duo lands on a planet to hide from post-Empire/pre-The First Order baddies, but their visit is far from quiet. We finally met the former Rebellion soldier in the series' promo poster, Cara Dune, played by Gina Carano, and saw one of the best Star Wars battles—ever.

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Welcome back, Helsingers! We are back to talk about THAT huge death from this week’s episode and other interesting developments. If you have not seen Ep 4x10, “Together Forever”, please know that this review will contain some major spoilers.

Hit play and listen in as Brad and Cort tonight’s all new episode. Our jaws are still on the floor over here. The episode truly did Thunderdome justice. It seems like things came full circle for Julius and Scab. The battle we’ve been waiting for finally went down and boy that ending was intense. Axel goes looking for Vanessa and instead finds one of her daughters. Don’t you just love how use to Axel has gotten to rolling with the many tangles and twists from the Van Helsing family tree? Ivory’s human? Will she join Julius and the others to fight Bathory and the Sisterhood? Or does her loyalty know no bounds? Also, Madame President? Some semblance of the old world has survived and they have proof of the power of the Van Helsing line. What happens next? We’re getting close to the season’s end.

Give us a listen and then be sure to drop a comment or in our Facebook group with your thoughts on the episode. You can also send us an email at [email protected]. This week's episode, "Together Forever" was written by Matt Venables and Jeremy Smith. Badass direction came from Alexandra LaRouch.

Disney+'s new hit series The Mandalorian keeps delivering each week. In episode 3, "The Sin", our masked anti-hero goes rogue, taking not just his bounty earnings, but the little green alien that paid for it. Tune into the latest episode of The Fandalorian Podcast, where we break down:

-Mandalorian culture

-Why "Pedro" (Our leading Mandalorian, "Mando")

-If Pedro is the offspring of Obi-Wan (!!)

-What Baby Yoda and Pedro are up to next.

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In the first episode of The Fandalorian Podcast, the three hosts break down the first two episodes of Disney+'s hit new series, The Mandalorian. They dive into the expanded Star Wars universe, and what mythology will pop up in the new series. In their "Helmet's Off" section, they dive into "baby Yoda", and what his/her role could play moving forward.

Welcome back, Helsingers! This week we finally got our first glimpse of Tricia Helfer’s Dark One and she did not disappoint. Vanessa connects further with Violet and Jack. She initially wonders if they had been experimented on like she was in the past. But a family reunion with Abraham Van Helsing answers all questions about the girls’ bloodline. The truth is out. They are the daughters of Vanessa Van Helsing and our heroine immediately goes into “Mama Bear”-mode.

Hit play and listen in as Brad and Cort discuss Ep 4x07, "Metamorphosis". What did you think of Helfer’s Dark One? She’s definitely intimidating and how about that crazy chemistry between her and Vanessa? Were you fooled for a second into thinking that Vanessa had fallen under the Dark One’s spell?  Even when their relationship isn’t in the best place, how awesome are Doc and Julius’ interactions? Sam met his full potential and ended up scarified to help Bathory release the Dark One. Were you shocked to see Sam’s story reach its end? Is this the end for Sam? What happens now that Vanessa and the Dark One are locked away together? So many revelations this episode and yet we still have a thousand and one questions. Well-played, show!

Give us a listen and then be sure to drop a comment or in our Facebook group with your thoughts on the episode. You can also send us an email at [email protected]. This week's episode, "Metamorphosis" was written by Neil LaBute and directed by Jonathan Scarfe.

Welcome back, Helsingers! Axel and Phil are on the hunt for Max and his hostages, Jennifer and Owen. Max likely wishes that he hadn’t taken one or both of them by episodes end. Sure he wanted to use them to help pay the “toll”. Real gross practice, Max. 

Hit Play and listen in as Brad and Cort discuss Ep 4x06, "Miles and Miles”. What is up with little Owen? Do all kids born during the Vampire Apocalypse born with that same bloodlust and survival skills? Jennifer seemed more wary of what Owen might do than Max. How gross was that whole bleeder set up? Do you think this will be the last we see of Phil and his family? A little happily ever after in a desolate world? What name will Axel come up for his new wheels? What did you think of that reveal about Max’s origins and his ability to heal? Is this bad warden gone for good?

Give us a listen and then be sure to drop a comment or in our Facebook group with your thoughts on the episode. You can also send us an email at [email protected]. This week's episode, "Miles and Miles" was written by Jackie May. The episode was expertly directed by Kimani Ray Smith.