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Maney was late so we played " Normal or Nope"? Who's car was stolen? War of the Roses 33% of couples don't kiss 3 in the QC Can't beat LauRen What did you rent and destroy? Date em or Dump em Gpa Sneakers are in! Am I the Ahole?Support the show: https://www.mrlshow.com/

In this episode, Amber explores the topic of self-judgment and how it hinders personal growth and goal attainment. Drawing from recent client conversations and psychological studies, Amber argues that self-judgment and self-criticism are learned behaviors that serves our oppressors more than they serves us. They are optional practices, not necessary or required to make change. We can choose differently and we can choose joy. Amber emphasizes the importance of self-celebration and joy in building as a necessary part of the process when we make change, noting that positive reinforcement is more effective and sustainable than fear and punishment. Amber encourages listeners to avoid self-beratement and instead adopt practices that motivate through love and intention, ultimately leading to more fulfilling and achievable outcomes.TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Welcome to The Pleasure Priority Podcast00:22 The Fear of Self-Judgment02:08 The Illusion of Success Through Self-Punishment03:28 Positive Conditioning vs. Negative Conditioning04:12 The Power of Positive Reinforcement06:21 Breaking the Cycle of Self-Judgment09:49 Sustainable Motivation Through Joy11:40 Taking Action Without Fear17:47 Embracing Mistakes and Moving Forward18:39 Closing Thoughts and EncouragementRESOURCES:How to be Happy in Any Relationship Quiz -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ambertaylorcoaching.com/quiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work With Me -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ambertaylorcoaching.com/workwithme⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CONNECT WITH AMBER:Ask Amber: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/kqcHJ741jKsDPvAb6⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠amber@ambertaylorcoaching.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ambertaylorcoaching.com/⁠⁠⁠

Government employees flip their lids when Donald Trump and Elon Musk ask them to email bullet points of what they did for last week. Matt breaks down his opinion on the situation. Joy Reid fired at MSLSD and it's about time. She really sucks. If Officers don't want to follow orders they will be fired according to Secretary of Defense Hegseth. After signing $50 million to fight Trump, Gavin Newsom asks Congress for $40 billion with no accountability. New FBI Director Kash Patel will also be named acting head of the ATF. 

LauRen and Maney update us on their time off Everyday things that count as exercise Maney's Stichfix fail War of the roses Ren's strange uber pick up 3 in the QC What's weird on your body? Tip a little or none at all? Ren's pranked her mom Am I the Ahole? Support the show: https://www.mrlshow.com/

Maney's perfect life is over! LauRen is done with the cold! Maney saw a 3some in costco The pardon game Can you call someone by their first name if you were introduced at Mr or Ms ? What compliment made you feel great? Knock off perfumes are dangerous 3 in the QC Can't Beat LauRen Am I the Ahole? Da baby in the building! Support the show: https://www.mrlshow.com/

AITA for refusing to take back my cheating wife after her younger lover left her?Love, lies, and deception—this podcast dives into the raw and unfiltered stories of infidelity. Each episode uncovers jaw-dropping tales of trust shattered, secrets revealed, and relationships forever changed. From scandalous affairs to shocking double lives, we explore the emotional fallout, the dramatic confrontations, and the unexpected twists in the lives of those involved. Whether you've been betrayed, are just curious, or love a good drama, Betrayal brings you real stories of heartbreak and resilience.Think your ex was bad? Wait until you hear these stories! Cheaters Confessions brings you the juiciest, most shocking, and sometimes downright ridiculous tales of infidelity. From secret double lives to outrageous excuses, we'll dive into the drama, heartbreak, and even the moments so absurd they'll make you laugh out loud. Join us as we unpack the mess, hear from those who lived through it, and maybe even learn a thing or two about love, loyalty, and what not to do.Infidelity refers to the act of being unfaithful in a committed relationship, typically involving emotional or physical betrayal of a partner's trust. It often involves secretive behavior, such as cheating with another person outside the relationship, and can happen in both casual and long-term partnerships, including marriages.Infidelity can take various forms, including:Physical Cheating: Engaging in intimate or sexual acts with someone other than a committed partner.Emotional Cheating: Forming an emotionally intimate bond with someone outside the relationship, often sharing feelings or experiences reserved for the partner.Online Cheating: Flirting, sexting, or forming inappropriate connections with others via social media, dating apps, or other digital platforms.Financial Infidelity: Hiding money or making significant financial decisions without the partner's knowledge or consent, sometimes linked to cheating.The consequences of infidelity can range from emotional pain and trust issues to relationship breakdowns, divorce, or personal growth if the couple chooses to work through the betrayal.If you're exploring infidelity for your podcast or any project, do you want to focus on its causes, effects, personal stories, or societal perspectives?Cheating in the context of relationships refers to breaking the agreed-upon boundaries of fidelity between partners. It typically involves dishonesty or betrayal, whether emotional, physical, or both. Cheating can vary widely depending on the dynamics of the relationship and what partners consider to be a violation of trust.Common Forms of Cheating:Physical Cheating:Engaging in sexual or romantic acts with someone outside the relationship.Emotional Cheating:Forming a deep emotional connection with someone else, often sharing intimacy or secrets that exclude the partner.Online Cheating:Using dating apps, social media, or other platforms for flirting, sexting, or maintaining inappropriate relationships.Micro-Cheating:Smaller actions that may not feel like full-blown cheating but still violate trust, such as sending flirty texts or keeping interactions secret.Financial Cheating:Spending money secretly or hiding financial dealings, which can sometimes be tied to maintaining an affair.Common Causes of Cheating:Lack of emotional or physical satisfaction in the relationship.Boredom or seeking excitement.Opportunity or lack of perceived consequences.Emotional disconnect or unmet needs.Desire for validation or attention.Effects of Cheating:Betrayal of trust, leading to emotional pain.Relationship breakdown or divorce.Long-term trust issues for both partners.Opportunities for personal growth or healing (if the couple works through it).If this is for your podcast or writing project, let me know if you want to focus on specific aspects like personal stories, psychology, or advice!AITA stands for "Am I the Ahole"**, a popular subreddit where users post personal stories or scenarios asking for community judgment about whether they acted appropriately or were in the wrong. The acronym has since become widely used in casual conversations and on social media for discussing moral or ethical dilemmas.How AITA Works:Post a Situation: Users describe a conflict or event, often involving family, friends, coworkers, or partners, and ask if they were justified in their actions.Judgment Categories: Commenters vote and share opinions using the following labels:YTA (You're The Ahole):** The poster was in the wrong.NTA (Not The Ahole):** The poster was justified in their actions.ESH (Everyone Sucks Here): Both parties were in the wrong.NAH (No Aholes Here):** Nobody acted poorly; it's just an unfortunate situation.INFO (Need More Info): More context is needed to make a judgment.Common Themes:Family Drama: Conflicts over weddings, parenting, inheritance, or traditions.Relationships: Issues with significant others, exes, or boundaries.Friendship Fallout: Betrayals, misunderstandings, or one-sided dynamics.Workplace Issues: Disputes with coworkers or bosses.Social Etiquette: Actions that spark debates about politeness or morality.Why It's Popular:Relatable Content: People often see echoes of their own lives in the stories.Moral Debates: Readers enjoy weighing in on what's right or wrong.Drama Factor: The posts are often emotionally charged or wildly dramatic, making them entertaining.Revenge stories capture the raw, emotional aftermath of betrayal or wrongdoing and the lengths people go to seek justice or retribution. They range from dark and dramatic to clever and even humorous, appealing to our sense of fairness or catharsis. These stories are popular in literature, movies, podcasts, and online communities like Reddit, especially in subreddits like r/ProRevenge and r/NuclearRevenge.Types of Revenge Stories:Personal Betrayal:Examples: Exposing a cheating partner, outsmarting a two-faced friend, or getting back at a toxic family member.Themes: Loyalty, heartbreak, and vindication.Workplace Revenge:Examples: Sabotaging a horrible boss, exposing unethical practices, or turning the tables on a competitive coworker.Themes: Justice, power dynamics, and clever tactics.Petty Revenge:Examples: Small, humorous acts of retaliation, like messing with a rude neighbor or annoying a bad driver.Themes: Lighthearted and relatable.Nuclear Revenge:Examples: Life-altering retaliation, like exposing someone to ruin their reputation or orchestrating massive payback for a grave injustice.Themes: Dark, dramatic, and high-stakes.Justice Served:Examples: Helping the victimized get retribution, such as whistleblowing or turning the tables on a scammer.Themes: Moral and social justice.Why Revenge Stories Resonate:Catharsis: They allow readers to live out fantasies of payback without real-world consequences.Morality Play: They explore questions of justice, fairness, and the consequences of one's actions.Entertainment Value: Dramatic, outrageous, or clever schemes make for great storytelling.Common Settings for Revenge Stories:Relationships (cheating, betrayal)Friendships (backstabbing, lies)Neighbors (boundary disputes, noise complaints)Workplace (toxic environments, unethical bosses)Legal/financial conflicts (scammers, fraudsters)Revenge storiesPayback talesRetribution storiesJustice servedSweet revengeEpic revenge storiesGetting evenKarma storiesPersonal vengeanceRevenge plotsPetty revengeNuclear revengeLegal revengeRelationship revenge storiesWorkplace revenge storiesBetrayal paybackCheating revenge storiesRevenge fantasiesSatisfying revengeUltimate paybackCheating storiesInfidelity talesBetrayal storiesRelationship dramaCheating spouseEmotional heartbreakTrust issuesAffair storiesCaught cheatingUnfaithful partnerBroken trustCheating scandalsRelationship betrayalLove triangle storiesMarriage problemsRevenge on cheaterExposing infidelityHeartbreak storiesCheating confessionsToxic relationshipsAITA storiesAm I the A**holeMoral dilemmasReddit AITARelationship dramaFamily conflictsWorkplace disputesFriendship betrayalEthical questionsSocial etiquettePersonal boundariesEmotional dilemmasAITA confessionsJustified actionsPetty disputesTough decisionsStorytime AITAReal-life dramaInternet judgmentWho's the a**hole?Cheating story, infidelity, cheating spouse, betrayal, affair, heartbreak, unfaithful partner, trust issues, emotional pain, relationship drama, caught cheating, revenge, marital secrets, cheatingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-cheating-wives-and-girlfriends-stories-2025-true-cheating-stories-podcast--5689182/support.

Send us a textToday we have a long one so feel free to break it up. I start off telling you about the man that was linked to RHOBH Dorit Kemsley over the Holiday. We move on to her Holiday in Park City UT with the kids. Also the upcoming RHOBH episode sheds some light on Dorit and Pk's toxic relationship. Andy Cohen's New Years Live highlights...Craig goes to Aspen and Paige Desorba deep dive. What her past shows about the break up with Craig. Laura Leigh tea highlights from her recent drop about Vanderpump Season 1 specifically about pay, Jax Taylor and Stassi Shroeder. Fired Jennifer Aydin attacks Jersey Mike sub employees and a few clap back. Also Danielle Cabral gets triggered over this and drops some tea. I give you my thoughts on the whole story as we go through the receipts. We go over some of the more shocking details about the Bourbon Street mass murderer, Shamsud-Din Jabbar played down military record and his mysterious explosives. Matthew Livelsberger aka New Years 2025 Cybertruck suicide shocking letters, emails and essay.To hear the full episode go here: https://www.patreon.com/DishingDramaWithDanaWilkeyMake sure you get in the chat we gossip in there every day!Support the showDana is on Cameo!Follow Dana: @Wilkey_Dana$25,000 Song - Apple Music$25,000 Song - SpotifyTo support the show and listen to full episodes, become a member on PatreonTo learn more about sponsorships, email DDDWpodcast@gmail.comDana's YouTube Channel

Our sponsor today: betterhelp.com/aitapodI'm joined by Emily Winter and Chris Calogero, married (to each other) comedians who also happen to be lovely folks! It's a doozy! Let's have ourselves an amazing 2025. Love y'all and thanks for listening.Follow Emily: https://www.instagram.com/emilymcwinter/Follow Chris: https://www.instagram.com/realchriscal/(0:00) - banter(9:26) - Guess The Verdict (17:22) - AITA for not letting bro's GF stay in my guest room after she made a scene at dinner?(30:57) - I'm starting to find my husband's looks disgusting(48:22) - Ahole advocate: person who takes the last one(56:31) - Am I a creep for being in my SIL's daughter's bed?(1:02:49) - AITA for banning my friend from my home after she refused to take videos of my bird down?Submit or give your take via voice note/message/text - 307-212-8818Email - amitheahole@gmail.comJoin Patreon! https://patreon.com/aitapodWhat's on Patreon?- 200+ Bonus eps- NO ADS and accurate timestamps- Discord with awesome communityTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@aitapodInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/aita_pod/

Jason and Nick open with a Who's the Ahole? Mom edition! Then they welcome friend, Sucktone, and Responsible Adult Randall Roman to discuss what a nightmare it is to be in a band with Jason. Finally, they wrap with a round of $7 Worth of Hoobastank. For more on Randall's 70s/80s cover band Responsible Adults go to respnsibleAF.com Bonus episodes available at patreon.com/jasondick or by becoming a paid subscriber on Spotify.

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In this episode of Sharing My Truth, we talk about a story from the Reddit group "Am I the Ahole?" Ever wondered if calling your partner "Daddy" is sexy or just straight-up awkward? In this episode, we dive deep into the world of bedroom nicknames and the chaos they can unleash. From cringe-worthy moments to the power moves of owning it, we talk about a story from the Reddit AITA blog that asks the question: AITA for wanting to be called Daddy or just trying to spice things up? Spoiler: Things get weird, fast. Mel and Suzie break down the fine line between playful and problematic in relationships. Expect lively discussion, some oversharing, and a lot of laughter as we explore whether it's confidence or confusion that gets people so riled up. Tune in to find out if you're the boss—or just about to get ghosted. On our new segment, "Spilling The Tea," Mel and Suzie talk about the Netflix show, 'The Man With 1000 Kids." Have you watched the show? What do you think? Tune in, have a laugh, and maybe learn a thing or two about navigating the crazy world of sex and relationships! Also listen to our past episodes: My Husband Cheated – And the Lies Just Kept Coming! The Truth: Should Women Make The First Move? Vibr8tor.com: Use Promo MS15 for some self-care. Got a story to share with us? Leave us a voicemail by clicking here. Email us: stories@sharingmytruth.com or DM us on Instagram Follow us on Instagram @sharingmytruthpod, TikTok @sharingmytruthpod Facebook @sharingmytruthpod , YouTube @sharingmytruthpod Follow Mel @melanyklondon and Suzie @suzsheckter Sign up to our weekly newsletter and join the Sharing My Truth Community sharingmytruth.com Visit our website sharingmytruth.com and share your truths with us, check out our latest merch, promo codes from our partners, and much more.    

