Who’s ready for a nice calm break from the chaos of Seattle? Casey Liss joins Ben and Brian for an all-flashback episode where we finally get the context for Joel and Ellie’s falling out that we’ve been missing up until now. Grab your Walkman and a cassette, we recommend listening to this one with your eyes closed in a lunar module.

A Taste of Joel

Ben Rice McCarthy and Brian Hamilton with Casey Liss

Time is ticking away, and our heroes don’t have much time to save Candlekeep from certain destruktion by … rocket ship tower? Will they make it?

Candlekeep - Kandlekeep Dekonstruktion, Part 3

Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Dan Moren, James Thomson, Jason Snell and Nick Scott

Edited by Erika Ensign.

We’re back with another Giant Sized Superhero Sweep. On the docket this week is the new trailer for Superman, Peacemaker seaon 2, Ironheart, and Spider-Noir. It’s chock full of superheroes!

Dan Moren, John Moltz and Guy English

This is it: the end of the road. Andor comes to a close, and your Star Wars pals Dan, Tony, and Kat are here to cover the final episodes and discuss how we really feel about ziggurats, whether #KatWasRight, and what exactly Star Trek IV is remembered for.

Andor, Season 2, Episodes 10-12

Dan Moren, Tony Sindelar and Kat Benesh

Bunky Dunko Shirts: Bunky dunkooooooooooo.

This week Eurovision meets Doctor Who as the Doctor and Belinda steal the luxury box of our new favorite couple, Gary and Mike, and stumble into a scheme to avenge a planetary crime with a galaxy-spanning crime. Also: some surprise guest characters appear who are never, ever supposed to appear, but somehow have! And we gird ourselves for the inevitable RTD Finale Fireworks.

Jason Snell and Erika Ensign

We return once more to 1995, this time for a movie set at the turn of the century! It’s “Strange Days,” a cyberpunk movie with only a little bit of cyber but a lot of punk, along with grease and stink.

"Strange Days"

Jason Snell with Erika Ensign, Tony Sindelar and Monty Ashley

It’s the first time Sorkin named an episode of television “What Kind of Day Has It Been.” Luckily, that’s not the most memorable part of the episode, either. Brian and Lex agree this COULD have served as a SERIES finale if necessary, but luckily, it didn’t. Casey interacts with his son; Dana interacts with her camera. And we’re there, along with you, as we blissfully Sorkin’ in it all.

Lex Friedman and Brian Warren

Seattle, Day Two. This week’s episode is designed to get Ellie from one place to another, both physically and emotionally. Bella Ramsay’s performance finally pays off after weeks of setup, which has Ben and Brian very excited for the rest of this season. Plus, what’s the difference between a culty Seraphite and a fair-weather Seraphite? What happens when the video game makes you push the Square button?

Office Supplies = Death

Ben Rice McCarthy and Brian Hamilton

More than a year later, our players (virtually) come together again to try to save Candlekeep Library!

Candlekeep - Kandlekeep Dekonstruktion, Part 2

Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Dan Moren, James Thomson, Jason Snell and Nick Scott

Edited by Erika Ensign.

A barbership in Lagos! A robot spider in a web of storytelling! Ancient gods watching Marvel movies! A surprise cameo, a deep-cut cameo, and an entirely unsurprising cameo! We break down writer Inua Ellams’s “Doctor Who” debut.

Jason Snell, Erika Ensign and Chip Sudderth