A quick read with a big cliffhanger!

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Jim drops some knowledge bombs about the real Rasputin and we go over an issue that’s largely a bar fight!

In this episode I discuss choosing where to play online and how much money to start with.

I mention linking to the products but I’m not doing that; find photos at patreon.com/besottedgeek!

Booze Review: Jaegermeister

Jiggers:

Cocktail Shakers:

Juicer:

Bar Spoon:

Lewis Bag & Mallet:

Muddler:

The students get the go-ahead to take the offensive against the attacking villains!

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We get Angel Devil’s backstory in this largely cooldown chapter.

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0:00 Intro & Weekend Box Office

21:46 GTKY: Christmas lights & Jeeps

32:06 New Stuff Watched: Xmas movies & Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

38:33 Sportsball: Nadal’s return & sideline photographer’s departure

50:23 Trailer Talk: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

1:00:02 Nerd News: Adult Happy Meals; Beetlejuice 2; horror sequels; Thunderbolts

1:22:01 Coming Soon: Godzilla Minus One; Silent Night; The Abyss; Batman: Arkham Trilogy; Howard the Duck #1

1:33:36 Contact Info & Outro

We get a big fight and a little guy using a quirk!

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Jim and I wrap up the Great Darkness Saga, which finds a way to add even more characters!

Shot: Wildfire: 1oz pomegranate liqueur, float lemon extract. Ignite (& blow out!)

Cocktail: The Great Darkness: 1oz each dark creme de cacao and Kahlúa. Fill with hot, black coffee. Top with whipped cream and drizzle with dark rum.

0:00 Intro & Box Office

14:20 GTKY: Dairy Queen; Patchwork

34:46 “New” Stuff Watched: Loki s2; 30 Rock

41:56 Sportsball: Joe Burrow injury; MLB MVPs

53:29 Trailer Talk: Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League; What If…? s2; Madame Web; Rebel Moon pt1

2:16:28 Nerd News: Ke Huy Quan in Star Wars; Harley Quinn s5; owning Oppenheimer; FF casting; Taika’s Star Wars project; no more Kang

3:06:23 Coming Soon: Hunger Games; Thanksgiving; Monarch; Napoleon; Super Mario RPG; The Deviant #1; Deadpool: 7 Slaughters #1; Call of Cthulhu #1