In this episode of Sharing My Truth, we dive into the fascinating world of the Reddit group "Am I the Ahole?" We explore a compelling story where a friend bravely tells her friend that she doesn't like her boyfriend. Is she being honest and caring, or is she overstepping and causing unnecessary drama? Join us as we unpack the complexities of this situation, discussing the fine line between being a supportive friend and an ahole! Tune in for a candid conversation filled with real-life dilemmas, insights, and our take on navigating honesty in friendships and relationships. Don't miss it!  Tune in for a candid conversation filled with humor, empathy, and practical advice. Whether you're wondering if you should speak up about a friend's relationship or just love a good "Am I the A**hole?" debate, this episode is for you. Don't miss it! Tune in to hear the full episode. Vibr8tor.com: Use Promo MS15 for some self-care. Got a story to share with us? Leave us a voicemail by clicking here. Email us: stories@sharingmytruth.com or DM us on Instagram Follow us on Instagram @sharingmytruthpod, TikTok @sharingmytruthpod Facebook @sharingmytruthpod , YouTube @sharingmytruthpod Follow Mel @melanyklondon and Suzie @suzsheckter Sign up to our weekly newsletter and join the Sharing My Truth Community sharingmytruth.com Visit our website sharingmytruth.com and share your truths with us, check out our latest merch, promo codes from our partners, and much more.  

Send us a Text Message.Hello, my lovely! My name is Karrie, and I am your host and the Chief Weirdo of Karrie Out Loud. I am a business mentor to ALL women - with a specialty in ADHD entrepreneurs! I speak YOUR language and teach ADHD-friendly business strategies that WORK. I also educate on late-diagnosis ADHD in women. (All of my contact info is at the end of the show notes and I ALWAYS love to hear from you! Feel free to reach out anytime!).THIS WEEK ON THE POD: I LOVE imposter syndrome. You may thinking WTF, Karrie? You LOVE it? Yes. I truly do. In this episode, I' tell you my EXACT reasons why I love it AND how you can use my signature Proof Of Opposite reframing tool to combat it. Imposter Syndrome will come up every time you are about to level up in your business and, frankly, in many other areas of life too.  Awareness is KEY. If you learn to expect it and know that it will show up at some point, you will have the exact framework to combat it. I love you THAT much and want you to have epic success so let me teach you something new today... a way to lean into it instead of fighting it. It wants to thrust you back into your comfort zone. But that isn't you. You are MADE to take action and live bodly. Until next time,Karrie - Chief Weirdop.s. In case you haven't heard this⁣ today, I see you, I love you, and I am rooting for you – always! Stay extra and weird, Sugarpants!Ways to connect with me: • On Instagram and Threads: @karrieoutloud • Become an INSIDER and get The Love Note delivered to your inbox weekly (I don't do boring newsletters -- it's not in my DNA): https://www.karrieoutloud.com/the-love-note-subscription-pageBECOME A FOUNDER: Join my brand new community, ADHD Entrepreneur Office Hours! It includes hot seat coaching by me, networking with other ADHD entrepreneurs, and more! Click here for the full details: https://www.karrieoutloud.com/adhd-entrepreneur-office-hours How to work with me in a 1:1 capacity: The first step is to book a free 30-minute Coffee Talk. I want to make sure that we vibe as humans AND see what your needs are so that I can personalize a program that is exactly what you need and nothing that you don't. I don't do one-size-fits-all cookie-cutter programs. It is a holistic approach - it's about the business AND you. Click this link to jump onto my schedule: https://calendly.com/karrieoutloud/30-minute-coffee-talk• My Website (including testimonials from previous clients) : www.karrieoutloud.com

Prepare yourself to be flabbergasted, astounded, and delighted! In today’s episode, we will explore some seldom-used words that might be in need of a comeback, accompanied by “Am I the Ahole?” stories…..enjoy! The Brett Davern Show is streamed LIVE daily at 12pm (eastern) and 9am (pacific) on idobi Radio at https://idobi.com. Follow Brett on social media @BDavv, Katie : @KatieLeclerc, the show @BrettDavernShow The post Words & AHoles appeared first on idobi.

https://watch.goodluckgabe.life  https://youtu.be/xhnp6N-BBSk    Top ten numbers I like to jerk off too: idk if this is the right sub, but I find those numbers extremely hot and arousing π /3,5 8,265 69 43 13,7 e 2,147,483,647 8 0,3333333333333333333333333334   What is up YouTube today im gonna show you virgin dumbasses the infinite sex glitch.So basically if you want to have sex infinite times then you need to approach a woman.Then what you wanna do is open up your Cheat Engine,scan for stuff with a 0 value (its your chance of getting bitches) and change that value to 100.Once you done that you can press the button "Speak" on your fucking brain,and start to farm some bitches. you puny mortal im literally a god i am clearly not the asshole, you dont need to say im not the Ahole, cute of you to even imply that i coild be the asshole. but your puny mortal mind is incapable of understanding that. I could make the entire solar system disappear with 0.00000000000000000000000000001% of the power in my pinky finger. I just haven't done it because im a calm and reasonable perosn. I modeled all the tiny little humans after myself for my entertainment. I caused ww1, and i could end the earth, whats another 50 billion years anyways?   When man ejaculated in woman, he asked his favorite sperm: "Out of all the sperm I just released, who would win: Them or you?" "Well if they were to go straight for the egg, they might cause me a little trouble." "But would you lose?" "nah, I'd win" While the sperm was on his way to the uterus, woman opened her domain: The immune system. And cells from woman's body started slaughtering millions of sperm cells. Luckily for the man's favorite sperm, it learned domain amplification, and nullified the immune systems sure hit effect. After a hard fought battle, the sperm finally entered the egg. The egg asked the sperm: "Are you the strongest because you are the first sperm here, or are you the first sperm here because you're the strongest?" The sperm replied: "When it comes to conception, we are the exception. Because throughout ejaculation, and impregnation, I, alone, am the born one"

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Doug Pagitt talks with Rev David Moore and Kerry Connelly about their podcast God is Not An Ahole" David is a pastor, teacher and community organizer. Kerry is spiritual teacher and activist leader. 

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Where is the Line: Season 2 Finale - are you ready?  After so many incredibly intimate & informative conversations with phenomenal guests, we thought to close out on a funny, silly note - tune in to our own version of Reddit's “Am I the Ahole”, where we give our take on four spicy scenarios and how we would approach it...  We had so much fun with this one, we hope you enjoy! Here is a sneak peek into the topics we cover - am I the Ahole for... Setting boundaries with an old boss who continues to make work requests even though they are no longer on the same team Getting mad at my husband for a surprise Valentine's day gift when both parties firmly agreed to no gifts Having insecurities about my boyfriend following certain girls on instagram  Picking a first dance song for my wedding which is meaningful to me but my stepsister is asking me to change it as it brings up sad memories We still can't believe this marks the end of the second season. A huge thank you to all our guests thus far and to our dear listeners - we are here because of all of you

The FnA Podcast with Kevin Figgers and Adam Auslund + Brie Brie as Petros Papadakis joins the show to talk about the PAC12 Championship, USC and UCLA dissapointments, his memories of the PAC12 the CFB playoff rankings + and epic battle in Who's the Asshole!?

Time for more Am I the Ahole with Jolie and Julian!Join us as we delve into four more AITA scenarios as we give our responses as well as a few reddit users!AITA For making a joke and calling my brothers mixed race son “Aladdin” on Facebookhttps://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/lnsim4/aita_for_making_a_joke_and_calling_my_brothers/ AITA for calling myself mixed race?https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/jbb1s3/aita_for_calling_myself_mixed_race/ AITA for refusing to straighten and dye my hair for a team photo?https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/oalso8/aita_for_refusing_to_straighten_and_dye_my_hair/ AITA for teasing somebody about their mixed race identity?https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/11wbyud/aita_for_teasing_somebody_about_their_mixed_race/ What it means to be multiracial in America, one story at a time, from the studio to the streets.DOWNLOAD and SUBSCRIBE to Generation Mixed, onApple, Spotify, IHeart, or Spreaker!FOLLOW us on:Instagram| @generationmixedpodcastWanna be on the show? Text or call 510-852-9550!Subscribe to our newsletter at www.Justjmarc.comPlease email us here with any suggestions, comments, and questions for future episodes.generationmixedpodcast@gmail.com

