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Ikoria has arrived to MTG Arena, and Ali and Justin were invited by WotC (#sponsored) to participate in the Early Access event and have over an hour of monster mayhem to talk about! The guys return to HBO's "Westworld" to talk about the human kind of monsters present in Season 3, Episodes 2, 3, and 4.

00:15 - The Week That Was

8:33 - Ikoria Early Access Event

1:12:53 - Show Review: "WestWorld Season 3: Ep 2-4"

1:36:55 - Question of the Week

Stephen joins Justin this week to discuss the hot button rule topics for Commander- how much do their opinions line up? Then the guys venture into the world of Joe Exotic, and attempt to make sense of the hottest thing in pop culture, Netflix's "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness."

00:15 - The Week That Was

9:39 - Commander Hot Button Issues

49:42 - Show Review: "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness"

1:27:10 - Question of the Week

This week's episode is a tale of two games, as Justin and Ali talk the state of Magic card design and the dramatic effects bans have on the game. Then the guys explore Riot's new CCG "Legends of Runeterra." How does it stack up to Magic Arena?

00:15 - The Week That Was

14:33 - Power Levels and Bans

50:06 - Legends of Runeterra

1:37:06 - Question of the Week

Ali and Justin both make amends for bold proclamations last week that ended up wrong about the new Historic metagame on MTG Arena. Justin's favorite TV show, HBO's "Westworld" returns and Ali maps out the host's futures in the real world.

00:15 - The Week That Was

9:51 - Historic Metagame

52:47 - Westworld S3E1 / Predictions

1:21:34 - Question of the Week & Wrap Up

Ali and Justin are ready for a break from Standard, just in time for Historical Anthology II and the Historic format to make it's return to Magic Arena. Will a certain tiny white creature ruin Ali's fun? Then the guys break out their keyrings to ranks the keys in Netflix's adapted series, "Locke & Key."

00:24 - The Week That Was

16:21 - Historic Anthology II Review

47:34 - Show Review: "Locke & Key"

1:19:48 - Question of the Week and Wrap Up

Stephen jumps back in the co-host chair to join Justin in unwrapping the secrets of the biggest Magic set of all time, Mystery Boosters!. Then the guys try and figure out how such a terrible movie was made when they talk about the 5% Rotten Tomatoes score of Netflix's "The Last Thing He Wanted."

00:24 - The Week That Was

13:57 - Mystery Boosters

48:35 - Movie Review: "The Last Thing He Wanted"

1:10:20 - Question of the Week and Wrap Up

Ali and Justin tackle why setting goals for Magic will help you in all areas, and what those goals might look like no matter how you play the game. Then Justin decides he wants to go fast through reviewing "Sonic the Hedgehog" despite Ali's bold claims of its excellence.

00:24 - The Week That Was

14:07 - Setting Goals in Magic

39:45 - Movie Review: "Sonic the Hedgehog"

1:08:52 - Question of the Week and Wrap Up

Ali and Justin are fresh off of watching the Magic World Championships, and talk about the "set" metagame, why Arena can't allow real drafts, and whether Wilderness Reclamation and Embercleave are combo cards. Then the guys venture into the unknown to try to put together the pieces of the newest Netlfix original movie, "Horse Girl."

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00:24 - The Week That Was

14:26 - Worlds Coverage

47:48 - Movie Review: "Horse Girl"

1:18:23 - Question of the Week and Wrap Up

Ali and Justin cover WotC's recent AMA(A) about the future of MTG Arena, and come out with more questions than answers. "Parasite" just won Best Picture at the Oscars- which one of the hosts loves it, and which one loathes it?

00:24 - The Week That Was

16:01 - Arena Development Update

52:49 - Movie Review: "Parasite"

1:23:10 - Question of the Week and Wrap Up

Stephen returns just in time to give Justin his opinions of the fun and financial sides of Magic's newest silver bordered set, UnSanctioned. The run of Oscar "Best Picture" hopefuls continue as the guys hit the theatre to see the WW1 epic, "1917."

00:24 - The Week That Was

16:48 - Unsanctioned/Unset Reviews

48:58 - Movie Review: "1917"

1:20:52 - Question of the Week and Wrap Up