August 10, 2022
A colossal monster is hungry, and Samurai Jack is on the menu! After admitting their surprise affection for the newest video game featuring Cartoon Network characters, Nick and Brendan dive into the belly of the beast in the latest episode, in which Jack fights for survival against not only some intestinal denizens but also the person he's trying to save: a very angry and persistent Ashi!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:14:20 - Episode recap
01:08:26 - Final thoughts
Special thanks to Jake Lester for our theme song. Brendan does our artwork- find him on Instagram.
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August 3, 2022
Jack's got a new outlook on life in this week's episode. No longer bogged down by the crushing weight of morality, he goes on a killing spree for the ages. Look out: Jack'll get ya!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:07:54 - Episode recap
01:15:54 - Final thoughts
Special thanks to Jake Lester for our theme song. Brendan does our artwork- find him on Instagram.
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July 27, 2022
Already at an all-time mental low point, Jack has to find a way to push through what may be his deadliest encounter yet as the Daughters of Aku chase him down inside an ancient temple. This is a heavy episode, folks.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:08:17 - Episode recap
01:14:14 - Final thoughts
Special thanks to Jake Lester for our theme song. Brendan does our artwork- find him on Instagram.
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July 20, 2022
After more than a decade in the dark, Samurai Jack returns to finish what he started! Nick and Brendan catch up on what Genndy Tartakovsky and co. were up between the years 2004 and 2017, then begin recapping the fantastic, ferocious, less family-friendly fifth and FINAL season of the Cartoon Network/Adult Swim classic!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:27:05 - Episode recap
1:28:30 - Final thoughts
Special thanks to Jake Lester for our theme song. Brendan does our artwork- find him on Instagram.
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July 13, 2022
BONUS: Dear listeners (or perhaps "readers"), join us as we whisk you away to the magical, non-canonical world of the Samurai Jack comic book series! Nick and Brendan run through all 20 issues of the main comic series that ran from 2013 to 2015, "Samurai Jack: Tales of the Wandering Warrior".
00:16:27 - Volume 1: The Threads of Time
00:38:45 - Volume 2: The Scotsman’s Curse
00:56:19 - Volume 3: Quest For the Broken Blade
01:20:00 - Volume 4: The Warrior-King
Special thanks to Jake Lester for our theme song. Brendan does our artwork- find him on Instagram.
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June 22, 2022
BONUS: Season 4 has wrapped up, but we've got more to say! Nick and Brendan present their personal rankings of the episodes from the final season of Samurai Jack's original Cartoon Network run. Which episodes delighted us? Which episodes disappointed us? You're about to find out!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:08:34 - Ranking the episodes
Special thanks to Jake Lester for our theme song. Brendan does our artwork- find him on Instagram.
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June 15, 2022
How ‘bout them peaches? In the Season 4 finale (and the final episode of Samurai Jack’s original run on Cartoon Network), Jack saves a stranded baby and sets out to find its parents. The sound of the baby’s crying is drowned out by the sound of Nick and Brendan’s laughter at some of the most hilarious (and appalling) bits we’ve ever seen on this show. MOMOTARO!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:11:10 - Episode recap
1:07:14 - Final thoughts
Special thanks to Jake Lester for our theme song. Brendan does our artwork- find him on Instagram.
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June 8, 2022
Jambo, friends! Welcome to a special flashback episode, in which a young Samurai Jack makes one of the early stops on his training montage: an African village led by a strong (but sympathetic) chief. Things take a tragic turn, though, and Jack must find a way to put his newfound skills to use to save his family from a sinister rival tribe aided by a certain shapeshifting sorcerer.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:06:35 - Episode recap
00:55:28 - Final thoughts
Special thanks to Jake Lester for our theme song. Brendan does our artwork- find him on Instagram.
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June 1, 2022
After breaking down their favorite Aku episodes featuring the late great voice actor Mako, self-identified "sweet things" Nick and Brendan discuss the fan-favorite tale of a robot assassin with a human side to him that makes a run at Samurai Jack, fighting to save his beloved companion.
Content warning: this episode contains descriptions of gun violence.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:18:00 - Episode recap
01:15:31 - Final thoughts
Special thanks to Jake Lester for our theme song. Brendan does our artwork- find him on Instagram.
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This week's music credits:
Noire #1 by Music By Pedro https://goo.gl/sJT2e8
Promoted by MrSnooze https://youtu.be/iYOvAO1rAM0