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Huge MNF Game2:31: This is a big night for “Mr. System” aka Brock Purdy4:18: “Holy sh—“ some how the refereeing is getting worse 14:25: Tonight is a *big* game in Minnesota for the 49ers15:38: Don't hate Taylor Swift, this seems like a real relationship — Not just a PR stunt 19:03: Josh McDaniels is simply not an NFL head coach 20:40: The Raiders, more than any other team in football, have no idea who they are 22:28: The Raiders brand: “Watch us screw this up”25:34: Revisiting Draymond vs. Poole 1 more time: Draymond is a “Ahole” but he's *our* Ahole30:56: Damon will be LIVE from Chase Center for the opener 31:40: The Warriors are playing chicken with Klay Thompson and it might just be a brilliant move35:22: The World Series could be set by the end of the night36:23: Jose Altuve is “UN-FUCKING-BELIEVABLE” in the playoffs37:23: Bob Melvin could be leaving the Padres to return to the Bay Area 39:50: Strippers at SoFi??Tune into The Damon Bruce Show live on YouTube every weekday at 2pm EST / 11am PST on Damon Bruce Plus: https://www.youtube.com/@damonbruceplus.All Damon Bruce Plus content is available on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1681177856.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome back to Analyze Scripts, where a psychiatrist and a therapist analyze what Hollywood gets right and wrong about mental health. Today, we are analyzing "The Bear" season 1. We meet the chefs and other restaurant staff this season and WOW, was anyone else's heart racing? We root for Carmy and the restaurant to be successful but see poor interpersonal skills, trauma, grief and trust issues impact everyone. Mikey's story line is tragic and unfortunately a common reality when mental health issues combine with substance abuse and financial troubles. Be sure to watch this show with some snacks, we hope you enjoy! Instagram TikTok Website Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Hi, I'm Dr. Katrina Fieri, a psychiatrist. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: And I'm Portia Pendleton, a licensed clinical social worker. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: And this is Analyze Scripts, a podcast where two shrinks analyze the depiction of mental health in movies and TV shows. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Our hope is that you learn some legit info about mental health while feeling like you're chatting with your girlfriends. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: There is so much misinformation out there, and it drives us nuts. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: And if someday we pay off our student loans or land a sponsorship, like. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: With a lay flat airline or a major beauty brand, even better. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: So sit back, relax, grab some popcorn. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: And your DSM Five and enjoy. We get started. We just wanted to include a trigger warning for this episode. This episode could include discussion about some themes and topics that might be upsetting, including, but not limited to things like substance abuse, suicide, self harm, disordered, eating, and harassment and assault. So if any of those topics are too upsetting, we totally get it. Please feel free to skip this episode and join us next week. Otherwise, we hope you enjoyed. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Hi. So we are back again with another episode, and we are going to refer to each other today as, like, yes. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Drink, yes shrink, yes, chef, cousin, cousin. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Whatever kind of comes to mind. We're not going to be swearing and putting each other down. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Hopefully not kind of abusive, which we. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: See a lot in the show. The Bear, which you're coming today. Season one, kind of blew up recently over the summer. I definitely had not heard about it last year. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: I hadn't really either. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: It was all over, like, TikTok. A couple months ago, Jeremy Allen White. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Is all in the news because he got a divorce. And I don't know all the details about it, but it seems to be, like a hot. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Yeah, yeah. People really like. So what how do you want to start talking about this? First, I would like to say that my blood pressure was so high, I'm making this up. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Okay. You weren't, like, checking it? Portia Pendleton, LCSW: No. Watching some of these episodes, this level of stress that I was feeling, and my heart was racing, I was like, I feel like I'm back in a restaurant, and I'm not. Okay. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Yeah, you worked in a restaurant too at some point, right? Yeah, I did too. Only for, like, six months. Like, in between college and med school, I took a year off to apply, and it was really stressful. I worked in a Mexican restaurant. It's closed now, unfortunately, one of the owners embezzled money and went to federal prison. Fortunately. But I was trying to get out of this other job, and so when I applied, I said I was available for all shifts. So I got all the lunch shifts and made, like, no money, and I would have to come in early and clean, like, literally move the heavy tables, clean the windows. It was, like, a lot of hard work. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: It's like, labor, labor, physical labor. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: I lost a lot of weight because you're, like, running around all day. And I'll never forget my last day was Cinco de Mayo. I was like, I have to work Cinco de Mayo. Right? I'll never forget. The floor was, like, so sticky with tequila. It was a good restaurant. The food was really good. But at the pre shift meeting, one of my coworkers was like, hey, guys, I got Adderalls. Does anyone want one? And all these people took Adderall. And I was like, I'm good. I'll be okay. I don't know. It really shocked me. But then I guess in watching this show, and I don't know if in your training, you learned that there's a lot of mental health issues in the restaurant industry. Because I learned that. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Yeah. I mean, I think it seems like and of course, we're generalizing here, but in my experience, and even hearing from clients who work in the restaurant industry, there is so much substance use. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Yes. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: And with that often comes mental health issues. I'm just curious about who ends up in the restaurant industry. Right. I think you have to be really personable. You're really friendly, energetic. Energetic, I would say. And I think this is like, a little bit of just like anecdotal information. I feel like it's often kind of you have a little bit of ADHD. You're good, right? You can BOP brunch the 100% environment for you because it's so stimulating and. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: It'S so quick, fast moving. I totally agree. And I think a lot of young people, I think, work in restaurants or bars or things like that when you're younger. But then I think you're right that there is a lot of substance use. I think there's, like, erratic hours does. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Not help mental health, sleep. And then I think people often might, in that example that you provided, will take something to help stay up. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: And then oftentimes, once the restaurant closes, shifts over, I think people go out for drinks. Or then there's, like, substance use with downers, kind of. I think, like we said, it is really hard work. Like, physically demanding. I think the pay can be good, right? Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Depends. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Depends. It fluctuates, and you don't really get benefits, so there's a lot of stress. It's certainly like, when we think about what are, like, risk factors, I guess, for mental health conditions, there's a lot of environmental risk factors just right there. And then you're also dealing with people who are hard to deal with. Right? Like, you have demanding customers, people complaining you're not doing it fast enough. There's a mistake. I can't imagine, right? Like, just all the complaints you have to deal with in a personable, happy way. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: And now I always think about everyone having sensitivities or allergies right to foods and how many requests we're making. I do make one request, but I'm just thinking about how complicated things are now. Everyone at a table could be like, okay. And I've been at a table before where it's like, every single person has a something, and I'm just like, oh, man, it's just so much more work. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Than just accommodating like, a regular taco salad. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: It's like, no cheese on this one, no meat on this one. We have to leave out the taco because it's corn based so much. It's a lot, and I think the pressure for certain people gets to them, and I think that's why we see. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Also just, like, a lot of abuse yes. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: With the hierarchy within the kitchen, and it can get really ugly. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Yeah. So when I started watching the Bear preparing for this, unfortunately, Hulu just, like, auto played the last episode of season two. I didn't get through the whole thing. We got through maybe the, like, ten or 15. No, I know. And then we're watching it, and I'm like, am I supposed to understand who these characters are and how they relate? And then all of a sudden, my husband noticed, and I was like it. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Was like, s two, like, episode ten or something. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: I was like, oh. So I felt like I had, like, a preview. Not in a great way, but then it's like, I don't think it's going to spoil all that much. So then we restarted it. But even in season one, we sort of see these flashbacks of Carme right. Played by Jeremy Allen White, the main character who worked in a really fancy like, they kept saying, the best restaurant in the world, and we saw Joel McHale. I was surprised to see in, like, a dramatic role. Do you know who Joel McHale is? Did you ever watch The Soup? No. Okay. Again, I'm older than you, but I. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Know I didn't like. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: It. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: I don't love him. No offense. That's okay to him. If you're listening, that's okay. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Does he have any weird outcomes? Portia Pendleton, LCSW: I just don't think he's funny. No. To me. And maybe he is now, but I remembering watching The Soup and being like, not your thing. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: That's fine, but yeah, dark, like, abusive. And it was very hierarchical, like, almost like the military. It kind of reminded me of and you have to go up the chain and sort of that kind of thing. In prepping for this episode, I did some quick research, and it does seem like the restaurant industry hospitality has very high rates of depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and harassment, which I think makes sense, like, if you've ever worked in one. And then I think this show really accurately portrays that. Like, you were saying in watching it, your heart rate is high, your blood pressure is high, you feel stressed, and you're like, God, it is a lot. It's a lot. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: I mean, when they had finally implemented the to go, oh, my gosh, and they didn't notice that they had done, like, preorder selection, and it was just, like, coming out of the machine. I was just I felt like, I mean, a good acting, good storyline sucked me in. I don't know if it's because I can, like, I have some restaurant experience, but I was just like it's like a trauma response. So some people freeze, some people flee, and other people freak out and fight. Whoa. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Interesting to see everyone's individual response. And carmi just freaked. Like, it was almost I felt like his explosion of pent up emotion. Right. I feel like his sister Sugar had been saying, you're not expressing things. And he wasn't really he was really holding it in, and then it just all exploded. Like, he couldn't take it anymore. I was really proud of Sydney and Marcus for walking away and being like, we don't tolerate know I didn't see that coming, but I was really proud of them for doing that. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: And I think what I thought was interesting was when we see Carme working at that Michelin star restaurant, and he's being right, like, verbally berated saying all these horrible things to him. I thought it was so interesting because Sydney and, like, have a similar experience with working at higher end places. They know, yes, chef. Behind you, chef, all that stuff. So Sydney, in one of the later episodes when she is accidentally a stabs richie in the behind. But also, you see her absolutely berating him. Right. She's like, you're a loser, your kid, your partner. And I think for her, that almost felt like she was so horrified, almost, that that's how she had become in this place. Right. Because her and Carmen talked about how horrible that was, and then she did it, and it's like, place brought it out of her. Right. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: It's like the abuse becomes the abuser, which we see. I'm thinking more along the lines of children who grew up in abusive environments and then sort of take on those behaviors in adulthood. It's reminding me of that. Yeah. And I feel like she couldn't it was really sad. And when she was sitting there at the lockers, and he was like, are you okay, chef? And she's just like, no. And it's like, no, you're not. You're right. And she has to walk away. And I think you're right. I think it was a combo of Carmen berating her, but then her doing that too. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Right. And losing it, and right. They are these experts, and she's holding the knife right out. No intention right. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Of like yeah. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: First she's waving around, but then she's pointing it out, and he just, like, turns like, you don't ever walk with a knife pointing out. That stuff can happen. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Exactly. Right. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: And you can stab someone in the a fatty tissue place where it's, like, less right, right. Whoa. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: I know. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Yeah. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: And so, again, it's just like, how did all that come to be? Was it, like, stress? Was it trauma? Probably a mix of everything. Also, like, Richie I don't like him. There have been very few characters so far in all the shows and movies we've watched, which is quite a bit by now, where I really don't like them. Like, the whole time I'm watching it, I'm trying to find something redeeming. And since I did see the first. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Ten minutes of the final episode of. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Season two, and I see what role he assumes and he's behaving a little differently, spoiler alert. It's not much of a spoiler, but still, I kept trying to find something redeeming about him, and I had a really hard time. What about you? Portia Pendleton, LCSW: I think that I really did not like him until the last episode, and I wouldn't even say I like him. I feel like I just have empathy for him. I feel sorry for him. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Why? That's where I struggled. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: I feel like he is so broken. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Yeah. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: And I want to know nothing story. Maybe we learn it because they said in season two read an article that was like, season two gets right with the only thing that season one got wrong, which is like, there was no backstories for anyone. We didn't know anything about anyone. And so I'm wondering if we get his because I'd be so curious. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: It just seems like he's. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: And why he was really hearing what Sydney was saying when she's calling him a loser. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: I feel like he feels like he's. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: A loser, and he's a loser in every way. And then he talks about his daughter saying to his ex or her mom, right. Like, he's bad news, Richie or something. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: I just feel like that's more. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: I feel bad. I don't like him. I don't want to be his friend by any means. I don't want him to be around him. But I just feel sorry for yeah. Yeah. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: I kept wanting to feel sorry for him and trying to access that empathy, but I had a really hard time. And again, I hear what you're like. It seems like before Mikey died by suicide, richie was, like, the head guy, like, maybe the manager, or like, he was, like, running the show. And then I think to have Carme and Sydney come in, like, out of Sydney, a younger girl, a younger black girl, which, again, maybe that's not intentionally getting under Richie's skin, but maybe it is. We don't really know yet. But again, I could see how that would threaten his ego, because this is. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: All that he has. And then he kind of says that at the end, right when Carmen picks him up from the jail, which I thought was really interesting. And this is a little bit of a sidebar, but I think it's so risky, little PSA, to ever be in a fight with someone that's physical, because we all talk. Oh, someone says something to you. Everyone's drunk in a bar. A bar fight, right? Someone gets punched in the face. It doesn't seem crazy, but it's like the wrong hit you could fall. You hit your head, you can die. And it's like now it's literally manslaughter. And it's like things can escalate so quickly where it's like it's not just like right, a punch in the schnaws or getting pushed. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: It's like hitting your head wrong on the curb. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Yes. I'll never forget and I'm going to talk very loose circumstances here, but witnessing someone hit someone and they fell and they hit their head on the curb, that's scary. They got up. But I know another instance that I did not witness but happened at my college. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Even like if you're super intoxicated and you fall the wrong way right. You could die. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Yeah, it's really know. And I don't know if it's just like I respected and this is such a stretch. I respected Richie for completely owning that he was the one that did he there was, you know, because it was messy. Right. Everyone's pushing, pushing. And there was no question he was going to take the and I think that's also when he comes out, he's like, no, this is all I have. I would do anything for you. It seems like they connect. I'm curious to see in season two how that plays out. I'm hoping that that's like a change then for Richie. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Yeah. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: But up until that episode, I was so irritated with him. He just kept messing everything over and over. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: That's what I mean. And I do think that's like the perfect depiction. And I'm like I am really curious. And I hope we do learn more about his backstory because I wouldn't be surprised if he had, like if I'm making it up. Really critical parents, like one parent who's really critical, one who's absent, whether it's because of substance abuse or like a father left or something like that, that's setting him up to never feel good enough. So he's going to keep trying, keep trying. And then he just gets to the point where it's still never good enough and he starts getting in his own way. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Right? Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Like he just kept messing up. Yes. Like when they did the kid's birthday party and he doesn't bring the ketchup. Right. His Xanax. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Oh my God. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: And the drink and all the kids pass out and no one calls the ambulance. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: I was like, waiting for your take on that. I was just like, dying. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: When they just show, all the kids. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Pass and the guy right? They're like mobster uncle is like, well, this is preferable, to be honest. Because he's like annoyed, right? Kids suck. Kids are annoyed. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Kids are annoyed. At least they're quiet. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: But I was like, are they breathing? Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Has anyone put their fingers under their nose to see? Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Is their breath? Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Oh my God, I can't believe no one called the police or the is. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Such a bare minimum, and you're going to be like, you're crazy. But I was kind of pleasantly surprised that Carmen told him. Right? I feel like, it could have been like, oh, because you could literally go to jail for that. Again, not intentionally, but you could go to jail. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Maybe you should. Right? Portia Pendleton, LCSW: So the fact that he told him. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: I was like, okay, at least have. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: A moral compass in there. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Get somewhere in there, I guess. Yeah, but then no one does anything. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: But I was thinking would have been in there, right? Let's talk about that. Because it looks like it was one bottle. So were they like, bars? Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: That's how Xanax comes, right? I don't remember what the dose was. So Xanax is the trade name for Elprazolam, which is a very short acting benzodiazepine. Incredibly addictive, right? That's why most people don't prescribe it, hopefully, except in very specific circumstances, like flight phobia or something like that, where you only need a little relief for a little bit of time. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: You're not getting prescriptions every month for it. It's like you're getting ideally, right? Like, once a year should be enough. I think providers feel comfortable with that. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Depending on the situation. I think, unfortunately, it is really abusable. And the reason it's so abusable is because it is so short acting. So it hits your system really quickly, like, within 30 minutes or so, you feel so good, you feel a lot calmer, but then it's out of your system really quickly, too. So then you're like, oh, I need more, I need more. And thus starts the cycle of dependency and addiction. And again, I specifically use those words because there's a difference, right? You can become physically dependent on a medication like this. Like, your brain gets used to it. If you don't have it, you develop withdrawal symptoms. You need more. You can have that without perhaps being addicted. But again, they kind of go hand in hand, I guess. But with addiction, you also think of it as like, okay, then you start doing riskier things to obtain it, right? Like, you might start stealing, or you might start obtaining it illicitly, like, on the street, or you might be spending a whole lot of time trying to find it at the expense of work or spending time with your family. There's a lot of criteria that go into addiction, but you can also be physically dependent on I mean, that is like, one of the main criteria, too. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: And I believe right. You can die from the withdrawals from. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: A benzo 100% class. Yes. Benzos act on the GABA receptors in the brain, very similar to alcohol. So it's also incredibly dangerous to mix benzos with alcohol. When you're intoxicated with both, what can be fatal is the respiratory depression. Basically, you start breathing so slowly that you could stop breathing. And that's what I was worried about with these kids, just, like, sleeping. I was like, is anyone making sure they're breathing and they're getting enough oxygen to their brains? Like, these little kids getting whatever the adult dose is. I mean, it looks like the whole bottle got in there somehow. Who knows how much is in there was so dangerous. And then if you are addicted or physically dependent on alcohol or benzos and you just try to quit cold turkey, that's also potentially fatal because you can develop seizures and cardiac instability. So, like, really high blood pressure, really high heart rates, you could have a stroke, you could die. So it's really dangerous. I was very uncomfortable with that whole. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Like, you need a medical detox, right, versus, like opiates. It's a horrible detox, but you can stop. You won't be very sick, you won't die. But a couple of kids, and I say kids because they were under 18, who I worked with in a residential program, if they were abusing benzos, they would still be on them, right? So they would come in and they'd receive a lower and a lower dose versus some of the kids who were on opiates, they would be very sick or they would have been in a very fast detox like in the hospital. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Yeah, I did a lot of detoxing when I worked at the VA in residency, and I did a lot of time in the emergency room there. So that was like one of the main things we saw. And you're totally right that alcohol or benzodiazepine detox is medically necessary. Like you could die. And that was like one of the hardest conversations to have with patients when they would get to day two. And of course they're waiting for a bed because we don't have enough access to treatment in the whole country. We've already talked about this. But by day two, they're starting to feel cravings. They want to get out of there and we have to have the discussion like you're just starting the detox. We still don't know which way it's going to go. There's like risk factors and algorithms we can keep in mind to help predict it, but we just don't really know. You could get delirium tremons, which is potentially fatal. I mean, it's really scary and a lot of times they would leave against medical advice and probably start drinking again, which is very sad. But then in other ways you're like, well, I guess it mitigates the risk of death from an unsupervised detox, but it's really risky. But you're right. With opiate withdrawal, that's where the phrase cold turkey comes from. It feels like the worst flu of your life. It's incredibly painful to go through, but it's not medically dangerous. So in either way, like with benzo or alcohol withdrawal, we do taper using the benzos. And then you can also give other medications to help with other symptoms to help make people more comfortable. And then with opiate withdrawal, some places will start, like Suboxone once you're a couple of days out to make sure there's enough out of your system where it doesn't plunge you into a worse type of withdrawal. But then you also give other agents to help make people feel more comfortable. So that too, it's like ideal if you can do a medical detox, but not medically dangerous if you're just trying to quit, like, on your own. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Yeah. Circling back now to restaurant employees right. Often not having insurance. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Yes. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: And being or I think, too, what's interesting now is with a lot of credit card tips right. That is on the books versus cash tips. So it's like they pay taxes on right. So you could be, I think, right on the line with, like, you don't make a ton, but you also don't qualify for Medicaid or full Medicaid. So I just think there's a lot of people that are underinsured or not insured who specifically work in this field of know with with sometimes raging substance use issues and mental health issues. It's just like a perfect storm. