In today’s packed show, we gear up for next week’s annual E3 extravaganza, making predictions and analyzing the state of Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, and more heading into the big show. We cover a few other pieces of news, including Nintendo’s partial unveiling of their new online service, before diving into our big topics with spoiler-filled reviews of the latest Doctor Who episode, “The Lie of the Land,” and the new hour of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks revival, “Part 5.” Also discussed are Jonathan’s adventures watching Lynch’s insane 1984 Dune adaptation, Sean’s thoughts on a Japanese film classic, and much more!

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Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:06:15

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In a slightly less busy week than usual here, we present our usual Doctor Who review in addition to a wide-ranging grab-bag of topics. From Jonathan’s continued thoughts on Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia and the end of Supergirl Season 2, to Sean discussing the latest Mobile Suit Gundam anime, to a tribute to the late, great Roger Moore, to mocking the new Spider-Man Homecoming poster, and a brief tribute to Star Wars on its 40th anniversary, the show lives up to its name this week by tackling a whole lot of stuff. And that’s before our weekly Doctor Who chat, in which we get to break down another entertaining, surprising, fascinating episode of a series working at the top of its game.

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Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:08:29

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It's time for a special bonus episode of The Weekly Stuff Podcast! If you’ve been listening to the show for any length of time, you know that one of our favorite things to discuss is the Japanese RPG series Persona. So throughout the month of April, once Persona 5 was released in the US, we did big spoiler-chats on the podcast every week as we progressed through the game – talking about all the characters, story points, gameplay systems, and much more. We thought it would be fun for posterity’s sake to collect all these spoiler chats into one giant episode, either to make it easier for listeners to revisit in the future, or for those who haven’t played the game yet but might want to listen to our conversations one day. Plus, we thought it would be funny to release a giant 10-hour podcast and surprise everyone. In any case, we hope Persona fans find this fun and interesting and useful. Please refer to the time chart in the show notes to know where different parts of the discussion start and end. Each of the first four parts covers two Palaces or Story Arcs, and the final part gives some more general thoughts on the Confidants and the game’s story and themes in general.

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Intro: 00:00:00 – 00:01:41

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It’s a fun, busy week on the show, as we get to talk about a ton of interesting, weird stuff. First, Jonathan shares his thoughts on the new Alien Covenant and the Alien franchise in general. Then, Jonathan and Sean dive into the week’s news, including the gameplay reveal of Destiny 2, Universal’s inexplicable unveiling of the so-called ‘Dark Universe,’ and more. For our main topics, Jonathan gives his first impressions of Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia for the Nintendo 3DS, and we both rave about the latest, strangest episode of Doctor Who, “Extremis.” And finally, we dive headfirst into the first four hours of Showtime’s Twin Peaks revival, and all the wonderful, weird, wild, hilarious, and horrifying material creators David Lynch and Mark Frost have dished out for us. Spoilers abound, so be sure to see the episodes before listening!

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Intro & Stuff: 0:00:00 – 0:11:03

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On the second podcast of the week, we finally deliver our long-promised Twin Peaks retrospective. With the show returning a full 25 years later for a new 18-episode run this weekend, we thought it high time to finally dive into one of our favorite TV series of all time and, by extension, into the wonderful world of the great David Lynch. We discuss the entire TV series, talk about our favorite characters, revisit our favorite episodes, count down the 10 stupidest subplots from the back half of Season 2, journey into the heart of darkness that is Fire Walk With Me, and even provide some great quotes from David Lynch and company on the production and philosophy of the series. It’s as comprehensive a conversation as we could provide within one episode, and sets us up well to talk about the revival when it debuts this weekend. And candidly speaking, it’s one of my very favorite episodes we’ve ever had the chance to record. So grab yourself a slice of cherry pie and a damn fine cup of coffee, and enjoy!

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It’s a two-podcast (and slightly belated) week here on the show, as we’re offering one episode today and another later this week. On today’s show, we talk the new black-and-white version of Logan, ‘Logan Noir’, Sean continues his journey through ancient Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, we break down the unfortunate news about Hitman developed IO Interactive, and most importantly, we dive into the latest episode of Doctor Who, “Oxygen.” It’s the best and most significant episode of the season so far, a season that, just five episodes in, has pretty firmly established itself as one of the modern show’s best. Enjoy, and join us again later this week for our long-awaited Twin Peaks retrospective podcast!

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In what might be our longest episode ever, we offer three big spoiler chats. First up is Guardains of the Galaxy Vol. 2, the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and one of their best, most entertaining sequels to date. Next is this week’s episode of Doctor Who, “Knock Knock,” in which the show tries on a genuine horror setting and produces perhaps the best episode of the season so far (and prompts Sean to make a lot of Knock Knock joke puns). And finally, it’s time for one last (for now) Persona 5 discussion, as we move past our story spoiler-chats to offer an overview of the game as a whole, putting at least a temporary cap on our thoughts about this wonderful game.

Enjoy!

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In one of our longest episodes ever, we tackle a wide variety of topics, from Jonathan’s thoughts on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and PuyoPuyo Tetris, to Sean’s adventures getting into the wide world of Dragon Quest. We discuss some news, including Nintendo’s surprise announcement of the New 2DS XL. And for our main topics, we discuss the third episode of the new Doctor Who season, “Thin Ice,” and offer our fourth spoiler-chat on Persona 5, including everything through the very end of the game – so if you haven’t finished Persona 5 yet, you might want to hold off on listening to that stretch of today’s podcast. It’ll be waiting for you when you’re done, and there is so much to discuss with this stupendous game, making for some of our richest podcast conversations ever.

Enjoy!

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Our adventures in the wonderful Persona 5 continue this week, as we offer our third spoiler-filled chat on the game, with thoughts and analysis on the fifth and sixth palaces/story arcs in the game (along with some responses to recent media kerfuffles over translation issues in the English release). Before that, though, we have several other topics, including our review of this week’s Doctor Who, “Smile,” and reactions to news on Call of Duty, Avatar, X-Men, and more.

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The ludicrously busy month of April kicks into high gear as Doctor Who returns after a year-and-a-half since its last regular season episode, with a new companion in tow. We give our spoiler-filled thoughts on the first episode, cheekily titled “The Pilot,” as we always do when it comes to Doctor Who. But that’s only a third of this week’s episode, as we also have a mountain of news to discuss – including movie trailers like Thor Ragnarok and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, alongside some strange Nintendo news – and more of Persona 5 to dive into. Now roughly 50 hours into the game, our second Persona 5 spoiler-chat covers the third and fourth Palaces/Story arcs of the game, as this amazing game only gets richer and more rewarding with each passing hour.

Enjoy!

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Original Music by Thomas Lack https://www.thomaslack.com/

©2012 - Present Jonathan R. Lack & Sean Chapman