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Discussions of Final Fantasy VII up to Wall Market

This Episode was recorded 9/14/2026

Luke and J discuss their knowledge of the Final Fantasy Series (for J, it's mostly cultural osmosis)

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Show Notes:

Scans of the Final Fantasy VII manual for the playstation: https://archive.org/details/final-fantasy-vii-manual-en

FF7 Guard-skip

https://www.speedrun.com/ff7/forums/sjul5

Video Linked in forum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2OkvM6bmZo&t=2690s

FF7 Transcript: https://www.yinza.com/Fandom/Script/01.html

Final Fantasy VII: Technical Demo for PS3 PlayStation 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUY6uc4w3Zw

You're Not an RPG Guy: A Scott The Woz Christmas - Scott The Woz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNqzl92f5FY

Time Stamps:

00:00 J's experiences with gaming

08:56 J's Final Fantasy Knowledge

19:16 Luke's Familiarity with Final Fantasy

25:35 FFVII Background Information

41:55 First Impressions

54:08 Character Choices

01:00:13 Character First Impressions

01:10:34 Active Time Battle System

01:16:51 Final Fantasy's Job System

01:23:06 Aerith & Tifa

01:37:39 Sephiroth and SOLDIER

01:50:52 Wall Market

02:09:45 Approximate Knowledge Final Fantasy

02:11:50 Aesthetics and Throughlines

02:33:22 Aerith and Cloud

02:40:15 Shinra

02:45:10 Luke's Thoughts on the Remake

02:48:32 J's Final thoughts

02:53:05 Predictions

Discussions of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Episodes 5 & 6

Video Link: https://youtu.be/04YTaYKPn7A

This Episode was recorded 9/15/2024

Luke and J discuss some outdated streaming news and their experiences with longer series.

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Show Notes:

A statement for Oda: https://x.com/sandman_AP/status/1763269881372577868?s=20

A blog compiling FMA 2003 Official Art: https://zetalial.home.blog/2019/06/18/fma-03-official-art/

KAGURABACHI Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC39732i1bA&t=1s

Time Stamps:

00:00 Let's talk about the episode

01:06 Outdated Streaming Information

24:46 Let's actually talk about the episode this time

34:07 Ideas vs. Execution

42:10 Back to Brotherhood

Discussions of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Episodes 3 & 4

Video Link: https://youtu.be/65y6QIx0SyY

This Episode was recorded 9/5/2024

Luke and J discuss story sequencing and skipping episodes of shows that you've already watched.

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Show Notes:

Time Stamps:

00:00 Let's talk about the episode

54:51 Spoilers for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 35

56:16 Out of the Spoiler Corner

Discussions of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Episodes 1 & 2

Video Link: https://youtu.be/MhnWjFWKlKA

^^^ I recommend watching this one on Youtube, there are visuals on screen being discussed.

This Episode was recorded 8/29/2024

Luke and J discuss the pitfalls of adaptations and argue about what constitutes as "filler".

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Show Notes:

Media Club Plus: https://mediaclub.plus/

I'm Thinking of Adapting Things:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUtEvIVAHr4

Discussions of The Dark Knight (2008)

Video Link: https://youtu.be/aRSeEZUlohc

This Episode was recorded 4/09/2024

Luke and J discuss the limits of genre films and the unexplored moral dilemmas of the Dark Knight.

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Show Notes:

Let's Watch 2 Movies, The Dark Knight: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-11-the-dark-knight/id1596856042?i=1000542783622

The Batman: Part II announcement: https://variety.com/2025/film/news/the-batman-2-filming-spring-2026-1236481330/

ArrowVideo's Dune Blu-Ray:https://www.arrowvideo.com/p/dune-blu-ray/13422363/

Imax vs Widescreen: The Different Aspect Ratios of The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhAu-VBDWqs

Cookshow With Trevor: https://www.youtube.com/@cookshowtrevor/featured

You Hate Movies: https://youhatemovies.com/

Discussions of Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa

Video Link: https://youtu.be/qi7iUZsNro8

This Episode was recorded 8/22/2024

Luke and J discuss the anime with a movie budget and things that are surprisingly not anachronistic.

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Discussions of Fullmetal Alchemist Episodes 49, 50 & 51

Video Link:

This Episode was recorded 8/15/2024

Luke and J discuss the philosopher's stone as a cautionary tale and the musical score of Fullmetal Alchemist.

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Show Notes:

Her - Building a Beautiful Future: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73kIG3HcFq0

Full Metal Alchemist OST 3 - Wakare no Kyoku: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLnA2zlvErM

Étude Op. 10, No. 3 (Chopin): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89tude_Op._10,_No._3_(Chopin)

Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._5_(Beethoven)

Time Stamps:

00:00 Intro

00:17 Inside Baseball

5:22 Fullmetal Alchemist 2003

26:45 Spoilers for Her (2013)

34:52 The rest of the episode

Discussions of Fullmetal Alchemist Episodes 47 & 48

Video Link: https://youtu.be/TCZ60brotRw

This Episode was recorded 8/08/2024

Luke and J discuss the literary nature of Fullmetal Alchemist and the governance of Amestris.

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Show Notes:

Fandom Wiki page for Amestris: https://fma.fandom.com/wiki/Amestris

Fandom Wiki page for Führer of Amestris: https://fma.fandom.com/wiki/F%C3%BChrer_of_Amestris

The New French Revolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEMPstb_ncE

Discussions of Fullmetal Alchemist Episodes 45 & 46

Video Link: https://youtu.be/7O0MmAZ4BDE

This Episode was recorded 7/11/2024

Luke and J discuss Hoenheim and Dante's use of the philosopher stone and how sometimes black is green.

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Show Notes:

Meno Socratic Dialogue: https://classics.mit.edu/Plato/meno.html

Discussions of Fullmetal Alchemist Episodes 43 & 44

This Episode was recorded 7/04/2024

Luke and J discuss potential reasons for Hoenheim's absence and Mustang's characterization thus far.

Podcast Email: [email protected]

Show Notes:

Horikoshi stated at San Diego Comic Con 2018 "Deku's father will be revealed in the future": https://x.com/VIZMedia/status/1021116156885680128

"Mother" is the antonym for "Adventure", SBS Volume 78: https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_78

Endeavor Builds a House | WHFH Ep. 33: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B56gAAQtagQ&t=980s

Media Club Plus: https://mediaclub.plus/

Togashi's endings to Hunter X Hunter: https://x.com/pewpiece/status/1726581523875545117/photo/1

For plain text of the translation by PewPiece: https://www.reddit.com/r/HunterXHunter/comments/17zn77f/togashi_has_revealed_a_version_of_the_ending_if/