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Yeah. And I mean, most detoxes would be at least five days. So when you're imagining, like, in restaurants, you often do, I think, live day to day in terms of your income. It's not predictable. You're not going to have short term leave or things like that. It's really hard to think, like, I'm going to take five days away and somehow pay for this treatment and make up for not and then come back. The same environment. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Right. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: It's really tough. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Yeah. I was just thinking about Mikey in that and just like, it seemed like he was struggling for a while with opiate abuse, and some people knew, some people didn't. And that was kind of really eating at Carme for not knowing. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Yeah. So what did you think about Mikey's story and then this show's depiction of addiction and grief and people reacting to someone's suicide. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: I thought it was good. I thought it did a good job of showing multiple reactions and responses, which I think hits the nail on the head with everyone will respond differently. I think if we look at it in kind of a black and white way, like, some people shut down, other people have really big reactions immediately. So it's like right. Someone if you're picturing at a funeral, which is kind of morbid, there's people who are, like, wailing and visibly upset for weeks. Tanya from Lettuce. Yes. And then there's people who are just totally shut down right. Haven't cried at all. And that doesn't mean that they're not processing it or grieving, but I'd say because they might be doing it at home. But if you're not doing it at all, I think then sometimes there's a bigger reaction that comes out later, which we see with Carmen kind of starting to lose it or some of his other symptoms, which I was curious to get your take on with some of the nightmare being sleepwalking. Right. And in his apartment earlier on, it seems like he's having a horrible time sleeping, which isn't helping any of his symptoms. And then at the end, we see, right. Him kind of what appears to be maybe he's, like, dissociating when he tries to light a cigarette and then the whole stove catches on fire. Two different things, I feel, like, all around fire, too. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Yeah, I mean, I think you're totally right. Portia this show, I thought, again, another expert portrayal of grief, and I think the complicated grief that comes from losing someone to suicide, of all things. Like, just how many questions are know Carmen? No one saw a note until the very end, and it's still in my mind. It's like, Was that a suicide note? I think so. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: I think it was meant to be, but it wasn't, like, by the know, maybe not by Mikey, but it just. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Wasn'T it wasn't clear. And I think in the know, it sounds like Mikey and Carmee, they were brothers, right? They sort of bonded over cooking. And then Mikey goes on to open the Bear, but then won't let him. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Eat the beef store. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Sorry, the beef, but then won't let Carmen work in it. And that created a really big rift in them. And I think we still don't really understand why he wouldn't let him in. I started wondering, was there some connection to organized crime? It seemed like Richie maybe had a connection. And those feuding groups on the corner that Sydney placated with the sandwiches and even, like, the Uncle Jimmy, I was like, Is he a like, is that why Carmen wasn't he was trying to keep him away? Or was there something like, is that how Mikey got introduced to Opiates? There were a lot of questions for me, but then that was, like, a real wedge in their relationship. And it sounds like in the very last episode with Carmen's Monologue at Al Anon, first of all, how moving was. But then we finally start learning some of this backstory, and it sounds like that almost, like, fueled Carmen's desire to show, like, just achieve know, really escalate to the best of the best, to be like, you're lost, dude, and then gosh, how complicated and confusing for carme to lose your brother in that way. And then learn that he left the restaurant, that he'd never let you work into you, and you have to leave your position at this best restaurant in the world to come here. Like, Whoa. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: And also was and maybe it didn't feel like a choice, but that was his choice, that a lot of people were like, what are you like, you didn't need to come back. I think Richie was upset that he was coming back and taking over. I think the staff initially were all. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Upset that he was, because it seemed like the like, Tina Ibrahim, like, all the staff, it seems like, had been there for that. They forever, right? And then all of a sudden, you have Carme coming in out of nowhere again, this white guy. A lot of the staff. Were people of color. And then he hires Sydney, this young girl, and they're like cleaning everything up, operationalizing things. And I could imagine and we see how the old crew reacted and we're like about it. Yeah, exactly. But then eventually they do warm up to it. And I did think at the beginning, Carme was really respectful in terms of saying, we call each other chef. We have high standards. This is what you need to do well. And at first, they weren't really believing it. Like the family dinners I thought were so I never had that at the. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Restaurant I worked at. Right. I was like, Where did this come from? Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: This is really nice. We all have dinner before it's. Like, that's really nice. I think eventually it did help them sort of get on board. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Right. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: But it took a while, especially with Tina. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: And know, it seemed like Tina kind of bought know after a little bit with Carmee, but then it was really like an interesting dynamic watching her and Sydney, and then Tina pretending not to speak English, like, here and there. And Sydney's like, I know you can you just were doing it and calling. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Carme Jeff instead of Chef. Just all these slight jabs. I can't remember what it was that finally got her to come around, but eventually she did with Sydney. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: It was something with the potatoes, right? So, like, Tina didn't burned something or something and then Sydney already had it going, but didn't criticize. Tina was like, just get it over with, do it. And Sydney was like, no, it's fine. And then she complimented her later. And then I think Tina was like, okay, we're good. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Yeah. Sydney kind of like, helped her out instead of rubbing her nose in it. But getting back to, I think what you originally asked me about grief, I also thought it was interesting that I was like, is there a gender dynamic here? Because his sister seems to be more openly grieving or at least talking about the death. She's like, trying to get him to go to Al Anon, which to me suggests she's going to Al Anon and then Carmi is really closed. And I I think you could say that might be a more stereotypical man reaction. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: I'm sure it depends on generalizing, super. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Generalizing, like, depends on different families structures and dynamics and stuff like that. But I think what is that old phrase? What is it we talk about a lot with trauma? Like what you won't remember eventually comes out or something. What you try to avoid thinking about eventually comes out, whether you like it or not. Death of anyone can be very traumatic, but I think a suicide in particular is very traumatic for all the people involved. And it sounds like in Mikey's case, it's like, was it planned or was it impulsive? Right? Like, was he intoxicated and had a mean it's not really clear until we find the note, right? Portia Pendleton, LCSW: I don't know. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: What did you think? Portia Pendleton, LCSW: I think it was unclear. I mean, I think I could go on the one hand with him stashing the money for so long. Was he planning on ending his life for that time, or was that just like a side project of him? Just like, stashing all this money away to avoid taxes? To avoid taxes or in the end to give to Carme? I don't know. Was his plan like, okay, Carme is going to be this amazing chef, and then we're ready for him, we're going to have all this money? Or was it like, I know I'm going to die? I don't know. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: It's a weird spot to leave a suicide note, right? Usually I feel like if someone does leave a note, it's with the body, like it's nearby. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Do you think it was maybe, though, supposed to be in a locker and fell out? Like, maybe, like, Carmen's locker from years ago? Because that was my question. Why was it behind lockers, the lockers on the floor? Had it fallen somewhere? Was it supposed to not be there? I don't know. Did he mean to bring it with? Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: That's what I mean. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: How could anyone find that? Someone could have easily thrown it away, could have easily gotten damaged by water or something. It just was so risky. And also right. If you're leaving someone, like, $300,000, you want that to get to them. So that was just strange. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: It was strange. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Why do you think Richie put it back? Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: I think at that time, when he first found it, he was still really mad at Carmen for coming in. In this season, we really see how the landscape of Chicago, the landscape of their neighborhood, the landscape of the restaurant itself is changing. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Gentrified. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Yes, exactly. And I think Richie's like having an identity cris and not on board, and I think he was just at that time, really mad at Carmen, didn't want to help him along. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: I guess this is where my little thread of empathy comes out. It's like he could have thrown it out. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: That's very true. Why did he put it back? Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Put it back. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: That's actually a nice point, Portia. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: I don't and there's million different reasons why, but I'm thinking maybe it was because not right for Carmen. But he couldn't do that to not. He's he wasn't just being this huge. Ahole. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Right. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: There was just something in there. I don't think it was he was looking out for Carmen. He didn't think Carmen was ready. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: I don't know. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Maybe. But there was something. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: You're so right. He could have thrown it. Oh, okay. Now I'm feeling something for him. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: You're right. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Like, he definitely could have, and he didn't. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Just interesting. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Yeah. That's really making me think. Really making me think. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: So we know from past episodes how important sleep is, right. And how the lack of sleep can literally bring someone right to have some psychosis. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Yeah, and mania like sleep is the biggest trigger of a manic episode. Psychotic episodes, for sure. I've seen a lot of first breaks in college. Students who were flying internationally didn't sleep on the plane. That's what brought it out, finally, which. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Is what you said, that I am good because I went to Europe and I was up for like 48 hours and I'm fine. I was like, that's a really good sign. You don't bipolar disorder in Portia winning in some ways here, but also in. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: The restaurant industry, like other industries, too, like if you're working third shift or other things like that, it is so disruptive to your sleep. And I think the high energy, fast paced environment of restaurants makes it really hard, even when you get home to fall asleep. I think that is why so many have a drink after work or take another substance like Xanax to try to calm their brain down. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: It's also so bright in the kitchen. You know what I mean? It has to be, but the lights are so fluorescent. It's so bright and shiny in a cleaner restaurant. I was impressed at how much they were cleaning. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: I was very happy. I think, again, that's, like, where Carme comes in and is like, this is unacceptable, even if we're like a sandwich, like, let's have high standards for ourself. And I thought, that's a nice way to live as long as the standards aren't impossibly high. But I think it does. And we saw that it did lead to feelings of self efficacy and pride in your work. But yeah, certainly you hope all the restaurants are that clean. I sort of doubt they all are. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: I think it's so funny, like, being kind of near New York and going and right. And seeing the know, just kind of how they showed in Chicago, because they don't do that in the like I'm sure there's, like, a public health infected, but they don't have that in the. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Window, which I just think is so, like and it was interesting, like, when they didn't get a good grade, and he's, like, blaming Richie, but then it turns out it was his fault. That's like another time where he was sort of like kind of I did, I think at least in the initial time where he was setting his apartment on fire, they both felt dissociative to me. And I think that's part of his trauma response. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Right? Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Just like trying to keep putting 1ft in front of the other, but you're not processing what you're feeling, and it will inevitably come out and sort of that's how it was coming out at the end with the fire in the kitchen. At first I thought, is he going to intentionally let the restaurant burn down and be like, okay, now it takes care of it. But then everyone sort of grabbed the fire extinguisher and took care of it. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Yeah, that was an intense scene. So, like with Mikey's suicide, I think we kind of talked a little bit around the edges here. But suicide, I would consider is like a complicated loss, right? So there's some losses that are really uncomplicated. Like losing a grandparent in a natural way, right? It's like it's sad and can be really life shattering, but it's expected. It's like the natural way of life. And those losses are typically more easy to process, just like as a human. But then these complicated losses, like losing a child as a parent or losing a parent when you really suicide exactly. Or really unexpected deaths are complicated. And it doesn't mean that this is way harder or it's a much bigger loss, but it's just a different loss. And I think it can make it harder to process. And I would really say specifically with suicide, because there are so many times that people somebody does die by suicide, the people who are left right, are often like, what did we miss? How did I not see this? How could I have stopped it? And there's so many of those lingering questions that we don't ask ourselves when again, it's like a grandparent has an attribute loss. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: And sometimes you ask yourself those questions right. In the grieving. Like, when we think about grief, that is a common, universal human experience right. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: There'S the what stage would that be like? Bargaining. Yeah. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: So there's Elizabeth Kubler Roth has her five stages of grief theory shock, denial, bargaining, anger, acceptance. We don't think of people as moving through those stages linearly. Like, you can feel things at the same time. You can go back and forth. But those are like, the universal emotions all humans feel. When you're grieving in the field of mental health, then we sort of think about, okay, what's like a typical grief reaction versus, like, a complicated grief reaction? And again, it's not because we're trying to have grief Olympics where one person is worse than the other. It's just grieving. A suicide is very complicated, and I think it is traumatic. I think a lot of people develop trauma reactions or even post traumatic stress disorder when these things happen. And I think you hit the nail on the head portia that it leaves so many questions and people when you're faced with an unimaginable trauma, you try to make sense of it. And a lot of times that leads you to blaming yourself. And that's where really good therapy is important. And sometimes you can find that, like in Alanon, which is the sort of what would you call it? Portia Pendleton, LCSW: It's for people who have been impacted by people with substance use. So someone who is struggling themselves currently or in the past, who goes to know that's typically for them, and then maybe their brother, their sister, their parents would go to Al Anon, right? Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Exactly. And it can be a really healing, helpful place. And finally carme started. I was I remember, like, midway through the season when things were really stressful. He's like, I have to go. I have to go to a meeting. And then Sydney was like, you just left us here. And they finally sort of connected over it, remember? And then she was like, Chef, that's too much. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Yeah. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: And he's like she's like, I'm just kidding. But yeah. I think to lose anyone by suicide has got to be devastating and traumatizing and so hard to cope with. So there are resources out there. I mean, in terms, of course, your own individual therapy, but Nami, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, certainly has a lot of resources available to people who have lost loved ones by suicide. I would imagine that feels lonely, right. Hard for someone to talk to their friends about, or their family about, if they haven't gone through it. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: I think there's a lot of perceived and it might not be real or not, but like, perceived judgment from others. I know that a lot of parents who have lost teens to suicide really feel like there's a lot of judgment on them for they should have known, they should have stopped it. So I think it's really hard to reach talk to people who haven't experienced it, and what a wonderful way for a very horrible thing to occur. But if you can find a group with other shared experience, it can be so helpful and such a safe space. Right? Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: And I think it's really scary to start attending a group. Whether it's group therapy or a support group, I think it can be really scary. And that's totally normal if you're feeling like that. I always try to encourage my patients, just go sit in the back and just see, test it out. You don't have to say anything, just see what it's like. And I always say not everything's going to stick. Especially things like AA. There's a lot of resistance to it from different people. And some people don't identify with the religious aspect. There are non religious AA groups out there these days. But I always try to tell people, like, go take what works and leave the rest. You don't have to accept everything to find some healing or benefit from some of the things. But there are, I think, nami, and I'm sure, other groups out there with support groups or people who've lost loved ones to suicide. I think that's a uniquely terrible way to lose someone you love. And especially when there's substance abuse, too. It's just even murkier, right? And you could see these characters really be like, how did we not see it? Should I have done more? And it's just I think a lot of the healing and therapy comes from just exploring that with people and trying to help people not blame themselves. But it's really it is really hard. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: It's heartbreaking and it's hard. And not to deter anyone from going to see a therapist, but it's hard as a therapist to sit in that. I think grief is hard because there's no really clear treatment plan based on time, right? It's like, okay, well, we should be processing this better now. Sometimes it's shorter and other times it's so long and grief is challenging. And I know even additionally to that, a lot of clients who are a support for someone who is going through grief, it's so hard just to sit and be there because we want to make people feel better, right? We want to get people okay and feeling happy and positive and sometimes it's just not we can't do that yet and we just have to wait. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: And that's hard. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: It is hard as a provider and it's hard as obviously a person who's not a provider. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: And sometimes when people do die in very tragic ways, it is hard to bear witness and sit with someone in that suffering. But it's so important. And again, I think that's where it's really important for therapists to also know their own limits or have their own support system, right? We're all supporting each other. But you're right, it is really hard to bear witness to grief, I think, as we wrap up. Isn't it interesting that thus far in our podcasting journey, there have been some common themes of shows that are big hits in society and a lot of them are about like, we talked about shrinking, we talked about succession season four with Logan's death. Now we have the like I think, again, that just speaks to how grief is such a universal experience and we all can connect to that. Yeah, that's a good know. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: I think a lot of people resonate with tough topics and whether it's we're seeing it done in a comedic way or really dramatic and intense way, it's like everyone knows someone who knows someone or themselves who struggled with substance use. Everyone knows someone is someone who struggled with grief. And it's just like, again, these universal experiences that I think it can be really helpful to have a media or write some content out there that helps you cope, whether you're crying through a show or laughing through a show 100%, right? Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: It's like a way of connecting and experiencing it or feeling less alone, right. I think we're all wanting to feel like someone out there understands what we're going through. And even if it's not, or most of the time it's not the exact same experience, but these shows really let you know, like, okay, the writers, the creators, the actors, they're all doing such a good job because they know in some intimate way and then whoever's watching it can also feel understood. Even like the whale, everything, everywhere, all at once. Like everything. These themes are coming up again and again and I think these expert portrayals of it are just so great to have. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: And that's why they're nominated, right? That's why also these are successful. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: So it's really interesting. I'm excited to see where season two. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Leads now that you have maybe a little window into some things. I'm excited to watch it too. I'm looking forward to it. I was laughing because I started episode one, season one, and I was like, trying to get my husband to come watch it. And he was like, oh my gosh. And he has restaurant experience too. And he was just like, I don't know if I can watch this. And I was like, it's really intense. I don't know. Anyway, but thanks for listening to our episode today on The Bear, season one. We will be covering season two at some point, so stay tuned. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: I think next month. Portia Pendleton, LCSW: Yeah, so we're excited. Make sure you follow us on Instagram for some more content at Analyze Scripts and on TikTok at Analyze Scripts podcast, and we will see you next time. Dr. Katrina Furey, MD: Bye bye. This podcast and its contents are a copyright of analyzed scripts. All rights reserved. Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited. Unless you want to share it with your friends and rate review and subscribe, that's fine. All stories and characters discussed are fictional in nature. 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Read transcript It's time for Press B's March Radness! A month long celebration of salt and tears as each week in March we do bracket tournment style episodes. On this week's episode of Press B, join our hosts as they dive into the world of video game villains and battle it out to crown the ultimate bad guy! We've assembled (scientifically and randomized) brackets of 12 of the most iconic and memorable video game villains, from Bowser to Sephiroth to GLaDOS. Listen in as they debate and discuss each villain's strengths, weaknesses, and overall impact on their respective game's story and gameplay. Who will come out on top and be crowned the ultimate video game villain? Tune in to find out! Press B To Cancel now on Youtube! For updates and more episodes please visit our website www.pressbtocancel.com, or find us on Twitter @pressbtocancel and Instagram @pressbtocancel. Special thanks to The Last Ancient on SoundCloud for our podcast theme. Transcript: Chard (A): If he dies, he dies. Greatest video game vitillins today on. Wulff (B): Um. Chard (A): Welcome, everybody, back to another actual, live bless you episode of Presbyter cancel tonight. I am the blessed host of this evening's episode. But I'm not alone. As Jake say. No, I'm not alone. I'm with four of the greatest villains I know running amongst us here. Jake, how are you, sir? Jake (C): I'm doing good. Thanks for being having me back. Chard (A): Thanks for being having back. Thanks for being having back, too. You hit me. I'm just werewolf. Jake (C): I'm distracted setting shit up and oh, crap. Chard (A): How are you set up if we're running? Jake (C): I always set stuff up. Sins (D): The intro. Chard (A): No, even every mad scientist has an evil contraption werewolf. How are you, sir? No. Wulff (B): Is the audio long? Sins (D): There we go. Chard (A): There it is. Wulff (B): Okay, so I unmuted after the sneeze. Cool. Chard (A): It works. Wulff (B): Just muted after the sneeze. Great. Chard (A): Your reverse machines work great. Wulff (B): I apologize for that sneeze. Sins (D): Hey, I caught a light sneeze. Chard (A): Of the evening. I guess I also made my own pretty hate machine. Citistar, how are you? Sins (D): I am Valaneous tonight. Chard (A): There's a pill for that GP. How are you? No whimsical, friend. GP (E): Speaking of Charlie, speaking of whatever those erection pills were that you sent me, they are nuts if we can keep this episode under 2 hours, because at the end of about an hour and a half from now, I will need to go to the Er. Two and a half hours ago, my. Chard (A): Wife accidentally washed those pills, and now I cannot get my pants to fold. Guys, just as bad as that joke are these people that are on our list today. You like that, Segue? Jake (C): That's pretty damn smooth. GP (E): We go hard. Chard (A): We do in the paint, as a matter of fact. Sports reference. Sports ball. Sins (D): Sports ball. Chard (A): Guys, it is march. Radness. We continue fourth on our continuation of brackets bracketeering the brack on tears. Isn't that a Jack White band? No, we're talking music, and we're definitely talking music and sports today. And unfortunately, these guys have come along. We're going to break these guys down. We have several selected villains that we are going to do in our own scientifically, whimsical, Canadian lies way of discussing who tyrannically. Sorry, tyrannically is what I meant to say. Jake (C): I have whimsical back. I'd rather be whimsical. But, you know, out of our no. Chard (A): There'S no Whimsical out of our list of these people. Now, we know there's other villains out there. We dug very deep on the surface of these to try and figure out which one of these villains would be good. Some you'll know, some we won't know. It'll happen, trust me. And some you will probably rant rave that these were poor choices, but guess what? We're the host, so we pick what we want, because that's how things work around here. Sins (D): If it's not on our list, call out in the comments or come yell at us in discord there you go. Chard (A): Yeah, that 100% of us have full time jobs. It's very difficult to find a list when you're having people yelling at you all day. Well, okay. Sorry. 