Occasional Randomness
Marvel
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Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
This time around Eric and Jason discuss Farscape season 4, episode 9 - A Prefect Murder. We both didn't think the different points of view story method worked on this one. We thought it would have been better off directed like a normal episode. But we did agree on the strongest plotline and the great John and Aeryn scenes.
Then we discuss the first 3 episodes of the latest Disney+ Marvel series, Agatha All Along. We liked the overall storyline so far and the way they threw everyone a curve with the opening episode. We hope some of the characters get more developed as the series continues, but we're excited to see where it goes. And we get to geek out for a bit on Marvel magical characters from the comics and upcoming Disney Marvel and Star Wars shows.
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Friday Jan 05, 2024
Friday Jan 05, 2024
We're back from the end of the year holidays and vacations! We continue on with our journey through Farscape with season 3, episode 19, I-Yensch, You-Yensch, and we finish Loki season 2 with episodes 4 through 6.
On Farscape, we have a sort of an interlude story where the crew goes to con Scorpius into thinking Crichton wants to help him finish developing his wormhole technology before the Scarrans can finish theirs first. While their plan seems sound, the place they chose to have that meeting with Scorpius -- a nice, quiet, out of the way diner -- isn't very quiet afterall. But at least we now know what the episode title means. Meanwhile, Talyn's mental instability finally comes to a head and they need to handle that before Talyn destroys Moya.
Then we complete our discussion of Loki season 2. We get to learn about the real lives our main characters led before working for the TVA. And most were not as glamorous or important as you would imagine. The Temporal Loom is about to explode/has exploded as Loki timeslips over and over and over to try to work out how to keep all the branching timelines from being destroyed. Everything, literally, gets wrapped up at the end but we ponder how they could do a season 3 if they decide to go further. All in all, we think this is the best of the Disney+ MCU shows so far.
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Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Editor's Note: It seems the first attempt to publish this episode had some issues with the file. If at first you don't succeed....
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We're back to discussing more occasionally random things. Back to our continuing journey through Farscape (the not random part) with season 3, episode 18, Fractures, and also the first half of Loki season 2 (the random part).
On Farscape, we finally get the band back together. Except for that other copy of Crichton who, well... you know if you've been following along. But we also have another crew to deal with who have come aboard Moya -- some escaped prisoners fleeing a Peacekeeper weapons test. But one or more of that crew is not what they appear. Can the crew figure it out before they're captured? Will Aeryn start warming up to this Crichton? And we set up the plot for the rest of the season at the end of this one.
Then we cover the first three episodes of Loki season two, which picks up seconds after season one. Loki and Mobius have to find Sylvie and stop TVA General Dox from pruning all the branching timelines, but also find out what Miss Minutes and Ravonna are up to back in 1893 with a variant of He Who Remains, the big bad of last season, and the founder and creator of the TVA. And we ponder the potential mystery of our new favorite character, Ouroboros.
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Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
We're back to discussing more occasionally random things. Back to our continuing journey through Farscape (the not random part) with season 3, episode 18, Fractures, and also the first half of Loki season 2 (the random part).
On Farscape, we finally get the band back together. Except for that other copy of Crichton who, well... you know if you've been following along. But we also have another crew to deal with who have come aboard Moya -- some escaped prisoners fleeing a Peacekeeper weapons test. But one or more of that crew is not what they appear. Can the crew figure it out before they're captured? Will Aeryn start warming up to this Crichton? And we set up the plot for the rest of the season at the end of this one.
Then we cover the first three episodes of Loki season two, which picks up seconds after season one. Loki and Mobius have to find Sylvie and stop TVA General Dox from pruning all the branching timelines, but also find out what Miss Minutes and Ravonna are up to back in 1893 with a variant of He Who Remains, the big bad of last season, and the founder and creator of the TVA. And we ponder the potential mystery of our new favorite character, Ouroboros.
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Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
We conclude the next epic Farscape multipart story with season 3 episode 15, Infinite Possibilities, Part 2: Icarus Abides. This one has it all -- action, explosions, dune buggy chases, and plot twists galore! We finally have our first look at what a wormhole weapon is capable of and it more than lives up to the hype. Unfortunately things do not go so well for Jack and Crichton while dealing with it. We discuss all that and the aftermath for Aeryn when they finally get back to Moya and have to deal with the other Crichton.
Then after that exciting episode of Farscape, we cover another exciting episode of Secret Invasion, episode 5 - Harvest, and then we cover the (not so) exiciting finale, episode 6 - Home. Things shape up for an epic finale and then they kind of disappoint us and fail to bring it all to a satisfactory conclusion. But maybe that was their plan all along. See where we think the MCU might go next.
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Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
We start the second two parter of Farscape season 3 -- episode 14, Infinite Possibilities, Part 1: Daedalus Demands. And like all Farscape multi-part episodes, this one does not dissapoint. The Talyn crew run into some old friends, Jack, the Ancient who gave Crichton some subconscious wormhole knowledge back in season 1, and Furlow, the mechanic who Crichton gave some wormhole readings to even earlier in season 1. And that's not a coincidence. Furlow has managed to find a way to traverse wormholes safely and that knowledge could soon belong to the Scarrans. Jack is here to stop that any way he can.
After that we discuss episode 4 of Secret Invasion -- Beloved. Nick Fury is getting his groove back as a spy master and getting closer to finding out what Gravik is up to with his plans to start World War 3. But can he and Talos stop his latest plan in time? And at what cost?
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Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
On this podcast, Eric and Jason recap and discuss Farscape season 3 episode 13, Scratch 'N Sniff. The Pilot-mandated rest and relaxation doesn't go so well for our crew, of course. But for awhile they do manage to unwind and dance the night away... until they get sucked into some nefarious dealings with some locals and Chiana and Jool get kidnapped. It's Crichton and D'Argo to the rescue, with the "help" of a new friend who has ulterior motives.
And then we switch gears and discuss the first 3 episodes of Secret Invasion on Disney+. Nick Fury has been called back to Earth to deal with a war-like splinter group of shapeshifting Skrulls set on wiping out humanity. But how do you deal with an enemy who can look like your closest allies?
Listen to our other Farscape episodes on our website, https://occasionalrandomness.podbean.com/
Watch Farscape on ShoutFactoryTV
Watch Secret Invasion on Disney+