#s1ep8

"The girl is right. The auditions can't possible go worse than---"

"The boy is cursed."

"𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐦𝐞, 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐲"

Favorite quote: Ron: "I'm not saying you should be intimidated, I'm just saying that your job might not be here if you don't come back with that axe. Oh, and the Christmas party has been canceled."

Favorite moment: Everything with Harrelson. From him being charmed to then being intimidated by Darryl and Ron.

General thoughts:

I haven't listened to Hardcore History, so the intro, while funny, doesn't connect with me in the same way it might with someone else.

Then, the Dad facts. Here's the intro to Darryl's favorite day being tax day. This is just a funny running gag that I love that gets brought up. We also get the interesting, yet out of continuity, dad fact about Henry Sr. who spanked either Lark or Sparrow.

Then, the episode itself. This one, much like the episode before, is just okay for me. It's got some fun combat, and some silly goofs, but is definitely not my favorite. I think one of the most interesting things that happens with this episode is just how many times all of the players crit fail. It definitely makes for some interesting storytelling.

The Battle Axe of Hatred is a cool weapon, for sure. One of the things that I love about things related to Glenn and Nick is the metal rock and roll shit. That's some of my favorite stuff, that I don't think I fully appreciated the first time I listened through the podcast. I've always had a hard time connecting with Glenn, but I think on this round through, it's the rock and roll coolness that I'm connecting with the most.

Not a bad episode, to be sure, but another one that's not one of my favorites. I am excited to re-listen to the Battle of the Bands coming up in the next episode though.