90% of us. Wow. Sins (D): Jeff throwing down early. Chard (A): Time job. Wulff (B): You take care of it. Chard (A): That's not easy. That beautiful background behind you. That's beautiful. That's hard work. Wulff (B): I don't get to see it as. Sins (D): Much as I used to in Chat. Jeff's throwing down early. GP (E): Let's ease up on the spoilers. Chard (A): What do you think? Jake (C): Kafka may not even be there. Sins (D): Kefa didn't make our list. Jake (C): Yeah, he's a small time you guys. Chard (A): Are using the Kafka didn't make our list. Chard Monk didn't make the stream. Wulff (B): All right. Chard (A): It's kind of a one, and it's like, if there's one thing that comes with me everywhere, that's not my wife, it's Kefca. Let's just be honest, all right? I do. I'm trying to get a Kefca tattoo, as a matter of fact. That's not a joke. That's true. Let's go ahead and fire things off. We're going to start with our first two villain matchup back to back here. Our first selection is Joker Mark Hamill. Sins (D): Mark, joker. GP (E): Need to specify that. Chard (A): And Bowser from Mario from the Mario Brothers series. Jake (C): The Marios. Yeah. Sins (D): We're specifically talking video game versions of these villains. So Joker, Mark Hamill, I know that there's similarities, but it is the video game arkham series and not the cartoon series, where he's the Joker. Jake (C): Right. He's great in both, but specifically the video game in this case. Yes. GP (E): Also, when we're talking about let's read. Chard (A): Everything'S about video games here. Right. GP (E): But also, is the metric or the rubric that we are saying for best villain, meaning, like, most iconic, most likable, most successful. What's the metric here? Jake (C): I think we have to be well rounded with this. Right. We have to look at their impact in the game, their successes, their character. I think it's a well rounded we should look at all angles when we're talking about these villains. GP (E): Yeah, agreed. Wulff (B): Yeah. Chard (A): We got to think about some longevity issues that are in here too, because Bowser has been an iconic villain for a long time, while the Joker has been an iconic villain, but not in video game tropes for as long as Bowser. Jake (C): Okay. Sins (D): And if we do look at backstory, then Joker actually comes all the way in from whatever 1930s or 40s or whatever it was, right? If we're talking backstory. Chard (A): Right. Not joaquin. Phoenix's. Joker, by the way. Sins (D): No. Chard (A): Still a great movie. Jake (C): No. GP (E): I could do an entire podcast episode on why that movie upset me. Chard (A): All right, who wants to go round robin on this first? I'll go. I'll tell you what, I'm going to just announce this right now. I know Sinister said he would go last, but I'll tell you what, as the host, I will be the tiebreaker of going last. I will make that decision. Sins (D): This is how Kefco wins call me a tyrant. This is how Kefko wins. Chard (A): I'm trying to ease everybody's mind on here. Although I do like it when GP says, all right, Char, well, you and I, our opinions don't matter. So what do you pick? GP (E): I'm going to go and call it Chard. You and I, our opinions don't matter. Chard (A): So who wants to go first in this round? Jake (C): I'll go for this one. Yeah. The randomized brackets are really cruel here because this is a tough matchup. I mean, Bowser is one of the longest standing video game villains. It was randomized. We discussed this off this, off the stream. It's randomized, scientifically, accurately, through the AI. Anyway, bowser has been a longtime villain, but Mark Hamill, forget the animated series, forget everything else in his career. Just the arkham joker, like Arkham city and Arkham Asylum. He is so good. His voice acting is just iconic as this villain. He's chilling. He's just scary. He's such a great villain and such a great performance in the Arkan games. I mean, Bowser is great and all, and he's a big part of the Mario franchise. But I mean, come on. Joker, I think, is the villain. I think he's like, such an iconic villain. I like Bowser, but I think especially the more recent Mario games where they had the opportunity for things like me voice acting or a story, they don't really do that right. Like, even in Mario Odyssey, the story was Bowser's kidnapping Peach to get married. It makes no sense, and it's barely even a damn plot. So even though he's like, iconic looking, he's not really impactful in the storylines to Mario. Not that there is one to begin with. I mean, he's memorable, I guess, because of nostalgia. But I think Mark Campbell's performance as the joker in Arkham is so damn good. Sins (D): All right, I want to go next. That's why I was holding up my finger there. Chard (A): Because I was getting my bingo card out? Sins (D): No, because I was going to make the argument, you already did this, but I guess I'm going to probably drive it home a little bit. Bowser, while being a long term video game villain, he hasn't actively tried to murder at mass levels. His whole goal is to marry Peach and rule the mushroom kingdom. Right? And then here's the Joker who has literally tried to kill everyone through infection or some other whatever, and he does it with almost a lack of reasoning or care. We've done this trope before, but some people just want to watch, so well. Ben right. GP (E): Specifically, your Mark Hamill impression is horrible. Sins (D): It is. Chard (A): I thought that was Bowser. GP (E): I should have said that. Jake (C): Jack black. Sins (D): But one thing I want to point out, and this happened, I think this was in Arkham Asylum. The first of kind of the video games that we're talking about at the end, he actually has destroyed the cure and he is infected and he knows that Batman is going to save him. And so he goes into this just balls to the wall. Because he knows that no matter how bad of a villain he is, his hero is going to save him because he knows Batman is that good. And so he is just that bad that he is like I will destroy my chances of even surviving this because I know that the hero is going to save me. So I also vote joker. GP (E): Interesting. I hear what you're saying, Sinistar, and also I hear what you're saying, daddy, but I think that it's tough. I think the more iconic villain here in terms of video games is going to have to be Bowser. Which villain do I find more ultimately captivating? Interesting? Would I rather party with all those things going to go to the Joker? But if we're just talking across the spectrum of pop culture, I don't know, it's tough. If the Joker did not exist in movies, TV shows, or anything other than the Arkham series, I don't think he would be as prolific as Bowser, who is primarily in the video games. Yes, he's been in some movies, dennis Hopper, but that's not what he's known for. Sins (D): We don't talk about Super Mario Brothers. Jake (C): Yeah. Chard (A): John Lang Guizamo was excellent as an Italian plumber. GP (E): Okay, first off, John Lang Guizamo is great in about anything. I'll watch him read the dictionary. Johnny Legs, if you're watching, I love you. Hope I can call you Johnny Legs. The other part of that, though no, again, I think if the Joker didn't exist outside of video games, he would be a cool villain, but I don't know that he would be as prolific as Bowser. So I think I got to vote Bowser, even though, in fact, right now, I'm wearing my Batman pajama pants. You guys know I'm a big Batman fan. I got to give it to Bowser. I'll lock it up. Wulff (B): All right. Chard (A): That was an incredible twist of events I did not expect. Wulff (B): Let's look at the lengths that Bowser will go to accomplish his goals. Chard (A): He is willing oh, you're going to read the book. Wulff (B): No, he's going to read the he. GP (E): Is the biggest employer of the Mushroom Kingdom, I wager that. Wulff (B): But he's willing to go to the moon to accomplish his goals. He is willing to. What was the other one? He'll work with Mario if he absolutely has to. GP (E): Mario RPG. I like that. Wulff (B): Which he's done. He can set aside his personal differences to achieve his goals. And when a villain really wants to accomplish what they want to accomplish, they have to learn to be able to move forward with the circumstances they're given. And Bowser always does that. Bowser also lied to his child about who his mom was. Who the fuck does that? That's dark. Jake (C): That's how bad a villain he is. He lies to his children. He's a bad daddy. That's what. Chard (A): His nephews we have the daddy of daddy. Sins (D): I want you to remember somebody who knows something. I want you to remember this argument for later. Because me? Yeah, because there is a villain that we are going to bring up daughter issues. GP (E): No, I don't want to know. I have done my way to ignore the list that you all do some research. Chard (A): I know what you're going to talk about. Jake (C): Okay, real quick. Bowser versus Mario. Can't we all agree that Mario is killed more than Bowser? So isn't Mario a better villain than Bowser anyway? So that automatically disqualifies. GP (E): That goes back to what I was saying though. I mean, Bowser is the largest employer of the Mushroom Kingdom. You have the Princess Kingdom who rules over all these individuals. And then you have the Plumber who comes in and kills them all trying. Jake (C): He's a bad employer. He's a bad boss, but doesn't make him a bad guy. GP (E): Look, yes, we all know horrible employers, but in the end of the day, is he not putting food on tables? I don't know. Chard (A): It sounds like the premise for horrible boss is three. Wulff (B): Yeah. How many things does Bowser kill? We never see him kill anything unless he kills Mario. Right. Have you watched Mario brother throwing yoshis into lava pits and off of cliffs? Sins (D): Yeah, never mind. Never mind punching yoshi in the back of the head to make him eat things. Chard (A): Yeah, right. Wulff (B): Friends. He's throwing off of cliffs and into lava pits. GP (E): For what it's worth, count for a lot. It's mutually. Wulff (B): Mario is the villain. Jake (C): I think so. Browser's biggest crime is just not having his fortresses up to safety. GP (E): That's not true. There's the kidnapping and presumed attempted rape, which you can't sweep that under the rug. Chard (A): That's true. Sins (D): Trigger warning. GP (E): Sorry folks, nobody's a piece of shit. But I think if the issue is iconic have we voted? Did everybody go? Wulff (B): I said bowser. To me. Bowser. No line is too much to cross for him. Jake (C): Okay. GP (E): Yeah. Jake (C): So it's two to two, I guess, right? Chard (A): Yeah, the tiebreaker is wow. Jake (C): There you go. Your opinion does matter. Chard (A): It does matter. It never matters that far. Okay, well, on that note, listen. You guys say that Bowser hasn't killed a whole lot of people. I've watched Cindy Star play Mario Brothers. That's not true. He's killed a lot of people. GP (E): You're thinking of gravity. You're thinking of gravity and spatial awareness. Chard (A): He did design spatial awareness. That's true. The big villain here is actually gravity and spatial awareness. That's true. Sins (D): In a trick twist, the first bracket goes to gravity and spatial awareness. Chard (A): Aka Bowser. Listen, bowser turned the Mushroom Kingdom people into bricks and Mario did kill them. That's where I thought you were going with that wolf. I got to lean on this whole thing with me and the Joker. The Joker and Mark Hamill. Fantastic. Let's think of it this way. I'm going to do how my discussion on the phone went today. Listen. Mark Hamill. Incredible actor. Wonderful job. Top tier, couldn't have done any better. Top notch. However, not going to cut it in this bracket. I got to go with Bowser on this one. And purely because, like GP said, if it wasn't for the Joker being iconic and other things and in comic books before he was put into video games, he's everywhere. It's not really a video game character. He's everywhere. Bowser is a video game character. He was created for gaming and gaming likeness and then has spawned into Dennis Hopper playing King Cooper and the whole nine yards. I'm just saying that if we're going to the roots of video game villains, got to go with Bowser. And it may be the nostalgia again talking. Don't know, don't care. I'll go with bowser. So I've noticed that the bowser fight. GP (E): In Super Mario World. Sorry for the Super Nintendo. After you jump on him and he's in his little thing, he pops out and she's waving. She's like hell. Not to show my sensibilities here, but that was terrifying to me as a kid. She's obviously not wanting to be there. Don't do that. Sins (D): Yeah. Chard (A): Horrible, right? Sins (D): And Bowser, don't stand on her when you're flying your little weird propeller chair. GP (E): That's a TARDIS. There's more room down there than what you think. Jake (C): Yeah, figure it on the inside than isn't. Sins (D): I don't want to hear about Bowsers down there. It's fine. Chard (A): I was going to say it's an undetectable extension charm. GP (E): I love that. All right. Bowser. Jake (C): Bowser. Chard (A): Okay, so round two. So round one goes to Bowser of the Mario franchise. That's fantastic. I'm excited about this one. I'm really excited about this next matchup. We had discussed this amongst our MPs together as a team and we were kind of very him and ha. But Jake actually had a very solid point about this. Could have some really good discussion going into it. So without further ado, I had a good point. Sins (D): No, it's getting delayed. Chard (A): As I am told quite often when I say see, I say things that are smart, I usually get retorted with, well, a broken clock is right twice a day, too. So I'm going to hit you with that one. 1%. One in a row, Jake. One in a row. Sins (D): Except for you're running in military time. And it's once a day, sir. GP (E): My anxiety can't handle this. What's the bracket? Is it like two minutes? Jake (C): Come on. Chard (A): Don't a, I'm going to pronounce this the way I feel it needs to pronounce. Do not at me. This is Magis from Chrono trigger fame. Wulff (B): What? Chard (A): And Handsome Jack versus Mages and Handsome Jack. Sins (D): All right. Can I go first? Jake (C): Only you called megas. GP (E): Maybe. Chard (A): Not called magic. Called magic. Thank you. Sins (D): Look, we're going to have a GIF versus GIF argument here. It's fine. Like my juffed, I'm going to start with Magis. So my experience with Magus Magus, Magus, magus is so far I have only had him as the villain, and I ran him off. I haven't seen some sort of redemption story, but I've heard tell of redemption story. Chard (A): Should we have Citizen mute his headphones for this discussion after he's done making. Sins (D): No, well, it's fine. Jake (C): He's already past the point of the spoilers for that anyway, right? Like you did the NC Palace. I saw you stream it. Chard (A): Yeah, no, he did not go to the end of the he's in the area, like right before one of the boss fights. Sins (D): It's fine. It's okay. That game is 30 years old. However years old it is. Jake (C): Yeah, there is a redemption in that. He's not the big bad, right? In crone trigger. It's Lavos. That's the big bad. Sins (D): And that's kind of where I'm going, is even knowing that he's a redemption story. He did start the whole Lavos mess, right? Well, didn't he kind of kick it off? I mean, it's fine anyway, but with the redemption story, he feels a little soft. He feels a little soft as far as a villain goes. Now, Handsome Jack handsome Jack literally places a floating space station in orbit that can nuke basically whatever he wants. And when his daughter, who has the Siren abilities, accidentally kills her mother through a fight with another person, he decides that he's going to imprison her to power his station. So if you want to talk a daughter arc, if you want to talk a father daughter arc, here's a guy that's like, well, sure, you accidentally killed your mother, but you know what? You're now my power source and enslaves her and then proceeds to basically destroy any vault hunter that decides to show up on Pandora. He purposefully murders, unless they have the chance to open the vault for him specifically. GP (E): But he was honest about who the mother was, and I think that counts. I agree. Handsome Jack for the win on this one. Sins (D): Yeah, I'm going Handsome Jack over. Magus. Magus. Magus. GP (E): Have you guys heard of Dragon Ball Z? Chard (A): Yeah. GP (E): Who is the greatest villain from Dragon Ball Z? Here's a hint. Not Vegeta. Chard (A): That's true. GP (E): Okay, well, I'll close it there, but no law applies. And between these two I got to go. Handsome Jack. Though I do very much enjoy Maggis. Sins (D): That's two for Handsome Jack, then. GP (E): His Majesty. No, too much. Sorry. Chard (A): Booker T. Booker. Majesty. Booker. Sins (D): Yeah. Chard (A): Wrestler do you want to go or. Wulff (B): You want I have a quick question. Is Handsome Jack's daughter, serif or Seraphim, whatever her name was. Whoever. Sins (D): No, he enslaves her later when his I think his daughter ends up dying and he ends up putting the other Siren in her place. Wulff (B): I didn't finish. I only got like maybe halfway through or something. Sins (D): Yeah. Angel. Thank you. Wulff (B): Angel. Yeah. Thank you, jeff but McGuff, he was an asshole. Chard (A): I love it. Wulff (B): But his intentions were in the right place. He was trying to do something for the greater good. He wasn't trying to be a villain. And his end goal was to save the world, not destroy it. Right? That's not much of a villain. He's Chronos nemesis for a time, but he's not the villain of the game. Handsome Jack is a villain. I got to say that's coming from I knew about his redemption chance the first time I played Chrono trigger, and I still said, Fuck that, Maggus. You're going down. GP (E): He's not your gus. He's Mcguss. Wulff (B): Yeah, he's Mcguss. Jake (C): As a youth, he was Janus. As an adult. He's megas janus. Wulff (B): Janice. GP (E): Which would you rather be called? Anus. Chard (A): Look, we don't get to pick her. Jake (C): Names that her parents bestowed on us. And he was named J Anus. And that's just the way it is, my kids. Wulff (B): Question. How do you pronounce his sister's name? Chard (A): Shala. Wulff (B): I'm sorry, I derailed the conversation there. Sins (D): Quick aside, quick aside. I do have to give Handsome Jack. He did create. Or he bought, actually. But without Handsome Jack, we wouldn't have butt stallion but. Chard (A): The iconic. Wulff (B): But my vote is Handsome Jack on this one. GP (E): Yeah. Jake (C): Okay. Chard (A): Well, Jake, looks like you're, in my opinion, don't matter. So what do you got, bud? Jake (C): I tell you. Here's the thing. Okay, fine. So you want to argue that Handsome Jack is maybe the more sinister, the more evil villain. That's fine. Villain does not necessarily always mean evil. Sometimes it could just be a jerk and that could be a villain, right? GP (E): Are you talking about Kirby? Jake (C): No. Kirby has many villains. Can you do those? Misunderstood. Chard (A): Anyway, is this a veiled attack? Jake (C): No. So maggus. Magus magus magus magus maggas. His aura, okay? His look, his garb, the cape, the rubber gloves, the dark slick back hair, the paley pasty white skin, the red eyes. The theme music in the boss battle with Megas is fucking iconic and is one of my favorite boss encounters. And you don't do boss encounters against friends. He's the bad guy. Is he the world's most evil villain? No, but he's a pretty awesome bad guy. GP (E): Conversation is, though. Jake (C): Handsome Jack is just evil. Chard (A): Sure, but he's just rich. Jake (C): He doesn't look cool. He's got a cool horse, he spends his money. Sins (D): He's handsome. Is he? GP (E): We will have other episodes where we discuss handsome doable dude in video games. Is that is not this one. Chard (A): Wow. Jake (C): Ride his crystal horse all he wants. He's not the best bad guy in this match. Sins (D): He purposefully diamond horse. It's a horse made of diamonds. Literally of diamonds. But he is so handsome that he put his face on a whole bunch of doppelgangers on purpose. Jake (C): Look, is Batman the best hero because he's rich? No. Chard (A): He's arguably not a very good hero to begin with, but let's not get into that debate. Sins (D): Jeff. Jeff is correct. Wulff (B): In Chat, this isn't about heroes. This is about village. Sins (D): Jeff is correct. In Chat, Handsome Jack succeeded. GP (E): Now, is it not Handsome Jack. Jake (C): It's Handsome handsome also, am I not wrong? Chard (A): Who cursed? Jake (C): Wasn't it not Magus who cursed, Frog? It was maggus, right? GP (E): Glenn? Chard (A): Magis. GP (E): Not to dachshund, but Glenn, yes. Jake (C): Who cursed? Glenn. Chard (A): Glenn of 600 Ad. Sorry, dude, my bad. GP (E): Wow. Everybody's going to go hunting for Glenn now. Sins (D): It was Maegus. Wulff (B): To be fair, Cyrus had no business dragging Glenn around with him to fight McGuff. Chard (A): They were buggy. I go everywhere. Dennis Star, he doesn't drag me around. I just fucking chill up. Wulff (B): How many squires? How many squires? Just Glenn. He's the only one taken advantage of by heroes in that game. Chard (A): Cyrus is so good, he doesn't need multiple squires. He only needs g. Lynn all right, so we're going to go with Mages on that one, Jake? Is that what you're saying? Jake (C): Yeah. I'm saying magus mages cool. GP (E): Please agree. How to pronounce jump. J Is it Forest Jump are we having. Chard (A): I don't know a lot about Borderlands, I know a lot about Chrono Trigger, and I'm going to go ahead and chime in on this one. Magus is not a villain. He is a man of circumstance and time. Literally of time. He's a man that is trying to get revenge. Sinister plug ears earmuffs sinister ear muffs. Thank you. He's a man that's trying to get revenge on what his mother did to him and his family and how and his sister and all the shit that went down with there. The man was just trying to get back at him and unfortunately, people were getting in his way to get it done. Yes, it is the Vegeta complex, we will call it that. It is vegeta. It's literally vegeta. Wulff (B): Literally trying to what his family broke. Chard (A): With the risk of how this sounds, it's Vegas. It's what it is. It's what it's going to be. We're going with it. I don't care. Don't die on me, Jake. Jake (C): Really? Chard (A): Vegas? Yes. Handsome Jack, you could put your there you go. Handsome Jack is so fucking twisted that in his brain, he thinks he's the hero. GP (E): Well, that's the hallmark of a good villain. Chard (A): Yeah, he thinks he's doing the right thing, but it's so fucking twisted and fucked up, he doesn't care. He still thinks he's right. He still thinks he's getting roll up. I did research today. I've barely played any Borderlands, so I have plenty of people here to tell me if I'm wrong or not. GP (E): You knew he was from Borderlands. Chard (A): Like we are killing off all the Volt hunters because he thinks he's doing it right and he's doing world dominance. Thinks he's the hero. He thinks he's saving his daughter by turning her into the power source for his doomsday device. So as much as I love Mages, or Ages, or Mcgaggas, or Janus Forest Guillumpus, I'm going with Handsome Jack. Sins (D): It's Forrest. Chard (A): I did not stutter. So, I think Handsome Jack is going to be the true villain out of these two. I think that Mages is a really good story and could be a really like on its own debate on on his experience. His depiction is direction, but for actual villainry, I got to go with Handsome Jack on that one. Jake (C): Look, Handsome Jack doesn't have a theme song. Just saying. He does not have a clip. Chard (A): Mages theme song is easily I had it recreated for my stream. That's how good it is. Sins (D): I love that Handsome Jack gets not one, but two games, right? Two entire games of him as the villain. Chard (A): If Chronocross wasn't garbage, then maybe Mages could have had two games too. But unfortunately they decided to shit all over that one. But listen, in terms of cool factor, if we're talking cool factor and badass fights and great lead ins and music and shit, majors wins nine times out of ten and twice on Sundays. He's incredible. But in the villainry department, without spoiling it for Sinistar, heads of Jack wins. You're good. GP (E): What constitutes as a theme song for a villain? The reason I ask there is a song my dad used to hum when I was a kid and he would not important. Chard (A): Let's move on. Was it an original piece? Jake (C): Wow. GP (E): I don't know. Chard (A): Made it up as he went. That it's his this was fucking dark. You want to go dark? I'll dive right into that black pit with you. Right. Sins (D): Sorry, YouTube. Chard (A): Everybody said he was going to be agreeable. Sins (D): Yeah, he's agreeably. Tainting all of every story with his. GP (E): Dad always up on the backstory on the lore. The GP. Chard (A): Lore. Doesn't the GP lore. GP (E): Yeah. Chard (A): All right, guys, let's move on to the next one. So I just recently got to know one of our villains in this particular bracket, and I'm pretty excited about it because she's fucking funny as shit. She kills me, literally. Tries to at least a couple of times. And then this other one is we went with the human form, the later form of this in particular. So we're going to go with Gladys from Portal and Ganondorf Ganondorf, the dorf in the later versions. Ganondorf Dorphy. Good old the zelda. This is a good bracket montage. GP (E): It also sucks because gentlemen, these are great bad guys. Start your bad AIS. Sins (D): Who's starting this one? GP (E): I don't want to. Wulff (B): I will start. So we've got the humanoid gannon. Ganondorf. Or we've got genetic life form and disc operating system. Chard (A): But she's so funny. Sins (D): Have you played number two? Yeah, I've been playing no, jimmy, have. Wulff (B): You played the show? Yeah. Sins (D): Okay. Wulff (B): Portal two. Chard (A): This would be the time where I pull out my steam deck and say, yes, I've been playing on my steam deck, but it's in the living room because I was playing it on my steam deck. Wulff (B): Absolutely. I've played portal one and two. I love those games. But glados. Oh, man, I don't know. This is a tough one because Gannon is just such an evil prick who is relentless, right? GP (E): What an. Ahole, absolutely. Chard (A): But he has a smug look on his face too. Jake (C): Don't punchable face. Chard (A): Big fucking nose, asshole. Wulff (B): Gladys isn't even really capable of emotion. She's just doing what needs to be done. Sins (D): No, but she is an asshole prick too. With the whole parents thing. Your parents don't love you. Or this air is recycled from outside. I'm just kidding. Or I saw a deer today, but you don't get to. Chard (A): Stasis. Wulff (B): She is definitely endlessly demeaning, I will give you that. Chard (A): Which most people, when they come out of stasis, tend to lose a little bit of weight and are fatigued. You don't appear to have lost anything. Damn, bitch. Call me fat man. Sins (D): When she has celebration for the character's parents, confetti comes out. Chard (A): Oh, I'm sorry, they don't love you. Wulff (B): It's just a insults and attacks constantly. Sins (D): Just verbal. Wulff (B): Not just verbal, but you know what I mean, because she does try to kill shell numerous times. Sins (D): What about when she's in the potato? She actually kind of has a personality with feelings when she's in the potato. Wulff (B): I think that's partly because she doesn't have the personality core limiters. Sins (D): Right, right. Wulff (B): So it's really all the Tweaking to her systems that have made her how she is. She was not inherently that way, but at the end of the day, those tweakings to the systems are still Gladys and not the original person that she was based on. That worked for Cave Johnson. At her core. She's Cave, johnson's assistant. But the personality limiters have made her glados. Right. And that's what we see as the villain in Portal. And then you've got Gan, and again, like I said, he's just a relentless reincarnating self aggrandizing wanting to take over the world. Bastard, right? GP (E): Yeah, he's the archetype. Wulff (B): Yeah. Chard (A): I don't know. GP (E): Part of what makes Blatant so kind of scary and chilling is because her motives were kind of unknown. To what degree? What is her end game? If I die in this building, is she going to continue mocking my corpse? Sins (D): Well, and that's the thing that I want to bring up is that's the thing I want to bring up is yes, Ganondorf has continued to try to take over the world. Right? But here's the thing about Gladys. The world has already ended and she's continuing on with this last person. Jake (C): Is that the lore for Portal? Wulff (B): We don't know for sure. Sins (D): You don't know? But there's no humans. You don't ever see any other humans. Jake (C): Right? Well, the facility is empty except for the one character. Sins (D): Well, but there are allusions to basically saying like, this is post the end of humanity. There are illusions to that. Jake (C): Okay, you guys kept saying Ganondorf is wanting to take over the world. He does, though, in Arcarena of Time, he actually ends up taking over the world when Link is stuck in a time thing. And when you come out as adult Link, the world is basically an apocalypse. Gannon rules everything. So he kind of does win in Link to the Past. He maintains dominion over the entire dark world. So he's always had in some capacity like this. He controls vast number of people and, like, takes him down. But he still he wins to a degree. Right? Wulff (B): Yeah. Well, he also you come into Breath of the Wild, and Gannon has already won. You're well past Gannon winning. Sins (D): That's true. Wulff (B): Gannon is supposed to be the physical form of evil in The Legend of Zelda. Right. Like, that's what Gannon is, no matter what iteration of it. Gannon is the physical manifestation of evil in Zelda. Sins (D): Right. Wulff (B): Whereas glados she's got goals with psychopathic tendencies. Right. And it's hard to say which is scarier, kind of no, this is crazy, is scary and Gladys is crazy. GP (E): And you don't have enough information because of the