Fighting orcs, f***ing ents, and Brad Dourif delivering Wormtongue unto us — LOTR was the trilogy to rule them all. As part of Polygon's Year of the Ring celebration, Dave and Jonah dig into why Peter Jackson's movies defined a new epic standard with Bubble podcast/graphic novel creator, Jordan Morris.

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The Lord of the Rings | the trilogy that cracked the modern epic code

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It's our final episode of Galaxy Brains and we going out with a bang, and by a bang we mean The Matrix. We're unplugging ourselves, questioning the Oracle (producer Kylie's stage name), and popping some little red pills to talk all things Wachowski. Joining us for this journey down the rabbit hole is comedian and friend of the show, Ben Mekler.
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The Matrix Resurrections | Nothing lasts forever, including our show!

We're gearing up for multiverse madness with a look back at the Spiderman films of yore. Dave and Jonah are shooting their thick gooey mental webs all over Tobey Maguire's mid-twenties Spiderman, Andrew Garfield's brooding Twilight-esque Spidey, and Tom Holland's sweet kiddo take on the character. For our penultimate episode, our hosts posit- is Spiderman at it's best when Peter Parker is a humble teen? Joining us is our friendly neighborhood comics expert, Susana Polo.
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Spider-Man | Teenage Spidey is the best Spidey

We're going full f****** beast for this one folks, and sailing our mental yachts through the world of Succession. We're talking that d*** pic, that "New Yorker" article, and that Galaxy Brain take- Cousin Greg the egg is the true villain of the show. Joining us at the table of the world's worst family is host of Crooked Media's X-Ray Vision podcast, Jason Concepcion.
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Succession | Cousin Greg is the show's true villain

Now a warning? It's a head-twistingly good episode as Dave and Jonah dive into the '90s camp classic. Joining them on this satirical romp is none other than Meryl Streep expert and host of the You Must Remember This podcast, Karina Longworth.
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Death Becomes Her | a campy satire of Hollywood beauty standards.

We're going into transwarp speed with a Star Trek extravaganza dedicated to the 25th anniversary of one of the best Trek movies of all time, First Contact. A film that is so much more than Borgs, drunk pilots, and Patrick Stewart's jacked arms- it's also a meta tale about the creation of the iconic franchise. Joining Dave and Jonah where no man has gone before is comedian and fellow Trekkie, John Hodgman.
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The Lord of the Rings | the trilogy that cracked the modern epic code

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