As we begin to wind down the second season (and the holidays are upon us) we have fewer games to talk about. But this is still a fun episode, I think. Maybe. I don’t even know anymore. I’m tired, y’all.

00:00 Thanksgiving

14:41 Julian returns to Death Stranding 2

34:50 Justin returns to Cyberpunk 2077, Julian is done with Ball x Pit

01:00:35 Judge My Mix

01:41:44 Julian’s trek for mall Chinese food, Zootopia 2

02:02:08 Lord of the Rings and what it means to Julian

02:11:16 Justin also watched movies (High Tension, The Others, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, The Roses)

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Logo and artwork by John Gholson

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Hello. This is Morgun, the stage manager for The Stage Select. Julian told me to write the show notes for this week’s episode, but I am not allowed on stage during the show, so I am not aware what they discussed. However, I would like to say that I am okay after they landed their spaceship on me. I am not sure how long I was unconscious, but Abramo told me that he didn’t get around to moving the ship until three days after they landed. Which makes me a little sad, but at least it’s better than living in the poison swamps…

00:00 The McRib is BACK

29:28 Julian’s final thoughts on Bloodlines 2, Dispatch

01:11:06 Justin’s final thoughts on Dark Deity II

01:40:54 Justin’s adventures in home searching

01:50:34 The decisions made for Black Ops 7 are the worst possible; Demonschool

02:13:59 Movie roundup (Keeper, Bugonia, Final Destination series, The Usual Suspects)

02:31:26 CQC (Comments, Questions, Concerns)

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It’s another one of those weeks where we didn’t do much, but we go deep on Bloodlines 2, get into it about the increasingly terrible user experience of Xbox, AI art in Black Ops 7, and more!

00:00 Going to bed at a decent hour for once, proving your identity

15:06 Bloodlines 2 has sunk its fangs into Julian

54:17 Dark Deity II, Justin’s final thoughts on Dispatch

01:25:51 Justin’s big adult adventure

01:40:01 The enshittification of Xbox continues; Julian’s theory on AI art used in Black Ops 7

02:06:24 Let’s go to space

02:32:13 Justin’s movie roundup (Scream franchise, Final Destination franchise)

02:45:21 CQC (Comments, Questions, Concerns)

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Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com

Logo and artwork by John Gholson

Announcer: John Gholson

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