Starkness and the scarcity of anything in the Portal games, your knowledge of what is is severely limited. But you know that there's this very irritating but oddly charming, funny, sexy, early bond kind of voice talking to you. Sins (D): Anyway, Gannon, real quick aside, real quick aside, there's a poker game on steam poker night. Wulff (B): Poker night at the inventory. Sins (D): Yeah. And the second one, Gladys, is the dealer. And it is delicious. It is absolutely delicious. Chard (A): I just had dinner, too. Wulff (B): This is a tough one. Chard (A): I forgot Wolf hasn't been yeah, I. Wulff (B): Think I have to it's it's very close, but I gotta go Gannon on this one. GP (E): I agree, Gannon dorf. But who would I rather probably have a conversation with? Gladys? Sins (D): There's two for Gannon. There is a scene in my mind there is a scene in my mind in Portal Two when Wheatley has been helping or you've been helping Wheatley get the system activated again and all of a sudden that elevator starts going up and all those switches start flipping. And then you see Gladys peel herself off the floor in her cybernetic bits and pieces and it is terrifying. And then on top of that, for those that have VR whatever, that steam that VR. No, but I'm talking the game that they made where you can like but it's all portal based game stuff. Chard (A): Oh, is it really? Yes. Sins (D): And Gladys gladys is massive and terrifying. Wulff (B): So they did something. Chard (A): You can play portal on VR. Sins (D): No, it's its own game. I can't remember what it's called. There's a scene where you assemble the little dudes that are in Portal Two. Wulff (B): And there's a scene where you okay, this is a thing that they built to sort of teach you how to use the valve index. Sins (D): It was prior to valve index. This was during live. Wulff (B): Okay. Sins (D): But if you go into that, you put that headset on it, you look up a gladys, it's called the lab. That's what it is. It's the lab. Chard (A): The lab. Sins (D): It is terrifying. Yeah, it is terrifying. I'm going to say Gladys because to. GP (E): Me. Sins (D): There is nothing more sinister than what seems like the world has already ended and the villain is still going. Like the villain has one last toy and is still going. So I'm going to vote for Gladys because it's not even trying to take over the world. She just wants to experiment on these people. GP (E): Just wants to watch the world burn. I think I just came up with that. Chard (A): That is kind. Sins (D): So gladys here. Jake (C): So I was already to say Gannon but then sister is making a good point and then Wolf said something that's sticking with me where it's just like Gannon is the embodiment of evil. Sure. But Gladys is crazy and crazy is scary and terrifying. Wulff (B): Yeah, crazy beats scary is what it was. I think. Chard (A): Crazy hot. Crazy hot scale, right? Jake (C): So Link against Gannon. Link kind of knows where he stands with Gannon, right. At all times. He's evil. He's the bad guy. His mission is defeat Gannon. He knows this. They could enter a room together and they know where he stands with Gannon. He's just the bad guy. Glados you never know. Is she throwing you a bone, throwing you some cake, trying to get you to help you? Or is she just experimenting as another trap, another twist, another minor cake. GP (E): There will be cake. You will. Sins (D): Spoiler. Warning for those that haven't played portal one I'm going to say this. There is a line where she says in one of the experiments she says I lied to you but I won't lie to you again. And then later, like a couple of experiments later she says you will be baked and then there will be cake. And you think it's a slip of the tongue. GP (E): But there is no tongue. Jake (C): Yeah, it's not. GP (E): There's only a disk operating system. Jake (C): The other thing is too is Gannon. Chard (A): Is he's the bad guy. Jake (C): He's kind of like created these dungeons or added his minions to these dungeons. His final tower is constructed by him. It's really not effective at all. Really. Link easily trounces the final dungeon arcane of time and makes it to the top. It's not much of an obstacle. Whereas Gladys has made a maze of traps and just terrifyingly difficult puzzles to torment and torture the player. I actually think Gladys I think is the better villain in this case. I didn't think I'd go this way but I'm going to vote Gladys. Sins (D): All right, one last thing. And this has no voting like tie to it whatsoever. I talked to Chard about this but the anger module is voiced by Mike Patton. GP (E): Also Ganondorf I think has to win with horse riding abilities. So not that's part of the official you ever see Gladys on a horse? I've not. Chard (A): How fortuitous that I am here yet again. Being the tiebreaker between you chosen charge. Jake (C): Your opinion matters again. Wulff (B): Yeah. Jake (C): Two for two. GP (E): Wow. Chard (A): Two for two. That's never did it right there. GP (E): What do we got? Chard (A): I'll approach. It the same way that my phone call went this morning. Gannon Dorf is a fantastic additional fuck it. Gannon is an evil motherfucker and he's repetitive, but it's the trope. It's the same thing, right? I'm going to kidnap Zelda user. GP (E): It's consistency. Chard (A): My shit is pretty consistent and nobody wants to hear about that either. Sins (D): It's true. GP (E): Charge. Deuce. Moving on to the next round. Chard (A): That is my shit. Sins (D): In a surprise twist, not only do we have gravity going one round, but we have charged shit going on round three. GP (E): What kills more people? Gravity or charge? Jake (C): Please continue. GP (E): I'm sorry, I'm done interrupting. Chard (A): I am Gwen Stefani. Shit. GP (E): But one more thing. Chard (A): Okay, Fenda? Wulff (B): Yeah. Chard (A): I got to go. Gladys. So here's my thing about Gladys. Sinister literally pulled the thing from my brain is the thing coming up and you're flipping all the switches on and Gladys coming in, following that. Gladys remembers you killing her, and she constantly reminds you of it the entire time you're running around inside the fucking maze. And every time you feel like you're going to get out just puts you further, deeper in and then gives you some fucking snide comment about you. That's horrible. And it's literally it's the kid with the magnifying glass on the anthill. That's exactly what it is. She is playing with you the entire time. GP (E): One of my favorite things about Portal was discovering that it was kind of a psychological horror game going into it. You don't know it. It's fun, it's cheeky. It's a puzzle game. Chard (A): You just think it's a puzzle game. GP (E): Oh, my God, I'm getting shot at. As you're learning more, I really don't. Chard (A): Want your learning the entire way. Yeah, she's twisted. She's twisted. Fuck. And she does want to kill you, but unlike Gannon, wants to take over the world and links just in the way of that. That's pretty basic, right? You're in the way of me. Or he's already done it and he's trying to maintain his evil persona and links. He's the fly in the ointment. He's the monkey wrench in the gears. I got to kill this motherfucker. Gladys is just like inkling of hope. You may have no, take that away. Oh, hey, I'm going to give you a little bit. No, I'm going to go ahead and take that away. And you're just going to keep getting worse and worse. She goes, I'll kill you eventually, but right now, this is just too fun. GP (E): It's that whole going back to talk about my dad real quick in a weird coincidence. Jake (C): I'm kidding. GP (E): Please, go ahead. Chard (A): Yeah, I got to go. Gladys and it's fresh with me. It's a fresh thing with me. So it's still like, on the brain with her. I've been really impressed as I think Jake said it, where it was like this. You think it's just a puzzle game. GP and Jake both said it. It's a puzzle game. And I just never got into how interesting the puzzle aspect of it was. But there's so much more into it, and she's so fucking twisted. I remember fighting her at the end of the first one. It's like, this is crazy. All the shit's going down. Gladys is my winner for this round. Sins (D): And for me, one of the things I absolutely love is I went into that game thinking it was just a bear puzzle game. Just a bear puzzle game. And then it has this very cool backstory of what Gladys is doing to you. Chard (A): Anyway. All right, so Gladys, winner of the over Ganondorf. Perfect. All right, I'll try and speed these up because we're already 52 minutes in and we still got at least three more to go. All right, our next one ridley from Metroid series and Salvanis from the Warcraft series. Now, I know there is a lot of deep knowledge amongst this panel for at least one of these characters. I'll go first. So please have added gentlemen, give us. Jake (C): That Lord dump GP. GP (E): Well, okay, no, I don't want to retread things that everybody here clearly already knows and it would be insulting to the audience to go over too much. One of the things that I like so much about Ridley is actually tangentially to Glados. It's this idea of the unquantifiable entity. We don't exactly know the motivations right away. We just know there's, in the case of Ridley, this big, imposing figure that we have to figure out how to take down. And the fact that Ridley comes back several different times for the series, I don't know. And then, of course, the other person that you named who I mean, what. Sins (D): Needs to be said about Sylvanis? GP (E): What else can you say that hasn't already been said and documented in the annals of time? But that said, Ridley I always thought Ridley, aside from being kind of scary or whatever, just a really cool bad guy. And then the revelation of Ridley being in prime when you first see him and all that kind of thing and then you think you've taken him down with the space frigate and then just for him to I don't know, it was some cool shit and a dope looking bad guy. Chard (A): That's my I think you pronounced annals wrong. It's j annals. Sins (D): Analyze anals. GP (E): I thought you were going a different direction. Anyway, yeah, so that's me, of course. I'm kind of a Metroid fanboy, so yeah, that's where I fall between that one and. Wulff (B): Runner. GP (E): Sylvana. Chard (A): Windrunner was my maiden name. Sins (D): Ilvana. Wulff (B): Let me give you guys some backstory on Sylvanis and Ridley. GP (E): Please. Chard (A): You mean Kerrigan? Wulff (B): Yeah, I can do some backstory on Ridley, too. Actually, I did some reading about him today. Fantastic. I want to preface this by saying if we were counting expanded lore outside of the Games, ridley would win. Okay? Because Ridley, shown outside of the Games in the manga is one evil, soulless son of a bitch right? But once you limit your lore base to just what's in the video games, Sylvanis wins. And it's not entirely because she's just a bad person. Because she's not entirely a bad person. She was actually someone of great stature and honor who her soul was ripped out of her by the Lich King, and then he turned her into a monster. And she's been wrestling with that ever since. Her soul was split in two when that happened. When it's together, she is at least someone who is trying to make a better world for the people like her, the Forsaken, the undead that don't answer to the Lich King. Right? But when her soul is ripped apart, separated, the evil part is pure evil and commits genocide. Right? She burned down the world. GP (E): That's Sylvana. Chard (A): Sylvana Winchester. Wulff (B): She was willing to do whatever it took for other people's nefarious devices. Right. But when her soul is whole, she actually means well and does not get her hands all that dirty unless she absolutely has to for the greater good of the Forsaken first, the Hoard second. She's for her people first and then for her faction second. But that's still way up there, right? It's just the fact that her soul can be separated again makes her a scary villain because she will go to great darkness to achieve things. Chard (A): Remember that episode where Sylvanus and Dean were fighting the Lich King outside of the hotel? And then the yellow eyed Lich King, he throws the holy water and he says, hey, ass face, and then he throws on her, and then Sylvanus gets trapped. Her soul gets trapped in the cage with Satan or Lucifer. I remember that. Wulff (B): It wasn't as face. It was ass butt. Sins (D): Yeah. Wulff (B): Okay, you're a short ass, but. Jake (C): I want to build on what Wolf said. So the thing with Savannah so when we're making this list of villains, I think we had to put a Blizzard villain on here. The problem is a lot of Blizzard villains are very formulaic, right? Like, we joked. Carrigan. Right. There's also the lady who played Diablo in Diablo three. Kind of some similar personality traits, I guess. But Sylvanus, though, she's a long standing character. Going back to warcraft three and then World of Warcraft. Yes, in World of Warcraft Three, or sorry, Warcraft Three, she was the bad guy, but she's under the control of the Lich King Arthur when she freed herself in World Warcraft and built up a faction of basically the undead who opposed the Lich King. She's not necessarily a bad guy. Yes, she's looking for people and very Xenophobic, maybe you could say. But she's still looking out for people. So I don't think she's evil then. And there were recent expansion. This is why I want on the list. She becomes the bad guy in that expansion. I think she goes to, like, the afterlife. I don't know the warcraft lore, but she goes to the afterlife and makes a deal with the jailer, the demon. And part of the deal is that she becomes alive again. But she has to kill people to feed him souls. And that's why I felt she was, like, such a great villain. But by the end of that Expansion, she's redeemed her soul. Pieces that are split are burst together, and she feels remorse and guilt and all those things. And by the end of that Expansion, she's no longer a villain. She's trying to redeem herself. So that, I think, does not make her villain. Just like megas. I was all ready to say she was the big, the winner in this. But when I read that last bit of lore today at the end of the expansions, that's what happens to her. That's her fate, is she redeems herself. And she's out there in the world now trying to gain due penance to make up for the atrocities that she's committed. I think that turns around. And much like Meghan, I think she's maybe not the better villain in this case. Wulff (B): Yeah. Sins (D): All right. Chard (A): Sylvanus's origin story is going to premiere on The WB here real soon, too. Sins (D): So, are you saying that's two for Ridley and one for Sylvana? Jake (C): Ridley is not a great villain. Like, Ridley, to me, is super Metroid, and that's it, right? You shoot him in the intro and then you have a boss fight with him. GP (E): Sorry, did Ganondorf show up in a bunch of other properties I don't know about? Wulff (B): Other than Ridley? Chard (A): Mega Ridley? Holy shit. That thing is mega. Wulff (B): Ridley is not Ridley. Right, but it's made of himself to show how powerful he is. Jake (C): Oh, I thought it was him. Chard (A): That's a pretty evil trope. You know what? I'm going to make an evil robot of myself just to prove you how fucking evil I am. That seems pretty evil. Jake (C): That's the robot I'm delegating. Chard (A): I may not have seen that episode of Supernatural, but I'm telling you, that's pretty fucked up. Wulff (B): Two things we never actually learn of Ridley's personal motivations in the Games. Also, he just works for Mother brain. GP (E): Kind of a dick, non quantifiable entity. Why is this person destroying Henchmen then? Jake (C): Not a villain? Is that the argument? Sins (D): I guess. Wulff (B): Yeah. He's basically a cooper kid. Chard (A): What is it, two and two still? Sins (D): I'm going last. I haven't voted. Chard (A): Okay, well, you know what? Jake (C): I think I might go back to savannah has been a villain, right, in the past. I can't even see the name. Windrunner has had a villainous past. She may not be a villain currently, but she was. Ridley's just a henchman and has always been a henchman. He's just a schmuck. All right, you know what? It will flip me. I'm Sylvanis. Sins (D): Okay? So sylvana. Sylvanis. Ridley for GP. What are you charred last? Chard (A): Go. GP (E): No, real quick, please keep in mind to the two other guys who still need to vote here, if you vote Sylvanis, that means that Sylvanis will show up in another bracket and we're just going to have to talk about her some more. We all have to act like we know what's going on. Wulff (B): She's a better villain. Chard (A): No, I'm going, Ridley, because I've seen that episode of Supernatural and it wasn't very good. Sins (D): So now it's two and two, right? Wulff (B): Yes. GP (E): Okay, that's announced my retirement. Go ahead. Sins (D): I'm going, Sylvanus, because no werewolf is absolutely right. We talked about how these are specifically the video game villains versions and Ridley in the video game is just a boss. Sylvan just a boss and not the final boss. Chard (A): All right, that's fine. No, that's fine. You could be a bad guy for like, a segment and then be good again and still be a better villain than a person that's a villain all the time. That's fine. That seems to make perfect sense. GP (E): That's all it is. You're just a temporary asshole. That's all it is. Chard (A): That's fine. I'm sorry I didn't eat today. I was hangry. Best villain ever. Jake (C): Have a snicker. Chard (A): You're good. Sins (D): Except for I didn't eat today and I'm an asshole means I actually fed human lives to the Lich King. That's fine. Chard (A): I fucking slept 3 hours. I guess I'm the best villain today. Cool. GP (E): If somebody would just give don't worry. Chard (A): And my advanced DG, all my soul shards will come back together and I'll stop eating a dick. Cool. Your soul shard villain. GP (E): I love that. Chard (A): They're all in my kitchen next to my advanced GG shaker. Terrible pick. Let's move on. So what everybody's been waiting for? Let's go. We got two final fantasies back to back, but I'm going to throw you a curveball. Yeah, we're going to pick. Everybody likes Sephiroth for some reason is picked on here. I don't know why we went with Sephiroth. There's better villains than that, but not Canadian. So I guess I don't have to understand. Jake (C): I didn't make these brackets. It was a group. Chard (A): Of the gods. Section two. GP (E): Versus what? Chard (A): I love all the squids. It's just Kafka. I'm just fucking with you. It's Kafka. Kafka versus Sephirothko. This should be an easy one. Sins (D): Kafka, look. GP (E): Life, dreams, hope. Where do they come from? Where do they go? Such meaningless things. I'll destroy them all. Kafka for the win. Forever and always. Sins (D): Where did you go? Chard (A): Oh, must be exhausting. GP (E): We talked earlier about how one of the benchmarks of an interesting villain is a strong willed person who believes they're doing the right thing thanos Ultron. Just use some comic book tropes. The great thing about Kefka is Kefka doesn't really have the ideals of right or wrong. They are bat shit crazy in a similar way to the Joker, but to a very, very successful degree. Sins (D): We talked about how crazy is scarier than evil. Kafka is crazy when he man killed an entire kingdom. GP (E): Yes, the kingdom of Doma poisoning. And he becomes all powerful and in a way that's what he's after. But he doesn't really care about being powerful. He just cares about destroying the power is not the goal. Ending everything is the goal. The power is just the means for it. And. Sins (D): The power to destroy a world was in Kafka all along. Chard (A): Yeah. And all of us. Wulff (B): Yeah. GP (E): I don't know about all right, that's two for Kefka. Chard (A): How did Sephiroth even get a fucking. Wulff (B): Heyday, Sephiroth looks cool. Chard (A): Yeah. Jake (C): He is a big source. Wulff (B): An angry toddler. Chard (A): Yeah. Wulff (B): He is just mad about his life circumstance. Chard (A): Genetically enhanced toddler. Wulff (B): That's all it is. Whereas Kefka and we're going to bring it around. We're going to bring it around. Kefka is the joker. If Joker had magic. GP (E): Yeah, that's exactly right. That's a mic drop. Don't drop the mic. But that's right. Chard (A): There goes the thing is, somebody lied. GP (E): To Kefka about who his real mom is. And the reveal of that in the game, I think was one of the highlights of Final Fantasy Seven, because he believes he was an ancient, but turns out he wasn't. He ends up being descendant of this other horrible thing that came to Earth. So big twisty reveal there. You don't have to have a big twisty reveal with Kafka. He just did the thing he said he was going to do. Wulff (B): Yeah, he's just horrified. All he cares about is himself. That's it. Chard (A): I don't even think he cares about himself. I think he doesn't care about anything. Wulff (B): No, he cares about him. If he didn't care about himself, he wouldn't name things after him. He wouldn't say, I'm rebuilding the world in my image. Chard (A): He is, right? Jake (C): Yes. Wulff (B): An egomaniac to the umpteenth degree. Right. He wanted power, so he became a general for Emperor Gestalt. And then Gestalt was like, no, stop. And he was like, you're stupid. You don't know what you're talking about. I'm not stopping here. And so he kept going and kept going and kept going. And then he succeeded, and then he kept everybody down afterward. Even after he was a success, he still didn't care about anybody but himself. GP (E): Yeah. The closest thing Kepka ever cared about, in my opinion, in my estimation, is trying to get people to understand why nothing matters, and he doesn't really care that they understand it, but he still poses those questions. Why do people cling to life knowing it has to end, and that once you're dead, none of it will have meant anything? Like, that's? Some lofty ass shit for six year old me. And I'll say this. Even if Kafka was we'll say, Dr. Wiley, I would probably still vote for him based on nothing other than the Kafka Tower fight battle music fair. I'll stop now. I'll let everybody else talk. Chard (A): You're good. So is that three for Kafka? Wulff (B): I vote Kafka. Chard (A): All right. Sins (D): Jake, you don't matter. Jake (C): Yeah, I know. The story of my life. Chard (A): I'll just say. Jake (C): I thought when the brackets were randomly selected in this. I thought there'd be more of a fight and more balanced fight, but I guess I was wrong. I mean, the brackets fate was wrong. GP (E): That speaks to Kepka. I'm sorry. Would easily beat see how Gladys feels about it. Charge. Jake (C): So Sephiroth's greatest achievements is he burned a village down and he killed Eris. Wulff (B): Or Erith well, I mean nearly destroyed the planet with a giant comet, if you recall. Jake (C): Yeah, but then Kafka literally destroyed everything. GP (E): The weapons, the giant elemental weapon beasts. He took down Midgar, which is the source of all the horrible stuff. Wulff (B): Transformers. GP (E): Yeah. Sephiroth is a badass again, that doesn't. Chard (A): Take away from Sephora screamer off. Jake (C): I think I'm going to go back to what you said earlier. Crazy is scary. Like, crazy is terrifying. And Kefka is going to win. But I was hoping that Sephiroth would have more of an argument for him. But ultimately, I think kefa. This one. Wulff (B): I've always thought that Sephiroth was just like an adult child having a tantrum. GP (E): Scary or pure than a child. The quote from Bebop or crazy. Jake (C): No, but GP, when you mentioned the backstory in Sephiroth and where he came from, I completely forgotten. He thought he was an ancient. And there's a whole weird thing there that the story in fanface seven was always just confusing. I still never understood. I was hoping the remake would expand on that when they finally finish whatever, how many parts they do. Chard (A): We're going to leave out all that important stuff. GP (E): I think we took out Liquid, am I correct? I'll mention this real quick. The reason I thought Liquid Snake would have been interesting for this is because the whole premise to Metal Gear Solid is we have these two genetically almost identical twins who are manufactured, and then one is believing himself to be the inferior clone, and the other one superior, and it kind of goes back and forth. So then Solid Snake ends up winning. And the big kind of twisty thing there, because they do that in that series a lot, is that in fact, Solid Snake was the inferior one, and that theming. And that twist kind of speaks back to the only thing, in my opinion, that really makes Sephiroth super interesting is realizing or finding out eventually you're not what you thought you were. Wulff (B): You heard it here first, folks. Solid snake is Danny DeVito. Confirmed. GP (E): Anyway, all right, sorry. Chard (A): Thank you for that Kafka sweeps. Okay, I'll cut it short. I don't need to go on my die triad for that. You know how I feel about that. All right, we'll go into the next one. Robotnik eggman as depicted by Jim Carrey in the recent films and Dr. Wiley of the Mega man series. Sins (D): Gentlemen, can I start this one? Chard (A): You have your doctor's degrees, you have your eight years in college and in what do they do in practice? Residence. That's it. Resident, please don your white lab coats and. Vote. Sins (D): Okay, my vote. Chard (A): Sorry, you can go first. Sins (D): My vote. Who cares? Move on. Chard (A): Because we'll have a fucking awkward leg if that's the case. And Kefi will automatically win. Sins (D): Fine. Dr. Wiley. Because Mega Man I don't know, I always felt like eggman robotnik was like I always felt like he was a joke. Honestly, I always did. At least Wiley was. I don't know, he felt like robots should always be subservient. So let's go. Wiley wins. Wulff (B): They're both pretty egomaniacal and kind of inept. Let me say something here. How many eons of injustice is Dr. Wiley responsible for? Start with Mega man. He is responsible for the events of Mega Man X, which lead to the events of Mega Man Zero, which lead to the events of Mega Man ZX. All of that is Wiley's fault. GP (E): Yes, he even comes back as surges in my mind palace in X Two. I know there's a subreddit there, but you're exactly right. I don't want to step on you. I'll wait for my turn. Chard (A): Go ahead. GP (E): Sorry. Wulff (B): No, and even if you look at the Battle Network aspect, I'm pretty sure he's responsible for all of those six. And then it goes on to what? Star Force? Which is a spin off of Battle Network. So regardless of Mega Man timeline, you follow, wiley is responsible for everything. Maybe he didn't Wiley all along, but he did the most damage. GP (E): Yes. I'll kind of make my case here. The bad thing about Wiley is he failed a bunch. I can name at least eleven instances in which he did. With that said, whatever it was, he died. His final fuck you to the world was leaving the Zero virus like his last send off was apocalyptic levels of horseshit. But the pro for him being voted is, like you said, the longevity. His legacy of evil is top tier. So if you look at Robotnik, kind of a silly bad guy. I don't really fully understand the story there, why he hates Sonic. Here's the thing though. If you're going to say a pro about Robotnik, and this will lead into his con, he's actually faster than Sonic the Hedgehog. If you make it to the end of Sonic Two, as I recently did, there is a foot race that happens and it doesn't matter if you're running a Sonic or if you're in your little run like Naruto. Yeah, and Naruto runs all the way to the end. So he is faster than the enemy that he is trying to beat. And his enemy, Sonic, the only thing he's famous for is his speed. So why go through all the extra stuff? Why build the giant robots? Why do all that stuff when you can just say Sonic, I bet I can beat you, and we'll go our separate ways? Wulff (B): That he's got to think it's jewelry, right? GP (E): Yeah, I mean, can't blame that. Wulff (B): All he's really after is the the bling bling. GP (E): So, you know, that's robotics kind of. Chard (A): Cue the ring sound. Cue the ring sound. GP (E): Sinister, would you put the the ring sound in after you make the shiny thing? And anyway sure, and show me every step of the process. But the thing is I love you so much, Sinister. You're my best friend. I got to give it to Wiley for those reasons. Chard (A): Oh, man, there's so many inside jokes in this episode. I think you and I might have a similar answer being Sega kids at one point in our lives. Jake (C): Yeah, for me, when I look at this matchup, they do feel very similar in that they both fail a whole lot. And I'm not as familiar with the X lore and ZX and all that stuff. I only know the classic Mega Man games and Dr. Wiley there, where even when he's not the bad guy, he still kind of is, but he still loses every damn time, and he keeps making invention after invention, and they all fail to make a man. So I don't know, but it's also. GP (E): The sorry, go ahead. I'm sorry, I don't mean to keep interrupting. Jake (C): Yeah, not to say Robotnik is this supervillain. He also loses a Sonic every damn time. What does it say when the most brilliant mind in that franchise loses to a blue little fur ball? Every time, right? Like every single time. Yeah, he's faster than. Sins (D): All that means is that Sonic was the true villain all along. GP (E): Look, either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain. Jake (C): So here's where I'm going to fall on this one, because I think both of them are inept villains. From my experience in the franchise, I played with them. They both lose all the time. Sins (D): I come back and come down. Jake (C): No, well, I care for the sake of the science in this bracket, in this tournament important, it's relevant. We're doing dedication here, dedication. We're professional at Press B. So, look, don't let me forget, my point comes down to shit, I lost it. GP (E): Well, while he's searching Sonic, which one are you picking? Chard (A): Robotnik or Wiley? Jake (C): Who's more recognizable as a bad guy? If you went to the

