Romance of the Two Networks

The networks, long divided, must unite. If Netflix is willing to drop eight figures to distribute the new Dynasty Warriors…

And so the kingdom, long divided, unites. No more Wu and Wei, nor Shu or Han. The Jin Dynasty rises…

This isn’t the end of the Kingdom of Shu, but we can see it from here. Wei’s forces have kicked…

After this episode, two weeks remain until the end, and yet… there are still three kingdoms. The podcast, long united,…

Deng Ai, my guy! Another Wei genius tactician arrives to foil the extremely fallible Jiang Wei. He has his work…

It is Sima’s time, though Yi will not live to see it. Jiang Wei is a Jiang Waste of space,…

KONGMING IS DEAD! And yet, his shadow looms eternal over this book. No sorry I’m not being metaphorical, people are…

It seems like Kongming is on his way out, but the man’s never done anything quietly, so why would he…

It’s Two Networks time, but we’ve swapped out one of the networks! Six and Jen from Scanline Media are joined…

This week, Shu and Wei are at each other’s throats nonstop. Sun Quan declares himself emperor, then watches the other…

We’ve been DECEIVED! Sima Yi IS actually a big deal! And with his ascent, Wei finally has a champion again!…

The Kongming show continues, regrettably. We’re introduced to a new Wei hero in Jiang Wei, but he is immediately traded…

Mask off, baby. It’s time for colonialism. You might be thinking, “Six, it’s BEEN time for colonialism.” I mean yes,…

Xuande is dead! Well, ok. Xuande’s been dead for a long time. But now Emperor BEI is ALSO dead! The…

Remember Xuande? I can’t say I was ever a fan, but the guy was ok. There’s nothing left of him…

Break out the jade seals, we’ve got two new emperors! Xuande finally ascends, while Cao Pi quickly grabs control. Zhang…

The heroes of the last generation, long united with their lives, must be divided from them. This week, titans fall…

Who’s time? Shu’s time! A new crop of Southlands officers is upon us, perhaps signalling the beginning of a new…

One. Tome. DOWN. Our translation of Three Kingdoms is split into two books, and the first (and longer) of the…

With our sister network’s host indisposed, Six and Jen take the opportunity to talk about some Three Kingdoms video games!…

This ain’t no parlor trick, jack. Cao Cao’s hubris has come home to roost in the form of a Taoist…

It is OFFICIAL. There are THREE KINGDOMS at play, y’all! Xuande has Shu. Cao Cao has Wei. Sun Quan has…

The Young Phoenix falls. Xuande and Cao Cao become harder and harder to tell apart, as Xuande rages and Cao…

We are finally at the halfway point, and our three kingdoms have emerged for sure. You could argue they already…

We are OFFICIALLY over Kongming and Xuande. We sadly have to say goodbye to Zhou Yu, and even more sadly…

Kongming has excuses, and the three brothers have cities to conquer. The Southlands show a startling lack of competence as…

We’re finally here… the Battle of Red Cliff. Kongming calls for wind, Zhou Yu calls for fire, and Cao Cao…

I know I set myself up, but I am rather disappointed by Kongming’s arrow scheme. That’s not nearly as cool…

Can Kongming win the south over? Is the pope CATHOLIC, my friend. Our favorite hermit matches wits with all of…

Liu Biao has fallen, and his lands are in disarray. How preventable was this, you may ask? SO PREVENTABLE. Xuande’s…

Kongming is every bit the scholar Shan Fu claimed he was… while Shan Fu is every bit the fool we…

Though he sought refuge with him just last week, Xuande already chaffs at the limitations put upon him in service…

Ahem. Rip rip rip rip bye Yuans see ya wouldn’t wanna BE ya! Finally the worst family in China has…

One brother, two brothers, three brothers, four! Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are going to war! Shao’s ambition done in…

Behold, Lord Guan’s incredible journey. Checkpoints and middle managers, monks and paperwork, nothing stops his great journey to return to…

Cao Cao. Xuande. Yuan Shao. And quietly in the south, biding his time, Sun Ce. Four major players remain in…

Jen ducks out to a con just in time to miss a big character death. Goddamn! Well, thank god Em…

Ah, Lu Bu, the great peacemaker. Some would have the greatest hero in all of China use his talents for…

On this week’s Two Networks, we’re missing Em more than ever as Six scrambles to maintain the thread of a…

An able statesman in times of peace, a treacherous villain in times of war. Cao Cao truly is On One…

The kingdom was long united, now it’s definitely divided. The tyrant Dong Zhuo rules over the land with an iron…

The tyrant Dong Zhuo now rules over China with a knife-catching fist. Lu Bu, hero among heroes, acts like a…

Here begins our pod. The two networks, working alone, must unite; working united, must divide. Jennifer Unkle and Six Dettmar…