THE WALKING SAD: With our hosts mostly caught up on HBO's newest hit, The Last of Us, they dive deep into this stark and artful adaptation of the beloved video game series by Naughty Dog. Be warned that they discuss SPOILERS for the game and the show.

TOPICS:

(00:00) Intro - Falling asleep on the couch

(01:26) HBO's The Last of Us is a bummer.

(07:31) Dystopian Showdown: The Last of Us vs. Fallout

(12:49) The Last of Us as an adaptation

(16:06) What makes The Last of Us a different kind of post-apocalyptic show

(33:56) Outro - The Last of Us composer, Gustavo Santaolalla

(36:00) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Premature Clapulation" (19 June 2014): Where D. Bethel rants about adaptations.
• "Teasing the Difference" (5 June 2015): Where D. Bethel plays The Last of Us Remastered.
• "The Sweet Beats" (30 March 2018): Where Andrew dives deep into his experience playing Fallout 4.
• "Exposure Creates Tolerance" (17 September 2021): Where D. Bethel plays The Last of Us, Part 2.
• "Reset the Doomsday Clock" (3 February 2023): Where our hosts talk about the discourse that erupted around episode 3 of HBO's The Last of Us.

RELEVANT LINKS:

• Not that relevant, but here is a link to the box art of the old PCRPG Andrew mentioned, Darklands.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
  • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
  • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
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MAKE IT SO: Andrew is excited for Picard, season 3 despite it being a bit divisive among the fandom.

BAJOR FIRST: With D. Bethel finishing up season 1 of Star Trek: Deep Space 9, Andrew encouraged him to watch the first three episodes of season 2 as they all work together to tell a story of coups, insurrections, and political extremism. Fun stuff.

TOPICS:

(00:00) Intro - Picard season 3

(06:49) Deep Space 9's Bajor quadrilogy

(36:14) Outro - Star Trek: Insurrection is actually pretty good!

(38:21) Outtakes

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FEATURED MUSIC:

• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
  • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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LONG LIVE WAKANDA: Since its recent release on Disney+, our hosts finally had a chance to watch Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and found it impressive in the face of the severe loss the production felt with the untimely and tragic death of the previous film's star, Chadwick Boseman.

TOPICS:

(00:00) Introduction - Loss of sponsorship

(03:09) Discussion of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

(42:21) Outro - The Big Game: the NFL vs. The Last of Us vs. Crypto

(44:25) Outtakes

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FEATURED MUSIC:

• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
  • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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OGL EPILOGUE 1.0: Wizards of the Coast has backed down after all the heavy discourse over the leaked documents, but where does this leave Dungeons & Dragons, gamers, and the industry?

THE OFFERMAN ANGLE: Our hosts dive into the controversial and lauded third episode of HBO's The Last of Us, despite the fact that Andrew hasn't yet watched any of the show. However, the discourse around it has generated a lot of opinions.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
  • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
  • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
• Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/