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The guys discuss the age limit for when kids should start wearing clothes at all times. What does it mean when your kid actually starts remembering things and how does that affect your parenting? Should you have expectations for a weekend or just go with the flow? How to manage your expectations. Parenting question of the week: Am I the Ahole for making my kids a new dinner because I thought the chicken my wife cooked was undercooked?

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Rosebud Baker returns to the show! She's tells us what it was like working as a writer for SNL, doing long distance with her husband Andy Haynes, and we're bringing back the popular 1930's phrase "horse of a different color". We also cover Elon's takeover of twitter, Drake's engagement necklace, play Who's the biggest Ahole, and answer your voicemails. If you want to watch the pod on youtube or leave a video voicemails click here: linktr.ee/kfcr Rosebud's Standup about hunting - https://www.instagram.com/p/CmKWw_nLwpx/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Timecodes 00:00:00 Start 00:02:48 Kids in the Woods 00:06:24 The Anti Pizza Party Movement 00:07:19 When's your first memory? 00:08:22 Public School and UTIs 00:16:26 Working at SNL 00:22:48 What would your send off tweet be? 00:24:53 Will Smith was Spat on 00:27:24 Elon Taking over twitter 00:31:42 Horse of A Different Color 00:34:15 Building a new special 00:36:16 Findoms 00:48:25 Long Distance Marriage with Andy 00:54:04 Drake's Engagement Necklace 00:58:45 Who's the Biggest AHole - Girlfriend's Hoodie Collection 01:06:54 Who's the Biggest AHole - Who Pooped the Driveway 01:17:57 Video Voicemails ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Support our sponsors: HelloFresh Go to Https://barstool.link/HFKFC and use code kfc18 for 18 free meals plus free shipping Simplisafe Customize the perfect system for your home at https://barstool.link/Simplisafekfc Betterhelp This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp. Go to https://barstool.link/BHKFC for 10% off your first month Omaha Visit https://barstool.link/OmahaSteaksBSS, take advantage of 50% off sitewide plus use promo code KFC at checkout to get that EXTRA $40 OFF your order. Minimum order may be required ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/kfcr

