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The Nerd Off: (Protected Content)
Hello Fellow Nerds,
Actually, Rod, no. We are *not* okay. From the moment Abby realized she was standing in a field of dead zombies, my nervous system was running on high. It was legitimately harrowing as an episode. Can’t wait for tonight.
Rod, considering the impact you’ve had on my anime watchlist, I’m finally going to dig into Apothecary Diaries. I avoided it for all the reasons you stated, but some of those reasons are the same reason I put if Frieren for a while. Funnily enough, it took finishing Vinland Saga (another recommendation of yours) to make me come back to it. I use anime to distract me and time cardio in the gym without watching the clock. So obviously I lean towards the more action heavy stuff. Vinland S1 delivered on that and I was super excited for S2. But maaaan it took a turn that, initially I was annoyed with. But by the end, I found myaelf full on sobbing on the treadmill behind how beautiful that conclusion was and how they got us to empathize with Thorfinn.
That anime literally reshaped how I watch anime and went back to give Frieren a second go and I would have been upset if I missed out on it. I think it resonates a lot with people right now because of how the world feels so disconnected that Friren’s journey to find meaning and connection just connects. Just a theory, but it is odd that this era of anime is marked by thoughtful stuff like Frieren or OP power fantasies like Solo Leveling or Chainsaw Man. Even anime with legacies behind them (Boruto, One Piece) that tend to be “power of friendship/fight the good fight” types aren’t in Top 3 discussions anymore
Sup Awesometastic Nerds, I am one of those Nerds who isn’t a true gamer, so didn’t know the story of The Last of Us before they murdered Pedro again. I was in so much grief that I couldn’t even comment on the regular podcast. I don’t trust any HBO show starring Pedro Pascal in it going forward. Not Gonna get me again, I couldn’t even cry on the streets cause Pope Francis decided to die the next day and an Abuela might have mistaken my wailing for the wrong man (I got a Hispanic Catholic parish on my block) . Fuck HBO, I’ll go watch some healthy eating in Sinners for recovery.