Who remembers that we had an AITAH submission form? Not me! But luckily after a bit of a whoopsie that resulted in a black eye and a mild concussion, Ciara showed up and saved the day with some of your entries! I don't know that we'll ever be able to call our listeners AHoles, so here is an episode of validation and "you're doing great, sweeties."

It's the first of the month so Rabbit Rabbit, and it's Tongue Tied Thursday. Smitty brings up who's the Ahole, as well as what's the Acronym?

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On Today’s Episode Brett’s got the day off and Katie and Audrey discuss library fines, and decide who all the Aholes are! …Enjoy! The Brett Davern Show is streamed LIVE daily at 10am (eastern) 7am (pacific) on idobi Radio at http://idobi.com. Follow Brett on social media @BDavv, Katie : @KatieLeclerc, the show @BrettDavernShow

After failing the O Dog, James brags about his spacious cupboard, and seeks a free mason… or rather a mason that will work for free.  Puffy learns no one wants him to fly their plane, Stoff experiences some Jimmy triggered deja vu, and Lester drops an absolute zinger about Brooks Koepka.  The guys try to set their stud fees, test their Canadian Geography knowledge, and learn the identity of Brooksie's travel alter ego.  The Gold Bar League segment is full of controversy… as always. PLUS; Things I Saw On Twitter, Ahole or A-OK, What You Watchin, and Listener Mail! #Masters #Odog #AholeOrAOK #Rats #Mice #Cupboard #ImNotPaying #Smashville #Speith #Koepka #ManCrush #StudFee #BiggestProvince #CanadianGeography #WeCrashed #TheDropOut #DopeSick #Spiderman #NoWayHome #30for30 #Shark #GBL #GoldBarLeague #ILoveGold #RubberBoots #Golf #GolfCommercial #DustinJohnson #TrickShot #USFL #ChickenSalad

Steve finally realizes what we've all known forever...he's kind of a jerk.

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